sveint (Axis) vs Oleg (Soviet) - Axis PoV

[sveint]

The gap, or what is left of it. This sector won't be defended at all during winter. If the Soviets want to pour troops in here to be surrounded in spring, they are welcome to.

[sveint]

Turn 18, 10/16/1941, Snow North, Mud elsewhere

Moscow

6 rifle divisions surrounded.

[sveint]

Turn 22, 11/13/1941, Snow

Rostov falls. And we capture a mountain division.

[sveint]

Turn 24, 11/27/1941, Snow / Blizzard North

Blizzard comes early to deep Russia. Select support units are being sent to winter in Germany.

[sveint]

Turn 25, 12/4/1941, Blizzard

No Soviets attacks last week. Rivers are still not frozen.

[Balou]

What's your intentions around / south of Moscow ? I would worry about the Ryazan bulge which uses a lot of troops to held a lenghty frontline. Well, picture was from turn 18, but has frontline changed in your favor since then ?

[sveint]

Turn 26, 12/11/1941, Blizzard

Massive Soviet attacks everywhere except in the South near Rostov. The plan is to give ground where needed except directly in front of Moscow. So far the casaulty rate is rather in our favor. Especially when we hold the Soviets suffer extreme casaulties.

Rivers are frozen except in the south.

[sveint]

Leningrad

As expected our light screen stands no chance against strong red forces. We will have to fall back as long as winter lasts.

[sveint]

Kalinin

Here we will make a slow orderly withdrawal. A mountain unit counter-attacks in front of Moscow. Strong reserves are directly in front of Moscow.

[sveint]

Tula

Heavy fighting all around the ring. In the north we don't fare too well. In the south many many Soviets die trying to penetrate the line.

We are prepared to give up all this ground if needed. It's also a wonderful area for a spring counter-attack.

[sveint]

AGS

Minor attack on our lines. The Romanian mountain corps will deal with it.

Oleg is of course far too smart to send anything into our funnel (north of here).

[sveint]

Turn 28, 12/25/1941, Blizzard

Continued pressure in the north. All quiet in the south.

Pskov

Nothing here.

[sveint]

Kalinin

Fighting withdrawal. I suppose the Soviets dream of a large pocket here.

[sveint]

Tula

We're done fighting here. Withdrawing to much shorter lines.

[sveint]

Turn 29, 1/1/1942, Blizzard

I was going to hold the line in front of Moscow but the 1to1 rule is making it increasingly frustrating.

[sveint]

Turn 30, 1/8/1942, Blizzard

Lesson learnt: should have fallen back much faster here.

[sveint]

Turn 32, 1/22/1942, Blizzard

Things are quieting down. Soviets seem to have set down to dig in. This is bad news for us. Even at Leningrad they didn't take the bait.

So no bulges for us to exploit come spring.

[sveint]

Turn 35, 2/12/1942, Blizzard North/Center - Snow South

Despite continued blizzard, we punch a hole in Soviet lines before they can dig in (the hex was weakly held with a level 1 fort).

Two fully rested mountain divisions are worth 20 standard divisions during this first winter.

[sveint]

Reserves

[sveint]

Turn 37, 2/26/1942, Blizzard (Snow south)

Blizzard offensive continues with the mountain divisions doing most of the work. Trying to prevent any solid line of level 2 forts.