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Kanonfutter vs Major Mess - Somewhere in Russia 1942 - 2/19/2004 11:08:50 AM   
Major_Mess


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Status: offline 		This is my first PBEM game – I thought that a DAR/AAR report seen through the eyes of a FNG could be fun. There’s a lot to learn – all help welcomed. I’ve also invited Kanonfutter to add his side to the story.



Major Mess reporting:

Well, as I warned you in my previous dispatch…….I’ve now got myself in to a PBEM game with Kanonfutter. I’m the Germans vs Mr. K’s Russians – March 1942 – 4000 pts.

I gotta admit, this is a whole new thing for me. I’m used to having everything done for me with the scenarios (My C.O. has pronounced me to be “a lazy ****”), and the AI will sorta match in it’s own way whatever crazy ideas I have when I start a campaign.
But this……………………….!!!!!!!!!!!!

First of all, I got to get everything I need with 4000 pts.
Focusing……..Focusing…….trying to remember all the tips and tricks from these forums (hard to do at my age, I can hardly remember what I had for breakfast).
I try to pick a nice balanced force. 10% or so of this, at least 10% of that, a couple of these, a few of those. Lots of armor, but not too much. Get my infantry – quality or quantity? (Listen to the Kat people and you would think all they have is quality – hey Ammo Sgt.?) & recon, recon, recon.
I set up a dummy game – to try out my various plans for my force composition. I worked on this for hours. Try this, try that, too many points, not using my points wisely, aaahhhhhh.
What tactics will I use? what will my strategy be?, where the hell is Holt’s Tactic Guide? I really have must have fussed over this for far too long.

And all this time I have no idea how Kanonfutter fights – No intel at all.
I could be looking at a skadillion cavalry or a huge amount of arty to pound the snot out of me.
Or maybe he’ll treat me like the real Russkies did in those days, waves of tanks with their poor troopers hanging on.
Or scads of partisans roaming through my back yard.

Ah………………..to hell with it, I ended up picking what I wanted.

Now I have to set up my gang for the upcoming battle. It is a large map, which is good….lots of room to manoeuvre. My VP’s are out in the open, his are on the lee side of a small hill. There are two other sets of VP’s ready for the taking, one set is in a wide open field to the South, the other one is in the North, just East of another small hill that is presently in the possession of those Russians. There are forests and hills to the North with a rail line running East – West through them. Perfect ambush country. This is not going to be easy.

I set up my priority “Gold Spots” for what arty I have, I’ve studied with great interest Capt. Pixel’s findings on artillery. (By the way, considering the work that Pixel has done for this game, don’t you think he is due to move up the old Chain of Command? What do you think? I don’t know what army he’s in, but if he were in my army, I’d be putting him in for a battlefield promotion. I am a Major you know! – Maybe I should submit a poll. I’ll have to think about that.)
Kill zones are marked out; fields of fire are checked, then double-checked. I think all my T’s are dotted, and my I’s are crossed. I’m ready.

My plan is completed; my troops are dispersed with their orders.

Tighten your chin straps mein comrades………………..It’s dawn, look at the sky – it’s a good day to die.

Troops set……………first strike with arty set………………turn sent to Kanonfutter.


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RE: Kanonfutter vs Major Mess - Somewhere in Russia 1942 - 2/19/2004 7:06:04 PM   
Major_Mess


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Status: offline 		I forgot to add this in my previous post. When I was going through my squads to adjust their ranges, turn off certain weapons etc, I noticed that all my squads were already set at 1, and my crewed weapons were set at distance much lower than what I see in a canned game. I have never seen reference to this before. Was it something I did, or is this just a function of a PBEM game?

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RE: Kanonfutter vs Major Mess - Somewhere in Russia 1942 - 2/22/2004 10:26:49 AM   
Major_Mess


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German Army - Turn 1

Dubno got flattened, I sent out my recon.

They nailed one of my Kubelwagons.

Hope the original posts get back, don't have the energy to do it again................too old...............must sleep.........aaahhhhhhhhh.

Mess

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RE: Kanonfutter vs Major Mess - Somewhere in Russia 1942 - 2/24/2004 8:54:05 AM   
Major_Mess


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Status: offline 		The Germans second turn:

Well, I found out the cause of those big smoking holes in Dubno, BM13 katyusha's..........I caught the second half of the bombardment (thanks K for turning off the fast arty).
Whew.
Man those things caused a lot of damage.
Missed damn near everything under my command, but pretty impressive non the least.

Pushed my recon hard in a couple of places, found some nice hiding spots for others. For the price of a couple of K-wagons I now know that there is 76.2 AT covering both North & South sides of the Map. Down South a nasty little ZIS-30 got in a lucky shot and smoked another of my recon buggies.
Elements of the Soviet Guard appearing North of Dubno, to the East a T34E with those tank rider guys onboard.
If you're thinking what I'm thinking...........................I'm thinking - where there's one, there's a bunch.

I had mentioned in a previous post (got disappeared during last server meltdown) that I had noticed Kanonenfutter was popping smoke in his backfield to confuse this battlefield rookie. The VCR also indicated that he was using his mortars for the same purpose. I also had spotted some motorcycles near the suspect smoke. Well I think I can tell the difference between the fake and the real McCoy smoke. Now I just have to get in touch with my mortars - between the enemy's onboard arty and the ground troops to the East - I got targets for them.

End of turn - then Dubno gets pounded again by:
BM13's - two batteries
152MM - one battery
82 MM's - two batteries?????

How many does this guy have?

All aimed at the same spot, that piece of ground got pulverized.
A couple of my guys got clipped by some of the stray rounds.

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RE: Kanonfutter vs Major Mess - Somewhere in Russia 1942 - 2/25/2004 8:59:57 PM   
Kanonenfutter


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Status: offline 		Your first PBEM.... !? 5 German Kuebelwagen are destroyed and their recon teams are under fire. The battlefield is very open. The Germans Mortars are located 60 hexes west of me. To far away for accurate shots !

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RE: Kanonfutter vs Major Mess - Somewhere in Russia 1942 - 2/25/2004 9:02:23 PM   
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Status: offline 		Gooooooooooooooooooooooo Maj Mess


Sorry K had to pull for someone

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RE: Kanonenfutter vs Major Mess - Somewhere in Russia 1942 - 2/26/2004 8:02:23 AM   
Major_Mess


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Major Mess reporting.

GGGRRRRRRRRRR. Kanonenfutter is right..................my f****** mortars are too far away. Transport! I need transport RIGHT NOW!!!!.
No more arty this round, a nice respite from all that noise and thunder.
Only a couple of my recon teams had their rides knocked out. They would then step out of the wreckage, pop some some and go to ground. It's time for them to go to work.
Very quite up North, spotted some kind of AFV.......a couple of them actually, but wasn't able to I.D. them before they went and hid on me. Spotted a couple of T34's at the center of the map, and caught wind of some movement of a few more T34's down South at the bottom of the map.
It's funny, all that I have spotted making any move towards my lines are T34's with those tank riders.
No scouts encountered by anyone on my side. Medium tanks as recon?

A quite round, spent consolidating my assets. Must admit that a few of my assets had been knocked silly by that barrage to begin the game.....................but they've dusted themselves off, and will be with the rest of their platoon momentarily.

My Intel officer received a message indicating that Kanonenfutter is looking for re-inforcements, once that's confirmed I'll be calling HQ.

Turn sent to Kanonenfutter.

Major Mess

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RE: Kanonenfutter vs Major Mess - Somewhere in Russia 1942 - 2/27/2004 1:55:31 AM   
Kanonenfutter


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Status: offline 		I agree. Medium tanks are a very good idea for recon

I think something big is coming.... its near .... I hear it

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RE: Kanonenfutter vs Major Mess - Somewhere in Russia 1942 - 2/29/2004 1:59:23 AM   
Major_Mess


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Major Mess reporting:

A couple of my scouts down South got themselves killed by a tank/motorcycle combo, another scout team was caught in a crossfire by 2 mg's and at least 1 sniper. They aren't responding any more.
At my first glance at the battlefield, it appeared that Kanonenfutter has left the map, no signs of those T34's or those leeches that cling to those tanks anywhere. I convince my boys to lift their heads and really take a good look out there......see anything?

Sightings of foot recon have now been confirmed - snipers at the forward edge with ATR and gun teams following close behind. But no sign of the tanks, either they've given up, or they're staying out of harm's way.
Sent one of my Kubelwagons out of the trees to see if they could make contact with the enemy. Enemy responded with a 76.2mm shell right through the nose of the car. It has been determined that the K-wagon is a write-off.
How come he can see me, and then hit my little buggie with one shot (I thought the Russkies had below average sighting & accuracy skills in 1942). But my so-called elite scouts can't even spot that G** D***** sniper I know is only 4 hexes away?????? HE CAME RIGHT UP TO MY SCOUT - THEN POPPED SMOKE RIGHT IN HIS FACE!!!!!!!!!!!
What's up with that? (Scout was sitting still in woodlands being very quite, all weapons off, range 0, great field of vision)
If the rest of my command is as able as that knucklehead scout team, I better look under my desk for that F9 key I tore off the keyboard.

Anyways, it was a quite turn for us, giving my boys time to recover from the shelling. Everone is now in place, waiting for the Russkies next move.

In Kanonenfutter's last dispatch - he mentioned something about "something big is coming".

Swarms of tanks maybe?????????

Nahhhhhhhhh....................Something big is the noise of bombardment #2. Fire has now shifted just North of Dubno. This time I only tasted 1 battery of 152mm, plus 3 batteries of those BM13's. Got a couple of the boys, but they were mostly hunkered down, so I think they'll rally OK.

We are anticipating the hammerblow of the Soviets soon,

Major Mess.

PS: - Kanonenfutter, I'll order my re-inforcements next turn. Sorta forgot about it during my turn. Doh! (One thing or sure, I won't be requisitioning any Elite Scout Teams!!!!)

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RE: Kanonenfutter vs Major Mess - Somewhere in Russia 1942 - 2/29/2004 11:34:13 PM   
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Status: offline 		Seven Kübelwagen are now dead. I hope Major Mess has bought some tanks not only Kübelwagen

Another German recon team was destroyed in the middle of the battlefield and the Soviets have made some smoke in the north and in the middle ... because smoking is dangerous...you know

No causalties untill this turn.

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RE: Kanonenfutter vs Major Mess - Somewhere in Russia 1942 - 3/1/2004 1:07:01 AM   
Major_Mess


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Status: offline 		North end of Dubno got more of a pounding, BM13's and some 152mm I think (K - please kill the Fast Arty - Thanks). Lots of smoke up North and in the middle. T34's with their cargo are right behind the screen. Am effectively blinded by the smoke and lack of recon. Soviet Guards coming down off of the hills, making their way towards the craters left from the last bombardment in Dubno.
Up to now I've been offering up for Kanonenfutter my scouts for his killing pleasure. But I think enough is enough..................time to throw some punches, instead of taking them.

Punch number one - Nebelwerfers - right on top of those Sov. Guards that were creeping along. They're in the open, moving. I figure that should stop movement there for a while.
Dropped some mortar shells among those T34's up North, caught a couple of his men, hopefully laid some suppression on them. Give 'em something to think about.
Dropped some smoke myself at the end of the turn.
My men in Dubno are kinda rattled right now, too much artillery has been dropped on them................but they're holding.
Hammer away Kanonenfutter - these Germans are tough! they rally like the USMC.

Turn sent

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RE: Kanonenfutter vs Major Mess - Somewhere in Russia 1942 - 3/3/2004 11:56:55 AM   
Major_Mess


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Major Mess reporting.

Mr. K hasn’t reported on his last turn……………that hasn’t stopped him from heckling me by PM. That’s OK…….I’ve got broad shoulders, and a couple more tricks up my sleeve.

They’re coming………………………………from the North, I think.

Maybe from the center also, don’t know for sure cus I don’t have any scouts left.
The K-Man sent at least 3 tanks plus hangers-on to dispatch one 2-man team. Another scout team had a BM13 barrage land on it’s head!
Lots of smoke on the battlefield, all over the Northern half. Kanonenfutter used all of his resources this turn to make a huge fog bank just outside of town.
Down South, a large ATG let loose on a Stug of mine, couple of rounds…………all missed. Then I get two truck loads of BM13 rockets bracketed for that same area.
I was hoping to hide my armor a little bit longer……..oh well. I’ve just got to learn to hide my stuff better.
It looks like my precious Nebelwerfers did Sweet F*** All on their first deployment. I didn’t see one casualty register. GRRRRRRRRR.
I have to be better with my Artillery too.

Suppressed a motorcycle down South……………….best I could do this turn.

I don’t know if I’m getting Tutored or Neutered here.

I’m not getting’ down though!
He might be thumping me……………….I don’t care………………..I am learning so much every turn………………(I’d be learning even more if I was sober and or alert for each and every turn……late nights..whew.)

This is great.

Bring it on!

Major Mess

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RE: Kanonenfutter vs Major Mess - Somewhere in Russia 1942 - 3/4/2004 4:58:28 AM   
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Status: offline 		Soviet turn 7 of 22 Battle at Dubno (custom map by WBW)

Report : two German recon teams are destroyed in the wood north of Dubno. This wood is now under Soviet controll. No own casaulties.
We'll see if the Germans have protected their nothern flank.

Another G recon team was a victim of MG fire near the nothern victory hexes.

In the south we have noticed a platoon of StuG F and a few paratroopers.
1 enemy destroyed by MG fire. Their target : probably the southern victory hexes. The Germans have made a lot of smoke there by mortars.
Can the evil Major be stopped

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RE: Kanonenfutter vs Major Mess - Somewhere in Russia 1942 - 3/6/2004 11:26:00 AM   
Major_Mess


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Status: offline 		Major Mess reporting;

Well I don't know about Evil, maybe inept is more fitting. I'll accept the nickname though.

I have got a lot of work to do before I become proficient at artillery.......at this point in time...........I SUCK.

Can't hit a thing...........wrong arty placement............poor choice for "Gold Spot" hexes........ I can go on and on.

But I won't.

The K Man dispatched both sets of my eyes up North, tank riders got one..........and it took 2 jeeps, 1 motorcycle and a tank to silence the other crew. It looks like all sorts of traffic zooming around up there.
Other than that it was pretty quite, just a bit of mortar fire. My guess is that he is now organizing his attack from behind his huge wall of smoke...........and reloading all his rockets and such.
I've been spending some time plotting where the on-board is coming from, and the co-ordinates are being passed along to my batteries. I may suck at artillery right now, but I'm working on it.

Oh ya, while he's hiding behind the smoke, I took the Center and the South VH's.

Come on Russkie.

Artillery plotted, turn sent to Kanonenfutter.

The Evil Major Mess....................................out.

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RE: Kanonenfutter vs Major Mess - Somewhere in Russia 1942 - 3/7/2004 5:21:39 AM   
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1 StuG F destroyed by a KV in the south. Recon reported : German troops in Rovno. Rovno is now under fire. Soon I'll be in Berlin

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RE: Kanonenfutter vs Major Mess - Somewhere in Russia 1942 - 3/10/2004 4:45:59 PM   
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Found a SS platoon in Rovno : 1 squad destroyed by a flame tank, 3 other squads have many victims and now they are retreating. No own casaulties.

The Germans did not defend their left flank and now Soviet forces are marching on.

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RE: Kanonenfutter vs Major Mess - Somewhere in Russia 1942 - 3/11/2004 3:41:11 AM   
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German turn #8

The EVIL Major Mess reporting.

The K-man spent this turn policing the Northern woods, crashing around, rooting out all my poor scouts. The little village of Rovno. Just North of Dubno got rocked with 2 batteries of those BM13’s.
Snipers and those wheeled MG’s the Russians have are now probing along the center and South portions of the line.
That KV-1E took 9 rounds to nail my Stug, his partner returned fire, and was promptly killed by the same KV.
Rats.
I’ve got T34’s with riders roaming through out the Northern half, in the center I’ve spotted more T34’s, plus those KV’s!!!
Down South is quite, just some harassing fire from those snipers I can’t see.

The end of the round had Kanonenfutter’s arty target all those smoke plumes in my backfield. Those 152MM tubes plus some 82MM mortars dropped ordnance all through a couple of (up until then) peaceful little meadows. Now its crater land. For the amount of good my artillery has done so far, why is he wasting his time aiming for them?
Everyone that got shot at rallies with ease, except for those two Stug crews, they will take a little more convincing.

Still own the Center and South VH’s…………….for now.

Turn sent to Kanonenfutter.

Major Mess

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RE: Kanonenfutter vs Major Mess - Somewhere in Russia 1942 - 3/16/2004 8:45:27 AM   
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Status: offline 		Had a bit of a hiatus……but I’m right back in the saddle once more. This report should put us back on track again.

German turn #9

The EVIL Major Mess reporting:

My forward line of resistance to the North has collapsed, the village of Rovno is close to being lost. My SS were tasked with this duty, but were pounded by Kanonenfutter’s artillery, then overwhelmed by a squad of T34’s with riders, plus that flame tank. They really didn’t put up much of a fight. They are in full rout now, as a fighting unit they are finished it seems. Kanonenfutter was then able to drop more mortar rounds on them to close the turn, they won’t last long.
To the far North there is more Russian movement, but they haven’t shown themselves yet.

Everywhere else it is quite.

Those KV’s are still out there, but hiding behind the smoke. The armor facing me in the center of the map seem hesitant to attack.

It was looking to me that I was getting jabbed and poked at in the center, with a big right hook coming down to hammer me. When I ended the turn, I think I confirmed that thought.
Both Rovno and North of Dubno got pasted with round after round of 152MM, then those awful BM13’s, with the rest of his mortars targeted to boot.
These Germans are tough, but can they rally enough to fight next turn.

My reinforcements are on the way. This is good.

I think I got him right where I want him……………………..patented German counter-attack coming right up.

Major Mess …………………………….. signing off for now.

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RE: Kanonenfutter vs Major Mess - Somewhere in Russia 1942 - 3/16/2004 5:36:12 PM   
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Rovno has been libarated by the glorius Red Army.
5 G. squads and 3 StuG F destroyed.
Own casaulties : 2 Jeeps, 2 Sniper.

Dubno is a mousetrap. But I don't know who is the mouse

I asked Major Mess if he wants to play online.
He is interested. Very good !!
I enjoy this 4 player online madness with Klank, Steeliii Bart and all the other guys.

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RE: Kanonenfutter vs Major Mess - Somewhere in Russia 1942 - 3/24/2004 8:34:13 AM   
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Major Mess reporting:

My resistance up North in Rovno has crumbled to nothing. The SS platoon ………….. gone. Most of my FJ’s …………………gone. I had reports of four, no five ………………six ……………….seven T34’s attacking with infantry. Then no more reports.

I had one Stug that put up a good fight, it took on four T34’s, there were shells flying around everywhere. What my guy lacked in aim, he made it up with volume.

Couldn’t hit a thing.

And I thought the Germans were better than that ……………………….silly Major.
Anyways, after they had hit him for the third time, I thought that he might just pull this one off. I thought wrong, contact number four was the killer.
While this was going on, the Stug’s partner just sat there, then let another T34 wind up and throw a beanball on the first pitch.
T34 moves up and sees Stug, but Stug that is still doesn’t see T34 moving up.
Stupid dead Stug.

It turns out that that I must have fired at least 15 rounds at Russian armor that turn from my Panzers, only got a couple of hits, but no damage that you would want to talk about.
But we can sure hit jeeps though! A little jeep that’s way far away, I’ll get it ……………….. a tank 100 meters away. Good luck.

My artillery skills haven’t got much better since I last commented on them.

One of my re-enforcements was rumbling along, heading for the front, when it was stopped dead by some 76.2mm shell. One shot.
I took a look, a buttoned up T34 that was some 750 meters away looked over its right shoulder – in smoke – to acquire and then prosecute my Stug.

Needless to say, I’m having a pretty tough time of it right now.

I’m only seeing aggression from the North, the K man appears happy to hold me at bay in the center and down South for now.

Couple of KV’s to the North, more in the center (only see one, but I bet you there’s two) with T34 escorts, and at least three T34’s are showing themselves down South now.

The end of the turn has Kanonenfutter’s big tubes looking for my arty, while BM13’s slammed into Rovno again, and West Dubno for good measure.
My mortars then landed mostly on top of Mr. K’s advance from the North. I know for a fact that one round most definitely landed right on top of some sort of Armored Car.

Re-grouping to our secondary line of defense, hope this one turns out better than the first one.

When are those re-enforcement’s going to get here to help?



Turn sent to Kanonenfutter

Major Mess …………………..at the battle front ………………….signing out.

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RE: Kanonenfutter vs Major Mess - Somewhere in Russia 1942 - 3/27/2004 9:56:43 PM   
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Status: offline 		Kanonenfutter:

I've got the turn from you................but it will be a coupel of days until I send it back.
Got myself a new computer, and it's going to take a couple of days to migrate everything over to the new system.
Once it's up and running, you'll get your turn back.

My apologies for the delay.

Major Mess

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RE: Kanonenfutter vs Major Mess - Somewhere in Russia 1942 - 3/27/2004 10:08:11 PM   
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Lost two T-34. Not good. But destroyed 2 StuG F and a retreating flame tank. Moving forward on all fronts. Took the center VH. Spoted a anti-tank gun,1 flame tank and 6 paratroopers in the south. Now they are under fire. No one can stop the Red Army.

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RE: Kanonenfutter vs Major Mess - Somewhere in Russia 1942 - 4/4/2004 3:14:26 AM   
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Status: offline 		Hello Kanonenfutter:

My new ride is hooked up and idling away ..................... lookin' forward to doing battle.

But somehow I lost the last turn, probably because I really don't know what I'm doing. (That doesn't stop me though!!).

So if you see this before you check your e-mail, could you please re-send the last turn, and I'll get right on it.


Thanks,

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RE: Kanonenfutter vs Major Mess - Somewhere in Russia 1942 - 4/5/2004 7:46:54 AM   
Major_Mess


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Major Mess reporting:


Started the turn up, and it asked if I wanted to over-ride the security violation, or something like that. I did and my turn started. This is the same version of the game I started with Kanonenfutter, but loaded on a different computer. I hope I haven’t screwed up somehow.

Whatever ……………………….Game On!


The Replay showed -

My remaining Stug in Rovno finally got dialed in, he took out a jeep (of course) and then he killed a T34. He hit another one then got overwhelmed by Russian armor. At least three or more tanks …………………… reports from up there have now ceased.
Whatever assets I have left up there are on their own.
The center VH’s are now being attacked from two directions, lots of T34’s plus two KV’s bearing down on me.
Not too much artillery landed this round, it’s about time for him to run out of ammo.

I wish.

My turn started with the old right-click-rally, let’s see what I have left to work with ………………………… not nearly as much as when I started.
Up North at the back of my map I stumbled upon a T34 with a motorcycle escort. Scratch the motorcycles, they got toasted by a flame tank I had hanging around up there. The T34 better have back-up, otherwise he will receive the same fate.
Everywhere else I am just trying to get control of my troops, and organize them before the enemy strikes again.
Took some shots at the approaching armor, but German accuracy still leaves something to be desired at this point.
The end of my turn shows his 152MM landing around the center VH’s, along with some of his smaller mortars. Then came my Nebelwerfers, right down on the head of his two KV’s that were approaching the center VH’s. That should stop movement there for awhile. I’ve re-positioned some ATG’s on my flanks, hopefully some of his armor will oblige and give me some side shots.

Still holding on, doing much better the last couple of turns, if I do say so myself.

More arty plotted, turn sent back to Kanonenfutter


Major Mess, signing off.

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RE: Kanonfutter vs Major Mess - Somewhere in Russia 1942 - 4/6/2004 2:07:56 AM   
Kanonenfutter


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Status: offline 		Soviet turn 12 :

Losses : Ger - Soviet :

2 StuG AUX 1 Tank-Support Infantry
1 Parachute
3 MG 34
1 Recon Team

Single tanks are a welcome target. You better use them in groups for attacking missions.

I'm marching on in the South. Found two MG 34 protecting a 50mm anti-tank position. There are a lot of FJ in the South. We will see how the Fallschirmjäger are doing against KV's without anti-tank weapons.

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RE: Kanonfutter vs Major Mess - Somewhere in Russia 1942 - 4/11/2004 5:42:38 PM   
Major_Mess


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Major Mess reporting:

Well, this shouldn’t take much longer.

Way up North I was attempting to roll my re-enforcements around the flank of his assault, but I’ve come up against at least five T34’s trying to stop me. At this time I can’t see how I’ll chase them away and still have enough assets left to then continue my planned flanking exercise. Lost a Stug up there already, plus he has flushed out my recon up on the hill.
In the center the K-mans tanks (at least eight of them) are just rolling through whatever resistance I can muster. FJ’s can’t be expected to stop armor by themselves.
Down South he is chipping away, slowly moving more of his tanks forward, but with no urgency. I still hold the Southern VH’s.

No artillery this turn ……………………………… he’s still reloading.

I sent a Flame tank in to Rovno, right now a very target rich environment. Three squirts with flame produced two Soviet suppressed tanks, I was hoping for more.

His arty showed up at the end of the turn, my Southern flank receiving most of his attention with his mortars, plus my back yard got showered by some more BM-13’s.

Sooner or later, he has to come in to the city, and we’re waiting.

Arty plotted, turn sent to Kanonenfutter.

Major Mess …………………………… out.

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RE: Kanonfutter vs Major Mess - Somewhere in Russia 1942 - 4/17/2004 9:09:34 AM   
Major_Mess


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Major Mess reporting:

The last of my SS died up in Rovno; the mortar team was hit from two directions by T34’s. My flame tank in Rovno scared one T34, and cooked another one before he too met his maker.
I still have some fight in me up there.
Another T34 somehow snuck up on my ATG down South, I have no idea how a tank could drive right up to an un-suppressed fighting unit (one that is supposed to be hunting armor) and not be noticed. The tank killed them.
I still hold the center VH’s. but my FJ’s are in danger of being flanked.
The Soviet juggernaught continues, and I have few answers right now on how to stop it.

T34’s are everywhere!

Having said that, his attack wasn’t very aggressive this turn, this has allowed me to re-organize to a certain degree. My men are better prepared than two turns ago, that’s for sure.

Have had to pull back, shorten the line.

I was able to take a couple of shots at a KV at the center, three tries, one hit, ping …………. off the hull with no damage. I don’t stand much of a chance with that kind of shootin’.
Way up North I think we have stalled each other’s flanking maneuver. Everybody is in cover, and nobody wants to make the next move, except for that tank with riders that is sneaking up and around the hill.

Some more artillery landed at the end of the turn, not with the quantity as at the beginning, the K-man’s arty is sort of trickling in now. More of a harassment, rather than the punishing blows it started out as.

Things are looking grim……………….. but where there is life, there is hope.
Or something like that.

I’ve given out my orders, here’s hoping there is someone at the other end to follow them.

Turn sent to the Kanonenfutter.

Major Mess ………………………. signing out.

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RE: Kanonfutter vs Major Mess - Somewhere in Russia 1942 - 4/24/2004 12:33:18 AM   
Major_Mess


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Major Mess reporting:

No artillery so far, must be re-loading.
I lost my Flammpanzer (sp?) way up North, that T34 made it up the hill – then had to take four tries at it before he finally hit the thing.

Gotta hide my stuff better. - this is becoming almost a Mantra for me.

OOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMM - Gotta hide my stuff better.Gotta hide my stuff better.Gotta hide my stuff better.Gotta hide my stuff better.

The center VH’s are now in Kanonenfutters hands. I have lost all contact with my FJ’s over there. Last reports indicated at least 3 T34’s with lots of infantry backing them up. It looks like my para’s just rolled over on their backs when they saw the Soviets approach.
I expected a little better fight out of them.

Another quite start to the turn though. He has paused to collect himself, getting ready for another assault.

Received a really garbled message from someone near the center VH’s, something about us stopping a ZIS-30. Then silence.

I poked a Stug through the smoke in Rovno, took two shots at a KV1 that was routed – two misses.
If we make it out of here alive, that man is going back to gunnery school.

I lost a Stug when I was shifting it around in a small village to the North. A T34 from way far away killed it with one shot.
I really wish that I could get some hits like that when I’m shooting.

End of the turn has me receiving two batteries of those BM-13’s in to my backyard, somewhat close to where I had some stuff. Another battery hit West Rovno. Mortars landing everywhere.
Then my Nebelwerfers arced through the air to land nowhere near where I aimed them, and sooooo scattered that I doubt they are anything more than a nuisance to the K-Man.
I bought these things on a lark when I set up my side to begin with, but I see the prevailing thoughts on these things on our forums seem to be correct. Very expensive, and not that effective.
Should have bought SPA’s instead.

Having said that, the Kanonenfutter has really made good use of those awful BM-13’s. Man, if you happen to be underneath one of those showers, you are in for a lot of hurt.

Luckily for me, my guys weren’t this turn.

All rallied up, arty plotted to stop the next onslaught ……………………….. I’ve sent the turn to Commissar Kanonenfutter.


Major Mess ………………………..out.

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RE: Kanonfutter vs Major Mess - Somewhere in Russia 1942 - 5/1/2004 11:57:09 PM   
Major_Mess


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Major Mess reporting:

Start of the replay has the K-man’s troops probing away in the North, I don’t think he knows what I have up there, and he’s being very cautious.

Though I may still own the Southern VH’s,…………………………I have lost them. Swarms of tanks with their riders just overwhelmed my troops down there. Hugely out-numbered, they did what they could, but without their armored support (picked off by the Soviets over the last couple of turns) they didn’t have much of a chance.

However ……………………………… they stopped the Russkies right on the VH’s, at least four tanks plus a platoon or two. Just a perfect spot for the second half of my Nebelwerfer barrage. It seems that my rocket boys had listened to my lament last turn,…………………….dialed in their sights, and were able to land a goodly percentage of those screaming mee mee’s right on top of the Soviet horde.

Finally!!!!……………………………………Much Better!!!!!

To bad I don’t have anything to go romp through that field of craters right now.

Timing is everything,……………………. and right now I ain’t got it. I’m getting’ it, but probably too late to help me this game.

Some of my mortars woke up, and dumped a bunch of rounds right on top of the Russians in Rovno. Didn’t hear any secondary explosions though, I’m going to have to live with them getting suppressed I guess.

Elements of Soviet infantry are making their way toward the village of Dubno. We made them pay for their advance.

Rallied everyone up, and we looked to start causing trouble for the Kanonenfutter.

Way up North in my backfield I sent out my scouts, they couldn’t find anything but a jeep. Ordered up a Stug to clear that unit out, ………………………. the Stug found a 76.2MM shell that by chance had just left a T34’s main gun moments before. The surviving Stug crewmember reports at least two T34’s lurking in the bushes up there.

Recon by armor is not good.

Had my guys poke through the rubble in Rovno, and guess what they saw? Tanks, tanks and more tanks with Sov. Guard units all around them. Happily for me, they were parked right on one of my Priority Hex’s. Ordered my men out of there, ………………………….. and radioed down the line for some 0.1 response time Nebelwerfer action.
The rocket boys were giddy with their work at the beginning of this turn, they were so eager to please their beloved Major.
They received their new artillery co-ordinates, and proceeded to land damn near every rocket within one hex of the target.
Right now in that field there is nothing but Soviet made mush.

That felt really good, and I’m chalking that one up as a small little victory for the Mess side.

End of the turn had the Kanonenfutter’s big tubes land in the East side of Dubno. Only about three rounds though.

I’m thinking that he’s used them up. Good riddance to them.

Arty plotted for the next turn, all my boys are ready for the next stage in this battle.

Turn sent to Comrade Kanonenfutter.


Major Mess ………………………………… signing out.

< Message edited by Major Mess -- 5/7/2004 9:22:27 AM >

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RE: Kanonfutter vs Major Mess - Somewhere in Russia 1942 - 5/2/2004 10:53:41 PM   
Kanonenfutter


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Status: offline 		Soviet Turn 17 of 26

Dubno is encircled..............German Nebelwerfer killed a SMG Squad......killed a StuG F with T34.....southern, nothern and center VH are in our hands.....going to assault the last enemy VH to win this war....

Major, I hope you will join a online game with me and 1 or 2 other players. My ICQ # is 302527616 ... we play almost evryday. Join us between 5.30 - 7.30 pm eastern time. We play 11 turns/4000 points each nation.

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