Never Ending Game... Campaign Log 43 East Manstein diff complete

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9] Kremenchug

This is a basically a defensive scenario with lots of armor units to be used. It starts with German local counter attacks, so to destroy the heavy artillery approaching our positions from the north bank of the Dnieper River. Also, involves lots of landings through a lake of the river located on the west of the map. After the destruction of artilleries, you fall back forming up a defensive line of armor backed up by artillery, enjoy.

Scenario info:
26 September 1943
Turns 18
DV prestige 2000
Prestige per turn 100
First side axis
Weather probability of clouds 10% rain 12%
AI experience: 200 (2 stars)
Auxiliary units: one Wehr reserve, one Pak 38

Among the core units deployed:
8 infantry (2 Fallschirmjägers)
9 Tiger I
1 StuG IIIG
11 artillery pieces
4 Anti-air: 88 x2, mobile flak x2
Airforce: 6 fighters, 2 Stukas, 2 Level Bombers
2 recon involved in defending the landings
Ending soft cup 66%

For any questions, feel free to ask.
Thanks

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10] Kiev 43

Finally, we arrived at the last scenario of this campaign which is being played at Manstein difficulty. Kiev 43 is the end of GC 43.
If you like playing defense this is your map, lots of obstacles like the Dnieper River, lots of forest, the Kiev city hexes, bridge crossings etc. Of course the allied side has the initiative and starts first. Hopefully by now all your units have acquired lots of experience being 3 stars. So, situation is under control, although Soviet units have three stars exp. also. To make things more challenging heavy enemy armor like IS-1, ISU 152, T43/43 are plenty.

Scenario info:
16 November 1943
Turns 22
DV prestige 1000
Prestige per turn 100
First side SU
Weather probability of clouds 25% rain 8%, snow 0%
AI experience: …. 300 (3 stars)
Auxiliary units: a lot but majority of them eliminated during turn 1

Among the core units deployed:
10 infantry (Fallschirmjägers one)
7 tanks: all Tiger I
1 Elephant
14 artillery pieces
Anti-air: 88 x2, mobile flak x2
Airforce: 2 fighters, 2 Stukas, 2 HS 129, 2 level bombers
Opening soft cup 75%

In case of the ultimate settings, with the right strategy a DV can be achieved by turn 17.

For any questions, feel free to ask.
Thank you all for following this playthrough; currently I am taking a break from GC operations. This log will continue possibly at a later time.

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