HG Nord English Translation

[Stanenberg]

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when I tried to outflank the north, I was counterattacked by tanks backed up by artillery. My forces were beaten and I had to retreat from the town again. My own artillery was destroyed by the Polish artillery from the depot area.

[feldgrau]

Hi Stanenberg

Was ist denn aus "eure Unermesslichkeit" ehrenhalber geworden oder irre ich mich und das war ein Anderer?

mbkg Feldgrau

[feldgrau]

May 25, 2015 16:58:16 GMT 1 Grot said:

May 25, 2015 16:51:07 GMT 1 Quintaxel said:

Thanks for the encouragement Grot.
Translation of the last mission is planned for tomorrow. Then I still need to translate the chapter briefing.
It's more difficult than I thought as I haven't played the missions myself so I miss the context. If it's OK with feldgrau then I hope I can translate his next project too.

I insist  

me too

also ähm...

it would me be an honor and a pleasure if you be willing to do to

preliminary info

[HG]Ostpreussen44-45 (formerly Gumbinnen)

Part 1 autumn 1944

1. Mission Russian advance/attack up Großwaltersdorf

2. Mission south Gumbinnen

3. Mission in Bergenbrück/Zweilinden

4. Mission Nemmersdorf perhaps?

5. Mission counterattack among others. by FschPzDiv HG

6. Mission counterattack on the occupied by the Russians Goldap

Part 2 winter 1944/45

among others. Front before Hochfließ, ..., Christmas 1944? , ..., Withdrawal

it takes a little (more) longer

see from time to time ---> HERE

mbkg Feldgrau

[atlas555]

What a wonderfully busy fellow you are feldgrau! Standing up to give you a salute!!

[Quintaxel]

Updated: Mission 7 translated. All missions done now.
See start of this thread.
Please report back any mistakes or possible improvements.

[Stanenberg]

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Mission 4 finally won. It wasn't that hard after I got the new artillery and the Pz IV reinforcement. I didn't realize that I had taken out most of the polish defences already

feldgrau: Als "hilfs EureUnermesslichkeit ehrenhalber" darf man sich ja wohl noch ein paar Fehler erlauben

[tedi88]

Quintaxel and feldgrau is there any reason why mission 6 should be won a minute after the begining? Also objective "Prevent retreat" failed at the same time. 

I still managed to complete all other objectives, they work fine. Don't know about the scripts though, they seem fine however. Can anyone else confirm this?

This one won't contain any screens, I really don't want to spoil this one with screens. It's a great mission and you should experience it yourself. Report continues: 

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Bzura region, my forces slowly arrive from southeast and west (no tanks for now). I have for objectives, take towns of Lowicz and Sochaczew, Kampinos hearthland and to prevent Polish troops from withdrawing. 

Western group soon runs into fierce resistance in the suburbs of Lowicz. Enemy forces while weak and scattered are well positioned, my western group take heavy loses in infantry. Nontheless they are able to dislodge the enemy from the town. 

At the same time southern group receives reinforcements, which include 2 88's and couple of light AA guns (some APC's as well). I decide to take Sochaczew at the same time as my troops are finishing enemy in Lowicz. This turns out to be a major mistake. 

Instead of withdrawing, Poles are well entrenched and are even counterattacking. Polish troops attack my forces in Lowicz from north and south. They chose the moment wisely as some trucks with officer and 120mm mortars arrive in Lowicz. While i'm fighting there trying to prevent the enemy from destroying my western group, my souther group advancing into the fields in front of Sochaczew is hit by artillery fire and a counterattack by infantry and cavalry from the front and a counterattack by infantry, cavalry and tanks from the west. 

Through the help of 88's in the west and 75mm IG's in the front my southerng roup repels the attack and pushes in Sochaczew, only to meet even heavier resistance. Luftwaffe, which I called for support loses it's recon aircraft over the city, but not before revelaing a vast trench network running east-west.

Command on the other hand doesn't want to leave me alone and instead gives me more objectives. Besides aforementioned ones i am to destroy enemy group in Kutno, build a bridgehead south of it, take watermill/sawmill in the middle of the Polish line and destroy enemy position before Kampino. This all leads to me stopping all my current troops movements and revising the battle plan.

First I intended to take Sochaczew with entire western group, while taking this town wasn't going to be easy and it would somewhat improve my position. Further at this point a battery of 105mm howitzer's has arrived and I reckoned that with them and my bombers it would be doable. 

So I attacked, 105's and 75's suppresed any AA guns, while HE-111's destroyed enemy positions from above. Infantry moved into Sochaczew. I soon started to take loses, but some light tanks arrived and were immediately thrown into battle. Right behind them I sent in my 20mm AA's. Enemy first line collapsed, but almost immediately a large group of infantry and cavalry charged on my right flank and pushed me back. 

They were in turn destroyed by my heavy machine guns and arty. Attack resumed, as I managed to reach the railstation on the left. Here my attack bogged down as enemy arty managed to annihilate 1/3 of my battlegroup. I failed to detect five arty pieces firing at me (I initially thought there were only 2). Bombers were called in. They destroyed a 75mm 3 gun battery near the sawmill, while my arty knocked out a 105 in the village center. Remaining arty piece destroyed my 105, but was in turn knocked out by 2 75's and second 105.

I launched third attack against Sochaczew and finally managed to take the town. After this some tanks arrived in the south. I decided to keep them as a reserve for now. Instead I used my arty and single remaing light tank to destroy a bunker and a trenchline near Sochaczew rail bridge. My troops created a small ambush zone there and for quite some time afterwards destroyed any and all trucks moving across. 

Final part of this phase of battle was conducted by a single squad probing enemy positions north of Sochaczew (one of the objectives), having detected a strong enemy position I decided to abandon an attack through that area and deal with central enemy position, though I did detect an enemy arty piece nearby and swiftly destroyed it. 

Second phase of the battle included my tank reserve moving against Polish central position - the sawmill. I decided to take it, then clear a farm in the west, connect my tanks with Lowicz group, and then force Bzura river in it's center. This maneuver would divide enemy front in 2 pieces and allow me to attack Kutno from the east and north, outflanking it's defences. 

My tanks and APC's advanced across the fields south of sawmill and run into enemy cavalry and tank group. These enemy forces were quickly dispatched, as was a slow moving convoy that appeared. Swiftly I took the farm, and rolled the positions in the sawmill from the west. I lost most of my infantry used to attack as well as 2 tanks, that were replaced immediately, but the sawmill was mine.

Trucks were brought up, to resupply my forces, 2 120mm mortars were brought in as well. 105mm guns I placed just on the other side of the tributary river, so that they could target the enemy bunkers. 

After this I started to cross Bzura. Tanks didn't have much problems, but my infantry was butchered by enemy troops located in trenches. Things turned for the worse, when enemy train appeared and unloaded additional Polish infantrymen. After some fierce fighting, no a single squad remained, 3 tanks were operational, but immobile. Enemy position was only around 30% taken and train was destroyed. I lost my bomber and was therefore in quite a bad position.

Not discouraged I moved engineering vehicles to the tanks, for repairs and gathered infantry from my western group as a replacement. At the same time, 4 infantry squads arrived as reinforcements. I detached two for offensive use and left 2 to protect Sochaczew. 

Arty now started shelling central crossing point. I called GAP's as additional offesnive measure. Then I ordered a full attack. Enemy position resisted bitterly, but I managed to take it. Not wanting to wait I moved my troops to Kutno, destroying some withdrawing columns. Factory which was located on eastern and northern part of town was taken in lighting strike. Trenchline further north was also taken. 

As I moved my troops into Kutno from the north, I lost 1 tank (Pz. III) and 2 squads. Again supply trucks were brought up, arty relocated and started silencing enemy positions one by one. GAP attacked from above. I launched an attack, enemy defenses collapsed rather quickly. I used the momentum to take the area south Kutno that was designated as an original bridge point. With that action I completed most of the objectives, yet there was still one final enemy group to deal with. 

South of Kampino lay a ruin of a castle and a strong enemy group was located in it. Regrouping my forces I created 2 groups. Southern one, supported by 105 and 75's, and western one (due to attack across western bridge), with remaing tanks and 2 120mm mortars. Shelling started, GAP's attempted to attack but were destroyed by AA defenses. I started to cross from both south and west at the same time and managed to take this position. Enemy machingun insided the ruin, did some serious damaged to my southern group however. 

Finally I moved onto Kampino. Ironically a mass of enemy troops charged right at me, as I crossed yet another bridge. They were quickly defeated however. Final twist, came then. Command sent me a message to secure the bridges, except they were already secured (therefore objective was marked as success), I waited for about ten minutes and with nothing happening I decided to finish the mission here. 

[feldgrau]

May 27, 2015 0:02:45 GMT 1 tedi88 said:

Quintaxel and feldgrau is there any reason why mission 6 should be won a minute after the begining? Also objective "Prevent retreat" failed at the same time. 

Hi tedi88

You can send me a "saves" by the end of 5.Mission and / or from the beginning of 6.Mission?

What date is there at you?

mbkg Feldgrau

[atlas555]

A little confused here? Started the first mission-only units able to move are a MG and an officer-was to go to either of two locations-why is unknown. Went to the house by the RR crossing and it stated objective finished( whatever that was). Still no other units could move and no new objective was displayed after that. Walked the officer up toward the station and he was killed, end of story and mission. What am I supposed to do? How do I get my other units to move? Do I just stand there and wait, that doesn't seem right, but it could be.

Need some help with this.

[atlas555]

I noticed above a Polen update 002, I only have Polen update 001, could someone please give me a link to Polen update 002.

[Grot]

May 27, 2015 13:43:22 GMT 1 atlas555 said:

I noticed above a Polen update 002, I only have Polen update 001, could someone please give me a link to Polen update 002.

Good point, I also have update 001 only. 

update:

 Polen 002 pak link www.bk-schnellschuss.de/Missionen/missionen.html

[atlas555]

Got it thanks Grot-however I still need my original questions answered if possible.

Thanks

[Grot]

May 27, 2015 14:00:33 GMT 1 atlas555 said:

Got it thanks Grot-however I still need my original questions answered if possible.

Thanks

I moved officer and MG across the rail tracks worked for me since I was playing without translation it was a guess

[Quintaxel]

May 27, 2015 13:36:48 GMT 1 atlas555 said:

A little confused here? Started the first mission-only units able to move are a MG and an officer-was to go to either of two locations-why is unknown. Went to the house by the RR crossing and it stated objective finished( whatever that was). Still no other units could move and no new objective was displayed after that. Walked the officer up toward the station and he was killed, end of story and mission. What am I supposed to do? How do I get my other units to move? Do I just stand there and wait, that doesn't seem right, but it could be.

Need some help with this.

I think it is normal (scripted) that you can only move your officer when the mission starts. You need to enter the farm with your officer. You'll get reinforcements and your other units will be usable. I read this from the script because I have not yet installed the mod.

[ricz]

Thank you for your work Quinn