KG_RangerBooBoo
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Posting my first AAR. I would appreciate any and all comments. Planning on posting every 5 turns or so and will try to add some screenshots later on.
Soviet Turn 1: Soviet forces launch an offensive against Finnish forces on the Karelian Peninsula. Some progress is made along the southern edge of the peninsula as Terijoki falls in an enveloping move that isolates one Finnish Unit along the border. We have created a small breach in the Finnish line and hope to exploit it next turn. Our plan is to drive hard against the Finns so as to knock them out of the war as soon as possible and free up the forces needed to defeat them for the final drive on Germany.
Soviet Turn 2: Finns retreat blowing bridges as they go. Soviet forces advance and destroy one encircled unit southwest of Terijoki and encircle another northwest of there but fail to destroy it with their attacks. One other Finnish unit is trapped with its back to the river near Lake Ladoga. Soviet forces also manage to bridge the central river and establish a beachhead on the far bank. Several other gains were made on the peninsula as well. Another attack was developed against the Finns further east. The Svir River was breached at Lodeinoye Pole and Soviet forces advanced within a short march of Aunus. The Svir was also breached just northwest of Podporo’ze and troops advanced to contact with Finnish forces. Soviet airmen attacked the Finnish Air Force at their base to try and stop their attacks at the source.
Soviet Turn 3: Soviet advance continues on the Karelian Peninsula and several pocketed Finnish units are destroyed. Soviet forces take Aunus and continue to advance in eastern Finland.
Soviet Turn 4: On the Finnish front the only gains were recorded by unopposed units moving throughout Finland. We anticipate picking up quite a few VP hexes as the Finns concentrate on defending the approaches to Helsinki. Soviet forces launched Operation Bagration with the subtlety of a sledgehammer, hoping that the massed attacks coupled with the shock bonus would produce several breakthroughs along the line. Some gains were made but at the cost of high casualties. Among the towns recaptured were Gorki, Rogachev, and Zhlobin. We also threaten Pinsk, with forces on the outskirts of town posed to take it. Breaches were made in several places but due to the severe fighting no units were able to exploit it.
Soviet Turn 5: All is pretty well quiet on the Karelian front as Soviet forces wait for supplies and replacements to catch up. Soviet forces did advance and take Imatra in an effort to stretch Finnish forces to the limit. On the east side of Lake Ladoga Soviet forces liberated Petrozadosk against no opposition. Mop up operations continue against several Finnish units pocketed along the Svir. Operation Bagration continues to gain momentum as the Fascist forces withdraw in a vain effort to save them. Most of the screen left by the Axis forces were pocketed and destroyed. From north to south, Soviet forces are approaching Opochoka and have captured Rustoshka and Idritsa and are nearing Polotsk. Vitebsk is on the verge of being surrounded as forces exploit breakthroughs north and south of that city. 3rd Tank Army and 29th Tank Army are within a few kilometers of completing the encirclement of Orsha. The fall of Vitebsk and Orsha will greatly enhance our logistical efforts in supplying the Army as it races eastward. The Soviet 3rd and 33rd Armies are also moving to complete the encirclement of Mogilev. The Germans will be forced to counterattack, withdraw, or face the encirclement of the forces there. Soviet forces have also forced a breakthrough that is within 20 kilometers of taking Bobruisk by storm and forcing the Berezina before the Germans can set up defenses behind it. If the Germans prevent this then forces attacking northward have already flanked this line and should force the Germans to retreat from it.
Soviet Turn 1: Soviet forces launch an offensive against Finnish forces on the Karelian Peninsula. Some progress is made along the southern edge of the peninsula as Terijoki falls in an enveloping move that isolates one Finnish Unit along the border. We have created a small breach in the Finnish line and hope to exploit it next turn. Our plan is to drive hard against the Finns so as to knock them out of the war as soon as possible and free up the forces needed to defeat them for the final drive on Germany.
Soviet Turn 2: Finns retreat blowing bridges as they go. Soviet forces advance and destroy one encircled unit southwest of Terijoki and encircle another northwest of there but fail to destroy it with their attacks. One other Finnish unit is trapped with its back to the river near Lake Ladoga. Soviet forces also manage to bridge the central river and establish a beachhead on the far bank. Several other gains were made on the peninsula as well. Another attack was developed against the Finns further east. The Svir River was breached at Lodeinoye Pole and Soviet forces advanced within a short march of Aunus. The Svir was also breached just northwest of Podporo’ze and troops advanced to contact with Finnish forces. Soviet airmen attacked the Finnish Air Force at their base to try and stop their attacks at the source.
Soviet Turn 3: Soviet advance continues on the Karelian Peninsula and several pocketed Finnish units are destroyed. Soviet forces take Aunus and continue to advance in eastern Finland.
Soviet Turn 4: On the Finnish front the only gains were recorded by unopposed units moving throughout Finland. We anticipate picking up quite a few VP hexes as the Finns concentrate on defending the approaches to Helsinki. Soviet forces launched Operation Bagration with the subtlety of a sledgehammer, hoping that the massed attacks coupled with the shock bonus would produce several breakthroughs along the line. Some gains were made but at the cost of high casualties. Among the towns recaptured were Gorki, Rogachev, and Zhlobin. We also threaten Pinsk, with forces on the outskirts of town posed to take it. Breaches were made in several places but due to the severe fighting no units were able to exploit it.
Soviet Turn 5: All is pretty well quiet on the Karelian front as Soviet forces wait for supplies and replacements to catch up. Soviet forces did advance and take Imatra in an effort to stretch Finnish forces to the limit. On the east side of Lake Ladoga Soviet forces liberated Petrozadosk against no opposition. Mop up operations continue against several Finnish units pocketed along the Svir. Operation Bagration continues to gain momentum as the Fascist forces withdraw in a vain effort to save them. Most of the screen left by the Axis forces were pocketed and destroyed. From north to south, Soviet forces are approaching Opochoka and have captured Rustoshka and Idritsa and are nearing Polotsk. Vitebsk is on the verge of being surrounded as forces exploit breakthroughs north and south of that city. 3rd Tank Army and 29th Tank Army are within a few kilometers of completing the encirclement of Orsha. The fall of Vitebsk and Orsha will greatly enhance our logistical efforts in supplying the Army as it races eastward. The Soviet 3rd and 33rd Armies are also moving to complete the encirclement of Mogilev. The Germans will be forced to counterattack, withdraw, or face the encirclement of the forces there. Soviet forces have also forced a breakthrough that is within 20 kilometers of taking Bobruisk by storm and forcing the Berezina before the Germans can set up defenses behind it. If the Germans prevent this then forces attacking northward have already flanked this line and should force the Germans to retreat from it.
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