The Sun Also Rises ( D21 )

[larryfulkerson]

The fourth location on the expected reinforcements list is Leningrad itself. I'm
not going to get there until sometime in the spring, if then.

[Jukipo]

.it''s now 5 so I need to find those units that are in hexes
with 5 or less and move them so the pestilence effects won't apply ( moving them
into hexes with more than 5 supplies ).

Pestilence will apply to all your units. It doesn't matter whether they are supplied or not. You are going to lose 2% every turn. One precent is going to replacement pool, another precent is lost permanently.

[larryfulkerson]

ORIGINAL: Jukipo

.it''s now 5 so I need to find those units that are in hexes
with 5 or less and move them so the pestilence effects won't apply ( moving them
into hexes with more than 5 supplies ).

Pestilence will apply to all your units. It doesn't matter whether they are supplied or not. You are going to lose 2% every turn. One precent is going to replacement pool, another precent is lost permanently.

So it doesn't matter whether or not I move them? Oh, alright then, I'll just carry on with the game
as if I knew what I was doing.

[larryfulkerson]

Here's the T49 front lines before I have moved anybody.

[larryfulkerson]

Here's the T50 front lines before I have moved anybody and there's been a few Soviet
gains and one breakthrough and down in the south the Axis units are being pushed back
slowly and it's a good thing that the Rumanians are leaving the Crimea headed for
Stalino because they will help stem the flow of the hordes of Soviet units streaming
from the east. My boys are getting tired of being attacked but they are all still
in good shape and my arty is causing more Soviet losses then the Axis is losing in
each attack, for the most part. So as long as my arty is operating I think I might
be able to hold the line for seven more turns.

[larryfulkerson]

I just now discovered something disturbing. There's a section of the front lines that
doesn't have any supply and they are going to use up their supply while defending and
so eventually they are going to be pushed back from lack of supply and pestilence.
This is not good. I'll have to put together an emergency task force of RR engineers
to try to get the rail built for this area more quickly.

[larryfulkerson]

Here's a view of some of the Axis losses so far. The number of HRS's assigned has
declined a bit as we're down to 36K HRS's and that's nearing my self-imposed limit
for the number of HRS's desired. The number of assigned HRS's is a reflection of
the strength of the individual units and I don't want to go too low or the strength
of the units will be suffer.

[larryfulkerson]

Here's the T51 front lines before I have moved anybody.

[larryfulkerson]

Here's what's going on around Stalino right now. I've just about gotten a handle on
that one berserk Soviet unit...almost got him surrounded and stopped. The rest of
the front is starting to stabilize and the Rumanians are starting to get close to
arriving at the right place to stop the bleeding. So far so good.

[larryfulkerson]

Here's the T52 front lines before I have moved anybody. There's one new Soviet
breakthrough spot and I'll have to drop the paratroops there to plug the gaps, they
are the only troops left in the form of a reserve. Besides that breakthrough there's
several weak spots that threaten to give way. I may have to pull back in some spots.
Down south especially. The Rumanians are starting to appear in the AO and I'm
optimistic that they will save the day.

[larryfulkerson]

I dropped all the paratroops that would fly to the same hex adjacent to the rebel
and I think I've got the hex stopped up...now I need to restore the front lines to
their original configuration somehow. Some attacking may be involved.

EDIT: I'm talking about that one spot where the Soviets got their breakthrough.
I've already moved some units to blocking positions and it doesn't look the same.

[larryfulkerson]

Those Soviet stacks that are glowing red or yellow....they just cry out to be
bombarded. So I'm using all my tubes that are 100% or more to bombard the Soviets
and the rest of them are resting to get to 100% when they can fire as well. That
way about half of the arty shoots and the other half rests. It's working so far.

[larryfulkerson]

Here's some bad, bad, really bad news. The RR engieers have gone on strike. They
want higher wages and better working conditions. And bling for their uniforms. Talks
are underway and it's looking promising.

[larryfulkerson]

I put a cut and paste of the news strings together to count how many days of the SWO
has past and it looks like this turn is the sixth in the series of 10 and we're
doing relatively well.

[larryfulkerson]

Here's one of my weak spots and as you can see I'm trying to defend with some pieces
of a division instead of a whole division and it's just a mater of time until the
Soviets find out about it and direct some forces that way. I'm expecting to have
to replace them with some heavier forces but so far all the divisions are busy
defending someplace else. I may have to pull back to shorten the lines to give me
enough units to defend a line.

[700851McCall]

Keep hanging on where you are, you'll make it through.

[larryfulkerson]

ORIGINAL: 700851McCall
Keep hanging on where you are, you'll make it through.

You twisted my arm and convinced me to try it right where they are right now. What
could possibly go wrong?

[larryfulkerson]

Here's the T53 front lines before I have moved anybody. There was one new Soviet breakthrough but I think
I'll be able to plug the hole this time.

[larryfulkerson]

I've got a spot in my northern front lines that's a gap and I'm worried that the
Soviets are going to infiltrate through that hole into my backfield and I don't have
anything to plug the hole with other than an AA unit. My lack of reserves is showing.
The front lines are getting pretty thin in spots.

[larryfulkerson]

Here's another soft spot in the front lines. I'm trying to defend with two Security
units. They are below the strength I deemed necessary to stand on the front lines
but there they are. The have been holding so far but it's just a matter of time
before Elmer concentrates on their hexes.