Tophat1812(REDS) vs Moses(Krauts and friends)

[Tophat1815]

Too tired will post later after the mental fog clears

[randallw]

There may not be much good reason to have your HQs right at the front; you can keep them up to 5 hexes back and they should provide the same leadership.

[ComradeP]

Tophat, how did you attack Lehr? It would seem that, for example, those 3-15 or 3-16 Rifle divisions should have more than enough MP's to move into a single enemy ZOC hex after Lehr vacated it.

[Tophat1815]

ORIGINAL: ComradeP

Tophat, how did you attack Lehr? It would seem that, for example, those 3-15 or 3-16 Rifle divisions should have more than enough MP's to move into a single enemy ZOC hex after Lehr vacated it.

I hit Lehr with infantry that was adjacent,first attacks failed. I pulled those 2 infantry divs out,plugged in 2 fresh Infantry Div and sent him retreating. I moved an armored corps in(2 armor divs and a mobile dive)they didn't have enough movement to attack. So didin't widen the salient or have room to put in another div to complete the isolation move.

[Tophat1815]

Still trying to buy as much time as possible,I have divisions forming and moving west but seems i will need most of them in the north.

I isolated 3 panzer divisions,1 motorized division and the Slovakian brigade/dividion.so not bad.

[Tophat1815]

Romanian armored division held vs my attack so limited joy there. I did force 1 Romanian infantry division to retreat but failed in other attacks to isolate more Axis forces.

My attacks cost me heavy losses,but if i buy another turn or 2 I more than break even. At least that is the plan.

[Tophat1815]

Here is a look at my turn#5 situation before my turns movements:

Comments welcome of course.Plan here is to pull back and delay the Finn's.

[Tophat1815]

Somewhat surprised given how aggressive my opponent is that a major run on Leningrad wasn't made.Now to build forts and more forts here.

[Tophat1815]

Well here we are then. He relieved his isolated divisions and is committed to the south of Pskov sweepto the northeast.

[Tophat1815]

This time lets try it with a screen shot for illustration.

[Tophat1815]

Somewhat quiet in the Vitebsk area,given that north and south of Vitebsk things seem to be going to hell. I'll save more drama for my south of Smolensk screen shot.

[Tophat1815]

Well my failure to isolate his panzers across "BIG RIVER"(yea,I forgot the name)has cost me. I see 1 lone pzDiv he has out there I can isolate. Comments?

[Tophat1815]

Glad this nasty geographic barrier is here at the moment,keeps my southern forces from being enveloped from the north.

[Tophat1815]

Well,yes I wasn't understating it.things went to hell alright. I defended too far forward and was caught,now its pull back what i can and construct a line time. In the south I can trade land for time and that is now what i need to do.

Hey the Germans did make it into Rostov in 41'......

[Tophat1815]

Well my desire to delay as far forward as possible has blown-up on me!

[Tophat1815]

Here my forces have a coherent line at least.

[randallw]

That big river is the Dnepr.

[Tophat1815]

Here are the current loss reports,soon some 10-15+ divisions currently pocketed will be added to the tally...

[Tophat1815]

ORIGINAL: randallw

That big river is the Dnepr.

Thanks,just looked at the map as I make new screen shots and saw that. But "Big River" has such panache.

Any tactical advice to go along with the geography lesson randallw?

[randallw]

You can just surrender and start a new game. [;)] [:D]
 
What's your dead unit count so far?