<t> I keep all my bombers at (srat and tac) at around 6 or 7 strength. There is a post on the forum recently that discusses the strat bomber losses for the pp loss for the cities. Although a city loses only 4 pp during the bombing, they only regain 1 pp per turn. So the total pp loss is actually ...

<t> Billyj I have dropped airborne troops in Norway. The problem is the limited range of the airborne and the limited time with the mulberry's. Norway defends Oslo decently well. I have dropped airborne and taken the city southwest of Oslo on the coast. It is a non-port city though. So supply is ...

<t> If Germany controls Denmark then British navy can't enter the Baltic. Invasion of Norway is presumably pre-war with Russia. So only navy that can intercept is Norway's and I don't think they would have the strength to successfully intercept. I strongly believe changing the southeastern coast of ...

Also I forgot to mention that taking human control of Finland when they are at war with Russia also helps. Whether they join the axis or not. You can take Murmansk and Lenningrad with the Finns, which really helps the axis war against Russia.

<t> I have complained (commented?) several times about Germany not being able to take Norway. Not sure if I've ever heard anyone say they have done it. The problem is you are forced to invade from the North Sea. If they would change the eastern part of Noway's coast to bordering the Baltic, then ...

<t> ahh you are correct my mistake. I just usually go for Vichy. BTW in one of my current games, last night, I got an event where allied activity in Vichy France fired an event where Germany takes over all Vichy territory and naval units. Quite a boon for Germany if you ask me. I had not seen that ...

You don't have to take all the North Africa VP cities. You do have to take Nantes which is not a VP city. There is a recent thread where this was all covered.

<t> Downloaded and played last night. Unbelievably beautiful work. The counters look even better in game when mixed up with one another. The combination of color contrasts and pictures is stunning. It was like I was playing a brand new game.<br/>
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I like the map also, but it is hard to see ...

Interesting. Looks like Longest Day counters. Will be interesting to see them in game.

<t> I've never successfully amphib assaulted norway. Even if I clear the North Sea with my tac bombers first, the British ships keep coming until my landing force is sunk. I believe the only fix for this is to either put Oslo in the Baltic, or allow amphib to land the turn it puts to sea. As to my ...

The counters are beautiful. I prefer the 1st choice from the post about which choice. No white bar, and nato designation of division and corps. I will enjoy whichever you go with though. Thanks for doing this counter mod.

When I referred to VP cities I meant the ones actually in France. You don't have to attack the Maginot, you just have to isolate it. At least that was the case in 1.6. May have changed with 1.7, but I still do it and get the vichy event.

Eric13, this was added in a recent patch so it would not be in the manual. Look at recent patch notes.

<t> I have played vs the AI where the German navy totally controls the North Sea and Atlantic. Though considered gamey by some, use your tac bombers to pound the british navy in the north sea and the atlantic. Also use groups of 4-6 subs in the atlantic as raiders to hurt british pp's. Over time the ...

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When you take Yugoslavia, make sure germany gets port on Adriatic. You can then use German transports to move supply and troops.<br/>
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I take Greece with combination of Italians and Germans. Usually not a tough nut to crack. It gives you more ports on ...

<t> You have to take all the VP cities, Nantes and you also have to take Strasbourg and isolate the maginot fortress hexes. I admit the first time I tried to take France it was little frustrating. But once you understand what you need to take, you can head straight for those cities. First time I ...

<t> How is building and deploying an airborne division any slower than an armored division or corps? The aspect of production and deployment is squeezed in this game for all units except naval, and even then 3 turns to turn out subs is pretty short. One turn for entire Corps or for that matter any ...

Correction- should have read "you AREN'T pigeon holed"

How can something be TOO useful........?

Nothing is to stop either if that is how you choose to play. The Germans can do either strategy. That is one of the redeeming qualities of the game. You are pigeon holed into following historical steps. You can decide to run the war the way you want to run the war.