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mrbendy -> RE: Turn 15 (7/16/2006 4:17:29 AM)
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Sorry it has been a while since my last update.
Status as at16 November 1941.
This is the high point of the German offensive. Things are likely to get significantly worse from here on in. The Wehrmacht is exhausted, but finally last turn Tula fell, hopefully hitting Soviet supply hard, and certainly a morale tonic for the tired troops.
In the North Kluge took Vyazma some turns ago, and with Hoepner is now mopping up and about to turn east. Units had already been fed around the back of the Soviet 30th and 32 armies, and whatever happens I dont see any collapse for the forces here.
In the center a small force managed to penetrate through the largely undefended outer fortification ring, and get all the way to Alekxin. However this force is in very bad shape, and attacks have been minimal at best.
In the upper south Guderian's main thrust took Tula as reported. Some Panzer units had already bypassed the town, and cut the road and rail links further north at Serpukhov, but have now hit a real brick wall.
South of that is a big empty wilderness, with security forces holding key towns. I have a fear that some big force is being assembled there, and I will need to take that into account.
One really good point for me is the shape of the luftwaffe, which is generally green. However in taking Tula I committed all of my Ju-87 squadrons, and they paid a heavy price. The Heinkels, Dorniers and Ju-88s are not nearly so usefull in the combat support role, and interdiction is not really as usefull this close to Moscow.
The units generally are getting messy and unlinked. This turn I need to consolidate and reform, and start to deal with the possibility of going over to the defensive soon
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