Grognard1812 (Soviet) vs Pitaman

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The same Tank Corp - supply details.

[Grognard1812]

Soviet factory levels.

[Grognard1812]

Start of turn, the German Army retreats from Moscow to avoid encirclement.

[Grognard1812]

Start of turn, the Axis Army retreats towards Kiev and the Dnepr river.

[Grognard1812]

Two hexes of Moscow are recaptured by the Soviet Army, the recapture of essential railyard factories should help the supply situation.

[Grognard1812]

And the Red Army cautiously advances toward Kiev and the Dnepr river, following the retreating Axis forces.

[Grognard1812]

Just southeast of Cherkassy, a historical recreation of a pocket similar to the Korsun pocket is attempted by the Soviet Army, 7 German Divisions, 1 Brigade and 1 Regiment are encircled in the pocket. Quite a few German mechanized units are still operational outside the pocket and a German counterattack to open the pocket is expected next turn by Stavka.

[Grognard1812]

Losses at the end of the turn.

[Grognard1812]

Turn 139, Snow in the North Soviet Zone and Blizzard in the Central and South Soviet Zones.

The recapture of 2 Moscow city hexes last turn resulted in a 15% increase in the railyard factories, from 209 to 245 - which should help the supply situation of the Soviet Army once the railyards are repaired.

[Grognard1812]

The German Army retreats from Moscow.

[Grognard1812]

Using all available mechanized reserves in the area the German Army counterattacks and successfully opens the pocket where 9 German units were surrounded near Korsun/Cherkassy routing 3 Soviet Tank Corps in the counterattack. The 9 surrounded German units then attempt to escape westward to the safety of the German frontlines.

[Grognard1812]

Moscow is recaptured.

[Grognard1812]

The Soviet offensive is now directed towards Smolensk, where three German Infantry Divisions were surrounded in a pocket.

[Grognard1812]

Southeast of Korsun/Cherkassy 2 Panzer Divisions and 1 German Infantry Division were unable to escape the pocket. Further Soviet Forces were sent to the area and their chances of escaping the pocket are dismal.

[Grognard1812]

Loses at the beginning of turn 140. Blizzard in all 3 Soviet Weather Zones.

[Grognard1812]

Southeast of Korsun/Cherkassy 2 Panzer Divisions and 1 German Infantry Division surrender.

[Grognard1812]

Smolensk is only 40 miles away, as the Soviet offensive continues against determined German resistance.

[Grognard1812]

An SS Grenadier Division is surrounded Northeast of Kiev.

[Grognard1812]

The Red Army continues its advance towards Odessa cutting off the retreat of 6 Axis units (3 German Infantry Divisions, 2 Rumanian Divisions and a German Security Regiment).

[Grognard1812]

Loses at the end of turn 140, the Axis cannot win the war of attrition.