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Turn 19 29-October-1941 Economic

Our strategic bombing campaign continues. With the atypical blizzard weather this turn we have to content ourselves with just one big raid (for blizzard) to keep building the damage at the LaGG-3 factory in Gorky and some smaller raids on small factories where appreciable damage could still be inflicted.

A curiosity ever since we upgraded the version of the WitE program is we are regularly seeing examples of collateral damage from bombing. Here at Gorky now whenever we bomb the T34 factory, we also get some damage to the T60 factory we did not even target.

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The exodus of Soviet interceptor factories continues as the Yak-1 factory at Tatischevo near Saratov is also evacuated to Nizhny Tagil. Its evacuation is solely down to our air bombardment. The bombing combined with the forced evacuation means this factory will produce 545 fewer Yak-1s than it would have done. Together with the losses from the two Yak-1 factories evacuated last turn this means an expected total loss of production 1,563 Yak-1s caused by bombing.*

In South Stalingrad concern with "over-bombing" the T60 factory means we bomb the arms factories instead.

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*These figures were calculated using the Soviet Aircraft Tracker 2.0 in the The library of WitE resources. This includes corrections to formulas for production which means the calculations in the previous version could be up to one turn out. Unless otherwise noted previous figures in this AAR will be under the previous version.

Turn 19 Allocations
For information only - team allocations for turn 19.

Turn 20 5-November-1941 Team

Crackaces joined the team! Crackaces will be spending this turn touring the front and meeting the troops before taking up their new command post next turn.

ORIGINAL: Telemecus

Turn 20 5-November-1941 Team Changes

Crackaces joined the team! Crackaces will be spending this turn touring the front and meeting the troops before taking up their new command post next turn.

These troops?

ORIGINAL: Zorch
These troops?

The Dirty Dozen? [:D]

Crackaces is certainly the team member with the most experience with special forces!

ORIGINAL: Telemecus

ORIGINAL: Zorch
These troops?

The Dirty Dozen? [:D]

Crackaces is certainly the team member with the most experience with special forces!

Yes (to the DD - I can't speak for Crackaces).

So on turn 20 I have the password and access to the turn. This gives me a chance to analyze the situation. I opened the game and went through turn by turn to understand how the front developed

Strategically, I feel that Soviets are on an improving course since M60 took over the Soviets. On turn 20 the Soviet have 4.2M in TO&E 36,717 guns Or 0.8% Guns/manpower. I surmise that not enough units are out there and the units that are out there do not have enough tubes.

From an operational standpoint I am assigned to hold Moscow for the winter -- in particular during the blizzard. A full blizzard but no 2:1 Soviet attack. The Germans are formulating their summer plan already, but we have to survive the winter. My plan is to not survive -- but flourish! I think 4.2M lacking tubes is not the same blizzard offense as say 6M and 1% gun to man ratio. Despite a harsh blizzard I believe I can trade some blood for space and time given these constraints.
The problem is .. every battle lost costs morale. Certainly morale can be made up in the summer, but units spending too much morale in losses do not simply retreat but they break. This is a disaster as I need "stuff" to hold the line for what is certain a focused offense.

From a tactical standpoint, I am a newbie to this game. I have spent a lot of time analyzing the combat engine and optimizing SU's for particular matchups. There are a lot more experienced and better commanders now on the Soviet side as compared to this newbie.

The map below:

A big bulge exists at Moscow. That must not break. There are vulnerabilities particularly south of Tula. Cavalry running loose and cutting off rail lines would be disastrous, and eventually lead to an isolated Moscow. Keep a line, trade blood for space and time. We shall see how this unfolds.

OPEN FOR NOMINATIONS

What will we call out summer campaign plan?

We started planning our summer campaign way back before the winter started - and now we are actually playing turn 38 we are only a little while away from Kick off and on version 15 of the plan. But we lack one crucial ingredient - the operational name. Last time we had nominations and a vote for the name of our campaign for Moscow, Operation Totenritt. This time we are opening nominations for all lurkers to contribute, nominations even from our Soviet opponents will be considered. However any suggestions which imply anything other than a complete victory will of course be eliminated!

So what are your suggestions????!!!!

Operation flatonface?

"Operation does not imply anything other than a complete victory"?

Great aar btw.

Operation Wishful Thinking

Operation 'We really don't want to spend another winter here'.

Loving all the suggestions so far [:D]

ORIGINAL: SparkleyTits

Loving all the suggestions so far [:D]

OMG - what have I started! [:D]

I'm not trying to influence anyone here of course but us Soviets are definitely the underdogs so any continued morale boosting operation names will be appreciated [:D]

ORIGINAL: SparkleyTits

I'm not trying to influence anyone here of course but us Soviets are definitely the underdogs so any continued morale boosting operation names will be appreciated [:D]

Operation 'I hear Siberia is very nice this time of year'?

ORIGINAL: SparkleyTits
Soviets are definitely the underdogs

Since when?

Operation "Golden Spike" and I will turn all my units gold ...

(A little inside humor in 2x3 the offense to take Yaroslavi was called "bronze charge" much to ST's dismay I turned many units to a bronze color as specified in RGB.)

ORIGINAL: Crackaces

Operation "Golden Spike" and I will turn all my units gold ...

(A little inside humor in 2x3 the offense to take Yaroslavi was called "bronze charge" much to ST's dismay I turned many units to a bronze color as specified in RGB.)

Is there a map mod so that our opponents can be affronted by all the horrific colour choices for units too?

Please don't put them into the AAR my ocd will set off again