Operation Blue: Jajusha (Axis) vs fiva55 (Sov) - Completed -

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fiva55 -> Operation Blue: Jajusha (Axis) vs fiva55 (Sov) - Completed - (4/14/2011 5:48:48 PM)
Scenario: Operation Blue Version: 1.03 /1.04 beta Players: Jajusha (Axis) fiva55(Sov) Background The Stavka, was unable to discern the direction of the main German strategic offensive anticipated in 1942. Stalin was convinced the primary German strategic goal in 1942 would be Moscow, in part due to Operation Kremlin (Fall Kreml), a German deception plan aimed at Moscow. 57% of all Red Army troops were deployed in that region. However, the direction of the German offensive was still defended by the Bryansk, South Western and Southern Front, whose forces accounted for 25% of all troops, nearly 30% of all Soviet artillery, over 38% of all tanks and 42% of all Red Air Force aircraft of the Soviet Union.* *Morozov, V.P, chief editor, Part 6, Volume 5, Defence of Stalingrad, table, History of the Second World War 1939-1945 (in Russian) [image]local://upfiles/37788/71DE5C296972460A822C07EE118EAA69.jpg[/image]

fiva55 -> RE: Operation Blue: Jajusha (Axis) vs fiva55 (Sov) (4/14/2011 6:23:10 PM)
TURN 1 WEEK OF 6/27/1942 BEGIN OF WEEK REPORT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BRYANSK FRONT REPORT FROM: BRYANSK FRONT HQ TO: STAVKA SUBJECT: URGENT! MAJOR GERMAN OFFENSIVE! POSITIONS OVERRUN! FRONTLINE OVERRUN. 2 RIFLE DIV OF 13TH ARMY ISOLATED. 3 RIFLE DIV OF 40TH ARMY ISOLATED. RELIEF OF ISOLATED COMRADES IMPOSSIBLE. REQUEST PERMISSION TO WITHDRAW. [Signed] General-Leytenant Chibisov [IMG]http://img808.imageshack.us/img808/4764/overrun.jpg[/IMG] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOUTHWESTERN FRONT REPORT FROM: SOUTHWESTERN FRONT HQ TO: STAVKA SUBJECT: DISASTER! MAJOR GERMAN OFFENSIVE ONGOING. POSITIONS OVERRUN. 1 TANK BRIGADE AND 3 RIFLE DIV OF 21ST ARMY CUT OFF. ENTIRE 9TH ARMY ISOLATED. REQUESTING ORDERS. [Signed] Marshal Timonshenko ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOUTHERN FRONT REPORT FROM: SOUTHERN FRONT HQ TO: STAVKA SUBJECT: FRONT COLLAPSED FRONT COLLAPSED. 37TH ARMY COMPLETELY ISOLATED. 3 NAVAL INF BDE AND 1 RIFLE BDE OF 56TH ARMY TRAPPED. REQUEST PERMISSION FOR BREAK OUT. [Signed] General-Leytenant Malinovsky ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Frontline overview begin turn 1 [image]local://upfiles/37788/1E2EFA1F32764E278022313B388B6F29.jpg[/image]

fiva55 -> Turn 1: Relief attempt (4/14/2011 8:42:05 PM)
TURN 1 WEEK OF 6/27/1942 STAVKA ORDERS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FROM: STAVKA TO: BRYANKS, SOUTHWESTERN, SOUTHERN FRONT HQ SUBJECT: STAVKA ORDERS RELIEVE ENTRAPPED COMRADES WHENEVER POSSIBLE. CREATE DEFENSE IN DEPT. REINFORCEMENT INCOMING. [Signed] Marshal Shaposhnikov ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ RELIEF ATTEMPT REPORT FROM: 57TH ARMY HQ TO: SOUTHWESTERN FRONT HQ SUBJECT: RELIEF ATTEMPT Have launched an attack to relieve 9th and 56th Army. Suffered heavy tank casualties, but attack was successful. Trapped comrades are now retreating east. For the Motherland. [Signed] General-Leytenant Rokossovsky ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [image]http://img818.imageshack.us/img818/6422/57tharmy.jpg[/image] [IMG]http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/6262/reliefattempt.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/370/brturn1.jpg[/IMG]

fiva55 -> End of turn 1 overview (4/14/2011 8:45:38 PM)
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PeeDeeAitch -> RE: End of turn 1 overview (4/14/2011 9:30:11 PM)
Panzer regiments are always a target - moreso in 1942.

fiva55 -> RE: End of turn 1 overview (4/14/2011 9:37:49 PM)
Indeed, as long as I'm not on the receiving side, I do enjoy seeing those "invincible" panzers getting pummelled. [:D] Although those panzers in the sc may have deserved that status, since they somehow managed to destroy 144 afv, losing just 5 of their own.

fiva55 -> Begin of turn 2 overview (4/14/2011 11:02:52 PM)
TURN 2 WEEK OF 7/4/1942 STAVKA RECEIVED REPORTS SUMMARY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ATTACKS BY AXIS 10 HELD 16 RETREATED 10 ROUTED 2 SHATTERED 8 SURRENDERED LOSSES MEN 458.245 GUNS 3.619 AFV 723 ISOLATED ELEMENTS OF 28TH A. 9TH A. 38TH A. 12TH A. 37TH A. 12TH. A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [image]local://upfiles/37788/8A33C6E397E241B1A0D788E4E6558C66.jpg[/image]

Mynok -> RE: Begin of turn 2 overview (4/14/2011 11:15:11 PM)
[image]http://img818.imageshack.us/img818/6422/57tharmy.jpg[/image] That doesn't look like a comfortable ride at all. Isn't that a BT-5 deathtrap he's riding?

PeeDeeAitch -> RE: Begin of turn 2 overview (4/14/2011 11:22:11 PM)
That's a Stuart.

fiva55 -> RE: Begin of turn 2 overview (4/15/2011 12:04:10 AM)
Yep, Lend lease at it's best.

fiva55 -> End of turn 2 overview (4/15/2011 12:23:58 AM)
TURN 2 WEEK OF 7/4/1942 STAVKA ORDERS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FROM: STAVKA TO: BRYANKS, SOUTHWESTERN, SOUTHERN FRONT HQ SUBJECT: STAVKA ORDERS REINFORCE CENTER ASAP. RR CONSTRUCTION BRIGADES ASSIGNED TO ARMIES HQs TO HELP DIG IN. ISOLATED ELEMENTS ARE ORDERED TO DELAY ENEMY AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. [Signed] Marshal Shaposhnikov ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [IMG]http://img852.imageshack.us/img852/293/dugin.jpg[/IMG] Soviet Defensive Plan, aka "Little Italy" [image]local://upfiles/37788/82EE7CDC154D43EB979F4EB98809ABAA.jpg[/image]

Mynok -> RE: End of turn 2 overview (4/15/2011 2:39:01 AM)
Decent carpet you have there.

fiva55 -> Begin of turn 3 overview (4/15/2011 6:34:55 PM)
TURN 3 WEEK OF 7/11/1942 STAVKA RECEIVED REPORTS SUMMARY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AXIS ATTACKS RESULTS 12 HELD 15 RETREATED 21 SURRENDER 08 ROUTED ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BRYANSK FRONT REPORT FROM: BRYANSK FRONT HQ TO: STAVKA SUBJECT: Minor skirmishes Forward elements of Germans tried unsuccessfully to establish bridgehead. Main body should arrive this week. Attacks all along our front expected this week. Soviet defenders will hold or die trying. [Signed] General-Leytenant Chibisov ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOUTHWESTERN FRONT REPORT FROM: SOUTHWESTERN FRONT HQ TO: STAVKA SUBJECT: Ground held German armour only penetrated first line of defense, seemed to have changed axis of attack afterwards. First line retreated in good order. Will proceed with fortifying sector. [Signed] Marshal Timonshenko ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOUTHERN FRONT REPORT FROM: SOUTHERN FRONT HQ TO: STAVKA SUBJECT: Enemy crossed Don Rostov still in Soviet hands. Could not prevent German armour from crossing the Don. Request immediate reinforcements to contain breakthrough. [Signed] General-Leytenant Malinovsky ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [image]local://upfiles/37788/C9AA408009AB4AB29134A897DDE5F155.jpg[/image]

fiva55 -> End of turn 3 overview (4/15/2011 6:51:44 PM)
TURN 3 WEEK OF 7/11/1942 STAVKA ORDERS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FROM: STAVKA TO: BRYANKS, SOUTHWESTERN, SOUTHERN FRONT, NORTH CAUCASUS HQ SUBJECT: STAVKA ORDERS STAVKA reinforcements incoming to contain breakthrough in sector of Southern Front. Southwestern and North Caucasus front are ordered to send all troops they can miss to help Southern front. Front line commanders should remain alert in case the Germans change their axis of attack again. [Signed] Marshal Shaposhnikov ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [image]local://upfiles/37788/1500674CB17D4B3BA75F415F3E5D3D15.jpg[/image]

fiva55 -> Begin of turn 4 overview (4/16/2011 8:11:25 PM)
TURN 4 WEEK OF 7/18/1942 STAVKA RECEIVED REPORTS SUMMARY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AXIS LOSSES MEN: 307.612 GUNS: 860 AFV: 262 SOVIET LOSSES MEN: 600.522 GUNS: 6.131 AFV: 869 AXIS ATTACKS RESULTS 11 HELD 26 RETREATED 04 ROUTED ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOUTHWESTERN FRONT REPORT FROM: SOUTHWESTERN FRONT HQ TO: STAVKA SUBJECT: GERMAN BREAKTHROUGH GERMAN BREAKTHROUGH. 24TH ARMY SHATTERED. REQUEST IMMEDIATE REINFORCEMENT. [Signed] Marshal Timonshenko ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [image]local://upfiles/37788/DD542DC267274E358AEBD5333568BE54.jpg[/image]

Ketza -> RE: End of turn 2 overview (4/16/2011 8:34:39 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Mynok Decent carpet you have there. � Never say that in a strip bar.

Mynok -> RE: End of turn 2 overview (4/16/2011 9:18:41 PM)
Yes, I can see how that might be a problem. I'm safe though. I don't frequent those places. [;)]

fiva55 -> End of turn 4 overview (4/16/2011 10:14:20 PM)
TURN 4 WEEK OF 7/18/1942 STAVKA ORDERS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FROM: STAVKA TO: SOUTHWESTERN FRONT SUBJECT: STAVKA ORDERS DO WHATEVER NECESSARY TO DELAY GERMANS. REINFORCEMENT INCOMING WITHIN THE WEEK. [Signed] Marshal Shaposhnikov ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [image]local://upfiles/37788/8D28DB66458847A2B6772CFC7E4B045C.jpg[/image]

fiva55 -> Excerpt from the memoirs of Marshal Konstantin Rokossov (4/16/2011 11:08:04 PM)
Excerpt from the memoirs of Marshal Konstantin Rokossov At this time of the war I was still in command of 57th Army. Though the 57th was officially designated an infantry army, I had under my command 3 tank corps. I never figured out why my army wasn't renamed a tank army, but I suspect it might be to fool the Germans. It could also be as simple as an administrative oversight, but I prefer too think that the first reason was the real reason. [image]http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/4199/rokossovsky.jpg[/image] I remember this week well. It was during the 4th week of the German summer offensive of 1942. The Germans, after feinting to the south, redirected their attack towards 24th Army, Southwestern front. There, they managed to break through our defences, penetrating deep into our territory. They could have driven straight to Stalingrad, if not for the presence of 1st Tank Army, who managed to delay their advance long enough for reinforcement to arrive. The situation was still perilous. Stalingrad was not ready for a siege, and no fortifications lied between the German spearheads and Stalingrad. Having concentrated an enormous amount of their offensive strength, in the form of 7 of their armoured divisions and 4 of their motorized division, any direct counter attack was doomed to failure. At that time, I was considered an expert on mechanized warfare, due to my few limited successes in delaying the German advances in the first few years of the Great Patriotic War. Fort that reason, I was ordered to delay the Germans as long as possible. At my disposal was 57th Army and 1st Tank Army. Unfortunately, frequent interdiction attacks prevented me from having 57th Army in place on time, so I reassigned 3 tank corps from 1st Tank Army to 57th Army. The spot chosen for a counter attack was the flank of the German spearhead, held by 9th Panzer division. [IMG]http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/7826/momentsbeforeattack.jpg[/IMG] Though the Germans had overall material superiority in this sector, we achieved local superiority at the location of attack. Supported by 4 regiments of rocket artillery and over 200 planes, 300 tanks of 1st, 16th and 17th Tank corps (111 of those were T34s and 20 of those were KV1s), stormed the German 9th Panzer division. Though the first wave of our tanks was almost completely annihilated,the second and third wave managed to get close enough to drive the Germans back. [IMG]http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/6723/battleresults.jpg[/IMG] This is how we ended the week. The German spearhead was isolated, if only briefly, allowing our soldiers a few days respite to dig in and fortify the area between the Germans and Stalingrad. [Signed] General-Leytenant Chibisov Dated 07/18/1942

fiva55 -> Begin of turn 5 overview (4/17/2011 9:34:08 PM)
TURN 5 WEEK OF 7/25/1942 STAVKA RECEIVED REPORTS SUMMARY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AXIS LOSSES MEN: 326.149 GUNS: 1.273 AFV: 512 SOVIET LOSSES MEN: 645.481 GUNS: 7.358 AFV: 1.379 AXIS ATTACKS RESULTS 13 HELD 31 RETREATED 06 ROUTED ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [image]local://upfiles/37788/68954FB185A1445584907B4DC727B827.jpg[/image]

fiva55 -> End of turn 5 overview (4/17/2011 9:37:30 PM)
TURN 5 WEEK OF 7/25/1942 STAVKA ORDERS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FROM: STAVKA TO: SOUTHWESTERN FRONT SUBJECT: STAVKA ORDERS STALINGRAD IS BEING PREPARED FOR SIEGE. FORTIFYING OF THE RIVER LINE HAS BEGUN. DELAY GERMAN ARMOUR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. 1ST AND 4TH TANKY ARMY HQ RELEASED FOR ACTIVE FRONT DUTY [Signed] Marshal Shaposhnikov ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [image]local://upfiles/37788/ACC47938FC074E5AA7D52ED4185DF955.jpg[/image]

fiva55 -> RE: End of turn 2 overview (4/17/2011 11:58:16 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Ketza quote: ORIGINAL: Mynok Decent carpet you have there. Never say that in a strip bar. Lol that could indeed be misinterpreted. Anyway, I find that a carpet defense of at least 4 units deep is effective in delaying the German armour in clear terrain. Not sure if it is gamey, but it is a great tool. I will slowly switch too a 2 solid line defense though, now that most of my armies have 2-3 RR brigades.

fiva55 -> Begin of turn 6 overview (4/18/2011 2:51:42 PM)
TURN 6 WEEK OF 08/01/1942 STAVKA RECEIVED REPORTS SUMMARY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AXIS OOB MEN: 1.484.475 GUNS: 13.589 AFV: 1.612 AIR: 1.754 SOVIET OOB MEN: 2.019.643 GUNS: 24.643 AFV: 1.915 AIR: 2.528 AXIS LOSSES MEN: 345.769 GUNS: 1.824 AFV: 647 SOVIET LOSSES MEN: 672.874 GUNS: 8.037 AFV: 1.724 AXIS ATTACKS RESULTS 12 HELD 31 RETREATED 10 ROUTED ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [image]local://upfiles/37788/8901EC090EFE41BD85382545700C11A2.jpg[/image]

fiva55 -> End of turn 6 overview (4/18/2011 3:08:01 PM)
TURN 6 WEEK OF 08/01/1942 STAVKA ORDERS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FROM: STAVKA TO: SOUTHWESTERN FRONT SUBJECT: STAVKA ORDERS REMAIN VIGILANT. BEWARE OF GERMAN DECEPTION. REINFORCE DEFENCES OF STALINGRAD. [Signed] Marshal Shaposhnikov ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [image]local://upfiles/37788/694D88D242A54045B706196E857375A7.jpg[/image]

fiva55 -> Overview of defences of Stalingrad (4/18/2011 3:28:14 PM)
Thoughts about the game so far ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The German spearhead is delayed another turn, and I feel confident that a quick direct thrust towards Stalingrad followed by the capture of the city is all but impossible now. As far as I can see, there are 3 obvious things that my opponent can do now. 1) Cross the river Don in in the North, where my defences are weaker. 2) Proceed with a frontal assault towards Stalingrad. 3) Change the axis of attack towards the south, near Rostov, and perhaps link up with the forces from the Crimea. With 14 turns remaining, I would personally choose for option 3. Option 1 is certainly doable, but the lack of VPs in that sector makes it a unattractive choice. Option 2 just means wasting your armour on defences that keep getting stronger by the week. It might be the shortest distance to Stalingrad, but going that way would mean an attrition war that I doubt the Germans can afford. Option 3 seems the most obvious choice. With a bridge head already established in the south near Rostov, a link up with forces from the Crimea is certainly not impossible. With luck you might even be able to swing north and try to take Stalingrad. Anyway, with the fuel of the German panzers still in the red, I feel confident that I can delay redeploying my reserves for another turn. We will see in the next few turns what my opponent will do. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [image]local://upfiles/37788/6FE23B6D955C45CEBF7F0CFCD04432DD.jpg[/image]

fiva55 -> Begin of turn 7 overview (4/18/2011 8:07:41 PM)
TURN 7 WEEK OF 08/08/1942 STAVKA RECEIVED REPORTS SUMMARY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AXIS OOB MEN: 1.423.728 GUNS: 12.888 AFV: 1.392 AIR: 1.702 SOVIET OOB MEN: 2.113.277 GUNS: 26.555 AFV: 2.096 AIR: 2505 AXIS LOSSES MEN: 362.630 GUNS: 2.293 AFV: 697 SOVIET LOSSES MEN: 696.252 GUNS: 8.616 AFV: 1.817 AXIS ATTACKS RESULTS 16 HELD 30 RETREATED 06 ROUTED ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [image]local://upfiles/37788/1CF82628A6CF463FB8003E35B2C79576.jpg[/image]

fiva55 -> End of turn 7 overview (4/18/2011 8:11:42 PM)
TURN 7 WEEK OF 08/08/1942 STAVKA ORDERS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FROM: STAVKA TO: SOUTHERN FRONT SUBJECT: STAVKA ORDERS 2 GERMAN SPEARHEADS LOCATED. ENEMY SEEMS INTENT TO ENCIRCLE SOUTHERN FRONT. YOU ARE AUTHORIZED TO RETREAT. [Signed] Marshal Shaposhnikov ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [image]local://upfiles/37788/65B782E10C94457A8350C501485578D1.jpg[/image]

fiva55 -> Begin of turn 8 overview (4/19/2011 5:55:08 PM)
It looks like my opponent wants to try a slightly modified option 2. He managed to blast my defences away easy enough, but relocating his forces to the north and then attacking means that he won't be able to exploit the breach due to lack of fuel. I wont even bother relocating my main reserves, Southwestern front should be able to deal with those panzers. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TURN 8 WEEK OF 08/15/1942 STAVKA RECEIVED REPORTS SUMMARY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AXIS OOB MEN: 1.319.529 GUNS: 11.704 AFV: 1.406 AIR: 1.597 SOVIET OOB MEN: 2.184.380 GUNS: 27.645 AFV: 2.427 AIR: 2.519 AXIS LOSSES MEN: 379.257 GUNS: 2.734 AFV: 777 SOVIET LOSSES MEN: 727.592 GUNS: 9.336 AFV: 1.950 AXIS ATTACKS RESULTS 13 HELD 41 RETREATED 02 ROUTED ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [image]local://upfiles/37788/9774CCB164504FDABE5D13E85B7778A4.jpg[/image]

fiva55 -> End of turn 8 overview (4/19/2011 6:01:36 PM)
TURN 8 WEEK OF 08/15/1942 STAVKA ORDERS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FROM: STAVKA TO: SOUTHERN FRONT SUBJECT: STAVKA ORDERS RESIST GERMAN ADVANCE. PREVENT THE COMMITMENT OF RESERVES UNLESS IT IS UNAVOIDABLE. [Signed] Marshal Shaposhnikov ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [image]local://upfiles/37788/D98267F42A314EB1AE251C1F74236AA8.jpg[/image]

fiva55 -> Begin of turn 9 overview (4/19/2011 6:05:36 PM)
TURN 9 WEEK OF 08/22/1942 STAVKA RECEIVED REPORTS SUMMARY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AXIS OOB MEN: 1.276.960 GUNS: 11.333 AFV: 1.357 AIR: 1.611 SOVIET OOB MEN: 2.296.802 GUNS: 29.971 AFV: 2.842 AIR: 2.549 AXIS LOSSES MEN: 397.837 GUNS: 3.191 AFV: 887 SOVIET LOSSES MEN: 750.999 GUNS: 9.808 AFV: 2.069 AXIS ATTACKS RESULTS 19 HELD 29 RETREATED 03 ROUTED ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [image]local://upfiles/37788/1DF3F10C912B485EA859ED1C286AD640.jpg[/image]

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