The Let's Play Archive

War in the East

by Grey Hunter

Part 54





I push once more in the north, sending the Russians fleeing back in large numbers, with heavy losses.



I move AGN's responsibility further south, and begin to shift 9th Army forces south as well.







I make more spoiler attacks down the line, but the Russians are well dug in, and while we do cause some damage, we take unacceptable losses doing so.







I begin by clearing out the encircled enemy units.



I make sure to eliminate the Rostov forces, as they have annoyed me for to long!



The 4th Panzer Armies 36th Motorized Division strikes south and takes us our first oil field.



The rest of the formation moves east, through open steppe.



1st Panzer army swings north, threatening to cut off a large number of Red Army units.



2nd and 3rd Panzer Armies cannot make much movement forwards, the Panzer units are just not equipped to force their way across the Don.



You can now stop bitching at me about not taking Sevastopol.







There is one attack, as the Jager Division is forced back.



They pull back some units, and will have to let me across the Don, but their numbers are building up.



One good breakthrough would make all the difference.





We inflicted 120,000 casualties on the Russians, but take thirty thousands before.



There is little movement in the overall numbers of our forces.



Replacements are getting through to all units it seems.



We're not using exorbitant amounts of fuel either. And taking another source can only help us.



Can I cut these units off, that is the question.


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EDIT - I've not "missed" any updates BTW, this is an adhoc scedule. I've just been busy.