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thanks for the advice and I know that I won't be abble to achieve a succesful offensive...but I have to try and learn from it. My opponent has around 6000 afvs so far. I would like to destroy a bunch of them during the offensive.

Turn 49, mud again.
I did some reorganisation. Three armies have been transfered to OKH.
Army group center is now in the Sumy area. I did put Model in charge of it.
Army group south is in the Poltava area. Guderian is in charge.
Here is the order of battle.
(I will move a corp from the 1er panzer to the 2nd the next turn. I had not enough aps left)
It seems that in front of me are concentrated a lot of soviet armies. Does he have some reserve too ?
Some part of the front are at a level 2 of entrenchment. Hope to get a clear weather the next turn...

Around 2 000 afv, 15 500 guns and 1 400 000 men waiting to launch a massive offensive. Who is the big man ? [:@]
Here is the losses this turn. Is that just because of the attrition ?

Order of battle:
I red that the next patch will maybe decrease the soviet morale in 42...maybe I should wait for it ! [;)]

Turn 50...mud again. It gives the soviet one more week to fortified.
Turn 51, clear weather ! [:)] Time to launch the attack

I was very close to cancel the operation "destroy the red carpet" after having seen this first result.

Now I can carry on the attack near poltava

here is the new front line

Here are all the battles fought this turn

Traemyn mailed me that he has been a little scared when he found out what my panzers did...[;)]
Now he must be confident because his counter attack has been very powerful. Here is what I have just discover [:(]

What I have lost

after my move

Again, the soviets have counter attack succesfuly. I knew it would happen but I had to do something. (I have destroy some of his fortification...) But this turn, we get some mud in the soviet center area...[&:] I may begin to admit that I have lost the initiative on this game (in June 1942 ! [:(])

Here are the losses.

turn 54 ! One year ago, Barbarossa was launch

I had some fun trying to break this wall of soviets, I knew that it would probably not work and cost me a lot but I had to do it !
Now, all the operations are canceled, I let my opponent take the initiative. First, I will try to make him think that I plan another operation during this summer. Second, I need to build defensive position in the back of my front. I will hold the saliants the more that I can and before winter I will shorten my lines.
Of course I will always counter attack when possible
Turn 59. Nothing happend during a month. My panzers are concentrated in some places to threaten the soviets...
Here is thr order of battle

Turn 60
My recon revealed a lot of guards or cav corps in some spots. I moved some panzers where I think that the soviets could strike and did put them in reserve mode. The soviets did launch a few attacks in the north (where I have my weakest armys [&:]) and I have lost some positions. Here is a screenshot of a good defence with the 23rd panzer which reacted very well to the attack.[:)]

Turn 62
My opponent is clever. he attacked 5 or 6 positions. Most of the time my infantry had to withdraw but instead of staying out of his wall of fortified 3 or 4 hexes, he moves back his units so that I cannot get a chance to attack them in open field ! [:(] Too bad, I had moved some panzer corps in forest areas, not far from what I was thinking to be his next targets...I am sure that Traemyn understand that I have decided to play in defence.
Here is another cool result ! Thanks to the 12th panzer and his 85 afv.

First opportunity to counter attack. I don't have the power to attack four hexes ! I decide to conentrate on those in the red circle...they are easily pushed back. [:D]

Turn 65
Thinks are turning hugly in the center...I am slowly moving panzer army 2 and 3 to this area. The brianks saliant has to be evacuated. Smolensk will be the next turn. Anyway, in this area, I think to withdraw during the snow turns to the Dnepr but I will concentrate most of my panzers here (two thirds) to counter attack in this open field.
I am following the other AARs...seems that if my front does not collapse before turn 90, I will be abble to be a little satisfied ! [;)]