Taking back Mother Russia: 1917-1920 (Completed, Won)

[Rysyonok]

Ukraine (December 16, 1919):

This is a major who-knows-what. Ukrainians have taken some White land. Reds devoured some Ukrainian holdings. Greens are gaining and losing all over. And just Anarchists are content sitting still.

[Rysyonok]

1919, Late December:

Green uprising in the Volga area has been put down.

Stalin's Red stack is uprooted in Saratov region, and forced to retreat to Balakovo - the last of the 5 towns in that area that communists still control.

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1920, Early January:

Semenov's cossacks take Arzamas, wiping out its untrained defenders.

I am starting to run very low on supply trains due to depot construction despite constant additions of British aid and successful captures from Reds and Greens.

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Arzamas - Saransk front (January 16, 1920):

My plan here is to hold ground for a little while and rebuild my supply lines. Soon my Volga army would be able to turn north - I am not pushing down to Astrakhan - and Moscow offensive can begin.

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1920, Late January - Early February:

Siberian troops are organizing around the Arzamas - Cheboksary line, rallying together armored trains, infantry. Semenov falls back for recovery.

Savelev's corps is sent northward from Volga; however once it crosses Saransk on its way to Arzamas, it comes under constant Red barrage. It truly seems that communist forces are rebuilding quite quickly: I just spotted two brand new divisions coming my way with commanders that I did not recognize.

[Rysyonok]

Arzamas - Saransk front (February 16, 1920):

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1920, Late February:

It is starting to be all about Moscow: Siberia and Middle Asia are silent and subdued, Volga area is under control, and my Southern friends are still managing to contain the Green plague that they themselves have spawned through non-stop conscription and taxation.

Nizhnyi' Novgorod is taken.

Virtually every unit not busy with garrison duty is now in the Arzamas area - including Ural and Turkmen units.

[comte]

Cool AAR [8D]

[Rysyonok]

Thanks It's a truly addictive game.

[Rysyonok]

1920, March:

Siberian Liberation forces manage to converge on a massive Red stack at Murom and inflict heavy casualties to it. Unfortunately, my CO dies in the battle (even though the screen does not show it).

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Northern Ukraine (April 1, 1920):

I think it's safe to say that my Southern friends won't be coming to the Moscow party anytime soon...

[Rysyonok]

Elite Cossacks:

These are not ones you want to face on the battlefield if you can help it - they got a lot of target practice in the last year and a half.

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1920, Early April:

A couple of minor scuffles near Arzamas and Nizhnyi Novgorod - Reds are evading my troops, but not retreating - and their numbers are clearly growing.

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1920, Late April:

More scuffles at Yuzha, a small, previously nameless field west of Nizhnyi Novgorod. I decided to build a depot there - might as well, if Reds continue to fight tooth and nail for it.

[Rysyonok]

Upper Volga:

Almost as an afterthought, White gunboats are deployed along Upper Volga estuaries. They quickly chase away Red ships (courtesy of their poor morale much more so than superior odds) and (hopefully) cut off 2 Red divisions for the summer.

[Rysyonok]

DD Bespokoinyi:

As Siberian Whites did not have destroyers in their fleet, here's DD Bespokoinyi from the Southern Whites ranks to give a visual of what Red forces at Kostroma are looking at right about now

[Rysyonok]

1920, Early May:

Siberian forces deliver a crushing blow to Red armies by Saransk and Nizhnyi Novgorod; Vladimir falls to Komuch Kappel division. White gunboats on Volga are assaulted in several skirmishes, one is reported lost.

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Moscow front (May 16, 1920):

Volga Army is now free to move, and Red forces by Semenov are so weak, I can leave a corps behind and march on. I may even attempt an armored train raid of Moscow.

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1920, Late May:

Red stack west of Nizhnyi Novgorod is destroyed, but the raid on Moscow is a mixed blessing. While it helped my morale, it did hurt to lose every single armored train I had left - that's the price of pride, I suppose.

Communist destroyers arrive south from Petrograd, dislodging mine. I may have to invest in shore batteries.

[Rysyonok]

Production queue:

Since I just discovered the building button, my production has been slow: there is only a single light infantry regiment that's already been deployed in addition to units shown.

Also, note the brutal cost of the Moscow raid - last turn I had nothing but white numbers for all the primary factions (i.e., little to no reinforcement required), save for French and Japanese - I am still unsure if they will be sticking around, so why bother?