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T01 after soviet moves


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Locked HQ
Mild winter

House rules:
1)No Soviet airborne drops before the blizzard
2)German only use transports to supply fuel to my panzers (not the whole Luftwaffe

Soviet set up:
- All units (except infantry, mountain, cavalry divs, and army, front HQ) TOE set to 50
- Lock the Caucasus fron army + Ural Front
- Soviet transports will fly now only at night
- Soviet air intercept set to 300
- Set to 0 all airbase, city bombardment and ground suport
- Refit all troops in the rear
- Disband 26 useless HQ for early manpower (Disband several HQ from the frontline)
- Attachements from Kowel pocket HQ was given to the STAVKA (save 76 gun + manpower)


Military situation 41/06/22:

My opponent don't start with the extended Lwov pocket, so I have a lot of units to build a front line. The kowel pocket was break for a short time, what will slow the german infantry divisions move.
On southern front the 1st panzer Army was reinforced with troops from 3rd Pz army (3 division), so I decide to stop the german advance on center and north.
The defense line will be weak, and the strategy is to retreat, avoiding to be encircled.

In the center, the strategy was to slow the german tanks with several airbone units (I can't use them before 42). Tank and motorized divs hold the river, and the neck of smolensk.

On north junk units try to slow the german units, before the will cross the river. Other troops start to build a defense line around Pskov. In Leningrad I build an expensive (16 AP) fortification, continuing the defense line to the Ladoga lake. The 16th army troops (6 divs) will build the Luga line next turn. Right now they are on rail, what is expensive, but 5-9 CV tanks in difficult terrarian could real slow the german advance.

Wow, you sure have the most beautiful maps in this forum. [&o]

And your game-play is excellent too.

What a great map! And holy moly, you railed out like half of Southwest Front's remaining units. [:D]

agree, superb map and an interesting opening set of moves

T02 after soviet moves


Arm factory looses: 4
Heavy factory looses: 4
Rail usage: all rail points was used to move troops.

North: The german troops can't cross the river near Pskov. Three soviet defense line was build. With southern reinforments, the Luga line, and the Polist line will be build

Center: The german spearhead blocked Mogiliev, and the factories inside.

South: Nothing special. The german panzer spear head was cut for a short time. The Kowel pocket also closed.

The most important sectors:

Given that these maps are awesome, can I make one other recommendation - please show defensive CVs rather than MPs on the units. Particularly in 41 as Sov it is just so much more important/informative.

Nice work. Hopefully this game lasts.

Some weeks ago I've read a good industry evacuation list. Could somebody give me a link, to check it?

T03 after soviet moves


Arm factory looses: 4 (6 locked)
Heavy factory looses: 4 (6 locked)
Rail usage: 17 Arm factory was evacuated

The full front was quiet. The german motorizet units just expand, and secure their conquest, and waiting the infantry support. On North the river was crossed, and established a bridgehead.
Sout the german continue his expansion in the low defended western ukrainean plains. Kirovgrad was locked with 3 Arm factories. I belive the main german object is to capture D-town, or lock it, but with several soviet divs that way is blocked, and hard to break it.

Leningrad


I continue to build the Luga-line. The newly formed infantry divisions was set to refit, and build the deep defense line around the city.
Near Pskov the city and the swamp area will be the major defense line, what slow the german operation. On T04 I belive Pskov will fall, but even if not, I must retreat.

Moscow


The new divs refit, and build a new front line around the capital. Near the Dnyepr river, the situation is good, but the german infantry will reach the front line next turn. I belive on T04, the german will refit all his mot troops, so my oppontent won't cross the river. However, next turn I must retreat, gave up the Dnyepr.

Ukraine

Nothing specian on south. The only casultie is the arm factors in Kirovgrad. The way of D-town is well blocked, so I belive the german has just a minimal chance to block the city. Next turn D-town Arm factories will be evacuated, and I'm thinking to retreat from the river to.

If GHC did a HQBU turn 3 ( 4 divisions) and did air drops to his forward mech units reaching D-town is more then do able if you railed out your better units to north + center. Basicly 8 divisions with 40+ MPs.

Your defences are not very good. The south should be a checker board.

Its his for the taking if he did an HQBU.

MP's are very high for all the panzer units because GHC is so close to rail lines.

He can't use HQBU, because he's advace was more then 5 hex with all mot troops. An even the HQ-s moved.
I belive next turn will HQBU

ORIGINAL: Pelton

If GHC did a HQBU turn 3 ( 4 divisions) and did air drops to his forward mech units reaching D-town is more then do able if you railed out your better units to north + center. Basicly 8 divisions with 40+ MPs.

Your defences are not very good. The south should be a checker board.

Its his for the taking if he did an HQBU.

MP's are very high for all the panzer units because GHC is so close to rail lines.

T04 Leningrad

I decide to leave the Pskov line. The german coud use HGBU and with the infantry support that could be dangerous. Since the Luga line is well fortified, and several strong troops guard the way to the city. It won't be an easy walk.

T04 Moscow

Another major retreat. The threat was so high, the german motorized troops moved back some hex (I belive my opponent use 4 HQBU), so I decide to retreat, leaving the river behind.

Well... this was a critical decision, so, if I was correct, the retreat was a best idea, or if the german just next turn will HQBU, then it was an extreemly bad.

T04 South

The german railhead is too far from the panzer spearhead. Only some far motorized toops could use HQBU. So here I will stand and fight, give enough time to evacuate Kharkov and Stalino.
In north ukraine only the heavy factories won't be evacuated, and the only threatened is city is Poltava, but the german can't cross the river next turn (or just to establis a bridgehead).

The Bryans and Lvow pocket is not destroyed yet. 120-150 0000 man still fight. Sadly but only german police, rumanian + hungarian troops fight against them. But destroy them on the mountain region is hard.

T05 Leningrad

The retreat continues. Now the main front line will be the Luga Line, and the Soutwestern frontline.
I'm curious what will the german decide. The frontal attack, or the right hook...

T05 Moscow


The retreat continues. The german moved with his panzers closer to the front line, so no HQBU will be the next 2-3 turn.