Jul / Aug 142 - Ostfront
The VVS launched preliminary bombing strikes trying to hit the Wermacth panzers, but with little result. Only the PanzerJager unit was disrupted. Otherwise no result was achieved.
Then the Soviet Army reposition itself slightly in what are deemed tenable positions, except for a sacrificial MIL unit meant to hold the woodlands between the Don and Rostov. A known to be loss.
But the O-Chit was probably not expected. (That leaves Germany with 1 O-Chit and the Soviets with 1 as well).
The Luftwaffe and Regia Aereonautica bombarder all over the place the Soviet forces, spending lots of fuel and commanding their crews as many missions as they could handle!
Not often with success, but enough to cripple both Moscow defenders (Moscow MIL and a 8-1 GARR).
And then Moscow is stormed and conquered with Rommel's leadership!
In the center the Don is forced, ENG units lead the attack of the panzers whereas both PARA units land on the enemy forces. That is a nice +11 Blitz combat for the Axis, but the roll is bad (no losses still), and half Axis units are disorganized but the hex is gained - the Soviets retreat in disorder and in open plain.
Alas the ground strikes failed to disrupt any of the Soviet tanks in Vohronez or the woods to the north of it.
Then both Von Rundstedt and Von Manstein spent their reorganization ability to get anew some land units and bombers.
The fact the Soviets are pratically short of airplanes, only 1 fighter total and 3 bombers in Europe (and 1 more bomber in Asia), makes a very easy job for the Luftwaffe to rule the skies.
So that even a plane that was parked in Konigsberg, originally destined to the Ostfront, was rebased to Kiel.
July opened triumphally for the Axis in Russia, and without Lend Lease, and with so few resources (Soon Caucasus ones and Moscow one will be in Axis hands I expect) the Soviets are to run for the Urals.
And my friend did a sore mistake to deploy the new Garrisons upfront, now he'll have troubles relocating them using rail movements.
