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[Lictuel]

Can you post some current OOB figures? I would really like to see those. Keep it up!

[terje439]

ORIGINAL: Lictuel

Can you post some current OOB figures? I would really like to see those. Keep it up!

Sure, will do so when I do the turn (so gimme 20 mins [;)])


Terje

[terje439]

Turn 82

Overall
Deeply concerned now. Sean is able to throw my units back with too much an ease, meaning I end up out of forts. Not good. He is also very good at attacking in the "wrong" locations, forcing me to shuttle units to and forth. Really not good.
The USSR launched 10 attacks, scoring 5 helds and 5 retreats. Our 9 attacks fared better with 1 held and 8 retreats, but look at the losses report, and that paints a different picture.

Losses
USSR : 39.000 troops, 551 guns, 12 AFVs, 193 AC.
Axis : 30.000 troops, 333 guns, 26 AFVs, 21 AC.

German units disbanded
1 Luftwaffe Field Division.

Partisans
2 out of 11 remains on the map.

German Pools
Manpower : 54.594
Vehicles : 159.013
Armaments : 144.316
Hiwi : 3

[Lictuel]

Thanks for the OOB, I wanted to compare it to the game I'm playing right now. And compared to that game your numbers look doable for the axis. I have 9m men under arms as the soviet, against ~3.1m Germans and the assorted other axis.

[Arstavidios]

I was at 7.07 million soviets to 3.55 million germans on turn 81.
the defensive game is interesting to play. It's about bleeding the bear more than he bleeds you

[Wuffer]

Maybe the developers overlooked an toe-upgrade in the units fighting with sturmgeschutz's; early war batteries were much smaller with only 6-7 guns (due to their intended role as mobile arty supporting the infantry).

for example: http://stugiii.com/sturmartillerie/depl ... ation.html

[terje439]

ORIGINAL: Lictuel

Thanks for the OOB, I wanted to compare it to the game I'm playing right now. And compared to that game your numbers look doable for the axis. I have 9m men under arms as the soviet, against ~3.1m Germans and the assorted other axis.

Oh, my numbers are fine, the problem is that the USSR has never been bled in this game, and as such, those men are in exactly the kind of units Sean wants them to be [;)]


Terje

[terje439]

ORIGINAL: Arstavidios

I was at 7.07 million soviets to 3.55 million germans on turn 81.
the defensive game is interesting to play. It's about bleeding the bear more than he bleeds you

True, however eventually it becomes impossible as Axis casualties tends to climb later on (already have in this game, as a retreat of an USSR stack now only deals 1.5 times the casualties I take myself).


Terje

[terje439]

ORIGINAL: Wuffer

Maybe the developers overlooked an toe-upgrade in the units fighting with sturmgeschutz's; early war batteries were much smaller with only 6-7 guns (due to their intended role as mobile arty supporting the infantry).

for example: http://stugiii.com/sturmartillerie/depl ... ation.html

I think the problem is that the StuGs take too few casualties compared to other AFVs, and not enough units uses them.
As of now, I really wish for either;
a) a possibility for the Axis to change the production in various factories, aka tell factory "enter name here" to stop producing StuGs and start producing Panthers etc etc, or;
b) a possibility to alter the TOE of units to accommodate the pools. After all, Ad-Hoc units were widely used by the Germans in the later stages of the war.



Terje

[terje439]

Turn 83

Overall
This turn was better in some aspects, as the USSR did not launch a lot of attacks, however, my recon flights in the Crimea makes me wonder if Sean is going to launch a big attack out of the area.
4 USSR attacks resulted in 2 helds and 2 retreats, while our 7 attacks gave 6 retreats and 1 rout. Not too shabby, just too bad I lacked the MPs to move in and attack those gun units in the 2nd USSR line...

Losses
USSR : 33.000 troops, 406 guns, 37 AFVs, 175 AC.
Axis : 22.000 troops, 180 guns, 15 AFVs, 20 AC.

German units disbanded
2 Luftwaffe Field Divisions.

Partisans
2 out of 7 remains on the map.

German Pools
Manpower : 76.679
Vehicles : 156.903
Armaments : 166.806
Hiwi : 12

[terje439]

Turn 84

Overall
Yup, got it correctly, the USSR did indeed lash out from Crimea. Nothing major, and I have moved units there to keep them at bay, but it is a concern, as those units would have been of better use elsewhere...Also a slight concern that the USSR forces 2 more retreats in my main line, destroying the forts there. Not good at all. Am now forced to deploy panzers as makeshift line-boosters until the forts have been rebuilt. A waste of tanks, but it needs to be done atm.
14 USSR attacks resulted in 8 helds, 5 retreats and 1 rout, while our 14 attacks gave 4 helds, 9 retreats and 1 rout.

Losses
USSR : ??.000 troops, ??? guns, ?? AFVs, ??? AC.
Axis : 29.000 troops, 247 guns, 33 AFVs, 14 AC.

German units disbanded
2 Luftwaffe Field Divisions.

Partisans
We took care of 7 out of the 9 that started on the map.

German Pools
Manpower : 101.936
Vehicles : 154.598
Armaments : 195.827
Hiwi : 5

[juret]

why are u disbanding luftwaffe divs?

why not attach pioneer bats to them and use as diggers behind front ?

[terje439]

ORIGINAL: juret

why are u disbanding luftwaffe divs?

why not attach pioneer bats to them and use as diggers behind front ?

Never had any luck with them, and although the MP pool says 100k, that is not a "real" number as I have several understrength units.


Terje

[terje439]

Turn 85

Overall
It is now all about firefighting, and I am losing [:)]. I push one USSR attack back one turn, and two others take its place the next. Imo, this is the fun part of the Axis defensive campaign, as you still have some punches to deal out. Unfortunately, although we outdo the USSR in terms of attack successes, casualties are not proportionate since we are now fighting USSR Rifle Corps, and not divisions. Nevertheless, we will keep attacking. Virtual Adolf has promised us some new wonderweapons though (If only I could import my Panzer Corps formations[:D])!
18 attacks by the USSR resulted in 9 helds, 1 scouted and 8 retreats. Our 16 attacks ended with 3 helds, 10 retreats and 3 routs this turn.

Losses
USSR : 60.000 troops, 883 guns, 69 AFVs, 283 AC.
Axis : 40.000 troops, 513 guns, 69 AFVs, 75 AC.

German units disbanded
None.

Partisans
11 of these buggers started on the map, only 1 remain.

USSR reserve activations
1. Have not seen a lot of these lately, probably because the USSR units are busy attacking, and hence do not have a lot of MP remaining.

German Pools
Manpower : 102.584
Vehicles : 151.709
Armaments : 217.474
Hiwi : 10

[terje439]

Turn 86

Overall
The USSR mainly attacks out of Crimea, and pushes the Rumanians back. Well, that is why I placed the Rumanians in the front, to soak up USSR MPs, so their retreats is not really a major concern.
15 USSR attacks resulted in 5 helds and 10 retreats, while our 8 attacks gave 2 helds and 6 retreats.

Losses
USSR : 47.000 troops, 603 guns, 165 AFVs, 179 AC.
Axis : 37.000 troops, 432 guns, 37 AFVs, 47 AC.

German units disbanded
None.

Partisans
10 out of 12 taken out.

USSR reserve activations
4.

German Pools
Manpower : 103.447
Vehicles : 151.779
Armaments : 231.764
Hiwi : 5

[Scook_99]

Terje, I really have come to appreciate you and your AARs. You never talk about giving up, and I remember what you said in your 1st AAR about quitting. This gives me more motivation to keep playing my games to their rightful conclusion. Keep fighting the good fight!

[terje439]

ORIGINAL: Scook_99

Terje, I really have come to appreciate you and your AARs. You never talk about giving up, and I remember what you said in your 1st AAR about quitting. This gives me more motivation to keep playing my games to their rightful conclusion. Keep fighting the good fight!

[&o]
I might be losing, but that is due to Sean's good play, so it is only fair that he gets to slap me around as well [;)]



Terje

[terje439]

Turn 87

Overall
More USSR attacks from the Crimea, and we chose our attacks along the frontline. The units taking a beating in the south is the Rumanians, while I keep the Germans in the rear. They counterattack, and the Rumanians move into the reoccupied hex to soak up the USSR attacks once more.
14 USSR attacks gave a result of 5 helds, 6 retreats and 3 routs, while our 10 attacks gave 2 helds, 7 retreats and 1 rout.

Losses
USSR : 49.000 troops, 737 guns, 154 AFVs, 145 AC.
Axis : 37.000 troops, 376 guns, 19 AFVs, 26 AC.

German units disbanded
1 Luftwaffe Field Division.

Partisans
5 out of 8 taken out.

German Pools
Manpower : 114.703
Vehicles : 147.158
Armaments : 242.699
Hiwi : 15

[terje439]

Turn 88

Overall
Seems we are doing the same over and over, the USSR attacks out of Crimea, and I push them back, and then place Rumanian roadblocks in their way. Apart from that, the front doe snot really change, and that is a good thing.
15 USSR attacks gave 6 helds, 8 retreats and 1 rout as a result. Our 10 attacks resulted in 2 helds, 7 retreats and 1 rout.

Losses
USSR : ??.000 troops, ??? guns, ??? AFVs, ??? AC.
Axis : 24.000 troops, 146 guns, 24 AFVs, 4 AC.

Partisans
All time high this turn. 23 started on the map, 10 remains.

German Pools
Manpower : 118.791
Vehicles : 146.375
Armaments : 263.976
Hiwi : 2

[Peltonx]

Hi.

This is the part of the war very few GHC players have any exp.

You disbanding Corp HQ's yet?