Gnikam eht ni retsasid - Oloren USSR, Terje Axis. Oloren now permitted.

[terje439]

ORIGINAL: Walloc

Actually if u ask Pavel. I have seen him modifying save games if bugs of a certain severity is affects the game. Many thx too Pavel for that btw.
It doesnt hurt to ask........... if he wouldnt be so kind as to insert Panzer Division Lintho( ToE of 250 tigers) [:D]

Kind regards,

Rasmus

Hahaha. well, considering the games of WorldOfTanks I play, I think THAT division would have a TOE of 250 JagdTigers [:D]



Terje

[terje439]

Turn 145

Overall
We are unable to extract many units from the south east, and it now seems certain that we will lose some 10 divisions there. And I realize just now that I forgot to count number of attacks this turn. Sorry about that.

Losses
USSR : 109.000 troops, 1.109 guns, 516 AFVs, 629 AC.
Axis : 74.000 troops, 1.896 guns, 186 AFVs, 102 AC.
Here we see the major drawback of stacking three airfields together, when an overrun occur, you take losses to all three of them instead of just one...

Units disbanded
5 fortified zones are disbanded this turn.

German pools
Manpower : 17.299
Vehicles : 270.386
Armaments : 0
Hiwi : 292

Turns to mud
2.

[terje439]

Turn 146

Overall
The number of USSR attacks is now so high it is getting hard to count... We are pushed back everywhere, and the situation in the SE looks more and more dire. We will extract what we can, and pray for some held results there.
For the first time the USSR manage more than 100 attacks, 103 to be precise. They result in 11 helds, 81 retreats and 11 routs. As a result our losses rise as well.

Losses
USSR : 117.000 troops, 1.193 guns, 514 AFVs, 460 AC.
Axis : 89.000 troops, 2.373 guns, 148 AFVs, 3 AC.

Units disbanded
1 fortifed zone

German pools
Manpower : 19.183
Vehicles : 270.956
Armaments : 0
Hiwi : 179

TURNS TO MUD
1. And we still have some space betweem the Oder and the USSR. This is good!

[sillyflower]

Your tenacity continues to impress

perhaps sabaton's 'once we were soldiers' is even more appropriate[;)]

[terje439]

ORIGINAL: sillyflower

Your tenacity continues to impress

perhaps sabaton's 'once we were soldiers' is even more appropriate[;)]

Thank you, always have been called stubborn [:D]
Any Sabaton song is ALWAYS right ofc, right now I am hoping to make the USSR pay The Price of a Mile.
I fear though, that before long the USSR will be able to play Attero Dominatus, however before that, at the
Oder Line, we will have ourself a Panzerkampf.

Gee, gotta stop this now, could go on for ages [:D]


Terje

[terje439]

Turn 147

Overall
The map looks stunning this turn. Those lovely brown spots makes me really happy.
Too bad that USSR managed to force a retreat in the Finnish line just before mud arrives though. Anyway, it is now about delaying the enemy for as long as possible, since fort building is somewhat slow during mud.
The USSR launched 66 attacks, scoring 9 helds, 56 retreats and 1 rout.

Losses
USSR : 81.000 troops, 537 guns, 478 AFVs, 396 AC.
Axis : 62.000 troops, 1.582 guns, 87 AFVs, 5 AC.

German pools
Manpower : 16.254
Vehicles : 272.056
Armaments : 0
Hiwi : 3

[terje439]

Turn 148

Overall
We are greatly helped by the mud, and it should allow us to save a few more units in the SE. Apart from that, our pools are more or less dry, save when it comes to tigers, panthers and APCs.
The USSR launched 39 attacks, scoring 12 helds and 27 retreats this turn.

Losses
USSR : 76.000 troops, 465 guns, 175 AFVs, 424 AC.
Axis : 38.000 troops, 873 guns, 66 AFVs, 0 AC,

German pools
Manpower : 9.782
Vehicle : 273.789
Armaments : 0
Hiwi : 9

[terje439]

Turn 149

Overall
Alot of held results for the USSR, but they do not come where I need them, in the south, so there alot of divisions will be lost. Oh well nothing can be done about it now.
A total of 41 USSR attacks resulted in 10 helds, 29 retreats, 1 rout and 1 surrender. Some units surrendered in the retreat results as well.

Losses
Think there is something irky here again...
USSR : 4.000 troops, 76 guns, 26 AFVs, 76 AC. ????
Axis : 25.000 troops, 556 guns, 46 AFVs, 5 AC.

Units lost
The 197th, 62nd 14th and 225th Infantry Division and the 101st Jaeger Division all surrendered to the USSR.

Units disbanded
5th Jaeger Division, 101st Jaeger Division (just reformed), 3rd Mountain Division, 207th Sec Division, 442 Sec Division, 444 Sec Division, 14th Infantry Division (just reformed), 15th Infantry Division, 35th Infantry Division, 197th Infantry Division (just reformed), 225th Infantry Division (just reformed) and the 369th Croat.Infantry Division were all disbanded this turn.
These were units with very low morale and TOE (although the units that just reformed had a TOE of around 30%).
Furthermore another 5 divisions were merged into other divisions this turn.

German pools
Manpower : 39.390
Vehicles : 279.639
Armaments : 0
Hiwi : 761

[Banori]

i think there is the next "Kessel" for some divisions in the south. I hope the Oder line works with Forts lev 4.

[Seminole]

i think there is the next "Kessel" for some divisions in the south. I hope the Oder line works with Forts lev 4.

Sappers will buzzsaw through mandmade forts so long as the Soviet player assigns them to the corps or HQ.

[Schmart]

Terje:

Just wondering to what extent you've been using units in reserve mode defensively, and what effect you might feel it's having?

[terje439]

ORIGINAL: Banori

I think there is the next "Kessel" for some divisions in the south.
I hope the Oder line works with Forts lev 4.

Yup, those units in the south will pay the price for me wanting to hold the USSR back as long as possible.
I doubt very much I will have level 4 forts unfortunately as the build rate is so aganizing slow during mud...



Terje

[terje439]

ORIGINAL: Seminole

i think there is the next "Kessel" for some divisions in the south. I hope the Oder line works with Forts lev 4.

Sappers will buzzsaw through mandmade forts so long as the Soviet player assigns them to the corps or HQ.

Which is something I am not too big a fan of. A level 4 fort should not be easily reduced, atleast not when the attacker recieve a 1:10 result. But oh well, I will take any CV modifier I can at this point. A delay of one turn is a turn more alive for virtual Adolf [:)].


Terje

[terje439]

ORIGINAL: Schmart

Terje:

Just wondering to what extent you've been using units in reserve mode defensively, and what effect you might feel it's having?

As long as possible I kept the panzers and mechanized divisions in reserve mode behind the front, and it certainly annoyed Oloren as he got alot more held results than he would have done otherwise.
The question however is wether or not it would have been better to place those units on the line in some spots as they would have given a good boost to the defensive value in the hex. But then again, using the panzers on the line would have bled my AFV pools even dryer. Erm wait, that is hardly possible I guess, but you get my point [;)]


Terje

[terje439]

Turn 150

Overall
As expected the southern pocket closes, and there is no way for us to open it, now it is a matter of not having more units trapped.
the 35 USSR attacks resulted in 9 helds, 34 retreats and 2 routs.

Losses
USSR : 72.000 troops, 567 guns, 369 AFVs, 349 AC.
Axis : 59.000 troops, 1.210 guns, 85 AFVs, 1 AC,

Units disbanded
The 56th Infantry Division is disbanded this turn. Soon we will start disbanding some HQs as well.

Units merged
A total of 12 infantry divisions were merged into other divisions.

German pools
Manpower : 18.697
Vehicles : 276.480
Armaments : 0
Hiwi : 85

Greatest "lack of"
At the moment the thing we lack the most is scout vehicles, we only have a production rate of 2 (Berlin), and the average ammount in our panzer divisions is something like 5%...

[terje439]

Turn 151 aka the spending of points

Overall
As I feared, some more divisions are trapped in the south, once more there is nothing to do about that. Instead we focus on reorganizing and disbanding...ALOT...
The USSR launch 37 attacks, scoring 8 helds, 27 retreats and 2 routs. Main problem in the near future now, is that mud is almost gone (clear weather in Germany), so it is only a matter of time before the frontline collapses completely.
That WILL get nasty...

Losses
USSR : 67.000 troops, 474 guns, 318 AFVs, 347 AC.
Axis : 41.000 troops, 1.023 guns, 46 AFVs, 1 AC.

Units disbanded/merged
ALOT (see below)

German pools
Manpower : 81.582 (again, see below)
Vehicles : 283.480
Armaments : 0
Hiwi : 3.126

Sad notes
Two of the more potent units (a panzer and a parchute division) are about to head west

Edit
As can be seen, I have some "spare" HQs in the rear. Those are being saved for the time being for those units that from now on manages to reach the "safety" of the Oder-Line.

[terje439]

Turn 152 aka Stupid Virtual Adolf!!

Overall
To my surprise, and to Oloren's disappointment, the southernmost pocket hold against the attacks made on them.
To my disbelief, Virtual Adolf has decided that Rommel should get my two SS Panzer Divisions, or two of the three most valuable units on the eastern front. All this because the Western Allies will invade NORMANDIE in about one months time according to Abwehr. Right. Normandie. Must defend Normandie at this point [8|].
Oh well, enough of my rants. The USSR launch 29 attacks this turn, scoring 9 helds, 18 retreats and 2 surrenders.
We pull back somewhat on the frontline, trying to get as many units back as possible, but more will be lost in the next few turns, I am nevertheless somewhat happy about what I do have at the Oder-Line, so losing the beaten up frontline units is not that big a concern right now.

Oder-Line
In the south we might still make those forts into level 4, not so in the east I fear as the enemy is now VERY close.

Losses
USSR : 60.000 troops, 425 guns, 317 AFVs, 302 AC.
Axis : 78.000 troops, 1.291 guns, 69 AFVs, 1 AC.

Units lost
The 52nd, 111th, 252nd, 282nd, 389th Infantry Division and the 100th Jaeger Division all surrender this turn.

Units disbanded/merged
The 52nd, 111th, 252nd, 282nd, 389th Infantry Division and the 100th Jaeger Division is disbanded right after they reform. One of our Panzer Grenadier Divisions (forgot to look at which one) is merged into another Panzer Grenadier Division this turn. Better to have one decent division than two weak ones.

Points spent
We formed an "Army Berlin" and reassigned some units arriving from the front to it, and moved some SUs arround. Now at 0 points available.

German pools
Manpower : 62.949
Vehicle : 287.271
Armaments : 0
Hiwi : 965

[terje439]

Turn 153 aka bye bye frontline

Overall
It does not rain, it pours the saying goes. The Southern pocket succombs this turn, and the USSR drive deep and will likely cut off alot more divisions in the south. We are now preparing for the final stand, rumors has it that Virtual Adolf has sent for Cyanide capsules...That does not promise well...
The USSR make a total of 30 attacks, scoring 3 helds, 22 retreats, 1 shatter and 4 surrender.

Losses
USSR : 69.000 troops, 682 guns, 365 AFVs, 393 AC.
Axis : 149.000 troops, 1.777 guns, 466 AFVs *, 9 AC.
*3 panzer divisions were lost in the south...

Units lost
A total of 13 divisions were lost in the south this turn.

Units disbanded/merged
9 fortified zones, 23 infantry divisions, 1 SEC division, 1 Mountain division, 1 Panzer Division, 1 Army HQ (9th), 9 Corps HQs.

German pools
Manpower : 133.815
Vehicels : 295.126
Armaments : 0
Hiwi : 4.065

[terje439]

Turn 154 aka Quiet before the storm

Overall
Although the USSR does not launch alot of attacks, they drive deep in the south, and 6 divisions are allready trapped, and 13 more is estimated to be trapped next turn.
Only 6 USSR attacks this turn, scoring 3 helds and 3 retreats.

Losses
USSR : 48.000 troops, 235 guns, 194 AFVs, 308 AC.
Axis : 11.000 troops, 229 guns, 33 AFVs, 4 AC.

Units merged
2 Infantry divisions were merged into other infantry divisions this turn.

Units disbanded
6 SEC divisions. The 7th refuses to disband. Darned unit!

German pools
Manpower : 96.902
Vehicles : 297.726
Armaments : 0
Hiwi : 87
Granted, we do not have rifles for our troops, but we will give them a truck each to make sure they get to their destinations in a fashionable manner [:D]

Oder-Line
More and more hexes are now at level 4 fort, the line behind the front is at level 3 all along, but atm I do not have the points needed to build fortified zones there so we can build them to level 4.

[terje439]

Turn 155

Overall
The USSR does not make alot of atttack, and none on the Oder-Line. They do however pus hthe Fins back, and reports from Helsinki states that the Finnish resistance will be over shortly as there is no new line to fall back to for them.
They do however push back a USSR division, but I think that was pretty much a "Pickett's Charge" for the Fins.
6 USSR attacks results in 1 held, 2 retreats (Finland) and 3 surrenders (surrounded units in the south).

Losses
USSR : 58.000 troops, 491 guns, 304 AFVs, 409 AC.
Axis : 100.000 troops, 1.028 guns, 63 AFVs, 9 AC.

Units lost
8 Infantry divisions and motorized brigade.

Units disbanded/Merged
1 Cavalry HQ, 10 Infantry Divisions, Wallonian SS Motorized Brigade, 1 Cavalry Brigade, 1 LuftWaffe Field Division, 1 SEC Division, 9 fortified zones (no longer needed as the fort level is at 4 in those hexes).

Units built
2 Fortified zones are built in two hexes west of the Oder-Line to get the fort levels there too up to 4.

German pools
Manpower : 116.535
Vehicles : 302.434
Armaments : 0
Hiwi : 1.632