theforger

its on its way my friend

Hi no probs with being pedantic, and hope you enjoy the campaign. Absolutely correct, and you cannot beat walking the ground in scenario design. I've discovered more info as time goes on, better pictures of Buchholz station and Lanzerath have come to light, for example the location of the old church as opposed to the modern one, but you can only try your best with resources you have access to at the time. I did base Losheim water courses on the attached, so genuine error if incorrect.

Appreciate your comments, and thanks for playing through. I put sooo many hours in building and testing it was a project that somewhat snowballed! I did enjoy the research. I'm on the eastern front atm...but it's going to take awhile.

They've been generously donated quite a few from Russia. Over 550 abandoned and captured tanks to date. https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2022/02/attack-on-europe-documenting-equipment.html Captured includes approx 87x T-72B, 145x T-72B3s 138x T80s and 13x T90s. Excludes abandoned, and captured but damaged. Agree with the sentiment though. The West should be doing everything it can in terms of supply and weaponry. Russia is on the back foot and this is the best opportunity to clear them out. ISW on August 14 reported https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-august-14 Russian military leadership has likely rushed a mix of forces to this area to defend it against an expected Ukrainian counteroffensive, which likely explains the wide variety of force groupings in this area. ISW has observed elements of the 35th and 36th Combined Arms Armies (CAA) of the Eastern Military District (EMD), the 22nd Army Corps of the Black Sea Fleet, the 49th CAA of the Southern Military District (SMD), 76th Guards Air Assault Division, and Rosgvardia throughout Southern Ukraine. To defeat all that was some achievement...it depends how much of it remains intact.

What next? Winter pause? The Russians used a lot of the best of their rest defending Kherson to no avail. What do the Ukrainians have left in the tank? Morale will be sky high but logistically? Redeploy and split the land bridge, drive to Melitopol / Berdyansk and the coast? With Kerch Bridge not operating at full capacity, could threaten Crimea and supplies to all the Russian forces "trapped" in the south?

this was a decent prediction... "Nevertheless, Putin seems determined to make Ukraine an example – possibly seizing a land bridge to Crimea, or even extend Moscow’s control of Novorossiaya all the way to Transnistria."

There's a tree line on a crest of a slope near where I walk the dogs...always look up, checking for movement. Thought it was just me.

This was Rollbahn A on Saturday. Just returned from my first tour of the Ardennes provided by Leger, with the highly knowledgeable Paul https://www.legerbattlefields.co.uk/guides/paulerrington It was fantastic for me to experience some of the battlefields first hand and compare with the scenario landscapes in Combat Mission. Will attempt to walk the ground before releasing campaigns when possible.

fascinating. I learned a lot. Thanks for posting.

Good to know... The only Ukrainian ground Russians occupy is the ground they are currently standing on.

Pressed into service because of lack of reliable armour support for the Paras. Page 126/196/197 Duel In The Mist volume 2 has some good pics too, "under new management"

Looks like you were unlucky there. During testing at best it took out one vehicle. Glad you are cracking on, very much respect your opinions and observations.

Trent is a great source for low level info

https://www.understandingwar.org/report/russias-military-posture Report dates back to 2018 but interesting insight into strategy against Baltic States / Ukraine and includes detailed OOB. https://www.fpri.org/multimedia/2022/03/examining-russias-invasion-of-ukraine/ Rob Lee's take on the events so far, and what could happen next

I think that could be significant, Putin requested the meeting.