RE: Za Rodinu Soviet AAR (No Axis)

RE: Za Rodinu Soviet AAR (No Axis) (Full Version)

All Forums >> [New Releases from Matrix Games] >> Gary Grigsby's War in the East Series >> After Action Reports

Message

Q-Ball -> RE: Za Rodinu Soviet AAR (No Axis) (9/29/2011 9:48:37 PM)
How much Cavalry do you guys have left? Are you stacking it up 3-deep in preparation for making Corps when December hits? I would also build a handful of Sappers and Tank Bns to attach to said Cav Corps when you get a chance You will need to manage your REFIT very carefully. You need to set nearly all Front-line units on REFIT. You want all the "Shell" units to get nothing all winter. If you just have everyone on READY or UNREADY, every one of your 100s of units will get a handful of guys. In the end, you'll end up with 100 Rifle Divisions with 4,000 guys each.....all of them UNREADY. In order to Maximize the number of units that stay "READY", you have to channel all your replacements to fewer units, to keep them up. This is very important.

Tarhunnas -> RE: Za Rodinu Soviet AAR (No Axis) (9/30/2011 10:02:43 AM)
Thanks for the advice, I know the hard way you have fresh experience!惽;)] Yes, I have one three-stack of Cav divisions ready in the center, and there are a couple more in the south. How expensive are Sapper units in ARM terms? We are pretty low on ARM, we took a lot of factory losses! Actually, I think our industry losses make for a very tense and interesting 1942!

Q-Ball -> RE: Za Rodinu Soviet AAR (No Axis) (9/30/2011 1:47:32 PM)
Sappers are very cheap; Sapper units have no guns. Tank Bns are uber-cheap in terms of Armaments, because Tank production doesn't consume armaments. The limitation on Tank Bns is that they use about 110 or so Vehicles, and that goes up to 180-ish when the turn to Regts. That's the only thing you really pay for on those. But managing REFIT is most important. You cannot let "shell" units pick up any replacements. If they do, that's just waste.

Tarhunnas -> RE: Za Rodinu Soviet AAR (No Axis) (10/6/2011 9:49:26 PM)
Turn 25, STAVKA ORDERS COMRADES! The time has come when the Russian winter will punish the invaders! Now is the time to strike back! OVERALL Attack, attack, attack! Execute the STAVKA winter attack plan, but do not hesitate to punish the invaders in other areas if the odds appear favorable. As usual, take command of any STAVKA units up to 7 hexes behind your front. What reinforcements there are have been sent mostly to the south again, including the newly formed 2d Shock army HQ. STAVKA units behind the front have stopped refitting as per the advice of our capitalist American production adviser. NORTH Attack on the northern flank of the 1st Shock army in the Vyshni Volochek area! I spent the points to transfer one of your armies from NW to Leningrad front, as NW was overloaded. You might consider edging some more units south of those that are facing the Finns to widen the attack sector. CENTER Attacks in the central direction have already been started with startling success! SOUTH Punish the German invaders with all your might! The main hope rests on you, Comrade Flam! Note that STAVKA conducted a little amphibious landing on the Crimea last turn that cut off a couple of Rumanian divisions. Kill them if you can! Stalin. Shaposhnikov.

Tarhunnas -> RE: Za Rodinu Soviet AAR (No Axis) (10/6/2011 9:50:17 PM)
Attacks on the central sector. [image]local://upfiles/37384/AE65B977E6834CBC9CE8C3F14CCC3A24.jpg[/image]

Tarhunnas -> RE: Za Rodinu Soviet AAR (No Axis) (10/6/2011 9:54:40 PM)
The situation on the Crimea before Soviet moves. Two units landed last turn, and two more in Feodosiya this turn. [image]local://upfiles/37384/E204638C7A354773A1A3FE24D96BBA6D.jpg[/image]

Tarhunnas -> RE: Za Rodinu Soviet AAR (No Axis) (10/10/2011 10:09:42 PM)
And in the Soviet turn, the Rumanians learn the price of aggression against the Soviet Union! [image]local://upfiles/37384/DB23E1C069D54C489250B82080A8ADAD.jpg[/image]

Tarhunnas -> RE: Za Rodinu Soviet AAR (No Axis) (10/10/2011 10:12:27 PM)
Total losses from the first turn of the winter offensive. I don't have anything to compare with, so I don't know how good this is. Note however that the hapless Rumanians on the Crimea are responsible for about half the axis losses. [image]local://upfiles/37384/030C554CBF1C4255A85E330339B5255F.jpg[/image]

Tarhunnas -> RE: Za Rodinu Soviet AAR (No Axis) (10/16/2011 9:44:20 PM)
Turn 26, STAVKA ORDERS HEROES OF THE MOTHERLAND! Victory! The enemy is falling back in disarray before our winter offensive! Keep up the pressure! OVERALL Continue pushing back the fascist invaders! We are doing fine! As usual, take command of any STAVKA units up to 7 hexes behind your front. NORTH STAVKA expects more aggressive action here. Put heavier pressure on the Germans in the Vyshni Volochek area and north! CENTER Attacks in the central direction are continuing! SOUTH Your offensive is going forward heroically in true socialist spirit! Keep going! Take command of 2d Shock army HQ SW of Voronezh and use it get a morale boost for your offensive. You can use some AP to transfer units to this army. Follow up the success in the Crimea, but do not committ more units to this direction, as the offensive here will soon run out of supplies. The main front is more important. Stalin. Shaposhnikov.

Tarhunnas -> RE: Za Rodinu Soviet AAR (No Axis) (10/16/2011 9:48:36 PM)
Situation northwest of Moscow after Soviet moves turn 26. The liberation of Rzhev is imminent. [image]local://upfiles/37384/505125ABAC80486480DF15437EE4A241.jpg[/image]

Tarhunnas -> RE: Za Rodinu Soviet AAR (No Axis) (10/19/2011 8:22:18 PM)
And the south after Soviet moves. Gorlovka has just been liberated by the Caucasus front! The Soviet defenders of the motherland are driving the fascist invaders before them in the south! [image]local://upfiles/37384/344C842C1F6F4CBE8AB5E04EEB3D60D4.jpg[/image]

Tarhunnas -> RE: Za Rodinu Soviet AAR (No Axis) (10/19/2011 8:23:13 PM)
Losses during Soviet turn 26. [image]local://upfiles/37384/63A54703E30E452CBB55B62A480BB7E9.jpg[/image]

Q-Ball -> RE: Za Rodinu Soviet AAR (No Axis) (10/20/2011 12:13:19 AM)
Tarhunnas invited me to comment, so......looks good so far! Killing 3 Romanian units is a great start. Yeah they are Romanians, but the Axis needs everyone it can get it's hands on. How many attacks are you doing per turn? Anything over 100, and you are really cookin'. How are your front-line units holding up?

Tarhunnas -> RE: Za Rodinu Soviet AAR (No Axis) (10/23/2011 11:57:25 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Q-Ball Tarhunnas invited me to comment, so......looks good so far! Killing 3 Romanian units is a great start. Yeah they are Romanians, but the Axis needs everyone it can get it's hands on. How many attacks are you doing per turn? Anything over 100, and you are really cookin'. How are your front-line units holding up? I'll count the attacks this turn. I don't think we are at 100 though. Front line units holdinhg up rather well. Some sectors have several unready units where resistance is stiff, but Western front is still battering forward. I try to rotate units in and out of the front, leaving unready units to revive a hex behind the front.

Tarhunnas -> RE: Za Rodinu Soviet AAR (No Axis) (10/23/2011 12:11:14 PM)
Turn 27, STAVKA ORDERS HEROES OF THE MOTHERLAND! We are chasing the fascist invaders back like the rats they are. The enemy is falling back in panic on the front both sides of Vyshni Volochek, and great progress has been made in the south. OVERALL Continue attacking, but try to reinforce success rather than failure! As usual, take command of any STAVKA units up to 7 hexes behind your front. I have found a nifty way to get divisions up to strength. You can merge a rifle brigade with an unready rifle division and get a healthy division. Don't practice it too often though, even though we have plenty of brigades, we do not want to burn them freely. It will indirectly use up APs, so only do it in selected cases when needed to keep the offensive going. Do not merge divisions, even if unready. We will need those formations eventually, even if they are weak now. As the enemy is falling back, we will need to repair railways in some sectors. You might want to build a couple of railway construction units where needed. NORTH The enemy has made sustantial withdrawals here. Follow up and keep the pressure on them! CENTER Attacks in the central direction are continuing, but the going is best on the flanks of AGC, at Kalinin and Voronezh! SOUTH You are doing fine, just keep up the good work! Consider making an amphibious assault on the north coast of the sea of Azov. STAVKA is moving naval brigades to ports in preparation, which you may use next turn if you want. Stalin. Shaposhnikov.

Tarhunnas -> RE: Za Rodinu Soviet AAR (No Axis) (10/23/2011 12:12:25 PM)
The Kalinin area before Soviet moves. [image]local://upfiles/37384/08A553B51DD84EF8B83B88E558B9E774.jpg[/image]

Tarhunnas -> RE: Za Rodinu Soviet AAR (No Axis) (10/23/2011 12:13:56 PM)
The area around Rzhev after Soviet moves, showing Soviet attacks. Rzhev is close to being surrounded. [image]local://upfiles/37384/C062E88D025D4F8584E4551942AF0398.jpg[/image]

Tarhunnas -> RE: Za Rodinu Soviet AAR (No Axis) (10/24/2011 8:45:49 PM)
And turn 27 in the south. [image]local://upfiles/37384/7CF912569AA14F96AD5C569342CB67CA.jpg[/image]

Tarhunnas -> RE: Za Rodinu Soviet AAR (No Axis) (10/24/2011 8:46:57 PM)
Losses from the Soviet part of turn 27. We made 58 attacks, of which 1 was a rout, 36 retreats and 21 helds. [image]local://upfiles/37384/660F9C0188D94007BB352C0234659591.jpg[/image]

Tarhunnas -> RE: Za Rodinu Soviet AAR (No Axis) (11/4/2011 3:06:11 PM)
Turn 28. At Vyshni Volochek we have kicked the fascists out of their entrenchments. Now they are on the run in the snow...[sm=00000622.gif] Map before Soviet moves. [image]local://upfiles/37384/A29511FD27CC4AF1ABCCBCAF95D82A72.jpg[/image]

Tarhunnas -> RE: Za Rodinu Soviet AAR (No Axis) (11/4/2011 4:17:52 PM)
Turn 28, STAVKA ORDERS HEROES OF THE MOTHERLAND! The fascist invaders are falling back in disarray before the valiant forces of the Workers and Peasants Red Army! In several places we have the enemy on the run in the open. This is good, he will take much heavier casualties from the cold then. OVERALL Continue attacking, and keep the enemy on the run! Do not batter against too heavy resistance though. Our HELD results were somewhat on the high side last turn. As usual, take command of any STAVKA units up to 7 hexes behind your front. Note that I have parked unready or depleted units in fort lines or along rivers behind our front. Do not move those. The idea is that they will prevent fort decay or dig. We will need some fortifications come summer, I am sure. NORTH You have the enemy on the run! Keep up the pressure! You have three cavalry divisions that you ought to combine into a corps. CENTER Attacks are continuing. Rzhev was liberated this turn, and Vyazma is coming up next! SOUTH Keep up the good work comrade Flam! The enemy is really being punished on your front! Keep up the pressure! The STAVKA units in Eysk can be used for a naval assault if you want. There might be a possibility of cornering axis units against the sea! Stalin. Shaposhnikov.

Q-Ball -> RE: Za Rodinu Soviet AAR (No Axis) (11/4/2011 9:28:01 PM)
Not bad for a bunch of workers and peasants! No doubt they are sustained by ardor for the Motherland, and inspired by the leadership of the Great Comrade Stalin. A few shootings here and there doesn't hurt either. Those shots show alot of attacks. They are choosing to stand and fight, which is a mistake. Looks like you are making them pay! The offensive in front of V-V though should grind to a halt on the Valdai Hills; even with no trenches, a strong position.

Tarhunnas -> RE: Za Rodinu Soviet AAR (No Axis) (11/12/2011 3:24:53 PM)
Turn 28. The offensive is grinding forward! We had much better Retreat to Hold ratio than last turn! Losses from the Soviet turn: [image]local://upfiles/37384/86F0C6C69F9441F1B797F9538913362A.jpg[/image]

Tarhunnas -> RE: Za Rodinu Soviet AAR (No Axis) (11/17/2011 7:46:40 PM)
Losses from the German part of turn 29. Looking rather good. [image]local://upfiles/37384/8FD8F4096FEA45BB973CA2B268CD51BF.jpg[/image]

Tarhunnas -> RE: Za Rodinu Soviet AAR (No Axis) (11/17/2011 7:49:33 PM)
Turn 29, STAVKA ORDERS COMRADES! Not much to say this turn except keep it up! It is now january, and we can expect the going to be a little tougher, so be a little more careful about attacking at low odds. Even if every Soviet citizen is prepared to die for the motherland, we don't want them to do so too uselessly. Stalin. Shaposhnikov.

Tarhunnas -> RE: Za Rodinu Soviet AAR (No Axis) (11/17/2011 7:55:00 PM)
Attacks in the Western direction turn 29. A fascist grouping has been cut off northwest of Rzhev, and others are about to be encircled unless they retreat. [image]local://upfiles/37384/873E1EA0E10047359CC78DB570D49595.jpg[/image]

Tarhunnas -> RE: Za Rodinu Soviet AAR (No Axis) (11/19/2011 3:55:05 PM)
In the south, our armies are advancing on a broad front! [image]local://upfiles/37384/9C6B78682EB64B1B929164DE61DBDDE0.jpg[/image]

Tarhunnas -> RE: Za Rodinu Soviet AAR (No Axis) (11/23/2011 8:03:25 PM)
Turn 30, STAVKA ORDERS COMRADES Our victorious counter offensive is remorselessly grinding the enemy to dust! Put simply in the words of the common Soviet soldier: We are kicking some serious fascist ass! Keep up the pressure! OVERALL Continue attacking, but try to keep down the hold-results. Try to preserve fort lines behind the front it possible. I have parked depleted units in some, and you can use airbaises and HQ to prevent fort decay. We will need those fortifications come summer! When you have unready units in the front after an attack, try to pull them back one hex and refit if they have the MPs. They will recover much more quickly that way. Also think ahead and make sure you have units ready and close to the front for next turns attacks. We do not usually have MPs to move more than one or two hexes and still make a deliberate attack. Stalin. Shaposhnikov.

Tarhunnas -> RE: Za Rodinu Soviet AAR (No Axis) (11/23/2011 8:31:44 PM)
A German-Fascist division meets a well deserved fate in the woods northeast of Rzhev. [image]local://upfiles/37384/7FA1AD9F88B44ECAA2C31C57A395FD1C.jpg[/image]

TulliusDetritus -> RE: Za Rodinu Soviet AAR (No Axis) (11/23/2011 8:41:34 PM)
Tarhunnas, I don't know what version you're using, but on the latest patches the bug was fixed: air bases will not prevent fort decay anymore [:)]

Page: << < prev 3 4 [5] 6 7 next > >>

Forum Software © ASPPlayground.NET Advanced Edition 2.4.5 ANSI

0.7670898