Grognard1812 (Soviet) vs Pitaman

[Grognard1812]

Soviet Forces attack North and South of Penza, attempting to surround the German Units in Penza. End of turn situation at Penza.

[Grognard1812]

Start of turn West of Saratov, where the Soviet Winter Counter-Offensive will continue all along the front. With the ice at level 10, rivers are no longer a barrier to the Soviet advance.

[Grognard1812]

Situation end of turn West of Saratov, the counter-offensive is succeeding in pushing back the Axis forces all along the front.

[Grognard1812]

West of Stalingrad, The Soviet Army successfully attacks across the Don. End of turn situation.

[chaos45]

IDK to me looks like a panzer drive to nowhere, alot of wasted effort...as he needs a prong to hook up with. As well he has no rail line in the advance and its winter....its a doomed wasted effort I think.

[Grognard1812]

Start of Turn, the German Panzer and Motorized Divisions continue to expand their breakthrough North of Ryazan, encircling 8 Soviet Divisions.

[Grognard1812]

The pocket was opened and the encircled Soviet Divisions retreat North in an attempt to avoid another encirclement next turn. Situation end of turn.

[Grognard1812]

The Soviet Army continues its attacks North, and South of Penza in an attempt to encircle the German units in Penza. End of turn.

[Grognard1812]

The Soviet Counter-Offensive continues West of Saratov. End of turn.

[Dweomer]

ORIGINAL: chaos45
IDK to me looks like a panzer drive to nowhere, alot of wasted effort...as he needs a prong to hook up with. As well he has no rail line in the advance and its winter....its a doomed wasted effort I think.

The Panzer Drive seems to have already stopped as the tip of the spear made little progress last turn. He is now sidetracking himself making small/medium encirclements in order to broaden the base of the penetration.
The Soviets also do not really believe in the seriousness of the offensive since the Soviet forces in the sector are mostly regulars (few Guards, almost no corps level units), as almost all elite units are in the Penza-Saratov-Stalingrad area.

Very soon the Penza-Saratov-Stalingrad broad front offensive will start breaking through unless Germany massively reinforces the sector, and that will further weaken or even halt the Panzer Drive.

[Grognard1812]

Turn 78,
Snow in the North Soviet Weather Zone / Ice 10,
Blizzard Central Zone / Ice 9,
Blizzard South Zone / Ice 7.

Start of turn in the Moscow - Ryazan sector. Four Soviet Divisions are isolated with little chance of escape. The Panzer drive expands helped by a snow turn, but without any major new breakthrough.

[Grognard1812]

End of turn in the Ryazan sector, the Soviet Army sends more divisions to try to contain the German Panzer breakthrough.

[Grognard1812]

Start of turn in the Penza sector.

[Grognard1812]

The Soviet Army continues its attacks North and South of Penza in an attempt to encircle the German units in Penza. End of turn.

[Grognard1812]

Start of turn West of Saratov. A general retreat West by the Axis forces in this sector.

[Grognard1812]

The Red Army advances West of Saratov, liberating terrain given up by the Axis, and applying constant pressure on the retreating Axis units.

[Grognard1812]

End of turn West of Stalingrad. The Red Army successfully advances against light Axis defenses.

[Grognard1812]

End of turn in the Rostov Sector, the calm before the storm.

The last phase of the Soviet Winter Counter-Offensive will begin here next turn with a general attack between Rostov and Stalingrad. The ice level here will be 8 or higher next turn, and the Don River will no longer have an effect on movement or attacks across the river.

[Grognard1812]

Turn 79

Blizzard in the North and Central Soviet Weather Zone with both at ice level 10
Blizzard in the South Soviet Zone with ice level 9

Start of turn. The Panzer drive North of Ryazan expands a few hexes but without any new breakthroughs by the German Panzer units.

[Grognard1812]

End of turn situation in the Moscow - Ryazan sector.