PITAMAN vs M60A3TTS - A German Perspective

[Pitaman]

[center]AGN Turn 4 End[/center]



Lead elements of 4th Panzer Group get within 10 miles of the Luga River. 16th Army moves past Pskov and heads to the Luga to support 4th Panzer Group. 18th Army provides flanking support to AGN.

[Pitaman]

[center]AGC Turn 4 End[/center]



Elements of 4th Army capture Mogilev and destroys 3 ARM and HI Factories. The last Soviet units holding out in the western front pocket surrender. The 2nd and 3rd Panzer Groups pushes through the Land Bridge defense south of Vitebsk. 9th Army moves towards the land bridge. 2nd Army is railed forward to Vilinus to join Army Group Center.

[Pitaman]

[center]AGS Turn 4 End[/center]



Lvov is captured but Soviet units continue to resist within the pocket. These remaining units continue to tie up 17th Army along with supporting Romanian and Hungarian units. 6th Army approaches the outskirts of Kiev.

[Pitaman]

[center]Romanian Front Turn 4 End[/center]



1st Panzer Group captures Kirovograd destroying 3 ARM and 3 HI factories. They also capture Nikolaev destroying another 3 ARM and 3 HI factories. 11th Army and the Romanians continue heading east towards D-Z cities.

[Pitaman]

[center]Eastern Plan Status Turn 4 End[/center]



We have captured our first resource centers. They will help us grow our war efforts.

[Pitaman]

[center]Ground Losses Turn 4[/center]





Our loss ratio continues to remain favorable. The Soviets are losing ten to every one of ours.

[Pitaman]

[center]Air Losses Turn 4[/center]



Our air losses remain small, mostly recon aircraft.

[Pitaman]

[center]OKW Intel Summary July 13 - 19, 1941 Turn 4[/center]

OKW got shocking news about a daring Australian Commando raid on a Italian strongpoint called the Twin Pimples during the evening of July 17/18. This raid shows how precarious a situation our forces beseiging the city of Tobruk really are in. The raid managed to destroy a large ammunition dump and several artillery pieces without the raiders losing a singe man. The loss of the ammo dump will be difficult to replace.



Our supplies to Rommel must be shipped from Europe to the port of Benghazi or Tripoli. From there, it is shipped by a single road called the Via Balbia to Tobruk which is a distance of over 1,800 KMs. There are not enough trucks to deliver the 71,000 tonnes of supplies Rommel needs every month. The supplies are pilying up at the ports, but the shortages at the front get worst. Now, the loss of a large ammunition dump only makes the situation worse.

[Pitaman]

[center]Finland Turn 5 Start Intel Summary[/center]



The Soviets are falling back towards Leningrad and the eastern shore of Lake Ladoga.

[Pitaman]

[center]AGN Turn 5 Start Intel Summary[/center]



The Soviets are establishing their defensive lines along the Luga River and continue to restrict AGN movement by placing delaying units along the flanks of AGN.

[Pitaman]

[center]AGC Turn 5 Start Intel Summary[/center]



The Soviets counterattacked and forced lead elements of 2nd/3rd panzer groups to retreat. Reoccupy Mogilev. Again, the soviet plus 1 attack bonus comes to the aid of M60. They reinforce their land bridge and Dniper River defenses.

[Pitaman]

[center]AGS Turn 5 Start Intel Summary[/center]



The Soviets continue to fall back to the Dniper and set up a defensive perimeter around Kiev. The last of the Soviet units in the Lvov pocket take up defensive positions.

[Pitaman]

[center]Romanian Front Turn 5 Start Intel Summary[/center]



Again, the Soviets fall back to the Dniper River and establish a defensive line. They also set up a perimeter defense outside of the key D-Z cities.

[Pitaman]

[center]Finland Turn 5 End Status[/center]



The Finish Army continues its push down the Karelian Pennisula and flanks Soviets units in the City of Vyborg . They also continue their push towards the eastern side of Lake Ladoga.

[Pitaman]

[center]AGN Turn 5 End Situation Status[/center]



Great news! Lead elements of 4th Panzer group and 39th Corps, 3rd Panzer Group cross over the Luga River and breakthrough the Soviet defenses. 16th and 18th Armies push forward to support the panzers.

[Pitaman]

[center]AGC Turn 5 End Status Summary[/center]



Great news continues! Lead elements of 3rd Panzer Corps is over the Dnieper River north of Mogilev. The Soviet Land Bridge defenses have been broken again.

[Pitaman]

[center]AGS Turn 5 End Status Summary[/center]



Finally!, the last Soviet units in the Lvov pocket surrender. Now, 17th Army and elements of 3rd Romanian Army can proceed east to the Dnieper River. 6th Army reaches the outskirts of Kiev.

[Pitaman]

[center]Romanian Front Turn 5 End Status Summary[/center]



More great news from the Romanian Front! Lead elements of 1st Panzer Corps crosses over the Dnieper River. Krivoi Rog is captured and 3 ARM and 3 HI factories are destroyed. 11th Army and the rest of the Romanian forces proceed to the Dneiper to support 1st Panzer Corps.

[Pitaman]

[center]Turn 5 Casualties Status[/center]



Again, we continue favorable casualty ratio of approximately 10 to 1!

[Pitaman]

[center]Air Losses for Turn 5[/center]



Our air losses continue to be low