Slitherine

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ORIGINAL: loki100

agree, like the way you are concentrating on the central issues. Interesting to see that while the Axis is still dangerous in 1942 - you can take what you want - the attrition aspect becomes limiting. I've only managed the 1941 scenarios so had little intuition as to how much the loss ratio equalises as the game goes on

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ORIGINAL: rrbill

Will have to take a look at terje AARs... thanks.

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2) If you have alot of extra APs, free the AA regiments in Germany.

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ORIGINAL: STEF78

SHC is strong if I have to attack in direction of Voronej but, as noticed on turn 60, there is no "in depth" defence between Boguchar and Vorochilovgrad.

I decided to withdraw from the northern saliant, to fill the gap with Inf and to make a breaktrough south of Boguchar and to complete the encirclement north of Vorochilovgrad. The result looks pretty good!

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ORIGINAL: loki100

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ORIGINAL: STEF78

SHC is strong if I have to attack in direction of Voronej but, as noticed on turn 60, there is no "in depth" defence between Boguchar and Vorochilovgrad.

I decided to withdraw from the northern saliant, to fill the gap with Inf and to make a breaktrough south of Boguchar and to complete the encirclement north of Vorochilovgrad. The result looks pretty good!

this is a question as much as a comment, but is there not a danger that you are going to end up attacking where it is 'easy' (ie where your opponent wants you to) not where you need to.

Or are the Soviets on this sector now weak enough that it is more a matter of looking for the options that cause the most damage?

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ORIGINAL: STEF78
From my experience the key for GHC is initiative and momentum, and I have it in this game.

Through encirclement, I destroyed during this turn 260K men, that's 5% of his army. He cannot afford such losses several time in the summer.

Hope you enjoy reading this too short AAR

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ORIGINAL: cpt flam

Merci

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ORIGINAL: schascha

Good game

I'm on the list of yours next victims

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ORIGINAL: terje439

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ORIGINAL: STEF78
From my experience the key for GHC is initiative and momentum, and I have it in this game.

Through encirclement, I destroyed during this turn 260K men, that's 5% of his army. He cannot afford such losses several time in the summer.

Hope you enjoy reading this too short AAR

I have to agree, if you have momentum and the initiative, the Axis can push on. As long as the USSR cannot dig in deeply, he will constantly have to watch for potential pockets being formed, and this in turn forces him to pull back, leaving him in the open where he is again in danger of getting enciicled.
One thing I learned eventually, was that the Axis should not be afraid to lose AFVs. You get new and better ones anyway, and the ones in your pool are a waste in the end.

I think that is the way to go, keep encircling units. This leads to two things. The USSR will lose AP, and they will lose equipment. Even the USSR cannot afford that in the long run. Also keep in mind that after the initial winter, the Axis can do this during the winter time as well.

I did. Hope you write a new one.

Terje

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ORIGINAL: loki100

really enjoyable AAR ... hope to follow your next one.

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I think you were right to worry about keeping up momentum, rather than worry about the cost of that momentum. I've mainly been playing the Soviet side and so often just want to be 'left alone' for a couple of turns, so can appreciate how disruptive it is to constantly have to re-align (& the depressing sight of all those abandoned fortifications)