Red Prince
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Joined: 4/8/2011 From: Bangor, Maine, USA Status: offline
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And the results (wait for it): The blitz went fine, indeed! The random numbers 'rolled' me a .327 for Fractional Odds, pushing things onto the 5:1 CRT, and my soldiers must have learned something from thier failure last turn. The roll was an '8', giving me two confirmed kills, a Breakthrough, and everyone still organized to fight another day. The only decision here was if I should convert the result to a Retreat. If I do, his 1st Armor Corps gets disorganized for the rest of the turn, and can possibly be killed later. If I don't, I can get behind enemy lines to threaten both of his HQ in this region. I decide to take the land and let his tanks sit on the sidelines until autumn. In the Assault on Stalino, I am not so lucky. I didn't get the 1 in 8 for the 5:1 table here, and I rolled a '5' on the 4:1 table, which is actually a '4' due to the die roll modifier. Net result: the Soviet 4th Infantry Division gets a hero's funeral, and everyone else involved is disorganized. All in all, it could have been a lot worse. I'll have another shot at this later in the turn. When it came time to rebase aircraft, I decided that the fighter support I wanted will have to wait for later (partially). I have a few soft spots that could be counter-attacked if Orm is feeling desperate, so I brought anothe bomber up to the front and moved the fighter-bomber with good range from Vilna to a slightly more forward position where it can provide support if it's needed. It was then time to unleash the wonderful healing powers of the O-chit! Rundstedt handed out supplies to 4 good Corps and my best bomber. I would have used the last 2 points on the fighter, but it can't reach my exposed Panzers, anyway, and I have several more waiting to be deployed on my next impulse. Picture taken at HQ Reorganization, Axis impulse #5, Jul/Aug 1941 (Turn 2 of 5)
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