Frozen frogs! Stef78 (axis) Stelteck (Russia) - Stelteck welcome

[Stelteck]

ORIGINAL: Crackaces
I might say that the Matilda II was heavily armored but sported a 2 lb main gun. When I think of "heavy tanks" I think bigger guns too -- 76mm and greater ..
Thus maybe the compromise of medium [8D]

Maybe, but i heard that KV-1 have around the same firepower as a T-34 (while being a pain to move.... [:D]
).

[Dinglir]

Stelteck, a question: When looking at your logistics report - how many T-60's and T-70's do your divisions still want for?

[Stelteck]

ORIGINAL: Dinglir

Stelteck, a question: When looking at your logistics report - how many T-60's and T-70's do your divisions still want for?

Not much, less than 200, but these tanks are supposed to replace all others light tanks, so the logistic report do not show it, but i'am still upgrading each turn old tank to T-60 and at the same time some T-60 to T-70.

I'am trying to handle the commander report to show me how many light tanks i have with mitigated success.

In june 1942 I have something like deployed in my units :
1500 T-60.
700 T-70.
400 M3 Stuart.
But still :
400 BT-7.
250 T-26.

So i need 2000/2500 T-70.

In july 1942 i have a TOE "upgrade" that remove heavy tanks from my tanks units and add 50% more light and medium tanks.

[STEF78]

An overview of the front early May 1942.

My mobile units aren't well dispatched on the front line. I'm too strong near Moscow and the only other mobile force is in the donets bend.

It will change as soon as Moscow is taken.

[STEF78]

Turn 47, 7th may 1942

Time for action!

Moscow
The ennemy capital has Fallen! Maybe I should have used less strength to take the city... but I really wanted it!



Center
Grinding is on.



South
Grinding on upper Donets where russians are weak and hammering east of Rostov where resistance is strong



And a view of air losses



And ground losses

[STEF78]

Turn 48, 14th may 1942

Russian army is very strong from Rostov to Vorochilovgrad and my motorized spearheads have to retreat. Lot's of Cav corps are in this area.

Mud prevents more advance.

[STEF78]

Turn 49, 21 may 1942

2nd week of clear weather.

I decide to threaten the russian bulge created west of Tula during the blizzard. I hit southeast of Tula with the equivalent of a full Pzk



In the South, interesting moves!
- Boguchar is taken
- the Don seems without any protection
- a pocket is created.

Very strong resistance east of Rostov.

[Stelteck]

Fear my new secret weapon !!!

[STEF78]

Turn 50, 28th may 1942

Mud, so less action. All the tactical bombings result from russian moves. Maybe Stavka is worried with this offensive... [:D]



In the South Stelteck managed to reopen the Pocket (I forgot tyo take the picture before my moves)... and I proved to be unable to reseal it.

[STEF78]

Turn 51, 4th june 1942

Mud ...

Situation in the South before my moves



The Pocket won't be reopened and I have 2 Pzk with full MP's



In the center, we are waiting for dry weather

[STEF78]

Turn 52, 11th june 1942

Clear weather, before my moves... Stelteck cautiously gives some ground near Tula



In the South, encircled russian units are abandoned to their fate. rifle brigades will act as rearguard.



And both OOB before the bloodbath



First, east of Moscow, the reds are sent back to their departure line.



And after my moves:
- in the center I decide to drive full east
- near Boguchar, the Don line is broken and a Pocket created. Never underestimate 2 Pzk with 50MP's! I mopped up some russian airfields. more than 900 airccrafts destroyed.
- I pocket the reargauard in the Don bend
- Near Rostov, I want to break the lower Don line, take Rostov and activate Army group A and B
- and the OOB after my moves. Heavy losses!

[Stelteck]

A turn of very heavy fighting. Fortunately the weather forecast was mud.

I'am learning a lot with this game. I'am becoming especially very fond of rifles brigades. They are completely expandable (divisions are not).
They are also slipery and move more easily than divisions around ennemy zone of control.
They can stay in contact with ennemy.

[BrianG]

nice mud set up.

Poor Russians need to run. And this is from the general who usually fights forward.

[charlie0311]

run and run, see Bon Jovi "Little Runaway" utube.

Most excellent rifle x's, build many more, let them train, they LOVE it. Soon enough (winter 43) they join their big brother rifle xx's to become that mightiest of the mighty. The all powerful gd rifle xxx. Stef will die in the Riechstagg (sp) yet again.

[STEF78]

Turn 53, 18th june 1942

Mud! But forecast for next week is clear weather and... the russians seem worried about the crossing of the Don.

They decide to trade ground against time... but they have less ground to trade than last year

[STEF78]

And a view of the evolution of the OOB and the losses

Both armies are ready for the summer campaign

[Stelteck]

If everyone fight like my tank brigades, i have no fear.

[STEF78]

Turn 54, 25th june 1942

This turn is one of the most important of the game. It will have conséquences over at least the first part of the summer campaign... and I'm perfectly aware that time isn't on my side.

So let's have a look at the map before my moves. at the moment, I have several options open:
- creation of a buffer in front of Moscow
- hammer the Tambov/Penza line
- run to the Volga and Saratov
- all in to take Stalingrad
- why not trying Baku?
- isolation and capture of Crimea

I decide to fight for 2 goals:
- The Saratov/Stalingrad area. It will let me decide after if I move to the north or the South.
- Grozny and the caspian sea and maybe Baku... because of the weakness of the Manych area



and after my moves. the russian frontline is badly hurt and Stelteck will have to move out of the Don bend...



the OOB

[Stelteck]

Very clear and easy to read AAR.

The southern front at STalingrad, the crimean front and the Transcaucasus front in the caucasus and the voronev front at saratov will soon have a lot of fun.

Zukov was appointed the new commander of the southern front by the way.

[chaos45]

going to be interesting as 3 separate spear points by the Germans....the Soviets should have the strength to defeat at least one in detail depending on where cav/tanks are concentrated. Seen alot of German players attempt these types of dispersed operations in 1942 and I think a big hit by all the armor in one place is usually the Best as it allows the German play to punish soviet counterattack forces with encirclement...with 3 punches will be very hard for the Germans to do this.