<t> Oh, I have a good one ...<br/>
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In my early Comannder days I didn't reallize that the Russian player could invest in research before Russia actually entered the war. So, months and months went by with no Russian R&D progress until Barbarossa started in mid-1941. I lost that game.....</t>

Bearcat,

How did you end up with russians in berlin by 1942 with an Axis advantage? I'd like to hear that story.

YourAdmiral

<t> Can someone who's played both expand on the balance issue? I love CEAW, but after a year of almost constant playing have gotten a bit frustrated ... it seems every game goes the same, with the Axis unstoppable for the first 2-3 years, then getting creamed.&nbsp;CEAW&nbsp;is&nbsp;best when the ...

<r> A lesson in value of air power. You can see where joerock22's units are depleted and are being squeezed into an increasingly small beachead south of London. But he still had 1 full-strength infantry corps, and that unit backed by seven air strikes is able to capture London. With supply in place ...

<r> Skip a couple turns ahead to December 4, 1940. joerock22 has been able to get more units ashore, but RAF air attacks followed by ground assaults are able to wear them down, and he isn't able to fully get them refitted as he hasn't captured a city yet. The Royal Navy makes progress in battering ...

<r> Next turn, October 25, 1940. joerock22 gets some units ashore in the southeastern UK, but they are already damaged due to air attacks. More of the Luftwaffe shows up on his end. The Royal Navy shows up at the western end of the English Channel and starts to bash away at the sub screen.<br/>
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<r> So here's joerock22's opening Sea Lion move. He has subs bracketing the English Channel to protect his transports from the Royal Navy ... my battleship at left found out the hard way. You can see some of his air, but he has more in Belgium. The RAF is stationed just west of Birmingham, above the ...

<r> Got it. Cool! Thanks for the help!<br/>
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Weird ... I don't get the "embed picture" box or file upload ... any help, somebody from Matrix?

You mean the "Add Signature" box?

<t> The Brits will continue to control the hexes they've occupied, such as Narvik. They'll only control the hexes they've moved through. This can be a good gambit to keep a foothold in Europe as it's tough for the Germans to move all the way across Norway to dig them out. Watch out for subs, though ...

Hey, how did you embed the screenshot? I tried to do this with another post and couldn't figure it out.

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<t> joerock22,<br/>
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That was indeed an awesome Sea Lion battle ... I'll post some screenshots shortly. It seriously could have gone either way, and even in the turn before I lost London I thought I had it won. <br/>
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Right now we're in late November 1941 ... the Axis is ...

I have found it incredibly difficult to find patches for CEAW through Matrix -- it's almost like an easter egg hunt, though not as gratifying. There has to be a better way to do it.

Joerock22,
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I just sent you an email ... let slip the dogs of war!

<t> Good responses -- my reply:<br/>
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Firepowerjohan -- we have had games where the arrival of the Italians is what swings the day in favor of conquering France. That doesn't happen so much anymore now that we've improved German tactics, but it has happened. In any event it's irrelevant ...

<t> joerock22,<br/>
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Some interesting points, but it seems like the key to your Axis strategy is an early fall of France. In numerous games with an equally matched opponent, with both of us switching sides for different games, we've never been able to accomplish this. France falls in ...

I've actually encountered fewer problems in PBEM play with my Vista machine than with my old XP OS.

<t> HarryBanana's suggestions are excellent. I would add a couple more:<br/>
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1. If you're playing the 1939 campaign, build 3-4 tank units while you're still waiting for Russia to enter the war. Place them around Novgorord.<br/>
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2. Build Zhukov, place him in Leningrad once ...

Am I stupid? Why can I not find the link for this? I looked all over the members download area and can only find the 1.06 patch. Can someone post a direct link to 1.07.