Double Rommel/Double Field Marshall/ Progressively Manstein

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Maubeuge Super Hard


Awarded SE Gebirsjaeger.
Started with 1654 prestige sold SE Gebirsjaeger 1881 after replacements 1795.
In the air 3 Fighters including Heinrich Bar, Bf-110D, +3 Att Tac Bomber, and Henkel.
North of Thuin: 2 10.5cm arty’s; 2 Regular Inf; and Sturmpanzer.
In Thuin: SE Pz3F; Albert Kerscher in Panzer 4D; 2nd Recon; Somua S35; and 8.8cm Flak.
In Beaumont: +1 Movement 8.8cm Flak; 2 10.5cm arty’s; Panzerjaeger IB; Sturmpanzer; Panzer 1B; 1st Recon; +1 Movement SE Gebirsjaeger; and another Gebirsjaeger.



Battle Report:
Day 1: Sunny
Destroyed Cruiser MkIV, 25mm AT, and Belgian Inf.
32nd Gebirsjaeger awarded Iron Cross 2nd Class.
Day 1 ai CA:
Fighter nicked SE Gebirsjaeger and Matilda 1 hit Regular Inf guarded by 2 arty’s -2 them -0 me.


Day 2: Sunny
Seized Maubege and Binche.
Destroyed D.520, Matilda 1, 75mm arty, AW Whitley, and 25mm AA.
Force Surrender Chasseurs.
Day 2 ai CA:
nothing


Day 3: Sunny
Seized La Louviere.
Destroyed Belgian Inf and British Inf.
Bought 1 Reg Rep for SE Gebirsjaeger.
Day 3 ai CA:
nothing


Day 4: Sunny
Destroyed 2 Panhard’s and Cruiser Mk1.
Force Surrender Cavalry.
19th 10.5cm arty awarded with +1 Range hero.
Day 4 ai CA:
nothing


Day 5: Sunny
Seized Mons.
Destroyed Belgian Inf and Cavalry.
Day 5 ai CA:
Dingo was ambushed -7 them; Heavy Weapons Inf hit Somua in forest guarded by arty -2 me – 6them; British inf hit Pz1B -3 me -5 them.


Day 6: Sunny
Seized Sorgnies, Valenciennes, Belveill and nearby Airfield as well as Enghien.
Destroyed British Inf, Belgian Inf, Dingo, Heavy Weapons Inf, and Cavalry.
Day 6 ai CA:
British Inf tried hitting 1st Recon -3 them.



Day 7: Cloudy
Seized Bavay.
Destroyed Matilda 1 and Hurricane Mk1.
Day 7 ai CA:
2 Bombers tried hitting units 1st Recon -1 me.
Inf tried hitting Gebirsjaeger -3 them; and enemy seized Valenciennes.


Day 8: Sunny
Seized Valenciennes.
Destroyed 2 Blenheim Mk 1’s, Matilda 1, and British Inf.
Bought 3 Elite replacements for PzIB.
Day 8 ai CA:
Cruiser MkIV on river nicked Somua.


Day 9 Sunny
Seized Celles and airfield.
Destroyed Cruiser Mk IV and 25mm AA..
Day 9 ai CA:
2 Pdr tried hitting Panzerjaeger -5 them.


Day 10 Sunny
Seized Soelesmes.
Destroyed 2 Pounder, 47mm FRC, and French Inf.
Day 10 ai CA:
Engineers nicked SE Pz3F.


Day 11: Sunny
Seized Tournai and Cambrai.
Destroyed Chasseurs, 75mm arty, French Engineer’s, and 40mm Bofors.
Day 11 ai CA:
Nothing


Day 12: Sunny
Seized Denain and airfield.
Destroyed 2 Pdr.
Day 12 ai CA:
Multiple attacks on SE Pz3F -4 me and for that I was awarded an Iron Cross 2nd Class.


Day 13: Cloudy
Destroyed 3 inch arty and 3 inch AA.
Force Surrender 2 Pdr.
Day 13 ai CA:
Engineer’s hit Green Gebirsjaeger -8 me and British Inf hit PzIB -5 them -2 me.


Day 14: Sunny
Seized part of Lille.
Force Surrender British Inf.
Bought 8 elite rep for Green Gebirsjaeger.
Day 14 ai CA:
Enemy hit SE Gebirsjaeger guarded by arty -6 me.
Heavy Weapons Inf hit 1st Recon -1 each.


Day 15: Sunny
Destroyed Vickers Mk VI and 2 Pdr.
Force Surrendered 3 inch AA.
Bought 4 reg reps for SE Gebirsjaeger.
Day 15 ai CA:
Vickers MkVI tried hitting SE Gebirsjaeger guarded by arty -1 me -3 them.


Day 16: Sunny
Seized Douas and airfield near Lille.
Destroyed 3 inch AA, Cruiser MkIV, and Heavy Weapons Inf.
Force Surrendered 25 Pdr.
Day 16 ai CA:
2 worthless attacks by Vickers Mk VI
Engineers hit +1 Movement 88 guarded by arty -2 each.


Day 17: Sunny
Destroyed 4 Vickers Mk VI’s and Engineer’s.
Day 17 ai CA:
nothing


Day 18: Sunny
Seized Lille.
Destroyed French Engineer’s, Dingo, and Cruiser Mk IV.



Decisive Victory with 2026 ending Prestige
Next time Arras on British playthrough with 2276.
Arras is a huge pain in the a** with 23 units…24 rounds 1 SE Pz3F and 1 +1 Movement SE Gebirsjaeger.
Definitely bringing both 8.8’s, Panzerjaeger, Albert Kirscher, +1 Movement Pz4D, Somua, all Tac Bombers, both Sturmpanzer’s, and 3 or 4 10.5cm arty’s. That leaves 8 more units that I need to decide between infantry, Fighter’s, and Recon’s. Thoughts?

I have started Wassigny, but will be a while before I can attempt Arras as much to consider based on the enemy I face in that battle, again thoughts would be appreciated.

Thanks and as always…Stay Lutheran my Friends

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Wassigny Starting with 2236 Prestige:


Sold SE Gren w ht 2503 after replacements 2286. 20 Rounds
In the air brought: 3 Fighters including Heinrich Bar, +3 Att Tac Bomber, Henkel, and Bf-110D.
Around Vervins in the South: +1 Movement 8.8; 15th Gebirsjaeger; Polish Arty; 2 Sturmpanzer’s; Panzerjaeger; Somua S35; +1 Movement SE Gebirsjaeger; Albert Kirscher Pz4D; Fallschimjaeger; 2nd 8.8; and Pz1B.
North in Hirson: 3 10.5cm arty’s; 2 Recons; 32nd Gebirsjaeger; and 1st SE Pz3F.



Battle Report:
Day 1: Sunny
Seized Tertry.
Destroyed 47mm SA 37.
Force Surrender 25mm AA; French Engineer’s, 75mm arty.
Day 1 ai CA:
nothing


Day 2: Rainy
Force Surrender Char B-1.
Day 2 ai CA:
Renault R35 nicked Albert Kerscher guarded by Sturmpanzer -6 them and Chasseurs tried to hit my +1 Movement 88 guarded by Sturmpanzer -3 them.


Day 3: Sunny
Seized Laigny and Sains-Richaumont.
Destroyed Belgian Inf and British Inf.
1st Recon awarded +2 Att hero. (was hoping for +1 Spotting, oh well)
Day 3 ai CA:
Somua hit SE Pz3F guarded by arty -1 me -5 them and Hotchkiss attacked 2nd Recon guarded by arty -3 them.


Day 4: Sunny
Destroyed M.S. 406; Somua S35; and Hotchkiss.
Bought 1 Regular Rep for Albert Kerscher.
Day 4 ai CA:
Renault R35 hit +2 Att 1st Recon guarded by an artillery -2 me -3 them and 25mm SA 34 hit Panzerjaeger guarded by Sturmpanzer -1 me -5 them.


Day 5: Sunny
Seized Guise.
Destroyed 25mm SA 34, D.520, and Renault R35.
Day 5 ai CA:
nothing


Day 6: Sunny
Seized Road Checkpoint (14, 13).
Destroyed Renault R35 and 75mm arty.
Force Surrender 47mm SA 37.
Day 6 ai CA:
nothing



Day 7: Sunny
Seized Macquigny and Origny Saint-Benoite.
Destroyed Hotchkiss H39 and French Inf.
Day 7 ai CA:
Somua nicked 32nd Gebirsjaeger.


Day 8: Cloudy
Seized airfield near Macquigny, and also Bohain-en-Vermandois and La Capelle.
Destroyed LeO451, 25mm CA mle 39, and Somua S35.
Day 8 ai CA:
47mm SA 37 nicked 32nd Gebirsjaeger -6 them and I was awarded with a +2 Def hero.
47mm SA 37 tried hitting 1st SE Pz3F -2 them.


Day 9 Sunny
Seized Busigny.
Destroyed 47mm SA 37.
15th Gebirsjaeger awarded with a +1 Spotting hero…(Going to be a Kradschutzen )
Day 9 ai CA:
Enemy seized Bussigny and French Inf nicked 2nd recon.


Day 10 Sunny
Seized Venerolles and Le Cateau-Cambresis as well as its airfield.
Destroyed 2 French Inf’s and 47mm SA 37.
Day 10 ai CA:
Nothing


Day 11: Sunny
Seized Vadencourt and Reumont.
Destroyed Chasseurs, French Inf, and Somua S35.
Day 11 ai CA:
2 French Inf tried hitting 2nd Recon -4 on 1 and -3 on the 2nd.
Enemy seized Reumont.


Day 12: Sunny
Seized Anor and Le Nouvion-en-Thierache as well as took back Bussigny.
Destroyed 25mm CA mle 39, 47mm SA 37, and 2 French Inf’s.
Day 12 ai CA:
Enemy seized airfield next to Le Cateau-Cambresis and Anor.
General Giraud’s HQ hit Somua guarded by arty -2 me -3 them.


Day 13: Sunny
Seized Boue and retook Anor.
Destroyed Somua S35, Chasseurs, and General Geraud’s HQ Bunker.
Force Surrender French Inf.
Day 13 ai CA:
Enemy seized La Cateau-Cambresis.


Day 14: Sunny
Destroyed French Inf.
Day 14 ai CA:
French Inf hit SE Gebirsjaeger -6 them -3 me.
Enemy seized Anor for trap -4 them.


Day 15: Sunny
Seized Anor and Reumont.
Destroyed Chasseurs and French Inf.
Day 15 ai CA:
Enemy Seized Anor trap -5 them.


Day 16: Sunny
Seized Fourmies, Anor, and Wassigny as well as Catillon-Sur-Sambre.
Destroyed Renault R35 and 2 French Inf’s.
Day 16 ai CA:
Attacks coming out strong now that I seized Wassigny.
Strat Bomber nicked Sturmpanzer.
Bomber hit arty -3 me.
Enemy seized Anor trap. -7 them
Enemy seized a bunch of other stuff that I am not going to record.


Day 17: Rainy
Seized Anor.
Destroyed Panhard.
Day 17 ai CA:
Enemy seized a lot more land and enemy hit Paratrooper’s guarded by Sturmpanzer -3 me.
15th Gebirsjaeger ambushed Char B1 and Somua followed up to hit them for -4 me.


Day 18: Sunny
Destroyed Potez, Cavalry, Renault R35, and French Inf.
Day 18 ai CA:
Char B1 hit 2nd Recon -1 them -3 me.
Char B1 hit 1st Recon -2 me -5 them.
Enemy continues to seize a lot of territory.


Day 19: Rainy
Just tried to position myself for the final day.
Day 19 ai CA:
15th Gebirsjaeger ambushed Renault R35 -4 them -2 me and awarded with a +1 Movement Hero.
Cavalry and Chasseurs tried hitting +1 movement 88 guarded by 2 arty’s -1 me -10 them.
Char B1 attacked Albert Kerscher guarded by Sturmpanzer -1 them -3 me.
French Inf hit Somua S35 guarded by Sturmpanzer -3 me -4 them.
Enemy continues to seize even more stuff.


Day 20: Sunny
Brought Captures General Giraud to safety.
Destroyed Renault R35, Char B1, and 2 French Inf’s.
Day 20 ai CA:
Panhard nicked Pz1B.
Enemy destroyed SE Gebirsjaeger =1 Movement.
Panhard nicked Somua.
Char B1 hit 10.5cm arty guarded by Sturmpanzer -3 me.



Decisive Victory with 2691 ending Prestige
Next time Amiens on French playthrough with 2916.
I lost my SE Gebirsjaeger, but at least I was awarded a 2nd SE Pz3F. That is at least something.

This was a fun battle and a good one to use recons to create traps for the enemy around Anor, but I would have played the game differently once you take Wassigny it becomes overwhelming very, very quickly, use those train transports to get back to safety as soon as you can.

Until next time…Stay Lutheran my Friends

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Arras Starting with 2276 Prestige:


After replacements 2143 and after Overstrength to ensure Decisive Victory 1161. 23 Rounds
(Almost 1000 to overstrength is extremely costly at this play level)

In the air brought: 2 Fighters including Heinrich Bar, +3 Att Tac Bomber, Henkel, and 2 Bf-110D’s including Helmut Lent.
Around Lille in the North: 1st SE Pz3F; 10.5cm arty; Sturmpanzer; Regular Inf with truck; +3 Att 12th Gebirsjaeger; and Somua S35.
In the South in Cambrai: Oleh Dir as Fallschimjaeger; +1 Range 10.5cm arty; 2nd Recon; and 2nd 8.8.
Near Orchies: +1 Movement Pz4D.
In the Center near Douai: Sturmpanzer; +1 Movement SE Gebirsjaeger; +1 Att 10.5cm arty; Panzerjaeger; Fallschimjaeger; Polish Arty; +1 Movement 8.8; and Albert Kirscher Pz4D.



Battle Report:
Day 1: Sunny
Seized Auby.
Destroyed 2 Somua S35’s, Renault R35, French Inf, and 47mm AT.
Day 1 ai CA:
Renault R35 totally obliterated by my 8.8 ambush guarded by +1 Range artillery.
2 Fighters hit Helmut Lent -2 me -7 them.


Day 2: Sunny
Seized Moeuvres.
Destroyed 75mm arty, M.S. 406, and 47mm SA 37.
Day 2 ai CA:
Bomber trap worked , but 2nd bomber hit my 2nd 88 in a truck -3 me .


Day 3: Sunny
Destroyed M.S. 406, Whitley MkV, Blenheim MkI, 25mm AT, Matilda 1, and Renault R35.
Day 3 ai CA:
Nothing


Day 4: Sunny
Seized Lambies-Lez-Douai.
Destroyed 2 25mm SA 34’s and Somua S35.
Day 4 ai CA:
Enemy moving forward in the North.
Matilda 1 tried hitting SE Pz3F guarded by Sturmpanzer -5 them.


Day 5: Sunny
Seized Perenchies and exited.
Destroyed 75mm arty, Dingo, and French Inf.
Force Surrendered Matilda 1.
Bought 2 Elite replacements for 8.8cm FlaK.
Day 5 ai CA:
Cruiser MkIV seized Perenchies and hit SE Pz3F guarded by arty -1 me -5 them.
Cruiser MkIV hit Somua guarded by arty -4 them -1 me.
Cruiser MkIV got ambushed by Regular Inf. -6 them -2 me.


Day 6: Sunny
Seized Ervillers.
Destroyed 2 Cr uiser Mk IV’s, Cruiser Mk I, and French Inf.
Day 6 ai CA:
Dingo ambushed by 88 -7 them; Cruiser Mk I ambushed by 3.7cm Pak guarded by arty -6 them; Enemy seized Ervillers; Cruiser MkIV hit 2nd Recon guarded by arty -3 me -4 them; Matilda 1 tried to hit +1 Movement Pz4D -4 them; and Cruiser MkI nicked Somua Guarded by Sturmpanzer -2 them.
The 2nd Recon got awarded by an Iron Cross 2nd Class.


Day 7: Cloudy
Seized Perenchies and Carvin.
Destroyed 2 Cruiser MkI’s, Matilda 1, Dingo, 2 Cruiser MkIV’s, and 47mm SA 37.
2nd 8.8cm FlaK awarded Iron Cross 2nd Class.
Force Surrendered British Inf.
Day 7 ai CA:
Enemy destroyed aux 3.7cm Pak.
Heavy Weapons Infantrymen hit auxiliary 6 Rad guarded by Sturmpanzer -3 each.
British Inf hit SE Gebirsjaeger in Carvin -7 me -8 them.


Day 8: Sunny
Seized Ervillers and backed out of Perenchies.
Destroyed 2 British Inf’s, Matilda 2, and Cruiser MkI.
Force Surrendered General Harold.
Bought 7 regular Reps for +1 Movement SE Gebirsjaeger.
Day 8 ai CA:
Matilda 2 nicked aux recon guarded by 2 artys -1 each.
Inf seized Perenchies hit SE Pz3F guarded by Sturmpanzer -1 me -5 them.
Inf hit aux Gebirsjaeger -5 me -6 them.
Enemy seized Lambres-Lez-Douai.


Day 9 Sunny
Seized Perenchies.
Destroyed 2 British Inf’s and Matilda 2.
Bought 7 regular reps for aux Gebirsjaeger.
Day 9 ai CA:
Fighter nicked aux Gebirsjaeger.
Fighter Nicked Albert Kerscher.
Enemy seized Perenchies.


Day 10 Sunny
Seized Perenchies and Santes.
Destroyed M.S. 406, British Inf, French Inf.
Force Surrendered 2 British Inf’s.
Day 10 ai CA:
Fighter Trap worked.


Day 11: Sunny
Seized Lambres –Lez-Douai.
Destroyed Hurricane Mk1.
Day 11 ai CA:
Ambushed their Dingo -3 them.


Day 12: Sunny
Seized Armentieres.
Destroyed French Inf and Dingo.
Day 12 ai CA:
British Inf hit aux Gebirsjaeger -3 me -7 them.


Day 13: Sunny
Destroyed 2 British Inf’s.
Day 13 ai CA:
Nothing


Day 14: Rainy
Destroyed 40mm Bofors.
Force Surrender Matilda 1.
Day 14 ai CA:
Cruiser Mk 1 nicked Albert Kerscher guarded by Sturmpanzer -5 them.
British Inf nicked Somua guarded by Sturmpanzer -3 them.


Day 15: Cloudy
Seized airfield near La Gorgue.
Destroyed Engineers.
Force Surrender Heavy Weapons Inf.
Day 15 ai CA:
Cruiser MkIV hit aux Recon -6 me -3 them.


Day 16: Sunny
Seized La Gorgue and Bethune.
Destroyed French inf, Blenheim Mk1, Matilda 2, British Inf, Cruiser MkI, and Cruiser MkIV.
Day 16 ai CA:
Enemy seized Ervillers.
Cruiser MkI ambushed by 88AT -9 Them.
Cruiser MkIV hit aux 88 in Half Track -4 them -8 me.
Cruiser MkI nicked Oleh Dir -2 them.


Day 17: Cloudy (I had to reload this turn after getting through to Day 19 as the computer crapped out on me but I had a saved game at this point.)
Seized Hazebrouck and Divion.
Destroyed Cruiser MkI, Cruiser MkIV, and British Inf.
Day 17 ai CA:
Enemy destroyed aux 3.7cm Pak.
Enemy tried hitting aux recon guarded by arty -4 them.


Day 18: Sunny
Seized Lens and airfield near Angres.
Destroyed Cruiser MkIV, French Inf, 2 British Inf’s, and Cruiser MkI.
Day 18 ai CA:
Nothing.


Day 19: Sunny
Seized Ervillers.
Destroyed General Edmund, British Inf, and French Inf.
Force Surrendered Bridge Engineer and British Inf.
Day 19 ai CA:
Spawned majorly around Avesnes-le-Comte.


Day 20: Sunny
Seized Angres.
Force Surrendered 2Pdr.
Day 20 ai CA:
Arty nicked aux 8.8cm FlaK.
AA nicked Bf-110D.



Day 21: Sunny
Seized airfield next to Arras, and pressuring all including Avesnes-Le-Conte.
Destroyed 3 Inch AA.
Force Surrendered 6 inch artillery and 3 inch AA.
Day 21 ai CA:
Enemy destroyed aux Recon.



Day 22: Sunny
Seized all of Arras.
Destroyed 6 inch artillery.
Force Surrendered Matilda 1 and Heavy Weapons Inf.
Day 22 ai CA:
2 Pdr nicked aux Recon guarded by Sturmpanzer.


Day 23: Sunny
Seized Avesnes-le-Comte.
Force Surrendered 3 Inch AA and 2 2 Pounder’s.



Decisive Victory with 1591 ending Prestige
Next time Calais on British playthrough.
I was not awarded any SE units, and I do not see myself keeping this playthrough as I spent a lot more prestige on this one. I have some nice heroes, but I do not think it will be enough to justify the much lesser prestige.

I am in the middle of My Blindthrough Guderian 45 West Campaign….Colmar Pocket…I have played it wrong because I made a wrong guess of what the change in orders would be, I am adjusting and still expect a Decisive, but will lose a few units I think…Live and learn.

Until next time…Stay Lutheran my Friends

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Amiens Starting with 2916 Prestige:


After replacements 2619 and after some Overstrength to ensure Decisive Victory 2496. 24 Rounds

In the air brought: 3 Fighters including Heinrich Bar, +3 Att Tac Bomber, Henkel, and 2 Bf-110D’s including Helmut Lent.
Around Bapuaume in the North: 2 10.5cm arty’s; Sturmpanzer; Fallschimjaeger; 2nd 8.8; +3 Regular Inf; and Albert Kirscher Pz4D.
In the Center near Saint Quentin: +1 Movement 8.8; Panzerjaeger; Sturmpanzer; 2 10.5cm arty’s inc +1 Att; 2 SE Pz3F’s; and +3 Att 12th Gebirsjaeger.
In the South near an airfield: 2nd Recon; Regular Inf; and Somua S35.



Battle Report:
Day 1: Sunny
Seized Bapaume and Roye.
Destroyed 2 Somua S35’s, Renault R35, 2 French Inf’s, and 47mm SA 37.
Day 1 ai CA:
Bomber trap worked.


Day 2: Sunny
Seized Corbie.
Destroyed Hurricane Mk 1, LeO451, Somua S35, and French Inf.
Day 2 ai CA:
nothing


Day 3: Sunny
Seized Compiegne and Senlis.
Destroyed 25mm SA 34, Hotchkiss H35, and Renault R35.
Day 3 ai CA:
Nothing


Day 4: Sunny
Destroyed 25mm AA.
Force Surrendered Cruiser MkIV
Day 4 ai CA:
Matilda 1 and arty hit Regular Fallschimjaeger -2 me -3 them.


Day 5: Sunny
Seized Breteul.
Destroyed Matilda 1 and Cavalry.
Day 5 ai CA:
Cavalry tried hitting 9th regular infantry guarded by unseen artillery -8 them.


Day 6: Sunny
Seized Vigna Court and airfield.
Destroyed 75mm arty, British Inf, Cavalry, 47mm SA 37.
Day 6 ai CA:
2 attacks hit 1st SE Pz3F -4 me.


Day 7: Sunny
Seized all of Amiens.
Destroyed 25Pounder, Heavy Weapons Infantry, and French Inf.
Force Surrendered Cruiser MkI
Bought 2 reg reps for 1st SE Pz3F.
Day 7 ai CA:
2 attacks hit +3 Gebirsjaeger -4 me.
47mm SA 37 hit 2nd SE Pz3F -6 me -4 them.


Day 8: Sunny
Seized airfield near Grandvillers.
Destroyed Char B1, M.S. 406, 47mm SA 36, 105mm arty, and Cruiser MkI.
Bought 6 regular Reps for 2nd SE Pz3F.
Day 8 ai CA:
AA nicked Fighter.


Day 9 Sunny
Seized Beavais and Grandvillers.
Destroyed French Inf and 25mm AA.
Bought 2 regular reps for 1st SE Pz3F.
Day 9 ai CA:
3 attacks against 2nd SE Pz3F -6 me.


Day 10 Sunny
Destroyed 40mm Bofors.
4 Elite Reps for +3 Att Gebirsjaeger and 2 reg reps for 2nd SE Pz3F.
Day 10 ai CA:
Hotchkiss tried hitting our Somua S35 -5 them.


Day 11: Sunny
Seized Abbeville and airfield.
Destroyed D.520 and British Engineer’s.
Bought 2 more reg reps for 2nd SE Pz3F.
Day 11 ai CA:
Panhard hit 2nd SE Pz3F. forgot to write down damage
French Inf nicked 2nd Recon.
Somua hit my Somua -1 me -3 them.


Day 12: Sunny (I reloaded this round after getting through to the start of round 15 as I focused too hard on air units rather than the ground units and missed a lot of traps that ended up having their forces split up and create more havoc than I felt capable of dealing with.)
Destroyed Potez, Hotchkiss H35, Somua S35, 25mm SA 34, and French Inf.
Force Surrendered Somua and French Inf.
26th Fallschimjaeger awarded +3 Att hero.
14th 10.5cm arty awarded +2 Attack Hero.
Day 12 ai CA:
Arty missed +1 Movement 88, Somua S35 hit PzIB guarded by Sturmpanzer -5 them -0 me.
Enemy seized Beauvais.



Day 13: Sunny
Retook Beauvais.
Destroyed AW Whitley Mk. V, Somua S35, Panhard, and 75mm arty.
Force Surrendered Renault R35.
9th Regular Inf awarded +3 Att hero. (Just incredible how many of these things I have earned.)
Day 13 ai CA:
Char B1 hit +3 Att Gebirsjaeger -3 me.
Potez hit 1st SE Pz3F -2 me.


Day 14: Rainy
Seized Le Treport and Gamaches.
Destroyed 25mm SA 34 and Char B1.
Bought 5 Regular Reps for 2nd SE Pz3F.
Day 14 ai CA:
3 attacks stopped by arty.
And 1 attack by Cavalry -8 them -2 me.


Day 15: Sunny
Seized Gourney-en-Bray.
Destroyed Potez, Cavalry, 3 French Inf’s.
Day 15 ai CA:
Enemy seized back Gournay-en-Bray.


Day 16: Rainy
Nothing but reloads and set up for prepared attacks from enemy.
Day 16 ai CA:
French Inf hit +3 Att 4th Reg Inf -2 me -8 them.
French Inf tried hitting 88 guarded by 2 arty’s -0 me -1 them.


Day 17: Sunny
Seized Gournay-en-Bray.
Destroyed 2 French Inf’s.
Day 17 ai CA:
Inf trap worked as they tried attacking 88 guarded by 2 unseen arty’s -8 them.


Day 18: Sunny
Seized Dieppe and Neufehatel-en-Bray.
Destroyed 2 French Inf’s.
Day 18 ai CA:
AA nicked Bf-110D.


Day 19: Sunny
Seized Doudeville.
Destroyed 25mm SA 34.
Day 19 ai CA:
Chasseurs and arty tried hitting Albert Kerscher -4 them.


Day 20: Sunny
Force Surrendered 47mm SA 37 and Chasseurs.
Day 20 ai CA:
Arty suppressed arty and 2 AT’s hit 2nd SE Pz3F guarded by suppressed arty -3 me -5 and -7 them.



Day 21: Cloudy
Seized Elbeuf.
Destroyed Hotchkiss H35.
Force Surrendered 25mm SA 34.
Day 21 ai CA:
Arty and 2 AT’s hit 2nd SE Pz3F -4 me and AT hit Panzerjaeger IB guarded by unseen arty -1 me -5 them.



Day 22: Sunny
Destroyed 25mm SA 34, French Inf, 155mm arty, 2 47mm SA 37’s.
Force Surrendered 25mm SA 34.
Day 22 ai CA:
French Inf went for trap -5 them.


Day 23: Sunny
Seized Totes and part of Rouen.
Destroyed French Inf, 105mm arty, and 25mm SA 34.
+1 Movement 3rd 8.8 awarded Iron Cross 1st Class.
Day 23 ai CA:
nothing


Day 24: Sunny
Seized all of Rouen and airfield.
Destroyed Engineer’s, 2 25mm CA mle 39’s.

Decisive Victory with 2776 ending Prestige
This is a tough battle and can get out of hand if you focus on the wrong thing or if you rush forward unprotected, be sure to concentrate mostly on the ground units because air units can be crippled and diminished a lot easier than the stuff on the ground.
Either way this playthrough guaranteed that I will be taking the French path onward into Dunkirk. So I will be playing Calais fully decked out to rush the field and own that map, so I can move forward with the concentration of Dunkirk.
I was not awarded any SE units, Dunkirk will be with 3051 in prestige. (I am really accumulating more than I thought possible)

No playing this weekend as will be with another Lutheran homeschool family willing to host a family of 10.
So no more updates until maybe middle of next week.

Until next time…Stay Lutheran my Friends

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Calais Starting with 1820 Prestige:


After replacements 1776 and after serious Overstrengthening to play quickly 1139. 19 Rounds
(DO NOT FOLLOW MY EXAMPLE ON THIS ONE. THIS IS NOT A WISE PLAYTHROUGH, JUST TRIED TO BE A QUICK ONE.)

In the air brought: 3 Fighters including Heinrich Bar, +3 Att Tac Bomber, Henkel, and 2 Bf-110D’s including Helmut Lent.
On the Ground: 6 arty’s inc 2 Sturm’s; 1st Recon; 5 inf, including Oleh Dir, 2 star Reg Inf, and +3 Att Geb; and SE Geb; 1 Panzerjaeger; 3 tanks including Albert Kerscher; and 2 88’s.



Battle Report:
Day 1: Sunny
Seized Zouafaues.
Destroyed 2 47mm SA 37’s.
Day 1 ai CA:
Nothing but movement


Day 2: Sunny
Seized Audruica.
Destroyed M.S. 406 and Dingo.
Heinrich Bar awarded Iron Cross 2nd Class.
31st Sturmpanzer I awarded +2 Def Hero.
Day 2 ai CA:
Ambushed Cruiser Mk I -6 them.


Day 3: Sunny
Seized 2 airfields 1 near Bourbourg and the other near Guines as well as Vielle-Eglise.
Destroyed 2 Matilda 1’s; Cruiser Mk 1; French Inf, and British Inf.
Day 3 ai CA:
Nothing


Day 4: Rainy
Nothing but moved forward and reloaded.
Day 4 ai CA:
Nothing


Day 5: Rainy
Destroyed 25mm CA mle 39.
Day 5 ai CA:
Ambushed Panhard with 1st SE Pz3F -7 them -3 me.


Day 6: Sunny
Seized Bourbourg.
Destroyed Cavalry and Panhard.
Day 6 ai CA:
Bomber nailed +1 Movement Pz4D -4 me.
Cruiser hit Sturmpanzer -3 me.
Matilda 2 hit Panzerjaeger -7 me -2 them.
Bomber and 2pdr hit +1 Movement 88 -1 each.


Day 7: Sunny
Destroyed AW Whitley, Potez, 2 Cruiser Mk 1’s, and Chasseurs.
Bought 1 reg rep for Sturmpanzer.
Day 7 ai CA:
Matilda 2 hit +1 Movement Pz4D -3 me -1 them.


Day 8: Cloudy
Destroyed Matilda 2 and 2 Pdr.
Day 8 ai CA:
Hurricane Mk 1 nicked 10.5cm arty.
Spitfire hit 10.5cm arty -2 me.
British Inf hit +1 Movement Pz 4D -2 me -3 them.


Day 9 Cloudy
Destroyed 2 Dingo’s and Hurricane Mk 1.
Day 9 ai CA:
Cruiser Mk IV and Chasseurs hit 10.5cm arty guarded by Sturmpanzer -4 me -11 them.


Day 10 Cloudy
Destroyed Spitfire, 2 Cruiser MkIv’s, and Chasseurs.
4 Elite Reps for +1 Movement Pz4D and 1 reg rep for +3 Att Gebirsjaeger.
Day 10 ai CA:
2 Pdr destroyed Panzerjaeger.
Cruiser Mk IV tried hitting +1 Att 10.5cm arty but stopped by Sturmpanzer -5 them, but seized airfield near Guines.
British inf tried hitting +1 Movement Panzer4D -3 them.


Day 11: Sunny
Seized airfield back and Gravelines.
Destroyed AW Whitley, Cruiser Mk IV, and British Inf.
Bought 2 reg reps for 10.5cm arty.
4th Regular Inf awarded with +1 Movement hero.
Brought out 2nd Recon.
Day 11 ai CA:
Heavy Weapons Inf and 2 Pdr hit +1 Movement Pz 4D -3 me -5 them.


Day 12: Sunny
Seized Les Attaques, Guines, and Marck.
Destroyed British Inf, Hotchkiss H35, and 2 French Inf’s.
Bought 2 more elite reps for +1 Movement Pz4D.
Day 12 ai CA:
2 attacks reduced 1st SE Pz3F to 1 Str.



Day 13: Sunny
Bought 9 Elite replacements for 1st SE Pz3F.
Day 13 ai CA:
Matilda 1 nicked +1 Movement Gebirsjaeger guarded by 2 arty’s.
2 Pdr hit 1st Recon -3 me -4 them.


Day 14: Cloudy
Seized part of Calais.
Destroyed British Heavy Weapons Inf, 2 Pdr, Renault R35, and 25 pounder.
Day 14 ai CA:
2 worthless attacks.


Day 15: Sunny
Seized more of Calais and Marquise.
Destroyed 40mm Bofors, Matilda 1, and 25mm CA mle 39.
Day 15 ai CA:
nothing


Day 16: Sunny
Seized airfield near Wissant.
Destroyed 2pdr and 155 mle arty.
Day 16 ai CA:
nothing


Day 17: Sunny
Seized rest of Calais and Saint-Inlglevert and airfield next to Rety.
Destroyed 2 pdr, British Inf, and 25mm SA 34.
Day 17 ai CA:
Engineer’s hit +1 Movement Panzer 4D -2 me -2 them.


Day 18: Sunny
Seized airfield next to Sangatte and Wissant.
Force Surrendered Engineer’s.
Day 18 ai CA:
French inf hit 2nd Recon -3 me -5 them.


Day 19: Sunny
Seized Rety and Sangatte.
Destroyed 2 French Inf’s.



Decisive Victory with 1051 ending Prestige
Rushing hurts, do not play the way I played this one and be smarter to limit your exposure and to avoid unnecessary damage.
Now I can concentrate on my French save where I am starting with 3051 in prestige.
This will be after I play a few rounds of multiplayer and starting Budapest attempt on Manstein.
At least I am staying on top of these aar’s.

Until next time…Stay Lutheran my Friends

[goose_2]

Dunkirk Starting with 3051 Prestige:


After replacements 2903 and a little Overstrengthening 2843. 17 Rounds
Also bought new Panzerjaeger IB 2633

In the air brought: 3 Fighters including Heinrich Bar, +3 Att Tac Bomber, Henkel, and 1 Bf-110D Helmut Lent.
In the West South of Saint-Folquin: 2nd SE Pz3F; Somua S35; +2 Att 10.5cm arty; another 10.5cm arty; Sturmpanzer; +1 Movement Gebirsjaeger; 2nd Recon; +3 Att Regular Infantry.
In the East around Vleteren: 3.7cm Pak; +1 Att 10.5cm arty; 2 other 10.5cm arty’s; Sturmpanzer; Albert Kerscher; 1st SE Pz3F; Panzerjaeger IB; +1 Movement 8.8cm FlaK; +3 Attack Fallschimjaeger; +2 Def Gebirsjaeger.



Battle Report:
Day 1: Sunny
Seized Saint-Folquin.
Destroyed British Inf, Cavalry, and 75mm mle.
Day 1 ai CA:
Panhard ambushed -6 them; Somua hit 1st SE Pz3F -3 me -1 them; Hurricane nicked +1 Movement Gebirsjaeger.


Day 2: Cloudy
Destroyed Hotchkiss H39, Panhard, and Matilda 1.
Day 2 ai CA:
Hotchkiss and Cruiser Mk1 both nicked +1 Movement Gebirsjaeger and left me with 7 str.
Hotchkiss ambushed by 3.7cm Pak -3 them.


Day 3: Sunny
Destroyed 2 Hotchkiss H39’s, Somua S35; Cruiser Mk 1; French Inf, and Renault R35.
Day 3 ai CA:
Dingo hits Polish arty -4 me -2 them and Hurricane nicked Sturmpanzer.


Day 4: Sunny
Seized Grand Fort Phillipe.
Destroyed Train; Fortification, and Destroyer.
Polish arty awarded +2 Def Hero.
Day 4 ai CA:
Enemy destroyed PT Boat.
Spitfire hits aux Bomber -6 me.
Hurricane nicked Somua.


Day 5: Sunny
Destroyed French Inf, Spitfire, Cruiser MkI.
Day 5 ai CA:
Fighter Trap worked.
Cruiser MkIV nicked Albert Kerscher. -3 them
Cruiser MkIV hit +2 Def Gebirsjaeger -3 me -2 them.
PT Boat sunk.


Day 6: Sunny
Destroyed Destroyer, Train, and Cruiser Mk IV..
Day 6 ai CA:
Enemy destroyed PT Boat.
Char B1 nicked 2nd SE Pz3F because guarded by 2 artillery pieces.


Day 7: Sunny
Seized Wormhout and airfield.
Destroyed Char B1, Cruiser MkIV, Hurricane MkI, Destroyer, and 25mm AA.
Bought 4 reg rep for +2 Def Polish arty.
Day 7 ai CA:
British Inf nicked 3.7cm Pak -3 them.


Day 8: Sunny
Seized Hondschoote and Bierne.
Destroyed Hotchkiss H35, Train, 3 French Inf’s.
Force Surrender Train.
Day 8 ai CA:
Spitfire hit Helmut Lent -4 me -1 them.
+2 Def Gebirsjaeger reduced to 4 Str and out of ammo by 2 attacks.
Cavalry self emulated when they seized back Vinkem.

Day 9 Sunny
Destroyed Spitfire Mk 1, Matilda 2, Cruiser MkIV, and British Inf.
Day 9 -11 ai CA:
Nothing


Day 10 Sunny
Seized Bergues.
Destroyed Cavalry.
Force Surrendered 2 Trains.
Day 11: Sunny
Seized Veurne.
Destroyed French Inf.
Bought 2 reg reps for 10.5cm arty.
38th Henkel awarded Iron Cross 2nd Class.
Day 12: Sunny
Destroyed AW Whitley MkV and Train.
+3 Att 10th Ju-87B awarded Knight’s Cross.
Day 12 ai CA:
Enemy destroyed PT Boat and Matilda 1 nicked +2 Def Gebirsjaeger -2 them.



Day 13: Sunny
Destroyed Landing Craft and 2 Pdr.
Day 13 ai CA:
2pdr attack stopped by 2 unseen arty’s


Day 14: Sunny
Seized Bray-Dunes and De Panne.
Destroyed Matilda 2, 155mm arty, and 2pdr.
2nd Recon 8 Rad awarded +3 Attack Hero.
Day 14 ai CA:
Arty and Light Cruiser and French Inf hit Panzerjaeger IB -4 me.


Day 15: Sunny
Destroyed Transport, 2 Trains, 2 25mm CA mle 39’s.
Force Surrendered French Inf.
Awarded captured Matilda 2.
Day 15 ai CA:
Light Cruiser nicked Sturmpanzer and British Inf tried hitting Somua -4 them.


Day 16: Sunny
Seized Nieuport and airfield.
Destroyed transport.
Force Surrendered British Inf.
Day 16 ai CA:
Recon nicked


Day 17: Sunny
Destroyed 3 Transports, Light Cruiser, Cruiser MkI, and 2 Destroyers.



Decisive Victory with 2851 ending Prestige
This was a highly successful playthrough of this map. Be sure to count the number of units you destroy and sink or you will end this map way too early.

Next Reims with 3163 and not awarded an SE Unit.

Until next time…Stay Lutheran my Friends

[goose_2]

Reims Starting with 3163 Prestige:


After replacements 2972 sold Matilda 2 3346. 20 Rounds

In the air brought: 3 Fighters including Heinrich Bar, +3 Att Tac Bomber, Henkel, and 1 Bf-110D.
In the West around Crecy-sur-Serre: +1 Att 10.5cm arty; 10.5cm arty; Sturmpanzer; 1st SE Pz3F; Somua S35; +3 Attack Fallschimjaeger; and +1 Movement Gebirsjaeger.
In the East around Poix-Terran: 2nd SE Pz3F; +2 Att 10.5cm arty; another 10.5cm arty; Sturmpanzer; Albert Kerscher; Panzerjaeger IB; Panzer IB; +2 Def Gebirsjaeger; +1 Att Gebirsjaeger; +3 Att Gebirsjaeger; +1 Movement 8.8cm FlaK; and another 8.8cm FlaK; and +3 Att 2nd Recon.



Battle Report:
Day 1: Sunny
Seized Signy-lAbbaye and Laon.
Destroyed 2 French Inf’s and 75mm mle.
Day 1 ai CA:
Bomber and Fighter Trap.
Still nicked Albert Kerscher.


Day 2: Sunny
Destroyed 2 M.S. 406’s, 2 French Inf’s, and 47mm SA 37.
Day 2 ai CA:
Char B1 hit Albert Kerscher -2 me.
47mm AT hit PzIB -2 me -3 them.


Day 3: Sunny
Destroyed Hotchkiss H39, Cavalry; 25mm CA mle 39, and 47mm SA39.
Day 3 ai CA:
CharB1 nicked arty guarded by Sturmpanzer -1 each.


Day 4: Sunny
Seized Attigny and Chaumont-Porcien as well as part of Rethel.
Destroyed CharB1, Hotchkiss H39, 25mm SA mle 34, and French Inf.
Bought 3 regular replacements for Albert Kerscher.
Day 4 ai CA:
nothing


Day 5: Sunny
Seized Rethel and airfield.
Destroyed French Inf, 105mm mle, 25mm SA mle 34, and 25mm SA 34.
Day 5 ai CA:
Cavalry moves.


Day 6: Sunny
Seized Chateau Porcien, Brane, and Corbeny.
Destroyed Colonel Jen Jacques and Cavalry.
Bought 1 elite replacements for +3 Att 2nd Recon.
Day 6 ai CA:
Ambushed Recon.
Char B1 nicked Albert Kerscher -2 them.
+2 Def Gebirsjaeger hit by Somua -3 me.


Day 7: Sunny
Seized Fismes.
Destroyed Panhard and French Inf.
Force Surrendered Somua.
Day 7 ai CA:
Bomber hit Albert Kerscher -2 me.
Fighter Trap.
Char B1 hit aux BruckenPioniere -4 me -1 them.


Day 8: Sunny
Seized Berry-au-Bac.
Destroyed M.S. 406, 25mm SA mle 34, Renault R35, 25mm mle 1897, and Char B1.
22nd 8.8cm FlaK awarded with +3 Def Hero.
Day 8 ai CA:
Fighter hit Bf-110D -5 me -1 them.
Panhard and French Inf hit 2nd SE Pz3F -2 me -8 them.
Hotchkiss tried hitting +2 Def Gebirsjaeger -3 them.


Day 9 Sunny
Destroyed D.520, LeO 451, Hotchkiss H39, and Panhard.
1 Regular Representative for Sturmpanzer and 10.5cm arty.
Day 9 ai CA:
Captain Armand hit 2nd SE Pz3F guarded by Sturmpanzer -1 me -6 them.
Hotchkiss nicked Albert Kerscher guarded by arty -3 them.
French Inf hit +2 Def Gebirsjaeger -2 each.


Day 10 Sunny
Destroyed Hotchkiss H35, 2 French Inf’s, Captain Armand, and 75mle 1897.
25th Sturmpanzer awarded +2 Att hero.
Day 10 ai CA:
Cavalry seized Chateau Porcien.


Day 11: Sunny
Seized Bazancourt and Witry-les-Reims.
Destroyed Cavalry, Mtn Inf, 25mm SA 34, and 2 French Inf’s.
Force Surrendered Hotchkiss H39.
Day 11 ai CA:
Cavalry ambushed stopped by artillery. -7 them


Day 12: Cloudy
Seized Chateau Porcien, Neufchatel, Vouziers, and airfield in Reims.
Destroyed Cavalry, French Inf, and 25mm CA mle 39.
Day 12 ai CA:
Bomber hit arty -2 me.
French Inf tried hitting aux Bruckenpioniere guarded by Sturmpanzer -5 them.



Day 13: Sunny
Destroyed French Inf, Potez 63.11, and 47mm SA 37.
Day 13 ai CA:
Nothing


Day 14: Sunny
Seized Monthois and airfield, as well as Auberive.
Destroyed 25mm CA mle 39 and French Inf.
Day 14 ai CA:
Nothing


Day 15: Sunny
Seized Mourmelon-le-Grand.
Force Surrendered 47mm SA 34.
Day 15 ai CA:
Arty and Panhard hit +1 Movement Gebirsjaeger -5 me.


Day 16: Sunny
Seized part of Reims and last airfield.
Destroyed Strongpoint.
Force Surrendered 47mm SA 37.
Somua S35 awarded +2 Def hero.
Day 16 ai CA:
Arty’s tried hitting and Panhard tried but missed hitting me.
47mm SA 37 hit Panzerjaeger IB -5 me -4 them.


Day 17: Cloudy
Destroyed French Engineer, 105mm arty, 25mm CA mle 1939, and 25mm SA 34.
Day 17 ai CA:
Arty nicked Sturmpanzer and Panhard tried hitting Gebirsjaeger guarded by Sturmpanzer -5 them.


Day 18: Sunny
Destroyed Panhard, 155mm arty, and 25mm CA mle 1939.
Force Surrender Engineers.
Day 18 ai CA:
Nothing for the remainder of the battle.


Day 19: Cloudy
Backed away from Fere-en-Tardenos in order to Force Surrender more stuff and we were awarded the Char B1 for seizing Suppes.
Seized Reims and destroyed 47mm SA 37.


Day 20: Sunny
Seized Fere-en-Tardenos.
Force surrendered 155mm arty, 25mm CA mle 39, 25mm SA 34, and 47mm SA 37.


Decisive Victory with 3781 ending Prestige
This turned out to be easier than I remembered it being, but last time it was on Manstein so…

Next Dijon with 4031 and still not awarded an SE Unit.
24 units with 18 Rounds, I see myself selling the Char B’s on this level to help build up my prestige, but I haven’t sold yet. I just figure why try to build up Char B1’s, my +2 Defensive Somua is good enough to keep working on as well as my +1 Movement Pz4D, along with Albert Kerscher, and my 2 star Pz1B that has to be close to getting a hero. This makes more sense to stay focused on these tanks on this playthrough rather than spreading out the kills on too many tanks, like I did with my Manstein playthrough. Thoughts?

Until next time…Stay Lutheran my Friends

[hurly]

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Thanks Hurly for the assist, he raised some good points when he counseled me on the idea of trying to join the youtube community.
If I struggle posting my replay's on this forum do I really think I will have the know how to upload videos to youtube?
Not sure if I do, but with help I will at least try.

Here is the type up of Dijon...enjoy.



Dijon Starting with 4031 Prestige: 2nd Time


After replacements 3828. 18 Rounds

In the air brought: 2 Fighters including Heinrich Bar, +3 Att Tac Bomber, Henkel, and 2 Bf-110D’s including Helmut Lent.
In the West around Provins: Oleh Dir; +3 Att Gebirsjaeger; +1 Movement 8.8cm FlaK; +2 Att Sturmpanzer; 10.5cm arty; and Green Panzerjaeger IB.
In the Center near Vitry-le-Francois: Panzer IB; 2nd SE Pz3F; +3 Att 2nd Recon; +1 Movement Gebirsjaeger; +3 Att Gebirsjaeger; and +1 Movement Pz4D.
In the East around Saint-Pizier: +3 Attack Fallschimjaeger; +3 Attack Regular Inf; Albert Kerscher; 1st SE Pz3F; Sturmpanzer; +2 Att 10.5cm arty; and another 10.5cm arty.



Battle Report:
Day 1: Sunny
Seized Toul and Troyes.
Destroyed 25mm SA 34, Panhard, French Inf, and 47mm SA 37.
Day 1 ai CA:
Bomber.
Cavalry ambushed by +1 Movement Pz4D.


Day 2: Sunny
Destroyed 2 Cavalry’s, Potez, and Somua S35.
Day 2 ai CA:
Arty missed Fallschimjaeger.
Fighter Trap -9 them.


Day 3: Sunny
Seized all of Nancy, Joigny, and Sens.
Destroyed M.S. 406, 2 Cavalry; 75mle 1897, 2 French Inf’s, and 47mm SA39.
Day 3 ai CA:
25mm SA 34 nicked Panzerjaeger guarded by Sturmpanzer -9 them.



Day 4: Sunny
Seized Chaumont, Epinal and its airfield, as well as Saint-Florentin.
Destroyed 25mm mle CA 39, 25mm SA 34, and French Inf.
Day 4 -6 ai CA:
nothing


Day 5: Sunny
Seized Chatillon-sur-Seine.
Destroyed 2 47mm SA 37’s, Cavalry, and Panhard.

Day 6: Rainy
Seized Luxeuil-les-Bains, Langres, and Vesoul.
Destroyed 25mm SA 34 and French Inf.

Day 7: Sunny
Destroyed Somua S35, 25mm mle CA 39, Cavalry, and Hotchkiss H35.
31st Sturmpanzer awarded +3 Def Hero
Day 7 ai CA:
5 str arty nicked my arty.


Day 8: Sunny
Seized all of Auxerre.
Destroyed 25mm SA 34, Chasseurs, 105C mle 1939, French Inf, and Hotchkiss H35.
22nd 8.8cm FlaK awarded with +3 Def Hero.
Day 8 ai CA:
Panhard and Chasseurs nicked +3 Att reg inf.


Day 9 Sunny
Seized Avallon.
Destroyed French Inf and Cavalry.
Day 9 ai CA:
Albert Kerscher hit by arty and Hotchkiss H35 -2 me.


Day 10 Sunny
Seized Nevers and Southern airfield.
Destroyed CharB1 and Chasseurs.
Day 10 -14 ai CA:
nothing

Day 11: Sunny
Seized Beunne.
Destroyed 155C mle 1917, Cavalry, Hotchkiss H35, and Panhard.

Day 12: Sunny
Seized airfield near Dijon.
Destroyed 75mm mle 1897 and 25mm CA mle 39.

Day 13: Sunny
Seized Moulins and all of Dijon.
Destroyed Hotchkiss H35, 75mm mle 1897, and 2 Engineer’s.

Day 14: Sunny
Seized Chalon-sur-Saone.
Destroyed Chasseurs.
Awarded Char B1 for seizing Moulins.

Day 15: Sunny
Seized Besancon.
Destroyed 47mm SA 37, Chasseurs, and French Inf.
Day 15 ai CA:
Arty hit +2 Att Sturmpanzer -3 me.
Chasseurs nicked +1 Movement 88.


Day 16: Sunny
Destroyed 155C mle 1917
Force Surrendered 75mle 1897 and Chasseurs.
Day 16 ai CA:
Arty hit +2 Att Sturmpanzer again -3 me.


Day 17: Sunny
Destroyed 25mm CA mle 1939.
Day 17 ai CA:
Arty and AT nicked 2nd SE Pz3F.


Day 18: Sunny
Seized Bourg-en-Bresse
Destroyed 155C mle 1917, 155C mle 1917, 47mm SA 37, and 25mm SA 34.
Force Surrender 25mm CA mle 1939.
1st SE Pz3F awarded +1 Movement Hero.





Decisive Victory with 4304 ending Prestige
2nd time was the charm, so many fun ways to approach this map.

Next Maginot Line with 4479 and still no SE Unit awarded.
So I will start 1941 with only 2 SE Tanks, but hopefully that will change in 1941 as the enemy will get 1 more strength Point…Yikes!
25 units with 16 Rounds
Selling the 2 CharB’s should bring me up to 6000 by the time I finish 1940. I can live with that and may even stop buying regular replacements…maybe…

Until next time…Stay Lutheran my Friends

[goose_2]

Maginot Line Starting with 4479 Prestige:


Sold 2 Char B1’s 5177
After replacements 5074 and some Overstrengthening 4756. 16 Rounds

In the air brought: +3 Att Tac Bomber, 2 Henkel’s, and 2 Bf-110D’s including Helmut Lent. (No need for Fighter’s here.)
In the West Northern push near Saint Mihiel: +2 Att 10.5cm arty; and another 10.5cm arty; +3 Def Sturmpanzer; 2 +3 Attack Regular Inf’s; 2nd SE Pz3F; Seasoned Panzerjaeger IB; +1 Movement 8.8cm FlaK; and Oleh Dir.
In the East Northern push around near Nancy: 3 10.5cm arty’s including +1 Att; +2 Att Sturmpanzer; +3 Def 88; +3 Att 2nd Recon; +3 Att Gebirsjaeger; +2 Def Gebirsjaeger; +3 Attack Fallschimjaeger; +2 Def Somua S35; Albert Kerscher; Green Panzerjaeger IB; and +1 Movement 1st SE Pz3F.



Battle Report:
Day 1: Sunny
Seized Verdun and Pont-a-Mousson.
Destroyed 25mm SA 34, Renault R35, French Inf, and 47mm SA 37.
+3 Att Ju-87B awarded with +2 Att 2nd Hero.
Day 1 ai CA:
Arty nicked 2nd recon and Strongpoint hit Regular aux inf guarded by artillery -3 them -4 me.


Day 2: Sunny
Seized Luneville and Bouzonville.
Destroyed 75mle 1897, mines, Strongpoint, and 2 French Inf’s.
Day 2 ai CA:
Fort nicked aux Pioniere.
47mm AT hit seasoned Panzerjaeger -4 me -5 them.


Day 3: Cloudy
Seized Dieuze and Thionville.
Destroyed 25mm SA 34; 75mle 1897, French Inf, and 47mm SA 37’s.
+3 Att Fallschimjaeger awarded Iron Cross 1st Class.
Day 3 ai CA:
Fort and Infantry attack reduced aux Pioniere to 3 str.



Day 4: Sunny
Seized Virton, Saint-Marie-aux, and Fortification (19,7).
Destroyed 3rd and 13th Fort’s, 3 Strongpoint’s, 25mm SA 34, and Renault R35.
Day 4 ai CA:
Fort hit aux Pioniere -2 me.
Fort and inf tried hitting +2 Def Somua…key word tried…
French inf hit aux inf -6 me -3 them.


Day 5: Sunny
Seized Fortification (10,7) (12,6) (26,11) (23,9).
Destroyed 2 Strongpoints, Renault R35, mines, French Inf, and 57th Fort.
Bought 6 reg reps for aux inf and 8 for aux Pioniere.
Albert Kerscher awarded Iron Cross 1st Class.
Day 5 ai CA:
Fort nicked Somua.
Cavalry tried hitting 1st SE Pz3F but rugged defense… -4 them
French Inf hit auxiliary Pioniere.


Day 6: Sunny
Seized Fortification (10,5) (25,13) (8,4) (8,6) as well as Longuyon and Sarrebourg.
Destroyed Hotchkiss H39, 3 Strongpoints, Mines, Cavalry, and French Inf.
Force Surrendered Cavalry.
Bought 2 and 8 for reg reps aux Pioniere.
Day 6 ai CA:
Regular inf hit auxiliary Pioniere -3 me -4 them.


Day 7: Sunny
Seized Fortification (21,2)
Destroyed 2 French Inf’s and 2 Panhard’s.
19th 10.5cm arty awarded +1 Range Hero (Should this be a Nebelwerfer or a Wurfrahmen?)
Day 7 ai CA:
2 Somua’s hit +1 Movement 1st SE Pz3F but I forgot to write down the damage.
I think it was -3 or 4 me because I was guarded by an artillery piece)


Day 8: Sunny
Seized Fortification (24,12) (17,6).
Destroyed 44th Fort, 2 mines, Strongpoint, 2 French Inf’s, and 2 Somua’s S35.
Force Surrendered Hotchkiss H39.
Day 8 ai CA:
Arty and Fort hit Oleh Dir -2 me.
Fort and inf hit +1 Movement 88 -2 me.
Inf hit aux Inf -4 me -3 them.


Day 9 Sunny
Destroyed 3 French Inf’s and mines.
Day 9 ai CA:
Enemy hit aux Pioniere reduced them to 3 Str.


Day 10 Cloudy
Seized airfield, Faulquemont, and Fortification (22,11).
Destroyed French Inf and 25mmC mle 39.
Day 10 ai CA:
Oleh Dir nicked by arty.
+3 Def Sturmpanzer hit by Fort in Metz -2 me.
Char B hit +2 Def Gebirsjaeger -2 me.


Day 11: Sunny
Seized Saverne.
Destroyed 75 mle 1897, 25mm SA 34, and mines.
Day 11 ai CA:
Auxiliary Pioniere destroyed.
Auxiliary inf hit by weakened inf.


Day 12: Sunny
Seized Fortification (19,9).
Destroyed 2 French Inf’s and 25mm SA 34.
Force Surrendered 25mm SA 34.
39th Bf-110D awarded with a +3 Att hero.
Day 12 ai CA:
Auxiliary Pioniere destroyed.
Char B1 tried hitting arty, but missed.


Day 13: Cloudy
Seized part of Metz and Fortification (14,8).
Destroyed 31st Fort, 155c mle 1917, and French Inf.
Day 13 ai CA:
Nothing


Day 14: Sunny
Seized 2 more Fortifications and 1 more part of Metz.
Destroyed 2 French Inf’s.
Day 14 ai CA:
2 Barely damaged attacks.


Day 15: Sunny
Seized last Fortification.
Destroyed Char B1 as Stronghold.
Day 15 ai CA:
nothing


Day 16: Sunny
Seized Metz.
Destroyed 2 French Inf’s.






Decisive Victory with 5150 ending Prestige
Those Forts and arty’s in Metz make for a very dangerous area to push into, but not impossible.

Next Army importing into 1941 and the SE Pz3H that I was awarded, thankfully at the start of this scenario.
I will layout what my thoughts are for various units and would like to hear some thoughts on what to do with my army.

Until next time…Stay Lutheran my Friends

[goose_2]

Super Hard Army importing into 1941
I have Bolded and Super Sized the questions below
37 units total (I had 59 in Manstein and 55 in Field Marshall)
5425 in prestige (This is a very respectable amount about ¼ of what I had in Manstein and now that I have been awarded an SE Pz3H, Daddy is very happy)


8 Infantry: 8 Heroes
(I thought I would buy some more but on 2nd thought these 8 and the super heroes that come in on the latter campaigns should help round out my force. I want Kradschutzen, but now need to wait until I get a 2nd +1 Spot Hero. What would you do buy and build more or stay with this small infantry force?)
2 Regular Inf’s both with 2 stars experience and with +3 Att heroes. (I have been blessed with an outpouring of +3 Att heroes, much to my enjoyment)
I am not sure what to do with these Regular Infantry units, for the time being I plan on using them as is and wait to see what the 2nd hero turns out to be to possibly make an upgrade on them.

2 Fallschimjaeger with 2 stars both with 2 Stars 1 with +3 Att and Oleh Dir.
I am enjoying these guys more than I have in the past and will keep them as Fallschimjaeger through at least 42.

4 Gerbisjager’s
2 with 1 Stars experience and +1 Att Hero other with +2 Def Hero.
+1 Att Hero is one where I am using only sparingly, but not going to disband as may still work on occasionally.
+2 Def is still being worked on.
2 with 2 Stars 1 with +1 Movement other with +3 Att Hero.
Plan for Infantry in 1941 is to build them up to 3 Stars and/or 2 Heroes, once 1 or the other happens will save those units for Vyazma and Streets of Moscow.


7 Tanks 4 Heroes
1 Pz1B’s with 2 stars of experience
(Still waiting for the 1st hero for him, but in Belgrade was awarded with +2 Att Hero for him. My thoughts is to keep him as a Pz1B and only use sparingly as a mop up unit for soft targets because it is really cheap to pay for replacements and as such should be easy to get him to 3 stars at which time I will sit and wait for him to become either a Tiger or a Panther.)
2 Pz4D’s including 1 Star Albert Kerscher and 2 Starred +1 Movement. (I like keeping Albert low as it makes me want to build him up and using him will help him get to that 2nd hero much quicker.)
1st SE Pz3f 1 star +1 Movement
2nd SE Pz3F 1 Star
3rd SE Pz3H just awarded
1 Star +2 Def Somua S35 (This has been a nice unit but I realize that it will be tough to get this one to 2 stars and even harder to get a 2nd hero so I think I will eventually sell him off, but unsure.) Thoughts?

I plan on using a lot less tanks in this playthrough because I am not able to use them very much in my Manstein playthrough.

2 Recon 2 Heroes
Both with 2 Stars of experience and 1 with +2 Att hero and other with +3 Att hero…ok than.

3 AT’s 0 Heroes
1 3.7cm Pak with 1 star of experience. (Still hoping to build him up to 2 stars and using them to help round out my force as I upgraded to 5cm in 41)
2 Panzerjaeger’s with 1 with 2 stars the other with 1 star. (2 stars will sit for an Elephant Upgrade, the other will continue to be used until I get to 2 stars and then build up 1 more for later upgrades. These Panzerjaeger’s are difficult to use, but better to build up now instead of waiting until 1942 to use a green StuG 3/F.)

8 artys (6 Heroes)
2 star 10.5cm arty.
3 star 10.5cm arty
2 star +1 Range 10.5cm arty (Should I upgrade to a Nebelwerfer or Wurfrahmen, or 17.5cm arty?)
+2 Att 3 star 10.5cm Arty that will be upgraded to a 17cm.
1 Star +2 Att Sturmpanzer
2 Star +3 Def Sturmpanzer (I upgraded to a StuG3B to help defend my forces)
2 Star +2 Def Polish Arty (I upgraded this to a StuG3B to also help defend my units)
(I bought 1 more Sturmpanzer and 1 15cm Nebelwerfer in Belgrade.)
I am unsure if I should buy or use any Wurfrahmen. I like them, but do not love them as they are so very vulnerable and expensive to buy replacements for. Thoughts?

2 AA
1 8.8cm Flak with 1 Star and +3 Def Hero. Should I convert this to a mobile AA since it has a defense hero or keep it as an 88? Also how many Mobile AA’s would you buy? I ask because they are limited in their effectiveness as once the airforce is shot down they have nothing to do. Should I instead work to build up another 88?
1 8.8cm Flak with 2 Stars and +1 Movement Hero. (Everyone needs one of these)

4 Fighters (Still only 1 Hero Heinrich Bar)
All with 2 Stars.
This is it. This is my force that I will use no matter what I am awarded for heroes as these take so much finesse to build up and have the needed experience to help them survive in the air.

4 Tac Bombers 4 Heroes
1 Recon Rudel with 1 star just saving to get Uber.
1 +5 Att 3 star’s JU-87B
Helmut Lent Bf-110D 2 Stars.
1 Bf-110D with 2 stars and +3 Att Hero
I thought about buying another 1 but 2 Fighter Bombers and 2 Tac Bombers is all I will ever need, especially with these great 1st heroes.

2 Strat Bombers
2 Henkels both with 3 Stars. (This is it unless 1st Hero is crappy, because building these up in Experience is easy at any level, but getting Heroes is always hard.)

Let me know about my questions, but 1941 is the last year to build up any green units, as such I do not see myself building up very many other green units except for the ones I discussed above.

My thoughts about how I will play 1941 is to push for Decisive Victory’s on every single battle, because I have a strong enough force to handle even the increased difficulty, in fact I should be able to handle Decisive’s into maybe 1943 but as soon as I start to weaken my forces in 1944 I plan on settling into the Marginal zone rather quickly.
I am hoping to be able to garner 12 to 15k in prestige by the end of 1941 and have most units with either 2 heroes or 3 stars of experience.
I will keep trying both paths and keep the one which garners either the most prestige or the better heroes.
Please share thoughts on my questions.

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Start of 1941 all units have 3 extra strength points
Belgrade Starting with 5425 Prestige:


Awarded an SE Pz3H that came on my 3rd attempt to load into the Campaign, the first 2 times came an SE Gebirsjaeger with a truck. (No thanks!)
After replacements 5147 and Overstrengthening and upgrades 3605. (Did a lot especially on in kind upgrades)
2 Pz4D’s to E’s.
2 SE Pz3F’s to H’s. (Does anyone ever use G’s versus H’s? If so why?)
3.7 cm PaK to 5cm PaK.
+3 Def Sturmpanzer and +2 Def Polish arty to StuG3B’s.
4 Bf-109E’s to F’s.
Ju-87B to an R.
Bought new Sturmpanzer and 15cm Nebelwerfer. (3004 prestige left)

In the air brought: 2 Fighter’s including Heinrich Bar, +5 Att Tac Bomber, 2 Henkel’s, and 2 Bf-110D’s including Helmut Lent and +3 Att.
On the Ground brought All 3 Pz3H’s; +2 Def Somua S35; Albert Kerscher; Green Panzerjaeger IB; +3 Att 2nd Recon; 3 +2 Def & +3 Att & +1 Movement Gebirsjaeger’s; 2 +3 Attack Regular Inf’s; +1 Movement 8.8cm FlaK; 4 10.5cm arty’s including +2 Att and +1 Range; +3 Def StuG3B; Nebelwerfer; and 2 Sturmpanzer’s inc +2 Att.


Battle Report:
Day 1: Sunny
Destroyed 37mm M.39.
Force Surrendered Mtn Inf.
Day 1 ai CA:
2 Fighter Traps , but still had 2nd SE Pz3H nicked as well as my 2nd Recon.
2 attacks on my aux inf leaving me with just 1 strength point.


Day 2: Sunny
Seized Kikinda, Toba, and nearby airfield.
Destroyed Polikarpov I-16, 2 CR.42’s, Cavalry, Mtn Inf, 47mm M.36, Reg Inf, and 80mm M.05/32.
Force Surrendered T-26S.
11th Pz1B awarded with +2 Attack Hero.
Day 2 ai CA:
Infantry and Cavalry hit Panzerjaeger IB -6 me -7 them which awarded us with an Iron Cross 2nd Class.
Mtn Inf hit Romanian Officer guarded by arty -2 me -5 them.


Day 3: Sunny
Seized Becej and airfield next to Vrsac.
Destroyed 2 Mtn Inf’s, 75mm M.15, and 80mm M.05/32.
Force Surrendered Cavalry.
Day 3 ai CA:
Captain Zunjic hit +3 Att Bf-110D -2 me -5 them.



Day 4: Cloudy
Seized Virsac and airfield next to Zabalj.
Destroyed Captain Zunjic, Reg Inf, 2 Cavalry’s, and 37mm M.39.
Day 4 ai CA:
Enemy came up and seized abandoned airfield next to Zabalj.


Day 5: Cloudy
Seized back airfield next to Zabalj and Zrenjanin.
Destroyed Mtn Inf and Cavalry.
Day 5 ai CA:
nothing


Day 6: Sunny
Seized Zabalj and airfield near Durakovo-Popovac.
Destroyed Regular Inf.
Day 6 ai CA:
Romanian Officer destroyed and auxiliary 75mm arty in truck hit by infantry -6 me.


Day 7: Cloudy
Seized Novi-Sad, Ruma, and Durkovo-Popovac.
Destroyed Regular Inf.
Day 7 ai CA:
AA tried hitting Fighter but missed me.
T-26S tried taking out my 1 Str Romanian but was dead stopped by 2 arty’s.


Day 8: Rainy
Seized airfield near Belgrade and Opovo.
Destroyed 75mm M.15.
Day 8 -10 ai CA:
Nothing


Day 9 Rainy
Seized Smederevo and Vladimirovac.
Destroyed Cavalry.
Force Surrendered T-26S.

Day 10 Rainy
Destroyed Cavalry.
Force Surrendered 80mm M.05/32.

Day 11: Sunny
Destroyed Cavalry, 2 37mm.39’s, and 75mm M.15.
Force Surrendered Regular Inf.
Day 11 ai CA:
Arty missed 2nd Recon.


Day 12: Sunny
Destroyed Regular Inf and Cavalry.
Day 12 ai CA:
Arty missed 2nd Recon.


Day 13: Sunny
Destroyed 37mm M.39.
Force Surrendered 2 Cavalry’s.
Day 13 ai CA:
Arty nicked 2nd Recon and Colonel Mihailovic then tried coming across river and hit 2nd Recon but stopped by StuG3B.


Day 14: Sunny
Destroyed Colonel Mihailovic, 47mm M.36, 75mm M15, and 37mm M.39.
+3 Att 4th Regular Infantry awarded Iron Cross 1st Class.
Day 14 ai CA:
Arty nicked 2nd Recon.
Arty destroyed auxiliary inf.
Regular Inf tried hitting aux Somua -6 them.


Day 15: Sunny
Seized Belgrade proper.
Destroyed 80mm M.05/32.
Force Surrendered 105M.13.
Day 15 -18 ai CA:
nothing


Day 16: Sunny
Destroyed 75mm M.15 and 2 Regular Inf’s.
+1 Movement 15th Gebirsjaeger awarded Iron Cross 1st Class.


Day 17: Sunny
Backed away from Belgrade so I could destroy more, but seized Obrenovac.
Destroyed Regular Inf.


Day 18: Sunny
Seized all of Belgrade.
Force Surrendered 2 105M.13’s, 80mm M.05/32, 3 47mm.36’s, and Regular Inf.



Decisive Victory with 3463 ending Prestige
This is super easy at any level, just do not rush forward to fast with the Romanian General’s or they may get killed and force a Marginal on you unexpectedly.

Next time the Metaxas Line with 3700 and yes I was awarded an SE Pz4E.
Daddy is super happy.
14 Rounds 27 units.

Until next time…Stay Lutheran my Friends

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and here in the new toy tour of our warmongerer

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hammering the hapless garrison of Dijon for a second Time

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the French are not Finnish but now they are finished

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