Defending Moscow 1941 - GaW Multiplayer AAR

[Ronald Wendt]

Their escorts ran out of ammo so they are easy prey.

[Ronald Wendt]

The rest is forced to follow the victors orders to stand down.

[Ronald Wendt]

We have discoverd more German bombers without escorts and we strike immediately.

[Ronald Wendt]

An uneven fight ends...

[Ronald Wendt]

Our fighters get a promotion as a reward for their great devotion. Anytime a unit reaches a new level by earning enough experience points the player can choose a support unit that will be added to it. Those units alter the base values and stay with the parent unit until its' destruction.

[Ronald Wendt]

Without checking the whole situation we attack the embarked artillery unit that intruded the city. The result is devastating. Tanks have big disadvantges on city hexes which subtracts 7 plus my tanks are still plagued with the early Soviet doctrines which in this case did cause -3 plus an unkown artillery unit supported the defender. This together almost destroyed my brigade.

[Ronald Wendt]

We could damage the German war machine in this turn. Its seems we achieved air superiority but the Germans still dominate the ground. Most our counter strikes were premature so far. Still both sides can win.

[Ronald Wendt]

Turn 8: Air superiority

This turn shows that we prevailed in the air. With the mass of German aircraft being destructed we now can strike at will.
The situation:

[Ronald Wendt]

Germans are stuck in the north and face destruction with no support and being reluctant to retreat:

[Ronald Wendt]

In the center there is slow German progress - we fight for every house !

[Ronald Wendt]

Forces in the south are still delayed - a fatal delay to our understanding!

[Ronald Wendt]

The last German fighter unit we spotted is now under attack.

[Ronald Wendt]

...and is going down.

[Ronald Wendt]

Now we attack the Panzerdivision in the north with our IL-2 equipped unit.

[Ronald Wendt]

Next our tanks destroy the remnants of the 86. Inf.Div.

[Ronald Wendt]

The beast is destroyed: finally the 7. Panzerdivision has surrendered. The north is almost cleared from the Germans, Klin might be liberated soon.

[Ronald Wendt]

Also our GuardsMortar units have reached Moscow and obliterate weak German units.

[Ronald Wendt]

The last strike of this turn is against the Germans that occupy a part of Moscow east of the Moskva. Even though it hurts to destroy parts of the capital, we have to show that we are willing to sacrifice everything!

[Ronald Wendt]

German losses are increasing and harder to replace:

[Ronald Wendt]

Turn 9 - Bad tank units & small victories

While the Germans still make slow progress our tank units are still unreliable and we are able to advance in the north.

But lets start with the beginning, the situation: