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 Operation Barbarossa proceeds into the Soviet heartland.  While we still have a few forces on the north side, they'll mostly be responsible for cutting off the northern exits from Vitebsk or mopping up. The primary thrust to Smolensk will come from the southern group; the other objectives will be captured by splitting off units as required. Axis Turn 14: July 18, 1941 Raining(Dry) A trend toward worse weather eventually gives way to enough rain to disrupt air operations.  We scout Mogilev. A decision will need to be made as to how much of our force will be split off to take Smolensk.  Vitebsk is heavily fortified, but the guns positioned on the riverside are easy to spot and destroy. Allied Turn 14: July 18, 1941  The enemy takes advantage of the poor weather to deploy even more air defense guns. Axis Turn 15: July 20, 1941 Clear(Dry)  Back in the marshland, the Stahl Jaeger run into a problem: They don't have enough ammunition to mount an attack against the Soviet soldiers, but if they move away to resupply, it will allow additional forces to move up the road and threaten Baranovichi.  ADAC Vogel is sent to come to their rescue.  As the rest of our troops roll forward, we make a bid to capture at least the airfield at Barisov. Allied Turn 15: July 20, 1941  The Panzer IV seems to be a favorite target for the enemy's 57mm guns. Axis Turn 16: July 22, 1941 Clear(Dry)  Mogilev will not take long to fall.  Barisov falls, and our forces are converging on the final two objectives. It should only be a matter of days, but our supplies are running low and we can't move with as much speed as we'd like. Allied Turn 16: July 22, 1941  Those pesky AT guns continue to pelt the Panzers. Axis Turn 17: July 24, 1941 Clear(Dry)  Smolensk is in view. Although we won't quite make the timetable the OKH wished for, we're keeping up a pretty good pace.  We keep blasting away at the guns of Vitebsk almost as soon as the enemy deploys them. We'll need support from the other side to eventually take the town. Allied Turn 17: July 24, 1941  Scout cars are sent down from the north to harass our troops on this side of the Dvina. Axis Turn 18: July 26, 1941 Clear(Dry)  We already know we've slipped the desired date, so we take an extra day to prepare for the attack. Allied Turn 18: July 26, 1941  More BA-10's show up, and there are partisan forces moving on us from the countryside now. Axis Turn 19: July 28, 1941 Clear(Dry)  We need to be a little wary of the powerful KV-2 at Vitebsk, so we hold off on the attack there. The initial skirmishing at Smolensk goes well for us, thanks to an airdrop south of the river. Allied Turn 19: July 28, 1941  The BA-10 proves to be fairly effective massed against the rather outdated Panzer Ib. The inexperienced AT unit is lost.  The KV-2 ends up making a mistake first. A botched attempt to knock back our infantry leaves them sitting ducks in the Dvina. Axis Turn 20: July 30, 1941 Clear(Dry)  Potatomanjack finally earns a bit of respect from the other tank units when he leads a charge against the KV-2 and wipes it out.  Smolensk will need a bit more softening up. Allied Turn 20: July 30, 1941  The Soviets are finally out of forces to really fight with. Axis Turn 21: August 1, 1941 Clear(Dry)  Smolensk is cleared out. Before we take Vitebsk, we cut off the road to the north first.  Also, the five-star SdKfz 10/4 can one-shot Partisan units. Allied Turn 21: August 1, 1941  Not much happening on the Soviet side of things. Axis Turn 22/23  We spend an extra day fortifying our troops, and then claim the victory. Our success means that there's still a good chance of making it to Moscow this year, even if we won't be getting there tomorrow. This could have gone a bit better, but it's not a terrible result. Getting a major here was unlikely unless we wanted to really wear out our best troops. Holding back a bit allowed the units newer to the core to get a little more experience. Unfortunately the loss of another bomber and a couple other units, means we'll definitely be a few hundred prestige under what I'd like to have. Next mission should give us a chance to improve on that. Result: Minor Victory Final Prestige: 1724 
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