{"id":721,"date":"2014-07-14T09:41:02","date_gmt":"2014-07-14T09:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vrdesigns.net\/?p=721"},"modified":"2014-09-06T00:41:31","modified_gmt":"2014-09-06T00:41:31","slug":"russia-on-ten-barrels-a-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vrdesigns.net\/?p=721","title":{"rendered":"Russia on Ten Barrels a Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Decisive Campaigns III design blog #4<\/strong>
\nNote: Screen shots show an Alpha version with graphics being either missing or subject to change. Except for a few stragglers, the Soviet military forces are otherwise occupied. Somebody mentioned Manchuria.<\/em><\/p>\n

Let’s invade Russia. Right now. While nobody is looking.<\/p>\n

The bulk of the Wehrmacht can sit this one out. All we’ll need are the four hard hitting Panzergruppes.<\/p>\n

Russia. Empty. Nobody home. Drive straight down the main road. All over in a fortnight.
\nKnights Crosses, first class with Golden Oak leaves all around.<\/p>\n

Glory awaits.<\/p>\n

How hard can it be?<\/p>\n

D+0<\/strong>
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All Panzergruppes report in at one hundred percent operational capability. Ample fuel. Morale excellent. Smartly creased uniforms. Square of jaw. Stare down the sun expressions. Forward!<\/p>\n

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The weather forecast is all roses and sunshine. Kiev is the place to be. Warm, almost tropical. The Abwehr informs us that they’ll be girls in bikini’s waiting to drape flowers garlands over we steel-eyed warriors as we roll past in our shiny Panzers.<\/p>\n

D+4<\/strong>
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Minor resistance on key avenues of approach. Nuisance value. Envelop and eliminate. The men are enjoying the outing and the opportunity to fire their weapons.<\/p>\n

D+8<\/strong>
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Now that the Luftwaffe has achieved air superiority we’ll switch their focus over to providing Tactical support to our fast advancing Panzergruppes.<\/p>\n

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Glancing at Armeegruppe Nordw\u00e4rts, we find that the Luftwaffe is all conquering. Nearness to the main theatre airfield, the excellent flying weather and the well prepared airbase all combine to give Col. Gen. Hoepner’s 4th Panzergruppe an iron fist as he steamrolls through the token Russian resistance.<\/p>\n

Everything is right in the world, The Fuhrer is, we have been informed, bouncing off the walls with excitement and contemplating pushing the Bolsheviks even further eastwards, beyond the Urals.<\/p>\n

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Col. Gen. Hoth’s 3rd Panzergruppe, thrusting eastwards in AGC isn’t gaining the same benefits from his close air support due to an increasing distance from the main AGC airfield and poor weather. Even so, the Luftwaffe clearly rules the skies.<\/p>\n

D+12<\/strong><\/p>\n

We are suffering some schedule slippage. There are cracks developing in the master plan. Not many, but enough to create some concern.<\/p>\n

Col. Gen. Hoepner’s 4th Panzergruppe at AGN is suffering it’s first bout of mechanical failure. Panzers, sadly, aren’t built like Volkswagens. On the other hand Volkswagens don’t have to thump and bump their way cross country at a rate of knots.<\/p>\n

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Of greater concern is Col. Gen von Kleists 1st Panzergruppe down in AGS. They appear to be outrunning the ability of their truck columns to keep them resupplied.<\/p>\n

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This is a matter that warrants further investigation.<\/p>\n

\"blog_9\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The situation is somewhat stretched at AGS but still manageable. It is important that the Col. Gen. Kleist maintains his momentum. The F\u00fchrer demands it!<\/p>\n

\"blog_10\"<\/a><\/p>\n

It may well be worth moving the AGS Forward Supply Base up to Lvov as Kleist is going to be beyond Krakau’s ability to support him within the week.<\/p>\n

Right now all our FSB’s are still behind the border and it’s our truck columns that are doing the heavy lifting. General Gercke and his trains will have to take up the slack sooner or later.<\/p>\n

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Col. Gen. Kleist has broken through and is sending back reports of endless rolling steppes. He appears to be concerned about the vastness of Russia.<\/p>\n

The man is clearly dreaming.<\/p>\n

To be continued…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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