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Sack is not enough. 
No word is enough to describe that thing, The Pocket Of The Pockets.
No word is enough to describe that thing, The Pocket Of The Pockets.
January 1956 Part II
The defence of Mingacevir Su Anbari
Japanese forces held off a furious attack by Russia and the International Forces of Doom,east of the Turkish border.
Japanese marines continue fighting east of Vladivostok
Squeezing the Sack
The Battle of Qagan Nur
The Battle of Urgal
The Battle of Hutag
Northern offensive continues
Japanese marines halt attack on Olga
The advance against the province of Olga,east of Vladivostok was called off after Japanese marines suffered heavy casualties.The capture of the east coast is now in the hands of the Imperial Army divisions advancing from the north.
Russian troops withdraw from Caspian/Aral Sea region
Tojo seizes opportunity
Following the withdrawal of several Red Army divisions from the Caspian/Aral Sea region,Tojo ordered his forces to attack.
Objective Stalingrad
Americans land at Shisuka!
The long forgotten American's reminded Tojo that they were still at war with an audacious landing at Shisuka.
(I must never leave ports undefendedo)
The Battle of Wuyuan
Northern Offensive;end of January
The Pocket;end of January
The defence of Mingacevir Su Anbari
Japanese forces held off a furious attack by Russia and the International Forces of Doom,east of the Turkish border.
Japanese marines continue fighting east of Vladivostok
Squeezing the Sack
The Battle of Qagan Nur
The Battle of Urgal
The Battle of Hutag
Northern offensive continues
Japanese marines halt attack on Olga
The advance against the province of Olga,east of Vladivostok was called off after Japanese marines suffered heavy casualties.The capture of the east coast is now in the hands of the Imperial Army divisions advancing from the north.
Russian troops withdraw from Caspian/Aral Sea region
Tojo seizes opportunity
Following the withdrawal of several Red Army divisions from the Caspian/Aral Sea region,Tojo ordered his forces to attack.
Objective Stalingrad
Americans land at Shisuka!
The long forgotten American's reminded Tojo that they were still at war with an audacious landing at Shisuka.
(I must never leave ports undefended
o)
The Battle of Wuyuan
Northern Offensive;end of January
The Pocket;end of January
No idea.It's a lot of course.I think I've wiped out a fair few by air power alone.I will see what's left as the pocket closes in..
Yes,I have managed to squeeze in a couple of updates.
Screenie of lack of supplies has been included.
Not too worried about manpower.The Russians are crumbling in the north.My worry now is fuel.The latest offensive is using up 1000 fuel a day,so that will come to a halt before Moscow.
I think that's a bug in the game or perhaps WAD, the fact that each upgrade makes the units consume more fuel. Eventually you'll have a fuel consumption that can't be covered with the oil in the entire game.
Recently Paradox seems to have reversed their stance; supposedly in 1.4 upgrades will increase supply and fuel consumption by 1%, not a flat 0.01.
One of the devs (don't remember who) stated that it is a bug that will be fixed in 1.4.
Is it really wise to move further into Russia, possibly having to reinforce the troops deployed in the area considerably once the area of attack widenes? That would tie up quite a lot of forces which would be needed to get rid of that pocket.
He can always walk backwards, but with advancing he confuses the AI, also he does not have to fight as much in Siberia.
50,000 men lost in 8 days of combat - are you sure that by the time the pocket is finally crushed you wont be running out of fresh bodies?
February 1956 Part I
The first two weeks of February saw continued advances by the Japanese in the north and around the pocket.
The Northern Offensive
The Battle of Betpakdala
The Battle of Karazhal
The Battle of Izyndy
The Battle of Vostocnyj Sajan
The Battle of Hasav'jurt
North West Offensive:12th February
The Pocket
The Battle of Dzhuen
The Battle of Kukan
The Battle of Suj
Japanese paratroopers continue to prove their worth
The Pocket:12th February
The first two weeks of February saw continued advances by the Japanese in the north and around the pocket.
The Northern Offensive
The Battle of Betpakdala
The Battle of Karazhal
The Battle of Izyndy
The Battle of Vostocnyj Sajan
The Battle of Hasav'jurt
North West Offensive:12th February
The Pocket
The Battle of Dzhuen
The Battle of Kukan
The Battle of Suj
Japanese paratroopers continue to prove their worth
The Pocket:12th February
I haven't been keeping up to date recently, but the "Forces of Doom"!!! :rofl:
Someone has to have asked this, but that's got to be about a hundred thousand men in that sack. If you pull that off, just incredible.
Someone has to have asked this, but that's got to be about a hundred thousand men in that sack. If you pull that off, just incredible.
This is where the AI get it wrong, any player with a single brain cell could work out that losing over a MILLION MEN!!! (Still trying to get my head around that figure. That's go to be a record? Somewhere this should be recorded.) Would be a really, really, really, really bad idea.
Amazing work, by the way, even with the appalling supply lines your probably encountering in Russia. Then having to deal with Russian troops every step of the way...That got to be hurting you manpower. I assume your using a mix of land and air supplies to keep your troops moving?
100,000 men lost in 12 days, at this rate by the end of the month you'll be down to about 100,000 men, and your reserves should be used up in three months. Enough time to crush the pocket? Yes. But, if the cold causes the kind of man-power drain that it does in HOI2 in HOI3, you'd better not still be fighting your way through Russia/Siberia by the time Autumn rolls around, at least not without substantial manpower reserves . . .
First of all, great AAR!
Secondly, I think that the term void would be a good name for this "little pocket". Although it is not empty I am certain that you'll send The Great Russian Army of the Pocket to The Emptiness... So for me it stands as The Void.
P.S. I can't imagine the stacking penalty for Russians in The Void when there will be tens of their divisions and one province left...
Secondly, I think that the term void would be a good name for this "little pocket". Although it is not empty I am certain that you'll send The Great Russian Army of the Pocket to The Emptiness... So for me it stands as The Void.
P.S. I can't imagine the stacking penalty for Russians in The Void when there will be tens of their divisions and one province left...
I think the advanced techs that the counties now wield in 1956 creates a gristmill for combat. Sure, its offset by advances with +manpower/first aid/combat medicine/helicopter techs but on a scale such as this, the divisions get proportionaly more lethal.
It must be horrible in that pocket, and it'll only get worse as it shrinks.
I loved the pic of the 4 para divisions attacking the Sov stack with over 100 negative combat modifiers. I guess they're going to have less and less choice about overstacking
I loved the pic of the 4 para divisions attacking the Sov stack with over 100 negative combat modifiers. I guess they're going to have less and less choice about overstacking