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PeeDeeAitch -> RE: Misplaced Victories - They were here a second ago... (4/12/2011 6:00:57 PM)
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First of all, Cpt Flam reads this AAR, and thus my statements are sometimes "in the past" or perhaps not telling all the truth. I don't show shots of strengths when I don't wish these to be know.
I admit it, I also use this AAR not to bounce ideas around but also to show just how wide my range of options are. The arrows on previous pages showed that I had multiple options I felt, not just the one choice.
Thus, when it came time to attack, I had 3 different axes to potentially follow just in the Tambov region. You will note that I didn't follow exactly any of the options I talked about, instead I used the huge air recon ability of the Germans to find the path that had the least resistance. The direct cutting of the bulge had four lines of level 3 and 4 forts. The way I went had two lines, a checkerboard in between, of level 3 and 4 forts. Furthermore, I "widened" the bridgehead at this point 2 turns before but purposefully staffed the front lines with tanks. Why? Everyone knows that the initial attacks will be infantry, not the panzers. I, in effect, wasted a tank corps in my path of attack solely to point out that I most likely would not attack in that direction. Behind the point where the arrows were, I massed the panzers - again further allaying fear because they had farther to go to exploit (including for 4 corps crossing the Don).
As it was, one corps managed to exploit - yes, he was remiss in not having a couple more divisions behind there deep, but they were indeed behind in a checkerboard behind where he thought I would attack. Remember, in this game he only has 4.7 million troops, far less than the Red Army often has in 1942, mostly because of my 1941 campaign.
You will also note that the north (4th and 3rd Panzer) did not do more than link up to the south. They didn't break through.
For all the doubters this was a near run thing, and while do see one thing he could have done. However, I also note that many have not placed themselves in the same position in 1942, many do not seem to use the same type of misdirection, so the arguments are moot. Cpt Flam is playing a nice "carpet and checkerboard" game against another player, he sent me shots. The Leningrad region looks much like TD's...showing how it is perhaps, perhaps the German play that influences this.
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