The Screams of the deceased Soldiers, HLYA(G) vs Gunnulf(S)

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Turn 7 Beginning of Turn

Heavy Forest of Velikie Luki

Im ready to go here I believe. Heavy forest makes this horrid but I need to attack now. Rail head will be in Velikie Luki this turn.

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Turn 7 Beginning of Turn

Smolensk (Real time update)

PZ's are all over 42 MP's, Many with 50 mp's being this close to the rail. Time to attack after resting 2 turns and some units 3 turns. Will recon this area to see what lies ahead.

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Turn 7 Beginning of Turn

Kiev

I set up to attack Kiev last turn. I will attack Kiev this turn. I need to get past this as quickly as possible.

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Turn 7 Beginning of Turn

Odessa

I wasn't going to attack Odessa this turn was my thinking last turn. But realizing I am on a time table I will attack this turn since my divisions are more than ready to blast this City-Fort to bits.

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Turn 7

Odessa

I didn't blockade Odessa but should route to the North East just like in the other game. I should be able to get a few of the routers if I succeed. But I am pretty confident on my City-Fort busting now. CPP is your friend see.

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Turn 7

Odessa

Here is another.

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Turn 7

Odessa

And another, I think you get the picture. CPP is your friend on City Busting. Just make sure to have some units next to the city while your good units are behind the line getting CPP. Rumanians are rested too.

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Turn 7

Air Execution

Recon near Smolensk showed a great deal. Can you see what I see?

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Turn 7

Odessa area Recon

On the other hand I messed up on the Recon and got very limited information for this area On to the Ground game.

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Turn 7

Ground Phase

Smolensk Area real time. I am not done finishing up but gives you an idea what happened.

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Turn 7

Kiev pre-attack

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Turn 7

Kiev attack real time

Soviet combat value derogation is insane. I have noted this in my Soviet games too. Something the Soviets have to live with and again why I won't invest in City-Forts the early game as Soviets.

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Turn 7

Ground Attack Odessa (real time)

Again look at the derogation of the Soviet Combat value. Insane.

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Turn 7

Odessa units retreated North East the same as my other game. See if I can get some surrounded for next turn.

[wpurdom]

Have you ever thought about an early fortress in Moscow so you can pack more divisions there for refit purposes? Would that make sense?

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ORIGINAL: wpurdom

Have you ever thought about an early fortress in Moscow so you can pack more divisions there for refit purposes? Would that make sense?

I have never thought about that but sounds like a "wonderful" idea if it works. Have you done this already and it works?

BUT, as for defending I am not going to waste the points & men on a lost cause of City Forts early on.

[carlkay58]

Yes units refit very nicely in city forts. I have used it upon occasion in my Soviet games and it was one of the ways I was able to rebuild the Soviet army against you. I spent turns 4 to 7 with less than 75 combat units on the map that were not Isolated/Routed/Depleted in that game when I cam up with that solution to recover as many units from Routed and Depleted as possible and then they were able to go to the Reserve after I took them out of the city fort.

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ORIGINAL: carlkay58

Yes units refit very nicely in city forts. I have used it upon occasion in my Soviet games and it was one of the ways I was able to rebuild the Soviet army against you. I spent turns 4 to 7 with less than 75 combat units on the map that were not Isolated/Routed/Depleted in that game when I cam up with that solution to recover as many units from Routed and Depleted as possible and then they were able to go to the Reserve after I took them out of the city fort.

Ah, very nice to know. Thank you all for that awesome information.

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Turn 7

Leningrad

Attack 1 clearing out Soviets in front of Leningrad

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Turn 7

Leningrad

Attack #2 clearing out Soviets in front of Leningrad

Clearing the front hexes for rail conversion in these two attacks. Next turn these two hexes will be converted by the FBD at which point he will be on his way towards Moscow. Until Leningrad is taken will only have a single track line between the two Dual rail tracks though. I am considering doing a 2nd single track to the Leningrad-Moscow dual track line but will decide next turn or not to do this.