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First I would like to say thanks for the AAR, and the other AAR's that you are doing! I am curious as to why you stoped your infantry in AGC? Why not push into free terrain so that when you eventually rotate panzers south from leningrad they will be close to the enemy defence?

ORIGINAL: Fetterkrolle

First I would like to say thanks for the AAR, and the other AAR's that you are doing! I am curious as to why you stoped your infantry in AGC? Why not push into free terrain so that when you eventually rotate panzers south from leningrad they will be close to the enemy defence?

You are welcome. Saving a few trucks here and there for awhile. I have no FBD that is converting in front of them and the farther they go from a depot the more strain on the trucks. So I set them within 3 hexes of a depot to use the horse drawn supply. When I get a free FBD, which should be in about 4 turns then they will start advancing. Hope it is not too late but I really don't think so, but could be to late for sure.

Boy that makes me feel better about my game against you.

Sorry, I meant no Axis Airfield bombing on T1. I got Kirov and still lost but it was a very unusal game and I think we switched to playing outrageously just for fun.

ORIGINAL: carlkay58

Boy that makes me feel better about my game against you.

What makes you feel better about your game with me?

ORIGINAL: Farfarer61

Sorry, I meant no Axis Airfield bombing on T1. I got Kirov and still lost but it was a very unusal game and I think we switched to playing outrageously just for fun.

Oh, I see. No airfield bombing on turn 1 for Germans is what I will be doing turn 1 and just let cap do its thing. If house ruled out I will just make Air Superiority missions and do the same thing, lol. If that is ruled out I will just bomb the airfields and take a few pilot less losses for the Soviets ;-P it all boils down to how engaged you can get the Soviet airforce after the opening. Most Soviets have a few turns lull thus able to recover quickly. If you rush Leningrad with this then the Soviets will be hard pressed not to use their airforce.

You got Kirov you say? DAMN!

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Leningrad

Well couldn't get the PZ's and Moto's off the line I was able to get 2 of the 3 ports and the last port is in ZoC.

Estimation is over 20+ Divisions trapped in Leningrad.

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Pskov area

I push to the Dual track Rail line between Leningrad & Moscow. This is a must for me! Infantry moving up and FBD moves NE of Pskov for the rail.

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North of Smolensk

Securing the Dual track through heavy Forest almost complete. 4th Panzer Group resting on dual track rail line.

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Smolensk

9th and 4th Army treking through to the front. LVI Corps of 4th Panzer resting again this turn. Should be well rested next turn and over 90% ToE again. Ready to rock and roll next turn FBD 4 got shafted with mud on tracks and FBD linked the Brest-Minsk track to the Vilinius track. These two FBDs will converge on Polotsk next turn with another link for redundancy to Germany and to Riga by sea.

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Railroad Redundancy

Here is my Railroad redundancy so far. One FBD will be doing the dual track through the heavy forest. The other I have to see what happens next turn. Been linking Lvl 2 railyards to also push more freight

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Minsk

Germans still sitting around waiting on orders.

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Kiev

Ok, got tired of messing with these Soviets. Decided to put an end to the threat from the North. I count 13 Division caught in the encirclement with many routed out.

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South

Rumanians take the line while the Germans take care of the Northern Threat.

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Odessa

11th Army on the Way to Odessa. Some 11th Army Divisions already prepping for the coming attack.

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Ground Losses

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Air Losses

I did not fly in bad weather. Also resting bombers & fighters for the Odessa attack. Thus German lost no planes.

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OOB

Amazing start! I hope I can do half as well. I am in turn 3.

ORIGINAL: OberGeneral

Amazing start! I hope I can do half as well. I am in turn 3.

Good luck to you! I am sure you will do GREAT! Leningrad is a very hard nut to crack & will take many turns to clean this up.