Matrix Games Forums

 Forums  Register  Login  Photo Gallery  Member List  Search  Calendars  FAQ 

My Profile  Inbox  Address Book  My Subscription  My Forums  Log Out

Soviet Turn 23

 
View related threads: (in this forum | in all forums)

Logged in as: Guest
Users viewing this topic: none
  Printable Version
All Forums >> [New Releases from Matrix Games] >> Gary Grigsby's War in the East Series >> After Action Reports >> Soviet Turn 23 Page: <<   < prev  4 5 [6] 7 8   next >   >>
Login
Message << Older Topic   Newer Topic >>
Soviet Turn 23 - 9/4/2020 5:44:38 PM   
Grognard1812


Posts: 909
Joined: 3/28/2017
From: Canada
Status: offline 		Second turn of Snow - Snow is all Soviet weather zones.

Northwest of Voroshilovgrad a large pocket formed by the Panzers of Army Group South was opened with an attack on the 3rd Panzer division.




Attachment (1)

(in reply to Grognard1812)
Post #: 151
Soviet Turn 23 - 9/4/2020 5:47:46 PM   
Grognard1812


Posts: 909
Joined: 3/28/2017
From: Canada
Status: offline 		End of turn situation Northwest of Voroshilovgrad. Just one turn left of snow before blizzard starts.




Attachment (1)

(in reply to Grognard1812)
Post #: 152
Soviet Turn 23 - 9/4/2020 5:51:01 PM   
Grognard1812


Posts: 909
Joined: 3/28/2017
From: Canada
Status: offline 		Moving up the troops to get ready for blizzard in two turns West of Rostov. A very interesting blizzard defense for the Axis player - mostly Rumanian units in two defensive lines (shown by air recon).




Attachment (1)

(in reply to Grognard1812)
Post #: 153
Soviet Turn 23 - 9/4/2020 5:53:45 PM   
Grognard1812


Posts: 909
Joined: 3/28/2017
From: Canada
Status: offline 		Army Group Center is at the gates of Moscow - but Moscow is safe in 1941 as there is only one turn of snow left.




Attachment (1)

(in reply to Grognard1812)
Post #: 154
RE: Soviet Turn 23 - 9/4/2020 8:33:13 PM   
Richard III


Posts: 710
Joined: 10/24/2005
Status: offline 		Thank you for this easy to follow AAR.

I`ve been away from WITE long time, so it`s interesting to see versions of the Red Army`s 1941 strategy.

Yours seem to indicate that local counterattacks aren`t worth it ?

_____________________________

“History would be a wonderful thing – if it were only true.”

¯ Leo Tolstoy

(in reply to Grognard1812)
Post #: 155
RE: Soviet Turn 23 - 9/5/2020 12:08:18 PM   
Grognard1812


Posts: 909
Joined: 3/28/2017
From: Canada
Status: offline 		Thank you for following the AAR.

From reading other AARs I get the impression that if a Soviet player does too many counterattacks in the first 17 turns it sets up too many opportunities for the Axis player to create pockets. I feel the most important strategy for the Soviet player in the first 17 turns is to avoid pockets and try to save as many factories as possible by constantly retreating and digging in. The only time I usually counterattack is when trying to open pockets. My goal is to have a large enough army for a successful Soviet blizzard winter campaign - which means the Soviet army would need to be above 4 million on turn 17.

(in reply to Richard III)
Post #: 156
Soviet Turn 24 - 9/5/2020 2:56:47 PM   
Grognard1812


Posts: 909
Joined: 3/28/2017
From: Canada
Status: offline 		The weather this turn is snow in all the weather zones.

Northwest of Voroshilovgrad, the Panzers reform a large pocket with 24 Soviet divisions encircled. From bad to worse for the Red Army.




Attachment (1)

(in reply to Grognard1812)
Post #: 157
Soviet Turn 24 - 9/5/2020 3:04:56 PM   
Grognard1812


Posts: 909
Joined: 3/28/2017
From: Canada
Status: offline 		Was unable to open the pocket this turn. Situation at the end of turn Northwest of Voroshilovgrad. As next turn is the first turn of blizzard, hopefully the pocket can be broken next turn and the encircled Soviet units saved.

It is a snow turn, but I removed the weather effects pattern from the game map so that the units can be better seen.




Attachment (1)

(in reply to Grognard1812)
Post #: 158
Soviet Turn 24 - 9/5/2020 3:06:42 PM   
Grognard1812


Posts: 909
Joined: 3/28/2017
From: Canada
Status: offline 		The situation at the end of turn in the Moscow area.




Attachment (1)

(in reply to Grognard1812)
Post #: 159
Soviet Turn 24 - 9/5/2020 3:10:30 PM   
Grognard1812


Posts: 909
Joined: 3/28/2017
From: Canada
Status: offline 		End of turn, the Soviet Army just East of Stalino, getting everything ready for the start of the Soviet winter offensive which begins next turn with the first blizzard turn of the winter of 41-42.




Attachment (1)

(in reply to Grognard1812)
Post #: 160
Soviet Turn 25 - 9/5/2020 3:22:07 PM   
Grognard1812


Posts: 909
Joined: 3/28/2017
From: Canada
Status: offline 		First turn of blizzard, Army Group South successfully attacked and forced the surrender of 12 Soviet divisions in the pocket from last turn. Panzer divisions are always dangerous, even in blizzard turns.




Attachment (1)

(in reply to Grognard1812)
Post #: 161
Soviet Turn 25 - 9/5/2020 3:24:53 PM   
Grognard1812


Posts: 909
Joined: 3/28/2017
From: Canada
Status: offline 		Was able to open the pocket with a successful attack on a stack of 3 Panzer Divisions - the blizzard counter-offensive begins for the Soviet Army.




Attachment (1)

(in reply to Grognard1812)
Post #: 162
Soviet Turn 25 - 9/5/2020 3:27:00 PM   
Grognard1812


Posts: 909
Joined: 3/28/2017
From: Canada
Status: offline 		End of turn situation Northwest of Voroshilovgrad.




Attachment (1)

(in reply to Grognard1812)
Post #: 163
Soviet Turn 25 - 9/5/2020 3:30:55 PM   
Grognard1812


Posts: 909
Joined: 3/28/2017
From: Canada
Status: offline 		North of Moscow, Soviet units trying to infiltrate past German divisions.




Attachment (1)

(in reply to Grognard1812)
Post #: 164
Soviet Turn 25 - 9/5/2020 3:36:07 PM   
Grognard1812


Posts: 909
Joined: 3/28/2017
From: Canada
Status: offline 		East of Stalino end of turn, attacking and setting up a bridgehead across the Mius River with a Cavalry Corps. During the first blizzard turn the Rumanian defensive line held.




Attachment (1)

(in reply to Grognard1812)
Post #: 165
Soviet Turn 26 - 9/6/2020 8:59:12 PM   
Grognard1812


Posts: 909
Joined: 3/28/2017
From: Canada
Status: offline 		Second turn of blizzard.

The German Army is in full retreat West of Voronezh.




Attachment (1)

(in reply to Grognard1812)
Post #: 166
Soviet Turn 26 - 9/6/2020 9:02:03 PM   
Grognard1812


Posts: 909
Joined: 3/28/2017
From: Canada
Status: offline 		A pocket was reformed on 5 Soviet divisions Northwest of Voroshilvograd.




Attachment (1)

(in reply to Grognard1812)
Post #: 167
Soviet Turn 26 - 9/6/2020 9:04:38 PM   
Grognard1812


Posts: 909
Joined: 3/28/2017
From: Canada
Status: offline 		The pocket was opened for 3 encircled Soviet divisions. End of turn situation.




Attachment (1)

(in reply to Grognard1812)
Post #: 168
Soviet Turn 26 - 9/6/2020 9:07:20 PM   
Grognard1812


Posts: 909
Joined: 3/28/2017
From: Canada
Status: offline 		A successful attack by the Soviet Army to begin a breakout from the Crimea.




Attachment (1)

(in reply to Grognard1812)
Post #: 169
Soviet Turn 26 - 9/6/2020 9:10:07 PM   
Grognard1812


Posts: 909
Joined: 3/28/2017
From: Canada
Status: offline 		End of turn situation West of Rostov - the first line of Rumanian defenses were broken this turn.




Attachment (1)

(in reply to Grognard1812)
Post #: 170
Soviet Turn 26 - 9/6/2020 9:12:18 PM   
Grognard1812


Posts: 909
Joined: 3/28/2017
From: Canada
Status: offline 		Axis loses were over 80,000 this turn.




Attachment (1)

(in reply to Grognard1812)
Post #: 171
Soviet Turn 26 - 9/6/2020 9:13:51 PM   
Grognard1812


Posts: 909
Joined: 3/28/2017
From: Canada
Status: offline 		The Soviet Army is over 5.3 million troops.




Attachment (1)

(in reply to Grognard1812)
Post #: 172
RE: Soviet Turn 25 - 9/6/2020 10:03:57 PM   
Pitaman

 

Posts: 286
Joined: 7/29/2014
Status: offline 		The surrender of your 12 units were done by my mountain troops... The panzers kept the pocket sealed but the heavy work was done by the mountain troops.

Pitaman

(in reply to Grognard1812)
Post #: 173
RE: Soviet Turn 25 - 9/7/2020 1:33:40 AM   
Grognard1812


Posts: 909
Joined: 3/28/2017
From: Canada
Status: offline 		From the Soviet player perspective, luckily for the Soviets there are only 6 German Mountain divisions in the game. You use them very effectively.

(in reply to Pitaman)
Post #: 174
RE: Soviet Turn 25 - 9/7/2020 1:34:28 AM   
CapAndGown


Posts: 3206
Joined: 3/6/2001
From: Virginia, USA
Status: offline 		Do the light divisions count as mountain divisions?

(in reply to Grognard1812)
Post #: 175
Soviet Turn 27 - 9/7/2020 1:36:29 AM   
Grognard1812


Posts: 909
Joined: 3/28/2017
From: Canada
Status: offline 		Turn 3 of blizzard

End of turn, north of Moscow the Soviet army was able to encircle 3 German Infantry Divisions.




Attachment (1)

(in reply to Grognard1812)
Post #: 176
Soviet Turn 27 - 9/7/2020 1:39:18 AM   
Grognard1812


Posts: 909
Joined: 3/28/2017
From: Canada
Status: offline 		The Red Army advances west without any German resistance in the Voronezh sector this turn.




Attachment (1)

(in reply to Grognard1812)
Post #: 177
Soviet Turn 27 - 9/7/2020 1:41:16 AM   
Grognard1812


Posts: 909
Joined: 3/28/2017
From: Canada
Status: offline 		End of turn, east of Rostov, the Soviet Army advances towards Stalino.




Attachment (1)

(in reply to Grognard1812)
Post #: 178
Soviet Turn 27 - 9/7/2020 1:43:01 AM   
Grognard1812


Posts: 909
Joined: 3/28/2017
From: Canada
Status: offline 		And finally, end of turn, the Soviet army breaks out of the Crimea.




Attachment (1)

(in reply to Grognard1812)
Post #: 179
RE: Soviet Turn 25 - 9/7/2020 7:32:58 PM   
Grognard1812


Posts: 909
Joined: 3/28/2017
From: Canada
Status: offline
quote:

ORIGINAL: cap_and_gown

Do the light divisions count as mountain divisions?



Yes the German light divisions are considered to be mountain divisions.

(in reply to CapAndGown)
Post #: 180
Page:   <<   < prev  4 5 [6] 7 8   next >   >>
All Forums >> [New Releases from Matrix Games] >> Gary Grigsby's War in the East Series >> After Action Reports >> Soviet Turn 23 Page: <<   < prev  4 5 [6] 7 8   next >   >>
Jump to:





New Messages No New Messages
Hot Topic w/ New Messages Hot Topic w/o New Messages
Locked w/ New Messages Locked w/o New Messages
 Post New Thread
 Reply to Message
 Post New Poll
 Submit Vote
 Delete My Own Post
 Delete My Own Thread
 Rate Posts


Forum Software © ASPPlayground.NET Advanced Edition 2.4.5 ANSI

0.844