Russians advance fairly late in the winter, doubt that he will reach my defense line in time to do any damage. I really hope that i tries casue then i will have a pretty good chance in taking the Russians out on the field when summer arrives. I predict that Stalingrad has 2 more turns to live....More tanks and planes produced.
I retreat to my almost fixed defense position, have also started a build up in the north. I plan to hit Moscow during next offensive. More tanks and fighters built.I make around 95 barrels of oil each turn, will have around 750-800 barrels when summer arrives. During summer i figure to spend around 200 barrels wich means minus 100 each turn. So i have enough stockpiled for next summer....
Stalingrad captured, Bryansk is in danger, thinking about bringing in reinforcements. Would be good to hold that city so i can march on Moscow without worrying about my flank. German INF there will last atleast 2 more turns, 5 in entrench and just upgraded survivability and ground attack.
Russians retreat, no furthere advance this winter i guess. Still forces outside Bryansk though.
All quite, RAF fighters have been at full research for some time now....luckily he hasn´t been able to use it that well.
Attack on Bryansk, he seems to take heavy casualties even with 2 bomber attacks. My research for infantry and radar is very good. As a matter of fact everything has been good exept fighter research...ha ha ironic.
They still hang around in Bryansk, the know the meaning of fighting...that is for sure.
Adolf Hitler visits the front and quickly rewards the courages resistance in Bryansk
Hermann Göring in picture with Adolf Hitler, though his contribution to the success is limited he is always quick to stand in the light with the Fuhrer celebrating victory.
Angle of attack in the north, small unit action closest to Leningrad. The northern group will receive reinforcements but will also split up into 2 different directions.
Army group centre will also split up into 2 directions. Recapture Stalingrad and the other up north to assist south of Moscow and take Kursk, Voronezh. Army group south smallest of the 3 will take Caucasus together with Persian units.
Couple of russian corps destroyed outside Stalingrad, closing in on all other fronts. I have exposed myself to some counter attacks but he is welcome to try....
After moving up a bomber to get better visual around Moscow defenses, i was quite surprized to find it almost unprotected. Moscow should fall pretty easy....
Still quite and no aditional landings spotted...
Counter attack near Stalingrad almost destroyed 1 tank. Thommo was also kind to move almost all units breaking their entrenchment.
With only half support of Luftwaffe the germans mount up a staggering total 11 corps destroyed this turn and several damaged. The others in full retreat or in a bad position.
In the north Moscow should fall next turn, there doesn´t seem to be that much more units than this....
Russians continue to retreat on all fronts exept around Moscow where a small force surounds 2 german units.
Another 11 russian corps destroyed and 4 more encircled around moscow. This is surely the end of the Red army....there can´t be much left. Moscow taken....expected counter attacks soon though.
My tigers and Panther tanks simply crush all opposition and steem onwards to their goals....
The panther has proven itself to be an awesome weapon with it´s formidable long barrel and fast enough to catch up to retreating enemies.
Seen here in action just outside Orel. In 1 1/2 month during summer campaign 43 the germans have completely destroyed the entire Red army. The rest is in bad shape or retreating....
This is worked on the first winter but didnt realized your growing forces on the 2nd, i should keep my forces back, but that ammount of oil and armor tech u had i had no chance no matter how much i wait.
I can see why there wasn´t any use figthing on. Later thommo told me he had 2 corps left.
Caucasus would have untoubtably fallen. Even more oil to support my troops.
If Thommo would have kept fighting i had plans to invade England, transfer half the luftwaffe with 4-5 tanks and a couple of mechs to cross the channel. Already in progress this plan. Cv would have been built and in 44 US would have been threatened.
This area was very quite after the fall of Finland.
Germany´s strenght in this game has been very good. I had around 91% mapower all the game. That´s why it is so dangerous to allow any oilfields to the Axis.
More than 1/3 of all axis ground units the allies where facing was a tank at the end. Upgraded, state of the art and high organisation fighting machine.
German science was very weak in fighter compare to the allies but i managed to keep up anyway. All other areas was really good including organisation early in the game.
The plan to have a grand italian fleet was not realistic. Even though italians would have good research their organisation would not keep up with the allies. So the italian surface fleet had to stay in port most of the time. I think this might be a good plan if Axis captured England and can keep airsuperiority.