Never Ending Game... Campaign Log 43 East Manstein diff complete

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Yeah. I looked at the various scenarios last night after getting started on cracking Yakovlevo...and there are not that many playthroughs of the Ponyri path on the way to Prokhorovka. Everyone likes beating themselves up in Oboyran...I am doing all maps so the more research the better

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have you ever gone the other way. Ponyri?

Ponyri? I can not find it on the map.
Where is it?

I see Yakovlevo from the south as an alternative

Your approach is attacking the Kursk bulge from the south. After the Orel scenario, you are given a choice. You can either attack from the north, or attack from the south as you did. I think that's what Goose means.

Thank you very much I was wondering because the name sounded familiar

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And an actual historical map of the battle 11/7/43 ......

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[goose_2]

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So you took it 1 turn early with 8 Tigers and minimal damage....I hate to ask but what was your soft cap at for this mission?

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So you took it 1 turn early with 8 Tigers and minimal damage....I hate to ask but what was your soft cap at for this mission?

End soft cap 87%
DV at turn 22/22 to win the prestige per turn 200
There were some losses mainly to over strengths, hence the soft cap ending

Re- checked the file there were among others
9 Tigers, 5 regular, 4 SE.
4 Stug
9 Infantry of which 2 SE
12 Artilleries
4 tactical bombers
1 level bomber

[faos333]

8] Dnipropetrovsk

This is a defensive scenario along the Dnieper River.
It offers a respite from offensive operations and is purely defensive in nature. It happens after the battle of Kursk and it is the soviets that are attacking now. Overall great scenario, if you are enjoying being on the defense. In the north you need to guard the river crossings. Something which is not very difficult if you back up your force with artillery. In the east in the beginning you might lose some objectives, but later you counter attack, gaining prestige as well, recapturing objectives and re crossing the river.

Scenario info:
August 1943
Turns 18
DV prestige 2000
Prestige per turn 300
First side Soviet
Weather probability of clouds 10%, rain 10%
AI experience: 200 (2 stars)
Auxiliary units: There lots of them only to be lost during the opening phase of soviet attack in turn 1

Among the core units deployed:
9 infantry (2 Fallschirmjägers)
8 tanks: all Tiger I
2 StuGs
12 artillery pieces
Anti-air: 88 x2, mobile flak x2
Airforce: 5 fighters, three Stukas, two HS 129
Opening soft cup 83%

In case of ultimate settings, I think a DV can be achieved if an advance to Zaporozhye (27,25) can be made

For any questions, feel free to ask.
Thanks

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