Field Marshal von Fogger vs Comrade Marshal Fulkerson

[larryfulkerson]

Here's the area to the SW of Murmansk. John is advancing past the spot where he rubbed out my defender(s). I'm pretty sure I can
delay him here for a turn or two.

[larryfulkerson]

Here's the stuff that is due to appear in T26:

[larryfulkerson]

Okie dokie........I've moved everybody. Here's a stab at blocking the Axis stuff headed south from the gap. I have no illusion that this
will block the Axis for long but it might slow things down a little bit.

[fogger]

Another bug to report.

This is the third eng unit that I have come across that has no eng abilities. No wonder they are not fixing bridges.

[LLv34_Snefens]

It has no engineer capability because it has 0 MP left.

[larryfulkerson]

ORIGINAL: LLv34_Snefens
It has no engineer capability because it has 0 MP left.

Thank you for catching that. I couldn't for the life of me figure out why it wouldn't have any engineering cap. since it has the squads for
it. See, I can still learn a thing or two about this game.

[fogger]

Like wise here. You live and learn. Thanks

[larryfulkerson]

New turn. This is the front lines in the area around Leningrad. So far so good. John is making good progress and my guys can't hold
him back. I'm just slowing him down.

[larryfulkerson]

Here's the next section south of the front lines. The middle of the lines is not moving all that much but there's fighting going on. Lots of
bombardment from John.

[larryfulkerson]

Here's the southern sector of the front lines. The Crimea is seeing the presence of new Axis units as they come across the river.

[larryfulkerson]

Here's the stuff I got this turn. It's not a lot but it's better than nothing. I'll take it.

[larryfulkerson]

Here's how the air war is going:

[Telumar]

Any news from the Svir river front? The Axis is probably heading for Novaya Ladoga. Capture of this town will deny Leningrad to be supplied via Lake Ladoga. It removes the Leningrad SP. Then all Army Group North has to do is to drive east south of the city to meet with the combined Finnish/German Karelian army. This could result in a gigantic Kessel.

[Wuffer]

I think Telumar has a good point here. Apart from Army Group North the major offense has stalled a bit, you still own D- and Z-town.
Where are his panzers, Larry? Have you been able to track all his fast units?

Back to Telumar's warning: The Germans could not afford such losses in the long run. A real strategic game turner could be a deep strike and meeting of the spearheads in the big area of Lake Illmen. To achieve this, the circled troops in pic 529 didn't need to cross the Luga in the direct way to LG, they could easily run straight east.

[larryfulkerson]

ORIGINAL: Telumar
Any news from the Svir river front? The Axis is probably heading for Novaya Ladoga. Capture of this town will deny Leningrad to be supplied via Lake Ladoga. It removes the Leningrad SP. Then all Army Group North has to do is to drive east south of the city to meet with the combined Finnish/German Karelian army. This could result in a gigantic Kessel.

Here's the situation to the east of Leningrad. John is pushing south and yes, he's headed for Novaya Lodaga and I've got it
garrisoned pretty well so far so that's not an immediate problem.

ORIGINAL: Wuffer
I think Telumar has a good point here. Apart from Army Group North the major offense has stalled a bit, you still own D- and Z-town.
Where are his panzers, Larry? Have you been able to track all his fast units?

Actually to tell you the truth I've lost track of where his tanks are. This game has been so confusing and fast paced that the Panzsers
were another thing to keep track of and I couldn't.

ORIGINAL: Wuffer
Back to Telumar's warning: The Germans could not afford such losses in the long run. A real strategic game turner could be a deep strike and meeting of the spearheads in the big area of Lake Illmen. To achieve this, the circled troops in pic 529 didn't need to cross the Luga in the direct way to LG, they could easily run straight east.

That's what John has planned I'm pretty sure. It sounds like something he would do.

[larryfulkerson]

West of Leningrad we find this situation:

[fogger]

ORIGINAL: Wuffer


Back to Telumar's warning: The Germans could not afford such losses in the long run. A real strategic game turner could be a deep strike and meeting of the spearheads in the big area of Lake Illmen. To achieve this, the circled troops in pic 529 didn't need to cross the Luga in the direct way to LG, they could easily run straight east.

I do not have the strength to do that now. I have been hitting my head against a brick wall attacking dug in units. My losses are too heavy. Every time I find a hole in Larry’s defense he quickly plugs it. He is on interior lines.

In the south look at how many turns it took me to reduce the Stalin Line and Odessa. The centre is WW1 trench warfare.

Most of my units are running on red and in a few turns the mud comes and then I will be between a rock and a hard place, come winter.

I think my main problem / s will be with the "flooded marsh" hexes as they are impassable at present but I think they will freeze over in winter. If you study the map you will see that there are large holes in my lines that I can not cover at present. With winter I think Larry is going to be able drive deep into my rear.

So at present I have to work out a way to keep the pressure on Larry, build up my supply, rebuild many of my units, work out where Larry is going to attack come winter, then prepare my defensive positions on the GTI, then work out my counter attack routes and objectives. And if I am wrong…….

[larryfulkerson]

ORIGINAL: fogger
So at present I have to work out a way to keep the pressure on Larry, build up my supply, rebuild many of my units, work out where Larry is going to attack come winter, then prepare my defensive positions on the GTI, then work out my counter attack routes and
objectives.

GTI..............Grand Tactical Interface, Great Terrain Interfierance, Good Time Initiative. What's GTI mean fogger dude?

Here's the front lines in the northern part of the T27 GTI.

[larryfulkerson]

There's not much of a war going on in this view of the front lines. John isn't pushing very hard here. An attack every once in a while.

[larryfulkerson]

Here's the southern view of the front lines. Most of the fighting is taking place around Leningrad and here. John is still trying to push
further into the Crimea. The fighting on the riverbanks has reached the savage level. I attack now and then when I get a good situation
to pursue. I'm attacking at ignore losses since that was Soviet doctrine at the time.