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Fortunately it turns out I have some more AAR already prepared so off we go...
June 1st Overview
Since we have had a bit of a pause in the AAR I thought it worthwhile to throw in an overview of the campaign so far. The red border and red arrows represent progress so far. Note the mauve border of the Baltic States, who still remain neutral. The situation is clearly quite serious for the Russians and yet they have very substantial forces remaining. Their visible concentrations around Moscow and Minsk represent a significant part of their forces but far from the majority.
The purple arrows represent possible future operations but should not be taken as an indication of definite intention. The immediate target is obviously the Russian Minsk concentration which really couldn’t be any more vulnerable.
In the south operations are likely to be based on broad front expansion simply lapping around any enemy forces rather than directly attacking them. The German southern flank is be reduced to an extremely weak state but is still able to advance as the Russians are even weaker.
The area where operational plans are up in the air is the Moscow front. Any action there will be a major operation and is also still some time in the future, hence the current superficial planning.
The situation remains difficult to predict, as a very large portion of the enemy forces is completely unaccounted for. I have suspicions of 100 Soviet divisions suddenly descending on the Leningrad enclave from the north as the Finnish frontier clears southwards. Also the possibility of major forces suddenly dropping out of strategic movement at almost any point on the map although Moscow is the most likely. 200-300 divisions suddenly appearing in the Moscow area could, for example, be quite interesting and the Russians clearly have this scale of force available.
On another note this seems like a good time to state my Policy for further action after the completion of this years campaigning against the Russians. Clearly I have them on the run and there is no prospect of the Russians suddenly throwing me back into Germany so here is what I am going to do next.
If I haven’t DOWed prior to that point then ALL will be DOWed immediately the year ends. This suddenly puts the game in a whole new light since I have undefended borders with Vichy France, Italy, Bulgaria, Romania and Finland. I will immediately neutralise the possibility of Japan and the USA beating each other up. I will be putting the USA onto war footing and returning the Atlantic to probable allied control. And, of course, those hyper-aggressive south american countries will start landing everywhere that isn't defended.
p.s. I would be grateful if anyone can remember what competitions I have already run as I have a selection in the "competition tray" of which I know at least 2 have been used.
p.p.s The Russian summer campaign report is now at screenshot 453 out of 803 (or will be when i have posted the current pre-written stock). So, there is a lot more to come. A lot more.
June 1st Overview
Since we have had a bit of a pause in the AAR I thought it worthwhile to throw in an overview of the campaign so far. The red border and red arrows represent progress so far. Note the mauve border of the Baltic States, who still remain neutral. The situation is clearly quite serious for the Russians and yet they have very substantial forces remaining. Their visible concentrations around Moscow and Minsk represent a significant part of their forces but far from the majority.
The purple arrows represent possible future operations but should not be taken as an indication of definite intention. The immediate target is obviously the Russian Minsk concentration which really couldn’t be any more vulnerable.
In the south operations are likely to be based on broad front expansion simply lapping around any enemy forces rather than directly attacking them. The German southern flank is be reduced to an extremely weak state but is still able to advance as the Russians are even weaker.
The area where operational plans are up in the air is the Moscow front. Any action there will be a major operation and is also still some time in the future, hence the current superficial planning.
The situation remains difficult to predict, as a very large portion of the enemy forces is completely unaccounted for. I have suspicions of 100 Soviet divisions suddenly descending on the Leningrad enclave from the north as the Finnish frontier clears southwards. Also the possibility of major forces suddenly dropping out of strategic movement at almost any point on the map although Moscow is the most likely. 200-300 divisions suddenly appearing in the Moscow area could, for example, be quite interesting and the Russians clearly have this scale of force available.
On another note this seems like a good time to state my Policy for further action after the completion of this years campaigning against the Russians. Clearly I have them on the run and there is no prospect of the Russians suddenly throwing me back into Germany so here is what I am going to do next.
I will be at war with every single remaining country in the world by 1st January 1941.
If I haven’t DOWed prior to that point then ALL will be DOWed immediately the year ends. This suddenly puts the game in a whole new light since I have undefended borders with Vichy France, Italy, Bulgaria, Romania and Finland. I will immediately neutralise the possibility of Japan and the USA beating each other up. I will be putting the USA onto war footing and returning the Atlantic to probable allied control. And, of course, those hyper-aggressive south american countries will start landing everywhere that isn't defended.
p.s. I would be grateful if anyone can remember what competitions I have already run as I have a selection in the "competition tray" of which I know at least 2 have been used.
p.p.s The Russian summer campaign report is now at screenshot 453 out of 803 (or will be when i have posted the current pre-written stock). So, there is a lot more to come. A lot more.
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If you dare to soil the proud country of Sweden I would like to be remembered as it´s proud defender! If it is possible I would like to take a stance at you in Götaland!
yours truly Jack Fisher
yours truly Jack Fisher
Kanitatlan said:
Huzzah! Reminds me of a USA game I played once where I DoWed everyone on 1st January 1936.
Umm, perhaps you would like to look more closely at the AAR. You might notice the German forces staunchly defending Stockholm in the last image. I'm sure you can find a partisan group to join but it's a bit late for defending against a German invasion.Jack Fisher said:
Dublish I remember that too but Germany is a little less isolated and I am supposedly playing on a high difficulty level.
Ojdå!
Blame it on the darkness up here in the winter!
o Make me a partisan with low IQ (I´ve been following his AAR from the start), some say us from Småland are known of it!
Blame it on the darkness up here in the winter!
o Make me a partisan with low IQ (I´ve been following his AAR from the start), some say us from Småland are known of it!
Kanitatlan: ...If I haven’t DOWed prior to [1-1-41] then ALL will be DOWed immediately the year ends.
won't that take your dissent over 60? ? (IIRC, 60 = auto rebellion of home country.) better would be to have all of them DOW you [by event] or write an event that sets your dissent at 30 to 50... IIRC, there is an event command that sets dissent to a specific value. personally, i would prefer the latter as that gives only you any dissent from DOWs...
excellent update ! !
won't that take your dissent over 60? ? (IIRC, 60 = auto rebellion of home country.) better would be to have all of them DOW you [by event] or write an event that sets your dissent at 30 to 50... IIRC, there is an event command that sets dissent to a specific value. personally, i would prefer the latter as that gives only you any dissent from DOWs...
excellent update ! !
We are back in standard Doomsday land now, not Risk Mod land so I get no dissent whatsoever from a DOW, hence I can DOW everyone.GhostWriter said:Kanitatlan: ...If I haven’t DOWed prior to [1-1-41] then ALL will be DOWed immediately the year ends.
won't that take your dissent over 60? ? (IIRC, 60 = auto rebellion of home country.) better would be to have all of them DOW you [by event] or write an event that sets your dissent at 30 to 50... IIRC, there is an event command that sets dissent to a specific value. personally, i would prefer the latter as that gives only you any dissent from DOWs...
excellent update ! !
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03:00 June 1st 1940
Further east the mud has cleared so a flanking move is launched across the front of Moscow threatening to create a medium size Russian pocket around Bryansk. This advance is intended to sweep across the front of Moscow to establish a new start line whilst destroying significant Russian forces in the vicinity. The start time (dawn on the 1st) is a bit daring as not all forces have arrived yet but I have high hopes.
08:00 June 1st 1940
There are still intermittent forays by the Russian bomber forces but continuing air patrols have prevented there being even a single bombing attack on German forces in Russia throughout the entire campaign.
09:00 June 1st 1940
Advancing across the Don has found Stalingrad completely open so we rush in to occupy it before any defence develops. There are minor Russian forces gathering all along the northern bank of the Don that will remain a threat to further advances unless my air power can move on and eliminate them. For the time being all bombing is focused around Rostov. Remember I have many more bomber groups than can be effectively concentrated and used around the critical fronts and therefore secondary fronts, like this one, get more than their fair share of air support.
12:00 June 1st 1940
Another air battle in the Moscow region against a very battle weary Russian tactical bomber group. The Russian ground troop concentrations are beautifully illustrated by the aerial reconnaissance and close up do look kind of scary. My attack is across the bottom of this image through Tula to Kaluga and may escape any serious engagement with the main Russian horde.
13:00 June 1st 1940
The final days of this armoured division appear to be long delayed. It is now well dug in and taking very few casualties. As long as it stays like this my ground advance will slowly engulf it but my air force will be unable to destroy it. This appears to be the Russian choice but I must keep an eye on it.
15:00 June 1st 1940
It is now mid-afternoon and the mud has cleared putting my offensive back in motion. Now the only mud left is inhibiting Russian forces along the Baltic borders. Unfortunately this also affects my strike in that direction which will have to hold off for a bit. The mud reaches into the bank of swamps southeast of Leningrad making the position relatively unassailable for the time being.
20:00 June 1st 1940
Further progress by the southern forces illustrates the weakness of the Russian positions. It still looks like I can occupy large areas over the next few days. A major Russian mobile force is now available in Krasnodar (retreated from Rostov) and is likely to interfere severely unless bombing can eliminate it. The Russian forces north of the Don are starting to look sufficient to disrupt any progress in that direction. I will continue to occupy what land I can and, in particular, seize and hold Stalingrad. The principal objective is to make sure that Russian forces cannot threaten the supply lines to my panzer armies and it is perfectly obvious that this situation carries no threat at all.
01:00 June 2nd 1940
Continuing moves overnight show German forces starting to accumulate in the front line provinces and the redeployment north is now very nearly complete. Notice that the proposed encirclement of Bryansk-Klintsy currently has no planned closure and there is also no southern flank defence to the pocket at all. Any Russians advancing that way are simply getting themselves into more trouble so I am not wasting troops trying to stop them.
03:00 June 2nd 1940
The Russian mobile corps turns out to be 9 divisions but all are already significantly under strength. The CAS are closing in on them and no doubt will reap a handsome harvest over the next few days. The big question is whether they will try to dig in around Krasnodar or move off and be bombed out of existence. Their current position is strategically appalling and there do not seem to be any good options for them. The only worry is the security of Rostov which remains a choke point for German supply lines forward to Stalingrad.
04:00 June 2nd 1940
The first follow up forces have arrived in Mogilev and encounter the traditional incompetent counterattack from Roslavl. The attack conditions remain just as appalling for the Russians giving them no chance of success even against such a small force.
12:00 June 2nd 1940
More German forces have arrived in Mogilev so I have widened the offensive by attacking Smolensk. There is a real sense here of a northern offensive through Vitebsk aimed at isolating and destroying the Minsk pocket with a second eastern offensive through Smolensk and Roslavl to isolate and destroy the Bryansk pocket. The Roslavl element is gaining strength as infantry armies arrive in Rogachev and this is the obvious path to taking out Roslavl.
The eastern wing approaching via Kaluga will probably carry on and swing west of Moscow so the full weight of my Panzer groups can strike against the Baltic sector whilst infantry armies reduce the Bryansk pocket. There is no real intent to destroy the Russian forces around Moscow, just to trim of the front of their position to create a secure flank and then strike against forces south and west of the line from Leningrad to Moscow.
Once the western army groups have been eliminated, then it will be time to turn east towards Moscow. There is a conscious decision here to make sure my front is always at least one province away from Moscow to make sure it doesn’t become a huge strong point that is impossible to take. When the time comes I will have to strike at Moscow very quickly to avoid it become an invulnerable fortress.
16:00 June 2nd 1940
Stalingrad falls. This picture tells us little else but it is a significant victory in itself. The potential southern stronghold is gone without a fight.
20:00 June 2nd 1940
Tula falls and the offensive is beginning to show a clear and present danger to Russian forces around Bryansk. Being practical I would say they are now doomed. Closure of the pocket is only a matter of time and it is unlikely now that they will move out and escape.
22:00 June 2nd 1940
A lot more movement has occurred in the south and there is a clear indication of where continuing operations will lead. That half an armoured division is still sitting tight in Kamensk-Shak… but is within hours of being isolated. They are no longer a real threat and the immanent existence of an alternative supply line makes the threat to Rostov so much less important. The Russian armoured corps in Krasnodar is also looking extremely vulnerable and they are still sitting tight.
Stalingrad has fallen!. Seems like the southern front is already a victory then, splendid work