Briefing
Army group North A remake of Northern Fury, the Race for Moscow ver 3.0 for Acow 1.03 1. Background On June 22 1941 the Axis forces launched their invasion of Soviet Russia. The Two northern army groups had a variety of objectives set out before them. The cities of Lenningrad, Moscow, Smolensk,and Minsk, lay in their Operational Theater. Could they secure these objectives and destroy the Russian army at the same time.... No one really knew. There was serious consternation on both sides of the line. Within four years one of the two Ideologies would be dead. Which one would it be... 2. Unit colors 2.1. Axis German : Black on Grey SS : White on Grey Luftwaffe: Red on Grey Finnish : Blue on Green 2.2. Russian Russian: Red on Red Russain AF :Green on Red 3. Change version 3.0 Finish units in Light rifle squad to reflect cautious progression and combativity although very trained and capable. Airs unit from both side more powerful , especially fighter units , expect heavy casualties... Winter affect germans and a little the sov's. German Mech and Armrd , more powerful soviet para , reserve and 1st shock army more powerful too. Replacements redone , more axis stocks , very little income... the inverse for allies... Garrison unit in brest litovsk and for supply arrival from Mourmansk and Archangelsk Little bias in favor of axis in communication level 100% axis 98% allies, little movement (shortage transport problem) for axis 95% of full movement... combat loss doubled ! for all opponents ...the patriotic war is not a walkthrough in children gardens... Possible capture of Mourmansk and Archangelsk with their entry points...if their are occupied several turns... with a little impact on soviet replacements... Uprising and partisans activities , at random...Beware or rear axis area not guarded. Two type of partisans, light and mobile peasants, and remnants of whole formations surrounded and eated... If moscow is taken 33% immediate victory for axis Possible slow progression of army group south... After all you will never send Guderian to Kiev no? Resulting in victory point penalty ...maybe you should heard the herbefehl : Nach Moskauw ! If the germans is being under the victory level , he has still a chance with a moscow victory... 4. Game Notes Germans will lose supply as the weather turns colder German occupation of certain cities will trigger refugees The Russians fielded 194 new " divisions", and 84 separate Brigades, in addition to the armies already on the field in June, by the end of December 1941. These new units were smaller than the previous units. They will be treated as Brigades when deployed. When possible, the actual unit names will be given. Not all of the new units are shown due to space requirements. Riga , Minsk, Leningrad, and Smolyensk, and Bryansk will act as German supply sources when captured. 5. Player Notes The German player must surround bypass and Eat the Russains while they are stunned in the summer months. The Fall will bring greater Russian mobility, and new units arriving in theater In the early months the Russians are hampered by a lack of command and control of units in the field. The Smolyensk - Vitebsk area will be crucial as the fall goes on. Try to aviod being cut off. By mid October, most of your new units should be on the field. 6. Sources " Military Digest " 8/98 " Barbarossa ", Alan Clark " Barbarossa " , John Keegan " National Geographic " 3/93, and various others... " Panzer Battles ", F.W. von Mellenthin " Brute Force " , John Ellis " When Titans Clashed", D.M Glantz, J.House, 1995 Thierry Saillard

Briefing

Army group North

A remake of Northern Fury, the Race for Moscow

ver 3.0 for Acow 1.03

1. Background

On June 22 1941 the Axis forces launched their invasion of Soviet Russia. The Two northern army groups had a variety of objectives set out before them. The cities of Lenningrad, Moscow, Smolensk,and Minsk, lay in their Operational Theater. Could they secure these objectives and destroy the Russian army at the same time.... No one really knew. There was serious consternation on both sides of the line. Within four years one of the two Ideologies would be dead. Which one would it be...

2. Unit colors

2.1. Axis

German : Black on Grey
SS : White on Grey
Luftwaffe: Red on Grey
Finnish : Blue on Green

2.2. Russian

Russian: Red on Red
Russain AF :Green on Red

3. Change version 3.0

Finish units in Light rifle squad to reflect cautious progression and combativity although very trained and capable.
Airs unit from both side more powerful , especially fighter units , expect heavy casualties...
Winter affect germans and a little the sov's.
German Mech and Armrd , more powerful
soviet para , reserve and 1st shock army more powerful too.
Replacements redone , more axis stocks , very little income... the inverse for allies...
Garrison unit in brest litovsk and for supply arrival from Mourmansk and Archangelsk
Little bias in favor of axis in communication level 100% axis 98% allies, little movement (shortage transport problem) for axis 95% of full movement...
combat loss doubled ! for all opponents ...the patriotic war is not a walkthrough in children gardens...
Possible capture of Mourmansk and Archangelsk with their entry points...if their are occupied several turns... with a little impact on soviet replacements...
Uprising and partisans activities , at random...Beware or rear axis area not guarded. Two type of partisans, light and mobile peasants, and remnants of whole formations surrounded and eated...
If moscow is taken 33% immediate victory for axis
Possible slow progression of army group south...
After all you will never send Guderian to Kiev no?
Resulting in victory point penalty ...maybe you should heard the herbefehl : Nach Moskauw !
If the germans is being under the victory level , he has still a chance with a moscow victory...

4. Game Notes

Germans will lose supply as the weather turns colder
German occupation of certain cities will trigger refugees
The Russians fielded 194 new " divisions", and 84 separate Brigades, in addition to the armies already on the field in June, by the end of December 1941. These new units were smaller than the previous units. They will be treated as Brigades when deployed. When possible, the actual unit names will be given. Not all of the new units are shown due to space requirements.
Riga , Minsk, Leningrad, and Smolyensk, and Bryansk will act as German supply sources when captured.

5. Player Notes

The German player must surround bypass and Eat the Russains while they are stunned in the summer months. The Fall will bring greater Russian mobility, and new units arriving in theater
In the early months the Russians are hampered by a lack of command and control of units in the field. The Smolyensk - Vitebsk area
will be crucial as the fall goes on. Try to aviod being cut off. By mid October, most of your new units should be on the field.

6. Sources

" Military Digest " 8/98
" Barbarossa ", Alan Clark
" Barbarossa " , John Keegan
" National Geographic " 3/93, and various others...
" Panzer Battles ", F.W. von Mellenthin
" Brute Force " , John Ellis
" When Titans Clashed", D.M Glantz, J.House, 1995

Thierry Saillard