Continuation war - DerC vs. Kez

[DerC]

I suffer some moderate casualties in the south flushing out the remaining Guards infantry. They really fight like fanatics!

Two flame tanks are now truly in flames - an OT-34 in the central sector and that awful KV-8 on the northern VHs. One of my T34s is shot to pieces by a SU-122 :rolleyes:
Otherwise no major casualties to mention.

Cpt Lahtinen orders his forces on the northern sector to start the final push to destroy the Russian force there and relieve some forces to attack the central hill from the north. Long range recon patrols are already reporting having made brief contact with the Sissi infiltrators behind enemy lines.

In the central sector things are also beginning to lighten up. The attack will hopefully start there soon

The southern sector is a chaos. Soldiers of both sides are trying to stay alive in this hell of artillery fire, burning trees, smoke and shell holes. Both sides are throwing fresh refreshments into this grinder.

The Sissi squads are now in hiding, but more are arriving every turn! :p

[Kez]

Errrr....how did that rifle squad get past my guard inf...? Oh.. it doesn't matter, now it's dead.
Partisans still keep fighting some jaegers. In north I have lost control of my men. In south there still remains some resistance, not much but enough to keep those finns back.

To the last man. Nobody surrenders. Huray communism.

Soviet commander Kez Baranoff over and out.

[DerC]

I lost another T34. However, the central and northern sectors are under pressure from my troops. I destroyed one OT-34 and lots of SMG and guards infantry.

Behind the enemy lines, a sissi squad spots something very interesting - a BM-13 rocket launcer!
The soldiers start firing their LMGs from a distance and hit! The rocket launcher explodes loudly.

The 203mm batteries are killing me! Please stop firing them? :rolleyes:

[Kez]

Ah, those splendid two-o-threes keep chewing finnish infantry to pieces.
Last pieces of defence in northern hexes are running scared to rodina.

Still hunting those annoying sissis... spotted two more squads. Jeez, how many companies you have them?

Even as we fall today, we go down fighting and knowing that in 1944 we will come again and crush you all!

[DerC]

The Russians are exhausting their reserves! We are facing worn-out SMG and Guards infantry and poorly trained conscripts.

The cleanup is in progress. Two Satchel AT teams blow up a SMG squad in the southern sector. On the central hill defending infantry squads are driven off and hit by 152mm bombardment. In the north the enemy seems to be retreating. :p

You seem to have misplaced two 120mm mortars, a 12,7mm MG and a scout patrol behind your frontline... My sissi squads were nice enough to clean those up.

[Kez]

Oh yes! a PLATOON of sissis is wiped off. I really love these katyushas when used in direct fire

My Klims destroy a lone T34 in south, otherwise all quiet.

[DerC]

The northern sector is calming down now, only some minor firefights and a crew knocked out of their SU-122. The central sector is now under attack from the north and from the west. A KV-8 is guarding the hill the VHs are on, so this won't be easy I also lost a T34 there.

In the south not much action either.

I wish those 203s would run out of ammo. :rolleyes:

[Kez]

Not much happened, men are just trying to dig their foxholes deeper. The last line of defence will hold.

My 203's are dangerously low on ammo... but they still have it plenty to kill some finns.

[DerC]

The last line of defense is now missing a SU-76 and some infantry.

I lost a KV-1E on the cenral hill to a infantry squad
I couldn't believe that KV-8 was still functional after a shower of 152mm grenades, but it flamed some Jaegers

Progress is made every turn, but at a heavy cost.

[Kez]

A T34 is immobilized behind the northern victory hexes.
I just rally my troops and fall back to better positions.

Otherwise still pretty quiet... maybe the finns are giving it up :rolleyes:

[DerC]

We're far from giving up!
Still many more turns to go!

The attack on the southern and central sectors is proceeding as planned. The Jaeger squads were riding their bikes around the forests and hills and found two monster tanks - a KV-8 and a KV-2. I probably wouldn't need to say that those tanks are now heaps of wreck metal.

A SU-76 gets lucky and dodges two satchel charges.

At the end of the turn my artillery fires some 152mm grenades. One strike hitting the central hill immobilizes an OT-34.
In the south some casualties to Russian infantry.

The 203s didn't do much damage this turn.

[Kez]

Finns now fully occupy northernmost victoryhexes. I will recapture them in turn or two, if everything goes as planned. Otherwise pretty quiet, cleaning those sissi squads from my area and keeping my current v-hexes.

[DerC]

The central hill is overrun by Finnish infantry and armored vehicles. Some conscripts are spotted behind the hill in the forest. An OT-34 bursts into flames after being shot by a T34 from the rear. All this means that the central VHs are within my grasp now. :p
The Russians are probing our lines in the large forest south of the central hill. They are greeted by some rifle fire from our engineers.
The southern area is still pretty quiet.

Honestly, is that some bad propaganda or do you have some kind of secret force that will attack me in the north? :p

[Kez]

SOVIET PROPAGANDA IS NEVER BAD!!

Besides.. I still have the troops to take back the northern hexes.
I wouldn't say the same thing about the middle-hexes.

Only couple turns to go.... :rolleyes:

[DerC]

Okay, lots of Russian armor and infantry moving around in the north. Smoke from 203 and 120mm tubes is blocking the LOS there.

Other sectors are pretty quiet, we're destroying infantry and making way to the VHs. The center ones will be done in a turn or two, the southern ones may take a bit longer.

Sissis have not been as useful as I thought they'd be. I could've got an infantry company for the credits spent in them. Oh well.. :rolleyes:

[Kez]

Operation capture-northen-hexes-and-learn-to-name-your-operations is progressing. Finnish T34's crew was destroyed and a Maxim HMG was forced to pull back. Element of surprice is lost as one of partisan squads runs straight to finnish truck.

Otherwise pretty quiet just spotted angry finns with flamethrowers!
Where did they get those?!

[DerC]

The central and northern VHs are secured. The south will be done in two or three turns. Hopefully before the end of the game anyway.

Indeed, some of my engineer squads are really heavily armed with rifles, flamethrowers, anti-tank mines and hand grenades.

I also see that you came across a minefield with a partisan group. Those engineers can lay them too, you know.

Besides 'removing' Russian infantry there isn't much action. But I'm sure the last few turns will be hot.

I smell victory.. :p

[Kez]

Northern hexes are going to fall back to soviet hands in a tun or two as partisans, tanks and infantry have nearly surrounded the hexes.

My southern forces should be capable of holding back the coming attack of finns. Middle hexes have been lost.. I haven't got the troops to take it back.

[DerC]

Urrah!
A SU-122 and its little brother SU-76 are destroyed in the south. The Russian defense of the sector is crumbling as an arty barrage chews up some infantry in the immediate vicinity of the VHs too.

How nice of the Russians to provide me with smoke cover on the central hill. :rolleyes:

I still haven't seen any trace of the northern attack, but just in case there actually is something I drop some arty there. Looks all empty. :p

The losses on both sides seem horrendous, I remember having three full companies of infantry which are now pretty much shot to pieces. My tanks are also almost done. Thankfully this will be over soon. :rolleyes:

It's down to the two final turns.

[Kez]

Ïn case you still havent seen any trace of my northern attack, I'd say your blind because my KV-8 is plowing the way for infantry...and theres this lovely smell of burned finns in the air... :p

In the south my troops morale has collapsed (again) they just sit there holding their vodkabottles... sigh...