WWII: BtB, Turn 2, Summer 41

 

This is the first normal turn in the game so the first thing to do is to roll for Orders.

Allied should make an offensive in Africa to relief some pressure from the russians.

And German got Orders directly from the Führer to pay attention to the South Front. So, Odessa and Yassi had Stand Fasts markers.The last Stand Fast marker goes to Hellfire Pass.

The beginning of the summer began with German concentrated in the operations of Army Group North. 3 Pz Army took Riga and penetrated deep into Narva, menacing  Leningrad. 4 Pz Army conquered Minsk and stopped there. Russian called from reinforcements in an attempt to establish some kind of front line. Fronts are deployed in Smolensk, Kiev and Leningrad.

German Infantry Armies continued to clean the lines of Russian weak Armies, specially in the roads to Leningrad but also around Pinsk whereas Panzer Armies wait for delayed infantry formations to follow the push. Russians are using any calm in the offensive to prepare replacements of their heavily damaged units.

Situation after Round 3:

German commander decided not to attack Leningrad and played Nordlicht card for Ops. 3 Pz Army is relocated at Vitebsk to lead the attack against Smolensk. German North flank remained guarded by infantry formations. Russian redeployed some small Armies at Kalinin to avoid being outflanked and protect Moscow from the North.

The German attack on Smolensk was finally conducted by 3 and 4 Pz Armies with the support of 16th Inf Army. In spite of the odds advantage for Germans (14-6), Russian presented stiff resistance and were able to hold the position. Also in the Center, Germans began to prepare an offensive at Gomel. In the South 1st Pz Army did not encountered any opposition to reach Kirovograd.

As Germans are not directly menacing Kiev, Stalin ordered to move SW Mechanized Front to hold the lines at Smolensk.

Siberians troops have been freed and may be redeployed in a near future.

British attacked Gazala from Tobruk bu without any significant result.

In his last action, German reinforced his lines, adding 2 Pz Army to the Battle of Smolensk, and sieging Kiev. Not being menaced by any imminent outbreak, Russian expended his effort in more replacements.

This is the final situation before Russian replacements.

Summary of losses:

Soviet: 1 LCU eliminated, 6 SCU eliminated, 1 SCU reduced (to avoid retreat). Total: 19 steps

German: 1 LCU reduced. Total: 3 steps.

Replacements: 7 Russian points, 3 British points.

British points are used to bring back to full strength 3 scu: 1.5 points.

Russian replacements are used to rebuild 2 LCU at Moscow and 1 at Tula at full strength. Last point placed 1 reduced SCU at RB and bring back to full strength the reduced SCU at Smolensk.