BrianG v Smokindave34 ( SMOKIN now allowed)

[BrianG]

How many victories does an Army need to become Guard Army? In the manual it says 75, but I vaguely remember 25 once in a patch somewhere. In my current game I have 11 Armies with 25+ victories and 3 with 30+. No Guards yet

Mine are not close but i think its 50

[M60A3TTS]

ORIGINAL: BrianG

How many victories does an Army need to become Guard Army? In the manual it says 75, but I vaguely remember 25 once in a patch somewhere. In my current game I have 11 Armies with 25+ victories and 3 with 30+. No Guards yet

Mine are not close but i think its 50

I got one at 47, but that is only for games where you play either mild blizzard or no Soviet +1. And it's not automatic, you just have to wait for the die roll.

[BrianG]

Victory, sent them back over the river.

Moscow saved at least 1 extra week.

[BrianG]

I have been getting good kills on German unescorted defensive bombers when I ground attack

[BrianG]

I still need space to get industry out of Tula.

I figure the armor here is 4 units and thus follow on attack not likely.

I put zoc pressure on river crossing

[BrianG]

end south

3 more clear turns to go

[BrianG]

end Tula

[BrianG]

end Moscow

He will get over river easy next turn.

I did not have strength to attack the cv46.

[HardLuckYetAgain]

ORIGINAL: TheLysander

Nice AAR. It's always satisfying beating back a panzer/mot division and even more so an SS division. Hold on comrade, the fascists will not take the city.

Too many darn Communist cheerleaders in WITE Where are all the German ones at? Or at least that is what it seems like to me.

[HardLuckYetAgain]

ORIGINAL: BrianG

I have been getting good kills on German unescorted defensive bombers when I ground attack

Yes, Daves Air settings are not correct

[HardLuckYetAgain]

ORIGINAL: BrianG

Victory, sent them back over the river.

Moscow saved at least 1 extra week.

Maybe a "pyrrhic victory"

The one hex doesn't give you a week imo. The 4 defense is easily moved & pretty much 100% routed out to be lost a few turns to recover. The attacks leave the Soviets more vulnerable and easier to retreat more so than the Germans on the next round(s) of attacks. It is a cycle the Soviets are destined to lose. Your one ally, time, is helping you though. But if I were the Germans I would continue to attack with infantry during the mud around Moscow which can be done pretty easy but I have seen few do it.

[TheLysander]

ORIGINAL: HardLuckYetAgain

ORIGINAL: TheLysander

Nice AAR. It's always satisfying beating back a panzer/mot division and even more so an SS division. Hold on comrade, the fascists will not take the city.

Too many darn Communist cheerleaders in WITE Where are all the German ones at? Or at least that is what it seems like to me.

I like the germans too, but i feel like in 41 the russians need the motivation. When we're in 43-44 thats when i say GO DEUTSCHLAND and repel the communist hordes. Its all a matter of persepective [:)]

[HardLuckYetAgain]

ORIGINAL: TheLysander

ORIGINAL: HardLuckYetAgain

ORIGINAL: TheLysander

Nice AAR. It's always satisfying beating back a panzer/mot division and even more so an SS division. Hold on comrade, the fascists will not take the city.

Too many darn Communist cheerleaders in WITE Where are all the German ones at? Or at least that is what it seems like to me.

I like the germans too, but i feel like in 41 the russians need the motivation. When we're in 43-44 thats when i say GO DEUTSCHLAND and repel the communist hordes. Its all a matter of persepective [:)]

Oh! Must be the British way of rooting for the "underdog" :-} Gotta love it

[ericv]

ORIGINAL: M60A3TTS

ORIGINAL: BrianG

How many victories does an Army need to become Guard Army? In the manual it says 75, but I vaguely remember 25 once in a patch somewhere. In my current game I have 11 Armies with 25+ victories and 3 with 30+. No Guards yet

Mine are not close but i think its 50

I got one at 47, but that is only for games where you play either mild blizzard or no Soviet +1. And it's not automatic, you just have to wait for the die roll.

Thanks.

It's mild blizzard in my game. Just reached 42 victories with the top army. Couple of more turns probably then

[ericv]

You probably already know this: if you evacuate the Mig3 factories, they will convert to Il-2 on 1-1-42.

I evacuated 20, and got 2 extra Il-2 factories. So evacuating 2 (1 of each batch) will probably be enough.

[BrianG]

You probably already know this: if you evacuate the Mig3 factories, they will convert to Il-2 on 1-1-42. I evacuated 20, and got 2 extra Il-2 factories. So evacuating 2 (1 of each batch) will probably be enough.

forward info

I got out all the migs. 1 each.

Thru beginning blizzard I have 206 industry, 339 armaments and I forgot vehicle. think I lost 7 vehicle at Moscow.

[BrianG]

first German crack at the Crimea

[BrianG]

South open

German go south but run into river line which slows down a potentially good attack

[BrianG]

Moscow is cut off. Limited supply will get through but the rr is fully cut.

7 vehicles production have been lost and I let that night dive bomber production get destroyed.

[BrianG]

In response the main german rr is cut.

unfortunately the line only ended 2 hexes further east.