2 frogs in mild blizzard (frogmarc welcome)

loki100 · Post by **loki100** » Sat Feb 22, 2014 5:53 am

that is really impressive, you really have wrecked the Soviet southern fronts in this campaign

STEF78 · Post by **STEF78** » Sat Feb 22, 2014 8:05 am

ORIGINAL: loki100

that is really impressive, you really have wrecked the Soviet southern fronts in this campaign

Thanks.[:)]
On the other side, the russian ability to recover is truly impressive

STEF78 · Post by **STEF78** » Sat Feb 22, 2014 8:12 am

Turn 77, 3rd december 1942

Focus on the southern part of the front.
- Kertch is almost reached
- my Pzd failed to progress along the Black Sea. I will wait for Inf divs
- My mountain units climb ont the the Caucasus mountains. most russians units here have an "isolated" status

Still 42 VP to get!!

STEF78 · Post by **STEF78** » Sat Feb 22, 2014 3:50 pm

Turn 78, 10th december 1942

Great news! German troops cross the Volga with 2 objectives:
- taking Engels
- cutting the north/South rail

The Volga is also crossed South of Stalingrad

In the South I continue to climb the Caucasus mountains

And my plans for Crimea. Yes, I know, it's very simple..

STEF78 · Post by **STEF78** » Sun Feb 23, 2014 7:54 am

Turn 79, 17th december 1942

Heavy fights between Saratov and Stalingrad. SHC is stronger than expected.

Crimea invaded by Kertch

Advance continues in the South

Some of my Pzd are exhausted, see below, the 13th has only 7 AFV

STEF78 · Post by **STEF78** » Sun Feb 23, 2014 9:34 am

Turn 81, 31th december 1942, last turn of 1942

Turn 80 skipped, nothing special

Engels is lost to the russians but Stalingrad is taken.

Russian OOB ver 6.1M

Russian situation in Crimea is deseperate

STEF78 · Post by **STEF78** » Sun Feb 23, 2014 6:57 pm

Turn 83, 14th january 1942

Germans still have initiative South of Saratov

Breakthrough east of Stalingrad, rail isn't far anymore!

Advance continues in the South

Agony of the red army in Crimea

loki100 · Post by **loki100** » Mon Feb 24, 2014 5:51 am

well you've done an immense amount of damage, but it'll be interesting to see if you can nurse your rather depleted army to a final victory

Wuffer · Post by **Wuffer** » Mon Feb 24, 2014 6:02 am

significant progress, yeah, but on the most unimportant fronts.
OTOH, he is struggling now to get more manpower on the map, as his remaining units should have filled out by now.
Probably I'm wrong, but I still think you should have gone after his Army and not for space.

STEF78 · Post by **STEF78** » Mon Feb 24, 2014 4:27 pm

ORIGINAL: loki100

well you've done an immense amount of damage, but it'll be interesting to see if you can nurse your rather depleted army to a final victory

His army is depleted too and mine has high morale and experience![:D]

STEF78 · Post by **STEF78** » Mon Feb 24, 2014 4:34 pm

ORIGINAL: Wuffer

significant progress, yeah, but on the most unimportant fronts.
OTOH, he is struggling now to get more manpower on the map, as his remaining units should have filled out by now.
Probably I'm wrong, but I still think you should have gone after his Army and not for space.

I thought about it at the end of summer 1942.

Should I have gone north to fight for Penza or Moscow?

It would have given him at least 2 turns quiet and on the other side his army South of the Don was already broken. I had only to harvest.

And I destroyed lots of units. I will post it soon.

STEF78 · Post by **STEF78** » Mon Feb 24, 2014 4:37 pm

Turn 84, 21th january 1943

Stavka has sent a lot of good units east of Stalingrad but I created a Pocket

In the the South, my advance let some USSR units isolated

M60A3TTS · Post by **M60A3TTS** » Mon Feb 24, 2014 6:45 pm

If he does it right. he'll put three rifle corps loaded with sappers in Baku and you'll never dig him out of there. The city is loaded with PVO AA regiments and will maul any air attack. So if you want to complete the conquest of the Caucasus, plan with that in mind.

STEF78 · Post by **STEF78** » Tue Feb 25, 2014 3:46 am

ORIGINAL: M60A3TTS

If he does it right. he'll put three rifle corps loaded with sappers in Baku and you'll never dig him out of there. The city is loaded with PVO AA regiments and will maul any air attack. So if you want to complete the conquest of the Caucasus, plan with that in mind.

Without HQ? The penalty are heavy...
And I don"t think he will have enough time to reach level 5 forts

STEF78 · Post by **STEF78** » Tue Feb 25, 2014 3:58 am

Turn 85, 28th january 1943

Heavy fights between Saratov and Stalingrad. The Pocket is reopened

Caspian sea is only 30 miles away. A german moutain div is surrounded.

Crimea: the end. It will free several divs!

governato · Post by **governato** » Tue Feb 25, 2014 2:29 pm

When you get there...make sure to burn down the hockey stadium in Sochi! [;)]

Super fun AAR, I hope the Red Army does not throw in the towel.

Btw, how many trucks do you have left?

STEF78 · Post by **STEF78** » Tue Feb 25, 2014 4:05 pm

ORIGINAL: governato
When you get there...make sure to burn down the hockey stadium in Sochi! [;)]

I will! Even if, as french, I was supporting the Canadians

Last summer I was on holidays in Lake Placid, it's a great US place for hockey

Super fun AAR, I hope the Red Army does not throw in the towel.

Thanks[&o]

Btw, how many trucks do you have left?

I will check, but have no shortage

STEF78 · Post by **STEF78** » Tue Feb 25, 2014 4:12 pm

Turn 86, 4th february 1943

For the second time Pocket is reopened in Stalingrad[:(]

And as asked, Hockey Stadium is burnt in Sotchi[;)]

My surrounded mountain div survived!

Still 20 miles to the Caspian Sea

STEF78 · Post by **STEF78** » Wed Feb 26, 2014 5:07 pm

Turn 87, 11th february 1943

Unable to play due to "upload 99 error".[:(]

I still have 3 turns of screenshots in my bag

Caspian sea 10 miles away!!

loki100 · Post by **loki100** » Wed Feb 26, 2014 6:01 pm

very impressive - I'm surprised your supply lines haven't just collapsed ...