AO beg steal and steal again

Battle Reports & After Action Reports (AAR's)

Moderator: Panzer Corps 2 Moderators

scott_mathieson
Sergeant - 7.5 cm FK 16 nA
Sergeant - 7.5 cm FK 16 nA
Posts: 223
Joined: Sun May 31, 2020 12:43 pm

Re: AO beg steal and steal again

Post by scott_mathieson »

yeah its good on the flame tank, 1939 probably my least favourite DLC but you can really get your core on a solid footing.
scott_mathieson
Sergeant - 7.5 cm FK 16 nA
Sergeant - 7.5 cm FK 16 nA
Posts: 223
Joined: Sun May 31, 2020 12:43 pm

Re: AO beg steal and steal again

Post by scott_mathieson »

so finished the Russians off for now, got more flame tanks and some odds and ends, could have stole some of their huge AA guns but got snookered again by trench slog.

for final mission i got another aiming assistant ,panzer IVD and the KVs were also taken, just wondering if i should upgrade char to them or not.

upgrades

acc1937 to unl 35 (no more spares)
souma to kv2

just made up core of units that arent ***

its another quite simple map thats a walk over. so DLC finishes
scott_mathieson
Sergeant - 7.5 cm FK 16 nA
Sergeant - 7.5 cm FK 16 nA
Posts: 223
Joined: Sun May 31, 2020 12:43 pm

Re: AO beg steal and steal again

Post by scott_mathieson »

so had a good think about next steps my core is well set and settings not that much of a challenge so need to crank up the difficulty, having so many slots due to panzer general and no airforce means im over strengthen everything and with experienced units its too much. i cant add no overstrength as it keeps your over strengthened stuff from last time and you cant remove the overstrength so that will need to be a restriction i do until next time. dropping panzer general, blitzkrieg and perimeter control

so set up going forward

collector and shoestring

negatives
no over strength
denied artillery
denied airforce
retrograde
inefficient supply
trench slog
slow modernization
fear of the unknown

positives

industry connections
grasp
flexible command
killer team
anti air vet
meticulus planning
aggressive deployment

roll the dice and get

first aid (poor)
unyielding (meh)
flag killer (ok)
overwhelming attack (hello surrender tank)

starting core all back to no overstrength

infantry

bridge engineers (24 exp)
Azul ( 2927 exp, +2 soft attack, survivor , +1 close defence)
grenadiers ((1171 exp)
cavalry (2396 exp, +1 close defense, +1 soft attack, survivor, +2 ground defense)
wehr (1224 exp, survivor)
pioneers (2812 exp, +1 soft attack, survivor , +1 close defence)

tanks
char b1 (3000 exp, +1 soft, +1 hard, steamroller)
kv2 (2433 exp, +1 soft, steamroller)
ot 133 (2789 exp, +2 soft, steamroller)
pz 38t (3000 exp, +1 soft, +1 hard, steamroller, survivour)
pz IIc (3000 exp, +1 soft, steamroller)
pz IIIH (2900 exp, +1 soft, +1 hard, steamroller)
verdja (3000 exp, +1 soft, +1 hard, steamroller, survivour)

recon
ba-6 (3000 exp, +1 soft, steamroller)
sdkfz 122 (2237 exp, +1 soft, steamroller)
sdkfz 231 (3000 exp, +1 soft, +1 hard, steamroller)
unl 35 (2575 exp, +2 soft, steamroller)

anti tank
3.7 pak (6 exp)
45 mm m1932 (27 exp)

Artillery
105 mm Vickers (1157 exp)
10.5 cm lefh 18 (2910 exp, skilled support)
122m m10/30 (2825 exp, skilled support, +1 soft attack)
152 mm m10/30 (3000 exp, +1 soft attack)
203 mm m1931 (2449 exp, skilled support, +1 soft attack)

Anti air
2cm flak 30 (720 exp)
2cm flakvierling (3000 exp)
3.7mm flak 18 (1088 exp)
76.22 mm m31 (850 exp)
8.8cm flak 18 (2115 exp, skilled support)
Sdkfz 10/4 (2059 exp)

Fighter
He 51 (1096 exp)
Pzl p.11c (1123 exp)
I-16 (3000 exp)

Tactical bomber
Hs123a (185 exp)
Hs123a (1002 exp)
Hs123a (2237 exp)
Rayo (322 exp)
II-2 shtuirmovik (299 exp)

strategic bombers
ju52 (857 exp)
ju52 (359 exp)
pzl p.37b los (802 exp)
armoured train (157 exp)
scott_mathieson
Sergeant - 7.5 cm FK 16 nA
Sergeant - 7.5 cm FK 16 nA
Posts: 223
Joined: Sun May 31, 2020 12:43 pm

Re: AO beg steal and steal again

Post by scott_mathieson »

here we go then norway

plan is to blow the fort (not worried about bulcher), reinforce northern sector with troops an d guns in cargo planes and normal battle group to take main block of land.

bunker busting

II-2 shtuirmovik (1.5x rapid fire, unyielding, flag killer)
Pzl p.11c (galland, aggressive counter)

glider troops

azul (oleh dar, butcher)
wher (overwhelming, envelopment, fearsome)
10.5 vickers
10.5

main battle group

cavalry
pioneers
grenadeirs

203 mm (zero slots, letahl attack, artillary support)
122 mm (expert support , lethal attack)

ot133 (kerscher, field repairs, hit and run)
kv2 (aiming assistance, reduced slots, fearsome)
pzIIIh (vigalant, famous, envelopment)

unl35 (aiming assistance)
sdkfz 122 (aiming assistance , rapid fire 1.5x)

hs123a (entrenchment killer)
hs123a
hs123a
1-16
rayo


this is actual 19 slots short but want to concentrate on getting rest of units to 3 star so trying this
scott_mathieson
Sergeant - 7.5 cm FK 16 nA
Sergeant - 7.5 cm FK 16 nA
Posts: 223
Joined: Sun May 31, 2020 12:43 pm

Re: AO beg steal and steal again

Post by scott_mathieson »

so that was difficult at times, defending the planes was tight until you get them support. (the 10cm guns couldn't be transported) destroying the fort was easy enough with rapid fire on the shtromovik. flying the support north and the paras south was difficult with fear of the unknown.

generally seemed bit more of a challenge so hopefully this continues, completed the training just for the hero i have no paras so couldn't train anyone. so have the rocket artillery and the hero to go with it, with inefficient supply you really need that hero on the rockets though now have 203cm, flame tank and rockets vying for the field repair hero.
WalterTFD
Administrative Corporal - SdKfz 251/1
Administrative Corporal - SdKfz  251/1
Posts: 149
Joined: Sun Jun 28, 2020 11:27 pm

Re: AO beg steal and steal again

Post by WalterTFD »

I've always wondered why there is a 4th grounded plane, named after a hero, with less strength than the other 3. It doesn't seem to matter if it gets destroyed.
Tassadar
Major - Jagdpanther
Major - Jagdpanther
Posts: 1015
Joined: Mon Mar 11, 2019 1:03 pm

Re: AO beg steal and steal again

Post by Tassadar »

Isn't that just a cameo for Panzer Corps 1 players who played the original Grand Campaign?
scott_mathieson
Sergeant - 7.5 cm FK 16 nA
Sergeant - 7.5 cm FK 16 nA
Posts: 223
Joined: Sun May 31, 2020 12:43 pm

Re: AO beg steal and steal again

Post by scott_mathieson »

yes think its like a little easter egg type thing, would have been cool if you get him as hero if you save his planes or maybe higher grade fighter unit if you saved that .
scott_mathieson
Sergeant - 7.5 cm FK 16 nA
Sergeant - 7.5 cm FK 16 nA
Posts: 223
Joined: Sun May 31, 2020 12:43 pm

Re: AO beg steal and steal again

Post by scott_mathieson »

so no need to talk about the training mission i did it for the hero and to try boosting exp on planes but it doesn't.

so big descisons now, eben emael or holland, actually thinking holland might be easier option. interesting options with no paras and very little airforce maybe go through both out of interest.

try eben emael first

so you need strike force for the fort in 5 hexs which is cray, ideally you need 2 guns, aa for cover and infantry so ill use my 2 heroed out units from first mission, 20cm, 15c and some AA.

so

forward group (scarily only 10 slot cost)

azul *** butcher, oleh dar, rapid fire
wher * overwhelming attack, envelopment, fearsome rep
203mm ** zero slots lethal attack, field repairs
152mm *** elsa kloss, reduced slots, lethal attack
flakveirling *** camouflage, aiming assistance

main group

cavalry **
pioneers *** first aid unyielding lightning attack
greandeirs *
bridge engineers


char B1 *** kerscher distraction fearsome rep
pz 38 ***
pz IIc ***
pz IIIh ** famous envelopment vigilant
verdja *** hit and run, no zoc artillery support

ba 6 ***
unl35 **
sdkfz 221 **
sdkfz 231 ***

10cm vickers *
10cm **
12cm *** expert support

2cm flak
3.7cm flak *
sdkfz 10/4 **

pzl p 1.1c * galland aggresive counter
i-16 *** first strike
hs123a aiming assistance
hs 123a * aiming assistance entrenchment killer
hs 123a **
shturmovik flag killer unyielding rapid fire
scott_mathieson
Sergeant - 7.5 cm FK 16 nA
Sergeant - 7.5 cm FK 16 nA
Posts: 223
Joined: Sun May 31, 2020 12:43 pm

Re: AO beg steal and steal again

Post by scott_mathieson »

ok this setup proved to be complete failure without being able to suppress the fort you cant get near it, you also cant get through the towns on either side to encircle it, with trench slog and not have OS units you just dont have enough turns, feel that this map is designed to be impossible for normal attack and straight forward with airbourne troops.

on to holland which needs to work or im out of the war how ahistorical would that be germans failed inworld war 2 at the hands of the dutch.
scott_mathieson
Sergeant - 7.5 cm FK 16 nA
Sergeant - 7.5 cm FK 16 nA
Posts: 223
Joined: Sun May 31, 2020 12:43 pm

Re: AO beg steal and steal again

Post by scott_mathieson »

so plan is to use all infantry, buy small artty for the mission and whatever sorry excuse for air force i have.

basic plan is to get to the middle airport and us it as staging post to bomb airport next to main objective once i get my infantry in by glider this will simply be case of holding the main hex no need to worry about anything after that. biggest threat will actually be fear of the unknown and how much it slows me down

set up

cavalry **
pioneers *** first aid unyielding lightning attack
greandeirs *
bridge engineers
azul *** butcher, oleh dar, rapid fire
wher * overwhelming attack, envelopment, fearsome rep

70mm schnieder
75mm schnieder

pzl p 1.1c * galland aggresive counter
i-16 *** first strike
hs123a aiming assistance
hs 123a * aiming assistance entrenchment killer
hs 123a **
shturmovik flag killer unyielding rapid fire
rayo
scott_mathieson
Sergeant - 7.5 cm FK 16 nA
Sergeant - 7.5 cm FK 16 nA
Posts: 223
Joined: Sun May 31, 2020 12:43 pm

Re: AO beg steal and steal again

Post by scott_mathieson »

so after first go i realized using vehicles is fine was put off by mission description, so restarted with kv2 pz11can sdkfz 122 added in
scott_mathieson
Sergeant - 7.5 cm FK 16 nA
Sergeant - 7.5 cm FK 16 nA
Posts: 223
Joined: Sun May 31, 2020 12:43 pm

Re: AO beg steal and steal again

Post by scott_mathieson »

mission went smoothly enough, just main objective but really just getting past this point is what it is about. fear of teh unknown was real pain in this one at the start after that i wasnt ever under pressure tried to get to southern airfield over land but no where near enough turns to get close
scott_mathieson
Sergeant - 7.5 cm FK 16 nA
Sergeant - 7.5 cm FK 16 nA
Posts: 223
Joined: Sun May 31, 2020 12:43 pm

Re: AO beg steal and steal again

Post by scott_mathieson »

Back to normal for grebbeberg, hero is double attack, wanted to upgrade recon to rocket arty cross a tank with steamroller over to recon and start work on another steam rolling tank but don't have option I'm assuming due to denied artillery, so bought wurframen as new unit. maybe not see action yet as think 203mm is needed this time around. plan is to blitz throught th esouthern section take bonus objective then attack amersfoot from behind.

so core is (still feels big but cant overstrength so have plenty of units)


azul *** butcher, oleh dar, first aid
wher * overwhelming attack, envelopment, fearsome rep
cavalry **
pioneers *** first strike unyielding lightning attack
greandeirs *

ot133 *** kerscher hit and run, field repairs
kv 2 ** fearsome reduced slots artillery support
pz IIc ***
pz IIIh ** famous envelopment vigilant
verdja *** hit and run, no zoc distraction

ba 6 ***
unl35 ** aiming assistance
sdkfz 221 ** rapid fire aiming assistance

10cm vickers *
10cm **
12cm *** expert support
152mm *** elsa kloss, lethal attack
203mm ** zero slots lethal attack, double attack


flakveirling *** camouflage
2cm flak
3.7cm flak *
sdkfz 10/4 **



pzl p 1.1c * galland aggresive counter
i-16 ***
hs 123a * entrenchment killer
shturmovik flag killer unyielding rapid fire
Post Reply

Return to “Panzer Corps 2 AARs”