<t> Depends on your strategy. If you are going sea-lion, I would prioritize research. You need naval weapons for your air, amphibious, etc. For Russia after France, you need a boat load of units. Last game I bought air between Poland and France. A fighter to defend after France and a medium bomber ...

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I have to say that the Game allows for all three, Strategic, Operations, and tactics. The scope of the game has a place for all three. Each require a different mindset, military/game knowledge, for a player to be successful.
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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: kcole4001<br/>
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There's no way around it.<br/>
To beat the Russians you have to kill their units faster than they can be replaced.<br/>
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Drive around and encircle them all you want, you'll often be out of supply and they'll counterattack and damage ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: majpalmer<br/>
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It took me a while to recognize this reality of the game. I couldn't make the sweeping armored encirclements that the Germans made in Russia, for example. The scale and mechanics are ...

Many thanks spent a lot of hours playing this game in high school and college. One of my all time favorite board games. Love the feel of the old AH board games. So sad they got bought out over Hasbro wanting the rights to the name civilization. They won the court case only to face a bear hug.

<t> Historically sticky. What happened was over time panzer divisions got smaller. So the 1936 PZ dropped to half size before Poland (fewer PZI, more PZII and some PZIII/IV or czech tanks for some divisions). After France the number of panzer battalions per division were again halfed. So in 1941 you ...