HITMAN202
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This has been an enjoyable AAR to follow. But the late '43 (post Kursk)- '44 eastern front conflict was a very different animal, so to speak. I've just read about the Cherkassy pocket and personal accounts of the '44 battle front and 1) the Soviets oftentimes spent weeks waiting for supply buildups, 2) the "political (NKVD)" officers had to coerce both soldiers and officers alike to fight (they acted like union workers), and 3) mass attacks were rare. Battles across a 10 mile front consisting of 400,000 Soviet infantry, 500 AFV's and 10,000 art's were practically never seen. There was only one Kursk. Only so many men and tanks can be organized and directed to assault a area (even over a 7 day span). At the same time the Germans were so depleted, units (even in '43) at 20-30 % strength, what we see in this AAR is pure fantasy. Don't misunderstand me, WITE is a great game, but not a recreation. It would be impossible to reproduce the weirdness of the '43-'44 Russo-German conflict.
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