FIFTY SHADES OF WiTE: SILLYFLOWER V BRIANG

[HITMAN202]

MT, I was pointing out the incredible change psychologically the German player has to make facing blizzard '41. You stood you're ground and fought (against who ???) and I, being a rabbit, ran; ran not all the way to Poland but fast and far. Remember, (as I defend my actions) I faced THEPROS who had built up a huge army (which I allowed) and escaped the frost with a stable front (Sillyflower would probably agree as much). Clearly I'm not critiquing your WITE skills, for you are one of the best. In this blizzard scenario I was Hitwimp, but also Hitwise.

[timmyab]

ORIGINAL: Michael T
Pity the game is in such a state of flux, I really want to play again. But it's a quagmire of exploits and other crazies ATM.

It's still great fun to play though Mike. you should have a go. Go on.
If you haven't played for a while you may be surprised at the strength the Axis have.

[sillyflower]

ORIGINAL: HITMAN202

MT, I was pointing out the incredible change psychologically the German player has to make facing blizzard '41. You stood you're ground and fought (against who ???) and I, being a rabbit, ran; ran not all the way to Poland but fast and far. Remember, (as I defend my actions) I faced THEPROS who had built up a huge army (which I allowed) and escaped the frost with a stable front (Sillyflower would probably agree as much). In this blizzard scenario I was Hitwimp, but also Hitwise.

I do have to agree. Shame that RL got in the way of the game prevented Belphegor and me from taking Berlin in late '44. especially as we were also trash-talk winners on your AAR which was even more fun than the game [:)]

[Michael T]

@ Hitman, no worries it's all in jest [:)]

Sure that blizzard ( v Kamil) was a nightmare but an experience I would not swap. A great exercise in honing mental toughness in wargame world. And after all the spruiking I did about not running I really had no choice. The Poland remark was a jibe at Pelton, as he can't reply ATM [:D]

If we can get a stable patch that is close to balanced I am back in, but ATM it's all over the place. The air is nuts. I am talking 08. I would rather stick with 07, it was close.

[M60A3TTS]

I don't know what that HQ displacement bug is all about. In my games with Dave, I don't recall ever seeing it.

[sillyflower]

This game and AAR going into hibernation for a short while. I've strained my back so sitting up at my desk is limited to a few minutes a day. Also my vestibulitis has returned. The meds I had in UK were brilliant 1st time round worked brilliantly but destroyed all powers of concentration and cognitive reasoning for the 2 weeks I had to take them. French meds are different so don't know what they will do to me yet.

As a man, I know that both these conditions are probably fatal, but with luck I should survive ....................[;)]

[Michael T]

I hope your back gets better soon, as for the other condition...[X(]

[loki100]

ORIGINAL: sillyflower

This game and AAR going into hibernation for a short while. I've strained my back so sitting up at my desk is limited to a few minutes a day. Also my vestibulitis has returned. The meds I had in UK were brilliant 1st time round worked brilliantly but destroyed all powers of concentration and cognitive reasoning for the 2 weeks I had to take them. French meds are different so don't know what they will do to me yet.

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hope you get better soon

[charlie0311]

Not too soon, , no really hope you can fully recover.

[Peltonx]

Heal up asap.

[sillyflower]

Thank you for your good wishes, which no doubt made the difference between life and death. Brian is still doing his 1st blizzard turn - v. busy RL at the moment.

Anyway, getting better now and the French meds have left my cognitive functioning intact. I think so anyway so here's T23 north



I upgraded to .08 before starting my turn. Brian did not until midway through his next turn. However, as the Russian logistics happen on my computer, I fear that he will get his dead units back at little or no cost. The combat featured is the fall of the last hex of L.grad. Killed the 2 div pocket (inc a cav xx [:D]) about 10 hexes up from the bottom of the picture, but not much other activity beyond a small bit of line straightening.

[sillyflower]

Moscow area



Again a bit of pocket clearing + line straightening but also a bit of whacking where that would result in routs due to retreating through ZOCs or over-stacking. I also jump on cav xx wherever I can to weaken them before they turn into cav xxx. I suspect Brian has a bad arms crunch (readers of his AAR may know) and cav squads cost x5 the cost of inf squads: 41 to 8 IIRC.

Otherwise just sorting out some defences for the big bad blizzard (actually the mild version). The 2 mtn divs do garrison duty in Rhzev and Kaluga, getting ready for to re-enter front line service.

[sillyflower]

South



Voroshilov and the western bank of the Donets cleared of Stalinists. More good cav xx bashing.He has quite a lot in the front line. When playing Russian I try to pull then all out of the front line by now to let them rest and refit before the blizzard starts.

That's all for tonight folks - back still a bit sore.

[HITMAN202]

60 year-old bodies heal slowly. Backs doubly so. In regards to reasoning ability, a slight recovery would be adequate for you. Not most.. In regards to French medications, your physician son could be pressured in his filial obligations and send appropriate contraband.

[Peltonx]

ORIGINAL: sillyflower

Thank you for your good wishes, which no doubt made the difference between life and death..

NP any time you need your life saved just ask

[sillyflower]

T23 middle



Having cleared the Donets basin, I head north to deal with his mud advance.A pocket of 7 units is formed, but only weakly held because I attacked a couple of stacks in the wrong order.

This is my weak spot for the winter, but at least it is almost all in the middle zone (light green), not the north zone which is the light blueish colour.

[sillyflower]

Thoughts on T23

Losses 6.1K to 105K, air 60 v 202.

Units destroyed: 12 inf xx, 2 cav xx [:)], 1 arm x, 1 inf x and 3 arty regts. Not the AP crunch it would have been - at least I assume not as the Russian logistic phase seems to happen at the end of my turn before turn goes back to the server [:(]. Brian did not update until part way through his turn.

Russian OOB just under 4.5M so no sign of the mystery 500K men that someone thought Brian would have, and there are 4 inf xx, 1 gd cav xx and 3 inf x in the pocket in the middle of the map.

1 more turn to disrupt him before the blizzard hits, but it's clear that Brian's offensive capabilities will be well below average with a small army that has been smacked around a bit.

[Peltonx]

What are total loses to date?

Also like an up-date on OOB turn 25 if possible thanks

[sillyflower]

Will post all that data in the next day or 2.

They pale into insignificance compared to getting tickets today to see Bruce's The River tour in Paris on 13 July [&o]. 1 of my (as yet) unfulfilled ambitions

[Peltonx]

ORIGINAL: sillyflower

Will post all that data in the next day or 2.

They pale into insignificance compared to getting tickets today to see Bruce's The River tour in Paris on 13 July [&o]. 1 of my (as yet) unfulfilled ambitions

Bruce's The River tour in Paris on 13 July

Grats