All commanders have a range of 8, regardless of their other stats. The 7 for Montgomery is his leadership rating, which effects how much he will raise the effectiveness of units under his command. You probably can't mod the range of individual generals.

All you have to do to force Russia to surrender is capture Moscow and Perm. They are like any other major power in that they will capitulate if you capture all their capitols. So throw everything you have at Perm and you're all set.

<t> It is challenging, but you can keep 8-10 armour and 6-8 air units (or vice versa) on the eastern front for the entire war without running out of oil, even without the Iraqi oil fields. The key is to make every oil-burning move count for something. Don't attack with an armour or air unit unless y...

<t> Congratulations on a well played game, sir! I can't tell you how many times I saw someone predicting Mr. Plow would win "easily" over on the slitherine forums. I guess you showed them! Honestly, you did much better than I expected you to, given your position in 1941. So kudos, or a tip of the ca...

<t> To attack with a ship or sub, move the unit to a hex directly adjacent to the unit you want to attack. You will see a whie circle appear over the enemy unit, signalling that you can attack it. Then, before you click on anything else, click on the unit you wish to attack. This is true for all nav...

I can't play anyway. I have too many games going on as is, and can't handle anymore. Sorry, dude.

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: jjdenver<br/> <br/> Can you describe when and how you took Egypt? After Sealion? is that a reason your Barbarossa was so weak? What forces did you allocate?<br/> <br/> Thanks! <e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE> <br/> My Barbarossa was so weak because I had lost a handful of u...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: GeneralRiddler<br/> <br/> I can't believe he was able to take London attacking from a corps attacking from only one hex.. Even with seven air strikes, it almost seems impossible. At that stage of the game, I only seem to get 1:0 odds on tacs (and 0:0 on fighters). ...

<t> Sorry dude, but I have too many pbem games going on now as is. [:(] I'd recommend posting something over at the Slitherine forums. For whatever reason, there's a lot more activity over there than there is here. Specifically, they have a "Multiplayer: opponent seeking" thread which is pretty usef...

<t> For anyone interested in the friendly game between myself and YourAdmiral, here's how the game has played out through Fall 1941. <br/> <br/> Issue #1: Can Germany achieve an early surrender of France while losing few units?<br/> Yes. I was right on this one. Paris fell in April 1940, and I lost ...

A unit will only be influenced by 1 general, the one with the highest leadership rating. So having Mainstein and Rommel next to each other doesn't do any good, and is a waste of Rommel. It's better to spread out your best generals to cover the maximum area.

<t> 1. For a great discussion on this topic, see the thread entitled "Help with PBEM balance issues." <br/> <br/> 2. This is just me, but I usually keep the u-boats close to home instead of going after convoys. They aren't worth very much earlier in the game, plus it saves me oil. If the British pla...

<t> 1. I haven't played against the AI in months, not since I started playing pbem. That said, the AI wasn't terrible. It just isn't as creative and "smart" as humans, not that I would expect it to be...<br/> <br/> 2. There is a large group of pbem players who play on 1.06 and can be reached at the ...

<t> YourAdmiral,<br/> <br/> I just recently conquered Paris on April 28, 1940 while only losing 3 corps units.  And this was against the finest opponent I have ever played against, someone who in another game captured Moscow against me in 1941 and will finish off Russia in 1942!  So it can be done, ...

<r> YourAdmiral,<br/> &nbsp;<br/> The key to my strategy isn't an early <I><s>[i]</s>fall<e>[/i]</e></I> of France, it's an early <I><s>[i]</s>invasion<e>[/i]</e></I> of France, which in turn leads to an early fall.&nbsp; In your games, when are you invading France?&nbsp; If the German p...

<t> I have to set this response up by saying that in previous games against other opponents, I had been aggressive with France early, invading Germany through the Maginot Line. In one instance, I even captured the Ruhr and held it for a few turns. <br/> <br/> So I did the same thing in this one fate...

<r> I'm looking for moderate-advanced players willing to play Borger, Jim, and Ronnie's (BJR) new mod posted on the Slitherine forums, with all the house rules. I'm playing 2 games on it now, and from what I've seen, it really is a great mod. The rules seem long and complicated, but once you get goi...

<t> I usually play pbem games on 1.06, but I've found an opponent who uses 1.07. So now I want to have two versions of ceaw on my machine, one 1.06, and one 1.07. The problem is that the game doesn't like that. Specifically, whenever I try to start the "second" version, I get a serial number error. ...

<t> Like I said, if you've determined on your first turn that you want to do Sealion, the best way to go is air superiority. The Germans historically knew what they were doing, they just couldn't control the skies. Get 3 TACs and 2-3 Fighters (+ the Italian fighter unit) and stick them right on the ...

<t> I've had the opposite experience playing as the Axis. I've never been beaten, and I like to think that isn't a reflection on the quality of my opponents. My biggest advice for the Germans in 1939 is don't waste time. Pay for extra railroad moves to get your forces west as soon as Poland falls. M...