BrianG V Sillyflower (open for discussion)

[BrianG]

here is all my summer of 42 losses. [:@]

horrible.

[BrianG]

Silly did a few attacks on the flanks for better positioning.

He was playing under the vc 260 assumption. Which may explain the attacks.

I've retreated more good units to the main line above.

The first river line is weak.

I've railed in one army from the Western and one from the Kalinin Front (just released)
I should be able to hold the swamp line between Syzran and the city one further east.

Other parts west are not so good.
My guards continue to build and I am building more and refitting return of the dead armor and guard cav units

[BrianG]

final positions before onslaught

[BrianG]

other area final positions. Not sure how much to retreat here once German offensive shows direction.

I'll probably do it a few turns to late[:'(]

[BrianG]

he wins


congrats .

No Wait! its VC 290

[BrianG]

vc 260 on the nose

[BrianG]

Here is the VC 290 first snow redo.

boogie.

He stretch west was very far and I thought I had 1 turn at least before it broke.

What to do?

I am in middle of turn.

[M60A3TTS]

This is a server game, right? What you really need as a patient on the critical list is a full blown work-up/force analysis.

[BrianG]

This is a server game, right? What you really need as a patient on the critical list is a full blown work-up/force analysis.

Simple answer. I have 5.5 million men and lousy industry and armaments.

Thus Must attack!

[BrianG]

German action during their turn

[BrianG]

Stalin sizes it all up and.

All out counterattack.

Basically this is the theory. He is as stretched as he can be from his infantry this turn.
Another turn and his infantry will have caught up to my main lines ruining any chance of mayhem.
Plus b/c of snow my infantry can reach his units for snow 2 and snow 3 turn. Plus all are rested.

I must cause massive head knock and frustration.


Here I rescue my east troops

[BrianG]

Counterattack 2

I try and isolate the east side of the major river

[BrianG]

The 3/14 German Mot is attacked multiple times.
It does the merry-go-round of retreats and ends up on other side of river.

And now routed.

[BrianG]

Does the routed unit in the attacked hex, retreat, after losing the battle, to the adjoining east hex

yes it did. A one hex rout retreat[:-]

[BrianG]

I am hoping this is the eastern front version of the reverse Battle of the Bulge?

Here I clear German armor. I will send in tank corps to cut off the 5 German tank divisions at the spear tip.

They are the 5th 16th 23rd 11th and 20th Armor divisions. Each hex will be attacked at bad odds to lower supply.

[BrianG]

cut off movement

[BrianG]

I attacked unit just west of Uza river

I want next turn german movement to have to go over the river just below the Uza.

[BrianG]

Attacking north tip where able and squeeze supply lines..

His tanks are sort of trapped in between the 2 rivers here

[BrianG]

I send in another sacrificial tank corp. This tank will be split and rgt's move sw, se and east.

thus Silly will have fewer river crossing in his hand before next turns move.
Plus the 17-19 tank is now cut off as well.

I have accounted for almost all his armor on a review.
EXCEPT I only see the SS Viking division. I cannot, atm, locate his other ss divisions.

And I am not clear how many of these he has at this point. They are the next turn wild card.

Maybe, maybe, they are still on rr moving this way or are here and being used as reserve knockout force.

[BrianG]

Other area

I attack one troop group which moved adjacent to lines I have not yet retreated from.