Slitherine

McGuba wrote: ↑Sun Jan 20, 2019 2:43 pm Hi, if anyone seriously want to give a try to multi just drop me a line and then I can upload the latest build. I continuously make small changes and tweeks as we go ahead with this test play and as we find small things that can be improved. I can tell that it has changed quite a lot since this version of this AAR and even more since v1.9.

Thanks a lot McGuba!

I thought about it over the weekend and I will have to pass for the moment as I don’t think I am able to commit to a full MP game (with frequent/regular interactions) of that length and quality over the next few weeks (or maybe even months).

I will for sure follow this amazing AAR in the meantime but I rather wait for your next (and well-tested) release… I might also reconsider the Kursk save file or I could even try to finish my little BE Manstein series as well…

PeteMitchell_2 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 19, 2019 6:50 pm @both of you: by the way, what I still wanted to ask: you seem to be doing OK on prestige so far, don't you?

At the moment, prestige is enough.
I almost did not spend it until that time.
Also in the game for the Axis, I received a 1500 prestige bonus for taking Moscow.

I also use green replacement more often, instead of elite replacement.
Unlike McGuba, who apparently prefers Elite replacement, so as not to lose the stars.
So I think I had a better prestige situation and I could do more upgrades.
But my units have less experience.
Although in my Allies game I have a unit that has almost 4 stars

I took a pause until next week.
The first chapter ended in 1941 and the second chapter will begin later about 1942.

Intenso82 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 24, 2019 8:56 pm I took a pause until next week.

That's a good thing to do as I think preparing these detailed AARs requires some effort...

CHAPTER II - 1942

Turn 14
January 3, 1942
Weather: Snow and Frozen

Strategic map
Africa
Rommel was able to escape and our forces are very weak.

North
Fighting continues in the area of ​​the Fort Krasnaya Gorka and on the Volkhov direction.

LL fighters at our auxiliary air base near Vologda.
They are on duty waiting for the enemy bombers to appear over Petrazavodsk.
Centre
STAVKA decided to knock the Germans out of Kalinin.
In the Voronezh region, the counteroffensive was successful.
But the enemy's air reconnaissance appeared in the air.
Kursk,
(this screenshot was taken at the end of the turn)
In the area of ​​Tula, our troops launched a counter-attack.
And in the Kursk area, we ran into German armored vehicles.
Obviously the Germans decided to transfer her here after aerial reconnaissance.

South
The axis undertakes weak attacks of Sevastopol.
And we are preparing for the landing of troops in Kerch.
Axis armored vehicles appeared in the area of ​​Mariupol and Stalino.
Crimea
(at the end of the turn)
Troops landed, Kerch in our hands.

The Germans locked up our minelayer plane in the Sea of ​​Azov.
Very clever or accident?

Turn 15
January 18, 1942
Weather: Cloudy and Frozen

Strategic map
France
The Germans are conducting an operation to relocate their battleships to the inland sea to the Baltic.
Unlike the game where Im as Axis side, the weather is not on the German side. And they were detected.
We also note the presence of enemy troops on the coast and in the ports.
Preparing for the landing in England?
Atlantic
In the North Sea, the battle began.
The Germans decided to carry out an operation to relocate the battleship Tirpitz to Trondheim.
We want to thwart these plans.
Tirpitz hit by an air strike.

The Mediterranean

Malta
The situation in Malta.
During the attempt to mine the Messina Strait something happened wrong.
Africa
The weather got better and our eyes saw a sad picture.
The battle for Tobruk is lost.
Our units began to retreat to Egypt.
The Germans also transferred another tank to Africa.
Syria
The Luftwaffe transport airplanes were spotted off the coast of Syria.
Obviously, the Germans decided to undertake an operation to seize Syria from the air.
Attention! Threat of invasion !!!
All our units in the Middle East received orders to block airfields.

Russia

North
The Germans continue to attack fort K.
They transferred heavy artillery from Odessa.
In the Volkhov area, the enemy retreated.
And air strikes our troops.
The situation in the north as a whole.

Centre
We pushed the Germans out of Kalinin and badly damaged Pz.IV
Kursk
The attack on the Kursk is stopped, we began to withdraw.
In the air, German aircraft.

The Germans transferred tanks and artillery to the region of Tula.
Our bomber carries out an attack under the cover of a fighter.

South
Germans were able to capture Mariupol.
The STAVKA formed a line of defense along the river Mius.
Crimea
On the Crimean peninsula are fighting.
The fleet supports artillery fire.
One of the attacking Axis units withdrew with losses.
But it is obvious that the Germans decided to emit larger forces to capture Sevastopol.
Loss analysis
Loss Ratio:
Infantry 1 to 9
Tanks 1 to 13
Fighters 0 to 13
Bombers(Tac+Strat) 1 to 1.25
Fleet (all ships) 1 to 5.75

Huge losses in the fleet(!), including 1 aircraft carrier.
Although we have not yet shot down a single Axis fighter, we do have some success in destroying the bombers.

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Turn 16
February 2, 1942
Weather: Snow and Frozen

Strategic map
France
We suffered losses in the English Channel and the Germans were very successful in navigating their battleships.
Atlantica
Tirpitz was able to leave, but he received serious damage.
We lost the battleship probably from a submarine strike.
Our destroyers went to revenge.

The command decided to mine the Danish Straits(Kattegat).

Africa
The remaining defenders in Tobruk.
The rest of the troops received orders to retreat.
An enemy submarine approached a battleship near Alexandria.

North
The enemy destroyed Fort K.
Centre
A new German infantry unit entered to Kalinin.
A damaged tank was able to escape.
STAVKA decided to strengthen the defense of Tula.
Kursk
In the Kursk area, our units depart to the Don River.

South
Germans are attacking Stalino.
Our troops order to defend the river Mius.
Crimea
The operation continues in Kerch.
To Novorossiysk we bring reserves.
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Turn 17
February 17, 1942
Weather: Snow and Frozen

Strategic map
Atlantica
The remaining damaged fleet returns to base.
Mining straits failed. Lack of fuel.

The Mediterranean

Africa
One unit without transport left in the desert and trying to move south.
Middle East
British units were ordered to move to Syria.
But the forces are very few.

Russia

North
Our units began to move towards Petrozavodsk.
The Finns launched an attack on the Volkovskaya group of troops from the Svir River.
The Germans on this area appeared tank T-34(!)
Centre
Everything is quiet.
We began to withdraw troops from Kalinin.
In the area of ​​Ryazan, the enemy decided to conduct air recon.

South
The enemy captured Stalino.
And he decided to conduct air reconnaissance in the Rostov region.
Crimea
The Axis made another attempt to storm Sevastopol.
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Turn 18
March 4, 1942
Weather: Clear and Frozen

Strategic map
Norway
Enemy fighters were discovered in the North Sea.
Perhaps they cover the ships that participated in a recent operation in the North Sea.
If this is so, then the enemy's ships will now be in the Skaggerat Strait.

At the same time, intelligence does not confirm that Tirpitz is located in Trondheim.
Where Tirpitz still remains a mystery.
Balkans
Our partisans were able to stop the train but already surrounded.
Obviously, this is transportation to Greece to help the Afrika Korps.