GC41 - Saper222 (Ger) vs Kamil (Sov) (No Saper222)

[KamilS]

T3 south (German)


Speed of panzers as usual has taken me by surprise. Pocketed units are best my best formations in the south. Situation looks serious.

[KamilS]

T3 north (Soviet)


I do not have enough units to be able to relieve any of pockets, so I decided to spread encircled divisions around to lock supply routes in my ZOCs.

[KamilS]

T3 centre (Soviet)


My defences in land-bridge are getting stronger, but soon I will face same dilemma - risk surrounding or fall back to less exposed by less entrenched positions.

[KamilS]

T3 south (Soviet)


Thanks to high mobility of 13th tank division luckily not limited by interception I was able to re-establish corridor to pocketed units. It enabled me conducting series of successful attacks. It was fun, although I know fate of these formations is sealed.


Rest of my units is carefully withdrawing from exposed positions.

[KamilS]

T4 north (Germany)


Previous pocket was annihilated, new established. Not much ground was lost, but my best units are being lost, so once my line is breached I won't be able to patch it up properly.

[KamilS]

T4 centre (German)


Mighty panzer fist was concentrated near Vitebsk, so my only choice is either sacrificing few troops and loosing little ground or withdrawing them from exposed positions but risking loosing much more territory.

[KamilS]

T4 south (German)


As it could have been anticipated my units near Zhitomir were once again surrounded, this time I think for good. Unfortunately it is not all - minor pocket west of Cherkasy was created.

Well, it seems, that soon running away will be only option.

[ETF]

Love you arrows on the pics.....What program are you using?

[KamilS]

Photoshop - I know 3 or 4 functions and that is it. I am aware it is not best program for the purpose of writing AAR, but I don't know how to use any other.

[randallw]

Saper has gone a little crazy with the regimental breakdowns, hmm?

[KamilS]

randallw

Saper has gone a little crazy with the regimental breakdowns, hmm?

They are pretty tempting target of my counter-attacks, but it proves poisoned chalice - I commit few divisions and next turn he swallows then plus some other too.

[KamilS]

T4 north (Soviet)


I managed to open corridor to encircled units hence prolonged their existence by one turn.


Other units were withdrawn to next defensive line.

[KamilS]

T4 centre (Soviet)


I keep strengthening my positions across land-bridge. They look relatively secure, but my flanks are very weak and it terrifies me.

[KamilS]

T4 south (Soviet)


It is busies area of the front. My situation is not good, because I lost plenty of troops plus not to many reinforcements were sent there.


I somehow managed to re-establish connection to eastern pocket. I hope it will give me enough time to build trenches.

[smokindave34]

Nice job opening up the pocket near Pskov - that will buy you at least another turn for the defenders of Leningrad to dig in.

The SW front's defense of the Dnepr is very weak (no forts). I'd send any reinforcements in the south to dig in along the Sula/Uday rivers while you guard the Dnepr as it won't be long before the axis is across the Dnepr and you will need some fixed line to fall back to (although sadly you may not have enough time....). Also - get the T-34's out of Kharkov quickly since it will soon be under threat.

[KamilS]

All non-armament factories are withdrawn transporting only 1 element (size), so all tanks from Leningrad and Kharkov are safe.

[hfarrish]

You might try to get your strongest infantry units in the river bends as well, since he most likely to force a crossing there...

[KamilS]

hfarrish

You might try to get your strongest infantry units in the river bends as well, since he most likely to force a crossing there...

I will try, but in the south I lost my best troops already.

[KamilS]

T5 north and centre (German)



Well, well, well. It could be cruical turn.


As it could have been predicted my units east of Pskov were once again surrounded. Unfortunately my opponent didn't follow regular path of advance and turned his attention east, pushing deep enough to outflank my land-bridge positions.

He got one bridgehead across Dnepr but it is of secondary importance, since I am not going to stay there any longer.


Overall situation is rapidly deteriorating.

[KamilS]

T5 south (German)


Not much happened here, so I guess it is calm before the storm.


One pocket is being reduced, second was re-established.