[Shikhov]

Hello Andy!
As I read the Caucasian oil wells were mainly undamaged even after some month of ground combat. Oil storages and some plants completely destroyed, but most oil still delivered to not Caucasian plants were in crude condition. As most pipelines destroyed, oil delivered by tankers through Kaspean Sea and Volga river to Saratov and norther.
Anyway, Soviet oil production suffred heavy (I have not figures right now), but not enough for any operation limitations.
Therefore I think Germans could force Soviet oil industry only by mine-laying. And really they done it according to their airpower on hand.
Moreover Luftwaffe only few times attack any sort of main Soviet plants. It happen in mid of 1943 with great success. If Luftwaffe could find main Soviet rafinery and attacked it periodically the result can be achieved also.
But seems LW not recognized rafinery location at all.
Regards.
Igor.