The Sun Also Rises ( D21 )

[larryfulkerson]

Here's what's going on in the north right now. I'm fignting to hold onto what I have
already. Some parts of the front are stable and static and some parts are fluid and
dynamic and some of them are in question still. The supply situation is adequate for
our operational needs but only just.

[larryfulkerson]

This is a view of Kiev right now. I've compressed the Kiev defenders into a single
line and I'm letting my arty rest because it's combat phase three and they have been
firing for the past couple of turns and they are just about out of ammo. The Axis
units on the east side of the river are busy reducing infestations of Soviet units
along the riverbank and clearing crossings and pressing south.

[larryfulkerson]

Here's a quick peek at some of the losses so far:

[larryfulkerson]

Here's the T20 front lines before I have moved anybody.

[larryfulkerson]

Here's what's happening around the Bryansk area right now. I'm used to seeing
supply numbers in the teens but in this area it's down to 3 and 4 for a high.
That's not high enough to keep the war going and I'm going to have to put these
troops on bed rest for a while.

EDIT: Well, maybe not bed rest but some kind of training. And classes on various
topics. How to field strip your weapon, terrain navigation, small unit tactics,
and especially mess kit repair. Something to keep the troops busy because if they
are busy they probably won't notice that nobody ordered the winter clothes and over
coats and woolen socks.

[larryfulkerson]

The middle group of RR engrs, three units in total, is only just now leaving the
Minsk area so the railhead isn't particularly close to the troops and that's why
they don't have any beans, bullets, and bandaids. The railheads for the southern
group hasn't made it up to Kiev yet. This is going to be a long war.

[larryfulkerson]

Here's the railheads around the Kiev area. They started getting close to Kiev so I
split them up and they manage to repir about one rail every other turn.

[larryfulkerson]

There's a special formation that has a lot of PJ's in it. As you can see they are
tired and need some rest. I've been using them as recon and to complete a surround
on some Soviet units as the last thing before the attack. They wouldn't last long
in the front lines. I like to park them opposite the Soviet armor units too as a
second unit in the hex. Other than that they are pretty useless.

[TPOO]

ORIGINAL: larryfulkerson

Here's what's happening around the Bryansk area right now. I'm used to seeing
supply numbers in the teens but in this area it's down to 3 and 4 for a high.
That's not high enough to keep the war going and I'm going to have to put these
troops on bed rest for a while.

EDIT: Well, maybe not bed rest but some kind of training. And classes on various
topics. How to field strip your weapon, terrain navigation, small unit tactics,
and especially mess kit repair. Something to keep the troops busy because if they
are busy they probably won't notice that nobody ordered the winter clothes and over
coats and woolen socks.

The Fuhrer orders are otherwise " Capture Bryansk and I will give you supplies for the sector but no winter clothes"
Remember Bryansk is a temporary supply depot

[700851McCall]

You are doing well, I did not capture Bryansk until after the mud phase had ended.

[larryfulkerson]

ORIGINAL: 700851McCall
You are doing well, I did not capture Bryansk until after the mud phase had ended.

I don't have it yet but I'm optimistic that I can eventually capture the city. I'll
have to bring in some more people but it's worth the effort. According to the image
it looks like the city is empty but that's just FOW and I'm pretty sure there's some-
body there, probably a couple of units. My theater recon is too poor to see more than
what we're seeing, something like 5% or so. So my recon units have been busy out front
looking around. Sometimes I can't get a rescue unit out to the cornered recon units
right away and they have to defend themselves. That eats up the supply they have and
cuts their movement points short. In other words cripples it's mission, which is to be
out there looking around for Soviet units. They need to be a unit that can usually
defend itself but for the most part I've been able to get a division into the hex along
with the threatened recon unit and it works out alright. The problem is that I'm running
into areas where the supply level has dropped out entirely.

[larryfulkerson]

ORIGINAL: TPOO

ORIGINAL: larryfulkerson
Here's what's happening around the Bryansk area right now. I'm used to seeing
supply numbers in the teens but in this area it's down to 3 and 4 for a high.
That's not high enough to keep the war going and I'm going to have to put these
troops on bed rest for a while.

EDIT: Well, maybe not bed rest but some kind of training. And classes on various
topics. How to field strip your weapon, terrain navigation, small unit tactics,
and especially mess kit repair. Something to keep the troops busy because if they
are busy they probably won't notice that nobody ordered the winter clothes and over
coats and woolen socks.

The Fuhrer orders are otherwise " Capture Bryansk and I will give you supplies for
the sector but no winter clothes" Remember Bryansk is a temporary supply depot

I forgot all about that. That's good news. I'll redouble my efforts to gain the
city. I need the supplies badly. Not to mention that I'm behind schedule very
badly. I've had horrible luck getting the rail repaired up to here and the war
depends on logistics more then any other thing so when the logistics fails the war
gets put on hold.

[larryfulkerson]

It turns out that there were three Soviet units sitting at Bryansk. I finally
realized that I could drive a unit up adjacent and take a look around. The only way
to get a list of everything in the hex is to do a probe attack and the combat results
will give me such a list, although I'd incur losses for that list. I'm not sure I need
such a list yet.

[larryfulkerson]

Here's the T21 front lines before I have moved anybody.

[larryfulkerson]

Here's the supply situation NE of Kiev right now. It's almost adequate but not quite.
But the effort is going on despite having to go in slow motion, having to save up the
supply needed to move or attack. There's a line of troops, divisions, moving north on
the west side of the river. They are moving to the east side of the river and will
arrive in about five turns or so.

[larryfulkerson]

Here's what's going on around Smolensk right now. I'm pressing fairly hard and there's
lots of scheduled attacks pending so this promises to be an exciting turn. Progress is
still being made in the south. All is going fairly well despite the low supply.

[larryfulkerson]

Here's what's going on around Bryansk right now. I'm in serious negotations over the
future managment of the city and there's small battles going on all around the area.
I'm advancing in the hope that the supply situation is going to be okay after a couple
of turns. I'm counting on it.

[larryfulkerson]

Here's what's going on up north around Leningrad right now. I've got a new CD gun
unit that I can use to bombard the Soviet ships, if there were any. I'm tempted to
disband it as it's in the way if I can't bombard with it. And toward the bottom of
the image the railhead is getting closer to the front all the time. Supply is fairly
good up here.

[larryfulkerson]

I did a save game event and zipped it up abd attached it here below for those of you
who want to take over from here, or look at the displays, or take a look at the Soviet
side or whatever you want from this file.

[larryfulkerson]

Odessa finally fell. I've been moving units away from the city so it's empty now
but there used to be a yellow-dense stack of Soviet units in the hex next to the
city and they were all destroyed. Now all those troops involved in the take down
can concentrate on Sevaspopol and this is early September so I'm optimistic I can
finish it by 4Dec41.