41-45 GC AAR notenome (sov) vs 821Bobo (axis) no 821 past first page.

[Flaviusx]

The 41-2 blizzard penalties do not apply until December, regardless of random weather. Ear;y blizzard turns are treated as stock blizzard.

[notenome]

mah, so much for that idea.

[Flaviusx]

Just bear in mind that if he goes nuts this turn, and gets hit with mud in the following turn (which is more likely than not, see the weather tables) he could be right back where he started.

[Tarhunnas]

ORIGINAL: Flaviusx

Just bear in mind that if he goes nuts this turn, and gets hit with mud in the following turn (which is more likely than not, see the weather tables) he could be right back where he started.

No problem, then the Germans can always call a ceasefire [;)]

[Hermann]

ORIGINAL: notenome

Nothing much to report on the mud turn due to the ceasefire, so I give you:

The New -NEW!- Red Army Dashkas!

Feeling down? Getting routed more often than you'd like? Than fear no more, because for the price of a lifetime of traumatic memories suffered on the front you, yes you comrade, can buy a 2 way ticket to the Red Army Dashkas were our untrained commissar staff will service your every need until your morale reaches 40, at which point its back to the Front, soldier. Red Army Dashkas: It beats getting shot, but not by much.

not a single unit in the pic is in supply. ya want to help em you really need an hq in the area - using a co with high admin/ morale will bring em up to snuff a bit faster =)

[Darojax]

ORIGINAL: notenome

Nothing much to report on the mud turn due to the ceasefire, so I give you:

The New -NEW!- Red Army Dashkas!

Feeling down? Getting routed more often than you'd like? Than fear no more, because for the price of a lifetime of traumatic memories suffered on the front you, yes you comrade, can buy a 2 way ticket to the Red Army Dashkas were our untrained commissar staff will service your every need until your morale reaches 40, at which point its back to the Front, soldier. Red Army Dashkas: It beats getting shot, but not by much.

Haha, I laughed. ^^

[Flaviusx]

ORIGINAL: Tarhunnas

ORIGINAL: Flaviusx

Just bear in mind that if he goes nuts this turn, and gets hit with mud in the following turn (which is more likely than not, see the weather tables) he could be right back where he started.

No problem, then the Germans can always call a ceasefire [;)]

Heh. Asking for a mulligan on every other hole isn't very sporting.

[notenome]

Well got the turn. 821 made the most of the random weather. The Tula-Orel pocket was destroyed, advances were made near Moscow, a small breakthrough in the South, Sevastopol was taken. Kind of pissed, oh well.

[notenome]

Here;s a pick of the weather screwjob. Still pissed.

[Flaviusx]

North Soviet Zone is 7/11 chance of mud next turn, Central is 9/11, and South is 10/11.

If you hug him and do what you did on turn 17, chances are good that you can put him right back in a logistical bind. Or he could get lucky again.

Don't sweat losing Sevastopol. It's a sideshow. Just keep him on the other side of the Kerch straights. Losing Rostov, however, is a big deal, as is obviously Moscow.

Counterattack vigorously north of Moscow. Just grind him down, his panzers are exposed. They are likely fatigued and not in great shape supply wise.

I would send a good chunk of your reserves to Ryzan and rebuild Bryansk Front from that and start attacking there as well. Like in Kamil's game, this is one my favorite places to deploy cavalry come blizzard.

He's on a shoestring and running on fumes. He's not digging in. When this souffle collapses, you'll bounce back smartly, just hang in there.

[notenome]

Picture after Soviet moves. Reinforcements are freed to reinforce certain sectors, and we retreat a panzer and motorized division north of Moscow. About 80% of my best infantry (guards and Siberians) are here, and those stacks can push back almost anything the Axis put in my way. Red Airforce is coming back next turn and I plan to start unleashing hell, the goal is to force the Axis to abandon the Salient.

[notenome]

Once again no mud! This is great, except it sucks. 821 is in full offensive mode, almost creating a pocket north of Rostov. This is abjectly ridiculous. Instead of the Red Army gaining strength in October, I'm taking 100k+ casualties every turn.

[notenome]

Close up of the Moscow area. He's on the outskirts of the city. Those panzers should be isolated. Almost 100 attacks this turn. This is ridiculous.

My giving a mulligan to 821, combined with this is insanity, may have cost me Moscow.

[Flaviusx]

This is what happens when you skip those animal sacrifices. The weather gods must be appeased.

But seriously, just hang in there. The more he pushes things, the worse it will be for him when blizzard hits. He's throwing all caution to the winds.

You are amazingly unlucky with your weather rolls though, lol.

[notenome]

We retreat two panzer divisions and the lehr brigade north of Moscow.

[Flaviusx]

Look how weak his stuff is getting. You're doing the right thing, just keep trashing his his units. You didn't even need the +1 mod on those attacks.

What are his fatigue levels looking like? I bet high.

[notenome]

Another panzer division is retreated. If we get lucky and mud happens (mud in october? Madness) we should be able to rescue the troops intact.

[notenome]

You are correct about that Flav, the average German panzer/motorized division has between 20-40 tanks, turning them effectively into motorized divisions with an attached tank batallion. Here's a screenshot of 3 defensive holds last turn.

[notenome]

821 tried to use a regimental screen on that long flank south of Moscow, I'm not having any of that. Centerpiece of the weeks attacks was Tobulkhin retreating 3 Axis divisions in Moscow's southern suburbs.

[notenome]

End of turn screenshot. Next turn is my last chance for mud before the november 'snows'.