Great patriotic war (real one)

Tom1939 · Post by **Tom1939** » Tue Feb 19, 2002 1:33 pm

42.07.10.
Clear

Another peacefull day on the front. Some soviet bombers were shot down, but the soviet infantrymen could not care less about it, and enjoyed the calm before the storm.

Losses this week:

13 Soviet bombers perished.

Stavka

RickyB · Post by **RickyB** » Wed Feb 20, 2002 12:28 pm

The High Command ordered further probing attacks against our enemy, resulting in them being thrown back to the outskirts of Lvov. Morale is high at the frontlines and in the cities as our military power is massed and prepared to end this war thrust on us by the hated Stalin.

Axis/Soviet

70/369 Squads
7/53 AFVs
4/155 Guns
41/0 Planes

Tom1939 · Post by **Tom1939** » Mon Feb 25, 2002 6:46 pm

1942.07.17.
Clear

Our defense line is finally complete, as all forces stand in the front. We await the german attacks from a much better situation, as we would have if we let the german beast attack first.

Losses this week:

1 german and 16 soviet planes destroyed

Stavka

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RickyB · Post by **RickyB** » Wed Feb 27, 2002 12:13 am

The Wehrmacht launched heavy assaults on Soviet defensive positions, in conjunction with heavy air support. However, these attacks failed miserably with heavy losses. Further preparation for the offensive is now ordered.

Axis/Soviet

461/1072 Squads
77/170 AFVs
122/492 Guns
68/0 Planes

Tom1939 · Post by **Tom1939** » Wed Feb 27, 2002 2:30 pm

1942.07.24.
Clear

The red army struck back succesfully, forcing the german infantry to retreat from the Lvov area. Tank losses were heavy though, as obsolete tanks die like fly's.

Losses this week:

Axis/Soviet

Squad 246/203
Afv 0/164
Gun 182/21
Air 11/0

Stavka

RickyB · Post by **RickyB** » Wed Feb 27, 2002 11:46 pm

Hitler ranted about the inability of the proud Wehrmacht to throw the enemy back wherever desired. Further attacks were launched in the central front and near Lvov, failing to fain any ground. The General Staff reported to him that some odd situation using WIR 3.2 is causing the enemy to not lose any readiness when attacked, making a successful attack hard to achieve against defenders in place for more than a couple of weeks (this is a new issue in 3.2 guys). The situation reminds the General Staff of WW 1.

Axis/Soviet

360/1061 Squads
36/64 AFVs
40/335 Guns
65/0 Planes

Tom1939 · Post by **Tom1939** » Thu Feb 28, 2002 7:36 pm

1942.07.31.
Clear

The new directive called "wir 3.2." steeled the red army's defensive strength greatly. But our intelligence reported that this is immidietly copied by the germans. Hopefully this directive will be forgotten soon by the armies (we need a fix for this badly, before the real war begins in 43). We tried an attack near Lvov, but the germans defend as hell as well so we failed.

Losses this week:

Axis/Soviet

Squad 114/235
Afv 0/46
Gun 57/19
Air 5/0

Stavka

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RickyB · Post by **RickyB** » Fri Mar 01, 2002 11:14 am

Hitler was pleased by the combat results in the East this week. As the Soviet invaders were bombed out of their entrenchments, their losses went up and they were finally thrown out of their positions in 2 locations that were attacked for the third week in a row.

Axis/Soviet
139/1619 Squads
15/50 AFVs
37/497 Guns
52/0 Planes

Tom1939 · Post by **Tom1939** » Fri Mar 01, 2002 3:08 pm

We begin to get nervous about the Luftwaffe. This bombing begins to hurt. We tried to strike back with airfield attacks, but only some 30 german planes were destroyed for 60 soviet. Please US come and save us!

Stavka

Tom1939 · Post by **Tom1939** » Mon Mar 11, 2002 2:18 pm

1942.09.18.
Clear

First defensive victory for the red army, as the german 57th panzer korps surrendered after 5 tank armies made an counterattack near Bialystok. Our losses in armor were catastrophal though.

Losses this week:

Axis/Soviet

Squad 851/447
Afv 499/381
Gun 881/81
Air 9/60

Stavka

Lokioftheaesir · Post by **Lokioftheaesir** » Tue Mar 12, 2002 7:44 am

Originally posted by Tom1939
1942.09.18.
Clear

First defensive victory for the red army, as the german 57th panzer korps surrendered after 5 tank armies made an counterattack near Bialystok. Our losses in armor were catastrophal though.

Stavka

Tom

Yeh, i've found that the soviets tend to suffer heavy tank losses when facing Pz Units. I suppose
that reflects the reality of it though.
It gets a bit easier when all tank units are T34/m43 and KV1/s in early '43.

Loki

Tom1939 · Post by **Tom1939** » Tue Mar 12, 2002 7:07 pm

1942.09.25.
Clear

The losses against the panzer's are alright as our armor is weak, but the power of the Luftwaffe is great (in 3.2. it is way higher, Rick does more damage on me by his relatively weak bomber force now in 42, then I did on him in our previous game with monster bomber fleets in 44). No big action this week only a recon attack near Bialystok.

Losses this week:

Axis/Soviet

Squad 8/56
Afv 28/1
Gun 12/12
Air 103/94

Stavka

RickyB · Post by **RickyB** » Wed Mar 13, 2002 12:05 pm

Lovely snow began to fall throughout Poland and the east front. Although our infantry loved it, the Luftwaffe had problems flying in it, and were surprised when hundred of Red Air Force planes came up to dispute the control of the air. Losses were heavy on both sides, in the air and on the ground.

Axis/Soviet

190/376 Squads
110/249 AFVs
61/363 Guns
306/323 Planes

Tom1939 · Post by **Tom1939** » Wed Mar 13, 2002 1:46 pm

1942.10.02.
Snow

We had to send in some fighters to stop the massacre of the ground troops. We did not want this as we are so weak in the air, but we had to. No real action on the front this week.

Losses this week:

Axis/Soviet

Squad 60/186
Afv 0/2
Gun 31/26
Air 43/38

Stavka

RickyB · Post by **RickyB** » Wed Mar 13, 2002 11:11 pm

The Luftwaffe tried to draw out the enemy fighters into a battle of annihilation, but they were too numerous and effective to be destroyed. Losses were heavy on both sides, as the snow continues. Only minor action on the ground.

Axis/Soviet

0/387 Squads
0/180 AFVs
24/383 Guns
410/570 Planes

Tom1939 · Post by **Tom1939** » Thu Mar 14, 2002 2:06 pm

1942.10.09.
Snow

The front was quiet this week. Soviet troops dig in deeper to the frozen ground. The ordinary soliders begins to dig the ground very fast in panic if he hears any sound of an engine...

No losses this week

Stavka

RickyB · Post by **RickyB** » Wed Mar 20, 2002 10:12 pm

The battles continue in the east, with the first snows of winter falling on the ground. The German penetration into eastern Poland continues to slowly grow, but without any decisive action. The other fronts are quiet.

Tom1939 · Post by **Tom1939** » Thu May 23, 2002 1:21 pm

Now it's may of 43 and hopefully I'm able to post again.

Rick sadly does an even better job then I did with the germans. The big battles have just started last week but I already lost 3 tank armies. Big air battles went also the germans way as the panzers shattered a hq which I left foolishly close to the front (full of fighters). I except that this week the germans will finnish of my air force for at least a few months. The red air force did destroy over 1200 aircraft in airfield bombing this week though. And the red army destroyed 3 panzer korpses in the 2 weeks of german offense. But the fuel tank is nearly empty for the soviets and the germans will push on I'm afraid. Minsk is in grave danger of fascist occupation.

Tom1939 · Post by **Tom1939** » Fri May 24, 2002 12:08 pm

43.05.14
Clear

The red air force had to pull back after devastating attack by the Luftwaffe. But before leaving we probed the army groups (north, middle, south) air defence as they looked full of aircraft. Surprisingly the north had no air defence (the other two slaughtered our bombers, only one group got through tho the south army group). All bombers visited the north army group airfields before leaving. More then 1000 german aircraft was destroyed. In the front the 2 encircled panzer korps succesfully escaped, and without air cover we could not do a thing about it.

Losses this week:

Axis/Soviet

Squad 0/0
Afv 0/0
Gun 0/0
Air 163/1128

Stavka

RickyB · Post by **RickyB** » Mon May 27, 2002 9:01 am

The Luftwaffe failed to protect its airfields properly, leading to the reassignment of a number of commanders to the Wehrmacht. Meanwhile, the panzers are developing a major assault in the north into eastern Poland and Lithuania, and a minor advance on Kiev is continuing. Losses were heavy on both sides, especially in tanks for the panzertruppen.