Drive To The Caucasus - A 41 Campaign

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AG Centre Turn 14

Both Pz Armee's continue to push forward netting more enemy troops in Pockets, I am getting closer to Moscow and orel.


The AI has thrown up a line of Forts in front of the capital, but other than that there are but units in front of us at this time.

I will have to slow down soon and rest some troops for the coming winter.

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AG South Turn 14


The second river city is taken I have crossed the sudden death thresh hold, now I will try to take Sevastopol and take as much territory as i can.

11th Armee breaks through the defenders line in The Crimea, I also want to see if I can get to and cross the Kerch Straits and hold there as long as I can.

The AI for now seems to be concentrating a lot of forces in the South, which has its good and bad points for me, namely less troops guarding Moscow but also tying down and slowing my drive to Rostov.

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Supply Turn 14

This turn we are still doing well in both commands, I just have this feeling though once the weather gets bad and my rail links way behind the troops its going to fall off a cliff.

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Losses Turn 14

Still great figures with these continual pockets and Russian unit surrendering.


Currently I am still under 1 thousand AFV losses, happy about that.

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OB Turn 14

Russian forces at this time still just holding around the 2.5 million mark.


They don't even have 2000 operational AFV's, that is good.

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AG North Turn 15

Despite the bad weather I am continuing to reduce the Leningrad defence perimeter and also push towards the lake ports.

Its slow going for 16th Armee moving across the Hills.

On the Moscow Front 9th Armee continues to support 3rd Pz facing the Russian defences there.

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AG Centre Turn 15

Orel is encircled as begin the process of eliminating the trapped troops.

Edging closer to Moscow here despite the AI's stubborn resistance.


I think this will be the first time I have captured Orel in a game in 1941.

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AG South Turn 15

Destroyed the pockets trapped against the river bank, Stalino is close and I could take it for the first time also in 1941.

Capturing it could happen stopping the AI form retaking it and getting a bonus is another thing all together.

A break through in the Crimea and my units surge into the peninsula.

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Supply Turn 15

Well its starting, long supply lines and bad weather, well the good times were not going to last all through the 1941 drive.

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Losses Turn 15

Still raking in the POW's lets see what happens when the weather really hits.

Almost to the 3 million mark.

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Air Losses Turn 15

This was a good week I lost almost no planes and Soviets got smashed.

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OB Turn 15

Under 2.5 Million, its been a great opening so far but its all a illusion once STAVKA releases that 500,000 men sitting in reserve and the OKW withdraws our DIV's to the West.

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AG North Turn 16



Slow going here now as the terrain is not ideal for Armoured and mechanised forces,its basically a 1 hex move at the moment.

16th Armee is having the same issues as is the 9th Armee down on the Moscow front.

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AG Centre Turn 16

Still doing well here and pushing the Soviets back and in a position to capture Kursk another first for 1941, I'm on a roll here.

The AI is constructing more forts in front of Moscow, which is fine I never intended to try to take the City in 1941, just get as close as I could then dig in.

I would however like to put a dent in those forts before I go on a total defence posture.

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AG South Turn 16

Despite the weather turning bad down here also I have launched more attacks and pocketed more troops.

In the Crimea I'm racing to capture the ports before turning towards Sevastopol.


Don't want the AI to launch sea landings

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Supply Turn 16

Yep its really kicking in now, don't thinking I can reach Rostov now.

With my supply well and truly in the red it will be a snails pace crawl from now on.

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Losses Turn 16


Well still inflicted over the 100 thousand mark in casualties against the Russians so its not all that bad.

I think losses will get less and less from here on end.

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Air losses Turn 16

Well at least the Air force is doing well with minimal losses this week, cant complain about these figures.

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OB Turn 16

Still have comfortable margin here also, but got a lot of damage AFV's, worrying signs of things to come.

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you've done well on the Soviet numbers, both what it has to hand and the losses inflicted

should minimise the impact of the winter, it'll take them to Jan to bring that 500k into real action so you should get over the worst with a manpower advantage?