Workshop for the new guys - Directive 21 (D21)

[larryfulkerson]

I'm having a bit of a bother at the last bridge before Odessa as the Soviets are being stubborn. We're in serious
negotiations but the talks seem to be going nowhere. Pushing and shoving have been reported and there's been talk
of brandishing firearms. A pre-emptive attack seems necessary.

[larryfulkerson]

Everything seems to be running on schedule and under budget. The most trouble is in the Marshes where it's
difficult to get a surround on the target. But progress is being made. I'm about 2/3 the way through the
Marshes and then into the better terrain.

[larryfulkerson]

Out of all the attacks that I've scheduled there's only one that I find questionable now. None need be postponed I
don't think but I do need to look into the situation of that low AR one.

[larryfulkerson]

Here's the north front lines so far. I'm thinking of stopping the advance north right where they are now because I want
to persue the push to the east above all else.

[larryfulkerson]

Here's the front lines in T8 before I've moved anybody. I've got a Soviet unit behind my lines. He spawned there
during the Soviet turn. This is why it's important to convert the hexes in your backfield.

[larryfulkerson]

This being a new turn and everything I wanted to check the deployment of the aircraft to move the intercepters up to the
front lines so they can reach far out into the Soviet backfield and move the CS bombers so they cover as much of the
front lines as possible and move the fighters up to the front lines with a couple of squadrons back by the bombers in
case Elmer tries an airfield strike.

[larryfulkerson]

If I station one of my bombers right up on the front lines, well adjacent to the front lines, then the range arc will
cover Moscow for the first time in the game so far. That means that I can start pounding whatever high-value units are
parked there: arty and HQ's. Force Elmer to park some fighters near Moscow for the duration.

[larryfulkerson]

Here's the location and condition of all the aircraft squadrons and there's something wrong with the listing; can you
see what it is? They are almost all green......I'm not pushing them hard enough. So I made sure to move all the
fighters up to the front of the front lines and put them on three-dots and moved the INT missions up to the front and
put them on two-dots and moved the CS bombers to a central location so they overlapped the front lines pretty well and
set them on two-dots. Losses will be a tad bit higher but Soviet losses will multiply. That's the theory.

[larryfulkerson]

I've decided to adopt a "Moscow First" strategy whereby I'm going to just drive straight east and try to take down
Moscow before I do anything else. So I don't envision driving up to the top of the peninsula and trying to force
my way through the bottleneck and so on. I'll just defend along the river and sit this war out if possible. I'm
thinking of trying to turn this section of the front lines into a quiet sector where the tired units can come to
rest. And still get that $65 a month combat pay.

[larryfulkerson]

We've got a bad case of "victory disease" here. I'm driving my units into very low supply areas and I shouldn't. They
won't be able to go very far and then they will be stuck. This doesn't make sense but the Soviets are so disorganized
and sparse in places it just seems a waste to have units sitting around in their 80% supply and not attacking with them.
So they are launched on their way and supply is an afterthought. This can't be a good thing. Let's see what happens.

[larryfulkerson]

I got to looking at the units to see if any are anomolous and found this situation in the 7th Panzer Division. There's
a unit that I might get depending on an event. So I guess right off the top of my head, I need to go find it's entry
point and look around to see if there's a way I can influence that event. Like taking a certain location or something.
I'll let you know what it was as soon as I find out myself.

[larryfulkerson]

I think Liepzig is a German town and I have no clue what the event trigger is to get an extra unit to appear there.
Maybe I have to be loosing or something. Like that's going to happen.

[TPOO]

ORIGINAL: larryfulkerson

I got to looking at the units to see if any are anomolous and found this situation in the 7th Panzer Division. There's
a unit that I might get depending on an event. So I guess right off the top of my head, I need to go find it's entry
point and look around to see if there's a way I can influence that event. Like taking a certain location or something.
I'll let you know what it was as soon as I find out myself.

Hi Larry
You get that unit in 1943 when you withdraw the 1941 Panzer Division and receive the 1943 Panzer Division with the new tanks. It is a theater option that will appear.

[larryfulkerson]

Hi Larry
You get that unit in 1943 when you withdraw the 1941 Panzer Division and receive the 1943 Panzer Division with the new tanks. It is a theater option that will appear.

Hey there Ricki dude. Thanks for the info....I'll quit worrying now. Good to know.

I found a time-line of the war in Europe but I have't found the comings and goings of the various divisions yet. I'll
just trust you guys and your work. Better than I would have done I'm sure.

I love your scenario. It's almost my favorite, with a close second: D21. My first love is the Pacific At War cenario.
Hey Thomas Harvey just released the PO versions of several of his scenarios......now we can play with the ships and
spotter planes and DD's and stuff. WITP-AE players might find it interesting especially.

But when I'm not playing PAW I'm doing my best in D21. I got to turn 63 one time before beta team duties interrupted.

I really like to do this workshop for the guys. I wish I had a workshop to look at when I was learning.

Anyway, thanks for your hard work and patience and dilligence. Especially your Dilligence.

[larryfulkerson]

Here's the area in the NW corner of the front lines. It's between Riga and Pskov. I'm wondering what would happen if I
skip going to Leningrad and just move on Moscow first. I think I'll try that.

[larryfulkerson]

I'm starting to push units across the Dneper river into Soviet territory. Resistance is light so far.

[larryfulkerson]

It's looking like the Soviets have turned the Kiev area into a fortres with lots of unit and a defensive river to hide
behind. It's going to take a small tactical nuclear weapon to clear all that out.

[larryfulkerson]

And way down in the SW corner of the front lines I've finally gotten across the Dneiper River and I'm on the same side as
Odessa and the siege can begin. I'm moving a lot of arty to near Odessa to help pound the defenders into quitting.

[larryfulkerson]

Here's the Leningrad area right now. As you can see there's a lot of Finns that aren't active yet. I hope they are soon.
I need to start shooting and pushing and shoving.

[larryfulkerson]

I just launched a strike on the Russian BB sitting near Leningrad and my Stuka's went in almost unescorted, no escort
except for the Finns, and took heavy losses and so I naturally, wondered how we're doing on Stuka's and I see where
I'm making 12 each turn but have only 11 on hand. That means I'm getting them shot down faster than I'm building them.
Slightly faster. So I need to go easy on the Stuka's for a while until I get a lot more on hand.