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Jarmo General of the Army Posts: 1460 (3/23/03 3:52 pm) Reply	Post turn1 battle reports here. If you havent played your battle yet, dont come here. Seriously... it'll spoil the fight to know what the others are facing guess this would be enough spoilerspace? Veni, vidi, verti - I came, I saw, I ran away
Sardaukar Lieutenant Posts: 171 (3/25/03 8:23 am) Reply	Re: Post turn1 battle reports here. First battle has given glorious Major Victory for brave Red Army ! I made slight mistake, by forgotting set "stick to scen defaults" , but it turned out that AI placed only barbed wire and couple of squads differently...so no biggie. Neither had any effect on outcome. Every turn can be accessed by downloading my saves members.surfeu.fi/sardaukar/Belograd.zip I saved every turn after giving orders. Zip is little less than 400k, containing 24 turns. Turn 1, my master plan Left flank, a rifle platoon, 2 50mm mortars and 3 T-34 M43s push forward to create base for left outflanking move. on center/right, 2 rifle platoons occupy first factory building with covering fire of 3 T-34s and Maxim MG. Company commander will take part on this action. members.surfeu.fi/sardaukar/belogt3.jpg members.surfeu.fi/sardaukar/belogt6.jpg Situation during turns 3 and 6. Radio messages to HQ: "From: Kapitan Cherepanov, CO, A Coy, acting battaillon commander To: Podpolkovnik (Lt. Col) Sardaukar, Belograd area CO Comrade Lt. Col, commencing battle as instructed. First factory building is secured. Casualties light or right flank, but one tank commander was wounded while manouvering to give fire support. Attack on second factory building is proceeding from 2 sides of building using direct support from 3 T-34s. Left flank has stumbled into strong German defence. Lt. Bolda reports that they cannot advance without support. Tanks and 2 platoons from B Company has been sent to force breakthrough. One platoon is ordered to reinforce right flank operation. Za Rodina ! Za Stalina ! (For country and Stalin)" "To meaningless French Idealism, Liberty, Fraternity and Equality...we answer with German Realism, Infantry, Cavalry and Artillery" -Prince von B¸lov, 1870- Edited by: Sardaukar at: 3/25/03 7:12:19 pm
Sardaukar Lieutenant Posts: 174 (3/25/03 4:45 pm) Reply	Re: Post turn1 battle reports here. Radio messages to HQ: "From: Kapitan Cherepanov, CO, A Coy, acting battaillon commander To: Podpolkovnik (Lt. Col) Sardaukar, Belograd area CO Lt. Bolda's and Lt Grishin's platoons are assaulting building on left flank. German resistance is heavy, even though enemy security squads are no match for our firepower. 3rd platoon is moving to support them after securing church. Four 50 mm mortars and Maxim HMG is supporting the effort. A company has secured the factory area, moving towards bridges and governmental building. Casualties still reasonable, but many squads are starting to getting low on ammo. Requesting resupply as soon as possible." members.surfeu.fi/sardaukar/belogt12.jpg "From: Kapitan Cherepanov, CO, A Coy, acting battaillon commander To: Podpolkovnik (Lt. Col) Sardaukar, Belograd area CO FLASH MESSAGE ! Receiving heavy anti-tank fire from behind river. Sgt. Galistian's T-34 was destroyed. Attempting to engage with remaining tanks. Suspecting that enemy have more firepower on opposite riverbank, proceeding cautiously to investigate. Enemy presence there is seriously hampering our infantry too, receiving light flak fire. Several units suffering casualties." "From: Kapitan Cherepanov, CO, A Coy, acting battaillon commander To: Podpolkovnik (Lt. Col) Sardaukar, Belograd area CO Enemy resistance on left flank has been crushed. Unit's report moderate to heavy casualties, but platoon leaders report ready to continue attack. Ammunition situation getting worse. On right flank, tanks are engaging enemy guns with good success, AT fire has ended, infantry proceeds to form right part of pincer move." "From: Kapitan Cherepanov, CO, A Coy, acting battaillon commander To: Podpolkovnik (Lt. Col) Sardaukar, Belograd area CO Enemy guns on opposite riverbank have been destroyed by tanks. Germans are offering only sporadic resistance to our armor. Infantry attack from 2 sides against governmental building in corner of streets has been initiated. Germans are responding with heavy machinegun fire from building, but have been quickly suppressed by T-34s. Moving one T-34 for close support." members.surfeu.fi/sardaukar/belogt20a.jpg members.surfeu.fi/sardaukar/belogt20b.jpg members.surfeu.fi/sardaukar/belogt24.jpg "From: Kapitan Cherepanov, CO, A Coy, acting battaillon commander To: Podpolkovnik (Lt. Col) Sardaukar, Belograd area CO FLASH MESSAGE! German troops occupying southwest Belograd have surrendered. I'm happy to report that no German resistance remain on operational area. Requesting NKVD detachment to take care ofcaptured Germans since our battaillon is too low on ammunition. Requesting immediate resupply." Final Score: members.surfeu.fi/sardaukar/belogt24b.jpg END OF BATTLE REPORT "To meaningless French Idealism, Liberty, Fraternity and Equality...we answer with German Realism, Infantry, Cavalry and Artillery" -Prince von B¸lov, 1870- Edited by: Sardaukar at: 3/25/03 7:22:15 pm
scotcar Sergeant Posts: 83 (3/25/03 10:22 pm) Reply	Re: Post turn1 battle reports here. Here it goes (no pretty pictures though). Entering Belograd. We are now on the outskirts. We are a small force, 3 platoons of riflemen and 2 platoons of T-34ís. One platoon is covering each flank, with 2 squads of the 3rd platoon walking in front of 1st T-34 tank platoon. The remainder of the 3rd platoon are riding piggyback. The city is spread out before us. To the left down a gentile slope is the river. It is slightly more open there. Our commander has identified a small island in the river that he wants to hold. There is also a T- intersection 100 metres into the city from the island that looks like a good place to ambush and ensure that we have road access. To the right are some old factories, a prime ambush site on the road and an intersection closer to the city. Although I donít think that it is a good idea, 1st and 2nd infantry platoons under command of the company HQ, with support from the 1st tank platoon, will try to take the factories on the right and advance along the road to take both the ambush and intersection. The 3rd infantry and tank platoons under command of the battalion HQ will advance on the left to take the intersection first and then move to take the island. Major Iakumovich estimates that securing the sector will take 30 minutes. I think he has been into the vodka too much! Everyone has made a mad dash for cover. Have just run to the top of the stairs in a wooden building. Out T-34ís have advanced however the 2nd tank platoon hasnít moved. Some squads of the 1st platoon have made it halfway to the factory. From our vantage point we can now see barbed wire near the intersection be the river. It looks like the 1st is going to dash across the road so they can approach the factories via buildings. We are making a run for a 2 large story set of units to try and get a vantage point on the intersection. Heard some movement near the wire, sounded like someone moving a AT or infantry gun. The armour wonít advance until we get a good look at it. A runner came in to say that barbed wire blocks the road on the right on the other side of the factories. Itís started! One of the guys in the 1st platoon got his crossing the road. They are under fire and are panicking. What are they doing? They are crawling away from cover! The gun opened up hitting the 3rd squad of my platoon. 3 men down. The 1st squad has entered a building with an enemy unit in it. 1 down. Our HQ is providing covering fire. Still canít locate that gun! I canít believe that the platoon crawled back across the road safely. Our 1st squad suffered lost 2 more, one falling from a window. One of the tanks has advanced to provide covering fire with their MGs. That enemy unit is still holding strong. I can see the gun, it is dug-in surrounded by trees. Will see if we can make them keep their heads down! First squad has panicked but recovered after another man went down. It looks like they have the pigs trapped in a room. 3 more platoons have arrived across the river. Hopefully we can link up at the island. The re-enforcements are under fire and are suffering heavy causalities. There are 3 guns, one sounds like a 20 mm. The 1st squad killed the last of the Germans in the house. 1st tank down, shell punched through lower hull. Looks like an infantry assault is required. Casualties getting higher on the other side of the river. Trying to advance towards the guns going from building to building. There is going to be an assault on the factory on the right. I hope all goes well. One squad of Germans has fled, a second has been eliminated in the factories. On the left we are bogged down. Heavy casualties without much gain. Canít get close enough to take out the guns. One tank is going to try a shoot and scoot. Didnít work, AT gun took it out. We only have one tank supporting us now. The attack on the factory is going well. We are claiming that he hold it, well whats left of it anyway. The factory is clear. 19 casualties. There has been a counter attack by veteran troops against the factory. We are holding out but are out numbered. The tanks are advancing to supply support. The platoons on the other side of the river have reached the bridge to the island. They are trying to cross but are pinned down by more veteran troops. We will be lucky to take the island. Ammo is also starting to run low. A veteran unit of Germans have re-entered the factory, 2 were cut down by the company and battalion HQís and were finished off by canister shot from a T-34. We have also killed an enemy HQ unit and a further infantry unit. The nearby ambush point should be taken soon. We are still pinned down by those guns. Some men have made it across the bridge to the island. One unit of Germans who have been trying to flee for the past 4 minutes were finally gunned down. The assault on the island was costly, 3 squads wiped out and 3 more seriously depleted. We had moved closer to the guns but were not able to take them out. We hold the ambush point and the factory, although we are seriously weakened. Holding our position is going to be tough. We have 4 tanks left and most of the squads have been pretty shot up. Help had better arrive soon! Note..I sent out a cease fire on turn 31 to "finish the game". Germans Allies Men ok 64 171 Total casualties 93 109 KIA 24 23 Vehicles destroyed 2 Flags 200 300 Casualties 549 376 Final score 53% 47% This ok?
Jarmo General of the Army Posts: 1466 (3/26/03 11:35 am) Reply	Re: Post turn1 battle reports here. Scotcar, I'd still like the final savegame... Veni, vidi, verti - I came, I saw, I ran away
Crapgame Ukrainian Campaign GM Posts: 1789 (3/26/03 10:05 pm) Reply	Re: Post turn1 battle reports here. Diary of Kapt Yuri Romonov, Bolshoi Company Feb 1943.- Dawn A damp fog clung to me like cheap, drunken whore. We had just heard the operational briefing from Major Jurabekov. We have been ordered to find or create a gap in the German lines. This to punch a relief column to Soviet forces surrounded in Belograd. The scouting efforts had yielded no more than some incoherent reports about the Germans being ëto the westí and ëover thereí. The Majorís plan was simple. Push boldly forward with two companies until contact was made. Pin the Germans with small arms fire. Then pound them with artillery. We were to bypass harassing units, leaving them to the armor column that was behind us somewhere. Ah to be in the armor corps! Nice warm tank to sit in. Drive to work everyday! Well, they miss out on the fresh air and the pneumonia, so I guess it all evens out. After the briefing, I walk across the crisp snow towards my company assembled only a hundred meters away. Yet again we are to advance to contact and detect the enemy by having them ambush us. My men give me ëthat lookí as I approach. They see my concern. I drink hard on my flask of vodka as I tell my men that we are to lead the northern side of the westward advance. They again grumble and spit, making crackling sounds in the snow. I remind them that we serve the soviet union and that our comrades are surrounded several kilometers away. We will not fail them as we would not expect them to fail us if we were in the same situation. I give the men 30 minutes to assemble their gear. Due to the press of time, we are instructed by the Major to forgo the cautious, leap frog advance and advance nearly line abreast. My three platoons begin their march forward and the men continue their fatalistic grumblings as they walk across an open stretch towards the first tree line. The tension builds, and the chatter decreases as we approach the trees, waiting for any sound to signal an enemy ambush. Lt Andreevís men, assigned to the left seem to be sprinting towards the trees. Fool. Andreev, a short, ill tempered machinist from Moscow, has always been a machine gun magnet. He thought that since he was from Moscow, the sum must rise and set in his ass. Luckily for him, his men arrive at the tree line without incident, with the rest of the company arriving shortly thereafter. I order the men to halt as I listen for the screeching sound of incoming artillery. I hear none, to my relief. Suddenly, Sgt Karpov makes a hand gesture and all men drop to one knee. He points across the next open field towards a building with an adjoining graveyard. His platoon leader, Lt Angov, trotted over after a brief discussion with Karpov. ìMr Bird-eye thinks he sees enemy barbed wire and a mine fieldî reported Angov, with his typical I-believe-nothing attitude. Karpov had been through many battles so I took out my field glasses and examined the area where he was pointing. Through the fog I could see unusual wooden formations. A fence? No, too slanted. Perhaps it was a line of barbed wire. If so, the Germans would have the open area ahead of it covered with machine guns. But where would they put them? The road made a Y intersection, with houses on either side. A line of trees stretched from the road north in front of the graveyard. The MGs would be in the graveyard I assumed. A company was pushing forward across an open field on the other side of the road. If there were MGs in the houses, they would be fired on first. I ordered Angov to send 5 men up the road to see if they could detect any enemy positions. I light up a cigarette as I wait. If the Germans have a sniper that can see my matchflame through this fog, then I might as well have a little enjoyment now. I see Angovís men advancing tree to tree up the road. Their outlines begin to blur as the fog swallows them, when I see them all drop to the ground. Moments later I hear the angry chatter of a German machine gun. A companyís men are still advancing, so the MG must not have seen them yet. It must be further up the road, perhaps at the third house. Seconds later I see the men of A company drop to the ground. From the distant sounds, they are tanking rifle fire from a nearby tree line. We cannot stop the advance every time a shot is fired! I figure only a single MG is holding up my company so I signal an advance across the open field to the tree line surrounding the graveyard. I signal for two Maxims to spray the two houses ahead of us with fire, while the mortar are brought up. I crush out my cigarette as my men of B company advance rapidly across the field. The barbed wire turned out to be just a pig pen. And the mines, well, they were frozen testaments that those pigs at one time ate well. The MG now sounds like it shifted its fire to A company. Ha! We will swarm it. It takes only a minute for B company to cross the field. As I advance I see the flashes of MG fire from the third building, 50 meters up the road. B company begins to pour suppressing fire into the building, but the German crew seems undaunted. I look to my left along the road and see the mortar crews are in position. I was just going to signal for one crew to start hammering the MG when I hear the distinct buzzing of rifle rounds passing me, followed by the disjointed PAK PAK PAK. The fog was making it difficult to determine the exact direction, but I suspect it is from the second building, 10 meters closer. More rounds snap among the branches ahead of me, as the men of 1st platoon take cover and scan for the source of the fire. I motion with my arms for the mortar crew to drop a few rounds on this second building. As the rest of the company continues its suppressing fire on the MG, the mortar crew dropped two rounds long then begin to zero in on the building. On the third impact, the building began to catch fire. We shall soon see if this is the source of the rifle fire. A few more mortar round and a handful of Germans burst from the rear of the house toward the house with MG, further up the road. 100 rifles from B company whiz and spack around the fleeing Germans. Two slow from taking a bullet but, beyond all belief, all make it to the third house. I look again to my left towards A company. I see that under the fire from a single MG in the treeline two of A companies squads have disorganized and are moving backwards toward cover. Thatís all I need, cowards on my flank. As I stand to motion B company to resume the advance while suppressing the MG, I hear the pleasant clanking sound and dull rumble of friendly armor. I look back and see through the fog a SU-122 roar up the road towards my position. The commander is sitting keenly upright in the cupola. He sees me and I point at the house with the MG. The huge vehicle moved rapidly, tossing up chunks of dirt and snow, until it was 10 meters short of my position alongside the road. It stopped abruptly, rocking slightly, then I heard the hydraulic hum of a gun taking aim. Oddly, all guns seemed to fall quiet for this brief moment, as if a great speech was about to begin. Then the 122mm gun spoke. A great spear of flame shot out and the shell made a low screech before hitting short of the building, rattling the buildings sides and tossing up a fountain of dirt. I could hear the clanking of a new shell being reloaded over the ringing in my ears. With the shock of the HE shells suppressing the MG, I stood up and motioned for B company to advance across the graveyard, flanking the house with the MG. 30 seconds later I heard the second shot from the SU-122 slam into the building, blowing the rear facing door off. It flew flipping away from the building and away from the SU-122 as if it was fleeing to some safer position. This was followed by a squad of German infantry, who were obviously stunned by the concussion, but new that staying in the house was no longer a viable option. B company continued to advance on this squads flank until it reached the edge of the graveyard, they took positions along the fence line to finish the job on the staggered German squad. A third blast from the SU-122 splintered the building. 3rd platoon from A company then ran toward the ruined house. Two squads took positions along side the splintered walls, then, on a signal, they disappeared into the smoking wood frame. An orgy of gunfire a moment later settled the issue and they signaled ëall clearí to the rest of A company. Our left flank was now secure. We continued to advance along the north side of the road, now accompanied by the impressive squeaks and clanks of a nearby SU-122. To each side of us we now heard other SU-122s and could make out there outline in the fog. A company had cleared the treeline, as no further enemy fire could be heard. Major Jurabekovís adjutant was behind me blowing on his whistle wildly. I turned and the Major was making rapid circles with his left hand indicating his desire that we all move more swiftly into danger. He then pointed towards me, pointed at his eyes, then made a cannon motion with his right arm. Looking at the SU-122ís I assumed he was worried about hidden AT guns ahead. B company resumed its line advance. We cleared another tree/house group along the road, and all eyes strained to see the next treeline, looking for signs of movement or flashes of deadly incoming fire. Them suddenly, I heard fearful screech of incoming artillery. I halted momentarily in the open field as I could tell the artillery was going to land far to our left, probably aimed at A company. Too bad for them. The veterans in B company crouched a little but continued to move. The green troops dropped to the ground, not knowing the artillery was going to land a safe distance away, bring grim smiles to those moving. The barrage was brief, but it halted one platoon of A company on my left. We continued on. Crunching through the snow waiting for that moment when the enemy would reveal itself. As we approached a fork in the road, the SU-122s halted and A company opened fire on some unseen enemy in a group of trees. 3 SU-122s created a chorus of shrapnel, as one of A companyís platoonís veered from their forward advance to assault this unknown menace in the tree group. My B company continued on, wary that the forward line of the enemy was near. As we moved forward another few meters, now abreast of the trees being shattered by the SU-122 off to our left, Lt Andreev came trotting over to tell me that enemy barbed wire had been positively spotted this time, ahead and to the left. It appeared to be protecting a group of trees atop a small hill. Ah, a good place for an AT and MG group. I could either wait for the artillery or attempt to assault the hill ourselves. Time was too short to sit back and pound the hill into submission, so I ordered a leap-frog assault, across an open gully. Our company mortar would try to pin the enemy as was approached. As B company pushed cautiously up the road we can under fire from the hill-woods on the left. The gunfire was sporadic and was more like harassing fire than a concentrated effort to defend the position. Two platoons hit the snow for cover as one man dropped like a bag of wet sand and lay bleeding quietly on the ground. The third platoon began a serpentine advance toward the woods, but they too soon took cover behind whatever dent there were in the open field. By this time, the SU-122ís has taken position 20 m behind B company. Happily they began pummeling the treeline, spraying dirt and debris into the faces of anyone dug in there. The harassing gunfire slowed. To my right C company began an advance toward the central treeline just before the hill crest. A paniced yell of MINES!!! Froze everyone in their tracks. There were minefields on either side of the barbed wire defenses! I give the command for everyone to hold their positions and pour fire into the enemy positions. Two companies of reserves were advancing behind us and also begin to spray the enemy areas. I could hear the Major yelling over the thousand rifle shots to ëuse all ammo, Stalin will just make more!í. I could see from my prone position the thin line of freshly dug earth indicating a German trench line in the trees. One by one German units were breaking and running west amid a swarm of angry bullets snapping off thin tree branches and making the snow and rocks dance. The Germans were cut down as they ran. By their numbers I judged that this was just an outpost, the major defenses were still to the west. To our right C company, along with a reserve company had flanked the large group of trees holding another German trench line. I could hear the loud booming reports of the SU-122s and a smaller return fire from what sounded like a German infantry gun. Several metallic clangs gave evidence to a gun battle, with the infantry gun futilely firing away at the SU-122ís armor. The harassing fire stopped after a few short minutes. The Germans has broken. I barked an order for the men to find a single path through the minefield and assemble between the German trench line and the road. The SU-122ís continued to rumble past us, detonating several mines harmlessly under its treads. Two of these tanks had just passed B company when a different sounding thwump was heard. Then again. Both SU-122s had hit vehicle mines. The commander of the massive tank was cursing as he leaned over the side from the top hatch to survey the damage. The Major sent word that we would pause here as the support crews caught up to our rapid advance. I looked west though the mist to the shell pocked hill that surely held the German main defense line. It lurked menacingly a mere 400 meters away. We had lost only a few men, had only two of the assault guns immobilized, and had all of our artillery still. The enemy had delayed us with maybe two platoons and some MGs and mines. The next step of assaulting the hill would not be so easy, but behind me a sea of Russian infantry was ready to wash away whatever German resistance stood in our way. It would be glorious if I live to see the end of it. Runs with Puppchens Edited by: Crapgame at: 3/26/03 10:08:04 pm
Jarmo General of the Army Posts: 1469 (3/27/03 4:58 am) Reply	Re: Post turn1 battle reports here. A great read, stuff like this makes running this worth the effort... Veni, vidi, verti - I came, I saw, I ran away
SonBae Sergeant Posts: 56 (3/28/03 2:45 am) Reply	Re: Post turn1 battle reports here. Comrade General...progress report from the flank assault. All is progressing, but we need more time to attack the trench network at the end of our sector. We have occupied up to the middle of the sector and the enemy positions in the woods on the ridge that cuts across the middle of the sector as well as Ashely's Hunting Lodge have been liberated!!!! The enemy is fleeing before us to their trench network...we must continue now while they are disorganized and before they can reconsolidate in the trenches. Da, da...I understand Comrade General. This is what happened. As you know we had a long sector in which to attack. There was the fascist trench network at the end of the sector that occupied 2 hills there. A little closer to our lines was a low ridge line with some scattered woods and a small hunting lodge on the on the left flank. This is the limit of our advance. Closer still to our starting positions was another intermediate objective on the left flank...again on a small wooded hill. Each of these objectives are like islands on a sea of snow. Our forces started with a Battalion(minus) of infantry 1 rocket FO, 2 76mm howitzer FOs and 2 82mm Mortar FOs. Reinforcements of more infantry and 4 SU152s arrived later in the attack, but it was not known when the attack started when and what reinforcements would arrive. The intent was to recon the woods on the right of the assembly area and if clear establish enfilading fire into the intermediate objective on the left flank, secure that objective and then push forward into the center objectives concentrating on the left flank. From there we would continue to push forward along the left third of the sector to swing into the left flank of the center hill trench complex. We began our attack by moving a small recon element (company minus) into the woods on our right flank followed by several machine gun and mortar sections. Intent was to set-up enfilading fire on the intermediate objective on the left flank. No resesitance was met here and the supporting fire teams established their positions....while this was going on, the 76mm howitzer batteries began dropping smoke in front of the left flank first objective. The plan was for one battery to shoot all of its rounds then for the other battery to began dropping its rounds. In the meantime 1 82mm mortar battery began dropping its rounds on the forward edge of this objective. The rocket battery was scheduled to fire about 15 minutes into the attack on the center objective. Once the 82mm mortar barrage ended the first infantry units started to move forward. What turned out to be 2 MG42 teams on the forward slope wrecked havoc on the boys as the advanced into the smoke. Without the smoke it would have been a slaughter, but the smoke allowed the boys to advance close. As they closed, the first reinforcements of infantry arrived. They moved forward. The MG teams continued to put up a fight and the greenness of boys caused them to take tot he ground quickly. But they knew their duty and when they went to the ground, they began to provide covering fire for those still moving to move closer. Finally a few minutes later 2 sections of SU152s arrived and provided their fire to the attack. With this support, the objective quickly fell to our forces. The objective was secured about 15 minutes into the attack, at the same time the rocket barrage fell on the center objective. The troops that moved into the objective were disorganized and had to regroup. Recently arrived infantry reinforcements were pushed forward through the objective and onward to the center objectives. Plan here was to get into the depressions in between the 2 objectives with infantry with the SU152s providing covering fire. This took some time to accomplish and at about H+20 minutes this was done and the attack commenced forward. The SU152s made short work of enemy resistance and the infantry was able to move into the center objective and more infantry began to move into the hunting lodge all around H+30 minutes. As we were regrouping to approach the center trench network from the left flank, the enemy mounted a counterattack. The forces in the hunting lodge were attacked by approximately 2 platoons, the center objective by the same number and the right flank by about 1 platoon. The entire counterattack was supported by 3 enemy guns. One on each trench network hill and a third on the right flank. The SU 152s could not target the guns directly due to wire and the guns being emplaced in a trench, but did target just infront of the gun or to the side in order to keep the guns surpressed. Our final 82mm mortar barrage was called in on the center trench network gun. The enemy infantry moved through the gullies and ditches to try and retake the center objective, but were mowed down as they approached. This counterattcked took the remaining time allotted for our attack. Give me 20 minutes more and I can take those trenches!!!!! Da, Comrade General I understand, using the 76mm howitzers for a smokescreen did take time. But we had to do it that way. These boys were as green as green be....and they had to attack across open ground. Even without any machine guns it would have been a slaughter. As it was there was a platoon of infantry there with 2 MG42 teams....the smoke is what allowed the attack to succeed. Da the SU152s did allow us to take the objective, but they arrived about 10 minutes into the attack....if we had them at the beginning the position would have fallen MUCH quicker. Nyet Comrade General I am not shifting blame...The responsibility for the attack was all mine. Da,da I understand. Comrade Commissar, the General wishes to talk to you..... SonBae Edited by: SonBae at: 3/28/03 4:18:57 pm
Crapgame Ukrainian Campaign GM Posts: 1792 (3/28/03 5:06 pm) Reply	Re: Post turn1 battle reports here. Comrade, I trust that your follow-on assault will be more rapid. Stalin hates to be disappointed. Runs with Puppchens
SonBae Sergeant Posts: 57 (3/29/03 11:23 am) Reply	Re: Post turn1 battle reports here. That is true comrade...failure does have a price.
PTBlues Colonel Posts: 491 (3/30/03 8:47 am) Reply	Re: Post turn1 battle reports here. Watch this space for my AAR...getting it together and correcting spelling
PTBlues Colonel Posts: 501 (4/4/03 1:29 pm) Reply	Re: Post turn1 battle reports here. Turns 1-5: Split forces into 2 groups. Right is 3 t34ís and 4 platoons. Going to move them into the factory area. Group A-Left is 8 platoons and 3 t34ís. Going to send them up through the woods to locate the enemy then bring in the T34ís. Group B-Right will sneak into the buildings and locate the enemy and then will bring up the T34ís for some building demolitions. Turns 2-5 plot: Split a squad from each group to MTC as scouts. First contact made by Group B-Right half squad in the factory. Will withdraw the half squad. Group A Left uncovers a roadblock and some wire. (Off screen to the left.) No other contact. Turn 6 movie turn 7 plot: Group A takes on a squad in the light building to the left and routs the enemy. A T34 hits it with area fire, the squad runs out of building to be cut down by the HQ T34. Then a surpriseÖre-inforcements! Infantry arrive on the other side of river on the lower left. Turn 8 movie, turn 9 plot First error by the commander. The HQ T34 on the left side (A) felt it could hunt forward to locate the enemy gun. Which it did. It got 3 rounds off then it was hit and taken out. Inf Reinforcements began to move to cover on the left and will try to move up to the bridge Flag located on the small island. Group B takes on the defenders of the factory flag location. Turn 10 movie: Part of factory destroyed. MTC center Inf meet fire from 2 story building. Other center group lay area fire on the Big Gun hiding in the iwre while one T34 mves past roadblock to hide behind the house in range of the gun Turn 11 plot and movie: Inf reinforcements lay down some cover fire while a platoon moves up the map edge. Center group lays heavy suppressing fire on Gun in the wire. T34 in range to fire on Gun. Other center squads hit Enemy Inf in 2 story building. Right group send a squad across road to begin advance into the factory Movie. Gun takes out T34, those are junk. Gun also takes out house on edge of map where a platoon was trying to advance. Squad makes it across road in the factory area. Turn 12 Plot and Movie. Now 3 guns are eveident 88ís. and they pound my Inf reinforcements. Center squads now assigned to take them out at all costs. Platoon tries to make it across the road by the factory and gets whacked. Turn 13 Movie: My incompetence shows true. Inf reinforcements on the far left are taking it hard. More enemy Inf appears to stall Squads attempt to hit the guns. TURN 14 PLOT and MOVIE: PLOT: Far Left Inf Reinforcements struggle to find cover. The 88 and AA guns conít to point and fire in that direction. The remaining tank in the center has a delay of 58+ secís, making it virtually usless. The 2 Platoons in the center are running for cover and targeting the 88ís with area fire, and targeting the 2 enemy Inf that has appeared. On the right the 3 tanks are area fireing into the factory while the platoon struggles to Rally. MOVIE: Left> Inf tries to take cover and gather back into C&C. AT Guns turn onto the center group while attempting to keep up suppressing fire. Right> 2 tanks pound the factory, platoon HQ KIA not good. Tunr 15 Plot and Movie: PLOT: Left> Consolidating to get squads into C&C Center>1 squad running into a building to get a shot at the AA Guns, other squads suppressing. Right> Tanks pound factory while 1 squad moves 1 building closer. Movie: Center> 88 Takes out building with a squad in itÖthey run like hell. 2nd squad Panics as they try to cross street despite suppressing fire on the enemy squad. Other center squad makes it into 2 story building. Left> Squads move into C&C. Right> Factory section destroyed. Turn 16 Plot and Movie: Left> Trying to get these guys on the move towards the island flag and targeting as much as possible. Center> Trying to move that dumb tank towards the action while still hitting the guns and new enemy Inf squads appear. Right> moving tanks up a bit, only 1 squad worth anything. MOVIE: FINALLY got one Gun out of action, its crew abandoning it. 2 squads break under fire. The Left squads fire long range and try to gather for an advance. In the factory region tanks pound and the squads are rallying. Stupid me just realized I have a company and battalion commanders doing nothing in the woods. I will move them over to the leaderless factory platoon. Turn 17 Plot and Movie: Left> moving all INF up the river bank in sneak mode. Center> CO and BAT leaders running towards factory. Tank hunting forward to support squads still trying to break the AA gun crews. MOVIE: Center dumb tank gets in range of INF in a house. Left forces sneaking forward under fire. Factory team (right) Loses a tank to a hidden INF squad that was hiding just around the corner of a building. I stupidly drove my tank right up to him, got toasted, then support HQ tank eliminated the squad with 2 shots of Canister Turn 18 plot and movie: Left> Inf continues to sneak. Center> Inf targets another aa gun, tank targets Inf in a house. Right> INF advances towards factory tanks hang in support, HQ units move closer. Movie: Left> sneak continues Center> 88 hits ground several times still cant get 1 squad into a building, stays pinned. Tank blows building up with inf in it. Conít suppresson the aa guns. Turn 19 P&M: LEFT> sneaking. Center> targeting as many as possible on big 88 gun to suppress. Also on smaller aa gun. Hunting tank forward SLOWLY. Center Flag is now changed to Russian J Right> tanks hit Inf in factory with Inf. 2 squads MTC into factory. Turns 20-21 P&M: Left> Ran Inf up to rough ground. 88 pins them all, but now it is facing away from T34. Center. T34 takes out 2nd AA gun J Flag reverts to german L Right> Tanks pound germans in factory and they start to flee Factory Flag turns Russian J . 2 1/2 squads MTC into south side of factory. Turns22-23 P&M: Left> all target Inf on island except 3 area fire into 88 ofxhole to suppress. Center> T34 shoot and scoots to try and get 88. other squads are low ammo and struggling to survive. Right> factory teams MTC and pound germans. T34 will stop shoot and scoot..now has area fire on foxhole. Along with 5+squads factory teams move on factory from south while tanks fire canister at running INF. Turns 24-25-26 Left> squads fire on house in island and 88 gun to suppress. Center> T34 areafires to take out pesky 88. no shots from 88 in a turn or two so it is working. Factory team eliminates a squad and continues MTC inside. Left> Island assault. All squads but 2 are suppressing fire while I advance 2 squads onto the island. So far only 1 german squad seen. Center>T34 stills fires on 88 gun with inf support. All center squads are low ammo and useless. Right> Factory teams MTC through factory. Flag is Russian J Turns 27-28-29 Victory margin is now 33-43 their favor. LEFT> Island assault almost complete. German squad running away while being hit and others are advancing. Plus they are suppressing that 88. CENTER> the T34 still pounds the 88 no sign that it is knocked out. Factory team still MTC. Turns 30-31 FINAL TURNS P&M Score 43-37 my advantage Left> Island taken AA guns all knocked out. Center> flag disputed and moving T34 close to try and get it Russian. Factory flag Russian tanks rushing to get flag by the wire DisasterÖmoving tanks made factory flag disputed. That drops % enough to lose. Iím an idiot.
bigmac644 Minister of Defense Posts: 6097 (4/4/03 9:22 pm) Reply	Fascists have been staved off (for now)... KPT Cherepanov February, 1943 Things are not looking good for us. We are surrounded by the fascist Grossdeutschland following a successful counterattack after we chased them across the Oskol river into Belograd. In case things donít bode well for us, I want to record my brave units final moments in their glorious battle to defend out motherland. For out initial deployment, I ordered the two tank platoons in our employ to setup on the road to the south of the town, on the small wooded ridge. Iím not sure which way the fascist armor may come, so Iíve ordered Lt. Patrushev, who has a better morale effect on his men than normal, to cover the western approaches behind the wooded ridgeline. Lt. Ganiev and his fellow tankers are covering the Eastern approaches from the city. I have setup on the South of the road they are on with two 50mm mortar teams. I have my Maxim MG team a little further down the road in some rubble along the road. Lt. Leviushenko, of the 1st Platoon is going to move north through the cityís West end. He has a good grasp of command and can lead his men with strong assaulting skills. Lt. Egoshin is my strongest commander. At times, he and his men are a bit noisy when in ambush positions, but all in all heís a strong commander. He will move North along the wooded ridgeline to secure the northern sectors of the town. Finally, my most inexperienced commander, Lt. Egoshin, will move through the town on the Eastern approach. He is currently setup in the factory to the East of the main road. No sooner than we began our recon of the enemy forces, Lt. Egoshin and his men came upon a security squad in the factory. They were gunned down like the fascist dogs that they are without the loss of any of our brave fighters. As one of Lt. Leviushenkoís men advanced north, across the south road, a cowardly enemy opened fire from the Factory on the north side of the road. He immediately received fire, but it cost me two of Lt. Leviushenkoís menís lives. About 5 minutes into our action, we were able to hook up with B company from the South. Kapitan Fishlauri will be moving his troops also along a northerly motion. Our movement to the North is temporarily delayed as we continue to deal with the enemy that is in the factory. Lt. Ganiev has ordered one of his tankers to roll forward to assist the troops in dealing with the enemy. Another enemy squad began firing on another one of Lt. Leviushenkoís squads. We lost two more men, but they were able to return fire and fix the enemies position. Two of Lt. Ganievís T-34ís are area firing the large heavy structure. After 3 minutes of shelling the large building, the enemy squad broke and fleed the shaky structure. Upon doing so, they fell under a hail of supporting fire. Lt. Ganievís tanks attention was then turned to the factory, where another enemy squad had been spotted. We are about 12 minutes into our action and we have rubbleized a section of the factory. Lt. Levishenkoís troops are positioning for a void of the factory from the SW corner. Lt. Patrushev is moving his armor section northward along the Western road, behind the cover of the wooded ridgeline. Lt. Egoshin and his men are reporting that no enemy activity has been spotted to the West of the ridgeline. At 15 minutes, we heard a rather large explosion, but it sounded like it was to the south of us, as no sign of impact was evident. We were in anticipation of a large bore artillery barrage, but none ever developed... hmmm, puzzling. A Panzerschrek team has appeared about 140m away and taken a couple of shots at our most easterly T-34 assaulting the factory. He was quickly suppressed, but the T-34ís will area fire on that section of the factory. Weíve also observed the first enemy to the north side of the town. As I continue to proceed North through the wooded ridgeline, I have picked up the fascist moving across the river to the East. I have also received reports that additional enemy troops have been spotted moving toward the factory, as my troops are cleaning out the last of the enemy resistance pockets that are there. Silly fascistís! For the past 23 minutes, they are presenting themselves piecemeal, and being slaughtered by my commarades in an overwhelming display of firepower and tank supportÖ May they burn in hell! Weíve just captured what remains of a Heavy Machine Gun teamÖ We shall make them tell us all they know of the resistance that awaits us! The rest of our final 8 minutes of battle before we re-assess our situation were used to further prosecute the enemy as they moved toward the factory. They have yet to reach it, though. By the end of this particular battle, Iíve lost about a half squad of men (if that). We will hold the fascists off! Night is beginning to fall, and we must take up defensive positions for the coming battle tomorrow. Iíll sign off now, happy and confident in the performance of my brave men. The motherland shall prevail! Kapitan Cherepanov "We are at war with the world's losers. And losers tend to lose. If bin Laden really spoke for the entire Muslim world, we'd be in trouble. But, as we now know, Osama bin Loser doesn't even speak for the Muslims living 10 miles from his cave. Some jihad." -- Steyn Edited by: bigmac644 at: 4/5/03 10:53:55 am
DocSlaughter Veteran Brother Posts: 1960 (4/5/03 4:18 pm) Reply	Re: Post turn1 battle reports here. Allright fellows here we go. First I would like to say. I played this whole thing in one sitting, due to time constraints, it was FUN!!! Very nice map. Secondly, I am an ass, me writing a good AAR is like Gondii writing porn. The map was almost 2000 meters deep, with some nice hills and snow. The flags (3) were about every third of the way so I knew I would have to get hopping to make it there. The map was fairly narrow with the first VL being on the left, there was a pretty nice valley which would let me get my guys most of the way there undetected. So I split one toon up and used em as scouts on the center and right of the map. The rest of my infantry, MG's and arty spotters were all placed on the left side get to the VL. A turn or two later reinforcements arrived. I decided to place this company of goons on the right side of the map and have the two seperate forces leapfog past each other. Couple of more turns in I got a toon of SU-122's and another company of troops. I figured they could shoot up the middle providing support. My left force came under fire which I couldnt detect. I had to halt the attack until my arty came in to help out. Meanwhile the right force was advancing into tree coverage however all attempts to break beyond the tree lined were turned back. The middle force finally got into position whrere it could provide tank support. This was enough to break resistance at the first VL, which my troops on the left secured. The bad news was this took over half the game. Only 20 turns left to cover almost 1200 meters in the cold snow...not good...options were limited. I could try to use stealth to get to the next flag or even come up with a brilliant SHOCK N AWE type deal, but no, I chose the HUMAN WAVE!! Yeah baby!!! It took about 6 more turns to get all my forces caught up with each other and ready for the assault....NEXT 13 turns..I hit GO, with minor tweaking of armor support. End Results: I was able to push the defenders off the second VL with only a couple of turns left. I did not lose any armor and still have most of my arty left. Bad news is I took a few casualties, didnt get the final VL and I dont know what the final score will be. Looks like I encountered only light resistance and saw barbed wires etc around the final VL where I assume the main fighting would occur... On turn 41 when I saved the game the score was47-43 for the Ruskies...but that will change in a bad way I think when Jarmo looks at the final score.. That is all! Edited by: DocSlaughter at: 4/5/03 4:19:29 pm

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