Russia! Why not? (Morvael welcome)

[cpt flam]

Hi loki holding my line will be relative to russian assault elsewhere
actually I continue to attack, trying to keep initiative
frequently I must have leader roll succeed (no other possibility with two hexes for attack and a defense of 50+ )

turn 93 4 corps located in Crimea
losses
7 650 men, 145 art, 25 AFV & 26 AC
15 110 " ", 360 "", 187 " " &133 ""

pool
146 790 men (+ 9K)
153 100 VEH
314 815 ARM
no more hiwis

[cpt flam]

4-1 in the north minimal commitment

[cpt flam]

sole action was anti-partisans warfare
all production of Ju87D is going to Rumania (16/turn)

[cpt flam]

as you can see not much change for a long time

pool
151 740 men (+ 5K)
152 600 VEH
327 904 ARM (+ 13K)
1 Hiwi

[cpt flam]

turn 95 a view from active part of the front

butcher bilt
9 900 men, 205 art, 37 AFV & 48 AC
15 990 " ",340 art, 200 AFV & 109""

pool
169 540 men (+ 18K)
159 100 VEH (+ 7K)
352 846 ARM (+ 25K)
1 080 Hiwis

[morvael]

My defenses (fort 2+) crumbled in some places. But this has it's drawbacks for cpt flam's horde in feldgrau - as I have no positions to hide behind, I do more attacks. Cornered bears are dangerous

[cpt flam]

4-15 there is now 6 corps visible in Crimea
mud everywhere else

pool
175 810 men (+ 6K)
163 100 VEH (+ 4K)
364 621 ARM (+ 12K)
135 Hiwis

[morvael]

With Zhukov, Rokossovsky, Vatutin and others killed - other men come to the fore:

Western Front commander ~ Dmitry Pavlov ~ is promoted to Marshal !!!

[loki100]

ORIGINAL: morvael

My defenses (fort 2+) crumbled in some places. But this has it's drawbacks for cpt flam's horde in feldgrau - as I have no positions to hide behind, I do more attacks. Cornered bears are dangerous

one of the delights to reading this AAR is the way you both trade blows rather than sit in passive lines

[morvael]

And I thought ours is an extremely passive AAR. You see, I'm a defensive minded player, so it's hard for me to risk anything without a 3:1 advantage and never risking my units for counter-encirclements. Certainly of us two, cpt flam is the aggressive one.

[Peltonx]

175K in manpower pool and growing steadly is not good.

Odd that you have allot of extra manpower and armament pts yet your pool is growing.

Is this German pools only?

[morvael]

The combat is low in intensity so I'd say it's reasonable that his army and his pools grow all the time (as do mine, but mine do it faster).

[cpt flam]

yes stats about pool are germany alone

turn 97 weather allowed some action

pool
172 560 men (- 3K)
167 500 VEH (+ 4K)
393 015 ARM (+ 28K)
11 Hiwis

[cpt flam]

Italians will be more in "contact" as they have a huge pool and "withdrawing" soon

here are losses from my attacks
probably the production of the turn for T-34

[Peltonx]

ORIGINAL: morvael

The combat is low in intensity so I'd say it's reasonable that his army and his pools grow all the time (as do mine, but mine do it faster).

I am very sure GHC units are not all at 100% toe.

If it is low intensity, sure his armament pools might grow, but his manpower pool should drop quickly and bottom out at 20,000 to 40,000 not 170,000 and not really move.

SHC has far more armaments and manpower then they will ever use and should have 100,000's arm pts and 10,000,000 plus men by end of game and still more men in pools.

GHC Manpower pool "should" be dropping quickly and is not, SHC pools window dressing.

[cpt flam]

4-29 pool only
185 540 men (+ 13K)
168 900 VEH
398 579 ARM & 2 Hiwis

TOE go back to 100% this turn (102) for INF divisions
I wanted an armement stock for next upgrade

[cpt flam]

turn 99 I show you some fine weather

pool
171 480 men (- 14K)
172 500 VEH (+ 4K)
416 225 ARM (+ 17K)
5 Hiwis

[morvael]

Just sent my turn to cpt flam. I have patched in the missing upgrade paths, which should enable rifle squad reinforcements. I wonder what cpt flam will think of that and how will his pool and oob look like. Tests were promising.

[cpt flam]

5-13 MUD everywhere (again)

pool
183 220 men (+ 12K)
176 900 VEH (+ 4K)
440 326 ARM (+ 24K)
100 Hiwis

[cpt flam]

turn 101 Mud except Europe
Italian HQ(Army+) are removed

pool
187 350 men (+ 4K)
181 400 VEH (+ 4K)
469 757 ARM (+ 29K)
1 Hiwi