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RE: My German Adventure! - 8/12/2020 8:41:13 PM   
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Status: offline 		Turn 14:

AGC forced the Rzhev pocket to surrender, netting 58 thousand prisoners and another 192 AFV’s. In bolder news, we decided to press northward in a giant encirclement action, seizing Torzhok, and plopping some infantry next to Kalinin and other units approaching Vyshny Volochek. Separately, elements of the 2nd panzer group units pushed east to the Moskva-Volga canal, coming within three hexes of northern Moscow. We are optimistic about completing this encirclement next turn, potentially capturing upwards of 25 units. In the southern portion of the front, we reached Kaluga and are 30 miles from Tula and Orel. Looking at the picture of the front (previously posted), I worry that this diversion will just chew up my panzers basically take them out of action for the rest of the turns before mud. We will see if we made a fatal mistake.

In other news, elements of the AGC pushed south to meet up with AGS near Sumy, encircling a wide swath of land stretching west to the Dnepr. Our spies estimate that there are 18 more Soviet Units in this sector.

Aside from meeting up with AGC, the majority of AGS pushed the border west nearly 100 miles, and surrounded Kharkov, seized Belgorod, and reached Kursk. A momentous day for AGS. The one exception is our siege of Odessa, which cost us 1300 Romanians this turn as we attacked. We have decided just to attack every turn until the Russians surrender.

AGN continued its grind towards freeing Leningrad, nearly reaching the Volkhov River. We have shipped north the 40th Panzer Corps with two armor and one motorized decision to help break the stalemate.

Russian Update: The Russians launched a few counterattacks, but were unsuccessful in all 5 attacks, suffering 5500 casualties compared to 468 for me. I lost 1 AFV, they lost 75.

Casualty report:
End of Turn #14: 24 units destroyed for a total of 419 units destroyed.
German Losses to date: 298k men (22k last turn), 1757 AFV (141 last turn), 747 aircraft (62 last turn)
Russian Losses to date: 2.756 million men (157k last turn), 15041 AFV (522 last turn), 7844 aircraft (190 last turn)

OOB Update:

Germany – 3.45 million soldiers, 33.5k guns, 4722 tanks, 3541 aircraft
Russia – 3.72 million soldiers, 51.0k guns, 5154 tanks, 7274 aircraft

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RE: My German Adventure! - 8/12/2020 8:42:28 PM   
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Status: offline 		Turn 15
AGN decided that trying to push the Soviets out of Leningrad before the mud would not be successful and retreated back to their fortified positions on the hills. Our motorized forces then swung south and seized Novgorod, pocketing 9 units west of Novgorod. South of the Ilmen river, our forces pushed east, meeting up with the AGC’s 2nd panzer group, pocketing 11 units. Those two pockets should yield us another 100k-150k in prisoners. Once our pocketing efforts are complete, we will begin scouting out were we should prepare our defensive positions for the winter.

AGC captured 30k prisoners for the first part of the pocket. Our troops swept up and captured Vyshny Volocheck, and pinned several units in Kalinin. It will be interesting to see if the Soviets stay and let me pocket them, or retreat. In front of Moscow, not much changed as we are preparing to dig in for the winter.

AGS – In the south, we seized Kharkov, and continued to push east past the Oskol river. Further south, we seized Zaporohyze and have troops lined up against Russian positions at the Crimean isthmus. Odessa cost us another 1500 Romanians…sigh..

Casualty report:
End of Turn #15: 35 units destroyed for a total of 454 units destroyed.
German Losses to date: 319k men (21k last turn), 1855 AFV (98 last turn), 786 aircraft (39 last turn)
Russian Losses to date: 2.955 million men (199k last turn), 15276 AFV (235 last turn), 8022 aircraft (178 last turn)

OOB Update:

Germany – 3.45 million soldiers, 33.5k guns, 4747 tanks, 3583 aircraft
Russia – 3.71 million soldiers, 50.5k guns, 5642 tanks, 7358 aircraft

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RE: My German Adventure! - 8/12/2020 8:43:53 PM   
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Status: offline 		Turn 16: it’s now October – mud will be here shortly. Our main goal is to consolidate our positions and shorten our lines as much as possible.

AGN: We eliminated the Novgorod pocket – 42k men and 200 AFV surrendered and pulled back into tight defensive positions on the Leningrad front. That freed up a mobile division to assist in forcing 25k Russian soldiers to surrender west of Leningrad who were pinned against the beach. We have another pocket of three units we will be able to clean up next time.

AGC: We surrounded 9 more units north of Velikie Luki and will force their surrender next turn, with the ability to destroy more units. On the Moscow front, we pulled back to shorten our lines given the Russian strength in the area and began fortifying our positions on the Oka river opposite Orel. We will have a strong defensive position here for the winter, and we’ll see what condition our panzers are in once they finish their exploits in the north.

AGS reported no resistance except at the Crimea isthmus. Our units sped another 80-100 miles east, reaching Stalino, which will we have surrounded next turn and our panzers ended up one hex away from Voroshilovgrad. We will likely reach Rostov in another two turns (could be next turn if our panzers are able to be refueled).

Soviet Turn: The Russians tried hard to push us back in the Moscow sector, including attacking an exposed infantry division three times. We repulsed all of the attacks (at least one of which appeared to be a lucky roll). AGN all reported several attacks on its fortified line, but reporting less than 200 losses compared to over 3000 for the Russians.

Casualty report:
End of Turn #16: 17 units destroyed for a total of 471 units destroyed.
German Losses to date: 341k men (22k last turn), 1920 AFV (65 last turn), 813 aircraft (27 last turn)
Russian Losses to date: 3.103 million men (148k last turn), 15724 AFV (448 last turn), 8185 aircraft (163 last turn)

OOB Update:

Germany – 3.46 million soldiers, 33.5k guns, 4892 tanks, 3650 aircraft
Russia – 3.71 million soldiers, 50.5k guns, 5178 tanks, 7551 aircraft

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RE: My German Adventure! - 8/12/2020 9:08:04 PM   
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Status: offline 		Turn 17: We will likely reach tank parity with the Russians this turn, as they continue to lose AFV’s at a heavy rate.

AGN liquidated the remaining 25k of Russian troops receiving beachhead supply. This allowed us to shorten our lines and free up another two divisions to act as a strategic reserve along with 3 armored and 3 motorized divisions. Based on the mud and what the Russians do next turn, we may launch another attack or simply bide our time.

AGC moved next, collapsing the pocket north of Velikie Luki, seizing another 46k in prisoners (only 44 AFV though). We lost 353 men. We then pulled our panzers out of the hills to avoid getting bogged down in a war we could not win. Separately, we captured Kalinin. However, achieved limited progress on the rest of the front. Until our panzers return, we will not be able to break the Russian lines around Moscow.

AGS: We captured Kursk and continued to advance east, nearly surrounding Stalino, and pushing nearly 200 miles east of Kharkov. AGS sent 40k troops north towards Orel to see if we could force a Russian retreat given the threat of encirclement. We are now 70 miles from Rostov, which we hope to capture before winter sets in.

Soviet Turn – they attacked a number of times, largely unsuccessfully – with nearly 8000 casualties compared to 641 for me. However, strangely enough they largely withdrew their forces directly between me and Moscow – if all of Russia didn’t turn to mud next turn, this would be a clear advantage (but maybe they knew the mud would be paralyzing).

Casualty report:
End of Turn #17: 32 units destroyed for a total of 504 units destroyed.
German Losses to date: 367k men (26k last turn), 1968 AFV (48 last turn), 827 aircraft (14 last turn?)
Russian Losses to date: 3.273 million men (170k last turn), 15880 AFV (156 last turn), 8369 aircraft (184 last turn)

OOB Update:

Germany – 3.48 million soldiers, 33.1k guns, 4944 tanks, 3653 aircraft
Russia – 3.76 million soldiers, 51.0k guns, 5637 tanks, 7465 aircraft

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RE: My German Adventure! - 8/12/2020 10:03:28 PM   
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Status: offline 		Turn 18… mud…not much happened other than AGS was able to continue to push east (although at a slower rate), given the lack of Russian resistance. Our lead elements did reach the Don south of Voronezh. Additionally, the Russians withdrew from Orel, allowing us to capture the city, which we did so gladly. We were able to force a couple units to surrender – 11975 Russian casualties vs. 20 Germans lost for the Axis turn. AGC and AGN were largely locked in place.

The Russians didn’t attack at all on their turn. MUD!

Casualty report:
End of Turn #18: 6 units destroyed for a total of 510 units destroyed.
German Losses to date: 390k men (23k last turn), 1994 AFV (26 last turn), 827 aircraft (0 last turn)
Russian Losses to date: 3.320 million men (57k last turn), 15911 AFV (31 last turn), 8415 aircraft (46 last turn)

OOB Update:

Germany – 3.44 million soldiers, 32.8k guns, 4944 tanks, 3674 aircraft
Russia – 3.88 million soldiers, 52.7k guns, 6047 tanks, 7802 aircraft





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RE: My German Adventure! - 8/12/2020 10:04:19 PM   
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RE: My German Adventure! - 8/13/2020 10:45:31 AM   
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Status: offline 		Turn 19 - 21 MUD - not much happened. We pocketed a few units that were exposed and tightened our lines and prepared for winter...

Turn 22: SNOW – we have freedom! At least for a couple turns.

AGN used the snow to strike northward, capturing a hex adjacent to Leningrad. We then launched our armor against the Russian formations to the east, pushing them back multiple hexes. Next turn we will advance our infantry to surround Leningrad, cutting it off from the rest of the Russian forces and start pushing east to secure the ports. South of Lake Ilmen, our troops stormed north, cutting off three infantry divisions and making a bid to cut off the Leningrad armies in the rear.

AGC: We withdraw significant forces from the Vishny Volochek sector, leaving a thin line across the river, and repositioned 7 divisions south to strengthen our lines. In the Moscow sector, we decided that digging in was the best course of action, positioning several panzer units in cities to protect them from the upcoming winter. We also opportunistically launched a small counterattack that cut off three Russian divisions from the rest of the army. Hopefully we will make them surrender next turn.

AGS made the most progress, continuing to push the Russians back towards Voronezh and we are at the city limits. Perhaps next turn we can seize the city. Rostov appears to be unobtainable as Russian defenses have stiffened a bit and the snow has reduced our movement capabilities. We have stabilized the front (and we liquidated the Stalino pocket), but we will probably have to dig in half way to Rostov. Fortunately, the Russians are not in a position to launch a meaningful counterattack.

The Russians only launched two attacks – one in the Moscow sector which was repulsed and one against the Romanians who beat a hasty retreat. In total we lost 172 men compared to 2200 Russians.

Casualty report:
End of Turn #22: 7 units destroyed for a total of 523 units destroyed.
German Losses to date: 487k men (23k last turn), 2178 AFV (125 last turn), 828 aircraft (1 last turn)
Russian Losses to date: 3.535 million men (92k last turn), 16105 AFV (125 last turn), 8708 aircraft (168 last turn)

OOB Update:

Germany – 3.41 million soldiers, 32.1k guns, 5052 tanks, 3619 aircraft
Russia – 4.35 million soldiers, 57.6k guns, 6742 tanks, 8057 aircraft

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RE: My German Adventure! - 8/13/2020 12:03:32 PM   
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Status: offline 		Turn 23:

AGN: The three trapped Russian divisions south of Lake Ilmen surrendered, 26k prisoners in all. Our troops then marched North, putting the Soviet armies east of Leningrad under pressure and threatening to roll up the Soviet troops west of Vyshny Volochek. In the Leningrad sector, we pushed more Soviet troops across the river. The only hex south of the Nesta still in Russian control is Leningrad proper, which we hope to take next turn. To the east, the Russians only control 6 hexes west of the Volkov river, which we hope to capture next turn and then set up winter fortifications.

AGC: The three trapped Russian divisions surrendered – 27k soldiers in all. We shortened our lines a bit and generally positioned our soldiers for winter. Our only main axis of advance was east of Orel, where we continued to push the Russians back, with the main objective to shorten the line to reduce the size of the Voronezh salient.

AGS: The Russians started throwing crap units in our way to slow our progress, as we really were able to only gain a hex or two in most places given the higher movement costs in the snow. We were able to push through near Voronezh and establish positions along the Don River for 130 miles to the south. This will form a good base for our troops to dig in for the winter. Near Rostov, we are still 50-60 miles away. We have given up on capturing the city this year.

Russian turn – they launched one attack near Moscow which was barely unsuccessful (1.96:1), but otherwise it was quiet.

Casualty report:
End of Turn #23: 9 units destroyed for a total of 532 units destroyed.
German Losses to date: 508k men (21k last turn), 2269 AFV (91 last turn), 830 aircraft (2 last turn)
Russian Losses to date: 3.662 million men (127k last turn), 16199 AFV (94 last turn), 8850 aircraft (142 last turn)

OOB Update:

Germany – 3.39 million soldiers, 32.0k guns, 5115 tanks, 3783 aircraft
Russia – 4.38 million soldiers, 58.5k guns, 6971 tanks, 8063 aircraft

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RE: My German Adventure! - 8/13/2020 6:54:56 PM   
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Status: offline 		Turn 24: Last week of snow. We used the opportunity to consolidate our positions and generally try and pull our armor back to safety. Minimal fighting (less than 15k Russian casualties).

At the end of the 1941 German campaign, the final results are:

Russian units destroyed: 535

Axis Losses:
Men: 526k
AFV: 2352
Air: 832

Soviet Losses:
Men: 3.721 million
AFV: 16383
Air: 8957

OOB:
Germany:
Men: 3.22 million
AFV: 5011
Air: 3757

Soviets:
Men: 4.30 million
AFV: 6675
Air: 7846

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RE: My German Adventure! - 8/13/2020 7:23:38 PM   
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Status: offline 		Turn 25: Blizzard! The Russians are coming! The Russians are coming! Oh no! We largely just let our troops rest in their positions, awaiting the Russian onslaught. Fingers crossed.

RUSSIAN TURN UPDATE! - They attacked along the entire front. Fortunately, our fortifications held them to around 10-15 victories. Overall, we lost 6000 men compared to 54 thousand for the Russians. They also lost 230 AFV’s where we lost 3. We’ll definitely come under more pressure given the Russians were able to wear down our fortifications. However, we held them off for one turn.

Overall approach is to shelter in place in AGN and AGC. AGS is retreating given their reliance on the Romanians and us not wanting to allow to many deliberate attacks. We included a picture of the front prior to the Russian portion of the turn.

Casualty report:
End of Turn #25: 0 units destroyed for a total of 523 units destroyed.
German Losses to date: 571k men (45k last turn), 2412 AFV (60 last turn), 836 aircraft (4 last turn)
Russian Losses to date: 3.815 million men (94k last turn), 16647 AFV (264 last turn), 9129 aircraft (173 last turn)

OOB Update:

Germany – 3.13 million soldiers, 30.8k guns, 5131 tanks, 3735 aircraft
Russia – 4.31 million soldiers, 58.1k guns, 5797 tanks, 7523 aircraft





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RE: My German Adventure! - 8/13/2020 7:24:21 PM   
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RE: My German Adventure! - 8/14/2020 1:26:12 AM   
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Status: offline 		Turn 26:

The Soviets struck across the entire front, we probably lost another 10-15 hexes. The most stress is being faced northwest of Moscow (which we have reserves to combat, but we are losing some ground) and AGS which stretched itself a little too thin (and relies more on the Romanians who are really struggling in the Blizzard). Given how much success few had in pushing the Russians back, it's disconcerting to see them doing the same to me now..

Casualty report:
End of Turn #26: 0 units destroyed for a total of 523 units destroyed.
German Losses to date: 623k men (52k last turn), 2531 AFV (119 last turn), 844 aircraft (8 last turn)
Russian Losses to date: 3.918 million men (103k last turn), 17116 AFV (473 last turn), 9212 aircraft (83 last turn)

OOB Update:

Germany – 3.08 million soldiers, 30.7k guns, 4935 tanks, 3742 aircraft
Russia – 4.26 million soldiers, 57.9k guns, 5570 tanks, 7888 aircraft

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RE: My German Adventure! - 8/14/2020 1:27:38 AM   
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Status: offline 		Turn 27:

We sheltered in place again, with AGS again selectively retreating to minimize losses, effectively trading territory to keep our troops alive. We lost 7000 troops to Russian attacks, at least half of which were Romanians who deserted us as the Russians attacked. Russian casualties were 52 thousand, 35k of them dead, the rest disabled. The 45k men we lost during logistics hurts us far more, fortunately most (40k) were disabled so we’ll be able to get them back over time. Over half of our armored units are resting in cities over level three fortifications to minimize Blizzard damage.

Casualty report:
End of Turn #27: 0 units destroyed for a total of 523 units destroyed.
German Losses to date: 675k men (52k last turn), 2593 AFV (62 last turn), 847 aircraft (3 last turn)
Russian Losses to date: 4.021 million men (103k last turn), 17576 AFV (460 last turn), 9321 aircraft (109 last turn)

OOB Update:

Germany – 3.03 million soldiers, 30.5k guns, 4785 tanks, 3785 aircraft
Russia – 4.26 million soldiers, 58.1k guns, 5191 tanks, 7841 aircraft

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RE: My German Adventure! - 8/14/2020 1:33:13 AM   
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Status: offline 		Turn 28:

AGN continues to be well dug in and has only given up two hexes so far. We are optimistic about being able to hold off the Russians this winter given that they haven’t been able to penetrate our lines and these lines were dug in front of our fortified zones, which we can retreat into. Very optimistic here.

AGC has been under some pressure, with tactical retreats in the north, as well as west of Moscow. The Russians probably win hexes in 3 out of 10 combats, which is a ratio we can accept. Our main strategy is to wear the Russians out here. We have five undeployed panzer divisions in this sector that we are waiting until the snow season in March to deploy although we can use them to plug holes in the line if necessary. Overall, we are feeling fairly good about this sector, although we will probably lose another 20-30 miles over the next month or so.

AGS is struggling. We’ve already been forced back 50-60 miles from the Don River and Voronezh and the Russians have opened a 50 mile gap in our lines north of Voroshilovgrad. We continue to fall back a hex or two a turn to minimize the amount of damage we take, but we are under serious pressure here. Fortunately, we have four divisions we sent east from the Sevastopol lines that arrive this turn, which hopefully will help stabilize the lines. We attached a photo of the lines prior to turn 29 to illustrate the dilemma we are in as we try to pull back to stabilize the breach.

Casualty report:
End of Turn #28: 0 units destroyed for a total of 523 units destroyed.
German Losses to date: 731k men (56k last turn), 2665 AFV (72 last turn), 857 aircraft (10 last turn)
Russian Losses to date: 4.126 million men (105k last turn), 18066 AFV (480 last turn), 9447 aircraft (126 last turn)

OOB Update:

Germany – 3.20 million soldiers, 32.3k guns, 4912 tanks, 3805 aircraft
Russia – 4.28 million soldiers, 59.1k guns, 4799 tanks, 7908 aircraft







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RE: My German Adventure! - 8/14/2020 4:10:08 AM   
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Status: offline 		Turn 29:
We continued to hold on. AGS continued to slowly retreat, but we’ve suffered no major losses. We did set a new record for men lost between the blizzard conditions and higher troop losses. However, the Russians are losing 55k men a turn in attacking us and hundreds of AFV’s – this will sap their strength if it continues. The AFV losses, coupled with me mostly holding my armor in reserve has led to the Germans having more AFV’s available than the Russians. They better watch out come spring!

In the south, we had been struggling in part because most of our army was beyond an acceptable distance from the railhead – in evaluating our progression on converting Russian rails, roughly half of AGS is now within range. This should help us over the coming weeks to put up more resistance in the south. The first couple weeks has been rough in the South, but we have managed to trade land for troops, and we have yet to deploy the three armored divisions that we are holding in reserve in Kharkov. Ideally we would like to rest them until spring, but if things got really out of hand, we could unleash them.

Casualty report:
End of Turn #29: 0 units destroyed for a total of 523 units destroyed.
German Losses to date: 770k men (49k last turn), 2704 AFV (39 last turn), 932 aircraft (75
last turn)
Russian Losses to date: 4.128 million men (102k last turn), 18509 AFV (453 last turn), 9611 aircraft (164 last turn)

OOB Update:

Germany – 3.26 million soldiers, 32.8k guns, 4936 tanks, 3817 aircraft
Russia – 4.31 million soldiers, 59.8k guns, 4312 tanks, 7931 aircraft

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RE: My German Adventure! - 8/14/2020 6:00:02 PM   
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Status: offline 		Turn 30:

We are very pleased with our troops’ performance last turn. Not sure if it was getting half of AGS in supply or what, but we only gave up about 5 hexes to the Russians across the entire front. Perhaps losing 50k of their best troops each turn is having an effect. Last Soviet turn – we lost 2 (TWO) AFV’s – to their 385. As demonstrated by the OOB, this is having a critical impact on the Soviet ability to damage me. I think part of their limited success last turn is that the tank shortage is finally having an impact, reducing their ability to break my lines.

AGN and the northern part of AGC, feeling good after repulsing multiple Russian attacks, launched several attacks on weaker Russian units, driving them back. Additionally, based on our review of the supply situation in the South, only 6 units remain beyond reasonable range of supply, greatly enhancing our ability to resist in the south.

In other news, we integrated our Sevastopol troops into AGS, basically accepting that we will not be able to conquer the Crimea anytime soon. However, we need those soldiers to support AGS and to close the gap in our lines. The Russians have decided not to fully take advantage of the hole as a result of their lack of mobile units, which has resulted them being afraid send too many troops into the breach due to the risk of encirclement.

Casualty report:
End of Turn #30: 0 units destroyed for a total of 523 units destroyed.
German Losses to date: 809k men (39k last turn), 2777 AFV (73 last turn), 958 aircraft (28
last turn)
Russian Losses to date: 4.320 million men (192k last turn), 18983 AFV (474 last turn), 9753 aircraft (142 last turn)

OOB Update:

Germany – 3.27 million soldiers, 32.9k guns, 4907 tanks, 3847 aircraft
Russia – 4.32 million soldiers, 60.7k guns, 3890 tanks, 8070 aircraft

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RE: My German Adventure! - 8/14/2020 6:00:53 PM   
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Status: offline 		Turn 31:

The Russians were more successful this last turn, particularly near Orel and south of Orel where they were able to push back 8-10 divisions. On the other hand near Stalino, we only suffered one defeat. North of Moscow, we continued to be able to repulse all attacks, and again took one hex from the Russians. However, they continue to suffer a significant reduction in their AFV’s, with now a thousand less than me. Even after the initial attacks – they had 14,000 tanks in the field on turn 5. Now? Less than 4000. Even though we are taking losses, this seems to bode poorly for our Soviet friends.

On our turn, AGN and AGC were fairly quiet, a few modest troop maneuvering to hold the line, but that’s about it. In the south, we made the decision to fall 30-40 miles back towards Kursk and Kharkov in order to shorten our lines and redeploy some troops. We were getting concerned about the Russian salient east of Kharkov and we hope that this proactive withdrawal will prevent any encirclements.

Casualty report:
End of Turn #31: 0 units destroyed for a total of 523 units destroyed.
German Losses to date: 847k men (38k last turn), 2860 AFV (83 last turn), 1005 aircraft (47
last turn)
Russian Losses to date: 4.405 million men (85k last turn), 19200 AFV (217 last turn), 9900 aircraft (147 last turn)

OOB Update:

Germany – 3.30 million soldiers, 33.1k guns, 4849 tanks, 3842 aircraft
Russia – 4.34 million soldiers, 61.2k guns, 3625 tanks, 8199 aircraft

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RE: My German Adventure! - 8/14/2020 6:03:58 PM   
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Status: offline 		Turn 32: The Russians made some progress in the Crimea, shattering a Romanian unit, and sending some others into a full out rout. We’ll have to do something about that in the spring. Additionally, the Russians have us pinned near Voroshilovgrad, with only one hex connecting us to our panzers in the city. I can’t lose those panzers…

After careful consideration, we launched several counterattacks in AGS to reduce the pressure on Voroshilovgrad, it’s still surrounded on four sides, but pushing the Russians back a bit will help.

AGC got sick of being pushed around by the Russians and launched a broad attack west of Moscow, they went 6 for 6 in attacks, shattering an infantry brigade and routing two divisions. The Russians will have to focus on filing the line on their turn. The time for German retreat in the Moscow sector may have ended!

The Russians attacked across the entire front again, having limited success in most sectors, although occasionally pushing us back a hex. The one exception was at Orel, where we lost multiple battles and the front is in disarray.

Casualty report:
End of Turn #32: 1 units destroyed for a total of 524 units destroyed.
German Losses to date: 885k men (38k last turn), 2934 AFV (74 last turn), 1055 aircraft (50
last turn)
Russian Losses to date: 4.491 million men (86k last turn), 19537 AFV (337 last turn), 10024 aircraft (124 last turn)

OOB Update:

Germany – 3.30 million soldiers, 33.0k guns, 4868 tanks, 3844 aircraft
Russia – 4.40 million soldiers, 62.5k guns, 3291 tanks, 8140 aircraft





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RE: My German Adventure! - 8/17/2020 12:38:33 AM   
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Status: offline 		Turn 33: We rushed some additional divisions to the Orel front to help stabilize the front. AGC- Moscow sector launched additional attacks on the Russian lines, sending more divisions into routed status. Our main goal with these attacks is to thin out the Russian lines so that when spring comes, our panzers will slice through them like butter – we currently have 6 panzer divisions still in reserve in AGC, another 3 in reserve in the south, and two in the north.

But all in all, we didn’t really do much. Mostly just waiting for Spring to arrive at this point.

The Russians attacked across the entire front again, having limited success in most sectors, although occasionally pushing us back a hex. AGS continues to struggle around Orel and Voroshilovgrad. I’m seriously considering deploying my reserve to stabilize the situation.

Casualty report:
End of Turn #33: 0 units destroyed for a total of 524 units destroyed.
German Losses to date: 925k men (40k last turn), 2978 AFV (44 last turn), 1100 aircraft (45
last turn)
Russian Losses to date: 4.583 million men (92k last turn), 19906 AFV (369 last turn), 10142 aircraft (118 last turn)

OOB Update:

Germany – 3.36 million soldiers, 33.7k guns, 4910 tanks, 4016 aircraft
Russia – 4.42 million soldiers, 63.2k guns, 3010 tanks, 8284 aircraft

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RE: My German Adventure! - 8/17/2020 12:39:09 AM   
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Status: offline 		Turn 34:

Well I’m sure enjoying blowing up Russian tanks – at the current rate they won’t have any left! LOL. While we are taking a bit of a beating (probably lost 100 miles in certain places in the south), but the lack of Soviet armor gives me confidence that come spring, our fortunes will turn.

Not much happened across the line during the German turn, other than we pulled back to shorten our lines a bit east of Novgorod.

The Russians attacked as they always do, but really only making a dent against AGS, continuing to push us back. The main line is now within 40 miles of Kursk and 60 miles of Kharkov.

Casualty report:
End of Turn #34: 0 units destroyed for a total of 524 units destroyed.
German Losses to date: 957k men (42k last turn), 3012 AFV (34 last turn), 1160 aircraft (60
last turn)
Russian Losses to date: 4.663 million men (80k last turn), 20150 AFV (244 last turn), 10267 aircraft (125 last turn)

OOB Update:

Germany – 3.42 million soldiers, 34.2k guns, 4999 tanks, 3929 aircraft
Russia – 4.44 million soldiers, 63.7k guns, 2930 tanks, 8205 aircraft

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RE: My German Adventure! - 8/17/2020 12:40:56 AM   
dmoose42

 

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Status: offline 		Turn 35:

We were able to rail two fresh divisions to plug into the gap in AGS, but will probably need 10 more to stop the Russians. Given the attrition our armored units take in battle in the blizzard, I’m holding off deploying them, but it may become necessary. We shall see.

Our troops in the AGS did a little better this time, but the Kursk sector is starting to crumble under repeated attacks and being the furthest from supply. Not sure what we can do about it, but will evaluate the situation.

Casualty report:
End of Turn #35: 0 units destroyed for a total of 524 units destroyed.
German Losses to date: 992k men (35k last turn), 3051 AFV (39 last turn), 1210 aircraft (50
last turn)
Russian Losses to date: 4.752 million men (89k last turn), 20438 AFV (288 last turn), 10380 aircraft (113 last turn)

OOB Update:

Germany – 3.42 million soldiers, 34.2k guns, 4956 tanks, 3948 aircraft
Russia – 4.46 million soldiers, 64.5k guns, 2820 tanks, 8059 aircraft

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RE: My German Adventure! - 8/17/2020 12:41:54 AM   
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Status: offline 		Turn 36:

The Russians continue to cause problems in the south, breaking through our lines in several places. We are rushing reinforcements into the breach, but I’m getting worried that we could lose another 100 miles. That being said, from the Moscow sector north, the Russians are making no progress. I am hopeful that when spring breaks, this will allow us to capture both Leningrad and Moscow within a month.

That being said, I am sad to report that we crossed the million men mark this week, though I would have to think that a good hunk (200k?) are Romanians…

Casualty report:
End of Turn #36: 0 units destroyed for a total of 524 units destroyed.
German Losses to date: 1.028k men (36k last turn), 3081 AFV (30 last turn), 1231 aircraft (21
last turn)
Russian Losses to date: 4.842 million men (90k last turn), 20656 AFV (218 last turn), 10486 aircraft (106 last turn)

OOB Update:

Germany – 3.44 million soldiers, 34.5k guns, 5214 tanks, 3996 aircraft
Russia – 4.46 million soldiers, 65.0k guns, 2801 tanks, 8121 aircraft

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RE: My German Adventure! - 8/17/2020 12:49:45 AM   
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Status: offline 		Turn 37.

We made it to March. AGS in front of Kursk is on the verge of collapse, but the Rostov front has stabilized and it’s been a month since the Russians have made any appreciable progress. Hopefully we will be able to use our reserve panzers to break open the Russian lines – but we will save that surprise for after the mud. The Russians attacked, but generally didn’t make much more progress. This is the last turn of Blizzard I think…we made it!!!

Casualty report:
End of Turn #37: 0 units destroyed for a total of 524 units destroyed.
German Losses to date: 1.070k men (42k last turn), 3151 AFV (70 last turn), 1253 aircraft (22
last turn)
Russian Losses to date: 4.937 million men (95k last turn), 20973 AFV (317 last turn), 10615 aircraft (129 last turn)

OOB Update:

Germany – 3.56 million soldiers, 35.0k guns, 5407 tanks, 3972 aircraft
Russia – 4.45 million soldiers, 67.2k guns, 2577 tanks, 8036 aircraft

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RE: My German Adventure! - 8/17/2020 12:50:40 AM   
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Status: offline 		Turn 38

AGS went first as the shift to snow changed the dynamics back in our favor as we attacked the Russians across the line, routing 10+ divisions. We did not advance, but used the opportunity to give our stressed lines some breathing room. We lost 1300 men in these attacks, compared to 3500 Russians. We decided to wait for clear conditions in the northern sectors before attacking.

During the Russian counterattack, they pushed some units back in the Kursk area, but we only lost minimal ground. They didn’t attack in any of the northern sectors. It appears the front has grinded to a standstill. I’m hopeful we have survived the Russian winter offensive. The Russian attacks this turn cost 2600 Germans and 9400 Russians, way less than the 50k Russians that were dying in their attacks earlier.

Casualty report:
End of Turn #38: 2 units destroyed for a total of 526 units destroyed.
German Losses to date: 1.091k men (21k last turn), 3170 AFV (89 last turn), 1342 aircraft (111
last turn)
Russian Losses to date: 5.005 million men (163k last turn), 21224 AFV (568 last turn), 10720 aircraft (234 last turn)

OOB Update:

Germany – 3.63 million soldiers, 35.4k guns, 5537 tanks, 3948 aircraft
Russia – 4.54 million soldiers, 66.2k guns, 2705 tanks, 8470 aircraft

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RE: My German Adventure! - 8/17/2020 12:51:16 AM   
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Status: offline 		Turn 39:
Interestingly, the Russians decided to abandon their Kharkov offensive as well as pull back from their defensive positions north of Moscow. There is some logic in both moves as I was contemplating using my armor to try and cut off the Kharkov salient come Spring and moving to behind the river offers them better protection in the North.

We launched a few attacks to strengthen our lines, but we are waiting until Spring to unleash our panzer reserves. The Russians also launched a few attacks, mostly in the Kursk area where they continue to have an advantage.

Casualty report:
End of Turn #39: 0 units destroyed for a total of 526 units destroyed.
German Losses to date: 1.113k men (22k last turn), 3187 AFV (17 last turn), 1372 aircraft (30
last turn)
Russian Losses to date: 5.073k million men (68k last turn), 21356 AFV (132 last turn), 10814 aircraft (94 last turn)

OOB Update:

Germany – 3.65 million soldiers, 35.3k guns, 5582 tanks, 3885 aircraft
Russia – 4.63 million soldiers, 67.6k guns, 3063 tanks, 8678 aircraft

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RE: My German Adventure! - 8/17/2020 12:51:59 AM   
dmoose42

 

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Status: offline 		Turn 40:

We launched some attacks to push back the Russians, and they counter-attacked in a few places, but no real changes. The main move I made was repositioning our panzer reserves to position them for a strike on Moscow on the first clear turn. While obviously this is a month away, I’m hoping the Russians notice and move troops away from other sectors to improve our odds in those sectors. If not, well then, I will just have to attack.

Casualty report:
End of Turn #40: 0 units destroyed for a total of 526 units destroyed.
German Losses to date: 1.133 million men (20k last turn), 3210 AFV (23 last turn), 1384 aircraft (12 last turn)
Russian Losses to date: 5.144 million men (71k last turn), 21556 AFV (200 last turn), 10933 aircraft (119 last turn)

OOB Update:

Germany – 3.65 million soldiers, 35.2k guns, 5614 tanks, 3900 aircraft
Russia – 4.70 million soldiers, 68.2k guns, 3115 tanks, 8802 aircraft

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RE: My German Adventure! - 8/17/2020 2:55:15 PM   
dmoose42

 

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Status: offline 		Turn 41:

The Russians cracked the front at Kharkov – thank goodness that next turn is mud and will allow our troops to recover a bit before the Spring Offensive.

Casualty report:
End of Turn #41: 0 units destroyed for a total of 526 units destroyed.
German Losses to date: 1.154 million men (21k last turn), 3226 AFV (16 last turn), 1441 aircraft (57 last turn)
Russian Losses to date: 5.210 million men (66k last turn), 21731 AFV (175 last turn), 11028 aircraft (95 last turn)

OOB Update:

Germany – 3.64 million soldiers, 34.6k guns, 5773 tanks, 3818 aircraft
Russia – 4.78 million soldiers, 69.1k guns, 3171 tanks, 8928 aircraft





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RE: My German Adventure! - 8/17/2020 2:57:25 PM   
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Status: offline 		MUD 42-44. Not a lot happened - although I did pocket three extended Russian divisions for fun.

Turn 45: Still mud - though the Russians decided to pull back from the Kharkov/Kursk front, pulling back 3-4 hexes, which we gladly claimed. Other than that, not much happened.

Casualty report:
End of Turn #45: 0 units destroyed for a total of 526 units destroyed.
German Losses to date: 1.198 million men (13k last turn), 3249 AFV (8 last turn), 1441 aircraft (0 last turn)
Russian Losses to date: 5.376 million men (40k last turn), 21819 AFV (9 last turn), 11320 aircraft (175 last turn)

OOB Update:

Germany – 3.73 million soldiers, 34.9k guns, 5984 tanks, 3936 aircraft
Russia – 5.15 million soldiers, 73.9k guns, 5627 tanks, 9170 aircraft



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RE: My German Adventure! - 8/17/2020 5:03:42 PM   
dmoose42

 

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Status: offline 		Turn 46:

MUD: Boring. Maybe next turn will be clear.

Casualty report:
End of Turn #46: 0 units destroyed for a total of 526 units destroyed.
German Losses to date: 1.210 million men (12k last turn), 3256 AFV (7 last turn), 1441 aircraft (0 last turn)
Russian Losses to date: 5.416 million men (40k last turn), 21826 AFV (7 last turn), 11320 aircraft (175 last turn)

OOB Update:

Germany – 3.74 million soldiers, 35.0k guns, 6101 tanks, 3942 aircraft
Russia – 5.23 million soldiers, 75.2k guns, 5690 tanks, 9278 aircraft

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RE: My German Adventure! - 8/18/2020 6:16:47 PM   
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Status: offline 		Turn 47:
The mud has started to clear. Germany and Southern Russia are now clear, while northern and central Russia remain in the mud. We launched a few attacks south of Stalino to push the Russians back a bit, but with only about 5 hexes in the south zone there, we didn’t have a lot of room to maneuver. However, we did manage to outflank the Russians, sending our elements of the 1st panzer army in the south through the hole in the line we made with our infantry and reaching Rostov. We blocked off 6 units, but assume that they will escape via the sea. However, it will allow us to advance easily upon Rostov. The picture shows our success!

Casualty report:
End of Turn #47: 0 units destroyed for a total of 526 units destroyed.
German Losses to date: 1.225 million men (15k last turn), 3276 AFV (20 last turn), 1447 aircraft (6 last turn)
Russian Losses to date: 5.462 million men (46k last turn), 21834 AFV (8 last turn), 11507 aircraft (187 last turn)

OOB Update:

Germany – 3.80 million soldiers, 35.4k guns, 6126 tanks, 4061 aircraft
Russia – 5.27 million soldiers, 76.2k guns, 5720 tanks, 9258 aircraft





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