How to possibly save the Soviets. (stjeand as Axis)

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The entire Leningrad front now risks getting cut off.

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We'll try to save as many of these guys as possible.

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October 10, 1941

The German panzers are exhausted, but it doesn't really matter as they've already won a great victory.
We get a single fresh army. Ground experience is 40%.

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We make a few counter-attacks against tired panzers.

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I'm hopeful we can evacuate most troops from the Leningrad front.

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October 24, 1941

Gorki falls. We get a single new army. Many of our units are understrength and I am forced to set Reinforce to max.

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November 7, 1941

Winter comes. We lose one army shattered, get a fresh one, and Zhukov arrives.
Even though the Soviets are struggling to even reinforce depleted units, we simply cannot sit still this winter.
I intend to infiltrate and take any attacks I can (better than one to one).

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Axis panzers are strong but there are several weak flanks.

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The rail line to Murmansk is not yet cut.

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November 21, 1941

We are waiting on snow before making any attacks. The British are finally fighting in North Africa but are still critically short on merchants.

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December 5, 1941

We receive two armies and the Siberian units. No attacks this turn.

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The north

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December 19, 1941

We isolate a German corps (suspect a small corps). We get one more army, only one more is left in the production queue.
US joins the war and sends max aid.

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Gorki front. Land experience is 42%.

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January 2, 1942

We lose a half army shattered in a German counter-attack, and receive our last army. No more units in the production queue.
Army experience is 43%.

In a counter-attack we overrun one German corps.

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January 16, 1942

The Axis take a step back. Now if we had some armor with more than 5 moves we might actually be able to do some damage.

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January 30, 1942

The Soviets finally have enough spare production to build a fresh army.

Our winter offensive might not look like much but our generals and troops are getting some experience, now up to 45%.
Losses are about even, which is really not a bad result.

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Some panzers are so tired they risk being shattered or even overrun.

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Side note, the Axis are quite strong in the west, this is not an all-in Barbarossa we've seen.

The UK struggles with shipping because of the u-boats and so their only vector of attack is overland in Africa - far from ideal.

In Europe the entire Atlantic coast is guarded by German units (not minors). Once the US gets going I may be able to invade Vichy North Africa.

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February 13, 1942

We shatter a German corps, army experience is 48%. But I think we need to stop soon, our troops are getting tired.