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RE: Drive To The Carcasses - A 41 Campaign
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2022 7:24 pm
by tm1
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.

RE: Drive To The Carcasses - A 41 Campaign
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2022 7:25 pm
by tm1
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.

RE: Drive To The Carcasses - A 41 Campaign
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2022 7:25 pm
by tm1
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.

RE: Drive To The Carcasses - A 41 Campaign
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2022 7:25 pm
by tm1
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.

RE: Drive To The Carcasses - A 41 Campaign
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2022 7:26 pm
by tm1
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.

RE: Drive To The Carcasses - A 41 Campaign
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2022 9:58 pm
by tm1
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.

RE: Drive To The Carcasses - A 41 Campaign
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2022 9:59 pm
by tm1
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.

RE: Drive To The Carcasses - A 41 Campaign
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2022 9:59 pm
by tm1
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.

RE: Drive To The Carcasses - A 41 Campaign
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2022 9:59 pm
by tm1
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.

RE: Drive To The Carcasses - A 41 Campaign
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2022 9:59 pm
by tm1
Losses Turn 15
Still raking in the POW's lets see what happens when the weather really hits.
Almost to the 3 million mark.

RE: Drive To The Carcasses - A 41 Campaign
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2022 9:59 pm
by tm1
Air Losses Turn 15
This was a good week I lost almost no planes and Soviets got smashed.

RE: Drive To The Carcasses - A 41 Campaign
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2022 9:59 pm
by tm1
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.

RE: Drive To The Carcasses - A 41 Campaign
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2022 10:23 pm
by tm1
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.

RE: Drive To The Carcasses - A 41 Campaign
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2022 10:23 pm
by tm1
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.

RE: Drive To The Carcasses - A 41 Campaign
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2022 10:23 pm
by tm1
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

RE: Drive To The Carcasses - A 41 Campaign
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2022 10:23 pm
by tm1
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.

RE: Drive To The Carcasses - A 41 Campaign
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2022 10:23 pm
by tm1
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.

RE: Drive To The Carcasses - A 41 Campaign
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2022 10:24 pm
by tm1
Air losses Turn 16
Well at least the Air force is doing well with minimal losses this week, cant complain about these figures.

RE: Drive To The Carcasses - A 41 Campaign
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2022 10:24 pm
by tm1
OB Turn 16
Still have comfortable margin here also, but got a lot of damage AFV's, worrying signs of things to come.

RE: Drive To The Carcasses - A 41 Campaign
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2022 11:38 pm
by loki100
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?