All submit to Golden Congress! [Random map, 6 AI+, shroud, LIVE]

[Westheim]

Round 24; so I blew up. First Army forces have cut off most of the V Corps. I launched a counterattack but suffered heavy losses. I have currently no tanks available here. The VI Corps tanks are needed where they are.

This leaves a tough decision to be made: sacrifice the V Corps or abandon I Corps' offensive and strategically transfer its tanks to the east? Uh, I think I get a headache ... [:(]

[Westheim]

End of round 24; I conserved forces and stopped all attacks in the north and south. The IV Corps will hold its positions as well as the II Corps, safe for an attack against a small Hindu unit at Central, which failed.

The I Corps is about to entirely pull out of the area south of the river at Balbofield and Central Morning. The corps' tanks, the 23rd and 26th Tank Divisions, were strategically transferred to the east and stuffed with every tank available.

The V Corps with four divisions remains cut off. These are the 34th, 35th, 39th and the new 45th Infantry Division. Production in Minister was changed to light tanks for a breakthrough attempt along the road. The 28th and 37th Infantry Divisions (V Corps) were lucky enough to guard the crossroads at Minor Valley and were not cut off. They were moved to the VI Corps and moved back to the crossroads. Another infantry division (46th) was created in Minor Valley with forces from the SHQ. The VI Corps' southern front was stable all turn long.

[Westheim]

End of round 25; the crossroads at Minor Valley were lost to the First Org. I launched a counterattack with my two tank divisions and an infantry division there. I outnumbered them at least 2:1 and had six light tanks against a light tank II and an armoured car, but was still beaten back [X(] The southern part of the VI Corps moved one hex to the west to shorten the lines there, and the strong 30th Tank Division was moved to the north for a renewed attack at the crossroads next turn.

Meanwhile, the VI Corps gets support from most other HQs. My SHQ sent additional staff, infantry and trucks, and the I and II Corps sent more infantry reinforcements.

The I Corps has entirely retreated behind the river, but the engineers from the VII Corps failed to blow the bridge.

The V Corps will prepare for a breakthrough next turn. Two light tanks were added to the 35th Infantry Division. It's highly likely this will result in an all-or-nothing attack.

[Westheim]

End of round 26; the First Org grows in strength and threatens the right flank of the VI Corps. Apart from that, the First Army units at the lake managed to get themselves cut off. The V Corps did not manage to fight itself free, but now it should be only a matter of time.

In the north, the IV Corps shortened its lines at the face of First Army medium tanks. The long inactive III Corps in the west will try to build a road to the west, mainly exploring. The I and VII Corps blew the bridge over the river in front of them and prepare for passive defending. Engineers will build fortifications in the western mountains.

I researched Bazookas and Metalfall Fir will start to produce 8 of them per turn.

[Westheim]

Round 27; the 28th Division (VI Corps) was eliminated by First Army units pocketed near Minor Valley. Heavy battles all over the VI Corps' front. However, a combined attack by the V and VI Corps opened up the road to Minister again!

[Westheim]

End of turn 27; only the III, V, and VI Corps saw action. The III Corps tried to cross a creek opposing a small Third Conglomerate unit, but was beaten back. Meanwhile the V and VI Corps cleared most of the area from First Army groups.
Damage done this turn: ~260 power points
Damage received this turn: ~70 power points

[Westheim]

End of round 28; the II Corps retreated to shorten its lines. Hindu units are on the move to the south and I don't want them to walk around my flanks.

The V and VI Corps worked together to keep the road open, and I strengthened the right wing of the VI Corps as well. The III Corps forced its way over the western creek and pushes forward. Engaged are the 11th, 21st, and 51st Infantry Divisions as well as the 2nd Engineer Division.

I still neither have researched aircraft myself nor do I see enemies playing with them.

[Westheim]

End of round 29; a rather quiet turn. Only the First Org front with the V and VI Corps saw major fighting. Losses are almost equal.

The II Corps will get more reinforcements now to fight off the Hindu advance. The corps hasn't had a production center supplying it directly for at least a dozen turns.

The III Corps spotted a city at the western side of the lake there. I have no recon and I'm a bit of a coward, too ...

General overview map. Note that the connection with Minister is still only one hex wide. Also note that in the far south the Third Conglomerate is being eaten up by another country coming from southwest, most likely. I have yet to meet this one and another AI on the map, which might live in the southeast.

[Westheim]

End of round 30; the VI Corps gets more pressure from First Org. Several divisions were beaten between turns. I pushed the right center of the Org line a bit forward, but overall I'm just filling holes at the Minor Valley front. The V Corps is busy protecting the far left of the line here. I created a new VIII Corps with HQ in Bluetimber. It has no units yet. In the next turn(s) this new corps will take over some of the southern units of the VI Corps and some new infantry and armour.

The III Corps is facing Weedrod, but I have not enough recon to identify the units defending it.

Meanwhile I produced the first fighters and grouped them into the new 57th Airforce Division which right now is deployed to the I Corps on an airfield between Central Morning and Balbofield. Also, the II Corps received its first two artillery pieces. Until now only the I and VI Corps had artillery available.

Two corps are a bit lazy at the moment: the IV Corps keeps a defensive line and watches Hindu Movement and First Army get bloody noses over Rainbackhill, and the VII Corps is still watching the swamps at Central Morning.

[Westheim]

Round 31 was very quiet, aside from the usual fighting along the eastern border and the Hindus attacking Central. The Hindus were beaten back as well as the First Org. I'm lucky to fight the latter in forest, but I think if they broke through to open terrain they could use their medium tanks II to inflict terrible harm.

The rightmost units of the VI Corps were transferred to the VIII Corps this turn. I built an airfield there as well.

A recon flight showed my fifth enemy in the far southwest. The Trinity Party messes up the Third Conglomerate with heavy tanks. Yuck!

Losses screen. I try to conduct as few attacks as necessary to keep my losses small. At the moment I kill enemy units at a 3:1 ratio approximately.

[Westheim]

End of round 32; bad news from the northern front. The Hindu Movement assaulted Central again, and this time they took the village, chasing my 10th Infantry Division into the woods. I don't have any heavy weaponry in that area and my armoured cars are needed in the Balbo area, where now the Hindus have medium tanks II as well. The II Corps doesn't have tanks at all. [X(] It looks like I need to pay more attention to that area now. For the time being I concentrated a few divisions at the crossroads between Balbo, Central, and North Hardskinstream.

The VI Corps launched an offensive against weakened First Org lines. They had attacked my lines earlier, but had been beaten back. Instead of letting them lick their wounds, I came over them and the center of the VI Corps advanced five hexes this turn!

The III Corps has retreated back to the Stonebeatleford area, where there was some Third Conglomerate activity. Some I Corps divisions move west over the mountains to clear the plains there and establish a connection with the III Corps again. Right now the III Corps is connected only via North.

[Westheim]

End of round 33; The II Corps is far stretched out and I retreat one hex on the right flank into more favourable terrain. The 24th Infantry Division (II Corps), which has been guarding North Hardskinstream for ages, is now subordinated to the new IX Corps, with HQ in North Hardskingstream. This may become just a minor corps like the III and VII Corps.

Major fighting again in the west. The First Org has been hit hard lately and I continued my offensive. The left wing and center of the VI Corps again advanced some hexes to the south, and a recon flight of the new 63rd Airforce Division (VI Corps) showed some explanations for the late weakness of the First Org. The troops north of the lake are not properly supplied anymore. South of the lake is Watcher Soul, a city, which could become an interesting target. However the terrain north of it is not very nice. I might attempt an attack on the western side of the lake. But first I'll see where the VI Corps will run out of momentum. Bad news: The V Corps also detached three divisions to the left flank of the VI Corps, but these did not advance against weak Org units.

Recon shows that the Trinity Party is just one hex away from Orion, the Third Conglomerate capitol.

[Westheim]

End of round 34; the eastern offensive continues, but the 23rd Tank Division (VI Corps) was temporarily cut off from supply and also lost one tank on the move. Since that division was my spearhead into the First Org territory, I lost most of the momentum now. The First Org army is building a defensive line west of the town of Quicksilver.

Suddenly there is activity in the west again. The I Corps spotted Fort Darkon, a Third Conglomerate city that may soon change hands to the Trinity Party. Also, the 51st Infantry Division (III Corps) received a bad beating during a failed attack on a Conglomerate unit.

On the other hand, I produced my first divebomber. So far I haven't seen any enemy carrying air units, and only the Hindu Movement has used artillery yet, however I'm terribly scared by the Trinity Party heavy tanks. [X(]

[Westheim]

End of round 35; the Hindus continue their move south. The II Corps is under pressure and the road to Central may be cut next turn. I'm concentrating more units north of Balbo. Central was just a village, but to lose Balbo would prove to be difficult.

Not much action on the southern border. The I, III, and VII Corps just chase minor Third Conglomerate units around. Further east, the VIII Corps started a small offensive against a bunch of small Third Conglomerate units, which are cut from supply by either the First Org or the Trinity Party.

The VI Corps' offensive partially stalled. Heavy fighting at Quicksilver. I form a solid line there. The right wing kicked the First Org units across the creek. Engineers already laid a road and built a bridge there, but I doubt I can continue there, since I lost most of my armour in the attack. My beaten tank units regroup behind the lines.

I'm considering two things. A new level of command (either "Armies" or "Fronts") would be nice, because I don't have enough production centers (13) to have all corps (9) directly supplied AND at the same time have some centers just for PPs and backup supplies, and my SHQ is loaded with so many trucks, since the distances to the fronts are becoming larger.
The second thing is the concentration of most southern and eastern armour into a tank corps, which would consist of three or four tank divisions and a few armoured cars and mobilized infantry as flank protection. However, since I can't produce so many tanks so fast, it would weaken my front lines to take the tanks away from them ...

[Westheim]

Same turn, eastern theater.

[Westheim]

End of round 36; the Hindus attacked me again and it was mostly their offensive that made this round the one that brought the most losses for the Golden Congress so far: ~160 power points were destroyed. I destroyed more than 500, but a good portion of this amount comes from the left alone Third Conglomerate units the VIII Corps finished off this turn. The II Corps is under heavy pressure and the road to Central was cut. Two divisions (10th and 53rd) there were added to the IX Corps. The Hindus appear to have good amounts of armour available. I try to hold the line, but I lost about six hexes all over the front there this turn and the II Corps' right flank is in danger to be surrounded now.

The southern front was mostly quiet. The airforce near Balbofield threw bombs into Orion. Trinity Party hasn't taken it yet. The I and III Corps crossed the river west of Stonebeatleford again, aiming for Fort Darkon.

The VI Corps hasn't advanced much. The V Corps concentrates around Minister again. The First Army has brought tanks and infantry to the city, which was only lightly defended during the offensive.

I researched Light Tanks II last turn and started upgrading some units.

[Jeffrey H.]

Heavy tanks !   [X(]
 
If/when the AI's find you, you're toast ! You've still got light tanks II or something right ?

[Westheim]

ORIGINAL: Jeffrey H.

Heavy tanks !   [X(]

If/when the AI's find you, you're toast ! You've still got light tanks II or something right ?

Exactly. I don't even have medium tanks. Same for anti tank guns. I only have bazookas against tanks.

[Westheim]

Round 37; Hindus have beaten the II and IX Corps pretty badly. The IX Corps' two infantry divisions will race south to North Hardskinstream, which is threatened by Hindus coming from the west. Bluetimber is undefended. The II Corps right flank is going to surrounded.

The First Army is trying to cut off Minister again.

[Westheim]

End of turn 37; a risky counterattack saved the left flank of the II Corps, while I shifted troops east to save the right. This leaves the center thinned out. The IX Corps divisions at Central were strategically transferred to North Hardskinstream, but the defense there is merely a joke. Should the Hindu Movement attack the city, I might have to retreat east. The road from Balbo to the east is also threatened.

The 23rd and 54th Tank Divisions were called back from the eastern theatre and race their way across the country to join the II Corps. The VI Corps retreated into the woods and will not attack Quicksilver. On the other hand, the positions at Watcher Soul were strengthened and artillery shelled the city. The VIII Corps continues to drive south and is the only offensive corps at the moment.

I installed the new Southern Theatre HQ in Balbofield. Next turn, the I, III, and VII Corps will be subordinated to it, as well as all artillery and aircraft in the area.