Back in the East STEF78 (Axis) Oshawott (USSR)

[STEF78]

ORIGINAL: Flaviusx

Stef, for whatever it is worth, I admire your determination to see this thing out, even in the face of such a crushing defeat. I don't think I could do it, personally.

Thanks.

Fun is the key!

When the game is too boring, it's time to stop or resign.

Playing desperate situations is more fun than a WWI game style.

At the moment, I'm perfectly aware that this game is lost. So I try to build my own challenge. Before Ukraine's disaster I wanted to resist until 1945.

Now I want to be still fighting in june 1944.

And there are few "top level" opponents, when you get one of them, keep on playing!

[STEF78]

Turn 130, 9th december 1943

I thought some units could have resisted more than a week. Not at all! As usual, Oshawott did a very methodic and efficient work.

Almost unbelievable!



Retreat is the only solution. I'm strong between the baltic and the Pripyat, unexistant from Rowno to the romanian border and without forts in the South.

Several units are railed to north-ukraine

Romanians will act (or try do so) as rearguard.

[loki100]

that is grim. Great credit for keeping going (like your idea of coming up with short term goals and trying things out).

This does now, at least in the Ukraine, have the potential to be 1941 in reverse in terms of the speed at which Oshawatt may manage to advance

You are of course missing the good news in your report ... all those trucks you have in your pool [:)]

[STEF78]

ORIGINAL: loki100

that is grim. Great credit for keeping going (like your idea of coming up with short term goals and trying things out).

This does now, at least in the Ukraine, have the potential to be 1941 in reverse in terms of the speed at which Oshawatt may manage to advance

You are of course missing the good news in your report ... all those trucks you have in your pool [:)]

Grim is a weak word... Blizzard is my luck as MPs are reduced.

And thanks for the good news concerning the trucks! [;)]

[Flaviusx]

How about...degringolade? That's a strong word.

[caliJP]

STEF, this may be too late, but it looks like Oshawott has a Tank Corps within 2 hexes of potentially flipping Romania and trapping all the German units you have around Kishinev. Don't you need to move those pronto out of there?

[smokindave34]

ORIGINAL: caliJP

STEF, this may be too late, but it looks like Oshawott has a Tank Corps within 2 hexes of potentially flipping Romania and trapping all the German units you have around Kishinev. Don't you need to move those pronto out of there?

Stef, caliJP makes an excellent point - you need to get your German units out of Rumania as soon as possible. Once Rumania surrenders all the hexes you don't control will flip along with the rail lines. This could lead to a loss of all of AGS Ukraine! I'd stick some security regiments along the key rail lines in Rumania to prevent Oshawott from having an intact rail line right up to the southern border of Hungary. If the Rumanian surrender isn't handled correctly Oshawott will be knocking on the door to Budapest in short order.

[STEF78]

ORIGINAL: smokindave34

ORIGINAL: caliJP

STEF, this may be too late, but it looks like Oshawott has a Tank Corps within 2 hexes of potentially flipping Romania and trapping all the German units you have around Kishinev. Don't you need to move those pronto out of there?

Stef, caliJP makes an excellent point - you need to get your German units out of Rumania as soon as possible. Once Rumania surrenders all the hexes you don't control will flip along with the rail lines. This could lead to a loss of all of AGS Ukraine! I'd stick some security regiments along the key rail lines in Rumania to prevent Oshawott from having an intact rail line right up to the southern border of Hungary. If the Rumanian surrender isn't handled correctly Oshawott will be knocking on the door to Budapest in short order.

Hexes flipping Romania are more in the South

19.1.4.1. Rumanian Surrender
Rumania automatically surrenders if Bucharest is Soviet controlled. There is a chance that Rumania will surrender if, after January 1, 1942, a Rumanian city or town that is located in the area where the Y coordinate of the hex is equal to or greater than 105 is Soviet controlled

As I have already lived a romanian surrender, I know how strong the effects are. Arad, Bucharest and romanians cities are garrisonned

[STEF78]

ORIGINAL: Flaviusx

How about...degringolade? That's a strong word.

"dégringolade" is a too nice word. You can use it when a child is falling.

A french popular sentence could be: "c'est la Bérézina" which means "it's the Berezina" and refers to the retreat of Napoleon's Great Army from Russia in 1812.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Berezina

[Flaviusx]

Heh. Somehow in English, degringolade has acquired more sinister connotations. (At least the way I've seen many British writers use it. Not so much in the USA.)

Probably because it sounds so sexy and French.

[STEF78]

Turn 131, 16th december 1943

SHC attacks my line of defence in the north. It will hold several turns. I give ground in the other sectors, especially in the South.

I take measures to limit the effects of romanian's surrennder. Future romanians traitors are sacrified! Criterias of romanians surrender are to clear, in 1944, germans weren't prepared to this.

[STEF78]

I have now more than 30 units in the rear in refit mode. German production will have difficulty to get them at 100% TOE

Painful screen!

[jwolf]

Given your low armaments pool, how will you prioritize your rebuilt units for replacements?  I'm wondering if you'll focus on a few infantry divisions, or a few Panzer divisions, or ...?

I agree that is a very painful screen! [:(]

[STEF78]

ORIGINAL: jwolf

Given your low armaments pool, how will you prioritize your rebuilt units for replacements?  I'm wondering if you'll focus on a few infantry divisions, or a few Panzer divisions, or ...?

I agree that is a very painful screen! [:(]

As soon as they are frozen, I can't do anything

In 5 turns I will be able to decide which units will stay in refit mode.

Another problem is that these units have both low morale and low experience. Most Cv are 0 or 1. It will not stop Oshawott's huge army!

...except if russians die laughing while seeing their opponents [:D]

But my units will suffer heavy training and gain both morale and exp during the next turns!

[STEF78]

Turn 132, 23th december 1943

North

Strong line of defence => heavy attacks



Center

Definitively too weak, red hordes are coming... Trying to save my units in the Pripyat marshes



Romania

Oshawott wants to get romania out of the war. In red circle, hexes which potentially cause romanian's surrender. All romanians cities are garrisonned

[STEF78]

And the vampires, slowly growing...

[loki100]

ORIGINAL: STEF78

And the vampires, slowly growing...

guess they are going to be a real drain for the next few turns till you can opt to choose which ones to stay on refit?

[BrianG]

you will also need to get a zoc on all the main rr lines in Romania as well. Otherwise they will flip commie Red.

[STEF78]

ORIGINAL: loki100

ORIGINAL: STEF78

And the vampires, slowly growing...

guess they are going to be a real drain for the next few turns till you can opt to choose which ones to stay on refit?

And during this time TOE of units on the front line is declining..... I have several Inf Divs with 3000/5000 men

[STEF78]

ORIGINAL: BrianG

you will also need to get a zoc on all the main rr lines in Romania as well. Otherwise they will flip commie Red.

Not only the RR but also all cities, even if they are in german ZOC