How to lose the war - PDH vs Cpt Flam

[PeeDeeAitch]

The losses so far have been quite painful for the Red Army, but it is the still the armaments that really hurt them. Still reporting over a million men in the pools, I am sure the divisions are aching for some rifles. Even if little else happens this campaign (and it will), this has been a huge success for the German Army.

Impossible to attack in 1942? You just need a great 1941 to help.

[PeeDeeAitch]

For those who are morbid, here are the aircraft casualties. I think the top German ace has about 1034 kills by now.

[PeeDeeAitch]

Lastly the front lines at the end of mud. It was an eventful spring...

[Ketza]

I have a severe case of pocket envy.
 
Well played!

[Keunert]

having a disaster of such a scale this early at hand, what do you think PDH, is this something that the Soviets can live with or is this the beginning of an axis 1942 victory?

[PeeDeeAitch]

If I had the forces, now would be the time to strike. My tanks are all in serious need of refit - they look like Tarhunnas's tanks in 1943 at the moment. It will take at least a month to sort them out.

Still, I think that 1942 with what I have can be a year to push, if not to win outright, make the Soviet recovery even tougher.

[TulliusDetritus]

You really did it, now it's official [X(] That was an amazing pocket. And it's 1942, not the summer '41 Blitzkrieg. Incredibly well done so fair play [8D]

[PeeDeeAitch]

Well, it was with a cost. The panzers are tired, worn down, and feeling abused. The commanders of the panzer divisions have asked that the bicycle units handle all the combat from here on out.

Here is a shot of the XXXVIII corps of the 1st Panzer Army.

[PeeDeeAitch]

Not everything is bad. Some of the infantry has bounced back remarkably. Here, is the 73rd Division from the XI corps.

[Mynok]

Woof! That's some serious tank losses there. Zero tanks? [X(]

[PeeDeeAitch]

41 TOE for the motorized - no AFVs.

[Mynok]

Would kinda help if I'd noticed that huh.... [:'(]

[cpt flam]

will need time to reform an army
I have men & armement
could prove if I knew how to insert an image

[cpt flam]

found how it work

[76mm]

Well you 've certainly got more than a few tanks and men in your pools--why exactly aren't they in units?

[sillyflower]

ORIGINAL: 76mm

Well you 've certainly got more than a few tanks and men in your pools--why exactly aren't they in units?

I have same problem with my russians May 42. Plenty of units on/next to my rail lines not at full strength, many on refit and all set at 100% TOE.

[cpt flam]

for the moment
problem is having unit

[PeeDeeAitch]

Ok, I blame me for that.

[TulliusDetritus]

ORIGINAL: cpt flam
for the moment
problem is having unit

ORIGINAL: PeeDeeAitch
Ok, I blame me for that.

LOLOLOL!

cpt flam, I haven't touched the '42 campaign, but this is what I would do. Ok, you obviously need to create tons of divisions now. APs are obviously the problem. Well, look for units that are in minimum fort level 2 hexes. Set them to static. This should give you EXTRA APs, badly needed if you want to rebuild the Red Army [:)] Put only few of these units on static each turn. This way you should be harvesting adminstrative points.

[76mm]

ORIGINAL: TulliusDetritus

Set them to static. This should give you EXTRA APs, badly needed if you want to rebuild the Red Army [:)] Put only few of these units on static each turn. This way you should be harvesting adminstrative points.

I don't know, I looked at doing this in my campaign, and IIRC I would have earned a whole 1 AP per division, so it didn't seem like a worthwhile exercise.