dmoose42
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Turn 8: AGS goes first. We smash the first portion of the pocketed troops in the south, netting us 48k prisoners. We then completed the pocket around the additional 6 units that had pinned last turn, so we will convert them into prisoners next turn. We dropped our infantry around this pocket to replace the panzers that had locked them into place. We then turned our panzers north back towards Cherkassy and pocketed another 9 divisions. Between Cherkassy and Kiev our Panzers loosely pocketed another 9 units, although the pocket is not tight, so the Russians may be able to leak out a few units. Against Kiev, our forces pushed the Soviets back and they only control a couple hexes (including Kiev), west of the Dnepr. AGN followed this attack by being pissed off at the Russians for slipping a corridor of units to allow for resupply of the Pskov swamp pocket. As a result, AGN threw all of its resources into a rush to sea, reaching the Gulf of Finland 40 miles west of Pushkin with our mobile units. This expanded the swamp pocket to include 22 units, allowing us to force the surrender of 10 additional units relative to our original pocket. Next turn will be fun. AGC followed up a couple turns of slow progress with a couple of epic victories. First, our resting panzers were back to relatively high fuel reserves (35-40 MP) which allowed us to pocket 5 units defending Smolensk over two hexes. These units will not escape. Three divisions pushed forward towards Vyazma, breaking the Russian lines and are posed to push further. They are now low on fuel and Vyazma is still 40 miles away, but the Russian resistance is in tatters. South of Smolensk, our panzers pushed to meet up with the 4th army, which was pushing towards Bryansk. 7 Units were captured in a pocket that has a wall of units surrounding it. It is highly unlikely that the Russians will be able to force one of our units to retreat to free the pocket. Of the 12 units pocketed, 2 are tank divisions, which are always yummy. Our push towards Gomel slowed as we met additional resistance, but also as we shifted two divisions east to support the encirclement at the Oster river. Russian attack turn – they Russians launched a series of counterattacks, but again they were only successful against a Romanian calvary division in the south. Overall, our troops held on (though the combat is getting closer, as many of the attacks were in the 1.2 to 1.7 range against me. We will have to start being a little more careful as to our troop positioning given that the Russians seem to be gaining strength in terms of combat readiness. Casualty report: End of Turn #8: 18 units destroyed for a total of 239 units destroyed. (this includes 21 armor, 11 motorized, 7 calvary, and 43 infantry divisions. The rest are crap units – 95 anti-air, 12 security, 38 fortified, etc. Not that I’m not glad to be rid of them, but I try to focus on the core units destroyed). German Losses to date: 163k men (24k last turn), 1083 AFV (187 last turn), 393 aircraft (75 last turn) Russian Losses to date: 1.545 million men (178k last turn), 10120 AFV (719 last turn), 5801 aircraft (305 last turn) OOB Update: Germany – 3.4 million soldiers, 33.6k guns, 4521 tanks, 3588 aircraft Russia – 4.0 million soldiers, 53.2k guns, 10490 tanks, 6249 aircraft Overall, I’m happy with my progress so far. However, I do seem to be burning through tanks rather quickly, which makes me a little concerned about my future ability to smash the Russians.
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