The Red Menace (Topeverest vs Admiral Kamikaze)

[topeverest]

Sevastopol - A minor attack in my view. Don't think the enemy has plans to cross the Kerch.

[topeverest]

KURSK

Here I am within a turn or two of counterattacking the lone Panzer ball. I feel like I can stop this push given the force I have assembled. Strategically to stop this german offensive, I am planning on closing it in from the south and north and flexing in the middle. This is exactly what I have done here.

I am not certain from a summer campaign perspective that I can outright stop the panzer balls, but perhaps it is enough to fight them to an attrition stalemate on and around the Don and Donets.

[topeverest]

BELGOROD

Here is the southern talon of my planned offensive - straight into a second more powerful panzer ball.

I am making a stand at the Torrets Oscal rivers and several large combats occurred there.

[topeverest]

STALINO

Here I had to withdrawal and reorganize behind the nearest river due to continued german onslaught. I am still planning to flex east in the Stalino area

[topeverest]

The Germans are methodically splitting open the Mius river defense.

[topeverest]

The MIUS River

here are details on the enemy's tactics...very thorough approach to cracking the river.

Question - look at how low the casualties were on the RED highlighted combat sequence. two failed river crossings with only a few hundred casualties. How to do you do that?

in any event it will only be a turn or two until the battle of Rostov begins. As stated above, I will flex east and hold firm at Rostov and the Don.

Should be exciting!

[topeverest]

I am making 659 AFV per turn if I am looking at this correctly.

[topeverest]

Losses are heavy...note turn losses are only for my half of turn below is his half of turn.

[topeverest]

Here were the losses as of his half of the turn.

I wish the turn totals would add for a cumulative...

[topeverest]

I will try to do air next update. The battlefield is rapidly changing so I might go to updates each turn.

I feel satisfied that losses in this campaign are 2 to 1 or less, and I feel that I can stop the summer offensive if no other place than behind the Don and Donets. Time will tell to be sure.

[loki100]

sounds like a great game ... be interesting to see where you can finally stall the German offensive

[timmyab]

He'll be lucky to get across the Donets at this rate and all to no avail anyway. I think his strategy is wrong here. Two to one casualties is suicide for the Axis player, he should be concentrating on cleaving off small bits of your army for four or five to one. Those guards stacks in particular look like very tasty targets.

[topeverest]

Admiral Kamikaze may now read this AAR as desired.

[topeverest]

Can you be a bit more specific. Is this just attacking at 4-5 to one where you can or is there a deeper tactic?

ORIGINAL: timmyab

He'll be lucky to get across the Donets at this rate and all to no avail anyway. I think his strategy is wrong here. Two to one casualties is suicide for the Axis player, he should be concentrating on cleaving off small bits of your army for four or five to one. Those guards stacks in particular look like very tasty targets.

[timmyab]

No I mean 4 or 5 to one after the pockets have been eliminated, maybe even better than that if he targets some of those corps stacks.
Mind you, I'm not saying it would be easy or even possible. I'd be quite tempted to sue for peace actually.

[topeverest]

Stalled front, massed combat has ruled the game these last turns. The Germans made a concerted push and took the Mius and three city bundle around Stalino. I retreated in good order after getting the line somewhat broken. I then threw in all my reserves into the area (save an army east of Kerch straight and one in Moscow).

I believe we are at a point where the Germans wont make too much more progress, despite the heavy combat. That said, they are maintaining the initiative quite well. As you will see I have created a double line on the Don / Donets while still fighting for every inch on the MLR.

I need to start thinking about a fall or early winter offensive. Should it be in the north to knock out Finland, or should it be in the south were I can maul large numbers of German troops. (probably the latter). I have been taking heavy air losses in bombers due to the amount of ground support I have been flying.

time will tell what the last 8-10 turns of good weather have in store, but I forecast heavy combat with minimal gains on either side.

[topeverest]

Here is the tactical map. Not too many hexes will change hands soon I think

[topeverest]

I spent a bunch of admin points converting an army of tanks to an HQ with a tank army. Is there any real benefit?

[Gabriel B.]

ORIGINAL: topeverest

I spent a bunch of admin points converting an army of tanks to an HQ with a tank army. Is there any real benefit?

Afaik you get +1 point in the admin skill rating , i also build armys of tanks ( 9tank bde/3cav div ) build up into 4 corps later .

Who did you put in charge ? so far I only have 3 ( rybalko, batov, krivoshein )

[topeverest]

I tried to combine a naval infantry and naval rifle brigade and it refused. Can you combine naval brigades?