SS Core run through 39 to 45?

[milliethedog]

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This is the Casualties From DCL 41


I will Back track for 39 and 40.

Martin.

[milliethedog]

The Long War

VItebsk

Field marshal Level, Starting Points 51889
After Replenishment and re-enforcements 50267 points

Core
5x SS GebirgsJager and SDkfz 250/251 1x 1 star, 4x 3 star
2x Panzer II Flame used as Recon 2x 3 star
1x Panzer IIG 1 star
2x KV 1B 0 star
1x Kv 1A 0 star
5x SS Panzer IIIJ/1 5x 3 star
9x SS Panzer IV F2 1x 0 star 1x 1 star, 4x 2 star, 3x 3 star
2x T34/40(r) 0 star
1xT34/41 (r) 0 star
8x SS 17cm K18's and SDkfz 7's 1x 2 star, 7x 3 star
2x SS Sig 33 2x 3 star
4x BF 109F 1x 1 star, 1x 2star, 2x 3 star
4x Ju 87D 4x 3 star
1x Ju 87B Recon 1 star
1x Bf 110E 1x 3 star
3x Ju 88A 3x 1 star

Starting forces for DCL 42

Martin

[goose_2]

You are doing a remarkable job

[milliethedog]

The Long War

VItebsk

Field marshal Level, Starting Points 51889
After Replenishment and re-enforcements 50267 points

Core
5x SS GebirgsJager and SDkfz 250/251
2x Panzer II Flame used as Recon
1x Panzer IIG
2x KV 1B
1x Kv 1A
5x SS Panzer IIIJ/1
9x SS Panzer IV F2
2x T34/40(r)
1x T34/41(r) captured during the game
1x T34/41 (r)
8x SS 17cm K18's and SDkfz 7's
2x SS Sig 33
4x BF 109F
4x Ju 87D
1x Ju 87B Recon
1x Bf 110E
3x Ju 88A

An easy game after the first move, I do not deploy any aircraft in the encircled center, but place them at the airfields at either ends. Basically I just circle the wagons my panzers and infantry sit backed up my arty and let the Russians attack piece meal. Once you have soaked up these attacks it is just a case of sending out small kamfs to take the flags and stop enemy units re appearing. I used my Ju87's very aggressively to hunt down and destroy Russian armour before it hit my forces.

DV after 19/19 with 51470 points and no core losses.

Martin

[milliethedog]

The Long War

Kharkov 42

Field marshal Level, Starting Points 53097
After Replenishment and re-enforcements 52476 points

Core
5x SS GebirgsJager and SDkfz 250/251
2x Panzer II Flame used as Recon
1x Panzer IIG
2x KV 1B
1x Kv 1A
5x SS Panzer IIIJ/1
9x SS Panzer IV F2
2x T34/40(r)
1x T34/41(r) captured during the game
2xT34/41 (r)
8x SS 17cm K18's and SDkfz 7's
2x SS Sig 33
4x BF 109F
4x Ju 87D
1x Ju 87B Recon
1x Bf 110E
3x Ju 88A

Again an easy game after the first move, Your aux forces get hit very hard and almost wiped out, I just hold Izyum with 1 untouched infantry unit no other unit in the town survive turn 2 when my first tanks and SP arty arrive after that I just held the river bank, the soviet air force was very easy to destroy almost without any loss until SPAA arrive then I had to wait until they can in arty range and the finished them of with 87's.

my normal 3 Kamf, South inc 2 Aux PzIII take Kramatorsk then lay siege to Severodonetsk and its airfield. 3xPzIV,2x PzII, 3x Arty and 2 inf.

The middle Kamf with the 1 Aux infantry hold Izyum, but loose the Airfield, then take it back and hold. 2x sturm, 1x Arty, 3x PzIV and inf.

The Northern Kamf 2xAux PzIII, 4x Arty, 3x PzIII, 3x PzIV and inf. They attack and take Valuyki, Troits'ke and its air field, then they lay siege to Svatove.

In retrospect I moved far too aggressively and got a bloody nose, loosing an Aux PzIII and almost loosing a captured T34 down to 1/10.

I also forgot to upgrade my Me109's to G's getting sloppy and almost paid the price. I had the soviet flags isolated very quickly so no more re-enforcements could arrive, so I milked the turn points to the max before taking the last flag at turn 20.

DV after 20/20 with 55263 points and no core losses.

Martin

[milliethedog]

The Long War

Simferopol

Field marshal Level, Starting Points 56685
After Replenishment and re-enforcements 53802 points

Core
5x SS GebirgsJager and SDkfz 250/251
2x Panzer II Flame used as Recon
1x Panzer IIG
2x KV 1B
1x Kv 1A
5x SS Panzer IIIJ/1
9x SS Panzer IV G Upgraded from F/2
2x T34/40(r)
3xT34/41 (r)
8x SS 17cm K18's and SDkfz 7's
2x SS Sig 33
4x BF 109G upgraded from F
4x Ju 87D
1x Ju 87B Recon
1x Bf 110F upgraded from E
1x Bf 110F purchased at start of game.
3x Ju 88A

Although in deployment my core was split in two, after the first turn the whole force just rolls down the map after 12 arty (inc Aux) Ju87's and infantry backed by PzIV's destroy all forces in and around Voinka and its air field. I use the Ju87's to weaken soviet armour before PzIV's finish them off. it is a case of using arty to supress inf before wiping them out. very easy and quick.

DV after 9/12 with 54398 points and no core losses.
Martin

[milliethedog]

The Long War

Sevastopol

Field marshal Level, Starting Points 56057
After Replenishment and re-enforcements 55178 points

Core
5x SS GebirgsJager and SDkfz 250/251
2x Panzer II Flame used as Recon
1x Panzer IIG
2x KV 1B
1x Kv 1A
3x SS Panzer IIIJ/1
2x SS panzer III N up graded from J/1
9x SS Panzer IV G
2x T34/40(r)
3xT34/41 (r)
8x SS 17cm K18's and SDkfz 7's
2x SS Sig 33
4x BF 109G
4x Ju 87D
1x Ju 87B Recon
2x Bf 110F
3x Ju 88A

After deployment I split into 2 kamf, 1 large with the majority of the core, lay siege to Sevastopol using the Big Guns to take out the forts in conjunction with the flame Panzers (they really came into their own in this game. It is then a case of slow movement backed by arty to grind forward.

the other Kamf 2 was made up of 4 Arty, 2 inf and 3 PzIV's which take the flanking route capturing Skalyste, Verkhorichchya and Airfield, Zelene, Allushta, Livadiya and its airfield, then Simeiz, Foros and its Airfield before joining the siege of Sevastopol from the south.

DV after 14/20 with 56007 points and no core losses.

Martin

[milliethedog]

The Long War
Voronezh

Field marshal Level, Starting Points 58161
After Replenishment and re-enforcements 56629 points

Core
5x SS GebirgsJager and SDkfz 250/251
1x SS MG 42 Upgraded from Heavy Weapons infantry awarded during the game +3 Initiative and +2 Movement
2x Panzer II Flame used as Recon
1x Panzer IIG
2x KV 1B
1x KV 1B captured during the game
1x Kv 1A
3x SS Panzer III L upgraded from J/1
2x SS panzer III N up graded from J/1
9x SS Panzer IV G
2x T34/40(r)
3xT34/41 (r)
8x SS 17cm K18's and SDkfz 7's
2x SS Sig 33
4x Bf 109G
1x Bf 109E awarded during the game +3 Attack, Defence -2, Initiative +3
4x Ju 87D
1x Ju 87B Recon
2x Bf 110F
3x Ju 88A

A 2 part game, the main Kamf head straight up the centre laying siege to Voronezh, while 2 small Kamfs 1 North, 1 South fiank Voronezh, heavily supported by Ju87's race forward to take or lay siege to every flag, to stop Soviet re-enforcements deploying. The core after smashing through Voronezh spread out and take all the towns under siege. making this an easy game.

DV after 9/13 with 56657 points and no core losses.

Martin

[milliethedog]

The Long War
Novoannisky

Field marshal Level, Starting Points 57333
After Replenishment and re-enforcements 56730 points

Core
5x SS GebirgsJager and SDkfz 250/251
1x SS MG 42 and SDkfz 250
2x Panzer II Flame used as Recon
1x Panzer IIG
3x KV 1B
1x Kv 1A
3x SS Panzer III L
2x SS panzer III N
9x SS Panzer IV G
2x T34/40(r)
3xT34/41 (r)
8x SS 17cm K18's and SDkfz 7's
2x SS Sig 33
4x Bf 109G
1x Bf 109E up graded to G
4x Ju 87D
1x Ju 87B Recon
2x Bf 110F
3x Ju 88A

A Different game, here I do not really have any Kamf, the core is deployed with all the arty out front allowing them to smash all the soviet units within range, infantry and panzers then finish off the weakened units. Ju87's fly forward and pound the soviet armour before the panzers closely supported by SP Arty move to finish them off. The whole core advances on a broad front taking everything down to Novoannishy and Perokameskiy. Once taken they re-supply then push down in a line to take Sulyaevskiy and Mikhaylovka.

sorry I forgot that at after the fall of Semenovka 3 units (2 with movement bonus) race to the west to take Vyazovka, the airfield and Trostyanka stopping any counter attack starting from that area.

DV after 10/14 with 57424 points and no core losses.

Martin

[goose_2]

It appears that you have only 6 infantry and almost exclusively Gerbisjager.

I have recently been reduced to 6 infantry on my playthrough and I am worried as I have a city battle coming up.

You are going to only use 6 infantry in Stalingrad?

I plan on buying green infantry for fodder in my next battle as I feel I need more infantry in city battles.

[TSPC37730]

I plan on buying green infantry for fodder in my next battle as I feel I need more infantry in city battles.

If you're in the '45 campaign I'd recommend using the Volksturm units. At a cost of 60, they're entirely disposable. Replacements - elite or green - will be cheap. If by some miracle one of these survives the scenario and gains a decent level of experience, you can always upgrade the unit.

[milliethedog]

Hi Goose and TSP,
You are quite right, i am using 5x SS GebirgsJager and 1 SSMG 42. This partly by design and partly because I am playing the SS core only and there are no pioneers available in the SS core. I would normally have 2 or 3 pioneers and you are right again I missed them in Stalingrad. That said I am using 2 extra arty to back the infantry up. I have already fought "Storming Stalingrad" and "Stalingrad Docks" ( I am slow at the Notes, sorry ) in both cases it took me longer and I had to re-enforce my infantry a number of times during the game and in all I spent at least 6300 points (inc 2000 to upgrade Me 109's to FW 190's) to replace partial losses in my units, I also lost more Aux units than I expected, but that's what they are there for !

Martin

Merry Christmas Guy's ! and a Happy New Year !
The Scot in me had to add that ! Cheers

[milliethedog]

The Long War
Ilovlya

Field marshal Level, Starting Points 58650
After Replenishment and re-enforcements 58131 points

Core
5x SS GebirgsJager and SDkfz 250/251
1x SS MG 42 and SDkfz 250
2x Panzer II Flame used as Recon
1x Panzer IIG
3x KV 1B
1x KV 1A
1x KV 1C captured during the game.
3x SS Panzer III L
2x SS panzer III N
9x SS Panzer IV G
2x T34/40(r)
3xT34/41 (r)
8x SS 17cm K18's and SDkfz 7's
2x SS Sig 33
5x Bf 109G
4x Ju 87D
1x Ju 87B Recon
2x Bf 110F
3x Ju 88A

This is a more complicated game as I had 2 flanking moves and 2 sieges with 1 of the flanking moves covering 60 plus persent of the map. The other main difference was the central Kamf was only made up of 2x Arty and 2x Pz IV's, the bulk of the core was on the flanks with the eastern flank meeting the centre at Pan'shino and the Western meeting at Slovlya.

So my normal 3 Kamf's are back, The Western Kamf Smash through Orlovskly and then take Kletski and its airfield then Kamyshinskiy. They then clear everything down to Pan'shino. After it falls they take Semofalovka and its airfield, then Kremenskaya and lastly the edge of Stalingrad falls ! this kamf has fought 2 river crossings, 2 armoured trains and lots of soviet equipment and taking the majority of the flags.

The middle Kamf take Kondrashi then lay siege to Ilovlya.

Lastly the Eastern Kamf take Kozlov and the Air field then Soloclcha, Ivanka then join the siege at Ilovlya, as well as taking Medvedev and Shirokov.

DV after 15/20 with 58818 points and no core losses.

Martin

[milliethedog]

The Long War
Buzinovka Depot
Field marshal Level, Starting Points 60016
After Replenishment and re-enforcements 59212points

Core
5x SS GebirgsJager and SDkfz 250/251
1x SS MG 42 and SDkfz 250
2x Panzer II Flame used as Recon
1x Panzer IIG
3x KV 1B
1x KV 1A
1x KV 1C
2x M4 (r) captured during the game.
3x SS Panzer III L
2x SS panzer III N
9x SS Panzer IV G
2x T34/40(r)
3xT34/41 (r)
8x SS 17cm K18's and SDkfz 7's
2x SS Sig 33
1x Su 122 (r) captured during the game.
5x Bf 109G
4x Ju 87D
1x Ju 87B Recon
2x Bf 110F
3x Ju 88A

This is a very easy game, a straight forward north to south push, that said there are 2 KV 5's that will cause lots of damage unless you hit them with multiple Ju87's and avoid or destroy the SPAA first.

DV after 11/17 with 59948 points and no core losses.

Martin

[goose_2]

Hey Boys,

Thanks for the great advice about using Volksstrum, I hadn't thought of that and that is a great idea at this point in the game. I will use that in my next battle.

Millie, believe me I understand about being behind in recording where you are at in these playthroughs, as I am halfway done with '45 but am just now getting to report on it in my AAR.

Merry Christmas!

May it truly be a blessed one for all.

[milliethedog]

The Long War
Storming Stalingrad

Field marshal Level, Starting Points 60832
After Replenishment and re-enforcements 59322points

Core
5x SS GebirgsJager and SDkfz 250/251
1x SS MG 42 and SDkfz 250
2x Panzer II Flame used as Recon
1x Panzer IIG
3x KV 1B
1x KV 1A
1x KV 1C
1x KV 1C captured during the game
2x M4 (r)
3x SS Panzer III L
2x SS panzer III N
9x SS Panzer IV G
2x T34/40(r)
3xT34/41 (r)
8x SS 17cm K18's and SDkfz 7's
4x SS Sig 33 an Additional 2 purchased,
1x Su 122 (r)
5x Bf 109G
4x Ju 87D
1x Ju 87B Recon
2x Bf 110F
3x Ju 88A

This game is a real meat grinder after dealing with the Partisans, it took 4 turns to deal with them using Arty and Ju87's in support of the infantry both SS and Aux. In the north I sent 1/2 my core to grind the north half except for a small splinter kamf of an inf, Arty and a Pz IV which took the northern most airfield. my fighters took care of the 4 enemy plane there as they just sit unmoving. A bit unfair to destroy them before they are triggered (?) but all is fair in love and WAR.

The rest of the core take the southern half of Stalingrad, I found it harder without pioneers, but by always backing panzers and infantry with Arty and SP arty (hence why I bought another 2) I was able to advance destroying everything in my way. I also use my tanks to block the movement of enemy troops by sitting them in the main streets and intersections, I also found if you place a couple of aux troops in sight of dug in Russians, they rush out to attack, not knowing that you have multiple K18's or Sig 33's behind them supporting. This can be devastating, a great little tease. Slow and steady just grinds your way forward and I took every flag by turn 24. Heavier casualties amongst my infantry every time they were reduced to 6/10 I re-enforced them or if in contact I pulled them back. The Ju 87's again were either flying arty or tank killers, I could not do without them.

DV after 24/24 with 61316 points and no core losses.

Martin

[milliethedog]

The Long War
Stalingrad Docks

Field marshal Level, Starting Points 62222
After Replenishment and re-enforcements 58058 points

Core
5x SS GebirgsJager and SDkfz 250/251
1x SS MG 42 and SDkfz 250
2x Panzer II Flame used as Recon
1x Panzer IIG
3x KV 1B
1x KV 1A
2x KV 1C
2x M4 (r)
3x SS Panzer III L
2x SS panzer III N
9x SS Panzer IV G
2x T34/40(r)
3xT34/41 (r)
8x SS 17cm K18's and SDkfz 7's
4x SS Sig 33
1x Su 122 (r)
!x BA 64 (r) captured during the game
4x Fw 190A upgraded from Bf 109G
1x Bf 109G
4x Ju 87D
1x Ju 87B Recon
2x Bf 110F
3x Ju 88A

This game is the second half of the meat grinder, I used all the turns to capture all the flags so I waited for about 5 turns before taking the last key flag. From what I have read in other posts played this a bit differently than most people, I deployed 3x Ju 88's to support the aux air force in destroying the soviet shipping. my Ju 88's supported by 2 Fw190A's attacked the ship mid stream usually dropping them to 2 or 3/10, allowing the Aux Ju87's to finish them off and to take supporting AA fire.

The core Panzers and infantry advance slowly again always supported in every move by SP Arty and K18's. Again I used the trick of baiting the Russians with Aux infantry backed by Arty. Again I used my Ju 87's as tank killers and to weaken entrenched units. I slowly advanced across the map taking flags and destroying the Soviet forces. I had to re-enforce my infantry again and some of my Panzers were badly beaten up, but by turn 24 all flags were taken, messy, costly and ultimately pointless, but I wanted them all.

DV after 22/22 with 59178 points and no core losses. I did however have to many beat up units. overall between the two Stalingrad games I needed 6300+ points to replace losses (inc 2000 for the Fw190A upgrades) and lots more during the game to keep my infantry and panzers alive. Too costly by half.

Martin

[milliethedog]

The Long War
Escape from Stalingrad

Field marshal Level, Starting Points 60130
After Replenishment and re-enforcements 58091 points

Core
5x SS GebirgsJager and SDkfz 250/251
1x SS MG 42 and SDkfz 250
2x Panzer II Flame used as Recon
1x Panzer IIG
3x KV 1B
1x KV 1A
2x KV 1C
2x M4 (r)
3x SS Panzer III L
2x SS panzer III N
9x SS Panzer IV G
2x T34/40(r)
3xT34/41 (r)
8x SS 17cm K18's and SDkfz 7's
4x SS Sig 33
1x Su 122 (r)
!x BA 64 (r)
4x Fw 190A
1x Bf 109G
4x Ju 87D
1x Ju 87B Recon
2x Bf 110F
3x Ju 88A

Ah, nice to get out of the city into the country ! Back to my 3 Kamf, North, Mid and South.

The Southern Kamf takes Dimitriyevka, Kamyshi, Ryumino then lastly Lozhki and its air field.

The Northern Kamf Saves Samoflovka from falling, then takes Kolluban, Pan'shino, Donskay and lastly Vertyachiy.

The Mid kamf takes Pestovatka and air field, then attacks Mologolubinskiy, Gollibinsky and Bol'shenabatoyskiy before laying siege to Osinovskiy.

10 Aux in various states of repair were saved at the end !

Lastly the Soviet air force was a real pain in this game, waves of fighters and bombers through out the game, overall I had 1500 points worth of re-enforcing to do

DV after 17/20 with 58541 points and no core losses.

Martin

[goose_2]

Great way to finish.

You may have taken a lot of damage in prestige but are excelling with your army.

Could you lay out your army with the number of stars experience and the number of heroes on each of them so I can compare them to my army at the same point.

Thanks!

[milliethedog]

Hi Goose,
I will post Tatsinskaya to end 42 and then show the Total core plus stars and Hero's for the start of 43.

Martin