There´s a saying; The winner never starts the war.
Looks to be very true in this scenario....
Great patriotic war (german version)
1944.07.15.
Clear
The attack on Moscow has paused, as our panzers do not have the strength yet after a week out of supply to cross the last river before Moscow. We only caused the feared "missing person syndrome" to a tank and a normal army on our eastern flank <img src="smile.gif" border="0"> The soviet front now has a quite big hole east of Tula. The temptation is great to continue our offense through this hole... Until next week the O.K.H. wil deceide this question.
Losses this week:
Axis/Soviet
Squads 148/1535
Afv 69/487
Gun 7/613
Air 277/206
O.K.H.
Clear
The attack on Moscow has paused, as our panzers do not have the strength yet after a week out of supply to cross the last river before Moscow. We only caused the feared "missing person syndrome" to a tank and a normal army on our eastern flank <img src="smile.gif" border="0"> The soviet front now has a quite big hole east of Tula. The temptation is great to continue our offense through this hole... Until next week the O.K.H. wil deceide this question.
Losses this week:
Axis/Soviet
Squads 148/1535
Afv 69/487
Gun 7/613
Air 277/206
O.K.H.
2 infantry armies, one from the north and one the south, struck behind the panzers east of Tula, striking the puppet Hungarian forces holding the rear. Also, the leading panzers advanced out of CAP and were hit hard by the remnants of the Red Air Force bombers. However, the follow on attack by 2 infantry and 1 tank armies failed to destroy one exposed panzer corps. This failure was a major blow to Stalin's hopes of stopping the German offensive at the gates of Moscow.
Axis/Soviet
645/297 Squads
230/143 AFVs
689/133 Guns
51/55 Planes
Axis/Soviet
645/297 Squads
230/143 AFVs
689/133 Guns
51/55 Planes
Rick Bancroft
Semper Fi
Semper Fi
1944.07.22.
Clear
The O.K.H. strongly denies any rumors about soviet defensive victory in the first battle of Moscow. Our forces did not even want to capture Moscow this summer. We will first secure the flanks and go back to the hard work of destroying soviet armies as first priority. We now have a bridgehead which allows as to destroy countless soviet armies. The soviet losses will rise from the low levels which they are right now. We destroyed the two encircling armies, and witdrew the panzers to safety.
(Besides propaganda: Red Army defeats axis infantry whenever it wants... I'm afraid of a large scale stalingrad like battle, so I gave up moscow for now. I'm afraid that the red army will manage to cut of my panzers one day with large enough forces... So I go back to trying to inflict as much damage as I can, without going for territory. The red army is just to dangerous.)
Losses this week:
Axis/Soviet
Squad 81/2371
Afv 30/192
Gun 3/593
Air 113/74
O.K.H.
Clear
The O.K.H. strongly denies any rumors about soviet defensive victory in the first battle of Moscow. Our forces did not even want to capture Moscow this summer. We will first secure the flanks and go back to the hard work of destroying soviet armies as first priority. We now have a bridgehead which allows as to destroy countless soviet armies. The soviet losses will rise from the low levels which they are right now. We destroyed the two encircling armies, and witdrew the panzers to safety.
(Besides propaganda: Red Army defeats axis infantry whenever it wants... I'm afraid of a large scale stalingrad like battle, so I gave up moscow for now. I'm afraid that the red army will manage to cut of my panzers one day with large enough forces... So I go back to trying to inflict as much damage as I can, without going for territory. The red army is just to dangerous.)
Losses this week:
Axis/Soviet
Squad 81/2371
Afv 30/192
Gun 3/593
Air 113/74
O.K.H.
Stalin and the Red Army commanders are cheered by the slight withdrawal of the enemy south of Moscow, but the situation is grim as most replacement divisions are being rebuilt at less than half strength. The tank situation is good, with over 80 IS II tanks being produced each week and large numbers of T34s (nearly 200), but the Red Air Force is weak, especially in bombers.
The long flanks of the enemy are the only thing keeping them from walking right into Moscow.
Axis/Soviet
87/0 Squads
0/0 AFVs
109/94 Guns
0/0 Planes
The long flanks of the enemy are the only thing keeping them from walking right into Moscow.
Axis/Soviet
87/0 Squads
0/0 AFVs
109/94 Guns
0/0 Planes
Rick Bancroft
Semper Fi
Semper Fi
44.07.29.
Clear
O.K.H. has deceided that the strong formations of the enemy in the middle front have to be annihilated. Doing so will free the western flank of our bridgehead of destiny and break the resistance of the red army. The panzers turned 90 degree's and began to prepare for the big offense. 2 panzer korps with massive air support started the first forcefull recon of the enemy lines, and achieved a small breakthrough near Bryansk as 2 soviet armies retreated. The jet's flew some fighter-bomber missions against soviet airfields, to weaken soviet fighter defense which grew stronger and stronger again in the past few weeks. More then 500 soviet planes were destroyed, but we sadly lost over 200 planes <img src="frown.gif" border="0"> In the centre army group soviet war prisoners began to clear of the rust from the panzers which rested there for a long time. Hopefully they will be able to join the attack from the other side next week.
Losses this week:
Axis/Soviet
Squad 108/729
Afv 55/48
Gun 33/475
Air 237/575
O.K.H.
Clear
O.K.H. has deceided that the strong formations of the enemy in the middle front have to be annihilated. Doing so will free the western flank of our bridgehead of destiny and break the resistance of the red army. The panzers turned 90 degree's and began to prepare for the big offense. 2 panzer korps with massive air support started the first forcefull recon of the enemy lines, and achieved a small breakthrough near Bryansk as 2 soviet armies retreated. The jet's flew some fighter-bomber missions against soviet airfields, to weaken soviet fighter defense which grew stronger and stronger again in the past few weeks. More then 500 soviet planes were destroyed, but we sadly lost over 200 planes <img src="frown.gif" border="0"> In the centre army group soviet war prisoners began to clear of the rust from the panzers which rested there for a long time. Hopefully they will be able to join the attack from the other side next week.
Losses this week:
Axis/Soviet
Squad 108/729
Afv 55/48
Gun 33/475
Air 237/575
O.K.H.
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Lokioftheaesir
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Ricky
Did my email reach you? I was hoping you could email me a copy of this scenerio (old one or lattest version if done) as a friend and myself wish to play it.
It's opportunities for drama in the unique start and aggressor set it apart.
Your battle with tom1939 is certainly a struggle of epic proportions with a new twist. <img src="cool.gif" border="0">
Nick
Did my email reach you? I was hoping you could email me a copy of this scenerio (old one or lattest version if done) as a friend and myself wish to play it.
It's opportunities for drama in the unique start and aggressor set it apart.
Your battle with tom1939 is certainly a struggle of epic proportions with a new twist. <img src="cool.gif" border="0">
Nick
Gentile or Jew
O you who turn the wheel and look to windward,
Consider Phlebas, who was once handsome and tall as you.
O you who turn the wheel and look to windward,
Consider Phlebas, who was once handsome and tall as you.
Hi Nick,Originally posted by Lokioftheaesir:
Ricky
Did my email reach you? I was hoping you could email me a copy of this scenerio (old one or lattest version if done) as a friend and myself wish to play it.
It's opportunities for drama in the unique start and aggressor set it apart.
Your battle with tom1939 is certainly a struggle of epic proportions with a new twist. <img src="cool.gif" border="0">
Nick
I got it and will send it off tonight. I have been at work since I got the message and don't have access to it here.
Regards
Rick
Rick Bancroft
Semper Fi
Semper Fi
Comrade Stalin, and the senior Generals, were surprised but happy upon noticing the change in direction of the Germans attacks toward the west. The sacrifice of numerous brave soldiers to MPS (missing person syndrome) proves to have born fruit, at least in the short run.
At this turn of events, Stalin has ordered planning for a massive surprise attack to be carried out in early December, 1944, through the Pripyet marsh area to Odessa. He is predicting that the invaders will have paused their attacks at this point and be ripe for a counterattack that will cut off their entire southern wing.
Axis/Soviet
515/265 Squads
49/113 AFVs
452/328 Guns
96/72 Planes
At this turn of events, Stalin has ordered planning for a massive surprise attack to be carried out in early December, 1944, through the Pripyet marsh area to Odessa. He is predicting that the invaders will have paused their attacks at this point and be ripe for a counterattack that will cut off their entire southern wing.
Axis/Soviet
515/265 Squads
49/113 AFVs
452/328 Guns
96/72 Planes
Rick Bancroft
Semper Fi
Semper Fi
1944.08.05.
Clear
Bryansk is captured and 2 soviet armies is destroyed this week. The panzer forces arrived with full force and punched a great hole into soviet defense. Hopefully in a few weeks large amount of soviet troops will be destroyed, allowing to shorten the flanks and go back to the Moscow capturing game. Soviet airfields were attacked again by the jets. The soviet armor unpleasantly surprised our armor this week as it caused more damage to our panzers then it suffered in open battle <img src="frown.gif" border="0"> We guess we should stop using this crap nashorn jpz's but sadly the company director producing these has great political influence <img src="frown.gif" border="0"> And the soviet armor has slowly got much closer to our panther tanks quality wise.
Losses this week:
Axis/Soviet
Squad 347/2672
Afv 320/576
Gun 29/1230
Air 298/507
O.K.H.
Clear
Bryansk is captured and 2 soviet armies is destroyed this week. The panzer forces arrived with full force and punched a great hole into soviet defense. Hopefully in a few weeks large amount of soviet troops will be destroyed, allowing to shorten the flanks and go back to the Moscow capturing game. Soviet airfields were attacked again by the jets. The soviet armor unpleasantly surprised our armor this week as it caused more damage to our panzers then it suffered in open battle <img src="frown.gif" border="0"> We guess we should stop using this crap nashorn jpz's but sadly the company director producing these has great political influence <img src="frown.gif" border="0"> And the soviet armor has slowly got much closer to our panther tanks quality wise.
Losses this week:
Axis/Soviet
Squad 347/2672
Afv 320/576
Gun 29/1230
Air 298/507
O.K.H.
Comrade Stalin, backing off from his hold at all costs orders, allowed the threatened bulge south of Gomel withdraw, as Gomel itself is in range of a 160 km lunge from the German Panzers near Bryansk. Production of the latest equipment is proving adequate, but manpower is now in severe shortage, with men throughout the country refusing the call to arms, and patriotic firing squads taking care of those caught while shirking their duty to the Party and the country.
Axis/Soviet
214/37 Squads
11/42 AFVs
203/218 Guns
27/17 Planes
Axis/Soviet
214/37 Squads
11/42 AFVs
203/218 Guns
27/17 Planes
Rick Bancroft
Semper Fi
Semper Fi
1944. 08.12.
Clear
The red army retreats fast, but not fast enough <img src="smile.gif" border="0"> One army was forced to surrender, and many others were beaten badly. Soviet losses were over 3000 squads this week. Our troops near Smolensk, soviet troops retreat in disorder! Soviet airfields were bombed heavily again this week.
Losses this week:
Axis/Soviet
Squad 452/3031
Afv 221/217
Gun 57/1081
Air 273/641
O.K.H.
Clear
The red army retreats fast, but not fast enough <img src="smile.gif" border="0"> One army was forced to surrender, and many others were beaten badly. Soviet losses were over 3000 squads this week. Our troops near Smolensk, soviet troops retreat in disorder! Soviet airfields were bombed heavily again this week.
Losses this week:
Axis/Soviet
Squad 452/3031
Afv 221/217
Gun 57/1081
Air 273/641
O.K.H.
Comrade Stalin named the comrade that commanded the tank army that cut the rail lines to the enemy panzers Hero Of The Misplaced Persons, putting off the inevitable for another week or two. This week, things were fairly quiet at the front, with the soldiers watching the skies for rain clouds. However, none arrived.
Axis/Soviet
57/0 Squads
0/0 AFVs
98/207 Guns
0/0 Planes
Axis/Soviet
57/0 Squads
0/0 AFVs
98/207 Guns
0/0 Planes
Rick Bancroft
Semper Fi
Semper Fi
44.08.26.
Clear
Our panzers attacked with full force in the Smolensk region. As result 3 soviet armies were shattered, 2 soviet armies were beaten up badly, and smolensk is cut off. However the summer ends slowly, and Moscow is still far away <img src="frown.gif" border="0">
Losses this week:
Axis/Soviet
Squad 258/2214
Afv 146/293
Gun 17/1008
Air 119/89
O.K.H.
Clear
Our panzers attacked with full force in the Smolensk region. As result 3 soviet armies were shattered, 2 soviet armies were beaten up badly, and smolensk is cut off. However the summer ends slowly, and Moscow is still far away <img src="frown.gif" border="0">
Losses this week:
Axis/Soviet
Squad 258/2214
Afv 146/293
Gun 17/1008
Air 119/89
O.K.H.
Comrade Stalin ordered a limited attack against the enemy spearheads closest to Moscow. Although some success was achieved by them, throwin back and enemy infantry korps and isolating the 48th Panzer korps, the attacks were bloody and did nothing but gain a little more time, hopefully.
Axis/Soviet
519/499 Squads
101/265 AFVs
437/284 Guns
87/64 Planes
Axis/Soviet
519/499 Squads
101/265 AFVs
437/284 Guns
87/64 Planes
Rick Bancroft
Semper Fi
Semper Fi
1944.09.02.
Clear
Great Victory! The counterattacking soviets were completely annihilated by the panzers. 2 soviet armies shattered, 1 tank army surrendered, and the strong Smolensk garrison army surrendered as well. As result Smolensk and Vyazma is now in german hand. Our jets strafed soviet airfields again. In one place soviet resistance was very heavy (and succesfull). So we sent in the heavy bombers which suffered much greater losses then the usual to the new yak9T's and p47D's. We are forced to ask the U.S. to stop selling this p47D's to the soviet's or else... we might be forced to buy all of them instead of the soviets <img src="smile.gif" border="0">
Losses this week:
Axis/Soviet
Squad 337/3337
Afv 232/626
Gun 31/1449
Air 408/612
O.K.H.
Clear
Great Victory! The counterattacking soviets were completely annihilated by the panzers. 2 soviet armies shattered, 1 tank army surrendered, and the strong Smolensk garrison army surrendered as well. As result Smolensk and Vyazma is now in german hand. Our jets strafed soviet airfields again. In one place soviet resistance was very heavy (and succesfull). So we sent in the heavy bombers which suffered much greater losses then the usual to the new yak9T's and p47D's. We are forced to ask the U.S. to stop selling this p47D's to the soviet's or else... we might be forced to buy all of them instead of the soviets <img src="smile.gif" border="0">
Losses this week:
Axis/Soviet
Squad 337/3337
Afv 232/626
Gun 31/1449
Air 408/612
O.K.H.
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Lokioftheaesir
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What!!! The NSDAP swings to capitalism??Originally posted by Tom1939:
1944.09.02.
..... or else... we might be forced to buy all of them instead of the soviets <img src="smile.gif" border="0">
Now i know the germans 'will' win.
Money talks.
Nick
Gentile or Jew
O you who turn the wheel and look to windward,
Consider Phlebas, who was once handsome and tall as you.
O you who turn the wheel and look to windward,
Consider Phlebas, who was once handsome and tall as you.
The Red Air Force at this point needs experience fighter pilots, not more planes, and is seeking the formation of the USVG (US Volunteer Group) to fly existing planes rather than more planes, even those as good as the American planes.
Back at the front, defensive lines were adjusted and minor attacks launched, but otherwise the men are hoping for blizzards to strike and slow down the enemy onslaught.
Axis/Soviet
63/0 Squads
0/0 AFVs
56/91 Guns
0/0 Planes
Back at the front, defensive lines were adjusted and minor attacks launched, but otherwise the men are hoping for blizzards to strike and slow down the enemy onslaught.
Axis/Soviet
63/0 Squads
0/0 AFVs
56/91 Guns
0/0 Planes
Rick Bancroft
Semper Fi
Semper Fi
1944.09.09.
Clear
The capitalist germany continued the offense in this good weather. On the Moscow front the panzer commanders rebelled against orders to leave Moscow alone! One shock and one normal army was destroyed as the panzers went 2 hexes closer to Moscow. In the long resting central front our panzers went into attack again and encircled one normal and one tank army. We will crush the rebellion of the panzer commanders soon (the glory went into their heads and they think they only need to walk into Moscow), and go back to the old strategy of troop destruction.
Losses this week:
Axis/Soviet
Squad 440/3307
Afv 304/624
Gun 56/1409
Air 164/0
O.K.H.
Clear
The capitalist germany continued the offense in this good weather. On the Moscow front the panzer commanders rebelled against orders to leave Moscow alone! One shock and one normal army was destroyed as the panzers went 2 hexes closer to Moscow. In the long resting central front our panzers went into attack again and encircled one normal and one tank army. We will crush the rebellion of the panzer commanders soon (the glory went into their heads and they think they only need to walk into Moscow), and go back to the old strategy of troop destruction.
Losses this week:
Axis/Soviet
Squad 440/3307
Afv 304/624
Gun 56/1409
Air 164/0
O.K.H.