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Ground Phase

YUP! Another Reserve activation. Not many men losses but tank losses are almost 1/2. Also notice the 2nd Naval brigade attached to 310 Rifle Division O.O Damn........

The 310 Rifle Div retreats to the Southeast.

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Ground Phase

I move 7th Inf Div below hex before attack. I also move 900 Lehr above the hex I am attacking. This way I have ZOC's into the retreat path if the unit retreats. I have tested this many times in practice games and it does seem to make a difference so I try and do it as much as possible.

I add a 2nd Flammpanzer Battalion to DAS Reich for added effect. Manstein attacks and is not playing around devastating over 1/2 the manpower of 134th Rifle Division and way over 1/2 the guns involved in the fight.

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Ground Phase

I move up 3 Inf Divisions in 4th army shown in orange. I will be attacking the Soviet Inf shown in red.

PZ's are all resting so it is all about grinding. This game I made leadership changes which I normally don't, just an FYI.

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Ground Phase

Heinrici isn't playing around either. Heinrici pretty much almost blows the 8th Moscow Militia Rifle Division away for 27 men and 3 guns. Damn Heinrici must be pissed from all the Soviet bombing in the Heavy woods.

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Ground Phase

Current running total of losses in which I will be able to hit the 2,000,000 mark this turn. BUT my wife wants me to go grocery shopping now. #*@*#*!*!*#(!*#(!!!!!!! Like WTF over. I will be back in a bit.

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Ground Phase

I commit a rested PZ Div to assist 2 inf Div in a hasty attack to the west ot Kaluga. Of course there is a reserve activation and thank goodness it was only an Airborne Brigade. The 153 Rifle division retreats east in good order.

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Ground Phase

I follow up the attack with another rested PZ Div and a Moto Division to hasty attack the just now retreated 153 Rifle Division. I get a route shown with the blue arrow.

I had to think a long time on this to commit 2 rested PZ Div's here. I decide that time is short and they were rested enough.

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Ground Phase

I move forward two more German Inf and attack the Heavy forest area with Rendulic. I get a retreat.

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Ground Phase

Totenkopf occupies the Heavy woods hex.

I see there is no level fortification where the 248 Rifle division retreated to, nice. I am sure there is already a mass of fortification built for our WWI battles at Moscow.

Sorry for the delay. I have had to do a plethora of family things the last few days and will have updates this afternoon once my son & daughters leave.

Turn 9

Ground Phase

The show must go on. I turn my focus to the Soviet offense in the South. I head straight into the whirlwind and attack with two Regiments full CCP to Deliberate attack the Soviet Division. Retribution is coming as I turn on Ground support and force a retreat.

Turn 9

Ground Phase

We continue the show by hasty attacking the 267 Rifle Division. Based on my calculation most units here moved and were involved in the attacks. I don't believe reserve activation is highly likely as in the north around Moscow where the Soviets were well rested and waiting. I chance a hasty here and leave ground support on. Get another retreat and some nice air loses. Which Soviet division is next on my list of prey...

Turn 9

Ground Phase

12th Tank Division is our next Soviet Division marked as "prey". This division I am going to try and make POW's next turn and thus need to move it two hexes. This division also didn't participate in the attacks so should be nice and strong unit. I bring up 3 German units for the attack to have it retreat to the blue hex. If it retreats to the blue X all the better!

Turn 9

Ground Phase

I hasty attack wit & leave Air support on. The Tank Division is one hex closer to the POW camps. The 12 Tank Division is a good size unit from the looks of it & hopefully lots of trucks! Again nice Air loses. One more hex to go but will be doing other attacks first.

Turn 9

Ground Phase

Into the Whirlwind continues as I bring up 13th, 14th, and Wiking and Hasty attack 151 Rifle Division and 81 Mech & get a retreat and a route on the Mech.

Turn 9

Ground Phase

I bring up two Inf Divisions and hasty attack again along with GS on. Get another nice retreat result. Have some nice ZOC's starting now on those Soviets. Plus I am threatening North of here and this seems to be the only concentration of Soviets this part of the map. Although there is still 200,000ish Soviets in Reserve

Now to work on the rest of the Soviet attack force

Turn 9

Ground Phase

Taking a break from looking at attacks I move to stay in contact with the fast moving Soviet retreat from the Kiev area. The Soviet attack Concentration is to the South and I plan on holding those attack forces up as much as possible. This area looking sparsely held. The area in front of Zap and Dnep is sparsley held..... hmmmmmm

Turn 9

Ground Phase

Going to go ahead and finish out the turn and post end of turn information. Unless people like the play-by-play still for the rest of my attacks. Just let me know.

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Ground phase

Another CAV DIV shatters

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Ground Phase

17 CAV Divisions total to date lost. Hmmmmmm

The CAV Div's have been the sacrificial lambs so far for the Soviets.