The RED Fires of Hell (HLYA as Soviets VS Unknown German)

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Turn 3

Beginning of Turn Air Losses

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Turn 3

BoT (Beginning of Turn) Truck situation

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Turn 3

BoT OOB


preservation of force by walking east

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Turn 3

BoT Leader Action

Nothing serious .

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Turn 3

Air Phase
Air Directives


Not much happened in the Air during the German turn. I put up my fighters, only Mig-3's, Yaks, and Laggs in the air directives. I am still "very" partial to the Laggs by the way even though they get decimated. I always seem to get them pretty high in Experience where the other always "lag" behind (pun intended). I am shunning using any other fighters (other fighters as in not the newer models) in any way.

I am also shunning any use of any Level bomber and Tac bomber unless escorted by at a minimum of 2 fighters groups to 1 bomber group when set up. At the moment I have "no" level bomber on the map. I have some TAC bombers (only IL2's and no other TAC bomber will be used).

Any fighter group with a 60exp or less I put on "normal" replacements, 61-62 I put on "pri", and 63+ I put on "trained". This will change from turn to turn and I will change their replacement type respectively. Please note that the majority, if not almost all planes are on "restricted" to get no replacements at all.

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FUTURE VIEW not current turn

A Vision of the future and you can see the bloody outcome of my efforts.


This is from Turn 8 and just a glimpse into the future of my musing from the last forum post of mine. I am giving the Germans nothing but Soviet Fighters to fight. The Soviet Fighters either get a kill or die. The Germans are not getting easy kills on Soviets Level bombers and not gaining super fast Exp and Morale making them super men in the Air. The Germans have to earn it, at least that is my anticipated expectation Here is the glimpse of the air losses and is again 5 turns into the future. This game has closed TB's. Will the Germans be able to keep up with these losses? With open TB's they can. In closed TB's it will be interesting to see. Can I, as the Soviets, keep the slaughter up with my replacement rate? Time will tell.

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Best Mig Exp

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Best Yak Exp - This one shot up like made this turn and overtook 1st place. This is a beginning of turn picture

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Best Lagg Exp - Of course I have to eat my words since the LAGG is lagging behind now, lol

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Of course the experience of these groups will go up and down with the replacements

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Opponent went on Holiday last week and will be back middle to end of this week. I will be gone Friday and Saturday so no updates until next week it looks like as I have been busy during my opponents "Holiday". Nothing to see in this AAR anyway.

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The turns have started to flow again with Germany having turn 11 at the moment. Will try and write some dribble for some good bed time sleep medicine.

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Glad this is still on! Looking forward to future updates.

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Turn 3

End of Turn (EoT)

Here is my disposition at the end of turn 3 on the map for my units. Nothing thought out long and hard, no stacking of Soviet units to maximize defense value, no TOE manipulation(which I have done from WITE1 to present but not in this game), just plain old throw units all over the place with minor defense thinking. Granted I am putting my armor and mech towards their rear where able to not give out trucks but I just throw units around. I am just playing the retreat game in 41 to a specific point on the map. Not real exciting nor engaging but when the Germans sneeze the Soviets take mass casualties. So the farther I stay away from those sneezes the better


North

Forgot about the rgmt . Oh well it gets blown up in a later turn anyway from Naval Interdiction.

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Close up of North road

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Close up of Pskov Area

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Glad this is still on! Looking forward to future updates.

Ya, I don't plan on going anywhere. As long as my opponent wants to play I am playing. I finished my last turn in 2 hours and forgot to send the darn turn. Sheesh I am an idiot. I did send it a day and half later, LOL.

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Now I am afraid of two things.

One not sending my turns after finishing in WITE2 and......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0Mkrv340y8

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Turn 3

VL & Center EoT

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Nothing spectacular and can be pretty detrimental if Germans want to punish this type of defense

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Turn 3

Bryansk End of Turn


More attacking to the East

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Turn 3

Gomel End of Turn


Yet more attacking to the East by the Soviets.

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Turn 3 End of Turn

Kiev

Well, they were ordered to the East. But they sat on their butts here. Will see what happens next turn

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Turn 3

Odessa EoT


Pretty much give up Odessa for free and attack to the east again. Getting pretty good at this. PLUS it makes my turns quicker and everyone "loves" quick turns, right?......

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Turn 4
(was finished on 6/24/23 and finally getting around to writing about it when I said I would try and do real time! Boy I sux at this whole ordeal)


Events!!!

Well, not doing a darn thing in the TB's(They are closed too). I am not sending any extra units to ground or Air, whatever the game calls for is what will happen. So for me this is just a photo shoot for a snapshot in my AAR so I can complain about what the game does for me. I.E. like this turn

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Turn 4

Weather!!!!!


You can do your own interpretation of the weather. Just another SS for me (and I don't mean a German Division)

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Turn 4

Land Losses BoT (Beginning of Turn)

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