Saper222(Ger)VsMktours(Sov)1.07.11---Saper welcome

[Tom Hunter]

It's always possible to break the T1 pocket, and you do not need more than one unit from the outside. If you look at my AAR the T1 pockets are very similar, Saper222's pocket in our game was a little bit stronger, but still easy to break. It's the Soviet reaction T1 and the T2 German play that are important. I'm looking forward to seeing the T2 in the south map.

[swkuh]

Very interesting AAR... well reported & assessed.

[mktours]

rrbill, Thank you![:)]

ORIGINAL: rrbill

Very interesting AAR... well reported & assessed.

[mktours]

Sorry for slowing in update.
Before updating the T2, a brief summary of the situation in the real action:
In T3, the SHC was facing a local crisis and it had been successfully dealt with. In T5 there was a dramatic event in the south, the result is not clear yet, all depends on how Saper handle the situation there in his T6. Very interesting game.

[mktours]

T2 north before action
Perhaps because of my heavily reinforced deployment in the Pskov region, Saper didn't try to cross the river in T2. Instead, he chose to encircle the routed troops and HQs.

[mktours]

T2 center before action
Saper made a hasty assault at the land bridge with 39 Pz, while 57 Pz was attacking alone the north bank.

[mktours]

T2 south before action
Saper re-sealed all the pockets.

[mktours]

This was the deployment of 16A at the end of my T1. Saper did a delicate sequence of attack to herd them all into the pocket again in his T2. The good news on my side is he had burn a lot of Mps of his Pzs there.
Saper has a very determined mind, he aims for his goal regardless of cost, like Zhukov.

[mktours]

T2 north SHC action
I ZOC locked the HQ of 41Pz.

[mktours]

T2 center SHC action
I made 2 successful counter attacks to drive back 7th Pz div and 20th Motorize div at the land bridge.

[mktours]

counter on 7th Pz div

[mktours]

T2 south SHC action

[mktours]

T2 further South SHC action
I anticipated there would be Pzs railing through Romania, so I had taken due action.

[mktours]

T3 north, before SHC act.

Saper didn't try to cross the river, instead, he massed his Pzs on the right wing, seemed to prepare a deep thrust there.

[mktours]

T3 center, before SHC act.
Saper did a pincer attacked at the land bridge and locked several good divisions.

[mktours]

It was a crisis at the land bridge, but the German attack is hasty and it also offered an opportunity for me to pin down his army there.

[mktours]

T3 south, before SHC act.
In the south, the Pzs surged ahead, herded a div into pocket.

[mktours]

T3 north, SHC act
I adjust deployment, moving the heavy weight towards right wing.

[mktours]

T3 center, SHC act.
Having located all the GHC Pzs in the center, I decided to move all the troops in the center area to lock his Pzs.

[mktours]

critical counter attack to displace HQ of 57Pz