Dog Fight - Ostkreig Tournament Round 1

[Ricky B]

Additional comments I have on the situation and notes above. The Soviets have powerful artillery that can cause very heavy German losses. By concentrating the German power into one major strike instead of two isolated ones, the amount of artillery that the Soviets can fire is limited, along with their ground forces that can get involved in the short term.

Secondly, although the crossing is bloody, having 2 divisions concentrated against just one part of a Soviet division is going to succeed, but time is of the essence. The Soviets are almost entirely footbound and so slow, in addition to the fixed status that Foul implemented. So a quick concentrated thrust, with deception involved using a couple of spare bridging engineers to feint additional crossings at the same time, can burst through the Soviet lines.

Also, the Germans have huge mobility and can switch around as needed, so trying two very separate crossings and sending everyone to the first successful one can work, although it might lead to early release of the Soviets.

The Soviets have to play for time, try to avoid heavy losses, and concentrate their power before getting too involved in the fighting, if possible.

Rick