Detailed combat reporting

[Hard Sarge]

here will be some shots of the South area

shown a shot of the line getting set up, now for what the Ge is doing

[Hard Sarge]

just in case, there are counter attacks going, trying to keep the line soild, so these are shots when the turn starts

[Hard Sarge]

I have had to start my northern shoulder off, trying to take some pressure off the south, got over two months to go, before the Stalingrad off was suppost to kick off

[Hard Sarge]

for what it is worth, that was a pretty strong line

very close to having to set up a blocking postion in the deep south and pull the troops back to help (I just need a blocking force)

[Hard Sarge]

here is a over all shot of the map at the end of 9-19

the Off vs the Hun is not going as well as I had hoped, they are Holding as are the Romy, the It will get there chance soon

[Hard Sarge]

finally making some ground in the deep south, which is why I don't want to pull back, but don't do me any good if the base gets cut off !

[Hard Sarge]

when you see that many RED units, you know a lot of fighting has been going on

here is an attack in the north, with Guns attached, pretty good looking battle !

of course, I lost (had more Armor and Inf Brigs in there then I thought)

[Hard Sarge]

so a new week, try that battle again

[Hard Sarge]

as you can see, last week, his defence was a 23, now it is 16, so while the attack didn't win, it did work on the dug in status and troops

the result, a cake walk, but mass attacks, take time and burn up MP, so two weeks to move forward one hex

[Hard Sarge]

I don't think we have showed much on air and movements

here is one way to move air between bases, click the air transfer button, then click on a airfield you want to move from, it will show what is on the base to the right, click on the units and it will get that highlight icon, then find the base you want to move to, and right click on that airfield, and the units will be moved

[Hard Sarge]

another way is to pull units out of reserve, open the airfield and you will see a high lightable line, assign, click on that, and it will take you to the reserves and you can pick what units are there to be assigned to the field (movement pretty much eats all of there movement points for the turn)

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hassle in the south, some of my units have been pinned, so, it is either pull all the way back and leave them behind, or just shorten the line a bit and keep them in the group, so, slowing my flanks are getting driven back onto themselfs, but I think I can pull out this week, and set a new line (all the good places are gone, so it is just building lines for time)

[Hard Sarge]

forgot the screen showing what was in reserve

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got a break though and am in the middle of a Russian Dream, I got my Cav and they are with in range of some of the LW Airfields (overrunning a field, got a chance to kill off the damaged/unmanned airplanes, the rest can fly away

I got I think it was 17, oddly, all of his recon was up front, got 12, only gotten 27 total for the battle so far !!!!

[Hard Sarge]

losses from the over runs

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oops, didn't see the D-1s at the bottom, so make that 13 of 39 so far

[Hard Sarge]

may not look like it, but Russian Air is doing decent !

[Hard Sarge]

trying to rush some new made Inf Divs to the front, hmmmm, one Div for got to bring troops with them, a full Div, with no Inf !!!!

(I got 3 of them)

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okay got to clean up the south some, just hope the GE is not able to chase too closely

[SGHunt]

Sarge

Fascinating insights and titbits - I am especially pleased to see the division with no riflemen!   I hope this isn't a glitch, but reflects the fact that the SMG squads are about to go into the local villages to 'recruit' the green riflemen straight off the collective farm!   I also assume that this will show up in their combat efficiency and morale!

I don't have the same sense in this thread of it being a coherent AAR, such as Jon's and Lee's, more of a showcase of features.   This is great in itself but it is also a shame because your campaign seems just as exciting, and it shows us the Russians against an agressive AI.    Watching the attacks and conterattacks is more enjoyable if you can follow a 'story', as it were.  

Please take this as encouragement not criticism.   I would love to have a greater sense of the overall strategic issues and developments as well as the great details you are sharing with us.

Thanks
Stuart