Uhu wrote: Mon Jul 13, 2026 8:47 am
Hi, Field Marshalls, another status update.
This time I made until turn 46 - but I will back to turn 17.
Why, why why?? Again the question arises.
Well, I could survive the horrors of the winter of 1942-43. But I paid a high price. A lot of casualties, only inf, but still.
And while the Rostov thrust of the Soviets were mostly defeated and the whole Caucasus were either captured or recaptured, for a long time the oil field at Grozny was in hostile hand which will be a huge income loss later because the +10 prestige/turn will only later turn on.
The Kursk direction I could not hold the masses of Soviet armor AND Siberian Inf and one by one the entrenched city defenders were destroyed. Now the tank armies are trying to advance further west...
The England direction is slowly advancing, bomber waves were defeated until now and the Kriegsmarine (capital ships) is in good condition, almost all ships at full strength now with mostly with 2 star. But the advance is a crawl and I fear in 1943 bigger bomber streams will appear and I do not have the strength to counter all of them... And with 25% prestige even one 150 prestige penalty would be a disaster (I think, the game would also give just 25%, as with the panzer-AT conversions, but I would play fair and manually calculate the additional penalty).
The El-Alamein line and Alexandria was taken, but my forces - except the 4 arty - are weak and the counteroffensive has began. Until now it could be halted and at least, finally Rommel's corps could be upgraded to Pz IIIL so it will be a huge boost...
...But things are not really looking good at Tunis. Until now the hostile forces could be halted west of the town and the naval battle had until now a great outcome but I know that stronger forces will appear soon and I simply do not have the strength to counter them. So, while the other theaters are while not in good, but in OK shape this has definitely a looming defeat future.
Moscow and the line to Orel could be held for what I was really happy. But Leningrad could be not taken: the mop-up operations lasted far longer than excepted and while my troops see the outskirts of the city they are also shocked at the strength of the defenders (str 12-17). Maybe I siege would have been good? But who would pay the price for the attrition of the besieging troops?
On the other hand maybe it still would worth the price of this decision because when Leningrad is taken, the Finns would also take part fully in the war (Archangelsk!) and also with Moscow, Caucasus, Leningrad taken, the Reds would be much weaker.
Still because I sustained to much casualties and the battle at Tunis and Kursk is surely not in my favor I have to reload. And why from turn 17? I see, that upgrading both 10,5 cm arty from horse to tracked is an extreme lot of prestige for me (2x100, while my turn income is below 100) - and actually the front do not moves anyway as fast because of the sieges of Tobruk, El-Alamein line, Cairo. So, horses are still good.
And later when they are needed to advance faster in the desert to Baghdad and Abadan, I can transport them back to Tobruk and make the tracked move update. But I made my first upgrade already at probably turn 2-3, so I will NOT load back until that!!
But the second one was at turn 17.
One last cause while I loading back: the support line to Baku was very long time severed in the winter of 1942-43 and PzC simply to not model that. Still, for realistic gameplay I would take this part also into account. So, I do not must to let this line severed. Leningrad can wait.
Turn 46 - Baku.JPG
Turn 46 - Cairo.JPG
Turn 46 - England.JPG