Thunder in the East - GC41 NEE K62 (A) vs AtAtack (S)

[K62_]

Rendulic keeps driving through the open flank and secures Rybinsk along with a couple of other bridgeheads across the upper Volga. Yaroslavl suddenly looks within reach.

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[K62_]

In the Moscow area all action is on the flanks. Hoth keeps pushing in the western flank and secures a 5 divisions pocket including N. Moscow. Guderian works hard to encircle 5 cavalry divisions on the eastern flank. Hopefully it's secure - you never know with Soviet cavalry.

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[K62_]

Model gets promoted for taking Moscow.

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[K62_]

Tambov looks within reach too.

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[K62_]

The Voronezh pocket gets secured.

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[K62_]

The opposition in the Rostov area looks light. Despite the late season and General Staff misgivings about logistics, Hitler orders the immediate implementation of Fall Blau. Kleist's PG1 will need to split its effort into two divergent directions: Operation Fischreiher towards Stalingrad and Operation Edelweiss towards the Caucasus.

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[K62_]

Operation Fischreiher gets to a good start with a bridgehead secured across the Don only 70 miles from Stalingrad.

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[K62_]

Operation Edelweiss starts with a bit of a hiccup in the form of a failed assault on Azov. But the panzers are routed around this obstacle and still manage to cover about half of the remaining distance to Krasnodar.

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[K62_]

Deep behind AGS lines. Zaporozhye finally surrenders to von Kortzfleisch.

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[K62_]

The Perekop pocket is reduced and the Romanian tank division rushes to within 20 miles of Sevastopol.

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[K62_]

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[tm1]

In the Moscow area all action is on the flanks. Hoth keeps pushing in the western flank and secures a 5 divisions pocket including N. Moscow. Guderian works hard to encircle 5 cavalry divisions on the eastern flank. Hopefully it's secure - you never know with Soviet cavalry.

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Very well done, the speed of the advance across the entire front line is spectacular

[K62_]

Very well done, the speed of the advance across the entire front line is spectacular

Thanks, I wish it was a little further at Leningrad but overall I can't complain.

[K62_]

Looks like a break in the rain at Leningrad next turn.

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[K62_]

The Soviets give up another hex and I take it. Hopefully the clear weather next turn will allow for some better progress.

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[K62_]

The Soviet forces fell back from Moscow to avoid the threat of encirclement and also to protect Yaroslavl. Hoth is very busy defending and enlarging the Volga bridgeheads and can't advance much towards Yaroslavl this turn. However a motorized regiment finds the way open on the other side of the Rybinsk Reservoir and captures Cherepovets. This is a very important location.

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[K62_]

Model captures the last hex in Moscow.

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[K62_]

All the cavalry pockets held and are mostly reduced by 4th army. Guderian clears some light opposition and makes a good advance towards Gorky.

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[K62_]

Tambov is found undefended. 2nd army begins to advance towards Saratov with support from one of Guderian's motorized korps.

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[K62_]

Operation Fischreiher proceeds according to plan and makes contact at Stalingrad after clearing the cavalry screen out of the way.

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