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This is not a war that ANYONE wants to involve themselves in.
I dont know i want to be a part of those god like panzers there's a reason i drive a tiger in WOT
I remember those ancient and beautiful times during which one of the few things I was certain of was that a fresh carnage update was there, waiting for me to wake up on Saturday morning :wub: 
I second that...I remember those ancient and beautiful times during which one of the few things I was certain of was that a fresh carnage update was there, waiting for me to wake up on Saturday morning :wub:
It pains me to let you down on the pace my brothers in arms - but just as even the panzers of legends gets bogged down by the wall of flesh - so am also I stuck to the waist in what is my life....
Luckilly... this is the time when I once again can throw myself into that magic bubble of cunning, war, blood and glorious victories. A new chapter is starting up its engines.... ready to blitz...
Luckilly... this is the time when I once again can throw myself into that magic bubble of cunning, war, blood and glorious victories. A new chapter is starting up its engines.... ready to blitz...
Chapter XXXXIII - Bracing for the Tide
Players: SOV, 2xUSA, UK, 2xGER, JAP, ITA
Recap: So. It is late mid October 1943. We have less than 2 years left of the war. They Allies have received a heavy beating loosing huge amount of troops. They are not likely to do something big before 1944. They will need to sort out the mess from Operation Blitz of Legends, get more troops from USA and prepare something new – whatever that might be. The Rus lost an awesome amount of troops in the Romanian Gamble and will never be the same. That does not mean he will be weak, and he will spam much more new units than Germany can hope to do.
German manpower is in a desperate situation. More desperate than ever. There is a risk they will soon not be able to man the border in a decent way. This will be the death of the blitzkrieg as the Panzers of Legends will be forced to defend.
So what is next great operation?
There is none. The German Commander of the East need to push the Red Army back to a suitable defensive line and hold (if no great opportunity arises). Then the MP-situation need to be sorted, the Panzers of Legends, at least, need to be 100% as well as the Luftwaffe – and then Luftwaffe need to bear down on the enemy and keep the tired Germans free from enemy bombers. Also, Japan will need to bring more infantry to Europe. This is where the last battle will stand.
Why? – there are simply not enough VPs in the Pacific. Also, I doubt the Allies want to dare the time-drain on shifting front only to be crushed by the IJN. No – the Allies need to crush Italy and Germany and secure Europe. The Axis must simply make sure this does not happen.
In any case – this game will continue into 1944 and that is awesome in itself. I honestly believe we can win although the odds are not in our favor. The MP issue for Germany is obviously the most critical issue, but the fact that all our enemies will close in on our technology advance as well will not make it any easier.
October 20th, 1943
The Japanese navy went out in the Atlantic and landed Japs and Spaniards in the undefended port of Casablanca while Italian paratroopers were dropped out in the desert to secure the flank. The idea was to capture the Americans and Brits who were left to protect Northern Africa. Jap and Italian air force supported the offensive and more Japs attacked the beaches from the Mediterranean coast.
October 30th, 1943
The Yanks reacted quickly and landed strong forces to support their African Army Corps which was threatened to be cut off. Suddenly, it seemed the Japanese troops were too few to be able to hold, even though they ruled the air.
The Italians landed Turkish Expeditionary Forces to support the Japs and the Spaniard against the Americans and Brits. It was a chaos of nationalities in the epic world war. As also the Italians were out of fresh recruits, the Turks were warmly welcomed – as cannon fodder.
As the Japs retreated out of Casablanca it seemed they would become destroyed and also lose the precious air base.
November 6th, 1943
When it seemed like everything was lost, a Japanese attack managed to secure the ports of Tanger by Gibraltar Strait. With this, supply could still reach the Axis units by the Atlantic coast. Instead it seemed the Allies could lose several divisions in the north. This was truly a game for the master strategists – moving back and forth. From Casablanca, the Allies could now operate with fighters. How would it end?
November 17th, 1943
It seemed however, after a month of desert battle, like no one could fool the other and front stabilized somewhat. The Allies stood strong in Casablanca while the Axis had secured supply lines and could operate their air force from Gibraltar.
Who would play the next card?
December 4th, 1943
In the end, the Yanks pulled out without further battles. The Axis could recapture Casablanca. From a strategic situation it was somewhat of a victory as Casablanca, their important air ports and the region was safely in Axis hands. It was important to protect the flank of Gibraltar.
On the other hand, the Yanks had skillfully avoided the trap and did not lose any formations. Although the attention of the American commander had been tied up for roughly a month, so had the Italians and Japs, effectively hindering them from harassing the Russ.
October 21st, 1943
In the aftermath of the Blitz of Legends, battles continued in a smaller scale at the coast of former Netherlands. The German Commander of the West tried to destroy more of the Allied units. Just like in Western North Africa, this turned out to be a bloody chess game of attacks and counter attacks. Several Allied units were driven out to awaiting transports but they soon landed new troops.
After weeks of battle they were finally driven off with quite some casualties. However, no further Allied units had been destroyed and they managed to tie down the attention of the German Commander of the West, hindering him to take command of Luftwaffe which was his secondary appointment, and also stopping him to send all panzers to the East Front. In effect, Luftwaffe was ineffective in the East – and Italian and Jap air craft was tied down in Africa.
The American (and to some extent the Brit) commander had played his cards well during mid autumn.
October 17th, 1943
Warszawa was lost after a several weeks long and extremely bloody battle. The Rus won on share amount of units (check the amount partaking in the battle). The Germans could not resist. This was bad as these air ports were the largest in the region.
October 18th, 1943
The thought was that the first batch of units from the Panzers of Legends would drive the Red Army back south of Warszawa and thus forcing them out of the battle. That would not be. An armor counter-attack effectively stopped one of the two attacking forces and the Germans had to cancel further attacks and consider defensive strategies once again. This was ill news. The German Commander of the East had hoped to win more land back.
October 27th, 1943
Slowly but surely, the Red Army closed in on Königsberg. Their fighters and multi roles were like flies in the air and attacked the dug in Germans. Although the attacks were far from effective, they took their toll and were a continuous annoyance for the troopers. The German defenders had grown so used to Soviet planes that their entire lives had altered for the never ending threat from the air. Everything was dug into the earth, everything was camouflaged. They never stayed outdoors if not squatting in a foxhole.
As the Commander of the West could not take over as Commander of the Air, the Commander of the East used Luftwaffe and made several sorties to weaken the opponent. This was rather successful and the ground troops had a few days of relative peace.
October 29th, 1943
Instead, the Red Army attacked just north of Warszawa. It turned out to become hard battles for them, meeting dug in Königstigers and panzergrenadiers in the cold forests. The Soviets died in heaps but the Germans lost men too - men they could not afford to lose.
West of Warszawa the Red Army secured more land. The German Commander of the East could just not stop them, even though significant part of the Strike Army had been moved from West to East by now.
November 8th, 1943
The East Front. The Red Army is slowly moving forwards. In the north they have mounted attacks in the Königsberg area. Hungary is virtually undefended. If the Red Army affords a major offensive here the Axis would have little to throw against them.
November 10th, 1943
Oh… The Poles has been… “liberated” by the Soviet Union. Some areas have already been returned to them (yellow arrows).
As the German force was pushed back around Königsberg the Axis leaders discussed what strategic implications this would have. How would the Poles in Germany react? How would supply be affected for the Soviet units in Poland? Or would Poland supply them all, easing up the strain of the Soviet supply network?
These are worrying days indeed.
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Players: SOV, 2xUSA, UK, 2xGER, JAP, ITA
Recap: So. It is late mid October 1943. We have less than 2 years left of the war. They Allies have received a heavy beating loosing huge amount of troops. They are not likely to do something big before 1944. They will need to sort out the mess from Operation Blitz of Legends, get more troops from USA and prepare something new – whatever that might be. The Rus lost an awesome amount of troops in the Romanian Gamble and will never be the same. That does not mean he will be weak, and he will spam much more new units than Germany can hope to do.
German manpower is in a desperate situation. More desperate than ever. There is a risk they will soon not be able to man the border in a decent way. This will be the death of the blitzkrieg as the Panzers of Legends will be forced to defend.
So what is next great operation?
There is none. The German Commander of the East need to push the Red Army back to a suitable defensive line and hold (if no great opportunity arises). Then the MP-situation need to be sorted, the Panzers of Legends, at least, need to be 100% as well as the Luftwaffe – and then Luftwaffe need to bear down on the enemy and keep the tired Germans free from enemy bombers. Also, Japan will need to bring more infantry to Europe. This is where the last battle will stand.
Why? – there are simply not enough VPs in the Pacific. Also, I doubt the Allies want to dare the time-drain on shifting front only to be crushed by the IJN. No – the Allies need to crush Italy and Germany and secure Europe. The Axis must simply make sure this does not happen.
In any case – this game will continue into 1944 and that is awesome in itself. I honestly believe we can win although the odds are not in our favor. The MP issue for Germany is obviously the most critical issue, but the fact that all our enemies will close in on our technology advance as well will not make it any easier.
October 20th, 1943
The Japanese navy went out in the Atlantic and landed Japs and Spaniards in the undefended port of Casablanca while Italian paratroopers were dropped out in the desert to secure the flank. The idea was to capture the Americans and Brits who were left to protect Northern Africa. Jap and Italian air force supported the offensive and more Japs attacked the beaches from the Mediterranean coast.
October 30th, 1943
The Yanks reacted quickly and landed strong forces to support their African Army Corps which was threatened to be cut off. Suddenly, it seemed the Japanese troops were too few to be able to hold, even though they ruled the air.
The Italians landed Turkish Expeditionary Forces to support the Japs and the Spaniard against the Americans and Brits. It was a chaos of nationalities in the epic world war. As also the Italians were out of fresh recruits, the Turks were warmly welcomed – as cannon fodder.
As the Japs retreated out of Casablanca it seemed they would become destroyed and also lose the precious air base.
November 6th, 1943
When it seemed like everything was lost, a Japanese attack managed to secure the ports of Tanger by Gibraltar Strait. With this, supply could still reach the Axis units by the Atlantic coast. Instead it seemed the Allies could lose several divisions in the north. This was truly a game for the master strategists – moving back and forth. From Casablanca, the Allies could now operate with fighters. How would it end?
November 17th, 1943
It seemed however, after a month of desert battle, like no one could fool the other and front stabilized somewhat. The Allies stood strong in Casablanca while the Axis had secured supply lines and could operate their air force from Gibraltar.
Who would play the next card?
December 4th, 1943
In the end, the Yanks pulled out without further battles. The Axis could recapture Casablanca. From a strategic situation it was somewhat of a victory as Casablanca, their important air ports and the region was safely in Axis hands. It was important to protect the flank of Gibraltar.
On the other hand, the Yanks had skillfully avoided the trap and did not lose any formations. Although the attention of the American commander had been tied up for roughly a month, so had the Italians and Japs, effectively hindering them from harassing the Russ.
October 21st, 1943
In the aftermath of the Blitz of Legends, battles continued in a smaller scale at the coast of former Netherlands. The German Commander of the West tried to destroy more of the Allied units. Just like in Western North Africa, this turned out to be a bloody chess game of attacks and counter attacks. Several Allied units were driven out to awaiting transports but they soon landed new troops.
After weeks of battle they were finally driven off with quite some casualties. However, no further Allied units had been destroyed and they managed to tie down the attention of the German Commander of the West, hindering him to take command of Luftwaffe which was his secondary appointment, and also stopping him to send all panzers to the East Front. In effect, Luftwaffe was ineffective in the East – and Italian and Jap air craft was tied down in Africa.
The American (and to some extent the Brit) commander had played his cards well during mid autumn.
October 17th, 1943
Warszawa was lost after a several weeks long and extremely bloody battle. The Rus won on share amount of units (check the amount partaking in the battle). The Germans could not resist. This was bad as these air ports were the largest in the region.
October 18th, 1943
The thought was that the first batch of units from the Panzers of Legends would drive the Red Army back south of Warszawa and thus forcing them out of the battle. That would not be. An armor counter-attack effectively stopped one of the two attacking forces and the Germans had to cancel further attacks and consider defensive strategies once again. This was ill news. The German Commander of the East had hoped to win more land back.
October 27th, 1943
Slowly but surely, the Red Army closed in on Königsberg. Their fighters and multi roles were like flies in the air and attacked the dug in Germans. Although the attacks were far from effective, they took their toll and were a continuous annoyance for the troopers. The German defenders had grown so used to Soviet planes that their entire lives had altered for the never ending threat from the air. Everything was dug into the earth, everything was camouflaged. They never stayed outdoors if not squatting in a foxhole.
As the Commander of the West could not take over as Commander of the Air, the Commander of the East used Luftwaffe and made several sorties to weaken the opponent. This was rather successful and the ground troops had a few days of relative peace.
October 29th, 1943
Instead, the Red Army attacked just north of Warszawa. It turned out to become hard battles for them, meeting dug in Königstigers and panzergrenadiers in the cold forests. The Soviets died in heaps but the Germans lost men too - men they could not afford to lose.
West of Warszawa the Red Army secured more land. The German Commander of the East could just not stop them, even though significant part of the Strike Army had been moved from West to East by now.
November 8th, 1943
The East Front. The Red Army is slowly moving forwards. In the north they have mounted attacks in the Königsberg area. Hungary is virtually undefended. If the Red Army affords a major offensive here the Axis would have little to throw against them.
November 10th, 1943
Oh… The Poles has been… “liberated” by the Soviet Union. Some areas have already been returned to them (yellow arrows).
As the German force was pushed back around Königsberg the Axis leaders discussed what strategic implications this would have. How would the Poles in Germany react? How would supply be affected for the Soviet units in Poland? Or would Poland supply them all, easing up the strain of the Soviet supply network?
These are worrying days indeed.
.....................................
Things are looking grim. Wonder what the chanses of a Baltic Gamble paying off are. If the Poles cause supply problems for the Rus something might just be pulled off. On the other hand it seems the steel fist that managed to punch through in Romania has broken a couple knuckles by now. Looks like the Allied troops are less green by now too. Still, it's amazing to see a MP game go to 44.
I'd observe that if the German flank in Hungary is wide open, then the Soviet flank is also wide open too. Their forces are entirely focussed on the fight in the north. If someone slipped past them...
However that would be a massive risk as it counts on the ever wily Zid not keeping a strategic reserve.
However that would be a massive risk as it counts on the ever wily Zid not keeping a strategic reserve.
Internet people are a strange bunch, they always feel entitled to get their free entertainment and will complain when that is not provided to them
(me included). With that said, the only reason we ask for updates so often is because this is just an incredible AAR. Please play the game until the very end, I want to see a Battle of Berlin!
This is absolutely worrying, but I'm sure you have a great plan, if not, well, those spearheads will have to be trapped.
I echo this comment:
I echo this comment:
Jack_Alexander said:
The Italians are also short on manpower? That's ill news indeed. Let's hope Japan's infantry techs are up to date so they provide worthy assistance in Europe :-/