Part 3 of FitE 5.0

[larryfulkerson]

Here's the moves for turns 29 and 30:
 

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Here's some Soviet losses so far ( before any combat in turn 30 ):
 

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The Soviet dude faces a situation north of Kiev where Axis forces have created more holes than can be plugged easily, so a fall-back to more defensible positions is needed.  The question is how far to fall back and how many units can make the move:
 

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The Soviet dude got another pair of partisans that the Axis will have to deal with near the Pripet marshes....and this pair will probably not be sanitized until after the cease fire that will start in turn 32:
 

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Here's some Axis losses so far ( before combat in turn 31 ) :
 

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Eleven Soviet divisions have counterattacked and pushed the 9th Panzer Division back to the river bank near Dneprodzerzhinsk:
 

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Just after the first combat round of turn 31, here's the front lines from Leningrad to Kiev as seen by the Axis:
 

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Here's the front lines from Kiev to Sevastopol just after the first combat round in turn 31 as seen by the Axis:
 

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Here's some Soviet losses so far ( before any combat in turn 31 ):
 

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The 156th Panzer Rgmt was pursuing some Soviet artillery and has gotten itself ahead of the Axis front lines and is now in jepardy of being isolated during the cease fire by Soviet counterattacks:



Here's the aftermath of the attack:

[larryfulkerson]

Here's some Axis losses so far ( before any combat in turn 32 ) :



Notice that the Axis is all out of Heavy Rifle Squads on hand. The offensive is over with. Now it's all defense all the way to 1945.

[larryfulkerson]

I'm thinking that the Finnish troops ( the white units on the map ) have to stop on the Finnish side of the border between Finnland and Russia ( such border depicted in green in the picture below ).  Does anybody know for sure ?
 

[larryfulkerson]

Also, I think the Finnish troops to the NorthEast of Salla need to be moved to the green line to be in accordance with the house rules reguarding Finnish troops:
 

[glvaca]

If the FitE/SE boardgame is anything to go by the Finish troops have no ristrictions up North. Only in the Leningrad area they cannot move to close to Leningrad city and cannot crosh the Svir river.

Best,
Glenn

[LLv34_Snefens]

The reference to the "old border" in the house rule is the pre-winterwar one. So the Finns at Salla are not violating the rule.
 
Up north the green line is correct.

[larryfulkerson]

Attacks by the Axis has saved the 156th Panzer Rgmt:
 

[larryfulkerson]

"If the FitE/SE boardgame is anything to go by the Finish troops have no ristrictions up North. Only in the Leningrad area they cannot move to close to Leningrad city and cannot crosh the Svir river. "
 
"The reference to the "old border" in the house rule is the pre-winterwar one. So the Finns at Salla are not violating the rule.   Up north the green line is correct."
 
I thank you both for your comments.  Anybody think the Axis should switch over to a defensive mode?

[larryfulkerson]

Here's the Axis air loss report just after the first combat round:
 

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I'd show you guys the front lines now but not much has changed.  I open some holes in the line and the Soviet forces close them.  Well, okay here's the front lines from Leningrad to Kiev:
 

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And here's the front lines from Kiev to Sevastopol, just after the first combat round as seen by the Axis: