Unternehmen 25 on Classic
Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2020 11:55 am
Beograd has to be captured in 3 Turns on Classic difficulty. What was the designer's intention on how to achieve this?
Some notes on historical background. Mobile elements of the Second Army were to secure bridges on Hungarian border and head east to Belgrade. In the meantime, they were redirected to Sarajevo with only elements heading in the original direction. In the game, I found them too far away and fragile with the supply situation. First Panzer Group (Kleist) were to head from Bulgaria but I never managed to make it on time. XLI Panzer Corps closed near Belgrade fastest but they found bridges to be destroyed so they sent out patrols on rafts to enter the city. Is this the key to the solution?
XLI HQ has no bridge building ability but it has River Crossing ability. The problem with river crossing is it can’t be used by Motorized Infantry. To solve this in the battle preparation phase one can detach at least 3 infantry steps from SS Motorized division. They can be placed on a map as a Security Unit and use River Crossing ability. In order to dislodge defenders, heavy airstrikes may be required but this Security Unit will be unable to move next turn so some other unit needs to occupy the city. Having an intact bridge helps here since it is possible to cross now when the other side is not guarded.
While trying to dissect this situation I found several other ways to do it as well.
Use paratroopers if you have the card. Ahistorical and easy but you might need that card in Greece.
Lend Hungarian HQ to build a bridge for your XLI Panzer Corps. It requires some thoughtful execution of moves and it can be RNG dependent but it worked as the first successful solution for me.
And my favorite solution is…
...put a recon specialist in the SS Motorized division. Weaken visible YU infantry with airstrikes so your SS division can use extended movement all the way to Belgrade bridge. If you want town captured on turn one destroy the supply dump in the town before SS unit moves and recon specialist will capture the town. If XLI HQ was moved closer to the front during battle preparation you will be able to position HQ in Belgrade itself. Since overrunning HQ requires more movement points, far away YU infantry will not be able to do it. On subsequent turns garrison the city and secure the supply line in the rear. It is less RNG dependent and mission accomplished on Turn 1.
Does anyone else have more ideas how to do this in 3 turns?
Some notes on historical background. Mobile elements of the Second Army were to secure bridges on Hungarian border and head east to Belgrade. In the meantime, they were redirected to Sarajevo with only elements heading in the original direction. In the game, I found them too far away and fragile with the supply situation. First Panzer Group (Kleist) were to head from Bulgaria but I never managed to make it on time. XLI Panzer Corps closed near Belgrade fastest but they found bridges to be destroyed so they sent out patrols on rafts to enter the city. Is this the key to the solution?
XLI HQ has no bridge building ability but it has River Crossing ability. The problem with river crossing is it can’t be used by Motorized Infantry. To solve this in the battle preparation phase one can detach at least 3 infantry steps from SS Motorized division. They can be placed on a map as a Security Unit and use River Crossing ability. In order to dislodge defenders, heavy airstrikes may be required but this Security Unit will be unable to move next turn so some other unit needs to occupy the city. Having an intact bridge helps here since it is possible to cross now when the other side is not guarded.
While trying to dissect this situation I found several other ways to do it as well.
Use paratroopers if you have the card. Ahistorical and easy but you might need that card in Greece.
Lend Hungarian HQ to build a bridge for your XLI Panzer Corps. It requires some thoughtful execution of moves and it can be RNG dependent but it worked as the first successful solution for me.
And my favorite solution is…
...put a recon specialist in the SS Motorized division. Weaken visible YU infantry with airstrikes so your SS division can use extended movement all the way to Belgrade bridge. If you want town captured on turn one destroy the supply dump in the town before SS unit moves and recon specialist will capture the town. If XLI HQ was moved closer to the front during battle preparation you will be able to position HQ in Belgrade itself. Since overrunning HQ requires more movement points, far away YU infantry will not be able to do it. On subsequent turns garrison the city and secure the supply line in the rear. It is less RNG dependent and mission accomplished on Turn 1.
Does anyone else have more ideas how to do this in 3 turns?