FITE Chambers vs Fulkerson

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I seemed to recall that there were some Axis aircraft that were withdrawn sometime early in the game and looked it up and discovered that these are they:

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Here's a view showing the entire front lines:

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Not much changed in turn 12. The Axis forces advanced mostly in the south and some new holes were blasted in the lines in the north that the Soviets will probably plug in their turn 12. Here's the north half of the front lines:

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Here's the south half of the front lines:

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The Axis destroyed 16 Soviet units in turn 12: 13 infantry types and 3 armoured divisions. Here's the Axis losses so far:

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Here's the moves minimovie showing turns 9 throu 13:

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And now a series of close-ups starting at the north sector:

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And the area to the west of Leningrad:

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And the next sector to the south:

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And the next sector to the south:

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And the next sector to the south:

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And the next sector to the south:

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And the next sector to the south:

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And the next sector to the south:

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I figure I destroyed 20 Soviet units in turn 13: 15 infantry types, 1 armoured division, 3 arty types, and 1 naval unit. Here's the Axis losses so far:

[larryfulkerson]

I think the only reason I'm making any progress at all against the Soviet front lines is that the Soviet player is operating with (1) insufficient units to make a valid defensive line and (2) the shock differential that is imposed by the scenario designer.  As soon as the production of Soviet units kicks in and the massive loads of Soviet units start showing up in the front lines we won't be seeing any of these penetrating Axis attacks any more.

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Here's the moves minimovie from turns 10 throu 14:

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And now a series of close-ups starting at the north sector:

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And now the area to the west of Leningrad:

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And the next sector to the south: