The STAVKA War Diaries II - No Mehring please

[Lictuel]

Thanks for the replies. I am in a game as the soviets right now and trying to figure out how many tank corps I can manage. I'm roughly in the same ballpark you are in so I guess I'm fine.
By the way there is a set of counters out to go with the map, done by the same guy. Just check out the thread where he posted his map.

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WEEKS 37 to 46 - February 26 to April 30, 1942

The Spring rains kept the front relatively stable. A total of 22 tank corps were formed and most are training in the Moscow area. An additional 24 motorized rifle brigades were also formed. The Red Army now has approximately 7 million men under arms, supported by 84,000 artillery and 6,100 tanks. Manpower and arms reserves are 347,000 and 482,000 respectively.

Air reconnaissance shows Axis mobile formations in the Kiev-Cherkassy sector. That is expected to be the main area of enemy activity in the coming weeks.

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Leningrad Front



Volkhov and Northwest Fronts



Kalinin Front



Western Front



Bryansk Front



Kiev-Cherkassy-Poltava area



Kharkov area

[sillyflower]

ORIGINAL: M60A3TTS

WEEKS 37 to 46 - February 26 to April 30, 1942

The Spring rains kept the front relatively stable. A total of 22 tank corps were formed and most are training in the Moscow area. An additional 24 motorized rifle brigades were also formed. The Red Army now has approximately 7 million men under arms, supported by 84,000 artillery and 6,100 tanks. Manpower and arms reserves are 347,000 and 482,000 respectively.

How's the truck pool? Those motorised units do suck them in.

[M60A3TTS]

124k trucks are in the pool, 123k required and the weather is mud in all zones. I do need to disband some excess tank brigades among the 42 I have, as 22 of the planned 24 tank corps are in place now.

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WEEK 47 - May 7, 1942

Mehring is starting his summer offensive a few weeks early. His mobile troops are split into 4 groups. somewhat similar to how he operated in '41.

Near Vitebsk and Orsha, the panzer and motorized units are still essentially PG4 augmented with 4 motorized divisions.

A small dent is made in the lines but there is nothing to indicate that he will be able to make any real gains with the troops Mehring has allocated here.

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In the Donets region, three panzer and five motorized divisions, including SS Divisions Wiking and LAH, are pushing in a northeasterly direction. This move at least seems to take the Axis push away from Kharkov.

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Here is the main Axis effort. Effectively two PanzerGruppe with ten panzer divisions drive northeast. They manage to pocket over 50,000 men in 6 divisions of Pavel Rybalko's 54th and Nikolai Gusev's 59th Armies.

[Peltonx]

He looks to spread out. But we will see.

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WEEKS 48 & 49 - May 14 & 21, 1942

Mud hits in Week 48, bringing the Axis advance in the south to a crawl.

Week 49 allows Mehring to resume attacks in the south. His attacks in the north are thrown back resulting in no gain.

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WEEK 50 - May 28, 1942

Mud again in the zone holds Mehring in check. 1st Shock Army is moving in south of lake Ilmen.



OOB



Production



Losses

[Michael T]

It appears to me you may strike supply issues late 42, depends on the operational tempo. As you have lost a little too much Heavy IND. But this will only be a temporary problem if at all. The multiplier goes up again in 1943.

I pity your poor German foe [:D]

[M60A3TTS]

Mehring has asked for an extended break that will probably last a couple months. Since I'm starting a new game with smokindave34, I agreed to put this one on ice.

Thanks for following the AAR here and we will resume at a time TBD.

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This game resumed about two weeks ago. My challenge now is to try and keep up with two games as both Mehring and smokindave34 are returning turns quickly. So much to do, so little time...

Week 53 - June 18, 1942

Mud in the center zone. Strong enemy forces advanced to the Don this week. Our forces to the south hold Rostov. Kharkov also remains in Soviet hands to the west.

At Khimki near Moscow, General Mayor Ivan Chernyakhovsky's 58th Army of 12 motorized brigades is formed. Support units include 4 sapper and 2 corps artillery regiments. The army is set in position near Moscow to undergo training. 58th Army is assigned to General Armii Ivan Tyulenev's Moscow Military District.

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Week 54 - June 25, 1942

Two panzer thrusts are underway, one in the Gomel-Bryansk region and the other in the Boguchar-Northern Don area.

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WEEK 55 - July 2, 1942

The enemy continues to try and break through in the Gomel-Bryansk region but has no success. He does make greater gains in the Don region.

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WEEK 57 - July 16, 1942

A panzergroup south of Lake Ilmen is attempting to break through the Soviet lines. 1st Shock Army is called in to stabilize the situation.



The German attacks in the Gomel-Bryansk region come to an end quickly. In this area they did manage to surround and destroy three rifle divisions.



East of Voroshilovgrad, the fascist forces break out and make rapid progress towards Stalingrad. The lines of the Caucasus Front has been torn open and retreat is the only option.



OOB

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WEEK 58 - July 23, 1942

The Western Front has organized several rifle corps in an attempt to push forward in a meaningful part of the front.



Kharkov continues to hold firm. Comrade Stalin insists the city be held at all costs.



At Stalingrad and Saratov, Axis forces continue to expand the areas under their control. Stalingrad itself appears in grave danger from the panzers.

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WEEK 59- July 30, 1942

The enemy operations in the south continue.

His push continues in the vicinity of Kharkov, now with several panzer formations.



Stalingrad is surrounded by large German mobile formations.
A narrow passage is created allowing the defenders a temporary respite.



Meanwhile four panzer divisions are headed for Krasnodar.