tigersqn
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My current game of GiO against Fishkoff is currently at turn 20; so it's time for me to post an AAR of the fighting up to this point.
Initial Thoughts:
The scale of this scenario is huge, almost as big as DNO, with a great number of units to contend with.
Finnish Front: Sooner or later, Viipuri will be lost. My strategy here is to try and bleed the Russians by the time they capture Viipuri. That may allow me to hold on to Helsinki when the time comes.
AGN/AGC: Delay, delay, delay. I wanted to use the advantage I have that my units on the Central Front start out in a fortified status. As penetrations of the front occur, I would pull my troops back to a line I had built up on the Berezina and Dvina rivers.
Kovel/Lvov: Several rivers run N to S in this area. I intend to take full advantage of this.
Counter-attacks would be mounted when the opportunity presents itself.
Key areas:
Osipovichi/Slutsk region. If I allow Fishkoff to move in here, my whole Berezina line would be outflanked, forcing a further withdrawal.
Consequently, as soon as able, I plan to move several mobile units to the area.
Berezina/Dvina Gap. The only area of my centre not covered by a river. There is some good defensive terrain just N of the Berezina in this area. I will hold with strong Inf. and AT units.
Lvov. The river lines in this region end more or less just N of Lvov and to the west of the city there is some good open terrain for mobile formations. Some strong mobile Divs. will be moved to this region to hold the city as long as possible.
Carpathians. Excellent defensive terrain here. Need to keep an eye on the N/S valleys running to Rumania.
Initial Thoughts:
The scale of this scenario is huge, almost as big as DNO, with a great number of units to contend with.
Finnish Front: Sooner or later, Viipuri will be lost. My strategy here is to try and bleed the Russians by the time they capture Viipuri. That may allow me to hold on to Helsinki when the time comes.
AGN/AGC: Delay, delay, delay. I wanted to use the advantage I have that my units on the Central Front start out in a fortified status. As penetrations of the front occur, I would pull my troops back to a line I had built up on the Berezina and Dvina rivers.
Kovel/Lvov: Several rivers run N to S in this area. I intend to take full advantage of this.
Counter-attacks would be mounted when the opportunity presents itself.
Key areas:
Osipovichi/Slutsk region. If I allow Fishkoff to move in here, my whole Berezina line would be outflanked, forcing a further withdrawal.
Consequently, as soon as able, I plan to move several mobile units to the area.
Berezina/Dvina Gap. The only area of my centre not covered by a river. There is some good defensive terrain just N of the Berezina in this area. I will hold with strong Inf. and AT units.
Lvov. The river lines in this region end more or less just N of Lvov and to the west of the city there is some good open terrain for mobile formations. Some strong mobile Divs. will be moved to this region to hold the city as long as possible.
Carpathians. Excellent defensive terrain here. Need to keep an eye on the N/S valleys running to Rumania.