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[Ketza]

AGS - A pocket is formed along the river of some 8 or so divisions and the bridgehead over the river is expanded and consolidated. Strong elements of 6th, 17th and all of 1st Pzg areacross the river with several Panzer divisions resting.

In front of me he is forming what seems to be a checkerboard defence that I am content with gobbling up divsions as I push outwards.

If I strike north I am sure I can pocket 10 or 15 divisions but heading east or south promises more large cities. I am still contemplating the next move.

11th army and the Rumanians continue the eastward grind taking Kirovgrad.

[Ketza]

Losses turn 9 - Almost to the 2 million mark for Soviet casualties.

[paullus99]

Good work - he better pull back into Leningrad ASAP, because he's in a world of trouble with those forward deployed troops.

[Ketza]

I havent heard from my opponent in quite awhile. Not sure if the game is still going.

LOL [:D] nm I just got the turn in. On with the war.

[Ketza]

AGN turn 10 -

His part of the turn he launched several major counterattacks that all failed. He also launched major assaults on my airfields and suffered huge air losses.

My part of the turn the Volkhov front broke wide open with Panzers reaching deep behind his lines and cutting the Tikvhin railline as well as capturing one of the Ladoga ports. 8th Panzer is once again hung out to dry but the interdiction of the rails was deemed important enough to do it.

He pulled back across the front and 3rd panzer had to give up a hex to use mps for exploitation to ports at the head of the Volkhov. One pocket and a few "sorta" pockets were formed.

[Ketza]

2nd, 4th and 2PG push forward. Pocket is formming around Smolensk and 2nd PZ blasted ahuge hole in his line.

[Ketza]

AGS - His defence was stiffening to the north towards Gomel with a large checkerboard in place. The call was made to head towards Kharkov after recon and much ground was gained. A pocket of 8 divisions was eliminated by the Hungarians and Italians.

The front here is very fluid atm and there is a lot of options available for future operations.

[Klydon]

That is just a monsterous pile of Russians by Leningrad. If you can ever get them isolated so they start surrendering, it is going to be a huge haul of Russian manpower right off the table. 

[Ketza]

Slow turns but the game continues.

AGN turn 11 -

Lots to report. Tikvhin falls hopefully cutting off supplies to leningrad. All of the ports on Lake Lodoga except the one inside the Leningrad perimeter are taken. The plucky 8th Panzer links up with the Finns.

These developments will hopefully be the deathnell of Leningrad. I plan on solidifying the noose around the city and begin crushing the large pocket that has developed over the next few turns. I will push out a bit with the Finns if possible and then switch over to building winter quarters. Most likley the next turn will see some Panzers pulled from the line especially 8th Panzer that has been the tip of the spear for the whole Leningrad campaign. How many times it was surrounded and rescued I cant even recall. It was essentially supplied from the air the whole time in some cases having 250 tons of fuel a turn dropped on it. Swamps were much easier this time around.

[Ketza]

AGC turn 11 - Smolensk is cut off and a 3 division pocket created. he abandons Velikye Luki to 9th army. He trys to skirt a division along the swamps to get in 4th armies rear but a newly arrived divsion from Germany shows up in the nick of time. Most of 2nd PG reorients to the south side of the bulge pointing towards Bryansk to position themselves for a run at linking up with AGS.



There is the potential brewing for a large pocket to be formed east of the marsh as 1st PG has captured Kharkov and 1 PZ corp soaks up supplies for a big rush either north towards AGC or South to black sea. Depening on what he does on defence...

[Ketza]

AGS - Kharkov falls and his front is severly disrupted. 11th army slogs forward.

[Ketza]

Losses - Hopefully after leningrad is finished off we will hit 3 million Soviet losses:

[Ketza]

Looking for some comments on the supply situation for the Soviets in leningrad. I am pretty sure its going to be very bad but quite frankly I am still wondering....

[Senno]

You have them isolated. So should fall this turn with your attacks without to much problem.

Nice job with the isolation.[:)]

[Ketza]

Back from a week of Disney and Golf in Orlando!

AGN turn 12 -

Leningrad is isololated and a firm line of steel holds the pocket firm:

[Ketza]

AGC - AGS - 2nd and 1st PZ group form a huge pocket in the center of the map:

[Ketza]

Turn 13 AGN -

3rd panzer is withdrawn from the area and 4th Pz begins to pull out from the line. Finns are leaking south and prep begins for the blizzard line. 18th army will completely leave the area once leningrad is reduced. many Soviet divisions surrender this turn in the area of the large pocket. He continues to apply pressure to 16th army evem launching a failed attack in the 4th Pz sector.

[Ketza]

AGS - small pocket created by 9th army. Local attackes rout several Soviet divisions. Nothern half of pocket being reduced by 4th army. 2 new panzer divisions join 2nd Pz and prepare for the next pocket attempt.

[Ketza]

AGS - Small pockets formed and progress made against the large pocket in center using 6th and 17th armies. 1st Pz begins to reform for next push.

[Ketza]

Soviet losses are brutal this turn and the tally finally goes over 3 million.