The Sky’s the Limit- PBEM GC 41 jubjub (Axis) vs. M60A3TTS (Soviet)

[M60A3TTS]

The presence of no less than five panzer corps in the Kharkov area show the value of the city. Regardless, the rescue attempt succeeds and once again there is a pocket of German units.



Heavy rains again loom in the forecast.

[M60A3TTS]

For the German defenders at Kursk, there will be no rescue. Eight divisions with over 100,000 men surrender.

[tm1]

WOW massive operations with both sides throwing everything into the fire, I just thought your opponent would be just lucky to get some of his troops out of the southern pocket let alone launch a counteroffensive and return the favour on your own troops only to have the battle swing back again.
Great stuff ! o7


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RTTYRGLdFo

[M60A3TTS]

Week 95 11 April 1943

The Axis defenders in the Kursk-Kharkov region withdraw several dozen miles to the west while making the city of Kharkov itself a front line city.



Prior to heavy rains falling and as part of this withdrawal, several punishing German attacks against exposed Red Army positions add to the death toll. Both sides enter the Rasputitsa somewhat battered with over 300,000 total casualties.



Losses in AFVs over the last three weeks are particularly severe. Neither side is spared here.






OOB


Approximately 450,000 Red Army troops are unavailable for duty. It will take some time to recover here. Our best estimate for replacements coming into the manpower pool breaks down as follows:

51,638 from manpower centers
28,210 representing 1% of the disabled pool characterized as lightly wounded and returning to duty
22,227 representing 25% of the transit pool returning to duty.

In all, 102,075 either join or return to the ranks of the Red Army this week.

Air on map and total losses




Vehicles. Every attempt is made to keep the army vehicle shortage at a minimum so as not to degrade the level of mobility.




Front line trace across from the entire front

[M60A3TTS]

It is fast becoming time to start thinking strategically. City historical capture turns in white.

[gingerbread]

Magnificent!

The low Axis casualties shown in the break out combat reports underline how large the pocket elimination capture figures really are. The 4k Axis guns lost will not be replaced by an event either.

28,210 representing 1% of the disabled pool characterized as lightly wounded and returning to duty

At least in WitE1, 1% was deducted from total disabled but only half of that was returned to the available pool with the other half sent to man factories so simply removed.
Does WitE 2 give the full 1%?

There are a lot of white units, are you already at CU assignment limits for the fronts?

[M60A3TTS]

Magnificent!

The low Axis casualties shown in the break out combat reports underline how large the pocket elimination capture figures really are. The 4k Axis guns lost will not be replaced by an event either.

28,210 representing 1% of the disabled pool characterized as lightly wounded and returning to duty

At least in WitE1, 1% was deducted from total disabled but only half of that was returned to the available pool with the other half sent to man factories so simply removed.
Does WitE 2 give the full 1%?

There are a lot of white units, are you already at CU assignment limits for the fronts?

From the living manual 1.28 section 23.10.2

Some losses are treated as disabled and over time one percent of the men listed as disabled are returned to the manpower pool per turn. Equally one half of one percent of the total are converted into KiA to reflect the severity of their wounds. Thus, the disabled column will alter even if no other actions take place.

I am not near front limits as there are 130+ corps of all types that drive down the CU count as you are aware (4v6). I do endeavor to keep the assault fronts at max at all times.

[M60A3TTS]

Week 96 18 April 1943

As the heavy rains continue, Stavka plans for coming operations. Kharkov is to be re-taken for the final time by Zhukov's Central Front. Attention will then turn towards the liberation of the Donbas and finally the drive to the Dnepr.



General Vasilevsky commanding North Caucasus Front receives command of the armies formally belonging to Stalingrad Front. General Rokossovsky and the troops of the Don Front will be on Vasilevsky's right.

Capture of the Azov ports will be important in order to keep the advance units well supplied. In particular the ports of Mariupol, Osipenko and Genichesk all contain level 2 railyards.