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RE: Russia! Why not? (Morvael welcome) - 11/30/2013 8:45:30 PM   
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Status: offline 		Novoskolniki, with their important rail junction, are captured. Pskov is secured.




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RE: Russia! Why not? (Morvael welcome) - 11/30/2013 8:46:09 PM   
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Status: offline 		Koroteev is appointed to command 5th Shock Army (replacing Tyurin) and the army is designated as a mountain army for use in the Carpathian Mountains. All 8 active mountain divisions will be reassigned to this army, being replaced by new rifle divisions in current armies. Also, Gorbatov replaces Ryabyshev (2nd Shock Army) and Kolpakhi replaces Neverov (64th Army).




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RE: Russia! Why not? (Morvael welcome) - 11/30/2013 8:46:42 PM   
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Status: offline 		Last tank brigade was disbanded. There is still a lack of trucks, but less severe.

Strength:
men: 9 619 846 vs 5 160 932
guns: 155 186 vs 52 424
AFVs: 15 818 vs 7 036
aircraft: 20 808 vs 3 352

Trucks:
in units: 254 507 / 277 435 (91.74%)
in the pool: 165 328 / 191 535 (86.32%)
in repair: 91 456

Casualties:
killed: 30 162 vs 21 540
prisoners: 488 vs 8 447
disabled: 16 866 vs 12 069
guns: 1 076 vs 1 331
AFVs: 264 vs 87
aircraft: 224 vs 229

Including:
in combat: 148 vs 165
from AA: 17 vs 55
on the ground: 0 vs 0
operational: 59 vs 9

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RE: Russia! Why not? (Morvael welcome) - 11/30/2013 9:06:20 PM   
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Dnepr is finally frozen, so Transcaucasus front can join the fight.




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RE: Russia! Why not? (Morvael welcome) - 11/30/2013 9:06:43 PM   
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RE: Russia! Why not? (Morvael welcome) - 11/30/2013 9:07:28 PM   
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Status: offline 		Axis forces withdraw in the center towards Dnepr (no doubt they have a prepared defensive line there), while the Red Army slowed down by blizzard and lack of trucks is not fast enough to maintain contact. Raid to Vitebsk is cancelled.




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RE: Russia! Why not? (Morvael welcome) - 11/30/2013 9:08:26 PM   
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Status: offline 		Several important decisions are made as the new year 1944 is coming. First of all, there is an ambitious military operation planned, codename "Красная смерть", for which nearly all of the elite Red Army units are required.

Second, it is deemed necessary to reduce number of divisional-sized formations and form more rifle corps. That way more pressure could be put on the Axis, without a third of the army remaining idle behind the front lines. It is also deemed more efficient to supply less, but bigger, units. The first step on this road will be to form third rifle corps in armies that recently lost their tank brigades and consist of two rifle corps and four rifle divisions. Most of these armies are in the north.

Finally, severe truck saving measures are undertaken: all transport air regiments are moved to national reserve (following the heavy bombers that were supplying partisans sent to reserve a few months ago), and all support units are detached from their parent combat units, some of them to be disbanded and replaced by brigades, like the SU regiments.

Two ski brigades are formed for the 5th Shock Army (they will later upgrade to mountain brigades).




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RE: Russia! Why not? (Morvael welcome) - 11/30/2013 9:08:50 PM   
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Status: offline 		Strength:
men: 9 656 538 vs 5 119 251
guns: 155 813 vs 51 974
AFVs: 15 767 vs 7 046
aircraft: 20 946 vs 3 163

Trucks:
in units: 255 222 / 278 240 (91.73%)
in the pool: 164 698 / 191 291 (86.10%)
in repair: 92 882

Casualties:
killed: 16 532 vs 16 475
prisoners: 546 vs 614
disabled: 8 462 vs 8 716
guns: 507 vs 956
AFVs: 202 vs 70
aircraft: 92 vs 25

Including:
in combat: 29 vs 21
from AA: 7 vs 0
on the ground: 0 vs 0
operational: 56 vs 4

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RE: Russia! Why not? (Morvael welcome) - 11/30/2013 9:35:43 PM   
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Status: offline 		one of the many things I really like about WiTE is the importance of the humble truck.

Its fascinating seeing how you are trying to get around that particular constraint and even hampered, you are landing some impressive blows

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RE: Russia! Why not? (Morvael welcome) - 12/3/2013 9:01:27 AM   
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Finally, severe truck saving measures are undertaken: all transport air regiments are moved to national reserve (following the heavy bombers that were supplying partisans sent to reserve a few months ago), and all support units are detached from their parent combat units, some of them to be disbanded and replaced by brigades, like the SU regiments.




At 91% trucks are having that big of an impact on your army?

How so?

limited MP's or supplies ammo ect?

What is a very bad truck %?


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RE: Russia! Why not? (Morvael welcome) - 12/3/2013 9:27:08 AM   
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Status: offline 		MP is limited by unit truck shortage.

Pool truck shortage (86%) affects supplies (construction points), ammo (combat effectiveness, especially of artillery), fuel (movement of motorized), disabled (I noticed in my log drastic reduction in disabled numbers growth once I fixed my truck situation, maybe because less fatigue is suffered by units that have more MP and do not move to the max) and possibly (just maybe, I'm not sure) replacements (maybe it's just effect of less disabled).

Turn Disabled
128 32096
129 25705
130 17983
131 16866
132 8462
133 6032
134 2162
135 3044
136 1159

...with killed always between 16000 and 32000.

Simply put for me anything below 100% is bad :)

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RE: Russia! Why not? (Morvael welcome) - 12/3/2013 11:32:36 AM   
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Transcaucasus front finally managed to cross the Dnepr. 2nd Tank Army is withdrawn to take part in the operation "Red Death".




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RE: Russia! Why not? (Morvael welcome) - 12/3/2013 11:33:01 AM   
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Status: offline 		Poltava is taken, 5th Guards Cavalry Corps distinguishes itself in that operation.




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RE: Russia! Why not? (Morvael welcome) - 12/3/2013 11:33:29 AM   
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Status: offline 		Raid on Vitebsk is cancelled, three tank armies travel north. Taking the city is left to the foot sloggers of Konev's North Caucasus Front.




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RE: Russia! Why not? (Morvael welcome) - 12/3/2013 11:34:06 AM   
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Status: offline 		Forces assemble, but they remain dispersed and hidden in difficult terrain to protect them from air recon. Can you guess the target of the operation?




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RE: Russia! Why not? (Morvael welcome) - 12/3/2013 11:34:17 AM   
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Status: offline 		Truck problems resolved (for now). Officers in STAVKA get caviar and champagne on the orders of Comrade Stalin, instead of one way tickets to Siberia. Spies report severe problems in Rumanian army. In just two weeks they are down from 545 625 men and 5 240 guns to 499 932 men and 4 489 guns. It seems the tactic to use them as first line cannon fodder to screen German units isn't paying off. Looks like soon Hungary will remain the last valuable ally of Germany (the might of Slovakia does not instill fear in Communist hearts). Gagen replaces Bogdanov in command of 61st Army. 15 new rifle brigades are formed. Last regular cavalry corps becomes a Guards formation.

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RE: Russia! Why not? (Morvael welcome) - 12/3/2013 11:59:08 AM   
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Status: offline 		Strength:
men: 9 746 254 vs 5 112 013
guns: 156 771 vs 51 759
AFVs: 15 846 vs 7 077
aircraft: 21 162 vs 3 386

Trucks:
in units: 268 803 / 269 174 (99.86%)
in the pool: 149 991 / 146 204 (102.59%)
in repair: 95 276

Casualties:
killed: 16 788 vs 11 998
prisoners: 318 vs 431
disabled: 6 032 vs 3 136
guns: 487 vs 649
AFVs: 293 vs 70
aircraft: 131 vs 37

Including:
in combat: 41 vs 29
from AA: 10 vs 0
on the ground: 0 vs 0
operational: 80 vs 7

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RE: Russia! Why not? (Morvael welcome) - 12/3/2013 12:45:09 PM   
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ORIGINAL: morvael

Forces assemble, but they remain dispersed and hidden in difficult terrain to protect them from air recon. Can you guess the target of the operation?


are you going for a huge swing down via Estonia? - bold but probably too easy to react to.


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RE: Russia! Why not? (Morvael welcome) - 12/3/2013 1:19:16 PM   
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Status: offline 		"Red Death" is revenge for "White Death" Probably pointless operation, but could be fun.

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RE: Russia! Why not? (Morvael welcome) - 12/3/2013 1:28:46 PM   
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Status: offline 		I forgot to point out that three fronts in the center lost contact with the enemy, because they couldn't pursue the Germans and Hungarians as fast as they ran away towards the Dnepr, without losing coherency.

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RE: Russia! Why not? (Morvael welcome) - 12/26/2013 4:07:27 PM   
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Krivoi Rog captured by 33rd Army. Kherson in Red Army's hands as well, which means almost entire lower Dnepr is no longer and obstacle. Western Ukraine is now in reach:




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RE: Russia! Why not? (Morvael welcome) - 12/26/2013 4:07:47 PM   
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Status: offline 		Rumanian resources are so low, that they fail to replace losses their army is taking. A month or two and the Germans will lose an ally:




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RE: Russia! Why not? (Morvael welcome) - 12/26/2013 4:08:08 PM   
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Status: offline 		The center wasn't able to close in on the retreating Germans and Hungarians. A contact is made with a partisan unit:




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RE: Russia! Why not? (Morvael welcome) - 12/26/2013 4:08:33 PM   
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Status: offline 		Konev's forces are ready to launch an assault on Vitebsk:




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RE: Russia! Why not? (Morvael welcome) - 12/26/2013 4:08:55 PM   
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Status: offline 		Operation "Red Death" is about to start, as the forces have assembled is secrecy north of Leningrad. The goal is to knock out Finland by a quick thrust and the capture of Vyborg. With Narva and Pskov in Soviet hands, Finnish government will be forced to sit down and talk of truce if their lines of defense (that took two years to build) will be broken in one, decisive, strike:




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RE: Russia! Why not? (Morvael welcome) - 12/26/2013 4:09:07 PM   
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Status: offline 		Blizzard is causing havy truck losses and the situation starts to worsen again. 5 Rifle Corps, 1 Mountain Division and 17 Rifle Divisions became Guards. 12 battalions of heavy (280mm) mortars were disbanded. To speed up rail repair (which really lags in the center due to rapid advances and lack of supporting NKPS units) 20 RR Construction Brigades were formed, one in each army in 4 Fronts. 44th Army lost it's talented commander Kravchenko, and got a lousy Feklenko in his stead.

Strength:
men: 9 852 937 vs 5 115 289
guns: 157 888 vs 51 889
AFVs: 15 951 vs 7 272
aircraft: 21 261 vs 3 427

Trucks:
in units: 267 720 / 270 805 (98.86%)
in the pool: 146 517 / 146 959 (99.70%)
in repair: 102 364

Losses:
killed: 22 430 vs 16 973
captured: 368 vs 393
disabled: 2 162 vs 7 438
guns: 680 vs 930
AFVs: 252 vs 66
aircraft: 111 vs 32

Including:
in combat: 45 vs 29
from AA: 9 vs 0
on the ground: 0 vs 0
operational: 57 vs 3


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RE: Russia! Why not? (Morvael welcome) - 12/26/2013 4:17:24 PM   
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Status: offline 		The goal of the attack on Finland is to go via the easiest/shortest route towards Vyborg, through Terijoki and Koivisto. The first task is to push away the single Coastal Brigade away (that's what the slow infantry forces from 21st Army are for, who may be assised by 1-2 of 4 artillery divisions). Second wave will be a cavalry corps and the slowest mech forces plus remaining artillery. Which units get to ride towards the final target will depend on how the MPs will turn out (I didn't do a buildup) and what opposition will be encountered. Infantry divisions are to be used in reserve role for initial attacks.


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RE: Russia! Why not? (Morvael welcome) - 12/30/2013 11:09:15 AM   
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Dnepr under Soviet control. Advance on Nikolaev begins:




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RE: Russia! Why not? (Morvael welcome) - 12/30/2013 11:09:40 AM   
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Status: offline 		Heavy pressure on the Rumanians, they can't stand that level of losses for long:




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RE: Russia! Why not? (Morvael welcome) - 12/30/2013 11:10:01 AM   
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