hooray! We soviet win at the having-a-life game by 4 to 0 \o/
more seriously, IC is fun, and should not lead to anything more than friendly and harmless teasing from both parts...
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more seriously, IC is fun, and should not lead to anything more than friendly and harmless teasing from both parts...
Barashka means Panthers! yay!Easy with the dicks guys, not exactly the best way to go about promoting this thing.
As for your post Sichart, myself being a life long IC Russian I feel I must rise to the occasion and defend our honor. Those 'victories' are nonsense, if you look right here! you shall see that you never got past the Ural mountains, where trillions of kilometers of Barashka await you.
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You must have missed those battles then.You mean IS-2s.
Woah, 9 posts, I better up that count, stat!
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E-penis shoving is strong in the couple of last posts and remember that being a ranked IC officer doesn't allow you to skip the waiting line in front of your favorite night-club because nobody in the real world knows your internet achievements.
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Fresh players are allways good. If you are not in a clan and seek for organized 16vs16 battels IC is for you. We also have alot of players from clans but thats not a requierment. We also hold tactics and trainings. I really love the feeling of it because its so far away from the useall pub thing.
Oh and if you join Axis you get one of those nice signatures too....
So sign up now for whatever side you wish and participate in this epic struggle !!!!
Oh and if you join Axis you get one of those nice signatures too....
So sign up now for whatever side you wish and participate in this epic struggle !!!!
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December 1, 1941
Dearest Alexei,
I hope this letter finds you well, as we have not heard from you in some time. We were so excited when we heard the reports on the radio that there was heavy fighting in Danzig and the Germans were being pushed back towards Berlin. The thought of our son being part of the great counterattack that would crush the fascists has made your Mother and I proud. But now we hear that the Germans have retaken Warsaw, captured Leningrad, and that our heroic soldiers in Danzig are cut-off from the rest of the army. I am ashamed to say we fear the worst for you since it has been so long since your last letter. Everyday train cars of men and equipment head North towards Leningrad. But I wonder, with so much of our army trying to recapture Leningrad what is being done for you and your comrades in Danzig?
In the early Fall the factory where I worked was dismantled and sent east towards the Urals so it would be out of range from the German bombers. Your Mother was made to stay in Moscow and help fortify the city in case it is attacked. The factories here were put up with such haste that most don
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March 1942
Since the start of the war the Southern sector of the front had been relatively quiet. Both sides patrolled and probed enemy positions but for the most part each was content to reserve their strength while the fighting raged in the North. This all changed in early December 1941 when the Germans launched a major offensive to capture Kiev. The battle quickly moved into the industrial heart of Kiev where the sides became locked in deadly close quarters combat around the train yard. Germans and Russians fought tenaciously for control of an elevated bridge that connected two industrial complexes and offered a dominating view of the area. The new Russian PPSh41 submachine gun had a deadly effect in this type of fighting but German attacks were relentless and the Russian high command was forced to abandon Kiev.
While men fought and died in appalling numbers in Kiev the Russian units trapped in the Danzig pocket awaited their fate. Rumors ran wild among the troops that Stalin himself was leading a Soviet tank army to free them but the General staff knew the truth. The Russian high command was devoting all of its offensive resources to recapturing Leningrad and no help would be coming before the spring. Fortunately, a company of T-34 tanks had been forced westward into the pocket when Warsaw was retaken by the German but in the rubble choked streets of Danzig their speed and maneuverability would be severely comprised. For weeks the men inside the pocket watched and waited as German tanks and infantry moved into position. The German high command needed a decisive victory quickly as the units surrounding the pocket were needed in other sectors. Finally, on New Years Day 1942, the Germans unleashed their assault to recapture Danzig. With mechanical precision the Germans overran Russian strong points one after the other. Russian soldiers broke into small groups to try and break out of the pocket and reach friendly lines, some joining partisan units in Eastern Poland to harass German supply movements.
In the wake of the destruction of the Danzig pocket, Russia needed a victory. They were pouring all their resources into the Leningrad sector hoping to strike quickly before the Germans could entrench themselves. The Russian generals were highly optimistic as the terrain was very similar to that of Danzig where their assault detachments had been highly successful. But there were delays in bringing up fresh reinforcements from Siberia and the assault did not begin until late winter. The Russian attack began with initial success and quickly penetrated deep into Leningrad. But German resistance stiffened and Russian units become disoriented in the narrow streets of Leningrad. Murderous German MG fire cut deep into the Russian ranks and made any further movement forward impossible. Having suffered terrible losses the Russian units fell back to their original positions to regroup and prepare defensive fortifications against the inevitable German counterattack.
With their capture of Kiev and successful defense of Leningrad the German high command now saw a great opportunity. A quick strike to the South of Leningrad to capture Smolensk could trap a large amount of Soviet forces including the defenders of Minsk, who had inflicted a humiliating defeat on the Germans in the opening days of the war. The German generals wasted no time and immediately launched an attack towards Smolensk. The Germans ran into a Russian mechanized corps outside of Smolensk and a furious battle began with tanks and infantry. The fighting was intense around a small church which changed hands several times before the Germans managed to push through to a line of trenches on the bank of a stream. Russian AT gunners harassed the German tankers as the panzer crews watched in horror as their 50mm shells bounced harmlessly off the armor of the Russian T-34s. The Russian snipers, machine gunners, and rifleman exacted a heavy toll on the attacking Germans but their efforts were in vain as Smolensk fell to the Germans.
For the first time in the war the Germans hold total strategic initiative after a disastrous winter for the Russians. Minsk is threatened with encirclement and German forces are within striking distance of Moscow but the melting of the winter snows and warm spring weather bring new hope. The German army is poised to launch offensives across the entire front in March 1942. The German armament industry has finally responded to the complaints from the outgunned panzer crews and new tanks designs featuring a long barreled 75mm cannon are being rushed to the front. But the Germans have been conducting offensives since the outbreak of war and many units are in need of rest and refitting but they are badly needed at the front. Each step further into Russia the Germans become weaker while the Russians grow stronger.
- courtesy of JA Keyser S
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June 1942,
Having achieved success during the winter the German generals saw a chance to press their army deeper into Russia, surround Moscow, and force an end to the war. Although their own supply lines were badly overextended they believed the Russian army was finished and one more push would be enough to get to Moscow. In early March German forces in Smolensk briefly turned away from Moscow and drove south to complete an encirclement of Minsk. The Russian defenders around Gomel fought desperately to keep the trap from closing but were forced to withdraw leaving the fate of Minsk in doubt.
In April the German generals decided on a plan of attack towards Moscow from the north and west and also to capture the vital Black Sea port of Odessa in the south. By early May the panzer divisions had received enough new tanks that the generals felt they had a weapon equal to the T-34 and could engage the Red Army in large tank battles. The Russians had used this time wisely and placed as much armor as possible around Tula to block any advance from the west and constructed several defensive belts around Odessa.
The German advance started in mid May and quickly ran into problems. Around Tula the panzer divisions had barely moved from their jump-off positions when the grenadiers out front began sending up signal flares indicating enemy tanks were approaching. The Russian tankers were well equipped and acted aggressively which kept the German attackers off balance. The infantry attack in the north around Novgorod was more successful initially, although many German units were operating at half strength. The fighting moved into the factory district where the Germans become bogged down and the defenders were able to inflict heavy casualties. In the south the Germans were able to penetrate the first and second defensive lines around Odessa but at a tremendous cost in time and life. German technical advisers attached to the panzer divisions were disappointed in the performance of the new panzers and it was clear that heavier tanks would be needed, as well as some means of anti-tank defense for the infantry.
To salvage what was left of their units the Germans canceled any further attacks and returned to their winter positions. The Russians, having absorbed the German blows, had stockpiled huge caches of supplies and were ready to push the German invaders away from Moscow, recapture Leningrad, and relieve the Minsk encirclement. The German infantry and panzer crews knew what was coming. Short of automatic weapons, ammunition, and spare parts they dug-in and waited.
- courtesy of JA Keyser Soze
Having fought off an encirclement of Moscow, the Russian team is preparing for their massive summer attack to retake what land the Germans have captured. Will the assault succeeded or will the Germans stand firm and hold their ground? Find out for yourself this weekend @ http://www.ironcrescendo.net/ . This weekend TulaOutskirts, Bocklin, Danzig and Hedgehog are being played.
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September 1942
The Russian high command had waited for a special day before unleashing their great summer counteroffensive. That day would be June 22 1942, the one year anniversary of the start of the Russo-German war. The plan for the counteroffensive included 3 main attacks; towards Kiev, Smolensk, and Leningrad. Not only would these attacks liberate these major cities but also break the encirclement of Minsk as well as create their own encirclement of German units in Gomel.
The first attack to be launched was towards Kiev. Well supplied Russian units were able to drive deep into the industrial center of the city, where intense fighting had taken place the previous winter. The fighting became a series of close quarter actions where the grenade and submachine gun were the soldier’s best friends. The factory area traded hands several times during the fighting and at times German and Russian soldiers became disoriented in the smoke filled corridors and there were many cases of "friendly fire". However, just as it seemed the battle would end in stalemate the Russians were able to launch one final overpowering attack which drove the Germans from the city.
The German troops which encircled Minsk soon learned there had been a Russian breakthrough at Kiev. Their hopes of destroying the Russian units which had been trapped in the spring were fading fast. Desperate to take Minsk, the German commanders ordered an attack even though the attack units were under-strength and short of heavy and automatic weapons. The Russian defenders, safe in their bunkers, could hear the sounds of heavy fighting to the south and knew their rescuers were coming. Just as they had a year before the Germans crossed the stream and attacked uphill towards the line of bunkers in a frontal assault. Heavy Russian MG and sniper fire tore great holes in their ranks and small units of Russian infantry charged downhill into the woods to disrupt the German attacks before they could form up. The German attack was a failure; the Russians in the Minsk encirclement had held their ground and would soon be rescued.
Lifted by their success at Kiev the Russian generals put the next phase of the attack into action. The Russian advance towards Smolensk contained a mixed force of tanks, infantry, and reconnaissance units. They first made contact with the Germans at a series of farmhouses on the city outskirts. The German had turned the central farmhouse into a fortress and aided by a panzer tank inflicted terrible casualties on the first waves of Russian infantry. But eventually Russian T-34s were able to flank the farmhouse and pounded away at the defenders with high explosive rounds while the infantry exploited the gaps in the German defenses. Soon the German forces in the area were routed and fled to the west leaving Smolensk open to the advancing Russians.
The final Russian attack of the summer was aimed at the liberation of Leningrad. The German defenders of Leningrad were dismayed by news of the defeats in other sectors of the front but their spirits remained high. They remembered the massacre they had inflicted on the Russians in the winter of 1941 when they first tried to retake the great city of Leningrad. Just like last time the Germans absorbed the initial blows and repulsed the first two attacks. However, these Russians were not to be denied. Their leaders rallied the troops and twice were able to crack the German defense, victory seemed within reach. But the German commanders were able to repair their broken lines and drive the Russians back out of the city. Having suffered a total loss among some assault battalions the Russian commanders no longer had the strength to press their attack. Leningrad was quiet again and still in German hands.
The Russian summer offensive had been a great success but total victory had escaped them. Despite determined German resistance they had recaptured Kiev and Smolensk as well encircling the German stronghold at Gomel. For the first time it was German troops who found themselves cut-off from the rest of the army, alone in foreign territory. But the coming fall would also mark the first time the Russians would feel the logistical sting of war, as they drove further west their supply lines grew longer and their resources dwindled while the Germans were finally able to refit their battered formations and get reinforcements to the front.
- Courtesy of JA Keyser Soze
With a grand summer offensive in full swing the Russians have managed to push the Germans out of reach of Moscow and have cut off a unit in Gommel. The attack continues into the fall as the Russians push westward. Will the Germans be able to hold their ground? What of the northern front where Leningrad is still in axis hands? Will they be able to rescue the Gommel pocket? Find out for yourself this weekend at http://www.ironcrescendo.net . This weekend LyesKrovy, Rakowice, StalingradKessel and Vidzeme will be played.
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" December 1942
The Russian summer offensive continued into the fall as their armies attempted to push further west. The defenders of Minsk who had repulsed multiple German attacks from their bunkers were part of the attack towards Krakow. In the opening weeks of the war Russian troops had advanced through this area with relative ease as the German defensives were only half-manned. This time things were different. A full-strength German division occupied the forest trenches and awaited the arrival of the Russians. Not to be denied by the German defenses the Russians entered the trench system and engaged the enemy in close combat. The Germans were pushed back to their final bunker and trench but the line held and in some cases using captured weapons repulsed the attack. The Russian army still had plenty of offensive strength left but they choose to shift their attacks to other sectors of the front.
While the Russian army was redeploying men and equipment the German high command seized the opportunity and launched a counterattack to retake Smolensk. Supported by Panzers and engineers the German attack made good progress but suddenly encountered heavy resistance in the farms outside of the city. The Russian defenders in the area held the Germans off but were forced to fall back to a final defensive position as their reinforcements dwindled. After regrouping the German tanks and infantry made a coordinated attack and were able to break the Russian defensive line and advance into Smolensk. From there they advanced further south to re-open the supply line with their comrades who had been encircled at Gomel.
While the loss of Smolensk was a blow to the Russian high command it did not signal the end of their offensive ambitions. Having taken some time to review their strategy the Russian high command was able to redeploy their attack regiments to the north and south of Warsaw undetected. The ground was covered by the first snowfall when the Russians launched attacks towards Krakow and Riga. The Germans had assumed it would be a quiet transition to winter and were caught completely by surprise. Confusion and panic spread among the Germans as Russians tanks and infantry smashed their defenses and swept them aside clearing the path to the Krakow airfield. Many planes were caught on the ground and destroyed as the Russians captured the hangers and control towers. It all happened so quickly the Germans abandoned Krakow and fled.
The Riga attack force found a similarly surprised German force but unlike Krakow the terrain was not suitable for tanks. Without the sight of T-34s the German infantry did not give in to tank fright and held their ground in the rail yards and factories of Riga. Initially outnumbered the German infantry gave up ground to the attacking Russians to lure them into prepared zones of intersecting rifle and MG fire. Soon German reinforcements arrived to even the odds and a pitched battle ensued with the factory changing hands several times before the last of the Russian infantry was driven back.
With the exception of the Krakow disaster the Germans had achieved considerable success in the fall battles of 1942. They had repulsed 2 Russian attacks, recaptured Smolensk, and relieved the Gomel encirclement. The meteorological department predicted a mild winter and the German high command looked to renewing offensive actions near Moscow and in the Ukraine. Back in Germany the arms industry had been busy at work developing a new tank in response to the Russian T-34. By late fall the first of the new Panzer VI
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