<r> I was considering to start a campaign by playing for 1-2 turns as the Germans and then switch to the Soviets so as to cause myself maximum damage more closely to historical losses etc. Is this viable or after turning on Axis AI it's going to work badly? I realize Axis AI isn't that great, what ...

<r> It's not pretty good is it?... Heh, I should have set the settings to 150 morale boost enemy I guess...<br/>
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During the Moscow counter-offensive I've pretty much wiped out the Axis(~70+German Inf. div, 15 Panzer divs, 11 Mot. divs., countless Engineer battalions) 2million+ losses, 800 ...

Is there any chance of holding the Crimean choke points in the North?

<t> I'm trying to build up the Moscow defense from the inside out. I hope the inner ring of 6-7 FR will reinforce and build up(I'm willing to delegate construction units+sappers of course, 3 per FR if need be) the fort level to 4 by winter. But it's already 31 July and I've already lost Smolensk ...

<t> Is it a bad idea to mass deploy FR? I've deployed lots of FR around Moscow(10-12 I think), both in the choke points north and around the capital itself. I guess this would qualify as a bad strategy around here... I forgot to mention the legions of labor squads eager to defend father Stalin by ...