War On The Eastern Front

[Neo 0]

"Suddenly and without warning, early on the morning of 22 June 1941, over three

million Axis forces lunged across the Soviet state border and commenced the

infamous Operation Barbarossa. Spearheaded by four powerful panzer groups and

protected by an impenetrable curtain of air support, the seemingly invincible Wehrmacht

advanced from the Soviet Union’s western borders to the immediate outskirts of

Leningrad, Moscow, and Rostov in the shockingly brief period of less than six months.

Faced with this sudden, deep, and relentless German advance, the Red Army and Soviet

State were forced to fight desperately for their very survival."

- David M. Glantz

 

This could be the greatest battle of all time between 2 of the best Blitz Generals....Generalfeldmarschall Dirty von Harry and Gregory Koronavich, Marshal of the Soviet Union.

 

This "one on one tourney" can be seen as an "apperitif" to the cool tourney Phoib is preparing for Blitz players,

 

For now both Marshals will lead most of their battles. But if necessary, they could draft officers to conduct some particular battles. So you are invited to follow this tourney and enroll for the Wehrmacht or the Red Army.

 

 

 

 

 

Front line view:

 

Army Group North

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Army Group Centre

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Army Group South

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RULES

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Edited November 11, 2010 by Neo

[DirtyHarry 0]

Jawohl!

 

Panzergruppe A weiter machen! Die Feind zerstoren!

Edited October 27, 2010 by DirtyHarry

[Kenny 0]

Nice!

 

Sorry Marshall of the USSR, even tough your conscripts will fight 'til death, and tank-crews will bravely drive into

enemy fire in their steel coffins, I think the Wehrmacht will win :)

 

An one more question, will it only be on the Eastern Front?

Edited October 27, 2010 by Kenny

[Neo 0]

Yes Kenny, only on the Eastern Front because......1) The battles on the "Eastern Front" constituted the largest military confrontation in history. 2)The Eastern Front was decisive in determining the outcome of World War II, eventually serving as the main reason for Germany's defeat 3) In 1941 Germany and the USSR were the 2 top military power of the world !

[Kenny 0]

Yes Kenny, only on the Eastern Front because......1) The battles on the "Eastern Front" constituted the largest military confrontation in history. 2)The Eastern Front was decisive in determining the outcome of World War II, eventually serving as the main reason for Germany's defeat 3) In 1941 Germany and the USSR were the 2 top military power of the world !

 

Okay, so no 2-front war for the Germans :)

Anyway, good luck to both Generals/Marshalls!

Edited October 28, 2010 by Kenny

[Count von Phoib 0]

Don't worry. Soon you can participate ;)

 

(Hint, Neo has this under his profile picture: )

[Kenny 0]

Don't worry. Soon you can participate ;)

 

(Hint, Neo has this under his profile picture: )

 

Participate......, Any more information? :P

 

one more question: Will you follow the real timeline?

[Count von Phoib 0]

You will be able to play in this as well.

 

The players are responsible for what happens. Maybe you can win Stalingrad?

[Kenny 0]

You will be able to play in this as well.

 

The players are responsible for what happens. Maybe you can win Stalingrad?

 

If the Führer doesn't forbid me to retreat when im almost completely surrounded........

Edited November 1, 2010 by Kenny

[Neo 0]

Maps now showing Air Divisions location on both sides.

 

As you can see, many Soviet airfields were very close to the border between Germany and the SU on June 22nd 1941. In game it could means the first attack moves for von Harry could hurt Marshal Koronavitch air force badly ;)

Edited November 3, 2010 by Neo

[Comrade Raptorkov 0]

Will the tech tree and building be done outside of actual battles? If so, would players be able to build structures to improve unit output and defenses?

 

Also, harry has lot's of experience and training under his belt, but korona knows the games mechanics better than anyone. It will be interesting to watch some of the replays I think.

Edited November 4, 2010 by Comrade Raptorkov

[Count von Phoib 0]

Will the tech tree and building be done outside of actual battles? If so, would players be able to build structures to improve unit output and defenses?

 

Also, harry has lot's of experience and training under his belt, but korona knows the games mechanics better than anyone. It will be interesting to watch some of the replays I think.

*cough* I am not sure what setup Neo will use, but in the public version for more players, there will be a global tech tree, and players can buy up to a certain number of vehicles/aircraft in the cities that under under control of your faction. However, you will still begin with your construction yard, and will be able to build the units that are available to you in the global tech tree.

[Neo 0]

To Comrade Raptorkov: Every battle has their own set up with defense, so no player can't build structure. On this 1 on 1 tourney, players use real units both sides used during the invasion of the USSR but on a 40% scale. Soviets get weekly production from factories according to historical datas. Germany get reinforcements according to their real reinforcement schedule, meaning not much during the first months (remember this war was supposed to be a short one according to the German High Command.

 

All this means players have to figth with the same units real armies had 70 years ago. Long term strategy, tacticts on a large scale and efficiency on the battlefield should decide the outcome of this war. Of course Germany should defeat the early Soviet forces during the first weeks of play (one turn equal 1 week). The question would be more about the efficiency of the Soviets to recover from their early heavy losses and the capacity of the Wehrmacht to keep their fast pace before the arrival of the mud (autumn) and the cold (winter). Yes mud and snow will have direct effects during the tourney ;)

Edited November 4, 2010 by Neo

[Neo 0]

This photo was taken only few hours ago...German troops moving towards the Soviet border.

 

 

 

We may think it is just military exercises....but when we got these documents from our correspondent in Germany, serious doubts raised that Germany is just doing military games....

 

 

[Korona 0]

These lies are probably an allied plot to dupe the USSR into war with her ally the German Reich. Churchill should know better.

[Neo 0]

Allied plot or not, our correspondent from Germany send us this picture from what he saw on the sky this morning. These little birds were flying towards the Communist border....Unless you tell me they are part of an Air Show to provide entertainment to the Soviet and German soldiers from Eastern Poland, i think something big is happening!

 

Edited November 7, 2010 by Neo

[DirtyHarry 0]

Now now,

 

Herrschaften, comrades,...... freunden.

 

Der deutsche wehrmacht is only performing maneuvres in poland because of the open country there. These are only exercises for the troops.

 

You don't expect uns das wir das in berlin streets machen?

 

Greetings from Von Harry.

[Nodlied 0]

Hmm, I don't like the troop movements of these fascists. If war will break out, I, and other members of the CPN (Comunistische partij Nederland) will gladly help the soviet union until our death!

[Kenny 0]

Hmm, I don't like the troop movements of these fascists. If war will break out, I, and other members of the CPN (Comunistische partij Nederland) will gladly help the soviet union until our death!

 

To counter this threat, The NSB (Nationaal Socialistische Beweging), if war breaks out, will help the german Wehrmacht and do our best to form a division of the Dutch/Germanic SS. :mellow:

And the german troops stationed at the USSR/German border are only there to protect them from British attacks. :huh:

Edited November 7, 2010 by Kenny

[Neo 0]

OKH had ordered a map with roads and railway with different colors and smaller green battlefields location...

 

They said USSR will be easier to conquer with this type of map....Time will tell ;)

[Neo 0]

Now map has links to Army Groups North, Centre, South....and this despite the fact Germans still talking about maneuvres in Poland and Soviets about the Allied plot thing..... :P

Edited November 11, 2010 by Neo

[Neo 0]

Rules are now available for download on the first page ! You'll see how divisions can move by trains or by roads....How the gasoline reserve is used to move divisions and trains....How seasons effect will play against both sides and why Soviets have advantages to launch massive operations during winter...You will see how divisions can repair some of their tank losses and even capture some of the enemy tanks...You'll understand why the capture of the Caucasus oil fields could have an impact on the German war machine and the Red Army ...and many more rules to make this tourney as historical as possible!

 

Oh and btw...our correspondant in Poland still sending photos from German troops along the USSR border....heres Bf-110s take off before flying rigth to the east...

 

Edited November 11, 2010 by Neo

[Neo 0]

All is quiet on the German-Soviet border <_<

[DirtyHarry 0]

Quiet officially...

 

German intelligence has detected a sharp increase in soviets trying to cross the border. Often lone individuals, sometimes small groups. These men when captured always claim to look for a better life away from communism. However the OKH believes their motives different, and their regular appearance at our current major exercise programs suspect.

 

General Von Harry is ready to open talks with his soviet counterpart about these border issues.

 

Anecdote:

 

One of these men, of unknown age, has even made fantastic claims about the current situation. He was found at night pushing against the fence of one of our airfields insisting it was out of place. He spoke of lines and dots and green fields. After his arrest he spend the night rambling in his cell about t-34 ratios and lend lease schedules. He drew pictures like these:

 

We did not pay much attention to him first, obviously, since none of us had ever heard of a t-34 and it is clear the soviets can never build anything like that. How could they, crude simple farmers. But when the spy also revealed to have intimate knowledge of our positions along the border and operational plans, he was shot as a spy.

[Neo 0]

My uncle....Murderers!!!!

Edited November 19, 2010 by Neo