GrumpyMel -> RE: Barbarossa Begins (9/1/2010 8:21:00 PM)
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Russia: This an area I'm actualy feeling somewhat decently about. My strategy here from the start was to delay the german advance as much as possible and bleed them where I could.... and I think I'm begining to see the fruits of this. With Winter just around the corner, I still firmly hold the big 3... Leningrad, Moscow and Stalingrad...as well as the Caucusses. The Germans have been advancing a pretty large force toward Lenningrad...and they are getting close to the city..but I don't think they'll have much luck against it in the Winter. In the center, I've got a firm fortified line of defense based from Smolensk through Tula...and have already rebuffed an initial German advance and caused them to withdraw. In the South they seem stalled in Rostov and I still hold the Crimea. I've made good use of blown bridges everywhere which the germans have been slow to rebuild. Last turn I made good use of my partisans and managed to cut the lines of communication/supply between Germany and all of AGC & AGS. Unfortunately the Krouts have been making good use of thier own Level Bombers for deep raids and my Flak, though in position...hasn't been performing well. They've done alot to isolate parts of the country and cut my own supplies. Fortunately, I at least partialy planned for this by building autonomous commands in each region and having them get and use local production. This has limited the value of the Caucusses somewhat...as they are all supply and not much production...but I'm doing the best to rectify the situation with engineers. Force wise...things aren't too bad for me. I lost ALOT of forces slowing the German advance...but the vast majority of these have been cheaply built conscripts. I've managed to preserve most of my valueable, artillery, armor and air assets...and I think I may even be close to parity to the Germans in numbers of these. Unfortunately, the krouts have invested quite a bit in Tech and have a good edge there...which I'll need to address. The good news is, is that I think I've really bled the German Army during it's advance...my air arm has been particularly valuable here. The Germans have lost a ton of armor to these..and some counter-attacks... as well as some artillery...and I think they are mostly an infantry based army at this point. Winter should be interesting....If I can get enough supply....I may try some counter-attacks...if not at least I can strengthen my defences. I'd really like to push the Germans back a bit up North, away from Leningrad. Elsewhere I'm feeling pretty good. The Spring of '42 will likely be critical. With the losses they've suffered so far...I'm really curious to see what depth the Germans have to thier forces. So far, they've seemed to have pretty massive numbers...but I don't know what kind of reserves they are able to keep up.
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