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Grognard1812 -> Soviet Turn 58 (10/10/2020 5:40:54 PM)
A new defensive line was set up by the Soviet Army North of Stalino, again to try to avoid any large pockets from being formed by the Panzers next turn. [image]local://upfiles/56401/DCA0CF9D7DFD48D9942D7FC675E5936D.jpg[/image]

Grognard1812 -> Soviet Turn 59 (10/10/2020 5:56:23 PM)
Start of turn 59, a very deep and dangerous breakthrough by the Panzer troops south of Boguchar. Stavka is very concerned that the German plan is to then drive South to Rostov creating a massive pocket, which would be disastrous for the Red Army, leaving the Caucasus and Stalingrad defenseless. [image]local://upfiles/56401/75EFC7FA77944FF5B864A18B1B6D6837.jpg[/image]

Grognard1812 -> Soviet Turn 59 (10/11/2020 2:46:45 PM)
Stavka decides to order a tactical retreat to avoid the risk of a major encirclement next turn. Situation at the end of the turn in the Stalino sector. [image]local://upfiles/56401/A06C8BBDF97B46B5AD3BA5BC8158357C.jpg[/image]

Grognard1812 -> Soviet Turn 59 (10/11/2020 2:49:51 PM)
End of the turn near Boguchar, hopefully the Soviet defenses will hold next turn. [image]local://upfiles/56401/331D35A19DA84D82ACDD0CBD47638670.jpg[/image]

Grognard1812 -> Soviet Turn 59 (10/11/2020 2:51:58 PM)
End of turn in the Voronezh sector, no significant Axis activity in this sector. [image]local://upfiles/56401/31A87FFCF00C415198852DED4206AC4C.jpg[/image]

Grognard1812 -> Soviet Turn 59 (10/11/2020 2:53:02 PM)
Stable and quiet front in the Tula sector. [image]local://upfiles/56401/4778B248EB49499DB2992EE3ECFB46B2.jpg[/image]

Grognard1812 -> Soviet Turn 59 (10/11/2020 2:55:24 PM)
All quiet West of Moscow. [image]local://upfiles/56401/F4BBDBBF4E704461AC84F72DC5D5DBE1.jpg[/image]

Grognard1812 -> Soviet Turn 60 (10/13/2020 5:22:24 PM)
As feared by Stavka, the Panzers make a major breakthrough West of Stalingrad. [image]local://upfiles/56401/D0F7C0D9B5124265B6B49DBBA04B236C.jpg[/image]

Grognard1812 -> Soviet Turn 60 (10/13/2020 5:25:57 PM)
A higher level strategic view clearly shows that the Panzers are making a breakthrough towards Stalingrad and the Don east of Rostov. All Soviet reserves are being sent to the area to prevent a massive pocket from being created by the Panzers. [image]local://upfiles/56401/776ADF5E317B48DDBAF74B0341A422CD.jpg[/image]

Grognard1812 -> Soviet Turn 60 (10/13/2020 5:30:04 PM)
The Red Army successfully attacked the base of the Panzer breakthrough using all available Cavalry and Armored Corps succeeding in placing most of German Panzer and Motorized units out of supply for the next turn. Situation end of turn. [image]local://upfiles/56401/C7698FFECE354DBAB141DE40F9EA20DD.jpg[/image]

Grognard1812 -> Soviet Turn 60 (10/13/2020 5:32:45 PM)
End of turn East of Rostov. The Soviet Army sent all available units to surround the Panzer breakthrough, to try to prevent the Panzer forces from crossing the Don. [image]local://upfiles/56401/1B82FC001C664E70B652B0D357B50FA2.jpg[/image]

Grognard1812 -> Soviet Turn 61 (10/17/2020 4:05:13 AM)
Beginning of Turn 61, the Panzers continue their drive towards the lower Don near Rostov, encircling another 8 Soviet units. [image]local://upfiles/56401/B6F08A2BE23B4AB18B8A6C7899634512.jpg[/image]

Grognard1812 -> Soviet Turn 61 (10/17/2020 4:07:01 AM)
A strategic view of the situation at the beginning of turn West of Stalingrad. [image]local://upfiles/56401/5C66C3BD9E1B45ACA6B564CD6C0CE228.jpg[/image]

Grognard1812 -> Soviet Turn 61 (10/17/2020 4:10:41 AM)
End of turn, Soviet defenses along the Don river East of Rostov. The Panzer divisions must be prevented from crossing the Don, which would place both Rostov and the Caucasus in danger. [image]local://upfiles/56401/037A147BE20E4D3295FF2E73CF0E973B.jpg[/image]

Grognard1812 -> Soviet Turn 61 (10/17/2020 4:13:18 AM)
End of turn, Soviet Army defenses along the Don West of Stalingrad. All the factories in Stalingrad have all been evacuated over the last few turns. [image]local://upfiles/56401/D1CD257070C048CE9528019B1CDC821F.jpg[/image]

Grognard1812 -> Soviet Turn 62 (10/27/2020 12:02:46 PM)
Beginning of the turn showing the Soviet defenses along the lower Don river and Rostov area. Three more Soviet units were encircled this turn. [image]local://upfiles/56401/028C9005DD53400193DB6528AB193713.jpg[/image]

Grognard1812 -> Soviet Turn 62 (10/27/2020 12:05:40 PM)
Beginning of the turn showing the Soviet defenses along the upper Don River and West of Stalingrad. [image]local://upfiles/56401/F97D48D067AA4FBE90C622A919629DDE.jpg[/image]

Grognard1812 -> Soviet Turn 62 (10/27/2020 12:09:43 PM)
End of turn strategic view of the situation in the Rostov and Stalingrad sectors. All the factories have now been evacuated from Stalingrad. [image]local://upfiles/56401/4BAD476333D8469E8F3993FEA33079E3.jpg[/image]

CapAndGown -> RE: Soviet Turn 62 (10/27/2020 2:14:21 PM)
Why do you have all those units on the northern side of the Don? Did you just not have the MP needed to get them across the river? General note: You have quite the impressive force. I am surprised (but pleased) to see the Germans could make such good progress against such a huge army. (I am glad to see that the Germans are still able to conduct an offensive in 1942. It is also interesting that they went with Case Blue, just as they did historically.) quote: ORIGINAL: Grognard1812 Beginning of the turn showing the Soviet defenses along the lower Don river and Rostov area. Three more Soviet units were encircled this turn. [image]local://upfiles/56401/028C9005DD53400193DB6528AB193713.jpg[/image]

Grognard1812 -> Soviet Turn 62 (11/14/2020 6:37:55 PM)
By the end of turn all the units North of the Don were moved South of the Don, agreed a much better defensive position. The last zoomed out screen shot for Turn 62 was done at the end of the turn showing that all the units set up defensive positions south of the Don. My opponent Pitaman has concentrated all his Panzer and Motorized divisions into one huge 'Panzerball' - with such a concentration of massive offensive firepower he can breakthrough the Soviet defenses anywhere he wishes - a very effective tactic.

Grognard1812 -> Soviet Turn 63 (11/14/2020 6:42:25 PM)
Beginning of the turn - a large zoomed out strategic view of the lower and upper Don, showing a large panzer breakthrough just North of Boguchar. [image]local://upfiles/56401/A69C765410334533B0820A4F4F850A94.jpg[/image]

Grognard1812 -> Soviet Turn 63 (11/14/2020 6:49:05 PM)
Another view at the beginning of the turn showing the large Panzer breakthrough just North of Boguchar. My opponent has concentrated all his Panzer and Motorized divisions into one huge offensive force, with this force he can breakthrough anywhere he decides to attack. A very difficult tactic to defend against as a Soviet player, even defenses 4 layers deep cannot stop the breakthrough. [image]local://upfiles/56401/85B38E04CED9462C8D10443C08E94D1F.jpg[/image]

Grognard1812 -> Soviet Turn 63 (11/14/2020 6:57:47 PM)
The Garrison at Sevastopol finally surrenders after a heroic fight. My opponent bombed the Port of Sevastopol to above 95% damage over many turns placing the Soviet units out of normal supply, so that in this final battle when the fortification level had been reduced to under 4 and the odds were greater than 2:1 for the attacker, the units surrendered. If the Port was still functioning, due to the +2 modifier from a major Port, the garrison I think would have only surrendered if the Fortification level was under 2. An excellent tactic by my opponent. [image]local://upfiles/56401/5E8079D62F074E16A5723358B4A1BE59.jpg[/image]

Grognard1812 -> Soviet Turn 63 (11/14/2020 7:01:53 PM)
The situation end of turn in the Boguchar area, trying to avoid a massive pocket the next turn the Soviet Army executed a large scale retreat setting up defenses further North of the River Don. [image]local://upfiles/56401/25759A8CD94A43E78A815F7C9880035F.jpg[/image]

Grognard1812 -> Soviet Turn 63 (11/14/2020 7:04:34 PM)
End of turn in the Rostov area - very quiet in this sector - almost all the Axis forces are Axis Allies. [image]local://upfiles/56401/A306C78141A7405CBE8A279AD9F28A82.jpg[/image]

Grognard1812 -> RE: Soviet Turn 63 (11/14/2020 7:06:24 PM)
Also quiet in the Stalingrad sector, the Soviet Army have set up defenses east of the Don river. [image]local://upfiles/56401/547EAE0126FA42F98D9E98513DD58FB9.jpg[/image]

redrum68 -> RE: Soviet Turn 63 (11/14/2020 7:18:06 PM)
Surprised he didn't try to ZoC lock the units west of his breakthrough. He got you to move back but in the end didn't capture any units.

Grognard1812 -> RE: Soviet Turn 63 (11/19/2020 12:59:01 AM)
Yes, I was very fortunate, otherwise I would have lost a lot of units.

Grognard1812 -> Soviet Turn 64 (11/19/2020 1:02:36 AM)
At the start of turn 64, the large concentrated mass of Panzer and Motorized divisions continue to be unstoppable, creating another large breakthrough near Tambov. [image]local://upfiles/56401/61B23A3BF27A4D598DE4BF732E9FA9B0.jpg[/image]

Grognard1812 -> Soviet Turn 64 (11/19/2020 1:06:00 AM)
A small pocket containing 5 Soviet units was formed North West of Stalingrad. [image]local://upfiles/56401/7707F0BB0DA5449CA7A6D88228B7F28D.jpg[/image]

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