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BrianG -> Turn 31 (5/7/2016 5:50:10 PM)

Bad loss [:@].

really bad loss.

[:@][:@][:@]

Stalin's getting upset. He misses his downtown Moscow __________________?

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RKhan -> RE: t29 (5/7/2016 5:56:31 PM)

Have you got any particular approach to holding on for the coming spring/summer offensive? Silly has published an outline of his plan. It would be interesting to compare your thoughts to his and then see how it plays out.

In any case, hang in there and keep fighting! [sm=sterb020.gif]



BrianG -> RE: t29 (5/7/2016 10:47:06 PM)

quote:

Have you got any particular approach to holding on for the coming spring/summer offensive?


Survive!



BrianG -> t36 (6/5/2016 4:19:49 PM)

I bring in better general for this rout.

I am clearly 1 or 2 turns late in my retreat.

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BrianG -> t 36 (6/5/2016 4:21:59 PM)

final positions. I am hoping my lower right land bridge hex holds.

We all know it will not[:@]

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BrianG -> t 38 (6/5/2016 4:23:24 PM)

I send in tanks to do a temporary supply link rescue

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BrianG -> t 38 (6/5/2016 4:24:50 PM)

I call this

CAN HE AT LEAST LOSE ONE TANK!

He did lose lots of bombers. That was a change for once.

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BrianG -> 38 final (6/5/2016 4:26:45 PM)

end positions osuth

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BrianG -> 39 final (6/5/2016 4:28:04 PM)

final turn 39 south, Major defeats. I retreat Cav units

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BrianG -> 40 final (6/5/2016 4:29:52 PM)

I fail to win even one defensive battle.


Final south turn 40. 1 more before mud


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BrianG -> open 41 (6/5/2016 4:33:59 PM)

last snow turn March 42. Here is my open dilemma.

Comment: With all this action by the Germans in March 42 I would hope that wear and tear rule apply with force.

How I can tell is not known. Maybe Sillyflower kept track of his tank attrition.

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BrianG -> t 41 (6/5/2016 4:39:02 PM)

I launch a pincer counterattack to cut off Silly's armor spearpoint.

I intend to attack cut off units in mud and, even knowing I won't win, I should be able to drain tank units
of about 10 tanks a turn.

Well that's the plan.

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BrianG -> t 41 (6/5/2016 4:41:14 PM)

I attack a second panzer hex reducing the cut off area.

I also send cav and tank units from west to try and squeeze supply line further north near Rostov

I am 1 hex short of decent pressure on line but fall short

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BrianG -> : t 41 (6/5/2016 4:43:43 PM)

I recapture Voroshilvov.

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BrianG -> t 41 (6/5/2016 4:44:41 PM)

and get closer to Moscow

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BrianG -> reminder note (6/11/2016 1:55:36 PM)

Lower level is clear in April 42 not mud.

That is all.

Dismissed!



ericv -> RE: reminder note (6/14/2016 1:19:56 PM)

Good luck. You need a miracle to survive.

In november your losses in men were large but not catastrophic, how did your losses get so enormous?






BrianG -> 42 (6/16/2016 6:02:01 PM)

Silly breaks pocket during first mud turn.

So much for my pincer attack[:@]

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BrianG -> RE: 42 (6/16/2016 6:02:42 PM)

final positions south

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BrianG -> 45 (6/16/2016 6:04:47 PM)

5 German attacks in mud. No problems.

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BrianG -> 46 (6/16/2016 6:07:45 PM)

final south positions .

End of April mud.

Next turn is clear and the onslaught.

I intend to hold the mountain pass for future harassment of flanks if German attempts deep thrust into Cacuacus

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BrianG -> RE: 46 (6/16/2016 6:09:01 PM)

other view south. I hold line with second tier units and retreat south to line which I think cant be reached

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BrianG -> RE: 46 (6/16/2016 6:10:16 PM)

Rostov final

I am 1 hex from pressure on the rr supply line heading south

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BrianG -> RE: 46 (6/16/2016 6:11:51 PM)

final Moscow before onslaught.

I have been trying to account for all German motorized divisions.

Not sure what the total is but I think I see around 28 or 29 of them.

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BrianG -> 47 Rostov (6/17/2016 4:06:26 AM)

Mission: cut off rr supply to German units south of Rostov

Here is one of the early attacks to do so.

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BrianG -> RE: 47 mission Rostov rr cut (6/17/2016 4:07:45 AM)

Here is attack south of river. Since I am unsure which will work I attack both sides of the river.


If you notice above the river , I did a second attack (not shown which caused 2 german unit to retreat in a split wide.

Which leads to the next panel

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BrianG -> RE: 47 mission Rostov rr cut (6/17/2016 4:11:43 AM)

Well here is a second south attack. It seems to work opening a open hex next to Rostov south of the river.

I have 2 tank corp waiting to exploit.

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BrianG -> RE: 47 mission Rostov rr cut (6/17/2016 4:13:05 AM)

Here is the north possibility because of the retreat split. Germans had very little depth in area.

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BrianG -> 47 mission Rostov rr cut (6/17/2016 4:20:16 AM)

Success. Long supply line ahead for German tanks units deep past Rostov.

And next turn is MUD. this is a classic wear and tear turn.

But, have the new morale based attrition rules gone to far and thus will result in little German damage.

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BrianG -> 47 final Rostov (6/17/2016 4:23:17 AM)

Almost a total cutoff.

Unfortunately his taking the Kerch peninsula has open up a closer supply line to units near there.

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