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Now...wasn't there a blue emu thread "Are Bulgarians worthless" that came to a different conclusion? 
Nice to see the the allied Axis making a contribution. River crossings arn't always easy.
Funny, the last chapter would be more fitting to HoI3 than to HoI2.
Well considering that I started this AAR while waiting for Hoi 3 in the first place this is funny indeed
This aar and the still missing patches have kept me from playing the "other" Hoi so far. Yknowwhaddamean
Nice aar just read it completely. I like a good strugle agains the AI.
ps: Your writer, is it plevier with the book Moskva.
ps: Your writer, is it plevier with the book Moskva.
RamsesII: Thank you! I was a little tired of all the world-conquest-aars too, and that's why I decided to try a game a little too hard for me. I have definitely more fun this way
The writer guess is also not a bad one, since "my writer" included a lot of russian sources and switched the perspective a couple of times (which I try to do as well) - but I already gave away the hint that the men in question is German.
Another hint: The author is dead since the late 90s.
The writer guess is also not a bad one, since "my writer" included a lot of russian sources and switched the perspective a couple of times (which I try to do as well) - but I already gave away the hint that the men in question is German.
Another hint: The author is dead since the late 90s.
Plievier was a german orriginally, born in Berlin.
I will take the challenge and look in to it
Operation Phoenix: Day 4 (18th of July, 1941) The south
Operations of the 1st and 2nd Panzergruppe
While up in the north the fighting for the Kessel continued during the fourth day of “Phoenix”, the south looked a lot more promising. The 1. Panzergruppe and 2. Panzergruppe had driven past the defenders in Stanislawow, a Russian Tank Corps led by General Popov. The men and tanks fled south-east towards Odessa and the whole front was on the brink of crumbling.
When Lt. General Model of the 3. PzKorps drove to his new HQ placed in the ruins of an ancient castle just outside Stanislawow he noticed to destroyed T-26 tanks left an right of the road and asked Hauptmann Brenn what had happened. The officer quickly explained that they had been too fast to occupy the castle and while the first part of the staff was moving in, the two tanks had moved up the road. Unfortunately this happened the moment the Hauptmann himself had showed up in his Kübelwagen and he was immediately noticed by the tanks that had started to turn their turrets towards his unarmed vehicle. He had braked sharply and both he and his driver had jumped out of the car which was only narrowly missed by the tanks. Just a few seconds later the well-placed 5cm PaK in front of the castle had found it's target and destroyed the tanks. The smoking wrecks were the new statues of Model's HQ.
The light T-26 was no match for the German 5cm PaK (AT-gun)
While Model had been fast and successful in the south, the 1. Panzergruppe had to defend the north brim of the thrust towards Odessa against constant attacks from the north. It was General Malyshev and his tanks who had to be brought to a halt four times in two days. It was Generalfeldmarschall von Witzleben who wondered (according to his later memoirs) if the infantry of the Heeresgruppe Süd would be able to keep up with them and how big the gap could get before the Soviets exploited it. It was his major concern as the 1. PG was already a little overstreched. But so far everything was going smoothly. The “Blitz” ruled in the south.
Operations of the 1st and 2nd Panzergruppe
While up in the north the fighting for the Kessel continued during the fourth day of “Phoenix”, the south looked a lot more promising. The 1. Panzergruppe and 2. Panzergruppe had driven past the defenders in Stanislawow, a Russian Tank Corps led by General Popov. The men and tanks fled south-east towards Odessa and the whole front was on the brink of crumbling.
When Lt. General Model of the 3. PzKorps drove to his new HQ placed in the ruins of an ancient castle just outside Stanislawow he noticed to destroyed T-26 tanks left an right of the road and asked Hauptmann Brenn what had happened. The officer quickly explained that they had been too fast to occupy the castle and while the first part of the staff was moving in, the two tanks had moved up the road. Unfortunately this happened the moment the Hauptmann himself had showed up in his Kübelwagen and he was immediately noticed by the tanks that had started to turn their turrets towards his unarmed vehicle. He had braked sharply and both he and his driver had jumped out of the car which was only narrowly missed by the tanks. Just a few seconds later the well-placed 5cm PaK in front of the castle had found it's target and destroyed the tanks. The smoking wrecks were the new statues of Model's HQ.
The light T-26 was no match for the German 5cm PaK (AT-gun)
While Model had been fast and successful in the south, the 1. Panzergruppe had to defend the north brim of the thrust towards Odessa against constant attacks from the north. It was General Malyshev and his tanks who had to be brought to a halt four times in two days. It was Generalfeldmarschall von Witzleben who wondered (according to his later memoirs) if the infantry of the Heeresgruppe Süd would be able to keep up with them and how big the gap could get before the Soviets exploited it. It was his major concern as the 1. PG was already a little overstreched. But so far everything was going smoothly. The “Blitz” ruled in the south.
Myth: I am tempted to say Phoenix is a success - but it's not over yet. The Kessel of Bialystok is a headache - you will see!
Kurt_Steiner: As you said - he might have provided Stalin with the grand strategic plans but that does nothing on the tactical level. You will probably see more of Werther when Phoenix is done and the OKW issues the next aims.
Kurt_Steiner: As you said - he might have provided Stalin with the grand strategic plans but that does nothing on the tactical level. You will probably see more of Werther when Phoenix is done and the OKW issues the next aims.
You seem to have a tactical superiority In Ukraine for now... but for how long...
You HQ took some hits?
You HQ took some hits?
Maj. von Mauser: The tank does not look that much bigger than the soldier on top of it, doesn't it?
Let's see if I find the time to update tonight or tomorrow!
Let's see if I find the time to update tonight or tomorrow!
Maj. von Mauser: The tank does not look that much bigger than the soldier on top of it, doesn't it?
Let's see if I find the time to update tonight or tomorrow!
I assume you "shopped" it?
I think you will find time, at least I hope you do.
