BrianG v JoeLweis

[BrianG]

My game versus Joe: one of my latest short games.

Turn 1

My attack on Brest

Middle wide open.

[BrianG]

My standard middle open when playing the Germans.

[BrianG]

and the north close, Russians will open this pocket. my bad.

[BrianG]

never perfection down here.

[BrianG]

You all know this is the favorite chart of turn 1!

I've substantially improved my turn 1 air kill rate. Learned to progress a few airbases and then air move forward unused dive bombers and fighters.

[BrianG]

all divisions holding hands as they advance apace.

Russian retreat seems orderly

[BrianG]

Middle steady forward.

[BrianG]

Lewis does a good job placing strong tanks divisions and Mot inf divisions to slow push.

They may get bypassed, but the positions will hinder movement until they surrender.

[BrianG]

I think Lewis broke my turn 1 cut off his west troops.

I thus push forward and reseal the pocket

[BrianG]

Make for Velikie

and just barely get past river near Pzkov

[BrianG]

Minsk

Push past the 2 rivers east of Minsk. Nothing far advanced.

you can see 2 of my rr repair units in upper left area

[BrianG]

push to Zhitomar, cut swamp rr crossing,

and trap 1 nice tank div.

[BrianG]

purple troops head south to Odessa. Mop up in the mountains.

[BrianG]

Odessa will be a 3 division siege.

I cross river to the east expecting that will cause full retreat

[BrianG]

Approach to Kiev. Another solid tank division trapped. river line does not seem fully fortified.

[BrianG]

road to Smolensk does not progress far. Believe tanks were low on fuel. Move up infantry.

depending upon supply, we will see how far we go next turn.

[BrianG]

Russian fail to retreat and i push just past Pskov but supply will have caught up .

Also push thru 1 line heading to Velikie. Russians should retreat.