Bombur vs. Nedfn: Deep battle 1938

[Bombur]

February 1939


December and January were disastrous for the Red airforce, as the Blue achieved almost complete air superiority. It improved now with a significant number of Spitifires being used to escort our DB-3. We also started night raids on the extensive Blue network of airbases. While this attacks make very few damage they disorganize the Blue air units. Unfortunately this two month intervals allowed the Blue forces to rebuild their artillery support and the are still advancing in the desert and threatening our iol supplies. Plans are being done in the event of a significant loss of oil production. The 1st Army is getting more and more reinforcements and was able to inflict significant losses to the enemis, but the last turn also resulted in heavy tank losses for us.
In the Center there are some skirmishes but the winter is harming readiness for both sides, no big offensive is possible.
An aircraft factory was built close to our capital. The I-16 type 24, while inferior to the Bf-109E, can help the Spitifires to defend our skies

[Bombur]

Losses decreased for both sides....

[Bombur]

But the Blue forces are recovering faster

[rhinobones]

ORIGINAL: Bombur

Where do I get these icons? Could you send them to me?

Bombur - I have files ready for you. PM me an address on which I can attach compressed files.

Regards

[Bombur]

Stavka report: 05/26/1939

What started as a successfull attempt to eliminate the fascist threat to our homeland is now a desperate struggle for survival.
We noticed that our poorly armoured BT-7´s are no match for the Germans Neubaufahrzeug and PzIVC. We will increase the production of the T-28, while the new KV-1 is expected to be ready only by Oct-1939. The German advance in the North goes on, while our Spitifires were able to achieve soome parity with the enemy Bf-109E, the German forces have a clear superiority in the air. Last week, we lost 410 tanks, while destroying only 30 German vehicles, we lost more one oilfield, fortunately, we still have enough oil reserves. We suggest to increase the production of infantry defensive weapons and build more fortifications, we cannot try any offensive now, althought we won some skirmishes in the center. Our airforce must concentrate on enemy artillery, but the enemy is buiding forts in the desert to protect them. The end of winter allow us again to increase production, but it´s unlikely we will be able to rebuild our armored forces in the Northen Front.

[Bombur]

Looking at the graphics we see two losses peaks for the Red forces, in both cases there were massive losses of tanks. The first peak is the elimination (to the last SFT) of two complete Tank Divisions and one Tank Brigade. The second one was a counterattack in the center that also resulted in heavy losses of tanks. This countertattack forced the retreat of three tank divisions but wasn´t followed by a continued offensive (up to now)

[Bombur]

In the North the enemy tried to isolate the city marked in the map. He was able to cut the road to that city but the Red forces counterattacked with aircraft, artilley and the assaulted the hex. No less than 160 PzIVC were destroyed. This minor victory raised the morale of our troops but the situation is still very dangerous. In the air, we have a curious situation. Both sides are using their bombers without being disturbed by enemy fighters. It happens because some aircfield are too close to the front lines and both sides are avoiding to base fighters in these areas. It results in less efficient interception.

[Bombur]

Where do I get these icons? Could you send them to me?

Bombur - I have files ready for you. PM me an address on which I can attach compressed files.

Regards

It says you cannot accept PM, you could send them to my email: afenelon@terra.com.br

[rhinobones]

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Heads up, in coming.

Regards, RhinoBones

[Bombur]

October 1939
The last turns were terrible for the Reds. The Blue forces learned how to protect their artillery wirth flak and fortifications and they are using their bigger air force to decimate my own artillry, so I´m simply unable to stop their offensive. The Blue Army is already bigger tha mine. To make things worse, there is an error in the mod that prevents the Russians from producing the 37mm Flak.
The only good new is that the KV-1m.1939 reached the frontlines.

[Bombur]

March 1940

I was unable to do more updates to this AAR, as I had lots of extra work both in real and virtual world
The Germans won, they were able to open a big hoçe in the North Front and put the very survival of the Red country, by threatening 5 of our 6 oilfields. In the air the Germans were able to achieve air superiority and to destroy the Russians bomber forces, now reduced to less than 100 aircraft. In the last turns the Reds shifted the production to fighters and were able to challenge the Germans in the air, but it was too little too late. There is also a dangerous offensive in the Centre, while tye South Front remains quite.
As a whole the scenario works well and gives an interesting East Front feeling, however, fortifications are too easy to build and it greatly hampers the ability to maneuver. Artillery is the Queen of battlefield. Next scenario version will feature more expensive fortifications.