FITE2 EARLY START Loveman2 vs thomasharvey

[thomasharvey]

T47 11/30/41 The winter offensive begins...

[thomasharvey]

T47 11/30/41 Here is the front near Smolensk. The initial attacks were only partially effective. One turn of the winter offensive used, 29 more to go.

[thomasharvey]

T47 11/30/41 Just to the north Zap Dvina shows additional progress. However, on the Leningrad front all attacks failed to gain any terrain. Other fronts have only slight progress so far.

[Lobster]

The fascists will crumble like Spekulatius under a hammer.

[thomasharvey]

T48 12/3/41 This shows the Smolensk front on the second turn of the offensive. Just north of Smolensk is a large open space with no Axis defenders. The Axis front is melting away far faster than anticipated in some sections of the front.

[thomasharvey]

T48 12/3/41 The Smolensk front now shows a section nearly absent of defenders.

[thomasharvey]

T48 12/3/41 The Bryansk front shows a similar area of the front with no apparent Axis defenders.

[Richard III]

That smells like a trap.

[thomasharvey]

T52 12/17/41 Here is the big view in the North and Center fronts.
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As it turns out the Axis does not counter attack very much and simply pulls back parts of the front when gaps appear. Therefore, no traps yet. That may come later in the summer of 42.

[thomasharvey]

T52 12/17/41 Here is the big view for the South.

[thomasharvey]

T52 12/17/41 Here is Leningrad. It is WWI trench warfare on all fronts. Gradually some ground is being retaken on the western edge and eastern edges of this screen shot.

[thomasharvey]

T52 12/17/41 Here is the Smolensk Front view. Smolensk will soon be on the front as ground is slowly being taken with bloody trench and artillery combat.

[thomasharvey]

T52 12/17/41 Here is the Bryansk front with more of the same. The Axis artillery is well placed and takes a heavy toll of the attackers. I have had to reduce attacks and concentrate mostly on locating where his artillery is and blast away with my own where it is weakest.

[thomasharvey]

T52 12/17/41 Here is the status of the Crimea Front. I continue to ship in troops and equipment to continue the struggle to retake the Crimea!

[thomasharvey]

T52 12/17/41 Here is the Kharkov front showing more trench warfare.

[thomasharvey]

T56 12/31/44 The last turn of 1941 shows the Velikie Luki front crumbling and or withdrawing.

[thomasharvey]

T56 12/31/41 The same is true with the Smolensk front. Note Smolensk is now east of the new front being established by the Germans.

[thomasharvey]

T56 12/31/41 The northern and southern fronts are little changed. However, the Crimea is setting up as an all out brawl for both sides that should last a long time. The Russians can't withdraw except a few units at a time by sea. That would be a disaster so it is victory or death for Ivan here.

[thomasharvey]

T60 1/14/41 Here is the large view of the center. The Leningrad and southern fronts are nearly unchanged except for casualty reports. However, inside the circle the German line is getting very thin. The German probably is forming another line that is out of recon but it will be thinner than before.

[thomasharvey]

T60 1/14/41 Here is a closer view of the northern part of the circle. Note some German units are getting cut off.