BrianG V Pelton round 2 ( PELTON OK ZONE)

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Pelton retreats 20 miles (or is it km)

I am able to advance with some infantry for this attack North of Smolensk.

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And the result. Many guns and tanks in the attack.

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1st tank army follow on attack.

1 hex versus 1 hex. 800 tanks

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I snake in a tank corp and find chance to temporarily cut off 3 German units.

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Final middle positions.

Tanks are also able to breach lines just West of Byransk.

Infantry elsehwre just using mp's to get near retreated line.

No movement in far south. I am stopped at major River line.
Pelton continues to hold swamp hexes East of the Dneiper. I am sure he will move soon to West side.

He also retreats west of Kharkov. My infantry can't get near plus I am weaker in those areas. No tanks.

That will change soon as I am moving tanks from south to middle and near Smolensk.

RR not enough to move all the mech at one time.

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Very sunny out. Temps in the 70's. Dry conditions.

Major German retreat of 4 to 5 hexes all along line except far south along Dnieper line.

This is first turn in a while with increased German casualties.

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OOB

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German rescue attack

This counts as major tank battle.

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rest get routed out. Major tank battle #2

I hope Pelton does not notice my moving mech units out of south.

He still has major tank units down there guarding the river.

Where his retreat ends I have no idea. He probably has some fort line but I am in dark about that for now.

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no german air recon

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germans retreat north of river

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German retreat. I will attack south of Pskov hoping to get over river.

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Attack detail near Pskov

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mid turn. my rr repair line #1 is connected up to these far west units. My other rr line runs near Veliki luki

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I attack the land bridge

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Here a close loss near the land bridge.

I forgot to move up a second artillery division for this attack. It would have been enough to get victory.

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End 107 positions near land bridge.

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Here are my attacks. I surround 2 German divisions but pocket is weak. I also gain a hex west of the river but can't push troops accros.

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Final south positions.
I am trying to flank the whole big D area.

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sunny hot mid July 43. Germans retreat south of land bridge and above lower major river.