Drakken vs. Tamas - DC3: Barbarossa PBEM (Axis thread)

Started by Drakken, December 11, 2015, 01:07:49 AM

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Valmy

The 1st Romanian Armored Division was almost entirely equipped with surplus Czech 38s and none of the their AT guns could penetrate the armor of their Russian equivalents. I was amazed they ever did anything at all.
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11B4V

How bout an overshot of the entire front. What date in the game are you at?
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"Obviously not a Berkut-commanded armored column.  They're not all brewing."- CdM

"We've reached one of our phase lines after the firefight and it smells bad—meaning it's a little bit suspicious... Could be an amb—".

Drakken

Quote from: Valmy on December 17, 2015, 12:21:03 AM
The 1st Romanian Armored Division was almost entirely equipped with surplus Czech 38s and none of the their AT guns could penetrate the armor of their Russian equivalents. I was amazed they ever did anything at all.

Hence why I used to push on the Cavalry Division. :P

1st Armored Division isn't fully tanks, it has also Infantry TO&E and the Soviets facing me are soft targets. I wouldn't use it to blitz through too far from the German 11th Army, though.

Drakken

Quote from: 11B4V on December 17, 2015, 02:19:35 AM
How bout an overshot of the entire front. What date in the game are you at?

I just finished June 30th, 1941.

Each turn represents 4 days; Turn 1 is a pre-turn where the player is only allowed to choose strategic goals and play randomly triggered Decisions.


Drakken

No turn for you guys tonight, I have an appointment later tonight and I must get up very early tomorrow.

In the meantime, I promised an overshot of the entire front so far on T5, D+12 (July 3rd, 1941).


11B4V

Bounced it off Glantz's book. Darn close AG North and Center. AG South a little behind historically. But the exciting thing is AG North and Center are pulling ahead of AG South. The historical puzzle is forming. Excellent.
"there's a long tradition of insulting people we disagree with here, and I'll be damned if I listen to your entreaties otherwise."-OVB

"Obviously not a Berkut-commanded armored column.  They're not all brewing."- CdM

"We've reached one of our phase lines after the firefight and it smells bad—meaning it's a little bit suspicious... Could be an amb—".

Drakken

Except that AGC and AGS are running at < 1 quota of fuel right now. My lines are overextended.

11B4V

Quote from: Drakken on December 17, 2015, 09:41:49 PM
Except that AGC and AGS are running at < 1 quota of fuel right now. My lines are overextended.

:XD:

I'm getting the game this weekend.
"there's a long tradition of insulting people we disagree with here, and I'll be damned if I listen to your entreaties otherwise."-OVB

"Obviously not a Berkut-commanded armored column.  They're not all brewing."- CdM

"We've reached one of our phase lines after the firefight and it smells bad—meaning it's a little bit suspicious... Could be an amb—".

jimmy olsen

Quote from: Drakken on December 17, 2015, 09:41:49 PM
Except that AGC and AGS are running at < 1 quota of fuel right now. My lines are overextended.

Wasn't that always the case for the whermact during this campaign?
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Drakken

Quote from: jimmy olsen on December 17, 2015, 11:27:21 PM
Wasn't that always the case for the whermact during this campaign?

Let's say the Panzers didn't dawdle waiting for the FSBs to move forward. I rely on air transports to keep me supplied on the Center and the South. Right now, just AGS has 1120 bbls of fuel for the next 4 days. Let's say I won't race to Kiev just with that. :bleeding:

In very short order I'll have to relocate my FSB to Lvov and Grodno, forcing me to take a pause to refit. But not before I finish off the the soviets in front of Minsk and grab Tarnopol in the South.

Drakken


Drakken

#42
Before I go to bed, here is the logistics report for AGS on the eve of Turn 5.

By the end of Turn 4 1st PzrGruppe's had used all its fuel supply.  :pinch:



I must find a way, any way, to increase the ratio of fuel going to AGS. I cannot afford to change 1st PzrGruppe's posture from Blitzkrieg to Offensive as of now.

Most of my fuel is hogged by AGN, which runs at 2+ quotas of fuel. To use this to our advantage, after the Minsk pocket is sealed and liquidated I plan a right hook straight into Comrade Tamas' teeth: Hitler's positive relation with me allows me to reassign PanzerGruppes, in this case 3rd PnzGruppe reassigned from AGC to AGN. I bet it's the last thing Tamas will expect.

Alcibiades

How long does it take you, on average, to finish a turn?
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Drakken

Quote from: Alcibiades on December 18, 2015, 01:10:26 AM
How long does it take you, on average, to finish a turn?

Without redacting an AAR, about 30 minutes to an hour.