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Gen. Goofy Does Barbarossa vs DicedT (No Diced T) - 12/7/2015 8:31:58 PM

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So hot off the heels of starting a game vs the AI, and barely a few turns into that, I am enjoying this game so much I thought I would give PBEM a shot.

I saw a request for an opponent from someone willing to play the Soviets and so here we are; with me playing the Germans vs Mike (DicedT).

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RE: Gen. Goofy Does Barbarossa vs DicedT (No Diced T) - 12/7/2015 8:42:18 PM

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These are the options in play.

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RE: Gen. Goofy Does Barbarossa vs DicedT (No Diced T) - 12/8/2015 6:00:02 PM

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22nd June 1941
Turn 1

The first noticeable difference to playing the AI (with no Fog of War) is of course the lack of visibility as to where the enemy are. Scary.

Can we turn turn FOW off please?

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RE: Gen. Goofy Does Barbarossa vs DicedT (No Diced T) - 12/8/2015 6:03:31 PM

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22nd June 1941
Turn 1

The good news is that my relations with von Leeb are better than before, and so I should be able to get Command Focus to the 4th Panzergruppe. However, I am about to make a number of decisions and that might change things....

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RE: Gen. Goofy Does Barbarossa vs DicedT (No Diced T) - 12/8/2015 6:11:39 PM

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22nd June 1941
Turn 1

Decisions made:

1. Develop the Austrian oilfields (4 Political Points (pp))
2. Fuel Allocation amongst the theatres. I favour no changes to the plan (0pp)
3. Maintain the Air Offensive for 4 more days (8pp)
4. Security Divisions - AGN. I do not want to cheese von Leeb off and so leave on mop up detail for another month (0pp)
5. Same with AGC (0pp). I want my theatre commanders happy!

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RE: Gen. Goofy Does Barbarossa vs DicedT (No Diced T) - 12/8/2015 6:16:18 PM

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22nd June 1941
Turn 1

I play the Command Focus card on General Hoepner's 4 Panzergruppe.

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RE: Gen. Goofy Does Barbarossa vs DicedT (No Diced T) - 12/8/2015 6:19:15 PM

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22nd June 1941
Turn 1

I do the same for General Guderian's 2nd Panzergruppe in the centre.

I am also able to give Kleist the same benefits in AGS.

I have cards for adopting a blitzkrieg posture, but I believe that is already the case at the start of the game?

I allocate theatre artillery to 4th Army (AGC), 16th Army (AGN) and 17th Army (AGS)

Political Points left number 45.

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RE: Gen. Goofy Does Barbarossa vs DicedT (No Diced T) - 12/8/2015 6:45:25 PM

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22nd June 1941
Turn 1
Finland

Four Finnish divisions attempt to make headway down the Karelian Isthmus, and gain some early success in pushing back a Soviet division. However, a bruising encounter then ensues - I should have waited for reinforcements first.

North of Lake Ladoga the Finns seek to put pressure on Soviet forces straight away. There are no attacks however.

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RE: Gen. Goofy Does Barbarossa vs DicedT (No Diced T) - 12/8/2015 6:51:41 PM

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22nd June 1941
Turn 1
Army Group North

The plan is to push von Kuchler's 18th Army into Baltics, while Busch's 16th Army head for Kaunas. 4th Panzergruppe are to support both in case a breakthrough is required.

I will keep a check on how fuel usage goes too. We start with 9,000 in AGN.

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RE: Gen. Goofy Does Barbarossa vs DicedT (No Diced T) - 12/8/2015 7:14:44 PM

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22nd June 1941
Turn 1
Army Group North

Well, I feel that could have gone better. I tried to do too much and ended up doing nothing like as much as I wanted....

Worryingly, the panzers barely moved (in terms of overall distance) but almost half of AGN's fuel was used up. Something to watch in the coming turns.

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RE: Gen. Goofy Does Barbarossa vs DicedT (No Diced T) - 12/8/2015 7:21:03 PM

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22nd June 1941
Turn 1
Army Group Centre

I am going to try and go for the big envelopment of Bialystok and beyond. Receipe for disaster? Probably

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RE: Gen. Goofy Does Barbarossa vs DicedT (No Diced T) - 12/8/2015 8:03:30 PM

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22nd June 1941
Turn 1
Army Group Centre

Eleven divisions plus an HQ are encircled...sort of....

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RE: Gen. Goofy Does Barbarossa vs DicedT (No Diced T) - 12/8/2015 8:07:27 PM

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22nd June 1941
Turn 1
Army Group South

To the southern sector now. The Romanians and 11th Army are not unlocked until the next turn.

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RE: Gen. Goofy Does Barbarossa vs DicedT (No Diced T) - 12/8/2015 8:41:13 PM

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22nd June 1941
Turn 1
Army Group South

Damn. About half-way through that turn I realised I had completely lost sight of Lvov..... I was not marching towards the city for some time

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Fog of War makes a big difference.

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RE: Gen. Goofy Does Barbarossa vs DicedT (No Diced T) - 12/11/2015 5:32:18 PM

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26th June 1941
Turn 2

I decide to send a subordinate to film a propaganda film (5pp) � Keitel and Goebbels are unimpressed. There is also an issue with the fuel. At a cost (4pp) I authorise my Chief of Staff to deal with it.

I look at no further reports at this stage.

I see that the Soviets are streaming back from the borders � and we have no time to lose in getting after them!

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RE: Gen. Goofy Does Barbarossa vs DicedT (No Diced T) - 12/11/2015 5:40:05 PM

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26th June 1941
Turn 2
Finland

I think I need to be a bit careful with my Finns in the Karelian Isthmus - another hard battle ensures. In the north two Soviet divisions are pushed back though.

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RE: Gen. Goofy Does Barbarossa vs DicedT (No Diced T) - 12/11/2015 6:10:59 PM

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26th June 1941
Turn 2
Army Group North

Before 16th Army, Kaunas lays only lightly defended and is taken pretty much on the march, while 18th Army are halfway to Liepaja. However, this advance comes at a cost as the German 4th Panzergruppe are punching at a lot of thin air in places.

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RE: Gen. Goofy Does Barbarossa vs DicedT (No Diced T) - 12/11/2015 6:54:11 PM

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26th June 1941
Turn 2
Army Group Centre

In the centre the Germans eliminate the pocket around Bialystok and push on � 3rd Panzergruppe toward Vilnius and the 2nd toward Minsk.

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RE: Gen. Goofy Does Barbarossa vs DicedT (No Diced T) - 12/11/2015 7:26:43 PM

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26th June 1941
Turn 2
Army Group South

The Germans make progress in the south, but Bialystok remains stubborn in defence. Further south in the Romanian sector, the Soviets make a show of fighting, which means the Germans need to be a little circumspect...

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RE: Gen. Goofy Does Barbarossa vs DicedT (No Diced T) - 12/11/2015 7:27:58 PM

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26th June 1941
Turn 2
Army Group South

The Romanian sector....

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RE: Gen. Goofy Does Barbarossa vs DicedT (No Diced T) - 12/12/2015 6:31:13 AM

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30th June 1941
Turn 3

Decisions decisions.....

I rattle through the decisions as follows:

- Synthetic production - no change (0pp)
- Fuel priority for AGC - It'll resolve itself (0pp)
- Unexpected fuel use - do nothing (0pp)
- Signalling problems AGN + AGS - Request essential equipment (6pp) + (9pp)
- Handing over captured trucks - Forget about the trucks (0pp)
- Security divisions - leave for another month (0pp) I need to stay friendly with von Rundstedt - I have cheesed off von Bock already

- Commendation for General Boldernstern - 29th Motorised Infantry 2nd Panzergruppe (5pp)

No movement of the FSB's yet.

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RE: Gen. Goofy Does Barbarossa vs DicedT (No Diced T) - 12/12/2015 6:33:54 AM

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30th June 1941
Turn 3

I watch the replay tool and in the north the Soviets continue to pull back out of the Baltic States and Belarus, and this withdrawal continues into the south. Only in Bessarabia/Ukraine are the Soviets standing.

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RE: Gen. Goofy Does Barbarossa vs DicedT (No Diced T) - 12/12/2015 6:35:00 AM

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30th June 1941
Turn 3
Finland

The Finns hold station in the Karelian Isthmus, but make gains north of Lake Ladoga.

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RE: Gen. Goofy Does Barbarossa vs DicedT (No Diced T) - 12/12/2015 9:06:43 AM

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30th June 1941
Turn 3
Army Group North

With the Soviets continuing to retreat into mother Russia, trading time for space, the German 18th and 16th Armies are largely kicking against an open door.... and there is no one behind it.

This could be a great strategy from the Soviets. I am hitting nothing...

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RE: Gen. Goofy Does Barbarossa vs DicedT (No Diced T) - 12/12/2015 9:32:16 AM

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30th June 1941
Turn 3
Army Group Centre

The same issues apply here to. The German infantry - even from the panzergruppen - cannot do anything against such a headlong retreat. The city of Vilnius falls to the Germans as there is little to defend with.

But there is no bag of prisoners and furthermore, there is currently no fuel for the panzers!

The Siege artillery is sent to Grodno.

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RE: Gen. Goofy Does Barbarossa vs DicedT (No Diced T) - 12/12/2015 10:03:36 AM

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30th June 1941
Turn 3
Army Group South

As in the north and centre, so in the south. The Germans simply cannot catch enough enemy units....

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RE: Gen. Goofy Does Barbarossa vs DicedT (No Diced T) - 12/12/2015 4:36:43 PM

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4th July 1941
Turn 4

11 decisions and events to sort out... a CoS work is never done!

Moreover, the great withdrawal continues... imagine if even Gamelin had been able to trade space for time to such an extent... the French army would still have been fighting in Spain!

So, what are my decisions?

- I ignore the FSB's and changing airfields for the present.
- At a cost of 2pp I support von Leeb in decorating the general commanding 217th Division (18th Army)
- The only decisions I care to trouble myself with are for the rail infrastructure at this time.

I play tactical air support cards for three of the Panzergruppen.

My opponent is putting in good block tactics with weak units (damn him!

) and making good use of river lines to hold up the German pursuit...

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RE: Gen. Goofy Does Barbarossa vs DicedT (No Diced T) - 12/12/2015 5:09:30 PM

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4th July 1941
Turn 4
Finland

In Finland, north of Ladoga, a Finish/German force destroy the remnants of the Soviet army there.

Apart from destroying a largely depleted tank division, there is no action in the Isthmus.

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RE: Gen. Goofy Does Barbarossa vs DicedT (No Diced T) - 12/12/2015 5:49:48 PM

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4th July 1941
Turn 4
Army Group North

The 16th Army head for Dunaburg, whilst the 18th seek to finish any resistance west of Riga. The 4th Panzergruppe are trying to get themselves between the two and force a crossing of the Dvina near Jakobstadt.

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RE: Gen. Goofy Does Barbarossa vs DicedT (No Diced T) - 12/12/2015 6:14:25 PM

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4th July 1941
Turn 4
Army Group Centre

Minsk falls, but the Soviets are building a defence on the river west of Mogilev.....

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