brianG v tyronec anatomy of disaster all welcome

[BrianG]

This hex is unmovable. It has a force field of some type, unknown.

No forts and it won't budge!

[BrianG]

more examples of forts decaying to zero even where the defense wins.

Makes no sense.

[BrianG]

The big one.

A game changing attack must succeed and thrown the invaders back over the frozen Don.

Here is the attack lineup.

I think I shortchanged my attacking strength. Stress of battle.

It looks like i could have added in the Cav and Infantry just to the right of the action. Its possible the inf was an unready unit.

[BrianG]

[:@]

Stalin chokes on a chicken bone when he hears of the attack failure.

[BrianG]

south

FM Bernard Montgomery would be very unsatisfied with this highly untidy defense alignment.

This is what one calls a disaster. And it happened in March 42.

Supply distance to German 36th Motorized (the spear top) is shown. The Mp's will be very long when mud hits turn 42.

[BrianG]

Tambov area

[BrianG]

Final positions showing my north Moscow pincer

[BrianG]

North final.
he will need some attack force here to rescue his trapped unit come next clear turn

[BrianG]

end of turn kia report.

omg 5.65 million lost already.

[BrianG]

air kia report

[BrianG]

Russian attempt mud attack on spear tip

lineup is

[BrianG]

and a loss.

heavy German casualties though

[BrianG]

oob report

[BrianG]

air kia

[BrianG]

final south.

trying to shore up a hopeless river position

[BrianG]

Germans launch Mud maneuvers and captures second hex over the Don

[BrianG]

Final Tula area.

[BrianG]

VV area final

[BrianG]

My only joy is hunting German recon.

[BrianG]

The big retreat begins.

The problem is my units can barely move in the mud. More units will be lost in the delaying action.

Now i will lose 2 guards units West of Stalingrad. These losses are adding up.

The whole map is now wide open. I need to buy some time.