<t> Regard to Riga, and what makes it a nagging issue, is that it can be used as point of resistance and even counter attack. If the city stays in supply SU has the ability to ship and maintain max units at that spot. W/ out surrounding it with 5 divisions, SU can possibly break the pocket. By the ...

It's my 1st time playing with an opponent and an experienced one at that. AI always abandoned Riga so I never had to bypass it before. I was really surprised how tough it would be.

<t> Believe it or not, in reality conditions of moral was not very difficult to access. Many characteristics of a fighting forces "cohesiveness" provide indicators of moral. How well do the fight, how well do they move, how tattered are their uniforms, how fast do they run, are captured and dead ...

<t> In reality, I believe the Russians would have forced partisans to form up back into the regular army, and there was a real risk of being shot as a deserter. Partisan units were not formed as commando units and dropped behind enemy line but were made up of displaced soldiers and escape POW and ...

<t> One thing I can say for sure about Luftwaffe controls, the more you mess with them, the more likely plans are likely to stay parked on the ground. Generally, I manage spent units by disbanding them. I find replacement become available in sufficient numbers and sooner from the pool that why. I ...

<t> Unexpected is right! Riga was initially attacked on turn 2 by the majority of 4th Pzr group and failed. Then on turn 3 surrounded by the entire 18th army with all HQ within 1 hex of the city. On turn 4, 2 hefty inf divs were added to the encirclement as reinforcements to 18th amry. The city has ...

<r> Conditions:<br/>
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German locked HQ, Russian has option<br/>
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FOG of war including movement both sides<br/>
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( I mean seriously, what do you think Recon is for?)<br/>
Normal (historical)weather w/ full blizzard ( if you think the weather wasn't that important than you ...