Slitherine

This screenshot from Panzerkrieg> Demyansk illustrates in horrific detail how we need to protect our supply lines and depots at all times, it's only turn 11 and I've quit in humiliation because the Russkis are running riot in my rear areas because I gambled that this would be a scenario where the Russians would make no rear attacks, so I never left any garrisons back there!
The light blue line is the original German start line, the dark blue arrow is my German thrust, and the red arrows are the Russians running around capturing my rear depots like crazy, note the ominous orange dot on all my units signifying supply shortages-



SPOILER ALERT- for the information of OOB newcomers, Demyansk is an enjoyable scenario, your Germans have to break through to link up with a big bunch of pocketed Germans (offscreen to the bottom right of the screenshot).
With hindsight I was too gung-ho by trying to break through to them too early, I should have gone into defensive mode early to weather the storm of early Russian counterattacks and bleed them white, then launch my own offensive.
I mistakenly thought the pocket needed urgent relief, but it turned out they could hold out quite well for a while on their own, so there was no need for me to be so impatient in trying to relieve them.

terminator wrote:It could be usefull to have Garrison or/and Security units. Others wargames have it.

Yes, a few Field Police in our rear areas like these would be ideal..

Spike my man, that looks really bad - the pocket is almost closed with your guys in it! Like most of the times I used some units to protect the flanks: couple of units in the north and one IIRC in the south with the main army going the way of your dark blue arrow. It seems you tend to prefer charging with everything. "Klotzen, nicht Kleckern", eh?

I have create a Security Unit with two men (= finlande riflemen) for my mod.

Life and died of a Security Unit :

1. Finlande Riflemen (Security), "I saw something" :
2. Finlande Riflemen (Security), "Attack" :
3. The End...

CoolDTA wrote:Spike my man, that looks really bad - the pocket is almost closed with your guys in it! Like most of the times I used some units to protect the flanks: couple of units in the north and one IIRC in the south with the main army going the way of your dark blue arrow. It seems you tend to prefer charging with everything. "Klotzen, nicht Kleckern", eh?

Yes,
"Once armoured formations are out on the loose they must be given the green light to the very end of the road"- Gen. Heinz Guderian
Normally I would have garrisoned my rear areas, but earlier in this thread some people said there's no need to, so I took their word for it as an experiment and ended up in the scheiss, thanks guys..

terminator wrote:I have create a Security Unit with two men (= finlande riflemen) for my mod..

Yes OOB needs small units as "eyeballs" keeping watch on our rear areas, then if they spot the enemy, we can send bigger combat units to deal with them.