"I have no idea what I'm doing" Bread (Axis) v Fracas (Soviet)

[RedJohn]

So I decide to grind it down further. None of them will hold, I imagine.

[RedJohn]

It looks like the solution really is grinding.

[Gunnulf]

I think it's spelt 'grindr' actually...

[RedJohn]

Once again, Soviet armor and cavalry just plugwalk through my exposed lines.

[RedJohn]

And once again, we beat them back and encircle units. Still, the only thing I've achieved here is capturing Ryazan - it's already July!

I rout most of the units in pockets, which of course means they take 95% less casualties than they would if I could surrender them. I absolutely hate how big a difference there is between routing a unit mired in fighting/being pocketted weak after week, vs isolating them and forcing a surrender.

[RedJohn]

This one particularly pissed me off - a mere 316 men were killed! Sure, more will be lost I believe due to routing, but not nearly comparable to surrendering.

[RedJohn]

The Soviet tank corps are incredibly weak, but can still exert ZOC and flip hexes as if they were full strength. Still, I surround a few of them in hopes of getting SOME surrenders. No doubt however they will be broken out as the soviets can concentrate on a singular hex pretty easily.

[RedJohn]

Casualties this turn favor us still.

[Jango32]

What's von Reichenau doing there? Retaining command of 6th Army from the dead? [X(]

(he died of a heart attack in early 1942)

[RedJohn]

But it's not enough!

Were I to redo from turn 47-48, I would've shifted the 3rd PzG much sooner and focused my efforts on dismantling the original soviet fortline of lvl 3 forts with just my infantry, not bothering to encircle them.

The Soviets, with corps, just have too much power in striking hexes to attempt large scale encirclement like I did.

[RedJohn]

ORIGINAL: Jango32

What's von Reichenau doing there? Retaining command of 6th Army from the dead? [X(]

(he died of a heart attack in early 1942)

We need every man we can get in the Wermacht! Heart attacks have been put on hold.

[Beethoven1]

I love the pockets, you are an absolute madman. I guess this helps show that it is a good idea to go for small pockets and make sure you can actually hold them (if possible).

[RedJohn]

ORIGINAL: Beethoven1

I love the pockets, you are an absolute madman. I guess this helps show that it is a good idea to go for small pockets and make sure you can actually hold them (if possible).

Yes, if nothing else then it shows that in 42 you absolutely cannot go for large scale encirclements like in 41. Even in 41 it's very dubious.

Perhaps better compared to wite1, where I believe such things were more common.

I admit to feeling disheartened, but the highwater mark is at 632. Not unobtainable for the soviets certainly, but so long as I don't suffer a catastrophic injury in the next few turns I'll have the forces necessary, with luck, to manage a steady retreat as we creep into 43.

[RedJohn]

The game has sort of stalled at this point I suppose. I'm slightly pushing in some places, but east of tula has stopped dead in it's tracks.

Too much depth for the Soviets! And I think I wasted my original offensive.

[Beethoven1]

ORIGINAL: RedJohn

The game has sort of stalled at this point I suppose. I'm slightly pushing in some places, but east of tula has stopped dead in it's tracks.

Too much depth for the Soviets! And I think I wasted my original offensive.

That is a lie. Final victory lies just around the corner.

[RedJohn]

This game is still going on, as are my other ones, I've just been really busy and forget to take screenshots.

3 Turns ago we did seize Moscow, however, after it was left relatively undefended.

Since then AGC is facing total collapse under relentless Soviet assault.

But hey, we seized Moscow for a turn!

[RedJohn]

Our tanks are not looking so good, however...

[RedJohn]

We just do not have enough counters on the map.

[RedJohn]

OOB Turn 66.

[RedJohn]

And the front.