Slitherine

Turn 6
September 5, 1941
Weather: Clear and Dry

Strategic map
Soviet trains are blocked until turn 21.
Atlantica
We are searching. A German submarine is trying to escape but has been detected.
Africa
We suffered a great defeat at sea.
Aviation has not found survivors. All died.
This will have big consequences in the future about which we still do not guess.

The siege of the city continues in Tobruk.
And in Mersa-Matruh, Italian recon encountered our units and retreated.

North
No special changes.
The Germans captured Novgorod.
And bombed Petrozavodsk.
Centre
The Germans occupied Smolensk.
But their tank wedge ran into our first line of defense.
On the position at Rzhev sent Zis-30.
Our troops moved away from Gomel, but the city has not yet been taken by the enemy.
We begin to organize the defense of the Moscow direction.
South
Germans continued to surround the Kiev army group and destroyed some fortifications near Kiev.
Also captured Krivoy Rog.
Odessa continues to fight.

Turn 7
September 20, 1941
Weather: Clear and Dry

Strategic map
Atlantica
We are hunting for a U-boat. She is trying to break away in the surface mode. But she has no chance.
Africa
The enemy continues shelling Tobruk.
And also trying to destroy the western fortifications.
Not far from Mersa Matruh a battle broke out.
British troops arrive for help.

Malta
The enemy is trying to destroy Malta from the air.
Our fleet detects the enemy fleet to the west of Sardinia.

North
The enemy approached Petrozavodsk.
Obviously, the Axis is preparing to begin the blockade of Leningrad.
A landing party was landed on the island of Saaremaa.
Centre
We all still keep the Rzhev direction.
But the Germans occupied Vyazma broke through the first line of defense.
And moving straight to Moscow along the highway to our second line of defense in the area of ​​Mozhaisk.
At the same time, Bryansk has no visible enemy troops. Only bombing from the air is carried out.
South
Germans completed the encirclement of the Kiev group of troops.
And the forward units came to Sivash in the Crimea.
Odessa continues to fight!

Intenso82 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 10, 2019 2:38 pm Centre
We all still keep the Rzhev direction.
But the Germans occupied Vyazma broke through the first line of defense.
And moving straight to Moscow along the highway to our second line of defense in the area of ​​Mozhaisk.
At the same time, Bryansk has no visible enemy troops. Only bombing from the air is carried out.
_McGuba_t_7_Center.jpg

I think I have spotted an armored train at the Kremlin, this seems new as well...
Is there any chance to hold Moscow?

PeteMitchell_2 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 10, 2019 3:59 pm Is there any chance to hold Moscow?

I also asked myself this question during the game.
I will try to answer it with the following posts

Turn 8
October 5, 1941
Weather: Clear and Dry

Strategic map
Malta
The names of theaters of war cannot always correspond to the real. But it is convenient for me to give the same name for these.

In the Mediterranean is a fight.
But It seems one of our battleship fell into the trap and underwent attacks from air, submarines and enemy ships.
The aircraft carrier could not break through to Malta and deliver the fighters and retreat to Gibraltar.
The operation to break the blockade of Malta failed.
Africa
Another sad news.
A submarine sent to scout the past battlefield was also trapped.
Command of the contingent of British troops in Africa,
decided to turn the tide and take the risk of applying сontrolled сhaos tactics.
It was decided to go into an unexpected attack in the area of ​​Tobruk.
Assuming there is enough time for reinforcements from Egypt to arrive.

Tactics of controlled chaos - when we try to seize the initiative or impose our actions on the opponent by overloading the opponent with multiple actions

North
Finns continue storm of Petrozavodsk.
From Astrakhan sent reinforcements.
The Axis still has not started the blockade of the city.
Centre
Rzhev captured by the enemy, Zis30 destroyed.
The Germans went around Bryansk and captured Kaluga.
We still hold defenses in the area of ​​Mozhaisk.
Over enemy troops is an air battle.
South
Odessa has fallen.
Last defenders of Kiev destroyed.
The Germans came to Kharkov.
Zaporozhye is still in our hands.
German recon entered the Crimea and moves to Kerch.
We are trying to strengthen the Donbass, Stalino.
The situation on all fronts is extremely difficult.

Intenso82 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 11, 2019 8:08 pm It was decided to go into an unexpected attack in the area of ​​Tobruk.
Assuming there is enough time for reinforcements from Egypt to arrive.

I like this, I was actually wondering about it in the previous post already when I saw several fairly unprotected Axis artillery units...

Intenso82 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 11, 2019 8:20 pm South
Odessa has fallen.
Last defenders of Kiev destroyed.
The Germans came to Kharkov.
Zaporozhye is still in our hands.
German recon entered the Crimea and moves to Kerch.
We are trying to strengthen the Donbass, Stalino.

Wow, the south looks very different from your other AAR, now where are all his remaining Axis forces?
To me, this could already be a first turning point in the strategies of these two AARs, maybe at least...

PeteMitchell_2 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 12, 2019 1:05 pm Wow, the south looks very different from your other AAR, now where are all his remaining Axis forces?
To me, this could already be a first turning point in the strategies of these two AARs, maybe at least...

I think that 7 turn was a turning point when the first results of both strategies became visible.
As I said, I concentrated all the available troops in the east in my Axis game; this is visible on the strategic map. Europe is empty.

Turn 9
October 20, 1941
Weather: Rain and Dry

Strategic map
Malta
Another battleship has fallen into the trap.
The aircraft carrier headed for the Balearic Islands.
The Malta supply ship goes to the same area.
Africa
The submarine is doomed.
In the area of ​​Tobruk is a hard fight.
It seems the enemy was more prepared for such a course of events.
Meanwhile, the approach of our reserves is expected soon.

Looking at the strategic map, there are really not that many Allied/Soviet units available at the start... and I am also still wondering what he is doing with his remaining Axis forces: I am sure there are more than you can see at the moment!

North
The Finns captured Petrozavodsk.
Leningrad enemy activity unnoticed.
Centre
The Germans began to bypass Mozhaisk from the north.
And he approached Kaluga.
We continue to hold the Second line of defense in the area of ​​Mozhaisk.
T-34 was sent there.
The Germans do not undertake the assault of Bryansk.
But our units in the area of ​​Bryansk were surrounded.
A German recon aircraft was also spotted over Moscow.
South
The enemy occupied Kursk.
Near the Voronezh spotted Italian tanks.
And nearby Izyum, the enemy cavalry is spotted.

PeteMitchell_2 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 12, 2019 6:08 pm Looking at the strategic map, there are really not that many Allied/Soviet units available at the start... and I am also still wondering what he is doing with his remaining Axis forces: I am sure there are more than you can see at the moment!

I was faster in the East and maybe also McGuba planned the Sea Lion, but changed the plans.

Turn 10
November 4, 1941
Weather: Rain and Mud


Strategic map
It started to rain and the roads turned into impassable puddles of the so-called rasputitsa
We hope this will slow the advance of the Germans.
Africa
Our reserves came up and we managed to stabilize the situation in the Tobruk.
An enemy submarine has been spotted at a base in Alexandria.
Given that our battleships are based there, which are left without protection, this is very dangerous.
North
Our units encounter the Finns in the Petrozavodsk area.
It looks like the Germans decided to launch an assault on Leningrad with the destruction of the fort Krasnaya Gorka.

Centre
We are starting to receive reinforcements and we are exerting all the forces in Moscow.
In the area of ​​Yaroslavl is our Northern air base.
There have already arrived British fighter Harrier. Received by Land Lease.

We also have a Central air base in Moscow.
But above it, the planes are more endangered because they are in the range of Messerschmidts.
German fighters are essentially superior to ours in quality.
And we now have no means to deal with them.

There is also a Southern air base in the Tula region, but in this version of the mod it is not functioning yet.
Even further south, the base near Lipetsk, it also does not work yet.

In the rear near Gorky, we have our main rear air base. Through which most airplanes pass.
We still have an auxiliary air base near Vologda further north.

The Germans destroyed the defenders of Mozhaisk.
And they approached the last line of defense around Moscow.
And we are trying to take out from under the strike and save our T-34. Who has run out of fuel.
Also, all our troops are sent to the last line of Moscow defense.
South
Germans began the storming of Kharkov.
And they encounter with resistance around Stalino and Mariupol.
Captured the Crimea for the exception of Sevastopol.
The Kerch Strait was blocked by our torpedo boat.
Loss analysis
We could not destroy a single Axis infantry.
But there is little success in the destruction of bombers.
But we have big losses in the ships. Mainly due to Mediterranean operations.

By the way, this AAR also has a Table of contents on the first page.

Intenso82 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 13, 2019 10:58 am Loss analysis
We could not destroy a single Axis infantry.
But there is little success in the destruction of bombers.
But we have big losses in the ships. Mainly due to Mediterranean operations.
_McGuba_t_10_Stat.jpg

It is very interesting to see that you have higher Allied losses than McGuba has (as Allies) while on the other AAR you (as Axis) have captured more territory already (than he has reached here as Axis)...

So as a consequence (and if I am not mistaken), until now you have protected (slightly) more Russian soil but also lost some more men... well, not sure about the longer term consequences of this yet... if any of course!

Very exciting, thanks again for doing this AAR!