Stalino Turn 9. Moscow before Mud hits. Sure Leningrad seems to hold, but this should be a German win.

Every time I read an AAR lately, the Germans seem unstoppable in 1941. I wonder if supply is a tad too plentiful for the Wehrmacht in the current meta... :-/

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Prussia here.

Playing a long term Napoleonic game (Empires at War, War & Peace), is a fun and unique experience.

Spain is in a unique and challenging position, squeezed between the interests of the Major Powers of France and Britain. Whoever plays them will need sharp diplomatic tools ...

In 1941 as the Soviet factories start to evacuate, what is the right course of action? Prioritize repairs for the unit categories you want to repair faster and increase production of sooner? Should you attach construction SUs manually to the new location (city), or will the AI take care of this? You ...

How do you counter paratrooper spam?


You can have Axis minor interceptors patrol in large areas over threatened sectors. Any intercept, even a small one, would make the drop exceedingly costly and probably prohibit the mission.

You can place refitting smaller units on vital rail and supply ...

When a Fortified Zone is destroyed on Map, what happens to its attached support units? (retreat or elimination?)

Google search:
Not found in documents.
There is no rule I can cite stating either:
"Support Units attached to a Fortified Zone are destroyed when the Fortified Zone is eliminated ...

(Im sure this has been posted about before, sorry for spamming a new thread about it. Feel free to move it to the proper place.)

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I've encountered what appears to be a recurring AI behavior during a 2026 campaign playing the ...

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Here is what Gemini thinks of my current campaign:

Based on the data from Turn 5 of your campaign, here is an assessment of the current situation for the ...

This game ended after a short mud period, where Germany inflicted nearly 200k losses renewing its summer campaign in deep snow and vs. level 3 fortifications, like nothing.

I could have kept taking this kind of punishment and most likely survived and turned things around, but I couldnt find any joy ...

I am amazed at players as the USSR, that can take this kind of punishment and keep going, without failing their player morale rolls.

Also I dont really see a way to avoid the current situation to be frank. Seems to be the standard outcome.

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I am by no means an expert on house rules and balance of the game. But I would like to get some input and discussion from experienced players, what are the arguments for the house rules preferred nowadays.

Let´s start with the easy ones.

Temporary motorization seems to be a big no-no. I am ...

Bryansk Counterattack
Krusk Counterattack


For counterattacks against single regiments - use less divisions (unless you are farming the maximum amount of wins). A "large" amount of units (4+ divisions or, when you unlock them, 2+ corps) in a single combat reduces the fire rate of their ...

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Really enjoying your AAR the attention to detail in the screenshots is excellent, your review of each sector and Front description of your latest turn reads like what an actually combat report might look like ( my view ) is top notch.
Just my two cents on the North-Western Front operations, for ...

Thanks for a very interesting and exciting read of the AAR.

I can´t help but feel its incredibly challenging to avoid a knock out encirclement in 41-42 vs. an experienced German player. Maybe later patches have evened out things a bit in this regard, since this was played?

It was a shame it ended ...

Question: Do units on TRAINS collect any replacements, or no?

They do accumulate Prep Points however; correct?

If a unit is on a train, but doesn't MOVE during it's turn, does it consume any rail capacity?

You can see where this is going.....a couple units on TRAINS and waiting becomes like a ...

How many turns of heavy mud is normal average during fall 1941?

To honour the sadness of the part months of warfare, but also to inspire hope of the coming time, with retribution in mind, I will post an inspiring song, fitting of the preparations of the Soviet War Machine from now on...

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+1 for War in Europe covering both east and west.

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All in all, not a terrible week. Heavy losses, but that is to be expected, when defending and not running away. Two large successful counterattacks (and one failed). Mostly we are rearranging to slow down the German panzers, which push in certain key sectors ...

Here is another question: How are AA SUs typically used?

I know that they will defend the hex they are in vs. Air Attacks (HQ unit or attached to a Ground unit)

If attached to an HQ, do they provide any AA benefit outside of protecting the HQ unit? Or is that it?

If used as SU in combat, do ...