All submit to Golden Congress! [Random map, 6 AI+, shroud, LIVE]

[Westheim]

Round 55; Hindu resistance is finally stiffening again, especially in the western part of the front. The II Corps was counterattacked at the mountains and took some losses. The armoured spearheads in the north encountered heavy tanks at some strategically important crossroads in the woods. Without infantry support, they are stuck there. The northern front doesn't have any mobile infantry. The Hindus also put up a reasonable fighter force in Treeflow, ahead of the X Corps. In air fights, I lost four fighters this round and destroyed only two.

The VI and XI Corps were attacked as well again.

[Westheim]

End of same turn; the southern front sees more and more Trinity Party armour showing up at the front, especially west of the Balbofield mountains. The I and III Corps could run into serious trouble soon.

The eastern front sees heavy fights in the woods. The VI Corps closed in on Quicksilver, but the XI Corps has trouble holding its line. Reinforcements are scarce.

[emcgman]

Nice AAR.
 
Had a quick question for you. Do you play mainly the random scenarios, or do you play the pre-made scenarios as well.
 
 

[Westheim]

Round 56; all fronts were attacked but they suffered in different quantities.

The eastern front had the XI Corps hammered again by the First Army. The troops retreated and due to a lack of reinforcements can not replenished. On the other hand the VI Corps took Quicksilver by surprise! This will give the Eastern Front HQ some relief with additional supply and infantry reinforcements starting next turn.

[Westheim]

ORIGINAL: emcgman

Nice AAR.

Had a quick question for you. Do you play mainly the random scenarios, or do you play the pre-made scenarios as well.

98% random.



End of round 56; air battle over the Central Morning swamps against Trinity Party fighters cause two lost planes each. Apart from that this front was the most quiet this turn. The VIII Corps got a chance to rest, and the I and III Corps are supplied with new and more forces to prepare for the Trinity Party attack that doubtlessly will come within a few turns. I just don't know where it may come. Signs indicate that they could attack either directly onto Balbofield or just east of the lake there, west of the Central Morning swamps. Another possibility would be the very far right of the Southern Front, at the III Corps, aiming at Stonebeatleford.

The Northern Front faces huge First Army forces in the northeast. The IV Corps will switch into defensive mode, as will the X Corps to its left. The II Corps is still cleaning up. Two small pockets were eliminated this round and majority of the corps advanced to Central. The left flank got support from IX Corps tanks to break through the Hindu lines again. The IX Corps prepares to attack next turn. The 15th Engineer Division arrived to rebuild the bridges as soon as the attacking units swept over the week Hindu forces in this area.

[Jeffrey H.]

Have you lost yet ? [:'(]

[Westheim]

No, but I haven't played in like four weeks. I have so many things going on here, I barely find a spare hour to play a turn. And we know, how you play AT. One turn, and another turn, and another turn, and, oh, come on, it's just 11pm, another turn! I have a few days off next week, this might be helpful. [:)]

[Westheim]

Round 57; terrible defeats on all fronts!

Northern front: the 64th Infantry Division was annihilated in a Hindu counterattack at Central. The II Corps is so much stretched out, at one particular spot in the wilderness there is a six hex gap between adjacent divisions. The IV Corps was terribly beaten by First Army attacks and is on full retreat. The X Corps could soon have an exposed right flank.

Eastern front: the usual attacks against the Golden Congress divisions, but it is not possible to replace the casualties right now because of the defeats at the other two fronts. The XI Corps has retreated to the old fortifications at Minor Valley. The VI Corps is still conducting attacks around Quicksilver, but is bleeding pretty badly.

Southern front: the I Corps was beaten the most. Trinity Party spearheads crossed the river at two spots and cut most of the I and all of the III Corps off from their front HQ in Balbofield. Strong armoured formations have blocked the mountain pass just west of Balbofield. I and III Corps are in disarray. No clear plan for actions, corps commands give out differing orders. In general, troops are retreating. The III Corps, the 2nd Engineer Division, and the 105th Tank Division (I Corps) are concentrating around Stonebeatleford, while the rest of the scattered I Corps units tried to open the pass again, but failed with even more losses mounting up. I and VII Corps are sending reserves to Balbofield.

[Westheim]

Round 58; trying to hold ground everywhere, minor offensives carried out.

Northern front: the IX Corps has started an offensive on North Hardskinstream to relief the II Corps further north of the pressure the Hindus have been building up. Around 20 airplanes are concentrated in Central, where they were hit by II Corps artillery fire, which destroyed at least four of them. In the northeast, the IV Corps was beaten back yet again. There are no reinforcements available.

Eastern front: the XI Corps held ground, while the VI Corps has gained two hexes west of Quicksilver with little cost. The front’s artillery was moved into Quicksilver in order to better shell the First Army units staring at it. Some worry is caused by a lone First Org unit that has appeared at the very far right flank of the VI Corps. I do not need any enemies in that area right now ...!

Southern front: with massive efforts, the Pass of the Four Springs was opened again. the rest of the front was mostly quiet. A successful air attack destroyed two Trinity Party artillery pieces south of the Central Morning swamps.

I finally made the jump to Rifle/SMG III this turn ...! Hopefully they will pay off in the woods in the north and east. I just can’t afford anything else for several turns as it seems like I’ll have to put up one or two new divisions in the scarcely guarded areas in the south and northwest.

[Westheim]

Round 59; Southern front in trouble ...!

Northern front: the IX Corps is closing in on North Hardskinstream, but had to find out that the Hindus are going to defend the village with heavy armour. My tank spearheads are going to cut the village off from it’s sole remaining road connection to the west. If the Hindus want it that way, they are going to be starved to death.

Eastern front: minor quibbles in the Quicksilver area. Engineers fortified a crossroad south of the town for better defense against First Army tanks.

Southern front: by surprise, First Org units attacked the VIII Corps, eliminating the 76th Armoured Division. Before they can cut a breach into the defenses down there, Supreme HQ decided to split some forces off the VIII Corps, which are now the XII Corps, and add reinforcements from the Southern Front HQ to the new corps. The southern front now has five corps (I, III, VII, VIII, XII).
Heavy fights over the Pass of the Four Springs again. The line held, but is threatened. Meanwhile, Trinity Party units took the opportunity to cross the Central Morning river right ahead of Balbofield! About four Medium Tanks III and even more Tankdestroyers II are right at the city limits of Balbofield, glancing at the crippled infantry in there. VII Corps substitutes race to save the city, which is vital to the defense of the whole front! Divebomber and artillery attacks destroyed some of the enemy armour, but the enemy is at the gates, and already rattling on them.

[Westheim]

Round 60; more pressure is built up on the southern front ...

Northern front: the IX Corps encircled North Hardskinstream and the II Corps moved closer to Central. While the latter has artillery support and is in range of the front’s airforce, the IX Corps is not and has to fight without this support. The II and X Corps were repelled from Treeflow, a city in the far north, which would give the Golden Congress a vital production boost if conquered, but the forces there are way too weak to achieve a breakthrough.

Eastern front: mostly quiet, except for some fights at Quicksilver. First Army and First Org clashed there, while the VI Corps wiped up a few remnants.

Southern front: big trouble for the I Corps again. Most of it has been enclosed in the Pass of the Four Springs as Trinity Party forces have taken the road from Balbofield to the west. The pressure on the III Corps in Stonebeatleford is rising as well.

I established the XIII Corps out of remnants of beaten divisions of the II Corps and green recruits in the north between the II and X Corps. It won’t be able to repell any attacks, sadly ... The II Corps will concentrate on Central now.

[Westheim]

Round 61; I have underestimated those Hindus for too long ...

Northern front: the Hindu units in both Central and North Hardskinstream undertook successful breakout attempts, causing terrible harm to my infantry units. They are way ahead of me in both armour and airplanes, both in numbers and in quality. I conducted an all out attack on North Hardskinstream, which won me the village, but I suffered losses, and the IX Corps is badly scattered around and may fail to properly defend itself next turn.

Eastern front: again mostly quiet – my artillery gently weeps ... Seems like the three eastern AIs are mostly busy with themselves and don’t care so much about me at the moment. Thank you so much! This front will have to take a 50% reinforcements cut now in favor of the other two fronts.

Southern front: the I Corps is sealed off in it’s mountain pass, while the III Corps gets more and more pressure. The situation down there is pretty hopeless at the moment, as it is all over the west.

I’m so ridiculously behind in research ... it’s like Mongolia taking on the USA ... I don't even have AT guns, or infantry guns, and I can confirm that Trinity Party and one or two more AIs have Infantry Gun III researched ... [X(]

[Westheim]

General overview map.

Also found out that I have still 42 Rifle I lurking somewhere ... did I say Mongolia? I meant Micronesia ... [X(]

[Westheim]

Round 62; a mostly successful round, although I took some losses.

Northern front: to my surprise, the Hindus did not sweep over the IX Corps – they didn’t attack it at all. They paid for it. My tanks outflanked them and made it easy for me to wipe the plains with their dead bodies. Well, some of them at least. The other northern corps have hard times. The II Corps received another beating at Central, and the X and XIII Corps are so weak ... technically I don’t have a line there at all.

Eastern front: the XI Corps is just holding the forts, while the VI Corps has launched an attack north of Quicksilver, after artillery had softened up the First Army units there. I gained a few hexes but lost valuable attacking material (mortars, armoured cars) I can’t replace at the moment.

Southern front: the Trinity Party attacked Balbofield, but was repelled. I turned the tide for now and reopened the road to the west and the I Corps with two successful attacks on the forwardmost Trinity Party units. Artillery and aircraft were very helpful in that regard, plus the new green 113th Tank Division. The III Corps has also survived a critical hour and has beaten back the Trinity Party for now. The other corps down there had a quiet day.

[82ndtrooper]

you certianly make this sound interesting
 
a good read  keep it up !!

[Westheim]

Round 63; powerful attacks on all fronts and two enemies also put my nose on tactical mistakes I made in the last few turns ...

Northern front: the armoured spearheads of the IX Corps were cut off by flanking Hindu Movement units, but were reconnected with a quick attack. I haven’t learned anything from the experience though and continue to send the 54th and 74th Tank Divisions deeper into Hindu territory along a road in rough terrain. No infantry attached. The II Corps was beaten back again from Central. I play with the thought to move back from that village altogether, it’s not worth it right now. The II Corps could split some divisions off to the XIII Corps to it’s right and defend the crossroads down to North Hardskinstream itself. The IV Corps was also beaten soundly by First Army units, as was the XIII Corps, which faces the area, where Hindus and First Army meet as well.

Eastern front: apparently I moved the VI and XI Corps too far apart in the last turns. First Army units used the opportunity to break through between the two and threaten one of the important roads there. XI Corps tank reserves raced to beat them back, but were tought a lesson themselves. I lost three light tanks of the 26th and 50th Tank Divisions and had to built up a patchwork defense line there with everything available thrown in.

Southern front: Balbofield is the major point of action here. Trinitists have isolated two I Corps divisions (the 9th and 99th Infantry Divisions) in the mountains and threaten the road west again. An attack by the 6th Armoured Division opened the road again for just long enough that the Southern Front HQ could strategically transfer the isolated divisions out of the western valley into Balbofield. Following that, I decided to abandon the Pass of the Four Springs altogether, put up a defensive line which centers on Balbofield and hope the Trinitists don’t just race north past my lines. I suck at strategy: I don’t even have engineers available to build fortifications around Balbofield.

The powerful 38th Tank Division was strategically transferred from the VIII Corps to the Northern Front HQ this turn. It took a huge readiness hit, but I need more blunt force up there, and the VIII Corps has the most quiet frontline at the moment. It faces scattered Twisted Killers units. The Killers are all busy fighting against both First Org and Trinity Party, and I don’t want to disturb them ...

If the Trinitists take Balbofield, I lose the war ...

[Westheim]

Eastern front, same round 63

[Westheim]

Round 64; bloody battles on all fronts – 37th Infantry Division (VI Corps) and 69th Armoured Division (XIII Corps) annihilated.

Northern front: the IX Corps is chasing scattered Hindu troops on it’s left flank, while it’s right advances north and has spotted the village of Fallow further north. The II Corps assaulted Central. The first wave was broken and suffered terrible casualties, but the second wave took the village and will try to hold it now. The road between the II and XIII Corps is disconnected by Hindu tankdestroyers. The X and IV Corps had trouble again with First Army units. They will retreat further into more favourable terrain.

Eastern front: fights become ever more ugly here. Artillery hammers on the opponent, and the opponent’s artillery hammers back. Casualties are high, and the whole Quicksilver area is a bloodsoaken, godforsaken mess. The open fields north of Quicksilver are now known among soldiers as Limbs Fields, owing their new name to the thousands of torn off body parts lieing around in the steaming summer sun. First Army tanks threaten the only crossroad connecting Quicksilver with the rest of the army. The front is also about to get a new airforce, the new 118th Airforce Division, which right now contains miserable two planes.

Stonebeatleford front: the III Corps was spun off from the southern front, since it is seperated from the next closest I and VII Corps at Balbofield by about ten hexes of enemy territory. The corps is now under direct Supreme HQ command. This isn’t beneficial however. The Southern Front HQ units, engineers and airforce, were pulled to defend Balbofield. The III Corps is down to a few infantry divisions and a single light tank.

Southern front: raging battles west and south of Balbofield, which ended mostly favourably for me, but with losses I can’t replace. Balbofield might be safe next turn, as I completely eliminated every Trinitist unit south of the city and put up a reasonable defense to the west. The enemies in the mountains were hammered with every airplane available this turn.

[Westheim]

Start of round 65 - the Southern Front at Balbofield was badly defeated.

[Westheim]

Round 65; I surely wish I had a few more towns or another city, because I’m lacking a bit of everything.

Northern front: very quiet round for most of the front. The II Corps is engaged at Central, and the IX Corps is advancing north, only to find Fallow heavily defended. Without any artillery or airforce, the troops can’t take it.

Eastern front: I scored a big win when an attack destroyed the First Army’s complete artillery in the Quicksilver area! Apart from that, the front’s lines are very thin.

Southern front: air recon shows that the Trinitists right flank across the Central Morning River is extremely weak. I decided to throw in the VIII Corps, which has been basically unemployed for many turns now. The corps has left two weak divisions to keep up the illusion of a strong front to the Twisted Killers, while the rest of the corps is rushing south west to cause harm.
The Balbofield front sees a breakthrough north of the city. Combined actions of the I and VII Corps contained the situation and saved the day, but I will not be able to avoid new enemy units to cross the river from the south.