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Turn 73, 3/1/42 AGS

The AGS sector has been relatively quiet during the whole winter. The focus of the coming summer will be on the sector of AGS. We are now planning two operations for the coming weeks. We are going to attack on both flanks. Our objective is to capture good starting positions for our summer campaign. We have to move quickly before snow melts and spring rasputitsa begins.

48th Panzer Korps is going to attack east from Kursk. The objective is important railroad junction at Kastornoye. 2nd Hungarian Army and Italian Exp Force are going to guard flanks of this operation.

On the southern flank we are going to capture Donets River bridges at Izium and Krasny Liman. Near the Sea of Azov we are going to advance to the Mius River and capture Matveev Kurgan.

Turn 73, 3/1/42 AGN

The frontline has remained static during the winter. There have been heavy battles on the northern flank near Volkhov. The enemy has suffered severe losses.

We have no plans to advance any further during the next campaign season.

Turn 73, 3/1/42 AGC

We have two limited goals before spring rasputiza.

We are going to advance to the east side of Moscow. We are not going to attack the city. The goal is to gain good positions for the future envelopment of the Moscow Front.

The second objective of the AGC is Tula.

AGS is going to attack near the border of army groups.

Turn 75, 3/8/42 AGC

Tula is captured! It took us five weeks to advance 50 km from Aleksin to Tula. Now it is time to straighten the frontline and secure Tula – Moscow railroad. Our troops are exhausted in this sector.

Meanwhile 3rd Panzer Armee is pushing towards Moscow. The enemy troops south of Moscow are no match to our panzers.

Turn 75, 3/8/42 AGS

Kursk

Our offensive has been going on for a week now. 48th Panzer Korps has advanced 70 km towards Kastornoye. 2nd Hungarian Army is guarding the north flank. Italian divisions are on the south flank.

Supply situation is good. Railhead is at Kursk.

Turn 75, 3/8/42 AGS

Stalino

9th Panzer Division captured Izium and a bridge over Donets River.

On the south flank we captured Gorlovka. Rumanians are advancing towards Mius River.

Supply situation is not very good. Railheads are a little too far. Let’s see how far we can advance.

Situation on 3/8/42 after 75 turns.

The weather is now warmer. Our supply and rail repair rate have improved.

Our tank production increases a lot. New Panzer types are arriving to the front:
Pz-IVF2, 14 per turn
StuG-III 42, 22 per turn

Losses in the first 75 turns: (last 5 turns in parenthesis)

49414 (+3604) Heavy Rifle Squads [repl 2155]
5777 (+477) Rifle Squad – Rum [repl 280]
1020 (+234) Rifle Squad – Hun [repl 155]
4656 (+358) Rifle Squad – Fin [repl 125]
459 (+84) Rifle Squad – Ita [repl 90]
7278 (+578) Engineer Squads [repl 225]
1318 (+147) Panzers (all types) [repl 290]
1900 (+123) Fighters (all types) [repl 135]
250 (+15) Stukas & Hs-129 [repl 75]
2135 (+178) Bombers (all types) [repl 105]

Railroads are on the map in cyan.

Turn 76, 3/11/42 AGC

We are in the suburbs of Moscow! The enemy line crumbles south of Moscow. Streets are full of retreating artillery. 205th ID is only 10 km from the Kremlin. STAVKA OMSBON special forces guard the city center.

Turn 76, 3/11/42 AGS

Kursk

Everything goes as planned. We have almost achieved our objectives.

Turn 76, 3/11/42 AGS

Stalino sector

The enemy makes some heavy counterattacks. SS Wiking Division suffered over 50% losses at Gorlovka. The town was lost.

Rumanian 1st Armored Division captured Matveev Kurgan.

Supply situation is too bad to continue much further. Artillery is out of rounds. The offensive began too soon, we should have waited few more weeks.

Very impressive, like your AAR a lot! You are for sure an experienced WitE-player.
Could you comment about a comparison to WitE?
I thought it was sometimes a lot of micromanagement there already, but in this game with regimental and battalion level??? You seem to handle it quite efficiently.[:)]

Turn 77, 3/15/42 AGC

3rd Panzer Armee is pushing forward, we now control the southern half of Moscow. There is a complete chaos in the streets of Moscow. The enemy has no more infantry units on the frontline. We are fighting against remnants of artillery, engineer and HQ units.

Turn 77, 3/15/42 AGS

Kursk sector

43rd Korps joins the offensive on our north flank. We would like to reach the green line before rasputitsa. Kastornoye and Stary Oskol are still in enemy hands.

Very impressive, like your AAR a lot! You are for sure an experienced WitE-player.
Could you comment about a comparison to WitE?
I thought it was sometimes a lot of micromanagement there already, but in this game with regimental and battalion level??? You seem to handle it quite efficiently.

I have played WitE, but I'm not very experienced. I think WitE is a little too much micromanagement for me. What I like in WitE is OOB and commanders. I didn't like how the game portrays the first winter. Suddenly your well fortified units were like a paper dolls in front of superhuman russians.

Directive 21 is mainly divisional level game. First turns of the game are the most time consuming. Then the game speeds up.

East front games I can recommend are Decisive Campaigns: Barbarossa and Decisive Campaigns: Case Blue.

Turn 78, 3/18/42 AGC

The final assault to Kremlin. 1st PzD, SS Polizei, 205th ID and 83rd ID are assaulting. By the end of the day the heart of Soviet Union is in our hands.

ORIGINAL: Jukipo
I have played WitE, but I'm not very experienced. I think WitE is a little too much micromanagement for me. What I like in WitE is OOB and commanders. I didn't like how the game portrays the first winter. Suddenly your well fortified units were like a paper dolls in front of superhuman russians.

Directive 21 is mainly divisional level game. First turns of the game are the most time consuming. Then the game speeds up.

East front games I can recommend are Decisive Campaigns: Barbarossa and Decisive Campaigns: Case Blue.

Thank you!

Troops of the 1st Panzer Division near Kremlin. Sweet victory after the hard winter. Are we going home by spring?

!

Turn 79, 3/22/42 AGC

Most of the Moscow is now in our hands. During the last few days we have captured some ground east of Moscow. Snow is melting and rasputitsa begins soon. It’s not possible now to surround the enemy units NW of Moscow.

Frontline is stabilizing near Tula.

Turn 79, 3/22/42 AGS

Kursk

We have identified 7 enemy Tank Corps operating in this sector. The enemy has been attacking against our northern flank.

Our offensive is now over. We are digging in and waiting for rasputitsa.