GC41 - Saper222 (Ger) vs Kamil (Sov) (No Saper222)

[KamilS]

T44 south (German)


Wehrmacht's steady advance continues.

[KamilS]

T44 south (Soviet)


Turn by turn I readjust positions of whole southern part of the front. Saper's advance forces me to give ground without fighting. I estimate, that by now I lost most of my blizzard gains in that area.

[KamilS]

T45 south (German)


Finally no attacks were made in Moscow area, but in the south German juggernaut pushes relentlessly forward.

[KamilS]

T45 south (Soviet)


Readjustments.

[KamilS]

T46 south (German)


Quiet in the center a bit of action in the south.


Judging from number of panzers blow that Saper will land next turn will might be able to penetrated several lines of my defenses. Yet another turn of "readjustments" will be necessary.

[KamilS]

T46 north (Soviet)


Last turn of mud, so repositioning is necessary.


Due to limited commitment of both sides not much can and have to be done here.

[KamilS]

T46 center (Soviet)


Front line is strengthened considerably. I can't afford to lose more ground here.


There is still plenty of troops in Tula region. If Saper keeps his attention in the south I will move surplus there.

[KamilS]

T46 center 2 (Soviet)


This is weak spot and I am afraid that it would only take 1 maybe 2 turns to crack this line.

[KamilS]

T46 center/south (Soviet)


My positions look strong. I can always fall-back behind river and I created decent relieve force near Voronez. Just in case ...

[KamilS]

T46 south (Soviet)


I think I have too many units here. I will try to remember about it in future.

[KamilS]

T46 OOB (Soviet)


Red Army is stronger than month ago, but not as much as I hoped. To make things worse German army not only got more numerous but during the course of April boosted its combat efficiency by undertaking several successful attacks each turn.



Comparing to last month:

Germans: soldiers +47k, AFVs +495
Soviet: soldiers +297k, AFVs +1594

[KamilS]

T47 center (German)


First turn of clear weather in May and another prove of my stupidity.


I somehow didn't manage to employ reserve mode and I paid the price by loosing few valuable hexes in Moscow area. Some of this battles could have been won ...

[KamilS]

T47 south (German)


Despite having half-decent fort belt I was not able to stop advancing panzers. It took no more than half (at most) of Saper's moblie forces to punch nice-sized whole in my lines. River Don saved me from disaster.

[KamilS]

T47 all (Soviet)


I overwritten old save with new, so I am not able to present my actions during that turn.


Overall I attacked a lot, but German reserves were extremely successful, especially in in crucial south part of the front - leaving many non-committed panzers made the difference.

[KamilS]

T48 center (German)


Mud, so amount of action dropped significantly - only 1 hex lost.

[KamilS]

T48 south (German)


No attacks here and clearly Saper is planning something different this time.

Part of mobile forces that weren't used during last clear turn were transferred to Kursk sector.

[Flaviusx]

5.7 million for this time period is awfully thin on the ground, Kamil. Your margin for error here is not big.

[KamilS]

Flaviusx


5.7 million for this time period is awfully thin on the ground, Kamil. Your margin for error here is not big.

Totally agree. I still pay the price for 7 initial turns of this game, when my army almost ceased to exist.

[KamilS]

T48 center/south (Soviet)


To counter new threat I reinforced Kursk region using troops form Tula.


I didn't use reserve mode preferring to refit units in Voronezh region. I assume I am strong enough to do it.

[KamilS]

T49 center (German)


Step by step I loose my safety cushion, soon Moscow will be withing striking distance.