The city defenses of Kharkov were never touched as the exterior defenders could not be moved. A last ditch attempt to encircle and cut off supply from Kharkov and Rostov also failed to have the length needed. Ending in a German victory.
Final VP’s: German 25 Russian 11
FloydWing’s Final Thoughts: I feel lucky to have held out. Our messing up some of the rules at the beginning (namely that only Russian mechanized units were worth VPs) probably added to the German ability to hold on. Another turn or more and I would have been in serious trouble. Saving my MOT and TOT saved the day.
Nephew #4’s Final Thoughts: Our initial VP mess up made me too tentative at the beginning. The Germans through up a good defense. I didn’t even think I’d get close to Rostov. Once again, throwing 1’s and 2’s at Kharkov makes it hard to win. Also, never getting the command chits pulled when needed like the German was getting really stunk.
On this day…
- 2007: AVL – End of Turn 8 — A lot of grinding of armies near Kharkov. Lines starting to be stretched the length of the map. A full [...]
- 2007: AVL – End of Turn 7 — Donets River near Kharkov starting to be crossed by Russians, though stiff German resistance is present. Russians near the southern [...]
- 2007: AVL – End of Turn 6 — Kharkov has been fortified, appears tight though battle will surely follow along the river. Southern Donets River defenses are holding [...]
- 2005: Things — I finally got around to seeing Serenity last night and all I can say is “WOW”. I really enjoyed [...]
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