Eastern Front: 1941

Alright! General Zhukov assumed the temporary command of all military forces, officially becoming the de facto leader of USSR. NKVD swiftly and brutally ended all opposition and the public order was quickly restored. With full command of military force, he began to plan for a counter attack. Operation Ivan September 6th: Under the cover of darkness, all military forces moved into their position. The soldiers are battle hardened and are eager to avenge their fallen comrade and family. My opponent had burst through the Belarusian Fronts, but did not do anything about the Northern and Caucasian Front. September 8th: 3:45 AM: Curtain of Fire, a tactic, had began. Please look at my past war debates to look at what it is. Northern and Caucasian rocket launchers and artillery pounded the enemies with ferocity on all fronts. 6:33 AM: 6000 tanks, consisting of tanks of all types, attacks the German Army Group North. The Army was overwhelmed by the fire powers and retreated back to 2nd Line. Luftwaffe attempted to cover retreat, but the Red Air Force overwhelmed Luftwaffe, so they were unable to be effective. 6:34 AM: Caucasian Front also launches attack from the South with 5,500 tanks, supported by Red Air Force. They managed to destroy several German divisions (Mostly the untrained forced soldiers). 8: 55 AM: Northern Army turn south and the Caucasian Army turn north. They both attack the German Moscow Army from the right and left flanks. The Moscow Army are forced to retreat either to the east or to Moscow. September 8th: The German Moscow Army are completely surrounded. The 2 pincer had met at the village of Obninsk, cutting off the Germans. The 2 former pincers are quickly reinforced by 600 tanks, 1 million former reserves, and 10,000 artilleries. They began to work on the defences for the expected German attack. Overview: The Northern and Caucasian army managed to surround the Moscow Army completely, reflecting deeply of Stalingrad scenario. Stalin are still being held as a hostage, but being extremely stubborn. Defence of the pincers: 3 belts of defences are constructed to prevent the relief of Moscow Army (For the sake of time, let’s call this army 8th Army). First belts consists of mines, anti-tank trenches, and barbwires. It’s 2 km deep. 2nd belt consists of mines, anti-tank trenches, barbwires, and concrete pillboxes. (4 km wide) 3rd belt consists of additional mines, anti-tank trenches, WWI style trenches, concrete pillboxes, hidden partisans, and hanged German POWs to terrorize the inexperienced soldiers. Many newly conscripted soldiers and former partisans is in charge of defending all those 3 lines. France uprising Communists and Free French resistance fighters encouraged a strike all over France. Strikes occurred all over the occupied country, demanding the return of the men and their families. The production of tanks and aircrafts in France halted. You can end the strike...but brutally. Polish and French resistance also began to disrupt supplies by exploding railways and ambushing trucks. They also attack factories that are not very guarded. Factories Factories began churning out T-34s, KV-1s, and KV-2s. Historically, Soviet had a technological edge over the Germans in terms of land forces. T-34’s revolutionary sloped armour, KV-1’s thick armour, and KV-2’s thick armour and superior gun, was far superior than early German tanks of Pz.2, Pz.3, and Pz.4 (Wrong label..but yeah..) Though suffered a strategic setback, Russians began to recover both from the superior technology and the Lend-Lease acts through the Arctic route. My opponent’s awesome Tiger and Panther would have to wait until 1943, and Pz.4 F until February 1942. Until that (One turn=one month, I highly doubt those tanks will come out), you would have to wait :). Operation Neptune: Knowing that Germans will soon launch a counterattack to relieve the German 8th Army, Zhukov launches another attack. September 20th: 7:34 AM: Bryansk Front (formally Belorussian Front) launches attack against the Army Group Center. Both side fought ferociously, but the Russians soon gained ground due to their superior tanks. 8:14 AM: The village of Tesnoye is captured. Bryansk Front continued to push toward Smolensk. 9:16 AM: Caucasian Front launches their own attack at the Army Group South. 900 tanks, equipped mostly with T-34s and KV-1s, lead the charge after the Curtain of Fire. Their main objective is the town of Cherkasy, which lies about 120 kms southwest of Kiev. 10:33 AM: 1,400,000 infantries began to attack over their defensive position in the south. They clashed with Romanian and Hungarian. They were shortly overruned. 11:19 AM: 200,000 soldiers and 100 tanks lands at Feodosia, Crimea. The defenders were caught by surprise, and soon they retreated. 2: 33 AM: Soviet Crimean Front quickly gains the villages of Sudak, Frontove, and Prudy. At the same time, 100,000 soldiers and 100 tanks lands at Kerch and gained a beach head. They soon went westward, attacking the weakened German position. September 21st: 1:34 AM: Simferopol had been recaptured. Soviet splitted into 2 group. Army A would head toward Sevastopol, and B would head toward Armyansk (Sorry, I am using modern map, correct me if I am wrong). Caucasian Front also began to fight with Army Group South for the control of Kiev. Northern Front retook most of Latvia and parts of Belarus. Bryansk Front stopped at the village of Barysau, facing heavy German resistance. 11:54 PM: Operation Neptune is over. Overview: Russians, under Zhukov, pushed the Germans back to the 2nd line. All German prisoners were shot and publicly hanged. Germans also began to face the severe logistic problem (Keep in mind that Russia and Germans uses different types of railway, and that Germans would have to supply their army from a long distances) and daily bombardment from the Russians. Map: http://www.debate.org... Soldiers: More men are conscripted to fight for their country. They’re hastily trained (How to shoot, aim, listen to order, radio) and immediately sent to defend the line. More women are trained as staff, radio operator, factory workers, and pilots. Economy: Through the Arctic Route, Russia had received its first batch of supply. They also began to focus production on tanks and weapons Royal Air Force: 140 Lancaster bombers, escorted by Mosquitoes, bombed Berlin. German morale was lowered. (Keep in mind that Battle of Britain had been already won by the British, which’s why Luftwaffe was weak) Diplomacy: Soviet ambassadors continue to pressure the Western Allies to open up a 2nd front in the west. German 8th Army: They’re given the choice of surrender and getting better treatment than their comrade in gulag or brutal treatment after they’re captured. There are currently about 800,000 soldiers in there. That’s it! P.S If you are wondering about Stalin, he suicided during the torture. Sorry about that. Marshal Zhukov became a new leader of the USSR and the NKVD did the public order part (Largely involving shooting the anarchist). Zhukov has the full backing of the army, so no one questioned him. Northern Front: 2,000,000. 6,000 tanks. 2,000 aircrafts. Center Front (Too complicated): 2,200,000. 5,600 tanks. 3,000 aircrafts. Caucasian Front: 2,500,000. 5,100 tanks. 2,500 aircrafts. Reserve: 5,000,000 (Most of them are the hastily trained soldiers who will probably get traumatized by the killings...yeah..). 3,000 tanks. 3,000 aircrafts.