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Turns 103-108, bustin' up Elmer at Leningrad. Once the 41st and 57th Pz Korps approached the Volkhov River from the southeast, Elmer started shifting units around to meet the threat. But the combined weight of the two Panzer Korps with the support of the four infantry divisions of 6th and 8th Korps, and the excellent flank coverage provided by 46th PzKorps, was too much. The two red circles indicate hexes where supplies will come across Lake Ladoga, so it is important that they be reckoned with. Once I captured Shlisselburg and cleared the southern banks of whatever the river is that runs from there to Leningrad, I rushed some engineers to provide a crossing point for the recon units, and then asked the 7th Fj Division to drop over a wide area to break the Soviet supply link and hook up with the Finns. This they did, but this screenshot is after the Soviet turn, and we can see that Elmer has made some efforts to deter my plan. However, the effects of no supply can be seen in his unit strengths, and he didn't push my recon units back, and he didn't recapture Shlisselwhateveritis from the grasp of GD Division, and he stripped his western and southwestern defenses, allowing my veteran 1st, 26th, 38th, and 10th Infantry Korps (not seen in this screen shot) to move in, so I am confident.
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