BrianG v Smokindave34 ( SMOKIN now allowed)

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Germans force corridor thru Tula river gap

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Stalin is so far happy for 1942 and offers up some promo

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Down south I attack German troops which get too close to my lines.

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And a double rout.

They will learn not to approach!

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North flank.

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Keep up the pressure. My north flank is getting new built inf corp and is getting nice wallop where used.

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counterattack near Tula. This German spearpoint is the issue.

Can they cross the Oka and somehow cut off my south Moscow forces which extend to Kaluga.

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hard to push north the southern bulge face. The north face is easier to push south

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and another tank counterattack near Tula

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I withdraw from Tula and hold the Oka river.

It must hold. I assume German tanks will go north but they do have options

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Germans press onto the Oka. They do not attempt crossing

Meanwhile they attack south from the bulge hoping I assume to connect to the Oka.

MAJOR WORRY as oka d line atm is insufficient to stop a linkage.

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I push on the north flank of the bulge

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I put this attack down as a major win

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down south I keep his units from my river line

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Final Moscow. I move in the better Guards cav corp into the Oka river D line. I think it should stop from a massive breakthru to the bulge.

I will deal with the crossing if it is attempted. If its a good crossing I will do massive salient evacuation.

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final Tambov.

the Italians are guarding the flank. Should be fun

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lower area end positions

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Far north open.

I have been sneaking 3 units all the way to the north border as the corridor was free of Fin zoc.

Sensing Axis reinforcements, i had just retreated them, thus explaing the odd, who owns what, shade pattern.

It seems this was a German cut off attempt. That failed. I do not belive he thought it was a large incursion.

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MOSCOW IS SAVED!!!

German forces only cross Oka at bottom loop. I continue to build Guard inf corp in the area north of Oka.

All other tanks head east and surround 3 Cav corp.

My entire south flank is now threatened If the German panzer ball turns south past Tambov and onto Rostov
It would force complete withdraw from Stalino up to Big V

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air results under new beta.

Many very poor morale units plus experience also walloped.