In the East, four Cavalry divisions held the border in front of Stalluponen until 1st Army could be organized and some of its reinforcements have arrived in the last two turns. Once dug-in on the river bank, I will await 27th Reserve Corps to hold my left flank and concentrate all front line units on the drive north. Additional troops are starting to trickle in now in the form of VI Corps to assist in throwing the Germans back across the river. To the West, I held the river crossing at Strasbourg with cavalry until the arrival of 2nd Army HQ complete with supplies and Heavy Artillery. There have been skirmishes and probing actions which have been easily held - driving them back will be the hard part. These units were quickly "Dug-In" to prepare for the German counter-attack - which has, so far, not arrived in force. I quickly followed up with three Infantry Corps to hold onto what the cavalry had taken. 1st Army will advance along the Gumbinnen axis to draw away forces from 2nd Army.ĭuring the first three turns, with the use of Russian Cavalry Brigades I advanced to Tannenberg/Willenburg and found it undefended during the first turn. I am concentrating 2nd Army's forces on the Russian "left" and bypassing the fortresses near the Masurian Lakes. Once this buildup is complete, I will attempt to march on Konigsberg from the South and East using what little Field Artillery and Heavy Artillery I have to smash German Formations in the open. I will be awaiting the many reinforcements as they trickle in every turn. Despite this, the "Russian Steamroller" has an advantage in sheer numbers albeit confounded by poor leadership, a lack of artillery and even worse doctrine. The Germans have the advantage with their superior railway network, better training, materiel and Generals. I am hoping to change that historical outcome by playing as the underdogs - Russia. It set the tone for how the war on the eastern front would play out from 1914-1918. I enjoy playing with NATO symbols and have a reference sheet at the ready since I have been playing other things lately and have mostly forgotten them.įor those that don't know, at the start of WW1 the Russian Army invaded East Prussia and was soundly defeated by the Germans. From Brigades right down to Company level - if you so choose. I particularly enjoy the granularity of this game as it offers Command, Formation and Unit control of your armies. I came back to it after a long pause to give it another go. I am by no means an expert at this game, with only ~20hrs or so under my belt thus far. I thought I would post some shots of my current game as I do not see a lot of posts about TOAWIV.
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