"AAR Germany faces East", formerly not an AAR

[freeboy]

t226

A collective sigh is heard as the general staff gets the supply reports and the situation has resolved itself.. shock 100.
All along the frontal areas troops are seen in strong strength dispositions as they peak out in numbers and supply...
Yet the enemy has stressed the area from the Smolensk area north to the farthest area... few strong troops remain for either side here.

[freeboy]

t230 The reds are grinding all along the line.. slowly armored troops make there presence felt . but there are too few of them and too many of the reds...

[freeboy]

Mid 230's, the lines are streatching and I am forced to race understrength units to the Northern zone South of Lenn. to near Smolensk.
There are now armored formations  all allong the entire lines. The enemies red rail, not repaired, are undoubtably causing great red effeciency reductions. The only areas he is strong in Supply terms are the Karkov to Smolensk zone... which simply has seen little line movement and thus his rails are still close to the front. In a few short weeks, game weeks, the mud comes and the first massive in game withdrawel takes place, I will pull back esceipt in the Farthest Norht ans South where the lines are already withdrawn. From Lenn to somewhere near the crimea a new setup will enable me better, shorter lines that hopefully will allow rapid troops filling and withdrawel of stressed troops before they are over run.

[Karri]

I wonde, what are you going to do with Turkey then?

[freeboy]

The South and North are fairly secure.. and Turkey is tough nbot as the enemy has HUGE distances and rough terrign.

Now the USSR is in the position the Germans where, they control where the action is.. so if he really wants to soak hundreds of troops into Turky great, that is that much feewer in Lithuania etc... I still hold the line, althou now he is REALLY pressing allong the area south of Lenningrad towards cutting my forces in two.. it is 223, boy the mud seems to take forever to arrive!.. Just dispatched 17 graund , 2 air and 5 art to shore up the lines, hopefully his bad supply and my fresh troops and very short supply lines will keep things in check. So far the only significant cities to fall are Astrakan, Grosny, Baku Stalingrad and Murmansk.
But I plan a MAJOR withdraw giving up most of the USSR and using the marshes as a defensive hedge against his advances... I do not mind eventually lossing Turkey and or Finnland, But the Balkins are German held for the duration, or my name is "Meyer"!

(This is an anti nazi joke as Georing said something like; " They will never bomb Berlin or my name is Meyer" a jewish name,.. no offense to anyone exceipt biggits intended.[:-]

[freeboy]

T235
The sovs are too agressive, and get two battleships in the "lake " in the north sunk and one inf division surrounded and destroyed... the area from Bryansk to Rostov is quite, the area north of Smolensk is a mess.The reds are stressed but still pushing, I keep rolling new weak troops in, will the mud ever show up, due at t240 and since last time was three turns late hopefully we will see it on time or early!
It is not that I fear a breakout, it just is impossible with weakened troops to move them and get new lines without sacrificing tons of HQs,
fyi hqs remove ofr reduce zones of controll giving much greater ability to move, if hq is in the same hex as moving unit.

[Karri]

Have you got any of the minimaps saved? Would make a good movie...all 235 turns.

[freeboy]

I do not know how to get a mini map?
Too bad, 42 was awesome, from the winter attacks to capture KArkov ,before the mud, and the post mud race to Baku andthen all the way North past Stalingrad to several,sp?.. then the counterattacks from the area norht of KArko all along the lines to the east forcing my troops back and causing untold grief in losses... BEWARE!

[freeboy]

RUN AWAY
the next shot shows an axemple of the old/new fall 43 mud lines as I take advantage of the second to last mud to easily retreat and gain some breathing room...

[Karri]

ORIGINAL: freeboy

I do not know how to get a mini map?
Too bad, 42 was awesome, from the winter attacks to capture KArkov ,before the mud, and the post mud race to Baku andthen all the way North past Stalingrad to several,sp?.. then the counterattacks from the area norht of KArko all along the lines to the east forcing my troops back and causing untold grief in losses... BEWARE!

Just turn on the 'movies' option from the advanced options settings.

[larryfulkerson]

After you turn on the movies option when you end your turn there are two files produced by the game engine. One is a gigantic one that is good for nothing, delete it. The other one is the smaller one and it's the minimap view of the playing field and that's the one to keep.

[freeboy]

Turn 250 and the Fall 43 rains have stopped.
I diod not feel any need to stand and fight.. so A new line running from the LArge lake.. Piopus? near Lenn Sount towards the Moscow hiway along the River.. and again using the major river as an obsticle.. I need a few more inf divisions and then I can release my armor for counter punching, butthe shorter lines are nice...

What is not nice? Losing about 12 air units .. damn western front Lackies!
The Turks are being reinforced.. so we will see... I expect the Crimia to be attacked as well as Finnland..
In the North I Garrisioned Lenn and area using the old Red army Fotified Line and about 6 div plus multiple bled out Finn HQs. The farther North area still looks like the Reds will be awhile breaking through as there are no signs of supplies getting to them.. lets hope.... So a near 700 KM retreat from the Rostov/Stallingrad front.. and only a few km where my findeshly clever foe punched through the forests south of Lenn. See pix below.

This shot shows the Lenn fortified line and troops.. he must either attack or Garrison, if he does not I will attack and get into his backyard!

[freeboy]

Below the Lake Peipus is the critical Rail town of Pkov. This shot shows the contration of heavy armor, infantry and artilery allong theis zone streatching toward the south. This also was the area of the shortest retreat...

[freeboy]

Largest contrations of troops are in this area. The North center section. also having to "bridge" a section between rivers... Most of the newer troops went here, and some armor will react to this area if the enemy concentrates.. he will, here.

[freeboy]

This is the area near Kiev.. looks like I still need to fill in some!

[freeboy]

This area is going to be interesting as the enemy has to cover 500 km to 250km with troops that , to the East and South of Karkov are sitting in zones STILL without rebuilt rail lines.. and all these rails too and bridges. I expent it will take the better part of two months for the entire red army to arrive.. while localized attacks in the Far North and Far South will be immediate!

[freeboy]

I took such a serious pounding in winter of 42.. where I started Well North of KArkov and in the East all the way 300km north of Stallingrad apx... I did not rightly weigh the red winter attacks and lost 35% of my forces, not armor to winter and this terrific game engine! Bugger! So now I run away like a frightened rabbit! Lets see if he hits my lines before JAn ?
I thin the center area south of the Highway will be interesting, near Kiev.. but who knows, as the momentum is fully RED and I will react as needed.. I could also use 15 more full strength artiller!

One great thing is my line are so much shorter... we he almost cut me off near Rostov last spring 43, I ran a terrible pounding from his air interdicting my troops. This will lighten up as I need not run 1000 km rail runs to get from Berlin to the front!

[Karri]

You certainly have given up vast streches of terrain. Surely however you must have some reserves?

[freeboy]

I figure better to run now when its "free" than latter with the dogs at me heals! Plus I am getting som very good defensive terrain


Some.. alot of 1/3 security troops in the rear.. and the above mentioned polish divisions.. I figure that I get no mud in fall 44 on so better dig in while I can! this next winter will show just how much he has lost, and how strong he is.. and for sure the center /north where he has shorter supply rebuilds will be active.
At this point we are getting new troops in... so theyare my reserves... plus three divisions sent to Turkey

Player note.. WTF? Istanbul, not garrisoned, became a red haven WITHOUT red troops planes trains tanks etc! no partisans.. just said.. "we are the reds ofthe South!" oponent confirmed no intervention there of any kind!

[freeboy]

Then enemy races towards the gates of Lenningrad.. being met by well entrenched and supplied troops! I used this turn to bring in reinforcemtns and to shell a few troops... look at all those red rail lines! Meanwhile the strngest troops, and most densely packed are at the end of LAke P! I love units parity and supply advantage.. now to keep it that way!