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RE: The Great Patriotic War (STE78 vs 821bobo) - 2/23/2016 7:53:16 PM   
STEF78


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100 brigades will get you 33 Corps, which is more than enough in 1942.

It's a good idea but would cost 660 AP....

We are currently end may 1942 and I spare AP to create rifle corps!

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April 1942 (STE78 vs 821bobo) - 2/23/2016 8:05:32 PM   
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Snow in central russia allows some progress for the german and a potential encirclement appears... I will give some ground around Kharkov

Near Kaluga, my line holds firmly. See however german MCV, we don't have the same leaders!




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RE: April 1942 (STE78 vs 821bobo) - 2/24/2016 2:46:22 AM   
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Status: offline 		STEF ok got it, we play different strategies then. I find Rifle Corps are not the right tool for defense in 1942 as you need more a defense in depth with a lot of units as opposed to concentrated manpower in Corps. So i don't build Rifle Corps until 1943, they are too expensive in 1942.
But that is just my opinion and strategy

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RE: April 1942 (STE78 vs 821bobo) - 2/24/2016 9:25:05 AM   
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Status: offline 		I respectfully disagree. There is use for rifle corps in 42. You can use it to defend bottlenecks, vital areas or for counter attacks. I am not advocating en masse creating corps however dozen of them can be handy in 42.

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RE: April 1942 (STE78 vs 821bobo) - 2/24/2016 10:54:54 AM   
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I respectfully disagree. There is use for rifle corps in 42. You can use it to defend bottlenecks, vital areas or for counter attacks. I am not advocating en masse creating corps however dozen of them can be handy in 42.


I'd agree with this, a couple of armies built around Gds Rifle Corps are incredibly useful, there are times when being able to stack 20+ attack cv in a hex is critical - and it makes a German player cautious about pockets held just by single divisions.

Only time I would build a lot in 42 is if I felt my opponent was really going for Moscow

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RE: April 1942 (STE78 vs 821bobo) - 2/24/2016 4:17:17 PM   
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RE: April 1942 (STE78 vs 821bobo) - 2/25/2016 10:13:04 PM   
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I don't think he has near the forces to pull off that pincer based on that screenshot. Much to ambitious.

With clear weather all along the front, it can be done.

Clear the first 2 lines with inf and pzd/mot from Kaluga and South Stalino. And keep some units to achieve encirclement

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RE: April 1942 (STE78 vs 821bobo) - 2/25/2016 10:22:15 PM   
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RE: April 1942 (STE78 vs 821bobo) - 2/25/2016 10:27:57 PM   
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Status: offline 		I won't let him do that of course. But the question is always the same every turn:

Should I stay or should I go?

We are 5 turns ahead this AAR and I have currently a strong headache.... but I will tell you that later!

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April 1942 (STE78 vs 821bobo) - 2/26/2016 8:58:01 PM   
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Mud except in South Russia. Bobo is still digging in my lines, slowly but surely...



In the center, he widens his hole.



And the OOB: Stavka is above 7M men...


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RE: April 1942 (STE78 vs 821bobo) - 2/26/2016 10:10:04 PM   
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I respectfully disagree. There is use for rifle corps in 42. You can use it to defend bottlenecks, vital areas or for counter attacks. I am not advocating en masse creating corps however dozen of them can be handy in 42.


I'd agree with this, a couple of armies built around Gds Rifle Corps are incredibly useful, there are times when being able to stack 20+ attack cv in a hex is critical - and it makes a German player cautious about pockets held just by single divisions.

Only time I would build a lot in 42 is if I felt my opponent was really going for Moscow


I agree that Rifle Corps can be helpful in some cases. In one of my games, I ended up with the Germans very close to Moscow and the only way to prevent them from getting to the city was to build a wall of Rifle Corps. But it’s not the case in many AARs that I see here.

So I’ll agree to disagree with the disagreement just for the fun of it. :)

The way I see it, Rifle Corps in small quantities (like an army or two) are pocket bait south of the Oka river. They are only useful in the better defensive terrain north of the Oka. But in STEF’s case Leningrad has already fallen and the Germans are far from Moscow, so with all the good defensive terrain they are a long way from getting there. So I don’t think there are any important objectives at risk north of the Oka that warrant hoarding APs to build Rifle Corps, and leaving the Red Army south of the Oka with few means of counterattacking as a consequence.

Anyway just my way of looking at it, luckily we all play differently so it’s not the boring same game each time.

Looking fwd to seeing how things unfold.


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May 1942 (STE78 vs 821bobo) - 3/2/2016 12:03:40 PM   
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Status: offline 		Turn 47, 7th may 1942

Weather has turned to sunny and the german hordes try to pierce our mighty lines of defence

Kaluga

Heavy resistance of the 22th army



Bielgorod

5th army gives "calmly" some ground



North Stalino

Strong blow, but the line holds



South Stalino

We are still fighting for the suburbs of Stalino!



And the OOB, still growing


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May 1942 (STE78 vs 821bobo) - 3/7/2016 7:44:13 PM   
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Thanks to clear weather 821Bobo insists in the South. He reaches level 1 fortification....



An overall view of the front with the potential german moves


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BREAKTHROUGH!! (STE78 vs 821bobo) - 3/10/2016 10:28:39 PM   
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Bad feeling at the opening of the turn. Bobo managed to pierce my front line in the South and crossed the Donets and the Don... i've lost my best natural defences in the South before Caucasus mountains.



My units don't have sufficient Mp to clear the southern bank of the Don... But then, a look at the weather table... I should normally have mud on the next turn



I will bet on mud! The 43rd army is sent to block the direct road to Stalingrad, even if I doubt that it is his first goal. I think his first target will be Rostov and the armies in the area



Crimea is evacuated



The situation after my moves. No retreat right now.


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RE: April 1942 (STE78 vs 821bobo) - 3/11/2016 9:42:21 PM   
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I respectfully disagree. There is use for rifle corps in 42. You can use it to defend bottlenecks, vital areas or for counter attacks. I am not advocating en masse creating corps however dozen of them can be handy in 42.


I'd agree with this, a couple of armies built around Gds Rifle Corps are incredibly useful, there are times when being able to stack 20+ attack cv in a hex is critical - and it makes a German player cautious about pockets held just by single divisions.

Only time I would build a lot in 42 is if I felt my opponent was really going for Moscow


I agree that Rifle Corps can be helpful in some cases. In one of my games, I ended up with the Germans very close to Moscow and the only way to prevent them from getting to the city was to build a wall of Rifle Corps. But it’s not the case in many AARs that I see here.

So I’ll agree to disagree with the disagreement just for the fun of it. :)

The way I see it, Rifle Corps in small quantities (like an army or two) are pocket bait south of the Oka river. They are only useful in the better defensive terrain north of the Oka. But in STEF’s case Leningrad has already fallen and the Germans are far from Moscow, so with all the good defensive terrain they are a long way from getting there. So I don’t think there are any important objectives at risk north of the Oka that warrant hoarding APs to build Rifle Corps, and leaving the Red Army south of the Oka with few means of counterattacking as a consequence.

Anyway just my way of looking at it, luckily we all play differently so it’s not the boring same game each time.

Looking fwd to seeing how things unfold.


My own view is that there is no right answer in this debate. However, in any particular game there will be an optimum army build given available resources.

As a general (ie pointless) platitude, the better the soviets are doing, the more inf xxx the better unless you have better things to do with your AP points

I warned you that I was going to write something that doesn't really help .


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RE: April 1942 (STE78 vs 821bobo) - 3/12/2016 3:09:17 AM   
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STEF ok got it, we play different strategies then. I find Rifle Corps are not the right tool for defense in 1942 as you need more a defense in depth with a lot of units as opposed to concentrated manpower in Corps. So i don't build Rifle Corps until 1943, they are too expensive in 1942.
But that is just my opinion and strategy


Some would find your stratedy a hmm a tragedy.

Be flexable - your tragedy is to easy to packman.

You new,






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June 1942 (STE78 vs 821bobo) - 3/14/2016 11:53:03 PM   
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Status: offline 		Turn 51, 4th june 1942

As scheduled, weather is muddy. Next week will see clear weather in the South. I give ground to avoid a pocket around Rostov


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June 1942 (STE78 vs 821bobo) - 3/15/2016 11:20:09 PM   
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The battle has changed! Major moves during this week

1) OKH gives up in front of Kaluga
I've created my first rifle corps in this area =>It's mean that Moscow is fully safe at the moment.



Fierce battle in front of Voronejh
A strong Pzd/Mot force is trying, week after week to make a breakthrough at this place. Our defence is successfull till now.



Open fields in the south
With clear weather, german units are spreading in the South... I'm not strong enough to do anything but retreating



After my moves... I hope that the germans will be short of fuel. 2 armies in the back are ready to be redeployed. Others will follow.


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RE: June 1942 (STE78 vs 821bobo) - 3/16/2016 8:44:58 AM   
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After my moves... I hope that the germans will be short of fuel. 2 armies in the back are ready to be redeployed. Others will follow.




Then you had best defend the rail crossings near Rostov. Right now he is very exposed tracing supply over one or even two major rivers.

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RE: June 1942 (STE78 vs 821bobo) - 3/16/2016 9:18:01 AM   
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Then you had best defend the rail crossings near Rostov. Right now he is very exposed tracing supply over one or even two major rivers.


Luftwaffe is saving the day.

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RE: June 1942 (STE78 vs 821bobo) - 3/16/2016 7:55:34 PM   
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After my moves... I hope that the germans will be short of fuel. 2 armies in the back are ready to be redeployed. Others will follow.




Then you had best defend the rail crossings near Rostov. Right now he is very exposed tracing supply over one or even two major rivers.

At this stage bobo has PzHQ at less than 20MP from the railhead

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RE: June 1942 (STE78 vs 821bobo) - 3/16/2016 7:56:16 PM   
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Luftwaffe is saving the day.

Flying pigs are back!

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June 1942 (STE78 vs 821bobo) - 3/20/2016 9:07:55 PM   
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Bobo is advancing to the South at full speed (he reached Vorochilovsk) but he is also threatening Stalingrad (map before my moves). Always surprised with the ability of german Pzd to advance so fast!



Both OOB are climbing (except AFV for me), we are ready for the big summer fight!



The game will be on pause till Bobo is able to fix his laptop


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RE: June 1942 (STE78 vs 821bobo) - 3/21/2016 10:58:58 AM   
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Always surprised with the ability of german Pzd to advance so fast!

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ahem


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RE: June 1942 (STE78 vs 821bobo) - 3/21/2016 5:47:05 PM   
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The game will be on pause till Bobo is able to fix his laptop


It's desktop and I was wrong, it's not the graphic card but monitor. However it's working now(more or less) so I will try to finish my move.

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June 1942 (STE78 vs 821bobo) - 3/22/2016 10:56:12 PM   
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I strongly reinforce the Stalingrad area and calmly retreat to the Caucasus mountains. My army is totally split in two independent parts.




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June 1942 (STE78 vs 821bobo) - 3/29/2016 8:49:20 PM   
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Je suis un sombre crétin!!! I'm a donkey!!! I should have known that the Pzd/Mot can drive hard during several weeks!

Grozny has fallen! The direct rail line between Krasnodar and Baku is cut and most of my army is close from the Black sea or north of Stalingrad.

And another bad news, the rail between Stalingrad and Astrakhan is also cut.


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June 1942 (STE78 vs 821bobo) - 3/29/2016 8:55:48 PM   
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No Pzd anymore in the area of Kaluga



I decide to extract the whole Volkhov front from Moscow



And I counterattack the flanks of the german spearhead near Voronejh. I also consolidate the sector



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Bobo knows - 3/30/2016 12:06:32 AM   
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Status: offline 		You better get a block down toward Baku. That could be fatal If he takes it b/c you can't rail in.

His tanks will go low on fuel soon the further they go. He may have one more good tank. Or not.

Very interesting race (both sides) to Baku


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RE: Bobo knows - 3/30/2016 12:30:32 AM   
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Status: offline 		Yes Baku is the key. If he gets there first it's probably game set and match. I notice that the rail line to Baku may still be open. It's a long way though even if you have a reserve on rails and if it's open this turn it certainly wont be next. The only other way to reinforce Baku is the port at Guriev or some kind of airlift.

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