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The Great Patriotic War (STE78 vs 821bobo) - 11/27/2015 8:16:42 PM   
STEF78


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Status: offline 		Turn 27, 18th december 1941

Bobo intensively uses his pzd/mot in the front line

NW of Moscow, he decides to give some hexes to soften my attacks.



Same tactic in the center



More resistance in the South but romanians suffer near Azov's sea


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The Great Patriotic War (STE78 vs 821bobo) - 11/27/2015 8:19:55 PM   
STEF78


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Russian army is really strong at this stage of the war


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The Great Patriotic War (STE78 vs 821bobo) - 12/2/2015 8:35:48 PM   
STEF78


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The fights of the previous weeks allows some promotions! I get my first guard army.



NW of Moscow

The german line is strongly reinforced with Pzd



I avoid the strongest units and hit both sides. He will have to evacuate the salliant and Rjev


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The Great Patriotic War (STE78 vs 821bobo) - 12/2/2015 8:39:30 PM   
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In the center, german line is heavily weakening



In the South, the german line still holds



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The Great Patriotic War (STE78 vs 821bobo) - 12/2/2015 8:42:12 PM   
STEF78


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The OOB


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RE: The Great Patriotic War (STE78 vs 821bobo) - 12/2/2015 9:42:04 PM   
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Status: offline 		looking good for you, all those 2 or 3 cv infantry divisions and no apparent fortification lines for the Germans to fall back to?

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RE: The Great Patriotic War (STE78 vs 821bobo) - 12/3/2015 9:53:46 AM   
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Status: offline 		Great job during the first 6 months STE78, Looking forward to see what Bobos next summer offensive will be looking like.

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RE: The Great Patriotic War (STE78 vs 821bobo) - 12/3/2015 12:41:32 PM   
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Status: offline 		Summer offensive- Bobo still has to survive 2 more months of this pounding its only late december as of these screenshots, doesnt look good for the Germans at all.

900+ German AFV lost in 1 week----at that rate German armored forces will be decimated by the end of winter.

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RE: The Great Patriotic War (STE78 vs 821bobo) - 12/3/2015 9:22:03 PM   
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ORIGINAL: loki100

looking good for you, all those 2 or 3 cv infantry divisions and no apparent fortification lines for the Germans to fall back to?

The sector South of Kaluga is weak, except some strongpoints in the area of Stalino

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RE: The Great Patriotic War (STE78 vs 821bobo) - 12/3/2015 9:23:59 PM   
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ORIGINAL: SuluSea

Great job during the first 6 months STE78, Looking forward to see what Bobos next summer offensive will be looking like.

I'm cautious. I was defeated by Beekeeper during spring 1942 even if I thought having done a good winter offensive.

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RE: The Great Patriotic War (STE78 vs 821bobo) - 12/3/2015 9:25:06 PM   
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ORIGINAL: chaos45

900+ German AFV lost in 1 week----at that rate German armored forces will be decimated by the end of winter.

I would like.... it's the number of german AFV involved in the main fights

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RE: The Great Patriotic War (STE78 vs 821bobo) - 12/4/2015 1:39:19 AM   
chaos45

 

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The Great Patriotic War (STE78 vs 821bobo) - 12/6/2015 3:32:07 PM   
STEF78


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Status: offline 		Turn 29, 1st january 1942

New year, the blizzard is now less harsh for the germans. They recover somme firepower



New year means also new ratios for guards promotion



And above all time to evaluate our respective performance in december 1941

On the bad side:
- I prove to be unable to realize a single encirclement
- The german was able to resist at the places he decided:
---> North of Ilmen with the finns
---> In front of Kaluga
---> In the Stalino area where I had to face multiple Pzd units

On the other side:
- I was able to create a reasonable buffer in front of Moscow
- I got a lot of guards units
- I have shorten the front and will be able to spare at least 2 armies for the coming spring

The german resistance in the South was really impresssive. I wonder if it was Worth the cost in terms of losses.

Now let's see what january will look like




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The Great Patriotic War (STE78 vs 821bobo) - 12/10/2015 7:42:34 PM   
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Progress is on from Seliger lake to Kursk. I'm stuck in the north and fights are heavy in the South. I'm creating a bulge around Kharkov....

German units in Stalino-Gorlovka are becoming a tempting prey, but they are a hard nut!



Except in Gorlovka, I was able to move Pzd stacks



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The Great Patriotic War (STE78 vs 821bobo) - 12/11/2015 6:38:01 PM   
STEF78


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In front of Moscow, I keep my momentum



Same situation in the Briansk area



In the South, 2 Cav corps are isolated...



I try a pincer to free them. The northern one is short, but the southern one succeeds! And Bobo should begin to sing "should I stay or should I go"



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RE: The Great Patriotic War (STE78 vs 821bobo) - 12/11/2015 7:43:02 PM   
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ORIGINAL: STEF78

And Bobo should begin to sing "should I stay or should I go"



uhuh, as uncle Mick would say

more seriously, looks like he is running the risk of the sort of loss that would undermine his hopes for 1942

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RE: The Great Patriotic War (STE78 vs 821bobo) - 12/11/2015 7:45:19 PM   
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Status: offline 		Curious to see what he does I think I would just rout them both out. Knock the 3 CV unit hopefully into a retreat into the 1 CV unit then hit them again to hopefully force the retreat into the open space then hit a third time to force the rout and inflict maximum casualties and morale loss on those 2 CAV corps and easily drop even the 3 CV to 1 CV for a turn or two.

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RE: The Great Patriotic War (STE78 vs 821bobo) - 12/13/2015 9:26:50 PM   
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more seriously, looks like he is running the risk of the sort of loss that would undermine his hopes for 1942

We are 2 turns ahead and Stalino still resists...

I love this game!

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RE: The Great Patriotic War (STE78 vs 821bobo) - 12/13/2015 9:28:31 PM   
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ORIGINAL: chaos45

Curious to see what he does I think I would just rout them both out. Knock the 3 CV unit hopefully into a retreat into the 1 CV unit then hit them again to hopefully force the retreat into the open space then hit a third time to force the rout and inflict maximum casualties and morale loss on those 2 CAV corps and easily drop even the 3 CV to 1 CV for a turn or two.

I understand his decision: Destroying 2 russian cav corps early 1942 is tempting too

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The Great Patriotic War (STE78 vs 821bobo) - 12/20/2015 6:06:54 PM   
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Status: offline 		Turn 32, 22th january 1942

Always a lot of fights from lake Seliger to Sumy and around Stalino

West of Moscow

Momentum is still on despite strong Pzd units



Bryansk

The germans will obviously fight for the city



Stalino

Fascinating battle. Northern part of the city is strongly defended but I make good progress south of the city



And a closer view. My spearhead will be routed but I want supply to be shortened for german units holding the city.


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The Great Patriotic War (STE78 vs 821bobo) - 12/20/2015 6:12:33 PM   
STEF78


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The losses



The OOB



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The Great Patriotic War (STE78 vs 821bobo) - 12/28/2015 8:39:47 AM   
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As we are reaching end january, my aim will be to keep my momentum as long as possible.

West of Moscow

Always seeking the weak spot. I did here a significant mistake and will pay for it



Bryansk

Taking the city would secure this part of the front. Bobo doesn't agree! Bryansk is heavily defended



Stalino

Intense fights in this area!

Before my moves



And after, nothing decisive. The romanians in the South are in bad shape but the northern defence is still strong. Some Pzd/mot are only 5/10 hexes west and could reinforce the defence.







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RE: The Great Patriotic War (STE78 vs 821bobo) - 12/29/2015 7:11:34 AM   
821Bobo


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Status: offline 		Small info from Axis side.

This does not happen often to the Germans.
It seems Hitler doesn't like my stubborn defense.




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RE: The Great Patriotic War (STE78 vs 821bobo) - 12/29/2015 8:24:27 AM   
STEF78


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ORIGINAL: 821Bobo

Small info from Axis side.

This does not happen often to the Germans.
It seems Hitler doesn't like my stubborn defense.


That's curious... you did a good job considering your forward defence all along the front.

An in the north you gave almost no ground

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RE: The Great Patriotic War (STE78 vs 821bobo) - 12/29/2015 11:13:58 AM   
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The Great Patriotic War (STE78 vs 821bobo) - 1/4/2016 9:33:39 PM   
STEF78


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New increase of the german CV. Focus on the 3 main areas

Smolensk

2 guards cav corps are isolated by a german counterattack. It will be difficult to save them as the 5 stacks between my Cav units and the rescuers are over 20



Different attemps from the north and the south failed... the CV 21 stack proved to be a CV 27... my 2 Cav Corps are doomed


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The Great Patriotic War (STE78 vs 821bobo) - 1/4/2016 9:39:57 PM   
STEF78


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Bryansk

Situation before my moves, I will try a concentric move around the city



Some progress in the north but time is on german side... nothing decisive




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The Great Patriotic War (STE78 vs 821bobo) - 1/4/2016 9:49:24 PM   
STEF78


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Strong counterattacks from the german Pzd stabilize the german line. Stalino is still strongly in german hands



After my moves, the southern defence of Stalino is near from collapsing. I have still 3 weeks to take the city


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RE: The Great Patriotic War (STE78 vs 821bobo) - 1/5/2016 6:57:37 AM   
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ORIGINAL: STEF78

Stalino

...

After my moves, the southern defence of Stalino is near from collapsing. I have still 3 weeks to take the city

...



good tense stuff, nice to see a German player prepared to fight it out on the front lines.

I also think that if a German player wants to do real damage in 1942 (especially to industry and manpower) then they need to hold as far east in the winter as they can?


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RE: The Great Patriotic War (STE78 vs 821bobo) - 1/5/2016 10:59:11 AM   
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good tense stuff, nice to see a German player prepared to fight it out on the front lines.


The most important thing for me is that this time the Blizzard was fun.

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