George vs. Seille - A Russia 1941 AAR over 60 turns

[george1972]

Near Sevastopol some minor progress is made but it will take a long time to reduce the numerous Russian infantry dug in there. The good news is that the city itself is finally in artillery range.

The Romanian Army Group conducts an aggressive defense that develops into a full-blown offensive. Russian commanders desperately try to keep their disintegrating front-line intact, but for now they fail completely.

[TheArchduke]

So slow updates. But a true nailbiter here. The russian offensive in the south has lost much its steam and 16 artillery is a major haul. My prediction for the next turns: Königsberg holds, AG Center retreats, but Stalingrad may be retaken. Keep it coming, guys!

[george1972]

Yeah, sorry 'bout the slowness, I had a very full social calendar this month, but we should pick up speed again now and bring you the "grand finale" so you can finally see who actually won.

[seille]

@Archduke
Pls don´t underestimate the work this AAR makes especially with the work on all the graphics.
And since we both have also a real life it´s not easy to post the 3-4 turns per week i had
in mind when we started. This is the (little) price the readers have to pay for this VERY detailled AAR.
 
I´ll post my next turn tomorrow.

[AZKGungHo]

Hey guys,

Just keep doing what you can when you can.  The fact that we are all on pins and needles waiting for the outcome just shows what a fantastic job you are doing with this AAR!  Best ever in my book!

[rominet]

Very interesting AAR!
I just bought the game and i may confess that this AAR has a part of my decision to buy this game, and for now, i am not disappointed.

Just a question to George and Seille.
You alternatively give us the 2 points of view of this war.
How do you do that without giving to your opponent, precious informations?
I now that when the turn is done, ... it is done but however ...!!!
Do you have a delay between your turns and the AAR?

Thanks!

[george1972]

The game we are writing this AAR for has already finished. We played it from March 2008 until July 2008, so that's why we can show you "insider information". Funny thing is that writing this AAR is actually taking longer than playing the game

[seille]

Hehe George, you´re so right.
But for me writing this AAR is like playing the game again with all ups and downs.
 
The happiness was wonderful after destroying all the planes on the ground and now i´m sad
after the loss of all my expensive artillery[:)]
 
@Rominet
I think you won´t regret buying this game. It´s a lot of fun.
In case you ask how we can write this AAR after such a long time...
The game has a screenshot function that makes a shot at the start and end of each turn.
And it has a battle review. With both combined (reopening yours and the enemy turns) you can write
a very detailled AAR.

[seille]

Russian turn 43

First the overview and production.

[seille]

The North.
Only smaller attacks.
For now i want Minsk back and force AG center to retreat
since i realized i´m too weak to get Konigsberg in a fast attack.

[seille]

The South.

After the very high losses in the german turn i was not able to do any serious offensive actions.
Except a very powerful attack at the crimea where i fought bck a german SS unit inflicting high losses.

North of Baku i try to get the situation under control, but my green troops defend in the open
and i expect more bloody losses.
I need the air superiority back as fast as possible to destroy the artillery of AG Romania
which has still the full strength (estimated about 30 guns).
The romanian troops are a nightmare with their good mix and high experience. Like wolfes
between my russian sheeps.....

[rominet]

ORIGINAL: seille

In case you ask how we can write this AAR after such a long time...
The game has a screenshot function that makes a shot at the start and end of each turn.
And it has a battle review. With both combined (reopening yours and the enemy turns) you can write
a very detailled AAR.

Well, a very long delay!! So now, you are both historians[;)]

Another question: your map screenshot is very large which is nice for the AAR.
However, in my game, the window for the map is small compared to my screen
(about an half). How do you do? I didn't find any option in the game.

[seille]

You can choose the option "screenshots" direct in the settings window when you start a game.
You can find the shot in the screenshot folder in case you want to use them.
It shows always the complete map which is very handy for making AAR´s.
As i already wrote. One shot from turn start and a second showing the turn end.

[george1972]

Germany Turn 44, October 30, 1943

The Russian attacks last turn were vicious, especially in the Northern sector. Luckily, with Baku now restored to its former glory, my production manages to replace nearly all losses.

[george1972]

In the North, the situation remains critical but fluid as well. I'm very worried about the lack of air support for my troops and the large amounts of Russian artillery.

[george1972]

AG South manages to halt the advance of the Stalingrad Front, but has to give ground to the Orel front who continue to move on Kharkov. The abundance of Russian units on the front is making things very difficult.

[george1972]

After last turn's attacks, I called off my Crimean assault. Too little, too late... This city could have been mine in '41 if I had just taken a few turns to capture it. Little did I know that my last artillery attacks had severely damaged the city and the defenders were running out of supplies quickly.

The Romanians continue the onslaught against the Baku Front but are losing their air cover in the process as all my engineering assets are still located near the city of Baku. I will need a forward airfield soon or else risk the Red Air Force taking out my precious tanks. These, together with the artillery, are now very experienced and form the nucleus of the units. Infantry strength continues to drop since I still cannot direct any replacements here.

[seille]

Russian turn 44. Terrible losses like always.

The R&D event i got i´ll use to build new units since i actually lose
5-10 per turn.....

Overall situation. The north is well defended. Many rivers and well placed fortifications
and the south is simply a bloody massacre.
What i need now is air superiority to eliminate the german key units.

I finally sent my big fighter units down to Stalingrad from riga area. I need their help against the very
strong Luftwaffe in the south.
George concentrated his planes there, i´ll do the same now !

[seille]

The north was quiet, but i moved in position to attack....

[seille]

The south is simply a bloody massacre eating up all my reenforcements turn by turn.
I´ll have to give up some terrain to buy time. I need 1-2 turns without these
deadly losses to build a front which is worth the name....
The problems are not only my high losses, it´s also my inability to inflict losses
on the german side. With Baku working for them Germany can build reserves now !!

George used the opportunity for his romanians very well, but my time will come i´m sure.