Gnikam eht ni retsasid - Oloren USSR, Terje Axis. Oloren now permitted.

[terje439]

ORIGINAL: juret

use inf regiemnts in forts in the mountains to defend

Should I then build fortified zones and keep them there as well to add to the defensive CV?


Terje

[terje439]

Turn 127

Overall
2nd turn of snow, and I am still not completely back at the line, but we are getting there faster than the USSR anyway, although the USSR have made contact with our line on the Baltic coast. The line is looking better and better as more and more troops are occupying it, now if we can hold it through the winter it is nothing but a miracle I guess.

Losses
USSR : 30.000 troops, 50 guns, 138 AFVs, 227 AC.
Axis : 11.000 troops, 97 guns, 18 AFVs, 2AC.

Units lost
The 389th infantry division surrenders to the Soviets.

Units disbanded
We disband another 7 fortifed zones this turn.

Pools
Manpower : 959.980
Vehicles : 279.512
Armaments : 221.653
Hiwi : 665

[Peltonx]

How far behind the front is his rail heads?

[terje439]

ORIGINAL: Pelton

How far behind the front is his rail heads?

Roughly 10 hexes it seems.


Terje

[terje439]

Turn 128

Overall
We spend almost all (could not spend the alst 4) our PPs on reorganizing our corps', my main goal is to free up some HQs that will then be sent to the mountains in the south. No attacks are made by either side.

Losses
USSR : 31.000 troops, 43 guns, 134 AFVs, 214 AC.
Axis : 5.000 troops, 18 guns, 10 AFVs, 5 AC.

Pools
Manpower : 963.573
Vehicles : 281.575
Armaments : 224.168
Hiwi : 6

[randallw]

Wow, a lot of Russians disappeared from the map. Maybe they went home? [;)]

[bigbaba]

stalin got his lost land and more back and agrees to a lasting peace.[:D]

[terje439]

ORIGINAL: randallw

Wow, a lot of Russians disappeared from the map. Maybe they went home? [;)]

Lets hope so [:D]

Terje

[terje439]

ORIGINAL: bigbaba

stalin got his lost land and more back and agrees to a lasting peace.[:D]

Hahaha, somehow I doubt it [:D]

Terje

[terje439]

Turn 129

Overall
We spend all our points reorganizing this turn as well, but a threat is appearing in the south...

Losses
USSR : 35.000 troops, 92 guns, 166 AFVs, 190 AC.
Axis : 8.000 troops, 52 guns, 2 AFVs, 5 AC.

Units disbanded
We disband one FBD unit as I severly doubt we will need them [;)]

Pools
Manpower : 958.418
Vehicle : 279.073
Armaments : 226.674
Hiwi : 3

[bigbaba]

hope you get the 4 divisions out. forget the SEC division. you are back in the reich and there you have RSHA, gestapo&co. no need for this guys anymore.[;)]

your defensive CV in the north looks pretty good and will improve until the red machine is in position.

can you post some pictures about the CV in the central and south front too?

[terje439]

ORIGINAL: bigbaba

1. Hope you get the 4 divisions out.
2. Forget the SEC division. you are back in the reich and there you have RSHA, gestapo&co. no need for this guys anymore.[;)]

your defensive CV in the north looks pretty good and will improve until the red machine is in position.

3. can you post some pictures about the CV in the central and south front too?

1. I doubt it, but only one of those are in any kind of combat ready shape, one is at 9% TOE...
2. Hmm well, 1 extra CV in a lvl 3 fort is better than not having 1 extra CV in a lvl 3 fort [:)]
3. Will do, see below.


Terje

[terje439]

AGN/AGC

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AGC/AGS

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AGS/AGA

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AGA/Border

[terje439]

Turn 130, aka turn of Doh!

Disclaimer
Had some PC issues, so no screenie.

Overall
Nothing new, some more USSR troops appear at our line and we spend our points on reforming our armies.

Losses
USSR : 43.000 troops, 218 guns, 132 AFVs, 241 AC.
Axis : 9.000 troops, 64 guns, 16 AFVs, 5 AC.

Pools, reason for Doh!
Manpower : 977.541
Vehicles : 280.027
Armaments : 229.167
Hiwi : 2
I got a PM from a forum member, asking me if my pools to was listed as "Axis" or if it was the pools for Germany.
Yup, you guessed it, these are the AXIS pool numbers, and that explains alot. Let us break the numbers down, and see if we can see some causes for concern/worry/fright/TOTAL PANIC!!!

Rumania : naught
Hungary : naught
Bulgaria : naught
Chech. : naught
Poland : naught
Slovakia : 53.404 manpower
Italy : 122.603 manpower, 67.008 armaments
Finland : 85.839 manpower, 153.052 armaments
That leaves Germany, or the main fighting force on the map;
Germany : 32.949 manpower, 280.027 vehicles, 0 armaments, 2 Hiwi

So, there we have another "idiot"-related recepy for disaster [:)]

[terje439]

Turn 131

Overall
Hmm where to start. With the bad news or the terrible news?!
Yup, bad first, got it. The divisions struggling to get to safety in the south are all surrounded.
The terrible news? The USSR did not even wait untill the frost level is at 10 to start to pierce the line. They make two attacks and force our troops to retreat in both locations. It does not help that we throw the enemy back, as the forts are now gone.

Losses
USSR : 62.000 troops, 558 guns, 321 AFVs, 472 AC.
Axis : 21.000 troops, 296 guns, 49 AFVs, 3 AC.

GERMAN pools
Manpower : 90.101
Vehicle : 283.455
Armaments : 0
Hiwi : 5.960
(Hiwi's are from disbanding the remaining FBDs.)

[terje439]

Turn 132

Disclaimer
Forgot to take a screenie. Not that there is alot of good things happening either though [:D]

Overall
The USSR keeps attacking the line forcing units to retreat, and although we are able to push the enemy back again, the losses we take are simply unbearable (compare losses to pools below). 6 USSR attacks result in 1 held, 4 retreats and 1 surrender, while our two attacks both result in retreats.

Losses
When I opened the losses report at the start of the turn, the USSR losses were given as 0 all the way down, which is wrong, they took losses in their attacks, as well as attrition. The USSR losses below are the results of the two retreats we forced on them, while our losses are total losses for the turn.
USSR : 10.000 troops, 239 guns, 171 AFVs, 0 AC.
Axis : 23.000 troops, 269 guns, 116 AFVs, 2 AC.

Units lost
The 125th Infantry Division surrenders in the south.

German pools
Manpower : 10.350
Vehicle : 283.740
Armaments : 0
Hiwi : 4

[terje439]

Turn 133

Overall
The USSR are now attacking along most of the line, and we are not able to halt them. 3 divisions ina level 3 fort is pushed back with ease by a combined force of 300.000 Soviet troops almost every time. I think the decline will accellerate now.
12 USSR attacks result in 11 held, 10 retreats and 1 surrender, while our 4 attacks result in 2 helds and 2 retreats.

Losses
USSR : 103.000 troops, 1.274 guns, 476 AFVs, 457 AC.
Axis : 74.000 troops, 1.267 guns, 183 AFVs, 6 AC.

Units lost
The 21st LuftWaffe Field Division, the 201st Security Division and the 73rd Infantry division are herded together and forced to surrender in the south.

German pools
Manpower : 24.255
Vehicle : 284.827
Armaments : 0
Hiwi : 312