Sudden Carnage
Chapter XXX – Operation Wedge Part VI
Countries played by humans: UK, Soviet Union, Germany, Italy, Japan.
Due to French player being absent, AI is on hard.
Recap: Operation Wedge has succeeded with its main intermediate goal. Paris have been conquered. Still, France has not yet fallen and the Operation continues. At the same time, a Soviet attack on Shepetivka, the Valley of Death, triggered a German/Italian counter-attack in the southern part of the German/Soviet border. Is Axis over-stretching their ability or is the Red Army about to break..?
June 17th-22nd, 1940
The battle of Polonne was fierce and the Germans killed a lot of Red Army troopers. Still, the enemy was so numerous victory felt impossible. As the Polonne defenders cancelled their attacks into Shepetivka, the odds turned slightly worse and the reason for attacking was more or less obtained. Also, Korets was threatened by attacks as well and the German leadership did not want to drain its divisions.
::It didn’t feel too bad to pull back this time. They had kept 8 Russian divisions busy for about a week, refusing them any rest or recovery. Moreover, the attack at Polonne took some well needed pressure of the poor bastards in f****g Shepetivka. Just knowing he had friends suffering in the Valley of Death made him happy about being somewhere else. Also, knowing he helped them out by thrashing about in Polonne made it even better. “Thrashing about” was a good description. The Red Army was too numerous to be defeated here. On the other hand, they were too lousy to really be able to use their numeric superiority. Consequently, the German forces won ground every time they pushed forwards only to realize that a tide of Russians quickly filled up in areas they left behind. It was like trying to empty an ocean with your cupped hands. The Rus had quite a lot of tanks this time, that made it even more dangerous. Heinrich Hahn was actually quite happy when he got to retreat to Korets again. Still, the battle for Shepetivka was still on. Poor poor bastards…::
June 25th-28th, 1940
The 6th Battle of Shepetivka lasted almost three weeks and resulted in another 15 000 deaths. The total death toll is now up in 17 000 Germans and 41 000 Soviets. The Valley of Death was so full of dead bodies in varying state of decay that diseases started to affect the soldiers badly. This was the first time Werhmacht had been able to defend the province against the Red Army.
Italy had won some ground in the south during these weeks and Axis now hoped that the Red Army would give this sector a little break again. The German leadership wanted to finish of France before having to fight more in the East.
June 19th, 1940
During the fearful battles in the Valley of Death, the Allies pushed for Tarabulus. They could quite easy surround it, just like before. They both had some air force in the area. The battle raged on in the desert-mountains as the summer temperatures made life hard on the soldiers.
June 24th, 1940
The Allied blockade of Tarabulus had been successful. The defenders lacked food and ammunition and made a poor defensive force. After only about a week of battle, the Italians surrendered.
The Allies are now alone on the African continent.
July 2nd, 1940
Only two more months – then the two Heavy Mechanized (2 light armor + 2 mechanized) and the two Mechanized divisions are ready to be deployed
::Johann Keller followed the news of the war very carefully. The mechanized divisions looked more and more like proper fighting units but they still lacked men, equipment and training. With Paris down, Johann realized that he would probably not be deployed in the west. He was hoping for the east. Just the thought of being in Soviet when the big bear fell… it was thrilling. Still, tales from Shepetivka was somewhat discomforting. The mechanized units would be best relying on speed – not getting bogged down in trench-war.::
July 2nd, 1940
United Kingdom is losing grip of India with the great port of Chittadong being severely threatened. The Allies are clearly focusing elsewhere.
July 2nd, 1940
Since the start of Operation Hammer Sickle (to throw the Allies out of Germany and take the Netherlands) Axis have thought of the East front as a purely defensive front. Still, offense can sometime be the best defense and apparently, Soviet is a lot weaker than expected. Instead of the expected slow retreat through former Poland (I even built a fort in Warsaw) Axis have managed to push forwards in the south – albeit slowly.
In the north, everything has been peaceful ever since the Skidel Showdown.
Authors note: The part of the border with no troops is marshlands with no infrastructure.
July 2nd, 1940
France is more or less broken. No battle of significance is left. French forces are still defending a few ports (with VPs) but German panzers have breached in the west and charge through France unopposed.
Authors note: France Surrender Process is up to some 95%. They have days at the most. Actually, I will take 2 VPs within hours with a panzer division and if a successful paradrop can secure another 2, its game over for France.
July 2nd, 1940
Authors note: Axis missed this one completely. With plenty of Greek Expeditionary Forces in Italy, Greece was obviously a fairly easy target for Britain as they are unopposed in the Med. It correlates well with the victory over Ethiopia and Tarabulus. UK is bound to have quite a lot of newly freed troops available. You could argue Maxyboy would like to put them in India but this is actually a very nice trick.
He already got one of three Greek VPs. If Athens fall, Greece is lost. IF they surrender, Maxyboy can puppet Greece which will give Italy a considerable head ache as the GEF (Greek Expeditionary Force) in Italy will turn on them. Alone, GEF is no real threat. BUT, if UK quickly can back them up with amphibious assaults on key positions in Italy, things can turn dreadful. It would be a beautiful trick.
Well, will not give him that. What is not visible in the picture is that a majority of the British forces in Greece is French Expeditionary Forces. When France falls I hope most of these disappear. This might even happen before Greece falls. If we, with a paradrop, can re-take the lost VP in the north, the British attack on Greece is likely to fail.
If the British trick succeeds, we will have some problems in Italy. Luckily, France is soon gone which will give both Italy and Germany lots of freed troops. Germany will send troops to back Italy up. Italy will also prepare by placing the GEF were they will not do any immediate damage.
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If “The Greek Situation” don’t get out of hand, I will soon have a huge chunk a troops available for the next operation...
July 2nd, 1940
Authors note: As seen here, any American intervention is far away. It’s still a bit annoying that the stupid AI for once is clever enough to go for “spies lowering neutrality”. Bastards!
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Chapter XXX – Operation Wedge Part VI
Countries played by humans: UK, Soviet Union, Germany, Italy, Japan.
Due to French player being absent, AI is on hard.
Recap: Operation Wedge has succeeded with its main intermediate goal. Paris have been conquered. Still, France has not yet fallen and the Operation continues. At the same time, a Soviet attack on Shepetivka, the Valley of Death, triggered a German/Italian counter-attack in the southern part of the German/Soviet border. Is Axis over-stretching their ability or is the Red Army about to break..?
June 17th-22nd, 1940
The battle of Polonne was fierce and the Germans killed a lot of Red Army troopers. Still, the enemy was so numerous victory felt impossible. As the Polonne defenders cancelled their attacks into Shepetivka, the odds turned slightly worse and the reason for attacking was more or less obtained. Also, Korets was threatened by attacks as well and the German leadership did not want to drain its divisions.
::It didn’t feel too bad to pull back this time. They had kept 8 Russian divisions busy for about a week, refusing them any rest or recovery. Moreover, the attack at Polonne took some well needed pressure of the poor bastards in f****g Shepetivka. Just knowing he had friends suffering in the Valley of Death made him happy about being somewhere else. Also, knowing he helped them out by thrashing about in Polonne made it even better. “Thrashing about” was a good description. The Red Army was too numerous to be defeated here. On the other hand, they were too lousy to really be able to use their numeric superiority. Consequently, the German forces won ground every time they pushed forwards only to realize that a tide of Russians quickly filled up in areas they left behind. It was like trying to empty an ocean with your cupped hands. The Rus had quite a lot of tanks this time, that made it even more dangerous. Heinrich Hahn was actually quite happy when he got to retreat to Korets again. Still, the battle for Shepetivka was still on. Poor poor bastards…::
June 25th-28th, 1940
The 6th Battle of Shepetivka lasted almost three weeks and resulted in another 15 000 deaths. The total death toll is now up in 17 000 Germans and 41 000 Soviets. The Valley of Death was so full of dead bodies in varying state of decay that diseases started to affect the soldiers badly. This was the first time Werhmacht had been able to defend the province against the Red Army.
Italy had won some ground in the south during these weeks and Axis now hoped that the Red Army would give this sector a little break again. The German leadership wanted to finish of France before having to fight more in the East.
June 19th, 1940
During the fearful battles in the Valley of Death, the Allies pushed for Tarabulus. They could quite easy surround it, just like before. They both had some air force in the area. The battle raged on in the desert-mountains as the summer temperatures made life hard on the soldiers.
June 24th, 1940
The Allied blockade of Tarabulus had been successful. The defenders lacked food and ammunition and made a poor defensive force. After only about a week of battle, the Italians surrendered.
The Allies are now alone on the African continent.
July 2nd, 1940
Only two more months – then the two Heavy Mechanized (2 light armor + 2 mechanized) and the two Mechanized divisions are ready to be deployed
::Johann Keller followed the news of the war very carefully. The mechanized divisions looked more and more like proper fighting units but they still lacked men, equipment and training. With Paris down, Johann realized that he would probably not be deployed in the west. He was hoping for the east. Just the thought of being in Soviet when the big bear fell… it was thrilling. Still, tales from Shepetivka was somewhat discomforting. The mechanized units would be best relying on speed – not getting bogged down in trench-war.::
July 2nd, 1940
United Kingdom is losing grip of India with the great port of Chittadong being severely threatened. The Allies are clearly focusing elsewhere.
July 2nd, 1940
Since the start of Operation Hammer Sickle (to throw the Allies out of Germany and take the Netherlands) Axis have thought of the East front as a purely defensive front. Still, offense can sometime be the best defense and apparently, Soviet is a lot weaker than expected. Instead of the expected slow retreat through former Poland (I even built a fort in Warsaw) Axis have managed to push forwards in the south – albeit slowly.
In the north, everything has been peaceful ever since the Skidel Showdown.
Authors note: The part of the border with no troops is marshlands with no infrastructure.
July 2nd, 1940
France is more or less broken. No battle of significance is left. French forces are still defending a few ports (with VPs) but German panzers have breached in the west and charge through France unopposed.
Authors note: France Surrender Process is up to some 95%. They have days at the most. Actually, I will take 2 VPs within hours with a panzer division and if a successful paradrop can secure another 2, its game over for France.
July 2nd, 1940
Authors note: Axis missed this one completely. With plenty of Greek Expeditionary Forces in Italy, Greece was obviously a fairly easy target for Britain as they are unopposed in the Med. It correlates well with the victory over Ethiopia and Tarabulus. UK is bound to have quite a lot of newly freed troops available. You could argue Maxyboy would like to put them in India but this is actually a very nice trick.
He already got one of three Greek VPs. If Athens fall, Greece is lost. IF they surrender, Maxyboy can puppet Greece which will give Italy a considerable head ache as the GEF (Greek Expeditionary Force) in Italy will turn on them. Alone, GEF is no real threat. BUT, if UK quickly can back them up with amphibious assaults on key positions in Italy, things can turn dreadful. It would be a beautiful trick.
Well, will not give him that. What is not visible in the picture is that a majority of the British forces in Greece is French Expeditionary Forces. When France falls I hope most of these disappear. This might even happen before Greece falls. If we, with a paradrop, can re-take the lost VP in the north, the British attack on Greece is likely to fail.
If the British trick succeeds, we will have some problems in Italy. Luckily, France is soon gone which will give both Italy and Germany lots of freed troops. Germany will send troops to back Italy up. Italy will also prepare by placing the GEF were they will not do any immediate damage.
….
If “The Greek Situation” don’t get out of hand, I will soon have a huge chunk a troops available for the next operation...
July 2nd, 1940
Authors note: As seen here, any American intervention is far away. It’s still a bit annoying that the stupid AI for once is clever enough to go for “spies lowering neutrality”. Bastards!
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