tyronec (Axis) vs Grognard1812. Grognard welcome.

[SparkleyTits]

I see a lot of people placing defences a hex infront of rivers could someone tell me if there are advantages beyond hex retention?

I almost always place them the hex behind rivers unless absolutely needed for MP delays for the turn as it causes extra causalities and leader deaths etc

[DeletedUser1769703214]

ORIGINAL: SparkleyTits

I see a lot of people placing defences a hex infront of rivers could someone tell me if there are advantages beyond hex retention?

I almost always place them the hex behind rivers unless absolutely needed for MP delays for the turn as it causes extra causalities and leader deaths etc

I assume you are talking about the 3 Rumanian units. They are in woods hexes which in winter is better than behind the river since the rivers are "frozen"

[SparkleyTits]

Of course the rivers ice over in all force on week two...

Christmas has been a long day for me it seems

Much appreciated bud

[tyronec]

T29.
AGN. Some divisions threatened with encirclement but hope they will be OK next turn. Is not on the main axis of advance so not a threat to Moscow.
AGC. We push back a couple of spearheads. Have to pull back the front line again to guard against encirclement.
AGS. Another couple of units look to be in trouble next turn, however again if the Soviets work the pocket it will hold back their advance. As this looks to be the main danger area I move 3 Mountain and 3 infantry divisions south to reinforce the front line.

In total I routed about 5 units this turn and shattered a CV 9 Armoured division. Soviets are trying a new tactic of pushing the armour forwards to the front, presumably to save their cavalry. Wish I had taken a screen print - don't think I've ever seen a CV 9 soviet armoured division before at this stage of the game.
Since writing this have seen that the Armored division was a '7' on Grognard's screen.

The good news is it is now January and my CVs get a boost.

[tyronec]

OOps

[Balou]

1: How are those single mountain infantry regiments doing ? Never used them the way you did. I usually put them in a stack together with inf divs to boost my frontline.
2: Any units in reserve mode ?

[Nix77]

ORIGINAL: tyronec
In total I routed about 5 units this turn and shattered a CV 9 Armoured division. Soviets are trying a new tactic of pushing the armour forwards to the front, presumably to save their cavalry. Wish I had taken a screen print - don't think I've ever seen a CV 9 soviet armoured division before at this stage of the game.
Since writing this I see that the armored division was a '7' on Grognard's screen

I think you're using the "Better CV" option? The displayed CVs reflect the leader's skill which boosts them up quite a bit. If you have normal CV on, you're in big trouble since Grognard's CVs would be astronomical

EDIT: I think normal blizzard doubles the Soviet displayed CVs? Never played that so I'm not sure.

[DeletedUser1769703214]

ORIGINAL: Balou

1: How are those single mountain infantry regiments doing ? Never used them the way you did. I usually put them in a stack together with inf divs to boost my frontline.
2: Any units in reserve mode ?

German Regiments are OP. Watch the casualty report what these units do for the amount of loses they take when attacked by a non regiment/brigade unit. It is a good tactic. Plus reserve movement is iffy in Blizzard

[DeletedUser1769703214]

ORIGINAL: Nix77

ORIGINAL: tyronec
In total I routed about 5 units this turn and shattered a CV 9 Armoured division. Soviets are trying a new tactic of pushing the armour forwards to the front, presumably to save their cavalry. Wish I had taken a screen print - don't think I've ever seen a CV 9 soviet armoured division before at this stage of the game.
Since writing this I see that the armored division was a '7' on Grognard's screen

I think you're using the "Better CV" option? The displayed CVs reflect the leader's skill which boosts them up quite a bit. If you have normal CV on, you're in big trouble since Grognard's CVs would be astronomical

EDIT: I think normal blizzard doubles the Soviet displayed CVs? Never played that so I'm not sure.

5-8 CV Armor Division isn't hard to get. Interesting that you shattered it though.

[tyronec]

1: How are those single mountain infantry regiments doing ? Never used them the way you did. I usually put them in a stack together with inf divs to boost my frontline.
2: Any units in reserve mode ?

Mountain regiments have won about half their battles, doing a good job.
Had a lot of units on reserve the first couple of turns of blizzard but got zero ativations, so have given up on that. Have never played blizzard as Axis before, is a learning game for me.

We are not using Better CV.
Don't understand why that division shattered, was about 6:1 final odds but still. Soviet armored divisions do get strange results though.

[Grognard1812]

Soviet GT 29

Fifth turn of blizzard

First turn in the month of January, where Axis CV improves.

In the Rostov area the Soviet army was able to isolate another German Infantry Division, the escape route is
blocked by 3 cavalry corps.

[Grognard1812]

The Red Army advance towards Tula continues - the leading units are only 80 miles from the city.

[Grognard1812]

Since the blizzard turns started the Soviet army has increased to 5.3 million while the German army is now
3.3 million. The winter offensive should remain effective until the end of February.

This turn the Axis forces withdrew from Lipetsk (1 VP), which was reoccupied by the Soviet army. The VP total for
Tyronec is now 246. The recapture of five more VP are required by the Soviet army to avoid a sudden death scenario
loss on the first week of April 1942.

[DeletedUser1769703214]

ORIGINAL: Grognard1812

Since the blizzard turns started the Soviet army has increased to 5.3 million while the German army is now
3.3 million. The winter offensive should remain effective until the end of February.

This turn the Axis forces withdrew from Lipetsk (1 VP), which was reoccupied by the Soviet army. The VP total for
Tyronec is now 246. The recapture of five more VP are required by the Soviet army to avoid a sudden death scenario
loss on the first week of April 1942.

Boy you are going to cut it close. Looks to me the Stalino tri cities will hold. Tyronec has a nice defense down here.

[Nix77]

The Soviet CVs are definitely doubled in normal blizzard. There’s no other way an orange morale rifle div would have CV4.

So the shattered division was actually a CV3-4 division, it probably had inflated ToE and low morale, and maybe suffered big losses? I can’t figure any other reason for it. Good morale units shouldn’t shatter unless they suffer really dramatic losses.

[chaos45]

Looks to me like Germans have the sudden death conditions locked. They are paying in blood to keep them but in 4 turns the soviets wont get the other major cities and by FEB the Germans are close to back to normal CV so the Soviet offensive will start to stall and face counterattacks.

Also if tyronec shut off replacements, which I think he did based on only 9k German divisions when they surrender then he will flood the frontlines with German replacements after the winter.

[tyronec]

Also if tyronec shut off replacements, which I think he did based on only 9k German divisions when they surrender then he will flood the frontlines with German replacements after the winter.

Haven't cut off replacements though there are a lot of men in the pool. If I survive past Feb. there will be no 'after winter' because just mud until April.

T30.
AGN. Holding well and the encirclement from last turn didn't close.
AGC. More of a threat in the south now, to Belgorod & Kkarkov, so will need to move some of my defences down next turn.
AGS. One division lost as expected. The Rostov area is secure for now with two mountain divisions, more of a threat from the North towards Gorlovka but there are two cities in the way there before the Soviets can get through to Stalino which is the critical urban hex.

[Grognard1812]

Soviet GT 30

Blizzard, the second week of January 1942.

The German 257th Infantry Division surrenders. The strength of the German Infantry divisions are much lower than
they were earlier when the first blizzard turn started.

[Grognard1812]

The Rostov area end of GT 30

The Axis withdrew from Voroshilovgrad (1 VP) which the Soviet army reoccupied. The Soviet army now needs to
recapture only 4 VP to prevent a sudden death campaign game loss on the first week of April 1942.

[Grognard1812]

The Voronezh area at the end of GT 30.

The Axis has strong defenses east of Moscow, Tula and Stalino but the Axis defenses are much weaker
in the line from Orel - Kursk - Belgorod - Kharkov which the Red army will try to exploit on the next few turns.