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

[KamilS]

T80 Baku (German)


I assume it was blizzard hampering German advance that saved me from being overrun this turn.

[KamilS]

T80 north (Soviet)

New units - none


I am building new front.


Half of newly formed formations were assembled north-east of Moscow. They will undertake offensive against German regiments in forested area north of Kalinin. If everything goes well it should create half-decent fighting force for summer operations.

[KamilS]

T80 center (Soviet)


I dared to make first attack in the center.

[KamilS]

T80 south (Soviet)


I am showing whole souther part of front to illustrate true state of Red Army, true state that do not give reason to be optimistic.

[KamilS]

T80 Baku (Soviet)


I used up all my AP to create 3 inf corps. Next turn will make or break my defences here.

[KamilS]

T81 Baku (German)


Apart from Italians roaming steppe west of Astrakhan Saper is active only near Baku.

This time good news. Enemy was stopped and if I will get through next turn or two I should be safe here.

[KamilS]

T81 center (Soviet)

New units - 3 inf div


One more attack.

Maintaining that speed I will get to Berlin around 3000 AD.

[KamilS]

T81 south (Soviet)


Slowly my small mobile forces are becoming useful.

[KamilS]

T81 Baku (Soviet)


By the start of Saper's turn southern stack should have level 1 fort.

[KamilS]

T82 Baku (German)


Year 1943 started well. Battle for Baku still can be won.

[Walloc]

Considering he has no airforce at leased with GS on down there. If u have bring ur airforce and put it on GS during his turn it could help immensly. Down sides are ofc it will be turned on all over the front so u will hafta be prepared for that. Plus if u bring ur airforce out to play he might respond in kind. If he then, which is prolly more likely, wins the airbattles and then starts to use GS himself. Well u might be in trouble. As u got a better feel for the game ur the best judge of up and down sides.

Kind regards,

Rasmus

[timmyab]

Baku is the new Stalingrad.Not one step back!
It could be make or break down there.Is Zhukov in command?
Great AAR by the way.Possibly the best I've read so far.

[veji1]

Captivating AAR.... Hard to know in which situation he is but you never know, he might be at the very extreme end of his abilities and you might actually really turn this into a Stalingrad couteroffensive. You should try to probe those plains souht west of Astrakhan with cavs and see if you couldn't hurt him in the Blizzard. Bad call not leaving anyone down there to prevent hex flipping and rail destruction as it gives him more room to manouver and breathe...

[Speedysteve]

Very engaging I agree. Looking at the force levels though I doubt Kamil will make much headway quickly. Kamil could you post the current OOB and Prod Pool?

Thanks

[KamilS]

Walloc

Considering he has no airforce at leased with GS on down there. If u have bring ur airforce and put it on GS during his turn it could help immensly. Down sides are ofc it will be turned on all over the front so u will hafta be prepared for that. Plus if u bring ur airforce out to play he might respond in kind. If he then, which is prolly more likely, wins the airbattles and then starts to use GS himself. Well u might be in trouble. As u got a better feel for the game ur the best judge of up and down sides.

I have some planes there, but no air HQ, and air group is attached to different front than units that were engaged in combat.

veji1

You should try to probe those plains souht west of Astrakhan with cavs and see if you couldn't hurt him in the Blizzard

I do not have enough troops for such offensive, and if I send just probing force Saper will for sure exploit it like he has shown he can.

Speedy

Kamil could you post the current OOB and Prod Pool?

I will do it in next burst of activity.

[Michael T]

You can still get a draw from this at least if you play it right.

[Peltonx]

Good job man, game is at a tipping point if he doen't stop.

Mybee hes doesn't know how to set up reserves and it will be an easy drive west [:D]

I think you have a shot at a draw atleast. Attack every single hex you possibly can and start grinding.

Hows his fort belt look? Once your through that he can"t stop you for long and only after expending what mobile reserves he has.

[KamilS]

T82 north (Soviet)

New units - 2 inf div



Morale building offensive will begin next turn.

[KamilS]

T82 center (Soviet)


In the center I am unable to increase tempo of up my attacks, so at the moment it is 1 per turn.

[KamilS]

T82 south (Soviet)


I am relatively successful in Stalingrad area, but I fear it will change once he decides to abandon assault on Baku and reinforce troops here.