Case Blue: Blind Sniper (Axis) vs Krupp_88mm (Soviet)

[Blind Sniper]

Uhm...also the partisans are good, I attacked them and even if I won we suffered the same losses (200 men)

[Blind Sniper]

Well, not easy to attack with bad weather, the aircraft are not so good and my enemy is in good position.

I cleaned the pocket and take some hexes, other few soviet unit destroyed at least.
We are facing the 5th Tank Army, bad weather really hurt in this situation because my CAS are useless.

[Blind Sniper]

Slow advance, the combat are to costly for me, this turn will bo good to compact my lines.

[Blind Sniper]

Another bridge taken before he can blow it.
Pushed some enemy units behind the river.

[Blind Sniper]

I repaired the bridge and gain some ground, given the counter density I think almost all his units are close to the frontlines.
Another few enemy units destroyed.

[Blind Sniper]

First time that I see a penalty on Krupp's units, maybe C&C penalty finally appears [:D]

The terrain is difficult for me, the progress is slow.

[Blind Sniper]

Again slow advance and rest turn for my panzer division.
13th Romanian division has been sent in the South to watch the coastline, I don't want a enemy invasion behind my lines.

[Blind Sniper]

Even if the artillery has been ineffective I attacked whatever, I know it was a no no move but click the attack button was to attractive [:D]
Of course it was a defeat with heavy losses.

[Blind Sniper]

Of course I asked for infantry reinforcements, High Command sent me 8400 men.

PP: 23 left

Losses
German
Infantry: 30500 [:-]
Tank: 405 !!! [X(]
Gun: 310
Air: 80

Russian
Infantry: 87800
Tank: 370
Gun: 1075
Air: 200

Oil left: 45K

[olivier34]

Very interesting to read you. I did not think about replacements or even to change my officers. I will apply that to my game on my very next turn [:D]
your stike on the soviet airfields give you the supremacy in the air but your tank losses are very high ! the 11th panzer must have lost around 80 of them, how do you explain the lost of the others ?
About the 11th...the two rgts have been attack from three or four hexes ? it was not an attack from one tank corps of the 5th soviet army, was it ? I have seen that a panzer rgt alone can be force to retreat by the soviet infantery. I will do some testing...our panzers can be a target...[:@]
The rain has come to early for you. I see how I have been lucky in my game with Keunert.

[Blind Sniper]

the 11th panzer must have lost around 80 of them, how do you explain the lost of the others ?

Lot of air and artillery attack I think, CAS are very deadly.

The rain has come to early for you. I see how I have been lucky in my game with Keunert.

Krupp usually defendes with stack in two lines, when I break the first he can reforme another line for the next turn therefore is not possible for me create a big pocket.
Moreover I think he gets few C&C penalty given that always move away his units.

In this way we are fighting an attrition war that is good for you, interesting game [:)]

[abulbulian]

Rumanian leaders played cards to boost the morale and the XXXXII Corps start to trainig the 46th troops (+4 exp).

Where is the XXXXII Corps and training cards you mean personal?

[abulbulian]

Never mind the graphics cut it off and it appears like the XXXX Corps in the OOB.

SIGH
[&:]

[bwheatley]

Blind you give up on the AAR?

[Blind Sniper]

Yes and no, my spare time has been reduced therefore I prefer to play than write AAR [:)]

Anyhow if my opponent will send me the turn tomorrow I can made a quick update.

[bwheatley]

Woot Yea i'm in suspense!

[Blind Sniper]

Sorry for lacking updates guys but with a baby, work, wife and so on I had have some problems [:D]
Surely I cannot post every turn as before but I will try to do my best.

Backt to the war!

My opponent land a very large force in Crimea cutting my supply lines and isolating the whole 11th Army, and this is no good at all [:-]

Anyhow I made a big mistake leaving my ports ungarrisoned and I'm paying for that.
Said that I think my opponent land too much units, I didn't know it was possible to move all these units in a so little time, moreover I think he is using all his fighters to cover the invasion and I'm not able to destroy his trasports (it is very difficult anyway, CAS units are not effective as it should be, imho).

I'm sending a lot of units (mostly Allied) to regain what I lost in the previous turns, it seems that my opponent is having supply problem too given that the last combats have been very bad for him.

We will soon know is land so many units has been a good idea or not, because some other map sectors will be uncovered for sure.

[Keunert]

that is a crazy game and a crazy soviet player. a lot of fun to read both of your AAR

[Blind Sniper]

Here it seems that front is almost collapsed, I'm still receiving some defeat but his units are less every turn.
Three hexes to the city, I don't know if he has some secret reinforcement.

Anyhow this is the first time that my opponent made a general retreat (but units around Rostow), usually he fight for every inch but in some sectors he is having troubles.

[Blind Sniper]

ORIGINAL: Keunert

that is a crazy game and a crazy soviet player. a lot of fun to read both of your AAR

Thanks, lot of fun playing CB [:)]