Slitherine

Dunkirk
Prestige after replacements and Overstrength 19339
Brought 4 inf including +1 attack hero for SE inf, 3 tanks including +2 def hero for SE Pz3F, 2 Strat Bombers, 3 Fighters inc Heinrich Bar, 1 fighter bomber, 2 AT units, 2 AA units, 6 artys, 1 recon

Day 1 Sunny
Pressuring Saint-Folquin
Destroyed inf.
Day 1 ai CA Fighter hit arty -1, Panhard ambushed on Canal de la Basse Colme by AT backed by arty -8 them 0 me, H35 ambushed by SE Pz3F backed by arty -6 them 0 me

Day 2 Sunny
Took Saint-Folquin and pressuring Bierne
Destroyed Hurricane, Cavalry, arty, inf, Panhard, H35, and Dingo
Day 2 ai CA Bomber and CharB attacked recon -4 me, Hotchkiss hit my Fallschimjager -4 me -2 them, Souma ambushed by SE Pz3F backed by 2 arty's -5 them

Day 3 Sunny
Pressuring Vinkem
Destroyed 2 transports, bomber, Souma, H35, Char B, and train
AA unit awarded +2 attack hero
Day 3 ai CA Spitfire hit Ju88 -3, inf hit arty -6 me -1 them

Day 4 Sunny
Took Vinkem and Bierne
Destroyed 2 R35s, transport, Cavalry in Vinkem, train, Cruiser, inf in Bierne
Bought 4 reg rep for green Fallschimjager
Day 4 and 5 ai CA nNothing of real consequence. Just minor skirmishes against aux units.

Day 5 Sunny
Took Wormtrout and airfield
Destroyed 2 destroyers, Matilda 1, AA unit

Day 6 Sunny
Pressuring Hondschoote
Destroyed 2 trains, transport, light cruiser, Cruiser, Matilda 2
Day 6 ai CA Destroyers got my submarine and their Cruiser hit my Sturmpanzer -3 me -1 them and that act awarded him their Iron Cross 2nd Class.

Day 7 Cloudy
Took Grand Fort Philippe and Hondschoote and pressuring Bergues
Destroyed 2 Cruisers, Fort in Grand Fort Philippe and inf in Hond schoote
Day 7 ai CA 1 fighter attacked my aux bomber -6, fighter attacked my fighter bomber -5 me 0 them Fort attacked my Fallschimjager backed by arty -6 me -4 them

Day 8 Sunny
Took Bergues
Destroyed Spitfire, 2 transports, 2 destroyers, Inf, and cavalry in Bergues

Decisive Victory!! What!?! Too Quick
I wanted to do more and get that captured Matilda 2 unit. Oh well, I destroyed too many units too quickly.

Wasn't able to see final prestige.
Next Reims

If you save your replays, you can see your ending prestige.

Thanks for the advice. I have saved Replays of my mp games never thought about doing it for my computer games.

Reims after replacements and overstrength 20525
Brought 3 Tac Bombers, 1 Fighter Bomber, 3 Fighters including Heinrich Bar, 2 AT, 2 AA including my +1 range hero, 1 recon, 6 artys, 4 tanks including my +2 Def Hero SE Pz3F and Albert Kirscher, 5 inf including +1 Def Reg Inf and +1 Attack SE Inf.

Day 1 Sunny
Took Laon, pressuring Chaumont-Porcien and Signy-lAlbaye
Destroyed inf in Laon and Chaumont-Porcien and Signy-lAlbaye, arty, AT unit
Day 1 ai CA Surprised Potez bomber -7 AA attacked fighter -1

Day 2 Rain Yuck
Took Chaumont-Porcien and Signy-lAlbaye, and Sissonne
Destroyed 1 AA unit and inf in Sissonne
Day 2 ai CA nothing

Day 3 Sunny
Pressuring Le Chesne and took Northern Rethel
Destroyed Bomber
Day 3 ai CA Fighter attacked recon -3 me -2 them. Tank attacked aux Bridge unit backed by arty -2 them 0 me

Day 4 Sunny
Took the rest of Rethel and airfield, Le Chesne, Chateau Porcien, and Corbeny as well as pressuring Attigny
Destroyed 2 Fighters, arty in Rethel, Destroyed AA unit and 2 AT units in Attigny and Corbeny and Chateau Porcien respectively, inf in Le Chesne
Bomber was awarded movement Hero +1, bought 1 reg rep for recon
Day 4 ai CA Char B1-b and Cavalry -4 hit my aux bridge Engineer for -5

Day 5 Sunny
Pressuring Neufchateland Berry-au-Bac
Bought 1 reg rep for Fallschimjager, 5 reg rep for aux Bridge unit
Destroyed Cavalry and H35
Day 5 ai CA Colonel Jacques destroyed my aux Bridge Unit -10 (one Shotted it) Yikes!
Bomber surprised by AA unit -5, Fighter hit by AA unit -2

Day 6 Sunny
Took Atigny and retreated with recon, also pushed R-35 and took Berry-au-Bac
Destroyed AT, Fighter, Bomber, Panhard, Cavalry, Destroyed art near Berry-au-Bac
Day 6 ai CA Hotchkiss hit arty -4, Char-B1 and French inf -4 hit my SE Pz3f with +2 def for -3, Colonel Jean Jacques hit my AT -1 me -3 them
They retook Le Chesne and Attigny

Day 7 Sunny
Retook Le Chesne and pressuring Brane and Took Neufchatel
Destroyed Fighter, Colonel Jean Jacques, R35, inf in Neufchatel and in Brane
Day 7 ai CA Char-B1 attacked recon backed by arty -1 both, Char-B1 attacked Albert Kerscher 0 me -5 them H35 hit Sturmpanzer arty backed by another arty -3 them -4 me, AA hit bomber -1

Day 8 Sunny
Took Brane and pressuring Bazan Court
Destroyed Hotchkiss and Char-B1
SE Pz3f awarded Iron Cross 2nd Class, bought 1 elite repfor recon and 2 elite for SE Pz3f +2 def in order to preserve experience
Day 8 ai CA AA hit Bomber -4 Nuts, Panhard hit arty backed by arty -3 me -4 them
Char-B1 hit Sturmpanzer backed by arty -1 me, inf attacked my 8.8 as AT -5 them -1 me

Day 9 Sunny
Took Fismes
Destroyed Char-B1 and Panhard and arty
Day 9 ai CA Cavalry, Char-B1, Souma attacked my Fallschimjager Destroyed I just cannot seem to keep a 2nd one of these things alive. Nuts

Day 10 Cloudy
Retook Attigny, took Bazancourt, and pressuring Witry-les-Reims
Destroyed Chasseurs in Bazencourt and AT in Witry-les-Reims, AA unit, R35
Brought a 4th Bomber
Day 10 ai CA 3 inf attacked my AT unit and now I only have 6 left, Char-B1 retook Rethel

Day 11 Sunny
Starting to pressure Reims
Destroyed 3 inf and AA in airfield
Day 11 ai CA Souma hit arty -5 , Fort hit Pz3F -2 both, Cavalry retook Bazencourt

Day 12 Sunny
Took Vouziers, retook Rethel, and pressuring Monthois
Destroyed 2 Cavalry and Char-B1
Day 12 ai CA AA hit my fighter -1

Day 13 Sunny
Took airfield next to Monthios and retook Bazancourt
Destroyed AA unit, Souma, AT unit
Day 13 through 20 ai CA nothing except Day 17 AA hit my Bomber for -2

Day 14 Sunny
Took Monthios
Destroyed inf in Monthois, Fort, and AA unit

Day 15 Sunny
Took Auberive and All of Reims and airfield's, pressuring Mourmelon-le-Grand and Suppes
Destroyed Engineerin Reims, arty and AT near Mourmelon-le-Grand

Day 16 Cloudy
Took Marmelon-le-Grand because I destroyed the AT unit in there

Day 17 Sunny
Took Suppes and pressuring Fere-en-Tardenos
Destroyed Engineer in Suppes

Day 18 Cloudy
Destroyed 2 AA units, artillery
Awarded Char-B1

Day 19 Sunny
Still whooping up on Panhard in Fere-en-Tardenos

Day 20 rain
Destroyed Panhard and took Fere-en-Tardenos

Decisive Victory 22810 prestige
Next Dijon

goose_2 wrote:Day 9 Sunny
Took Fismes
Destroyed Char-B1 and Panhard and arty
Day 9 ai CA Cavalry, Char-B1, Souma attacked my Fallschimjager Destroyed I just cannot seem to keep a 2nd one of these things alive. Nuts

Yeah Fallschirmjager vs tanks usually doesn't end very well. If you drop them too far behind enemy lines & don't have a plan to get help to them quickly, that's a guarantee. And mind you, this is still 1940. You don't stand any chance at all against the Russian tanks down the road.

My paratroopers usually have a short and unsuccessful career too.

The exceptions are Norway where the bad weather protects the transports from fighters, the Hague in 1940 if they all cluster round the field gun, in the 1941 Greece scenario where a strategic bomber and a para unit are good for taking Keramoti early on, and in Minsk 41 where the paras capture airfields so that the recon bombers can refuel.

I have had some limited success by dropping them immediately behind enemy lines during the initial attack but I'd usually be better off with an extra 105 field gun and some pioneers.

captainjack wrote:My paratroopers usually have a short and unsuccessful career too.

Indeed. Once you get past the first few Barbarossa scenarios, there's really not going to be any survivable AND useful opportunities for you to drop them IMO. That said, there's nothing at that point preventing you from switching them over to a Pioneer or Grenadier unit. You'll carry over any experience & heroes you've accumulated.

I appreciate the feedback and interest in this thread. I am getting pretty set with my core units and will soon be concentrating on just building up the experience of the units I have rather than building up green units. (Still trying to build a few more diverse inf units and fighters, we shall see.)

Dijon
Prestige after replacements and overstrength 21882
Bought 1 new fighter
Brought 2 tac bombers, 1 fighter bomber, 3 fighters, 1 strat bomber, 6 artys, 2 AT units, 2 AA units including +1 range hero, 1 recon, 5 tanks including Albert Kerscher and +2 def SE Pz3F, 4 inf. including +1 def hero and +1 attack SE hero

Day 1 Sunny
Took Troyes
Destroyed Panhard, inf in Troyes, and 2 AT units
Day 1 ai CA Bomber hit Pionier unit -1, Cavalry came and hit AT unit -1 me -3 them

Day 2 Sunny
Took Toul, pressuring Chaumont, Sens, and Nancy
AA unit awarded Iron Cross 2nd Class
Destroyed cavalry, fighter, inf in Chaumont
Day 2 ai CA nothing

Day 3 Sunny
Took Sens, Joigny, Saint-Florentin, and Chaumont, also pressuring Auxerre
Destroyed Cavalry, AT in Saint-Florentin
Day 3 ai CA Cavalry retook Toul

Day 4 Sunny
Retook Toul
Destroyed Cavalry in Toul, AT unit, Souma in Nancy, inf in Auxerre
Bought 1 reg rep for Char B-1
Day 4 ai CA Arty hit Albert Kerscher -1

Day 5 Sunny
Took all of Nancy and airfield, and pressuring Epinall and part of Auxerre
Bomber awarded +1 def hero
Destroyed arty and Cavalry in Nancy, AA unit
Day 5 ai CA Souma attacked Albert Kerscher he has 6 left and they have 7

Day 6 Sunny
Took Epinal and airfield as well as finished taking Auxerre, as well as pressuring Luxeuil-les-Bains and Chatillon-sur-Seine
Destroyed inf in Epinal, AT unit
Day 6 and 7 ai CA nothing

Day 7 Sunny
Took airfield next to Auxere, took Luxeuil-les-Bains and Vesoul
Destroyed AA unit, R35, inf in Luxeuil-les-Bains
Bought 4 reg rep for Albert Kerscher

Day 8 Rain Nuts
Took Avallon, Chatillon-sur-Seine, Langres
Destroyed inf in Avallon, AT unit, Panhard in Chatillon-sur-Seine, AT in Langres
Day 8 ai CA 2 cavalry ambushed by Char B-1 -1 me -7 them , Sturmpanzer -4 me 0 them

Day 9 Sunny
Destroyed Cavalry and Chasseurs
Day 9 ai CA AA unit hit JU88 -2, arty hit AT -2

Day 10 Cloudy
Destroyed Cavalry and Hotchkiss
Day 10 ai CA arty hit AT -1, AA hit fighter bomber -1

Day 11 Sunny
Took airfield near Dijon so pressuring Dijon
Destroyed AA in airfield and Cavalry
Day 11 ai CA arty hit SE Pz3F -1, Chasseurs tried attacking AT in hills but it is backed by arty -6 them 0 me

Day 12 Sunny
Took Nevers pressuring Besancon
Destroyed Char B-1, arty in Dijon and in Besancon
Day 12-15 ai CA nothing

Day 13 Cloudy
Took all of Dijon and all of Besancon as well as Beaunne
Destroyed Engineer in Dijon

Day 14 Sunny
Took Southern most airport
Bomber awarded a +1 def hero (Seriously 2 bomber defense heros awarded in one battle. I am getting screwed for my random heros, I just cannot wait to get all of those useless spotting heros on my artys.)
Destroyed 22 AA units and arty

Day 15 Sunny
Pressuring Chalon-sur-Saone and Moulins
Sturmpanzer awarded Iron Cross 2nd class
Destroyed 2 AT units, 2 artys, and 2 AA units

Day 16 Cloudy
Took Chalon-Sur-Saone and pressuring Bourg-en-Bresse
Destroyed Chasseurs in Chalon-sur-Saone and Renault
Day 16 ai CA AT hit recon -1

Day 17 Cloudy
Took Moulins
Destroyed Engineer in Moulins and AT unit
Day 17 ai CA Chasseurs hit AT -1 me -3 them

Day 18 Sunny
Took Bourg-en-Bresse
Destroyed Chasseurs in Bourg-en-Bresse
Awarded Captured Char B-1

Decisive Victory 23770 in Prestige

Next time the last mission in the 1940 campaign The Maginot Line

Maginot Line
Prestige after replacements and overstrength 23035
Bought 2 green Fallschimjager and 1 green Grenadier in Sdkf transport
Brought 7 inf including +2 Def Fallschimjager and +1 attack SE inf, 5 tanks including +1 and +2 def SE Pz3f heros, 6 artys, 1 aa, 2 AT, 2 strat bombers, 3 fighters, 1 tac bomber, 1 fighter bomber

Day 1 Sunny
Pressuring Bouzonville and Verdun, Took Luneville and Pont-a-Mousson
Destroyed inf in Bouzonville and Luneville, AT unit, and AT unit in Pont-a-Mousson
Day 1 ai CA Artillery and Strongpoint hit Souma 6 left , Strongpoint attacked aux inf 6 left.

Day 2 Sunny
Took Verdun and Dieuze, also pressuring Thionville and Saint-Marie-aux-Chenes
Destroyed inf entrenched, Renault R35, inf in Thionville and inf in Dieuze
Bought 4 reg rep for aux inf and 4 elite rep for Souma to save experience
Day 2 ai CA New Fallschimjager was destroyed Ack! I should listen to my feedback and suspend trying to purchase these units. Various other artillery and Forts hitting various units for -1 or -2, but nothing else major.

Day 3 Sunny
Took Bouzonville and Fort Objective as well as pressuring Metz
Bought replacement Fallschimjager (ok one more time)
Destroyed AT unit, inf moved into Bounville, AT in Saint-Marie-aux-Chenes, 2 Strongpoints, arty in Metz, inf, Hotchkiss H39, AT unit
Day 3 ai CA R35 hit elite Fallschimjager both with -3, Big Forts are continuing to pummel my units severely, some of the biggest being green Fallschimjager -7, arty -4, Elite Grenadier -5, aux Pionier -8. Geez! I need to take these guys out.

Day 4 Cloudy
Took 2 Fort Objectives and Saint-Marie-aux-Chenes
Destroyed inf entrenched, R35, and Strongpoint
Day 4 ai CA again several Forts taking pot shots the biggest one being AT unit for -3

Day 5 Sunny
Took 2 more Fort objectives
Destroyed 4 Strongpoints, inf, and R35
Bought 1 elite rep for elite Fallschimjager, 8 reg rep for aux Pionier unir, 7 reg rep for green Fallschimjager, 4 reg rep for aux inf, 5 Elite rep for Grendadier, 3 elite rep for AT unit
Day 5 ai CA Forts are continuing to piss me off, they hit my arty for -5 and green Fallschimjager again for -7, Char B-1 -2, Pioniere -2

Day 6 Sunny
Took 2 Fort objectives
Destroyed inf, Strongpoint, and 3 Forts
Day 6 ai CA Forts My AT has been reduced to 3 left, Elite Grenadier is hit for a -3, and a Panhard has hit aux Pioniere for 4 left

Day 7 Sunny
Took 4 Fort objectives as well as Faulquemont objective
Destroyed Panhard, 3 inf, Cavalry
Bought 2 reg rep for aux inf. retreated 3 strength AT unit, bought 6 reg rep for Pioniere unit
Day 7 ai CA Forts hit Souma for -3, SE pz3f -1, and Strongpoint killed aux inf

Day 8 sunny
Pressuring Metz
Bought 7 reg rep for green Fallschimjager
Destroyed arty, Cavalry, Fortification, entrenched inf, and AT in Metz
Day 8 ai CA Fort hit green Fallschimjager -1, SE Pz3F 4 left now Yikes! AA hits fighter -2, and there are now a bunch of reinforcements near Saverne

Day 9 Sunny
Pressuring Virton and Saverne and took fortification as well as Metz
Retreated SE Pz3F, bought 3 reg rep for Pioniere unit
Destroyed Strongpoint, AT unit, AA unit, and Fort in Metz
Day 9 ai CA Enemy tried in vain to hit multiple units, but only one hit happened with SE Char B-1 attacking SE Pz3f -1 me -3 them

Day 10 Sunny
Took Virton, and Surrebourg, and 2 Fort objectives, as well as the rest of Metz including the airfield
Destroyed Souma, strongpoint, inf in Metz, and H39
Day 10 ai CA 2 attacks that matter Fort hit Sturmpanzer -2, Souma hit my green Grenadier and I now have 3 left

Day 11 Cloudy
Took Fortification
Destroyed Fort in Longuyon, Char B-1, arty, and inf.
Day 11 ai CA Souma hit green grenadier -1

Day 12 Sunny
Bought 5 reg rep for Green Grenadier
Destroyed Souma
Day 12 ai CA Panhard hit green grenadier -2 Really?

Day 13 Sunny
Destroyed Panhard, and entrenched French inf.
Day 13 ai CA nothing for the remainder of the battle

Day 14 Rainy
Took Saverne
Destroyed inf in Saverne too

Day 15 Sunny
Took Longuyon as well as destroyed 2 entrenched inf

Decisive Victory
Prestige 24374
Next time the army I am taking into Campaign 1941

As some suggestions, instead of buying new paratroops, you may want to look into upgrading another infantry unit with a defense hero. The experience will be a help. Lastly, you can overstrength them to improve their survival chances if you're not already. Good luck!

You are really totally crazy for a Lutherian, dear friend What a report. veru accurate, as usual

Thanks for the feedback and suggestions.
Hollowlolo, long time no talk, I am honored to be your first post.

This is what I am starting Campaign 1941 with

13 total inf
3 green in with no stars including 2 Paratroopers and 1 Grenadier
1 1 star inf def +1 hero
9 2 star including +1 def hero, +1 spotting hero, +2 def hero, Oleh Dir, my 3 pioniere units with +1 initiative and 2 with +3 attack heros, +1 attack se inf

9 tanks
3 captured French tanks only the Souma with 2 stars and none have heros
2 SE Pz3f tanks with +1 and +2 def heros, Albert Kirscher in Pz4d, as well as +3 attack Pz4d, +2 def and +1 attack Pz3F's

1 2 star recon without a hero

2 2 star AT units without a hero

12 artys
4 with 3 stars, 7 with 2 stars, and 1 1 star arty none with heros

3 AA units
All with 2 stars, 1 with +1 range hero, and 1 with +2 attack hero, and 1 with no hero

6 Fighters
Heinrich Bar with 1 star, 1 with 3 stars, 4 with 2 stars one with a +2 attack and 1 with +1 spotting hero

4 tac bombers 3 with 3 stars and 1 with 2 stars, 1 with +1 movement hero, and 2 with +1 def heros, 1 with no hero

3 Fighter Bombers
Rudel tac bomber no stars, Helmut Lent with 1 star, 1 with 2 stars and no hero

2 Strat Bombers both with 2 stars

I think this is enough units and may only buy a few new ones going forward otherwise I am think I am going to concentrate on building the experience up of the units I have and moving forward with getting more experience.
I want a Decisive Victory for all scenarios in 1941, but know that some of the later scenarios can be quite difficult.
I will give it my best shot and will be trying some scenarios blind as I have not played them the first time I played through before my computer pooped on me.

Next time will be Operation Punishment in Belgrade

Belgrade (Operation Punishment)
Prestige after replacements overstrength and upgrades 23675
Upgraded all Pz3F's to Pz3H's, Pz4d's to Pz4E's, 1 bomber to JU87R and one Fighter Bomber to BF110D, 3 fighters to Bf109f's

Brought 6 inf including +1 att SE Inf, 6 tanks incl Albert Kirscher as well as +1 and +2 def SE Pz3H's, 1 AA, 1 recon, 2 AT, 6 artys, 3 Fighters, 1 Tac Bomber, 1 Fighter Bomber, 2 Strat Bomber

Day 1 Sunny
Pressured Kikinda, Toba, Vrsac
Destroyed 2 inf, Fighter, Cavalry, inf in Vrsac, and AT in Toba
Day 1 ai CA Fighter hit Char B1 -1, fighter hit JU88 -2, T-26 hit aux Souma -2 me -1 them

Day 2 Cloudy
Took Becej with Fallschimjager, Toba, Vrsac along with corresponding airfield
Destroyed 2 Fighters, inf, arty, T-26, AT, and AA unit
Artillery awarded a +1 attack hero
Day 2 ai CA Cavalry hit 1 Fallschimjager on river -2, Fallschimjager in Becej hit by Cavalry for -6 ok AA unit hit fighter for -2

Day 3 Sunny
Pressuring Zrenjanin, Vladimirovac, and took Kikinda
+2 reg rep for both green paratroopers
Destroyed inf in kikinda, reg inf, Cavalry, and arty in Vladimirovac
Day 3 ai CA Captain Zunjec and Fighter hit arty -4, Cavalry hit green Fallschimjager in Becej -2

Day 4 Sunny
Took airfield near Toba, Zrenjanin and corresponding airfield, also pressuring Zabalj, Durakovo-Popovac, and Pancevo
Destroyed Captain Zunjec, AA in airfield, 2 Cavalry, AT unit, inf in Zrenjanin, AA in Vladinirovac
Bought 6 reg rep for Green Fallschimjager, bought 1 reg rep for Albert Kerscher
Day 4 ai CA nothing

Day 5 Sunny
Pressuring Opovo and airfield next to Zabalj
Destroyed arty, inf, T-26, inf in Zabalj
Bf110D Fighter Bomber +1 attack hero
Day 5 ai CA inf attacked AT -3 me -1 them

Day 6 Sunny
Took Zabalj and Vladimirovac and pressured Novi Sad
Destroyed 2 Cavalry, AT in Novi Sad, 3 inf, AT
Day 6, 7, and 8 ai CA nothing

Day 7 Sunny
Took Novi Sad, Ruma, and Opovo
Destroyed inf, Cavalry, and AT unit

Day 8 Sunny
Took Smederevo and Pancevo as well as pressuring part of Belgrade
Destroyed Cavalry in Smederevo and AT unit

Day 9 Cloudy
Pressuring rest of Belgrade
Destroyed arty in Belgrade
Day 9 ai CA AA hit fighter bomber -1
Romanian Officer hit by Yugoslav inf -6 me -2 them

Day 10 Sunny
Took most of Belgrade
Destroyed AT unit, arty in Belgrade, AA in Belgrade
Day 10 ai CA Cavalry destroyed my Romanian Officer

Day 11 Cloudy
Took rest of Belgrade
Destroyed 3 Cavalry, inf, Colonel Mikailovic
Day 11 and 12 ai CA nothing

Day 12 Sunny
Pressuring Obrenovac
My 3rd Pioniere unit awarded attack hero +3 , so now that makes 2 total Pioniere units with +3 attack hero's
Destroyed AT unit and arty

Day 13 Sunny
Took Obrenovac
Destroyed AT unit, arty, inf in Obrenovac, and 2 AA units

Decisive Victory 25033
Next on to Metaxas Line

Metaxas Line
Prestige after replacements and overstrength 24761
Brought 7 inf including all green units and 2 Gerbisjager hero's Olen Dir and +1 def as well as +1 att SE inf, 5 tanks including 3 French tanks and +1 and +2 Def SE Pz3H, 8 artys, 1 recon, 2 AT units, 1 AA unit, 3 fighters, 2 tac bombers, and 1 new Strat Bomber.
I bought 1 tac Bomber, 1 Strat Bomber, and 1 new fighter.

Day 1 Sunny
Took Paranesti, Kato, Nevrokopi, and Bogdanci, as well as pressuring Kerkini.
Destroyed inf in Kato and Nevrokopi, Valentine 2, 2 cavalry, and Bomber
Oleh Dir awarded Iron Cross 1st class, Tac Bomber awarded Attack hero +1
Day 1 ai CA Arty's and Bombers took some minimal damage to my units -1 at most. Only one great assault The Inf in Nikiforos came out and hit my aux cavalry for -8 me -4 them

Day 2 Sunny
Took Kerkini
Destroyed Hurricane, inf out of Nikiforos, AT unit, arty unit, and entrenched inf.
Bought 8 reg rep for aux cavalry, 1 reg rep for green Grenadier unit
Day 2 ai CA Fort and Valentine destroyed aux Cavalry, AA hit Strat bomber, other various attacks with little to no effect.

Day 3 Sunny
Took Nikiforos and pressuring Polykastro
Destroyed 2 Valentine 2, and entrenched inf, and arty unit.
Day 3 ai CA inf attacked aux Cavalry -4 me -1 them, AA hit my fighter -1

Day 4 Sunny
Took Polykastro, Strymoniko, and Fort Objective also took Galikos with recon and backed it out.
Destroyed 2 Strongpoints, inf in Polykastro, 2 Cavalry, 1 Reg Inf, and Dingo
Bought +2 and +4 reg rep for aux inf.
Day 4 ai CA Fort crushed aux inf for -4, Valentine 2 retook Galikos.

Day 5 Sunny
Took Fort Objective, and airfield near Sachos, as well as retook Galikos, and pressuring Serrai
Destroyed 2 AA units, arty, Valentine 2 in Galikos and AA in Sanchos, as well as reg Inf.
Bought 3 reg rep for aux Cavalry, as well as +7 reg rep for aux inf.
Day 5 ai CA 2 tanks and 1 Cavalry attacked my Recon 3 left
Fort blasted AT for -2, Cavalry and Valentine 2 attacked aux inf now I have 2 left
Bomber hit arty for -3

Day 6 Sunny
Took Fort Objective and Sachos as well as pressuring Kavala
Destroyed Valentine 2, 2 Cavalry, Fort, Cruiser, and AT unit
Fighter awarded Iron Cross 2nd Class and bought 8 reg rep for aux inf
Day 6 ai CA AA hit Bomber -1, arty and inf hit Cavalry 1 left, Strongpoint attacked aux inf 4 left, Tank and cavalry attacked aux inf 3 left Matilda 1 attacked SE inf -2 me - 1 them

Day 7 Sunny
Took Agios Athanasios, Nea Zichini, and all of Serrai, as well as pressuring Thessalonika
Destroyed Valentine 2, Matilda 1, inf in Agios Athanasios as well as 2 inf in both parts of Serrai and AA unit
Bought 4 reg rep for aux inf
Day 7 ai CA Arty and Strongpoint attacked aux inf and left it with 3 left

Day 8 Sunny
Pressuring Apollonia and took Fort Objective.
Destroyed Cavalry and Strongpoint
Day 8 ai CA arty and 13 strength British inf hit my +1 def Gerbisjager backed by arty -4 me

Day 9 Cloudy
Took Kavala, by destroying arty, inf and AA in and around Kavala.
Day 9 -12 ai CA Nothing

Day 10 Rain
Took Top of Thessalonika and corresponding airfield.
Destroyed inf in the top of Thessalonika.
Day 11 Sunny
Destroyed Vickers as well as inf in main part of Thessalonika.
Day 12 Rainy
Took Main part of Thessalonika, destroyed another Vickers and arty
Day 13 Cloudy
Took Keramoti and Apollonia
Destroyed inf in Keramoti as well as inf in Apollonia, HW inf, and Cavalry

Decisive Victory 26259

Next Crete Airborne

Now, how did I just know that you'd select Crete airborne?

Crete Airborne (1st time)
I tried the Naval assault last time and believe that was the more difficult scenario, although each is tricky, from what I remember.

Prestige after replacements and overstrength. 27143
I was awarded an SE Gerbisjager but sold him because I am waiting for something better.
Took Helmut Lent, Fighter Bomber, 4 fighters including +2 attack hero, 3 Strat Bombers, all 3 Fallschimjager's including +2 def hero, 7 additional inf. including +1 def hero, +1 spotting hero, 2 +3 attack Pioniere heros and +1 SE inf hero, all 3 French tanks, +1 and +2 def hero for SE Pz3H, 6 artys, and 1 tac bomber.

Day 1 Sunny
Took Krousonas, pressuring Galatos, Mousouroi, Gazi, Arkadi, and Rethimnon
Destroyed Valentine, AA unit, and New Zealand Inf
Day 1 ai CA Arty hit Pioniere -1, Bombers hit artys -1 -4 each, 2 infs hit arty backed by arty -6 total, Destroyer was destroyed, inf hit a dif arty backed by arty -4 Bad round

Day 2 Sunny
Took Arkadi, pressuring Geropotamos and Khania
Destroyed 2 Destroyers, inf in Arkadi, 1 British Inf, 1 New Zealand inf
Added 1 reg rep for aux paratrooper.
Grenadier awarded +1 attack hero.
Day 2 ai CA Bomber hit arty -2 I now only have 4 left... , Cruiser and inf hit another arty -6 only have 1 left... , 2 inf attacked aux Fallschimjager 1 left , Cruiser destroyed another destroyer

Day 3 Sunny
Took Geropotamos, Mousouroi, and Khania
Destroyed AT, British Inf, Artillery, 2 New Zealand Inf, AA unit in Khania, and Australian Inf.
Bought 3, 1, 9, and 4 reg rep for various artillery. , 1 reg rep for core Fallschimjager
SE inf awarded Knights Cross for 800 kills, (This must be the threshold for 2nd hero, now I will look forward to earning my first)
Day 3 ai CA 3 Cruisers hit my arty -4, now have 4 left, 2 inf hit aux Fallshimjager and wiped him out.
Inf retook Krousonas

Day 4 Sunny
Took Gelatos, and pressuring Lampi, Rethimnon, Gazi, and Aknotiri
Destroyed another destroyer, Cruiser, Strat Bomber, tac Bomber, inf in Gelatos, 2 British inf, inf in Rethimnon.
Bought 2 reg rep for aux Fallschimjager, and 6 reg rep for artillery
Artillery awarded Iron Cross 2nd Class
Day 4 ai CA British inf hit core Fallschimjager -6 , inf hit arty backed by arty -1, AA hit fighter -2

Day 5 Sunny
Took Nikiforos Fokas, Rethimnon, Akrotiri, and retook Krousonas, as well as pressuring Souda
Destroyed arty, Cruiser in Arotiri, British inf,
Bought 6 reg rep for Core Fallschimjager
SE inf got his 50th inf kill and received corresponding Steam Achievement
Day 5 ai CA Enemy tried and failed on every front

Day 6 Sunny
Took Lampi, Gazi, as well as pressuring Heraklion and Georgioupoli
Destroyed Destroyed with Ju88 who was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class, Inf in Souda, and Inf in Gazi
Day 6 ai CA Destroyer destroyed, Matilda 2 hit Pz3h and both lost 3

Day 7 Sunny
Took airfield next to Fres, and pressuring Fres as well as Sfakia
Destroyed Cruiser and Char B-1 awarded Iron Cross 2nd Class
Day 7 ai CA Inf destroyed aux Fallschimjager

Day 8 Sunny
Took Sfakia, as well as all of Heraklion and it's corresponding airfield, along with pressuring Ormos Soudas
Destroyed 2 Australian inf, AA unit, HW inf, and Matilda 2
Day 8 ai CA Everybody tried attacking and eliminating my green Grenadier unit and he was reduced to 1 strength, Whew that was close, saved by the skin of my teeth and a little luck with the random number generator. (I got too cocky with him)

Day 9 Sunny
Took Fres
Retreated my Grenadier
Destroyed General Freyburg, and 2 inf
Day 9 ai CA Nothing really

Day 10 Sunny
Took Ormos Soudas, Georgioupoli, and Souda
Destroyed 2 Greek Cavalry, Greek inf, and Australian Inf.

Decisive Victory 28268 Prestige

Next Round Minsk (Finally into Russia)

Minsk
Prestige after replacements, overstrength, and upgrades 29452
Upgraded all Pz 4e's to Pz4f's
Taking Recon Rudel, of course, 3 Fallschimjager including +2 def hero, 5 additional infantry including +1 attack SE inf, +1 attack Grenadier, +1 def inf, +1 Initiative Pioniere, 5 tanks including 3 French Tanks, and +1 and +2 Def hero for SE Pz3H, 7 artillery, 2 AA units including +1 attack hero, 2 AT, 3 fighters, 2 tac Bombers, including +1 movement hero, and 1 Strat Bomber

Day 1 Sunny
Pressuring Bialystok
Destroyed 2 AT, 3 Cavalry, AA unit, recon,
Day 1 ai CA KV-1A hit aux sdKfz 7/1 -6

Day 2 Sunny
Took airfield next to Vaukavysk and Hrodna with Fallschimjager, as well as Bialystek Rodna and pressuring part of Brest-Litovsc
Awarded Uber Rudel
Destroyed T-26s, T-34, Cavalry, AT unit, inf in Bialystok, reg inf, inf in Rodna
Day 2 ai CA KV-1A hit Sturmpanzer -3, arty, AT, and 2 inf hit my AT unit I have 3 left

Day 3 Cloudy
Took Lida, took airfield next to Nevahrudak so pressuring that city, Took Masty and Vaukavysk
Destroyed 2 inf, and inf in Vaukavysk
Bought 2 reg rep for arty
Day 3 ai CA Arty hit green grenadier and 2 inf only 4 left, KV-1A hit arty backed by arty -3 me, inf destroyed aux AA unit.

Day 4 Cloudy
Took Biaroza
Destroyed Mt. troop, KV-1A, reg inf.
Bought 4 reg rep for green grenadier, 7 elite rep for AT unit
Day 4 ai CA arty hit Pioniere unit -3, AA hit aux Bomber -1, inf hit green grenadier -1 each

Day 5 Cloudy
Took Pryzany, Navahrudak, fully pressuring Brest-Litovsk and Ivacevicy as well as took Southern most airfield with Fallschimjager
Destroyed Bridge Engineer, T-26s,
Char B-1 awarded Iron Cross 2nd Class
Day 5 ai CA Arty hit my arty -2, Brest Fortress hit my SE Pz3H -6 That was dumb to leave it there.

Day 6 Sunny (Finally)
Took Baranavicy and airfield near Salihorsk as well as airfield South of Ivacevicy
Destroyed BT5, T34, AA unit, artillery,
Bought 2 reg rep for artillery, 2 Elite Rep for Pioniere unit, 1 reg rep for green grenadier.
Day 6 ai CA Brest Fortress attacked entrenched green grenadier -1 me, BT-5 came up and hit my Sturmpanzer for -5

Day 7 Cloudy (AGAIN, seriously, I just can't catch a break.)
Given use of Karl-Great
Took Pinsk, Salihorsk, Vzda, Dziarzynsk, as well as airfield near Uzda
Destroyed AA and artillery near Brest
Bought 1 reg rep for green grenadier
Day 7 ai CA KV2 came and hit my Pz3H -0 me - 2 them, BT-5 hit my Sturmpanzer backed by another Sturmpanzer -4 each, Brest attacked entrenched Green Grenadier -3 them -4 me
Green Grenadier awarded Iron Cross 2nd class (I guess he isn't so green anymore)

Day 8 Sunny (Please stay)
Took airfield south of Maladziecna and near Ivacevicy, as well as Ivacevicy itself.
Destroyed 2 BT-5's, AA unit, Soviet Engineers next to Brest, inf in Ivacevicy
Day 8 ai CA T-34 hit Fallschimjager -5

Day 9 Sunny
Took all of Brest-Litovsk all of it as well as Maladziecna
Destroyed Brest Fortress, BT-5, reg inf, KV-2
Day 9 ai CA T-34 destroyed my recon.
Nooooooo!!!! I was so close and wasted so much money trying to build that unit.
(Thanks to my other posts discussing the situation of trying to keep a recon I will not be trying to replace this unit.)
2 enemy fighters have arrived

Day 10 Sunny
Destroyed BT-5, Partisans, AA unit, and Mig3
Capturing Brest was awarded a T34/40
Day 10 ai CA Bomber and T34 attacked Souma -3, Bomber, arty, KV-1A hit SE Pz3H-4 me, AA destroyed aux bomber

Day 11 Sunny
Destroyed arty, 2 Partisans, Neutralized North Eastern most airfield, T-34/41, BA-10, AT unit
Day 11 ai CA Bomber recon reduced AA in transport down to 1.
KV-1A hit SE inf -1

Day 12 Sunny
Pressuring Minsk neutralized last airfield
Destroyed arty, BA-10, as well as BT-5
AT unit awarded +2 defense hero
Day 12 ai CA KV-1A attacks my +1 attack Grenadier -2 me -3 them

Day 13 Cloudy
Took airfield North of Minsk
Destroyed AA unit, and reg inf.
Day 13 ai CA AA hit aux Bomber -1

Day 14 Sunny
Took last airfield and Central Minsk
Found 2 Bombers in upper righthand corner
Destroyed 2 AA units, 2 AT units, 2 reg inf in upper Minsk province
Day 14 ai CA nothing

Day 15 Sunny
Took rest of Minsk
Destroyed 2 bombers, conscript

They do not have any units left and all objectives as well as secondary objectives.
Decisive Victory 31116
Yay.
Achieved the over 30000 Steam achievement

Next Smolensk
but I may just have to buy Operation Sea Lion this weekend, but I might wait for my birthday in November.

So many fun things to do on such a great game.

Smolensk

I have purchased Sea Lion, got to support the developers to help the encouragement of them creating more content, however I am waiting to play until my birthday, and I am having too much fun playing this campaign as well as my many mp opponents.

Prestige after replacements and overstrength 31478

Bringing Helmut Lent, Uber Rudel, Heinrich Bar, 3 additional fighters, 1 strat bomber, 1 additional tac bomber, 3 Fallschimjager including +2 Def hero, 6 tanks 2 Char B-1's, T-34/40, Souma, and 2 +1 and +2 Def hero SE Pz3H's, 7 arty's, 2 AA inc +1 range hero, AT, 5 other inf inc +1 att SE Inf., +1 Def reg inf, +1 att Grenadier, and +3 att Pioniere unit as well as my Green Grenadier

(I am trying to build up the experience of some of my core units, because at this point I feel my core is plenty strong and want to increase the experience of all my units.)

Day 1 Sunny
Took Barysau
Destroyed BT-5's, 2 Cavalry, and I-16
Souma tank awarded +1 movement hero
Day 1 ai CA nothing

Day 2 Sunny
Took Berezino and Knyahinin
Destroyed another Cavalry
Day 2 ai CA AA hit Bomber -4 , Bomber hit SE Pz3H -4 , T-34/40 hit +2 def Fallschimjager -4 them -1 me

Day 3 Sunny
Pressuring Lepel
Awarded special heros Heinz Rondorf and Helmut Wiensberger
Destroyed arty, inf, T-34/40, BT-5
Bought 3 Elite rep for SE Pz3H
Day 3 ai CA BT-5 attacked Char B-1 on river backed by an unseen arty -6 them 0 me
T-34/40 attacked inf backed by unseen arty -1 each
inf attacked my AT backed by an unseen arty -4 them 0 me
AT hit arty on river hex -1 me -3 them

Day 4 Sunny
Pressuring Hlybokaje and Kpynki as well as took Lepel
Destroyed T-34/40, inf, Conscript in Lepel, AA unit, BT-5, inf, arty next to Kpynki
Bought 3 reg rep for bomber
Day 4 ai CA nothing

Day 5 Cloudy
Took Hlybokaje and Kpynki
Destroyed Conscript in Hlybokaje and inf in Kpynki, T-26, AT
Arty awarded Iron Cross 2nd Class, Bought 1 reg rep for inf, Awarded +2 Def hero for AT YES!!!!
Day 5 ai CA T-34/40 and BT-5 destroyed my Aux Bridge Pioniere in truck Nuts!

Day 6 Sunny
Took NE most airfield
Destroyed BT-5 and T-26
Day 6 ai CA nothing

Day 7 Sunny
Took Polotsk as well as corresponding airfield along with central most airfield.
Destroyed AT unit and T-34/40
Day 7 ai CA Only attack was a fighter trying to attack my JU-88 backed by an unseen Fighter -6 them 0 me.

Day 8 Sunny
Took airfield near Mogilev as well as Orsha
Destroyed arty, AA, and AT near Mogilev, 2 fighters, 1 strat bomber, reg inf
Fighter awarded Iron Cross 2nd Class
Day 8 ai CA 3 tanks come down to Orsha, but only 1 attacked T-34/40 attacked my T-34/40 -1 me -3 them

Day 9 Sunny
Took Mogilev
Destroyed Bridge Eng in Mogilev, T-34/40, T-26, and BT-5
Day 9 ai CA Inf tried hitting my Heinz Rondorf backed by an unseen arty -4 them 0 me

Day 10 Cloudy
Pressuring Vitebsk
Destroyed BT-7, 2 red inf, and Cavalry
Day 10 ai CA My green grenadier was destroyed in my truck because it was hit by T-26 and BT-5
NNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
I got a little too aggressive in the South, Bummer.
Also my arty in a truck got hit by a BT-7 Only 4 left
That round really killed me I get way too aggressive and forget that they have reserves that they bring out to devastate careless players.

Day 11 Sunny
Took Vitebsk
Destroyed inf, BA-10, 2 BT-7, 2 BM13 Katyusha
Bomber awarded Iron Cross 2nd Class
Day 11 ai CA BT-7 and T-26 hit Fallschimjager -6, Conscript hit AT -4 them 0 me

Day 12 Sunny
Took Airfield near Vitebsk, as well as Rudnya
Destroyed T-26, BT-7, Captain Flyorov, Cavalry, BT-5, AT, AA
Rudel awarded Iron Cross 2nd Class

Day 13 Sunny
Pressuring Smolensk
Destroyed T-26, AA unit, Conscript
Day 13 KV-1A hit SE Pz3h -1 me -2 them
T-34/40 attacked my T-34/40 -4 me -3 them

Day 14 Sunny
Took Mscislau and airfield South of Krasny
Destroyed T-34/40
Day 14 ai CA arty hit my arty -2
KV-1A and AT hit Souma -7 me

Day 15 Sunny
Took Demidov and Pochinok
Destroyed AT unit
Day 15 ai CA nothing

Day 16 Cloudy
Pressuring Krasny and Roslavi
Destroyed another AT unit
Day 16 ai CA KV-2a hit Pioniere -2

Day 17 Sunny
Took Roslavi and Krasny as well as pressuring the rest of Smolensk
Destroyed Conscript in Roslavi and Krasny, AA unit, KV-1A
Day 17 ai CA arty hit Sturmpanzer -1
AA hit JU-88 -1

Day 18 Sunny
Took airfield and part of Smolensk
Awarded captured KV-1B
Destroyed 2 Conscripts, AA unit, AT, and arty
Day 18 ai CA nothing

Day 19 Sunny
Took last of Smolensk
Destroyed last Conscript and Mt. Inf.

Decisive Victory
I choose going to Kiev this time for the 1st time so it will be a blind playthrough.
Based on the briefing and the layout of the map about Kiev, I am going to go around Kiev until I have nothing left to take. All my focus will be on the left side.

Prestige 34654
Zhitomir blind next time.

Zhitomir
Prestige after replacements and overstrength 35228
I was awarded an SE Pz4d which I immediately upgraded to a 4f
I also upgraded Heinz Rondorf to Flamm Panzer, I read about the suggestion in the forum and it made a lot of sense. (I have not regretted this decision)

Brought Heinrich Bar, Helmut Lent, Uber Rudel, Helmut Wirnberger, 2 Russian tanks, 2 French tanks (Char-B1's), 2 SE Pz3H's and 1 new SE Pz 4f, 2 AA units including +2 att, 2 Fallschimjagers, +1 Def Gerbisjager, +1 Att Grenadier, +1 att SE inf, 7 artys, +2 Def AT, 1 Strat Bomber, 1 other Tac Bomber, 3 other Fighters

Day 1 Sunny
Pressuring Korosten, Nadashky, Ivankiv
Destroyed I-16, T-34/40, inf in Korosten, and Cavalry
Day 1 ai CA Bomber hit arty -3, Fighter hit arty -1, AA hit Rudel -2

Day 2 Sunny
Took Korosten
Destroyed I-16, PE-2, BT-5, T26s, 2 Cavalry, T-60, Conscript in Nedashky
SE Inf awarded 2nd hero this is my 1st time and I wrote about it here:
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Day 2 and 3 ai CA nothing

Day 3 Sunny
Pressuring Kosachivka with Fallschimjager, Took airfield North of Ryzhany as well as the one along the Teteriv River, and the city of Dytyatky and Nedashky
Destroyed 2 AA units, T-34/40, BT-7 in Dytyatky, and Conscript

Day 4 Sunny
Took Kosachivka, Ivankiv, and Malyn as well as pressuring Ryzhany
Destroyed Canscript in Ivankiv, BT-5 in Malyn, as well as additional Conscript
Making the conscious decision not to cross the Teleriv yet based on units visible over there.
Day 4 ai CA BT-5 ambushed by my Char B-1 -1 me -6 them
Conscript ambushed by inf backed by arty -8 them 0 me
T-34/40 ambushed by SE Pz4F -4 them -0 me (they were on a river)
AA hit bomber -1
That round went excellent for me, there is no way I could have planned that out, that was just awesome to watch.

Day 5 Sunny
Destroyed T-34/40, 2 BT-5's, Cavalry, Conscript
Arty awarded Iron Cross 2nd Class
Day 5 ai CA A bunch of units came into view but the only attacks were KV-1A hit Char B-1 -2 both, AA hit Rudel -1, Conscript was ambushed by Grenadier -6 them

Day 6 Sunny
Took Potivka
Destroyed 2 Yak 1's, BT-5, T-34/40, KV-1A, 3 Conscript
Fighter awarded +3 def hero
Day 6 ai CA nothing

Day 7 Sunny
Took Krasnobirkaz
Destroyed T-34/40, T-26s, 2 Conscripts
Day 7 ai CA AA hit my fighter -1

Day 8 Sunny
Took Chernyahiv and airfield near Zhitomir so pressuring Zhitomir
Destroyed AA in airfield, I have started crossing the Teteriv just North of Kocheriv and Korostyshiv, (just out of sight)
Day 8 ai CA enemy AT hit my AT -3 me -1 them

Day 9 Sunny
Crossed Teteriv in the North also so noe pressuring Katyuzhanka (couldn't sit idle anymore) Sneaky Pete came in to pressure Kocheriv and Korostyshiv (now they cannot build there) I even took Strybich (I was busy this round)
Destroyed AT, AA and arty
arty awarded +1 att hero
Day 9 ai CA T-34/40 hit inf -2 me -1 them

Day 10 Sunny
Destroyed 3 T-34/40's Day 10 ai CA nothing

Day 11 Sunny
Destroyed Conscript
Day 11 ai CA arty and T-34/40 hit Fallschimjager -3
T-34/40 hit Char B-1 -1 them 0 me
Mt. inf hit arty backed by arty -1 them -3 me

Day 12 Sunny
Took Zhitomir, Kocheriv and Katayuzhanka
Destroyed arty, engineer in Zhitomir, inf in Kocheriv and Korostyshiv and Katayuzhanka, as well as Cavalry
Day 12 ai CA T-34/40 hit Char B-1 -3 me -1 them

Day 13 Sunny (I could take last city but I want to see hom much damage I can do)
Pressuring Makariv and Borodyanka
Destroyed AT unit
Helmut Lent awarded Iron Cross 2nd Class
Day 13 ai CA T-34/40 attacked my inf backed by arty -3 me -3 them

Day 14 Sunny
Took Makariv
Destroyed 2 T-34/40's, Cavalry, arty in Makariv, @ Conscript's, BT-7
Day 14 ai CA KV-1B with 12 Strength hit my T-34/40 -2 me 0 them
T-34/40 hit my SE Pz4F -2 each

Day 15 Sunny
Destroyed T-34/40, and 2 Conscript's
Day 15 ai CA 12 Strength KV-1B hit my T-34/40 again -3 me 1 them, the other KV-1B hit Rondorf and left him with 3 Strength left

Day 16 Sunny
Pressuring Boyarka
Destroyed KV-1B, Cavalry, and 2 Conscript's
Day 16 ai CA Conscript, KV-2, and KV-1B attacked my Pz3H and left me with 4 strength
AA hit Bomber -1

Day 17 Sunny
Took Borodyanka
Destroyed KV-1B, KV-2, and AT
Awarded +1 Spotting Hero for arty
Day 17 ai CA T-34/40 hit 88 in truck backed by arty -2 me

Day 18 Sunny
Took Boyarka
Destroyed T-34/40, and Conscript
Grenadier awarded Iron Cross 1st Class
Day 18 AA hit my Strat Bomber -2

Decisive Victory

All I had left to take was Kiev. I felt that if I wanted to try and blast my way through and spend a lot of money I might have been able to take it. Has anyone done it in this scenario, and was it worth it?

Prestige 38486
Next Zhurivka

From the looks of the map it looks like it is the other side of Kiev, based on that I will try to follow a similar strategy as I did here.

Zharivka
Prestige after replacements and overstrength 38111

Bringing Heinz Rondorf, Helmut Wiernsburger, Uber Rudel, Helmut Lent, 2 Fallschimjager inc +1 att hero, +1 def inf, +1 Def Gerbisjager, +4 att SE Inf, +1 Init Pioniere, +2 def AT, 2 AA inc +2 att, 9 artys, 7 tanks inc +1 and +2 Def SE Pz3H's, 2 additional Fighters, Strat Bomber, and Tac Bomber

Day 1 Sunny
Took Smolyanka and Corresponding airfield
Destroyed Conscript, I-16, arty, AT, inf in Smolyanka, BA-10
CharB-1 awarded +1 Initiative hero, Sturmpanzer awarded +1 attack hero
Day 1 ai CA I-16 hit SE Pz3H -2 me, T-26 was ambushed by my Helmut Wiernsburger backed by arty -9 them

Day 2 Sunny
Pressuring Kozelets, Shapolivka, and Nizhyn
Destroyed 2 T-26's, I-16, AA in Nizhyn, Mt. Troop, Conscript
Day 2 ai CA
A LOT OF UNITS CAME OUT OF THE WOODWORK
KV-1A hit arty -4, T-34/40 hit Heinz Rondorf backed by arty -4 them 0 me, Bomber hit CharB-1 -2
T-34/40 hit Fallschimjager backed by 2 artys -4 them 0 me

Day 3 Sunny
Took Nizhyn
Destroyed Fighter, 2 -T-34/40's, Conscript, Cavalry, T-60, T-26
Bought 2 reg rep for arty, Fighter awarded +3 Def hero
Day 3 ai CA T-60 attacked Sturmpanzer backed by arty -4 them -1 me

Day 4 Sunny
Took airfield between Plysky and Dmytrivka, along with pressuring Kobyzhcha
Destroyed T-60, KV-1A, BA-10, AT unit, 4 reg inf
Bought 7 reg rep for aux Bruckenpioniere
Day 4 ai CA BA-10 and fighter hit arty in truck -6, Fighter hit another arty -2

Day 5 Sunny
Took Shapovalivka, Bataryn, Konotop, Kobyzhcha, as well as pressuring Dmytrivka
Destroyed Conscript Shapovalivka, 2 artys, 2 reg inf, BA-10, T-26, BT-5
Day 5 ai CA AA hit Helmut Lent -1

Day 6 Sunny
Took Shevchenkove, Ichnya as well as pressuring Zharivka and Mala Dvytsya
Destroyed reg inf, fighter, and Conscript in Dmytrivka
Bomber awarded +3 att hero, Fighter awarded Iron Cross 2nd Class, CharB-1 awarded +1 Init hero
Day 6 ai CA T-34/40 hit pioniere in truck backed by Sturmpanzer-2 both, KV-1A hit T-34/40 -1 me -3 them, T-34/40 hit CharB-1 -1 me -2 them

Day 7 Sunny
Took Mala Divytsya and Dmytrivka
Destroyed Bomber, T-34/40, Mt. Troop, KV-1A, arty, inf in Mala Divytsya, Cavalry, BT-5
T-34/40 awarded Iron Cross 2nd Class, Sturmpanzer awarded +2 def hero
Day 7 ai CA Mt. troop hit AT -7 them 0 me

Day 8 Sunny
Took airfield near Zhurivka, pressuring Priluki
Destroyed T-60, AA unit, and AT
Day 8 ai CA arty and AT hit Gerbisjager -2 both, T-34/40 hit Pioniere backed by arty -1 both

Day 9 Sunny
Destroyed AA, T-60, BT-5, Conscript, T-34/40, arty, and AT in Priluki as well as inf in Zhurivka
Arty awarded +3 Def
Day 9 ai CA 12 Strength hit T-34/40 -4 me -1 them, T-34/40 hit Helmut Wiernsburger -3 me

Day 10 Cloudy
Took airfield next to Prilukiand part of Priluki as well as pressuring Zhurivka
Destroyed AT, 2 Conscript, T-34/40, KV-1B, and Katyusha
Day 10 ai CA KV2 hit my AT -1 each, AA hit my fighter -1, arty and Mt. Troop hit Pioniere and left me with 5 left

Day 11 Sunny
Took Zhurivka, Sokyryntsi, starting to pressure Kiev
Destroyed Conscript, as well as Conscript in Sokyryntsi, Mt. troop, and KV-2
Heinz Rondorf awarded Iron Cross 2nd Class
Day 11 ai CA Arty, Conscript, and AT hit my AT hard left me with 1 str. left
Arty hit Helmut Lent and left him with 2 left
Rough Round, probably not worth trying to pressure Kiev

Day 12 Sunny
Destroyed Conscript and AT unit
Day 12 ai CA Arty, KV-1A and 2 Conscript hit my Fallschimjager and left me with 4 left (This was enemies last gasp and no more attacks occur.) It was rough and not worth it but I love taking over everything, if I can.

Day 13 Sunny
Destroyed KV-1A, 3 Conscript, arty
Day 14 Sunny
Took airfield and part of Kiev
Destroyed arty and Engineer in Kiev
Day 15 Sunny
Took more of Kiev
Fallschimjager awarded Iron Cross 2nd Class, Destroyed 2 Bridge Engineer in Kiev and 2 Conscripts
Day 16 Sunny
Took rest of Kiev
Destroyed 2 Conscript, there is only 1 left
Day 17 Sunny
Destroyed last Conscript and waited until the last turn to take over the last objective to make sure nothing else was awarded or spawned.

Decisive Victory
Prestige 41235

Next on to Zolotonosha

Zolotonosha (Now can am supposed to finally take Kiev because apparently taking it early in other previous scenarios, means nothing)

Prestige after overstrength and replacements 40677
Upgraded Rudel to Ju87R (needs Fuel)
Brought Fallschimjager, =1 spotting inf, +1 att Grenadier, +1 att Fallschimjager, +1 Def Gerbisjager, +1 init Pioniere, +4 att SE Inf, Albert Kerscher, +1 Def Pz3H, 2 Captured Soviet tanks, 3 SE tanks with +1 and +2 Def hero, +2 Def AT, 7 artys inc +1 att hero, 2 AA inc +1 range, Heinrich Bar, +1 Spot Fighter, 1 other fighter, +1 movement bomber, Uber Rudel, +1 att fighter bomber, 1 Strat Bomber, +3 Def Fighter, +3 Att Bomber, Heinz Rondorf

Day 1 Sunny
Took Lekhnivka
Destroyed AT, BA-10, Arty, BT-7, T-60, Cavalry, arty, AA
Day 1 ai CA Devestating 1st round, Bomber, T-60, and T-34 hit my SE Pz4F and left me with 1 strength.
2 fighters attacked my escorted Stuka which still left me with 7, but at least I chopped them up too, the rest of the many attacks were repelled.

Day 2 Sunny
Took Zhovtneve, Divychiky, and pressuring Velyka and Shrom Kavka
Destroyed 2 Fighters and Bomber, 2 T-60's, Reg Inf. in Zhovtaneve, T-34/40
Retreating SE Pz4F
Day 2 ai CA KV-1A hit SE Pz3H -2 me -3 them, T-34/40 hit SE inf -3 me -1 them.

Day 3 Sunny
Took Boryspil, Velyka, and Shrumkivka
Destroyed KV-1A, Conscript in Shrumkivka, reg Conscript, inf in Velyka, and AA unit
Bought 3 reg rep for Bomber, and 9 for SE Pz4F, and 1 for SE Pz3H
Day 3 ai CA 12 Strength T-34/40 hit my T-34/40 and both ended up with -2, T-34/40 hit Panzerjager backed by arty -3 me -5 them

Day 4 Sunny
Took Shevchenkove and Tsybil Drabiv, as well as pressuring Lubny
Destroyed T-34/40, 2 Conscript, 2 reg inf, T-34/40, BT-7 in Tsybil Drabiv
Gerbisjager awarded Iron Cross 1st Class
Day 4 ai CA 2 Fighters 1 hit my SE Pz3H -2, other hit my aux AT in truck -1 man why couldn't that be my SE Pz3H, KV-2 hit T-34/40 0 me -3 them , 2 inf hit my aux AT in Shechenkove -4 me, other inf hit my other aux AT next to Schechenkove -1 me -2 them

Day 5 Rain
Took Lubny and pressuring Orzhytsya
Destroyed Conscript in Lubny, AT
Bought 1 reg rep for SE Pz3H, backed out aux AT out of Shevehenkove
Day 5 ai CA BA-10got ambushed by Albert Kerscher -5 them, 2 T-34/40 hit my 88 in truck and left me with 3 left. Yikes!!
T-34/40 hit reg Pz3H -3 each, 2 inf try to hit my aux AT and left me with 2 and of course retook Shevehenkove.

Day 6 Sunny
Pressuring part of Kiev, and Velykyi Khutir, and Zolotonosha
Bought 7 and 4 reg rep for aux AT, Bought 3 Elite rep for Strurmpanzer
Destroyed KV-2, arty, AT, BA-10, and 2 T-34/40's
Day 6 ai CA Fighter and T-34/40 brought my reg +1 Def Pz3H down to 1 strength
They Destroyed my aux recon with various units, they have my other aux Romanian inf down to 5 strength, tank destroyed my Aux AT in truck and they are now pushing hard near Zhurivka

Day 7 Sunny
Took both Southern parts of Kiev, and Velykyi Khutir as well as pressuring Orzhhytsya
Destroyed AA unit near Kiev, T-34/40, T-26, 2 reg inf, and inf in Orzhytsya
Sturmpanzer awarded +1 movement hero, Retreated reg Pz3h, and bought 3 reg rep for aux inf.
Day 7 ai CA arty guarding Zhurivka alone was reduced to 5. Yikes!
Bt-7 was destroyed by an ambush with Albert Kerscher, arty and T-34/40 hit Core reg inf for -2, aux Romanian inf was reduced to just 1 strength left

Day 8 Sunny
Took airfield next to Kiev and Orzhytsya
Destroyed 2 T-34/40's, arty backing Kiev, and arty backing Zolotonoshe, Fighter, and Bt-5
retreated from Zhurivka completely
SE Pz4F awarded Iron Cross 2nd Class
Day 8 ai CA Mt. Troop took Zhurivka, AT hit my SE Pz3H-2 me -5 them, Conscript destroyed my Romanian aux inf

Day 9 Sunny
Took Obolon and corresponding airfield and retook Shevchenkove
Destroyed Conscript and AT in Obolon, Fighter
Day 9 ai CA nothing for the rest of the game

Day 10 Sunny
Destroyed Conscript and 1 reg inf
Day 11 Sunny
Retook Zhurivka and took part of Kiev
Destroyed Mt. Troop, and 1 of the Bridge Engineer's in Kiev (only 1 more to go)
Day 12 Cloudy
Took last part of Kiev because destroyed last Bridge Engineer
Day 13 Sunny
Awarded T-34/40 and took Zolotonosha

Decisive Victory Prestige 42596

I could have fought this one so much smarter but all in all not bad for the 1st time, I have got to remember to take it slow and give the time to set up a proper defense for the assault that comes out of Kiev, but now onto Vyazma. I remember the one and only time I played this before I won a Decisive Victory on the very last day. I hope this time is not as dicey, we shall see.