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you've certainly both battered each other over the summer. Seems you have really made the Germans pay for their offensive so will be interesting to see how well you are placed to sweep them back out of the Rodina [:)]
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29 October-4 November 1942 (72nd week of the war)

Third week of mud. While the armies are not in action, there are a few well deserved promotions of three army commanders.

34th Army commander, General-Leitenant Aleksandr Vasilevsky, was promoted to General-Polkovnik
39th Army commander, General-Leitenant Nikolai Vatutin, was promoted to General-Polkovnik
20th Army commander, General-Maior Georgy Zakharov, was promoted to General-Leitenant


5-11 November 1942 (73rd week of the war)

Another week of mud but ground conditions are rapidly changing with falling temperatures. Firm ground will enable more active operations on both sides next week.

50th Army commander, General-Leitenant Ivan Bagramyan, was promoted to General-Polkovnik.

Three new U-2R recon regiments are formed.


The State Industrial Council reported a new problem. Supply shortages have caused some state factories to have a production shortfall. Stalin orders an immediate investigation.

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PRODUCTION

Scenario production usage: German 100%, Axis Allies 100%, Soviet 100%

141000 tons of RESOURCES produced in 144 resource centers

64000 tons of OIL produced in 128 oil centers

44700 tons of FUEL produced in 149 fuel refineries (44700 available)
44700 tons of OIL consumed by FUEL production

89650 tons of SUPPLIES produced in 171 heavy industry centers (89650 available)
89650 tons of RESOURCES consumed by SUPPLY production

107580 ARMAMENTS produced in 347 armaments factories (100% production level, 107580 available)
1620 ARMAMENTS not produced, because of SUPPLY shortages
21516 tons of SUPPLIES consumed by ARMAMENTS production

583 VEHICLES produced in 131 vehicle factories (100% production level, 583 available)
114 VEHICLES not produced, because of SUPPLY shortages
2915 tons of SUPPLIES consumed by VEHICLE production

521 AIRCRAFT produced in 536 aircraft factories (100% production level, 521 available)
12895 tons of SUPPLIES consumed by AIRCRAFT production

579 GROUND ELEMENTS produced in 589 ground element factories (100% production level, 579 available)
7 GROUND ELEMENTS not produced, because of SUPPLY shortages
14772 tons of SUPPLIES consumed by GROUND ELEMENT production

44700 tons of OIL consumed by ALL production
89650 tons of RESOURCES consumed by ALL production
52098 tons of SUPPLIES consumed by ALL production

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5-11 November 1942 (73rd week of the war - continued)

While the first winter snows were about to fall, the evening operational briefings at the Kremlin showed Stalin’s conviction that the Germans were about to see the tide of war reversed. “The Germans may have learned a thing or two about fighting in the snow last year, but our troops remain masters of the winter campaign” he said. He directed his Chief of the General Staff Voroshilov to hurl the enemy back across a broad front as soon as possible.

Marshal Kliment Voroshilov had been in his position for near seven months. Stalin had chosen him to replace Zhukov and drive the Fascists back during summer, but it was the Red Army instead that had been doing most of the retreating. Nevertheless Voroshilov as an old comrade of Stalin since the days of the revolution had a measure of safety that few others could hope for. He displayed a firm hand as Chief of Staff in attempting to carry out Stalin’s orders and was known to be fearless in battle. He had overseen improvements in the mechanization of the Red Army in 1942 despite the reservations of some who thought the ex-cavalryman “old school.” The Red Army was still in the fight and approaching eight million men in service, supported by over one hundred thousand guns, eight thousand tanks and a similar number of aircraft. Voroshilov was also confident that Stalin’s view on the German preparedness for the coming winter was the correct one, believing their opponents would demonstrate only marginal improvement over the previous winter campaign.

While the Chief of the General Staff displayed a great degree of optimism, the views of the STAVKA were quite different. Axis losses to date totaled a little over 1.15 million men. The German army alone still had over 4.2 million men in the field. Her allies added another almost 1.9 million. This gave them a force of 6 million against a Red Army of 7.9 million men. Although outnumbered, the qualitative edge held by the German forces suggested that they were still in a position to stand toe-to-toe with the Soviet troops.

Intelligence about German troop dispositions was also lacking. This was due in no small part to a sufficient supply of reconnaissance aircraft as most resources were being committed to the ground forces.

Logistically, the truck fleet of the Red Army and VVS was at 80% of requirements, with the most severe weather conditions of the year just on the horizon. In 8 of the last 10 weeks, there were fewer vehicles in service than the previous week. While signs of decline were unmistakable, the hope was that the convoys sent by the Americans would be arriving in Vladivostok with a new influx of trucks starting in January.

Stalin issued a special order to the troops on the 10th of October, exhorting the Red Army to deliver the most vigorous of blows to the Fascists and send them scurrying to the west.

But within a week of the coming of the first snowfall, it was clear that the Fascists had other plans.
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12-18 November 1942 (74th week of the war)

Heavy enemy activity included attacks north of Kaluga; a clear effort to begin isolating the city. There were also over a dozen combat actions along a line west of Saransk down to Penza.
From south of Penza, multiple German attacks along the line took place.

A preliminary report of the State Industrial Council determined that the percentage of supply stockpiles was undermining the ability to provide for the Red Army as well as the needs of various state factories. The armaments industry at this time had close to 730,000 tons of stock available. As a result, within days an order was issued, curtailing armaments production by 25% to be effective the following week.

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that is a major offensive they have made in the Don-Volga region. Do you have any idea what they are after? Looks like Dave didn't really follow up or try for pockets so presume it was to disrupt or grab better defensive lines?

Sounds like you are having supply problems. As I found out the hard way, if you can't get the supply levels up across the front your army won't recover from the 40NM imposed over the summer.
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Looks like a copy of Pelton vs dave so far.

Nice AAE M60
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ORIGINAL: Pelton

Looks like a copy of Pelton vs dave so far.

Nice AAE M60

I think Dave has tried to follow a plan similar to yours, with the exception that he has left the Caucasus alone and an unofficial armistice reigns in the Crimea, with Sevastopol and Kerch under my control. Dave seems satisfied holding his blocking position too, and I see little reason to try to take action in that area.

His panzer and motor divisions get their pockets when he wants them, but they tend to be smaller than yours. He also doesn't cover large distances, so his CVs tend to remain quite high. That makes breaking pockets more difficult and I prefer not to risk my tank and cav corps unless it's necessary.

Supplies are definitely an issue for me as I've seen the truck inventory drop from the high water mark in late '41 of over 355k. One thing I have done is put some newly formed mech corps in static mode. It only costs 2AP each under the new system that I favor. While they are static, they can still train up while not making the truck situation worse. It's also the reason that in 1943 very few level bombers will be used by the VVS. I'd rather just use tactical bombers that consume far fewer trucks.
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19 November-2 December 1942 (75th & 76th week of the war)

German forces managed to push the Red Army out of Kaluga. The enemy mobile forces present in this area are 39th, 41st, 46th Tank Corps. One additional tank corps may be present. Total 7 tank and 4 motorized divisions. Meanwhile the Red Army strengthens its hold on positions on the south bank of the Oka.

The Germans also continue applying heavy pressure in the Saransk area where 37th Army of the Bryansk Front and STAVKA’s 58th Army is defending. 58th Army is supporting Bryansk Front operations and Front Commander General Leitenant Remezov is ordered at the last moment to take all measures to insure his troops are not surrounded. Enemy forces against Saransk include the 47th, 56 Tank Corps. This is a total 3 tank and 3 motorized divisions.

In the Stalingrad region, the Red Army continues to build up forces west of the Don. Enemy forces in this area include the 3rd and 14th Tank Corps, a total 3 tank and 4 motorized divisions. Marshal Voroshilov in accordance with the demands of Comrade Stalin moves forces into the area around Rostov to send a message to the Fascists by re-establishing a presence in this area, having departed in the previous summer.


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3-16 December 1942 (77th & 78th week of the war)

Despite the late warnings of the previous week, six rifle divisions and three rifle brigades are surrounded in the Saransk region. As a result, Bryansk Front commander, General-Leitenant Fyodor Remezov, was dismissed. In his defense, Remezov claimed to be simply adhering to Comrade Stalin's not-one-step-back order. General-Leitenant Maksim Antonyuk was named his replacement.

41st Army commander, General-Leitenant Andrei Eremenko, was promoted to General-Polkovnik.

5th Shock Army was activated and commanded by General Maior Dmitry Gusev. It received 3 cavalry corps and two tank corps. It was deployed south of Stalingrad to assist in firming up defenses in the Rostov region.

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17-30 December 1942 (79th & 80th week of the war)

A series of setbacks hit the Red Army as 1942 wound down.

German tank corps moved into in the Rostov area in mid-December. The Transcaucasus Front was clearly threatened by this latest development. Due to river ice, the enemy could not cross over to the eastern bank but falling temperatures would give the fascists freedom of action the following week. 3rd and 39th German tank corps supporting attacks by 4th, 26th and 55th Infantry Corps launched savage assaults over the Don once the river froze over. No Red Army forces are trapped yet, but any capable mobile formations are a considerable distance from Soviet troops in the immediate area of Rostov.

Saratov fell to the Germans, and tank formations reached the outskirts of Arzamas. Troops from the northern fronts, including Vostrukhov's 22nd Army of Northwest Front were brought in to reinforce the area.

In the Stalingrad area, sporadic attacks took place on both sides. Fyodor Tolbukhin replaced Sergei Biryuzov as commander of 63rd Army (STAVKA). Biryuzov performed quite adequately, but STAVKA realized the Stalingrad area needed leaders of exceptional talent and Tolbukhin was among the finest in the Red Army. He had previously been largely idled in command of 31st Army of the Kalinin Front where German attacks had ceased over the past weeks.

With 1942 coming to a close, the supply distribution system is becoming dangerously weak. The truck fleet has fallen to 270,000 trucks out of a requirement of 378,000, or less than 61% of need. The VVS sends regiments to the reserve to conserve trucks.

16th Army commander, General-Leitenant Ivan Konev, was promoted to General-Polkovnik for his outstanding performance in the Stalingrad area.

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31 December 1942- 6 January 1943 (81st week of the war)

Over 100,000 men of Transaucasus Front are trapped south of Rostov. Stalin has another one of his fits and berates Chief of Staff Voroshilov during one of the evening briefings at the Kremlin for over 30 minutes. The commander of the assigned mobile reserve in the area was 5th Shock Army’s General Maior Gusev. Stalin now has lost all patience for the failings of his commanders. Gusev is sacked after only four weeks of command. General-Leitenant Rodion Malinovsky is named his replacement.

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7-13 January 1943 (82nd week of the war)

Penza has been liberated by troops of 39th Army commanded by Nikolai Vatutin.

Red Army troops in the Stalingrad area continue pushing German forces steadily back. With the butchers work done at Rostov, the panzers pull back west of the Don.

3rd Shock Army commander, General-Maior Ivan Chernyakhovsky, was promoted to General-Leitenant largely due to his consistent success in combat.

Crimea Front was renamed North Caucasus Front

Stalingrad Front was renamed Southern Front

45th ShAP from 26 DBAD Transcaucasus Air Command was renamed 20th GShAP. In late December, the regiment destroyed no less than 98 ground elements in a single week.


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Things are looking up, the tide is turning about when expected

You look to be in a fairly good position.

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14-27 January 1943 (83rd & 84th week of the war)

The first major Soviet offensive since the previous winter continues west of Stalingrad. Largely coordinated by Southern Front Chief of Operations General Aleksei Antonov, Troops of Konev’s 16th, Tolbukhin’s 63rd, Chernyakhovsky’s 3rd Shock and Bobkin’s 1st Shock Army launch a coordinated series of blows that sends the enemy westward.

West of Saransk, sufficient troops have been massed to force a general withdrawal of German mobile formations in the area.

Personnel changes are made within the Voronezh Front. 58th Army General Maior Solomatin is replaced by General Maior Leonid Govorov. 42nd Army General Maior Starikov is replaced by General Maior Vasily Glagolev.

All 29 U-2VS regiments of the VVS were disbanded.


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28 January – 3 February 1943 (85th week of the war)

The offensive in the Stalingrad area is now coupled with attacks west of Saransk. Red Army units attack in the southern direction in an attempt to cut the rail line leading to Penza. The town of Morshank west of the River Tsna is the objective. If successful, it will force the withdrawal of enemy forces near Saransk and Penza and create an opportunity to liberate the city of Tambov.


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4-10 February 1943 (86th week of the war)

In the Stalingrad area progress continues to be made.

Attacks by the Red Army intensify in the Saransk area. Tank corps envelop the city of Saransk.

26th Army sees a change of command.

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Are you using a special version of goranw's mod of Jison's map, M60? I'm asking because I really like what goranw did, but the one available on his site is a bit to "grey and dark" for me, making it hard to differentiate between various kinds of terrain, whereas yours seems more colorful.
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Yes I am, Misha TX. You should be able to find the link in the thread that is stickied in the mods section.
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11-17 February 1943 (87th week of the war)

Attacks continue in the Saransk and Stalingrad areas.

The city of Saransk has been liberated as troops in the area continue to pressure the enemy in the region.

German defenses are clearly being prepared southeast of Boguchar along the Chir River as more powerful tank divisions are appearing.

General-Leitenant Chernyakhovsky of 3rd Shock Army who was promoted only five weeks earlier has again been elevated in rank, now to General-Polkovnik.

It seems that the enemy is finally on the run at least in part, with two zones of Soviet offensive operations. But Fritz has one more card to play...


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Dave has done really great with his OOB 4.4 million and 6300 AFV's.

He should be able to hold the lines until early 44

He needs to set up RR asap.
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