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t53 Baku or bust

Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2019 10:04 pm
by BrianG
SOUTH SOVIET ZONE: clear skis, hard ground conditions.

ATTACK!

I have a fully rested panzer army and many good high morale infantry divisions. We have high hopes.

Here we push straight out to start things off

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RE: t53 Baku or bust

Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2019 10:06 pm
by BrianG
The hole is fully open, ready for exploitation

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t53 Baku or bust

Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2019 10:07 pm
by BrianG
Crimea

I finally bomb the port and get 38% damage. His AA here has been doing a good job shooting down my bombers.

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t53 Baku or bust

Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2019 10:12 pm
by BrianG
My intention was to fan left to the sea and trap those troops.

But then I saw chance to make a pocket on the right side near the Don.

This was a major over the Don river attack by the 30th infantry division, morale 93.

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The pocket and mud

Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2019 10:17 pm
by BrianG
I too launch a mud rescue attack to save the 25th mech.

It needed to be saved most and I had the most tank power near it.

At first, after bombing, I actually accidentally launched a relief attack on the hex above this. I think my finger slipped.

It was a close win but I had used up most mp;s.

I then moved in tanks and did this hasty, which worked. The beaten Russian tank corp must have been really raw recruits.

I think the 25th would have been defeated in next turn if not relieved here.

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RE: The pocket and mud

Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2019 10:19 pm
by BrianG
This attack in mud was solely to allow the rr to continue building north. It had been zoc locked.

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t53 final

Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2019 10:21 pm
by BrianG
Final Middle.

25th mech saved. air supply dropped on 4th panzer and ss mech.

He needs to retreat.

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RE: t53 final

Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2019 10:22 pm
by BrianG
Final Moscow.

ALL CLEAR next turn all over the map.

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t53 final

Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2019 10:25 pm
by BrianG
Final Rostov

2 pockets. Both should hold.

Next turn will clean up surrounds and get ready for big push into Caucuses.

Bitburg needs to retreat.


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t53 final OOB

Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2019 10:26 pm
by BrianG
OOB

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t54 open

Posted: Mon Dec 30, 2019 11:25 pm
by BrianG
Crimea, new Guards mountain unit

and logistics. all clear weather.

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t54 airforce production

Posted: Mon Dec 30, 2019 11:27 pm
by BrianG
German air production.

I assume nothing unussual

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t54 ground kia since

Posted: Mon Dec 30, 2019 11:28 pm
by BrianG
ground kia since last turn

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t54 air kia since

Posted: Mon Dec 30, 2019 11:30 pm
by BrianG
and air kia since

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t54 oob

Posted: Mon Dec 30, 2019 11:31 pm
by BrianG
oob and I corp

Russian oob dropping?

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t54 open long range view

Posted: Mon Dec 30, 2019 11:39 pm
by BrianG
Russian fail to break into and relieve all 3 major pockets.

Bitburg has not retreated.

Massive number of unsupplied Russian units.

No pressure on lower advance into Caucasus, nor attempt to convert empty German hexes back to Russian.

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t54 open

Posted: Mon Dec 30, 2019 11:40 pm
by BrianG
Russian action around surrounded forward German positions.

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t54 action

Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2020 11:57 pm
by BrianG
I finally get the fort % drop.

This port is one very tough tuff nut

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RE: t54 action

Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2020 11:58 pm
by BrianG
Crimea success.

Finally it falls. These troops will now move east asap.

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RE: t54 action

Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2020 11:59 pm
by BrianG
North Moscow.

Getting closer to having the full river line as defense.

Heavy attack

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