Gen. Goofy Does Barbarossa vs DicedT (No Diced T)

[warspite1]

30th June 1941
Turn 3

Decisions decisions.....

I rattle through the decisions as follows:

- Synthetic production - no change (0pp)
- Fuel priority for AGC - It'll resolve itself (0pp)
- Unexpected fuel use - do nothing (0pp)
- Signalling problems AGN + AGS - Request essential equipment (6pp) + (9pp)
- Handing over captured trucks - Forget about the trucks (0pp)
- Security divisions - leave for another month (0pp) I need to stay friendly with von Rundstedt - I have cheesed off von Bock already [:(]
- Commendation for General Boldernstern - 29th Motorised Infantry 2nd Panzergruppe (5pp)

No movement of the FSB's yet.

[warspite1]

30th June 1941
Turn 3

I watch the replay tool and in the north the Soviets continue to pull back out of the Baltic States and Belarus, and this withdrawal continues into the south. Only in Bessarabia/Ukraine are the Soviets standing.

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30th June 1941
Turn 3
Finland

The Finns hold station in the Karelian Isthmus, but make gains north of Lake Ladoga.

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30th June 1941
Turn 3
Army Group North

With the Soviets continuing to retreat into mother Russia, trading time for space, the German 18th and 16th Armies are largely kicking against an open door.... and there is no one behind it.

This could be a great strategy from the Soviets. I am hitting nothing...

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30th June 1941
Turn 3
Army Group Centre

The same issues apply here to. The German infantry - even from the panzergruppen - cannot do anything against such a headlong retreat. The city of Vilnius falls to the Germans as there is little to defend with.

But there is no bag of prisoners and furthermore, there is currently no fuel for the panzers!

The Siege artillery is sent to Grodno.

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30th June 1941
Turn 3
Army Group South

As in the north and centre, so in the south. The Germans simply cannot catch enough enemy units....

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4th July 1941
Turn 4

11 decisions and events to sort out... a CoS work is never done!

Moreover, the great withdrawal continues... imagine if even Gamelin had been able to trade space for time to such an extent... the French army would still have been fighting in Spain!

So, what are my decisions?

- I ignore the FSB's and changing airfields for the present.
- At a cost of 2pp I support von Leeb in decorating the general commanding 217th Division (18th Army)
- The only decisions I care to trouble myself with are for the rail infrastructure at this time.

I play tactical air support cards for three of the Panzergruppen.

My opponent is putting in good block tactics with weak units (damn him! [;)] ) and making good use of river lines to hold up the German pursuit...

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4th July 1941
Turn 4
Finland

In Finland, north of Ladoga, a Finish/German force destroy the remnants of the Soviet army there.

Apart from destroying a largely depleted tank division, there is no action in the Isthmus.

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4th July 1941
Turn 4
Army Group North

The 16th Army head for Dunaburg, whilst the 18th seek to finish any resistance west of Riga. The 4th Panzergruppe are trying to get themselves between the two and force a crossing of the Dvina near Jakobstadt.

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4th July 1941
Turn 4
Army Group Centre

Minsk falls, but the Soviets are building a defence on the river west of Mogilev.....

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4th July 1941
Turn 4
Army Group South

In the south I suspect Vinnitsia and Zhitomir are going to be crucial to my hopes....

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8th July 1941
Turn 5

Lets do a quick review of my opponent's turn to see what the damage is. There looks to have been one battle - but my brave soldiers stood firm and did not yield an inch to the commies!

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8th July 1941
Turn 5

To the decisions now, and what do we have:

- expand Romanian oil supply (8pp) Antonescu not impressed
- Tyre priority (5pp) von Bock pleased but von Rundstedt not happy.....
- Pressure from above (0pp) I am damned if I am spending pp on keeping von Brauchitsch happy..
- Atrocities - not sure what I am being asked here (4pp) for??
- I move the AGC FSB to Minsk
- I adopt a protective doctrine for the EinBbahntruppe (8pp)

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8th July 1941
Turn 5
Army Group South

I look at this theatre first. This is the situation at the start of the turn. The order goes out - take Odessa at all costs!

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8th July 1941
Turn 5
Army Group South

The German/Romanian forces make progress - although are nowhere near Odessa come the end of the turn.

Interestingly the Soviet 117th Rifle Division is stronger at the end of my turn than at the beginning - 52 vs 57?????

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8th July 1941
Turn 5
Army Group South

Further north in AGC, the 1st Panzergruppe have only run out of flippin fuel!!! Not good - but at least Lvov falls....

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8th July 1941
Turn 5
Army Group Centre

To AGC now. The supply routes are all green but fuel is low for these troops to so I will need to be careful.

The turn gets off to a bad start. The Siege Artillery at Brest has reduced fortification to zero - but six German divisions are unable to take the city....

....and gets worse when this army group also runs out of gas....

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8th July 1941
Turn 5
Finland

There is not much going on here....

... other than my inability to post the right picture....[8|]

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8th July 1941
Turn 5
Army Group North

The fuel situation is acute. AGN also run out of gas before anything like all their panzer formations get to engage the enemy - or in many cases even move....

[loki100]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

8th July 1941
Turn 5
Finland

There is not much going on here....

...

though to be fair, I think the intelligence service maybe trying to mislead you by hiding the true situation?