Operation Barbarossa - Alpha AAR

[elmo3]

The Rumanians and German 11th Army (purple) are doing a decent job moving the front eastward.

[elmo3]

Losses through turn 10:

[elmo3]

ORIGINAL: hart2412

I don't know if anyone has already asked this question:

Are ZOC's the standard occupied hex and the surrounding six hexes as per most wargames?

Yes, but they are not "hard" ZOC's in the sense that you can move through them if you have sufficient MP's.

[Balou]

Looking forward to see the Axis losses after their crossing of the Dnepr south of Kiev. Good luck !

[Capitaine]

How long do routed units stay routed, Lee? Is it a fixed time or do they have to make a roll?

[B455]

Thanks from the screenshot of the Finnish front. The Finnish Cavalry brigade did not operate at that area as it was part of the Group O that historically attacked northeast...which is off the game map it seems. Pity, the north edge of the map seems to be cut kind of from middle of actual Finnish main assault to Karelia. Well that's a minor thing. Where's the German 163rd Infanterie Div in the Finnish front. (Attached to Finnish command and can't find a grey unit there...?)

[elmo3]

ORIGINAL: Capitaine

How long do routed units stay routed, Lee? Is it a fixed time or do they have to make a roll?

Each logistics phase a routed unit makes two possible checks Mark. It must pass a check related to distance from it's HQ and if it passes that the leader can attempt to rally the unit.

[elmo3]

ORIGINAL: B455

Thanks from the screenshot of the Finnish front. The Finnish Cavalry brigade did not operate at that area as it was part of the Group O that historically attacked northeast...which is off the game map it seems. Pity, the north edge of the map seems to be cut kind of from middle of actual Finnish main assault to Karelia. Well that's a minor thing. Where's the German 163rd Infanterie Div in the Finnish front. (Attached to Finnish command and can't find a grey unit there...?)

One of our OOB guys will have to drop by to answer your questions.

[Jim D Burns]

ORIGINAL: B455
Where's the German 163rd Infanterie Div in the Finnish front. (Attached to Finnish command and can't find a grey unit there...?)

It could be they had to give it Finnish colors to make sure the no-attack line applied to it as well as the Finnish units. If that is the case, it makes me wonder, can German units sea moved into Finland (assuming this can even be done) attack across the no-attack line?

Jim

[Platypus]

ORIGINAL: Jim D Burns

ORIGINAL: B455
Where's the German 163rd Infanterie Div in the Finnish front. (Attached to Finnish command and can't find a grey unit there...?)

It could be they had to give it Finnish colors to make sure the no-attack line applied to it as well as the Finnish units. If that is the case, it makes me wonder, can German units sea moved into Finland (assuming this can even be done) attack across the no-attack line?

Jim

And to take this a few steps further - is it possible to;

1. Send additional GER units to FIN, and,

2. Hold them behind the front-line and utilise the FOW [Fog of War] benefit to avoid detection, and,

3. Wait until turns 8 - 12 for AGN to commence their ATKs, and,

4. Then Blitz these GER units across the FIN no-ATK Line deep into the SOV rear areas, or

5. Can a GER HQ unit be moved into FIN, so that a combined force of GER + FIN units is then able to cross the no-ATK line?

I ask because these moves could be seen as an exploit.

cheers

[elmo3]

German units are allowed in Finland but there are restrictions on where they can go.  I don't recall the details and some are still being worked out I think.

[critter]

Other than the Army colors..Are there any settings that show the indivigual unit ID's
Or just the generic div/ brigade symbols?

[elmo3]

No there is nothing on the units that show their ID.  You can mouse over a unit to see it's ID.

[Captain B]

Hey Elmo3, thanks again for the AAR...I am learning so much about the playablility of the game that it should really help when it is issued this year. The only comment is how could you let a little bit of snow hold you up...had about a foot here on Tuesday as well with power out all day too...oh well, upstate ny is such a lovely place for the three or four weeks of summer we have.

You mentioned you are playing the weather as random...in the screenshots that matrix has up they show the weather spreading across the continent giving you some kind of warning that the mud is coming.


Does the alpha version still do this? Can you show us the weather when it does start to show up. Up close and the extended area. Thanks.

Captain B[&o]

[elmo3]

ORIGINAL: Captain B

Hey Elmo3, thanks again for the AAR...

You mentioned you are playing the weather as random...in the screenshots that matrix has up they show the weather spreading across the continent giving you some kind of warning that the mud is coming.

Does the alpha version still do this? Can you show us the weather when it does start to show up. Up close and the extended area. Thanks.

Captain B[&o]

Glad you like the AAR. I'm not aware of any weather warning. There are 4 weather zones as you can see in the screen shot below. Can't quite fit the whole map in one shot but you get the idea. Right now all zones are Clear as of turn 11.

[USSLockwood]

This AAR is the first thing I check every morning when I log on.  The suspense is killing me...will Elmo3 make it to Moscow?  And what of Leningrad and the Kiev pocket?

[Kharkov]

Yeah, me too. As soon as I get home from work I log in and check this thread

[Balou]

elmo,

What do the red dotted lines mean? In one map covering AGN theatre it reads "Baltic Rail Zone" (the line running N-S across Lake Peipus) ?

[elmo3]

ORIGINAL: Kharkov

Yeah, me too. As soon as I get home from work I log in and check this thread

Sorry I have to take my daughter to a birthday party this afternoon so my next turn won't get posted until later tonight. I've played it out but have not done the screen shots yet. The AGC shot should prove particularly interesting.

[elmo3]

ORIGINAL: Balou

elmo,

What do the red dotted lines mean? In one map covering AGN theatre it reads "Baltic Rail Zone" (the line running N-S across Lake Peipus) ?

Rail repair for the Axis inside that zone will be faster before December '41. Presumably it was easier for the Germans to convert rail lines in that area although I don't know the history of it.