KIEV

No. of Turns:  28

Battle Posture:  Axis = Attack    Allies = Defense

Per Turn Prestige Boosters:  Axis = 0        Allies = 0

No.of Units Available for purchase: Axis = 2      Allies = 1

     - German units begin close to almost all major objectives
but most of the time will be fighting stiff Soviet resistance. 
Kiev is heavily defended from the beginning and it will probably
take the northern attack force, after it has taken care of the
other objectives to come down and take it.   It is a small map
and the time allows the Axis to consolidate its forces on Kiev.

No. of Objectives:   9 Axis: take all objectives.
     - Three are held by Germans.  Kiev is already heavily
defended and Mirgoran and Lokhvitsa are distant through heavily
defended Russian terrain.  Kiev is heavily defended but the low
count of objectives always goes the Germans.  

Prestige:  Axis = 1035     Allies = 1402
     - The Soviets maintain the advantage due to the high amount
of armor they begin with in the scenario.  The Germans must rely
on airpower to pop the Soviet armor enough so that the PzIIIjs
can nail them.  The Soviet player will be able to spend most of
the prestige on new equipment as Soviet units seem to die with
incredible rapidity in any scenario.  Soviet tanks are a little
more pricey than their German counterparts but their defense
values are higher and withstand greater punishment.
 

New Unit Exp:   Axis = 2 Stars          Allies = 0 Stars

Air Superiority -  The Germans have the obvious advantage
beginning with three FW190s and four BF109s to take care of the
hopelessly outclassed Soviet fighters.  No doubt the Soviet
player will look to invest heavily in AA guns to defend their
vulnerable tanks.  Without the Stuka divebombers, the Germans
would have a really tough time moving through Soviet armor.

Ground Superiority - As I have stated the Soviet Armor are about
equal to the German armor with the KV-2 having better attack and
defense values than anything the Germans can field. 
Unfortunately they have only three shots so become no more than
mobile tank blockers until they are rearmed.  And any general
worth his salt will look to nail those tanks when they are out of
ammo.  The Soviets also have very cheap units in their partisans
and their ATGs. The Germans may need to resort to the PzJager
Anti-tanks to take care of these low end units.
  AXIS:  Fortunately, you will be able to achieve decisive air superiority
  in this
battle.  So soften up the Soviets around Kiev with airpower, secure
Zhitomir and
Boguslav with garrisons, and put pressure on the Red Army massed around
Kiev.  Update your older equipment in preparation for a tough fight around
Kiev.
Your northern force (on the left-hand side of this map) should split into
two
battlegroups, one attacking through Konotop to Rumnyr and then fanning out
to
take Lokhvitsa, Mirgorod and  Priluki while the other moves through
Gorodnya
to cross the Seym River at Chernigov and take Kiev in the rear. Your forces
in
the south (on the right of the map) should tie down the Soviets facing them
and
gain what ground they can.  The decisive final battle of this encirclement
will be,
as it was historically, around Kiev.

ALLIES:  Your forces are widely spread out--while you need to garrison the
important cities, you will need to concentrate your better combat units at
decisive
points to contest the Axis assault.  The Seym River line near Konotop and
near
Chernigov is a solid defensive position if adequately supported with armor,
and
you should be able to delay the Axis for some time.  In the Kiev area, you
could
use the strength of your massive army to entrench or launch a
counteroffensive
against the Germans nearby.
        The Axis troops are more experienced than yours--giving your troops
        some
experience before the Axis close in from all sides is a good idea.  Your
air force,
unfortunately, is outmatched and you will need to rely on air defenses to
provide
protection from Axis bombing and strafing.


General Information - The Russian weather seems to be a little
milder in Kiev with only  a moderate chance of the weather
turning ugly.  Still never trust it and get in those bombing
missions ASAP.  The terrain is easy once the river is crossed
except for the southern swamp area.  The Germans have quite a few
undefended cities so beware that they may become targets of
opportunity when the Soviet prestige begins to run low.

Final Evaluation -
               Prestige            Experience
Axis              0                   +1
Allies            0                    0