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I'd guess we'd still get a Germany, but it wouldn't be a Prussian dominated one. Or dominated by any single German state, perhaps. The structure would be much more federalized in nature, like modern Germany and unlike the Second Reich.
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<t> Quite right Klydon. A quick check of some sources reveals that by 1944 Germany was producing almost 60% of its oil and 100% of its aviation fuel synthetically. The allied bombing campaign almost completely wiped out synthetic production capacity by the fall of that same year. Coupled with the ...

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Baku is the largest (but by no means only) source of oil. <br/>
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I don't know what the "real" effect will be on the game for you as far as how much it can and should cripple the Russian war economy. A lot will depend on how much of a ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Panzer Meyer<br/>
For example a rule could be instituted that industry cannot be evacuated from a city until Axis forces are within 'X' hexes. As mentioned by other posters the difference between tactical and ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Tarhunnas<br/>
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Yes, and I have read all that too. How come then, that at the end of August, the railhead in the Baltic region was at Luga and the one in AGC was at Smolensk, almost exactly the same distance? It is after all the end result that counts ...

<t> Perhaps a change to the way that industrial evacuations are handled could give the Russian player an incentive to fight forward more often. For example a rule could be instituted that industry cannot be evacuated from a city until Axis forces are within 'X' hexes. As mentioned by other posters ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Panzer Meyer<br/>
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If a change is made to eliminate the Lvov opening, I think other changes need to be made to make the decision to run instead of fight have negative consequences for the Russian ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Panzer Meyer<br/>
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given the design of the game, it would still be the best strategy for Russia to run away even without the Lvov opening<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
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Your logic is circular. Given the ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Panzer Meyer<br/>
The Lvov pocket opening came about because of the aHistorical decision of most Russian players to run for the hills instead of standing and fighting. <e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Ron<br/>
In my experience the Lvov opening is only possible if sufficient forces from AGC are committed to AGS. Without them I don't think it is doable, and I don't recall seeing it done with AGS alone in any AAR. I don ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: HITMAN202<br/>
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I'll get egg on my face for disagreeing with you (you're insight into this game is amazing... I have played a lot of chess.. am a class "A" player.... and though I couldn't play like a master ... knew it when I saw it ... and you are a ...

<t> If the game is intended to be historically accurate, then why allow the players to deviate from history at all. Personally I prefer when a game aims at historical probability instead. Allowing players to make their own decisions within the realms of reality. All that being said I do really enjoy ...

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Another old board game era solution to the same problem. The player must withdraw a certain number of units with a certain strength at a certain time. Not specific units, just a number of the ...

<t> I think the issue many are having here is that the 6th Armee wasn't withdrawn to serve on the Western front. It was destroyed at Stalingrad and then reconstituted in the West. When several crises arose in North Africa and Italy Germany had no choice but to use those divisions to fill in the gaps ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Panzer Meyer<br/>
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I would highly recommend that anyone who is interested in the German side of army group south's attack at Kursk should read George Nipe's work: <LINK link="http://www.amazon.com ...

<r> I would highly recommend that anyone who is interested in the German side of army group south's attack at Kursk should read George Nipe's work: <LINK link="http://www.amazon.com/BLOOD-STEEL-AND-MYTH-II-SS-Panzer-Korps/dp/0974838942/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1337113672&sr=8-1"><s>[link=http://www ...