In the MED my air scored good results against RAF this turn, but nothing strategically important.
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Fighting still goes on on the east. Good number of units lost on both sides. Looks like I will lose my armor near Pskov city - it were used for counterattack to allow me to rail new unit to Pskov itself. Atleast city will hold.
In the MED my air scored good results against RAF this turn, but nothing strategically important.
In the MED my air scored good results against RAF this turn, but nothing strategically important.
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Crazygunner1
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Crazygunner1
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Your front is crumbling, you need to do is stabilize the front so you can get a breather, perhaps build up your Luftwaffe and retake the initiative....you have lot´s of forces scattered all over. Some in France, Sevastopol and in the balkans...they are not doing any good there....rail to the front an put them to good use.
You need them for sure....a couple of units may tip the balance to your favour and all of those badly damaged Russian units will be destroyed instead of repaired.
Crazyg
You need them for sure....a couple of units may tip the balance to your favour and all of those badly damaged Russian units will be destroyed instead of repaired.
Crazyg
Severe Winter finally ended and we have some good news.
Soviets tryed to escape from forest area south of Pskov.
Some of them were a bit slow and are destroyed or trapped now.
Another offencive a bit more to the south secured Kursk and threating russian positions to be outflanked.
In the MED allied transport spotted, where it is going to?
All in place to engage this convoy next turn. I didn't started this turn because it may cause RAF to be rebased and provide some cover next turn. Our target will be escort ship, BB likely.
In the southern atlantic DD ran into my sub and is finished off now.
This turn I got dog fight level 5 tech (8 air attack for fighters) which now applied to number of my units. It will allow us to score good results for a while.
Also I finally found 76 PP to buy 3rd infatrny lab - have 3 3 3 1 2 now. Soon enough we will get artillery upgrade (+1 ground and air attack for corps) - great thing for my army.
Russians are weakened by winter offencive, 1941 summer casualties and unbalance fighter build-up. I am going to try to get Moscow and Leningrad in this campaign.
Soviets tryed to escape from forest area south of Pskov.
Some of them were a bit slow and are destroyed or trapped now.
Another offencive a bit more to the south secured Kursk and threating russian positions to be outflanked.
In the MED allied transport spotted, where it is going to?
All in place to engage this convoy next turn. I didn't started this turn because it may cause RAF to be rebased and provide some cover next turn. Our target will be escort ship, BB likely.
In the southern atlantic DD ran into my sub and is finished off now.
This turn I got dog fight level 5 tech (8 air attack for fighters) which now applied to number of my units. It will allow us to score good results for a while.
Also I finally found 76 PP to buy 3rd infatrny lab - have 3 3 3 1 2 now. Soon enough we will get artillery upgrade (+1 ground and air attack for corps) - great thing for my army.
Russians are weakened by winter offencive, 1941 summer casualties and unbalance fighter build-up. I am going to try to get Moscow and Leningrad in this campaign.
This turn I got important artillery tech (+1 ground and air attack for corps unit) so I upgraded most of my infantry in Russia which is now much better then soviets (5 4 against 4 3). Also all this troops really have to catch the breath after winter fighting - I don't want to start major offencive with depleted units - already above 2 million german infantry casualties. So we will rest and repair and the try something. Maybe here, maybe at south.
Only exception is Leningrad - assault on the city started - we destroyed all entrenchment and taken 4 steps away. Next turn bombers will help us further aswell as upgraded fresh units from reserves.
In MED more suspecious activity - numerous allied transports spotted. My idea is to let them land and score easy kills with german armour unit which can be railed in easily. One of my fighters on the coast was reduced to 1 step and forced to retreat.
In Norwegian sea allied escorts engaged - we sunk BB and damaged DD, aswell as ambushed convoy itself.
Both british subs were spotted in MED recently, so I guess they are not here to hurt my HSF. Will this allied ships try to protect convoy anymore or leave it to its fate?
Only exception is Leningrad - assault on the city started - we destroyed all entrenchment and taken 4 steps away. Next turn bombers will help us further aswell as upgraded fresh units from reserves.
In MED more suspecious activity - numerous allied transports spotted. My idea is to let them land and score easy kills with german armour unit which can be railed in easily. One of my fighters on the coast was reduced to 1 step and forced to retreat.
In Norwegian sea allied escorts engaged - we sunk BB and damaged DD, aswell as ambushed convoy itself.
Both british subs were spotted in MED recently, so I guess they are not here to hurt my HSF. Will this allied ships try to protect convoy anymore or leave it to its fate?
Leningrad captured! Finally some major succes - nice 6 PP fort is ours now, freeing my AGN for operations in central Russia.
Also my infantry is now ready to engage soviet line...But is it what have to be done? Soviets also catched a breath and entrenched. Maybe we should switch directions and take safe targets (Sevastopol, Rostov), leaving Moscow for '43 campaign? Or we can try right now - soviet troops don't look great at all.
In Northern Sea more and more allied naval and airpower showed up. I finished off DD (which had only 2 steps left) with bomber, while evacuating most of my navy, to avoid further casualties. Time to mend my subs and engage next pack of allied escorts. Maybe worth deploying TAC bomber here, but I have only 3 and they are way busy in USSR.
In the MED transports left for good. What is their goal? Also we were able to inflict some damage to british sub. I may lose both italian sub and DD this turn but I don't care - Italy have no naval techs or labs, so units are quite useless.
More good news from this turn - city of Krakow finally retaken from polish rebels, 2 corps and 1 mech free and ready for new orders in Poland.
Now we can mount some reasonable offencive in USSR.
City of Tula captured and 4 (5?) corps total destroyed, as we go for Moscow.
My infantry and tanks are much better then soviets, my fighters are also way better (8 air combat against soviet 6).
Early bad weather (I got fair only in May...will be sad to have winter back in October) can stop my offencive though. Also we are a bit low on oil, but infantry-based army can handle it...I hope. Less oil also means that its more attractive to repair (upgrade) depleted oil-consuming units instead of sending them into combat, so it have way positive effect on casualties.
In northern sea I have to repair my navy before engaging allies again.
This time soviet convoy is not great, so we let it pass. Sad that some RN ran into my another sub, reducing it from 10 to 3. I shall not place subs in so risky places.
Also it looks like allies are goind to land on Sicily.
Some reinforcements are called to slow them down, but they will not hold forever.
So allies are going to skip my northern africa defences and go straight for Italy? It will be sad, since I have 3 nice german corps in Lybia since very 1940, doing nothing useful.
How do you think, is it time to evacuate Desert army (all starting Italians + 3 german corps) ? For now allied navy going to be busy suppling invasion, but soon enough they can block my lybian ports.
City of Tula captured and 4 (5?) corps total destroyed, as we go for Moscow.
My infantry and tanks are much better then soviets, my fighters are also way better (8 air combat against soviet 6).
Early bad weather (I got fair only in May...will be sad to have winter back in October) can stop my offencive though. Also we are a bit low on oil, but infantry-based army can handle it...I hope. Less oil also means that its more attractive to repair (upgrade) depleted oil-consuming units instead of sending them into combat, so it have way positive effect on casualties.
In northern sea I have to repair my navy before engaging allies again.
This time soviet convoy is not great, so we let it pass. Sad that some RN ran into my another sub, reducing it from 10 to 3. I shall not place subs in so risky places.
Also it looks like allies are goind to land on Sicily.
Some reinforcements are called to slow them down, but they will not hold forever.
So allies are going to skip my northern africa defences and go straight for Italy? It will be sad, since I have 3 nice german corps in Lybia since very 1940, doing nothing useful.
How do you think, is it time to evacuate Desert army (all starting Italians + 3 german corps) ? For now allied navy going to be busy suppling invasion, but soon enough they can block my lybian ports.
Soviets attempt sort of syicidal counterattack.
They did some damage to attacking wehrmacht but were not able to destroy a single corps unit.
Our own offencive continues and this time lots soviet units were defeated (4-5 corps, mech HQ). We also were able to attack northern fighter with land units 2 times, but thing was recilient and lost only few steps.
In Sicily allies land. My troops will hopefully delay them for awhile, but I see no need to make serious defences - it costs PP to ship units to island and back, when needed.
Also we are starting evacuation from Lybia. This troops are needed anywhere, but here, holding 3 1 PP cities with dozen of corps is attractive no more.
Some sort of allied landing in France - 2 transports only, I guess they will not land at all. They will not be allowed to get any port before bad weather...hopefully.
They did some damage to attacking wehrmacht but were not able to destroy a single corps unit.
Our own offencive continues and this time lots soviet units were defeated (4-5 corps, mech HQ). We also were able to attack northern fighter with land units 2 times, but thing was recilient and lost only few steps.
In Sicily allies land. My troops will hopefully delay them for awhile, but I see no need to make serious defences - it costs PP to ship units to island and back, when needed.
Also we are starting evacuation from Lybia. This troops are needed anywhere, but here, holding 3 1 PP cities with dozen of corps is attractive no more.
Some sort of allied landing in France - 2 transports only, I guess they will not land at all. They will not be allowed to get any port before bad weather...hopefully.
Lots of fighting all over the map this turn.
Near Moscow russians still try to counterattack me. They killed 2 german corps ( and Rundstedt's HQ among them) and Italian tank (useless), while damaging other units.
But well, the left good defencive positions, they lost effectiveness and entrenchment in this counterattacks... Sort of massacre achieved - 7 soviet corps destroyed (1 pocketed aswell), 2 garrisons and 2 armour units.
Looks like we don't have time to capture Moscow, but we will be able to take Kalinin and destroy more of Red army at least.
We also launched our southern sneak-offencive, capturing Rostov from soviet mechs. Looks like there its noone around, we will give a try to Stalingrad.
In the MED allies advance towards Tobruk, and some units of desert army will fight them back.
My corps transport ran into UK sub, but looks like there are no allied navy in range to finish transport off. Other transports (italian mech and HQ) arrived without adventure. We will ship more soon.
Also last Italian BB showed up to destroy lonely 5 steps CV.
Note that Max's navy is so busy bombarding my troops, that he don't even bother to provide any supply for Sicily.
In the western Europe britts still attempt to land... We will try to keep them at bay, since no offencive reserves are free now for counterattack. I brought in my SS partisan hunter corps from Balkans (was going to level up until elite there, but forced to use this unit with only 2 stars), now they await orders in
Paris.
Also all availiable Kriegsmarine engage 28 PP soviet convoy and sink it. Maybe we will pay for it...but my fleet just did their share of damage to USSR. It may help...
Near Moscow russians still try to counterattack me. They killed 2 german corps ( and Rundstedt's HQ among them) and Italian tank (useless), while damaging other units.
But well, the left good defencive positions, they lost effectiveness and entrenchment in this counterattacks... Sort of massacre achieved - 7 soviet corps destroyed (1 pocketed aswell), 2 garrisons and 2 armour units.
Looks like we don't have time to capture Moscow, but we will be able to take Kalinin and destroy more of Red army at least.
We also launched our southern sneak-offencive, capturing Rostov from soviet mechs. Looks like there its noone around, we will give a try to Stalingrad.
In the MED allies advance towards Tobruk, and some units of desert army will fight them back.
My corps transport ran into UK sub, but looks like there are no allied navy in range to finish transport off. Other transports (italian mech and HQ) arrived without adventure. We will ship more soon.
Also last Italian BB showed up to destroy lonely 5 steps CV.
Note that Max's navy is so busy bombarding my troops, that he don't even bother to provide any supply for Sicily.
In the western Europe britts still attempt to land... We will try to keep them at bay, since no offencive reserves are free now for counterattack. I brought in my SS partisan hunter corps from Balkans (was going to level up until elite there, but forced to use this unit with only 2 stars), now they await orders in
Paris.
Also all availiable Kriegsmarine engage 28 PP soviet convoy and sink it. Maybe we will pay for it...but my fleet just did their share of damage to USSR. It may help...
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Soviet still trying to be offencive. Looks like they hope to delay fall of Moscow until bad weather at all cost, sacrifising lots of troops. Well, its their choice.
So we are still offencive, Kalinin captured, both soviet armour burned including HQ one (looks like soviets now have no commander at all at the region, while I still have my 5 star Kluge and 2 more commanders will be ready in 4 turns) , couple of corps also defeated. Note that northern flank is totally unguarded.
Looks like this troops around Moscow is all what left from Red Army. Its very unsure that they will mount any sort of winter offencive, we also will be able to capture Moscow at least in 1943 spring, if not now. All I can count on the map is 7 soviet corps. No mech, no armour.
City of Voronezh was also unguarded, while Stalingrad have only 1 fresh railed (no ent) corps, which I will try to smoke out (or drive additional reserves is supermax have any).
In the MED Sicily holds for now, while more troops evacuated from Lybia. Also my italian BB taken good damage and escaped with only 2 steps.
Graziani in place to rise effectiveness of Sicily defenders.
In France allies continue to land. They even destroyed my corps, but Cherbourgh holds for now. British mech (and corps) have really poor stats by the way.
Kriegsmarine engage RN one more time, sinking damaged BB.
Only sad thing about all this is that my industry in Ruhr is bomber badly , so we get little less PP and oil, then we should. Also bad weather can start as soon as next turn, lowering effectiveness of eastern campaign. Also our oil reserve degrade very fast, we have enough for 3-4 turns of unlimitied action maybe, but not more. So we will not try to be offencive at bad weather, will save oil instead.
So we are still offencive, Kalinin captured, both soviet armour burned including HQ one (looks like soviets now have no commander at all at the region, while I still have my 5 star Kluge and 2 more commanders will be ready in 4 turns) , couple of corps also defeated. Note that northern flank is totally unguarded.
Looks like this troops around Moscow is all what left from Red Army. Its very unsure that they will mount any sort of winter offencive, we also will be able to capture Moscow at least in 1943 spring, if not now. All I can count on the map is 7 soviet corps. No mech, no armour.
City of Voronezh was also unguarded, while Stalingrad have only 1 fresh railed (no ent) corps, which I will try to smoke out (or drive additional reserves is supermax have any).
In the MED Sicily holds for now, while more troops evacuated from Lybia. Also my italian BB taken good damage and escaped with only 2 steps.
Graziani in place to rise effectiveness of Sicily defenders.
In France allies continue to land. They even destroyed my corps, but Cherbourgh holds for now. British mech (and corps) have really poor stats by the way.
Kriegsmarine engage RN one more time, sinking damaged BB.
Only sad thing about all this is that my industry in Ruhr is bomber badly , so we get little less PP and oil, then we should. Also bad weather can start as soon as next turn, lowering effectiveness of eastern campaign. Also our oil reserve degrade very fast, we have enough for 3-4 turns of unlimitied action maybe, but not more. So we will not try to be offencive at bad weather, will save oil instead.
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joerock22
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Whether or not the Allies capture Cherbourg, you need to contain them this year. Then you need to launch a strong counteroffensive the first turn of fair weather in Spring 1943 in central Europe and push them into the sea. This will come in February or March, giving you time to rail/move the stronger units back to Russia for May. My advice is to bring enough forces west (tanks, fighters, Tacs) to make sure you can destroy the entire Allied army in 1-2 fair weather turns. Allowing a foothold for the Allies this early can be disasterous.
Moscow falls!
Soviet armies vanish from Moscow area, trying to plug holes in the north and in the south, I guess. Also all air support gone somewhere. Maybe my opponent relied heavily on bad weather...But its only october and its fair all over the map.
So it was not this hard to defeat what left from once powerful Red Army near Moscow and smoke out entrenched city defenders (only garrison it was).
Fierce campaign, unending since very start of '41 SW finally won proving one more time, that low tech troops are just not effective against better units, especially when used offencively.
In Stalingrad area we retreat - don't have time to take the city anyway and we may stuck here with half supply at SW.
Now after fall of Moscow its time to rest, repair troops and save oil.
Two allied corps killed around Cherbourgh, city will hold.
Mech corps far from eastern front reserves also heading this way (in Cologne now)
Evacuation from Lybia continues, while allies captured Palermo. Now they will capture Messina one day.
Kriegsmarine was hit hard and now escapes from allied wrath.
For long time all my PPs gone into repairs and upgrades only...Soon enough we will be able to purchase new units finally.
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Soviet armies vanish from Moscow area, trying to plug holes in the north and in the south, I guess. Also all air support gone somewhere. Maybe my opponent relied heavily on bad weather...But its only october and its fair all over the map.
So it was not this hard to defeat what left from once powerful Red Army near Moscow and smoke out entrenched city defenders (only garrison it was).
Fierce campaign, unending since very start of '41 SW finally won proving one more time, that low tech troops are just not effective against better units, especially when used offencively.
In Stalingrad area we retreat - don't have time to take the city anyway and we may stuck here with half supply at SW.
Now after fall of Moscow its time to rest, repair troops and save oil.
Two allied corps killed around Cherbourgh, city will hold.
Mech corps far from eastern front reserves also heading this way (in Cologne now)
Evacuation from Lybia continues, while allies captured Palermo. Now they will capture Messina one day.
Kriegsmarine was hit hard and now escapes from allied wrath.
For long time all my PPs gone into repairs and upgrades only...Soon enough we will be able to purchase new units finally.
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Crazygunner1
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Nice job around Moscow Plaid, nice to get a win in the east like that. But be cautious, don´t underestimate Max and his ability to regroup and launch a devastating attack during the winter. You need to resupply and reinforce alot before he strikes.....if he strikes. Don´t think he will give you much rest...
Your manpower and most of all oil is very low at this time, you are in desperate need of those oilfields in the south but i wouldn´t invest to much time in capturing them if he decides to fight you for em, so late in the game that it won´t make a difference.
What is your pland for the rest of the game?
Crazyg
Your manpower and most of all oil is very low at this time, you are in desperate need of those oilfields in the south but i wouldn´t invest to much time in capturing them if he decides to fight you for em, so late in the game that it won´t make a difference.
What is your pland for the rest of the game?
Crazyg
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Crazygunner1
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Now things are quite on the east and major action shifted to the west, where british mechs captured Cherbourgh (I guess heavy air and naval support makes the job done). Weather in this zone is MUD, so little chance to smoke them out right now. Instead I repair my infantry and wait for reserves. Another fresh transport with mechs in in harbor, but current one can't live a city because of ZoCs and weather - but it can be shipped away ofcourse, but its little more PPs to pay for allies.
I am going to do with this landing what Joe proposed above, it will be cleared in early spring with some reserves provided.
In the MED on the contrary allied garrison stand still after 3 ground attacks and air/naval fire support - it was reduced only to 7 steps and now is repaired back.
Messina will hold a bit more, thanks to this unit.
Also some transports spotted near Italian mainland. Don't looks like serious landing, but who knows. I totally blocked Taranto sector, while some troops can land south of Naples.
Russia is now almost idle place - only action here was local infantry fight for Yaroslavl - the city is our now. We repair troops and send them to more troubled fronts. All what left from soviets is dozen of infantry corps and they can't be seen anywhere. They can recover ofcource, but not instantly and not fully (huge fighter repair build included, even my one hurts, and Max's one supposed to be much larger). 108 PP soviet convoy spotted entering Murmansk waypoint, so it will help them a bit.
Current plans are switch to defence everywhere until spring atleast. We need to save oil and manpower, they are quite battered after all this fighting. Also need to repair lots of units. In MED allied landing in mainland Italy should be counterattacked and crippled, when it happens. But it takes time even to deliver reserves here from Russia.
In 1943 I am going to be defencive in USSR, maybe some local operations only (Sevastopol, Stalingrad, maybe Maykop or Gorki - where will be less soviet troops to fight). But if soviets will try to attack me I will be able to punish them and start offencive myself, just like it happened right now. Goal of soviet surrender is not likely to be achieved with all this oil issues. So advance into half supply zone looks like pure waste of resources - there are little valueable cities to capture and it will be hard because of supply trouble. Also I will not be able to strategically move this units where they needed badly, if they stuck somewhere in Syberia.
Also I should have some real counterattacking power in Italy and France armed and ready - this *rail them from somewhere* feature is a bit slow, and often this units need to be repaired, not only railed.
With this oil problems I have to rely on ground units own flak mostly (focused this techs long ago, results are quite good) when facing allied airforce. Fighters will be used to escort bombers and to defend most vital resources instead. I guess one tank and couple of mechs is right size for this groups. Also I should have slightly more infantry in France (5 units aprox.) and entrench something in this forests near Cherbourgh when the city will be retaken - allies should land on clear hexes where they are easy to counterattack - not near ports which they can cut-off at once.
Ah yes, casualties screen is here.
I am going to do with this landing what Joe proposed above, it will be cleared in early spring with some reserves provided.
In the MED on the contrary allied garrison stand still after 3 ground attacks and air/naval fire support - it was reduced only to 7 steps and now is repaired back.
Messina will hold a bit more, thanks to this unit.
Also some transports spotted near Italian mainland. Don't looks like serious landing, but who knows. I totally blocked Taranto sector, while some troops can land south of Naples.
Russia is now almost idle place - only action here was local infantry fight for Yaroslavl - the city is our now. We repair troops and send them to more troubled fronts. All what left from soviets is dozen of infantry corps and they can't be seen anywhere. They can recover ofcource, but not instantly and not fully (huge fighter repair build included, even my one hurts, and Max's one supposed to be much larger). 108 PP soviet convoy spotted entering Murmansk waypoint, so it will help them a bit.
Current plans are switch to defence everywhere until spring atleast. We need to save oil and manpower, they are quite battered after all this fighting. Also need to repair lots of units. In MED allied landing in mainland Italy should be counterattacked and crippled, when it happens. But it takes time even to deliver reserves here from Russia.
In 1943 I am going to be defencive in USSR, maybe some local operations only (Sevastopol, Stalingrad, maybe Maykop or Gorki - where will be less soviet troops to fight). But if soviets will try to attack me I will be able to punish them and start offencive myself, just like it happened right now. Goal of soviet surrender is not likely to be achieved with all this oil issues. So advance into half supply zone looks like pure waste of resources - there are little valueable cities to capture and it will be hard because of supply trouble. Also I will not be able to strategically move this units where they needed badly, if they stuck somewhere in Syberia.
Also I should have some real counterattacking power in Italy and France armed and ready - this *rail them from somewhere* feature is a bit slow, and often this units need to be repaired, not only railed.
With this oil problems I have to rely on ground units own flak mostly (focused this techs long ago, results are quite good) when facing allied airforce. Fighters will be used to escort bombers and to defend most vital resources instead. I guess one tank and couple of mechs is right size for this groups. Also I should have slightly more infantry in France (5 units aprox.) and entrench something in this forests near Cherbourgh when the city will be retaken - allies should land on clear hexes where they are easy to counterattack - not near ports which they can cut-off at once.
Ah yes, casualties screen is here.
This turn started with still wierd weather combination - mud in central Europe and fair at USSR.
Some troops appeared out of FoW near Rostov. Nothing serious, if they attack here, we will defeat them.
SW didn't started yet.
In Sicily garrison finally defeated and allies ready to siege Messina. City expected to hold for 1 turn at least. Also some landings started in mainland Italy. Italian forces managed to prepare frontline and started to entrench. More german untis expected to arrive to this theater.
In France its stalemate for now, allies still sits in Cherbourgh. Also mech corps transport was torpedoed in the channel. I expect some damage back from allied air, but I guess it was worthy.
Next turn I hope to be done with air and ground unit repairs finally (have some badly damaged subs and other ships in ports, it will be longer repairs). Most of units in Russia already repaired and ready. So we will be able to purchase some new units during this winter. What do we need most? I guess some mechs and maybe fighters. Both commanders will be availiable after R&R (Guderian injured during soviet winter offencive and Rundstedt got his wound in summer fighting for Moscow) and waiting for new assignment next turn.
This turn many rail points were consumed while making frontline in Italy. Next turn points will hopefully be used for german troops redeployment.
Some troops appeared out of FoW near Rostov. Nothing serious, if they attack here, we will defeat them.
SW didn't started yet.
In Sicily garrison finally defeated and allies ready to siege Messina. City expected to hold for 1 turn at least. Also some landings started in mainland Italy. Italian forces managed to prepare frontline and started to entrench. More german untis expected to arrive to this theater.
In France its stalemate for now, allies still sits in Cherbourgh. Also mech corps transport was torpedoed in the channel. I expect some damage back from allied air, but I guess it was worthy.
Next turn I hope to be done with air and ground unit repairs finally (have some badly damaged subs and other ships in ports, it will be longer repairs). Most of units in Russia already repaired and ready. So we will be able to purchase some new units during this winter. What do we need most? I guess some mechs and maybe fighters. Both commanders will be availiable after R&R (Guderian injured during soviet winter offencive and Rundstedt got his wound in summer fighting for Moscow) and waiting for new assignment next turn.
This turn many rail points were consumed while making frontline in Italy. Next turn points will hopefully be used for german troops redeployment.
Quiet turn this time.
Only some local action in France, where british armour takes some damage. It may be destroyed next turn, thanks to my mech nearby.
In Italy more allies land, while our frontline is ready. Note some transports near Ancona, but they simple can't land because of weather.
Note german HQ near Split. Also german mech was railed from Moscow area to northern Yugoslavia (can't be seen on this picture) and will be sent to the frontline next turn. I often go defencive when allies land in Italy because...well, the terrain here is defencive itself. Don't like to attack through rough hexes.
Sometimes it leads to unexpected early Italian surrender, like in game with Zechi. Sometimes it works. Anyway we will try something offencive here once have enough good units.
In USSR soviet troops showed up in another area, near Stalingrad.
SW hit at the end of my turn, delaying any action on the east, if it will happen this winter.
German oil slowly increase, while MP is around 52% and will obviously go only straight down.
Next turn germans will get 6 level dog fight, they will have some advantage over allies for a few turns. But I think before 1944 even russians will have this same tech, so our advantage will not last forever.
Only some local action in France, where british armour takes some damage. It may be destroyed next turn, thanks to my mech nearby.
In Italy more allies land, while our frontline is ready. Note some transports near Ancona, but they simple can't land because of weather.
Note german HQ near Split. Also german mech was railed from Moscow area to northern Yugoslavia (can't be seen on this picture) and will be sent to the frontline next turn. I often go defencive when allies land in Italy because...well, the terrain here is defencive itself. Don't like to attack through rough hexes.
Sometimes it leads to unexpected early Italian surrender, like in game with Zechi. Sometimes it works. Anyway we will try something offencive here once have enough good units.
In USSR soviet troops showed up in another area, near Stalingrad.
SW hit at the end of my turn, delaying any action on the east, if it will happen this winter.
German oil slowly increase, while MP is around 52% and will obviously go only straight down.
Next turn germans will get 6 level dog fight, they will have some advantage over allies for a few turns. But I think before 1944 even russians will have this same tech, so our advantage will not last forever.
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Crazygunner1
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If you haven´t thought about it already, i suggest that you rail over a couple of tacs to Italy and maybe Europe during winter just to make sure their landings don´t hold up. Especially Italy, through them back into the Med....then they should be back in time for summer on the Russian front again.
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