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Turn 13: Leningrad falls. The Soviets air drop supplies to provide maximum resistance, but the elite forces of 18th Army are too much for isolated Soviet forces.

What the below screenshot shows is once North Leningrad is taken on turn 14 -- the Finns can start moving south of the no attack line THAT TURN. So we begin the garrisoning project. Also shown that steadily the Finns have been working their way South of Janisjarvi and are now threatening the rail line running west-east. The plan at this point is for the Finns to occupy the no move line as East as they can push with 16th Army stretching from the No move line until Yaroslavi.
This is how I leave the North. On turns 15 & 16 18th Army is railed to a secret location <smile>.

I did find the team experience to be interesting. Though Telemecus is the "supreme commander" for both 8MP and 2x3. there are much different team dynamics. So as an example, the north in 8MP has control of traditional "AGC" units and command of Moscow going North making his front very interesting. We have gone a different way in 2x3.

So in summary, 14 turns and Leningrad is completely taken, the Finns or south of the no attack line both at Leningrad and Janisjarvi. Mission accomplished!

The two big lessons I take from this AAR are

i) Leningrad has a weakness to isolation by bombing of Osinovets - and the defence of Leningrad needs to be adapted accordingly.
ii) The Pskow defence really does need to include something between Lake Pskow and its northern half in Lake Peipus. No matter how bad the ground is for supply and movement, if it is undefended it is still better for an attacked then good terrain with opposition.