AAR Jon vs Soviet AI 41

[PyleDriver]

Air recon gives about an 80% idea of the area, and it spotted nothing. With Leningrad Moscow and Kharkov hard pressed, I took the chance and sprung Kempf's PzC to the coast...

[The SNAFU]

Based on the reliable air intel and the assessment of the overall situation, I would say that the chance you took was very worthwhile indeed.  

[PyleDriver]

T14 BAR...Well it was a good move. Theres no armor in the region and should open up my thrust to the east now...Btw I haven't air reconed the area yet...

[PyleDriver]

T14 BAR Leningrad...OKH has new plans. Take 4th PzG south and secure the left flank of AGC after cutting supply to Leningrad. The Valdai hills must be secured before the winter...

[randallw]

Wow, that's a long push; are you going to have to split up divisions to complete the encirclement?

[PyleDriver]

Not sure if I going to get that far now. I'm having a devil of a time just isolating Leningrad. Come turn 18 the mud hits...

[PyleDriver]

T14 DAR Leningrad...The Finns can't attack across the line until Leningrad and North Leningrad fall. 18th army did an assault and loss some 6k of men but did reduce it from a level 5 fort to a 4... Now 1st PzD attacked north and dislodged the 2 fort areas, at this time the Finns can move south into the two areas...Leningrad is now isolated...Another note I did two attacks on the city, and am rotating a corps off the line every turn, a little R&R really helps morale...

[PyleDriver]

T14 north...I just have to many things I need done and am spreading things thin. Time is not on my side...The push south has started, the Valdia Hills really need to be cleared...

[PyleDriver]

T14 south...Balck's PzC flanks Kharkov the envelope is complete...

[PyleDriver]

T14 Far south...The Rum Cav corps fans out into the Crimea. Kleist pushes east...

[Hohenlohe]

Hello Pyledriver, your AAR is very interesting and informative.
Do you think you can clear Leningrad before the mud appears...?? In the South the AI have apparently not much of a defens on the Crimea and therefore you can easily catch Sevastopol before Mud as I think.
Where will you stop your advance shortly before the mud season...??
I am eagerly waiting for an update of your wonderful AAR. It reminds me of my last WIR campaigns with the Axis forces.

greetings

Hohenlohe

[PyleDriver]

T15 Leningrad...18th army attacks take Leningrad, a reserve corps attacked N. Leningrad and dislodged the defenders. This should activate the Finns next turn...

[PyleDriver]

T15 north...Manstein's LIV PzC strikes south...

[PyleDriver]

T15 Moscow...Hoth made a bold thrust. Guderian, low on supply gets 7 mech divisions across the Nara river and is in place to close the envelope soon...

[PyleDriver]

T15 south...Kharkov is reduced as Kleist double envelopes Stalino...

[PyleDriver]

T15 Crimea...

[PyleDriver]

T15 losses...

[zbig]

I noticed that the number of Germans captured has remained at 163 since the 9th turn. This seems odd to me.

[PyleDriver]

Well the Soviets haven't done any attacks since then. Come the winter blizzard you'll see plenty of Axis units shattered and men captured as the Soviets launch their attacks...

[Neal_MLC]

could you correlate the colors with the commanders/corps please?