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Let's see what I can do in the summer of 1942
Stalingrad? I also have some mountain units near Rostov, which can come in handy to assist in an assault on the Caucasus

A drive to Saratov and the Wolga seems possible

Leningrad perhaps? But there seem to be strong defenses and the Fins have been pushed back from their stop line

The Operation Blau TO appeared on turn 91, but I'm gonna wait a few turns before initiating it.
Turn 92 now and the mud subsided. I'm gonna shore up some sectors and move reinforcements in. I'm still not sure where I'm gonna attack. Recon shows the Soviet line in front of Saratov to be well manned... Near Stalingrad that's not the case.
I've always been fascinated by the Caucasus campaign, currently reading Tieke's book about it...
The 7th FsJ Division hasn't been used so far... It's been inactive on an airfield near Constanta-Rumania... They can be dropped in the Crimea, while I break through Rostov and seal off the Taman peninsula...
Waddayathink guys, shall I risk it?

Proposal for a Rostov operation

T92 - 6 May 1942
I'll be getting lots of reinforcements on T93 and will then apply the Operation Blau TO...
But in the meantime... Forza Italia!!!
The Italians are pre-empting towards Stalingrad... The Soviet lines there are flimsy thin

Turn 93 - 10 May 1942
Here's the inventory update... Almost as many tanks as in June '41, less aircraft but that's something I'll have to live with

Some screenies from the beginning of turn 93 now...
In the North I'm making moves towards Novgorod, while a soft Soviet push dented my northern line

A Soviet breakthrough in the central sector has to be taken care of

Bridgeheads across the Don.

T 95 - 17 May 1942

During the last turn Rostov has been captured and the Don was crossed at several places.
Am advancing on Stalingrad but encountering increased rezistance.

The conquest of the Crimea began last turn with a paradrop by the 7th Fallschirmjager Division (ahistorical - they shouldn't be included imho)
Here's a shot of the current turn -before combat. The Rumanians which kept the peninsula sealed off since the beginning of the campaign were joined by the Grossdeutschland division which is racing towards the east. Soviet defenders were cut off near Dzhankoy

Beginning turn 96 sees Rumanians and Germans advancing down the Kuban steppes. Tikhoretsk and Proletarskaya were reached according to plan.
The remaining Soviet units will get mopped up soon. Further to the northeast I'll have to advance more to the Wolga in order to support the effort towards Stalingrad...

Let's see how the front changed since the end of the spring mud.
Here's the movie of turns 91 to 95... Southern offensive and advance beyond Novgorod are the most remarkable achievements so far...! But I must say that the Soviets have become a lot more potent now. In other sectors I have to keep watchful for breakthroughs and plug holes fast.

The animation from turns 97 to 101... the advance in the Kuban continues... Grossdeutschland was ferried across the Kerch Strait

it#s a bit too easz ins#t it? Hell I couln#t even wait until the spring mud 42 came in the south, I had to attack. The Soviets need to have their replacemnets or reinforcements augmented late 41 (I#d say from T20-ish), or its' a walkover. Dont' know whatås with my apostrophes.

ORIGINAL: dicke bertha

it#s a bit too easz ins#t it? Hell I couln#t even wait until the spring mud 42 came in the south, I had to attack. The Soviets need to have their replacemnets or reinforcements augmented late 41 (I#d say from T20-ish), or its' a walkover. Dont' know whatås with my apostrophes.

db; Looks like your using some sort of european setting for your keyboard.....

ORIGINAL: dicke bertha

it#s a bit too easz ins#t it? Hell I couln#t even wait until the spring mud 42 came in the south, I had to attack. The Soviets need to have their replacemnets or reinforcements augmented late 41 (I#d say from T20-ish), or its' a walkover. Dont' know whatås with my apostrophes.

The Axis shock figures could use some adjusting
Winter 41-42 : down to 90
Blau and Zitadel : 110 instead of 120

Turn 105

Making good progress towards the Caucasus, although Novorosiysk and Maikop haven't been taken yet... am on Stalingrad's doorstep

T105

The Soviets meanwhile are countering... like here in the Moscow region. Note that I don't have much defense in depth

T105

At the extreme east of the German progress a serious Soviet effort is being carried out... Let's call it the Rtischevo offensive