Then, regarding night bombing, several issues arise that ultimately render the mechanic completely useless in terms of gameplay:

1 - The rate of operational losses from night flying is prohibitively and excessively high (a 10% loss rate is unfeasible and unrealistic for experienced crews). A ...

There is a typo in the name of the Croatian general Josip Metzer; it should be Josip Metzger (#0483).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josip_Metzger

I'd also like to point out that the XXXVI Mountain Corps in Finland wasn't called that at the start of the war. Its name at that time was simply XXXVI Corps (it was obvious, it did not have any mountain division among its components at that time), the change of name to Mountain Corps occurred in ...

Oh, sorry, it has been corrected. I thought all corrections made since the initial manual always appeared in red in the "Living Manual." In this case, it was simply removed directly from the original text.

It is found in the first comment of the link that comes in that message: https://forums.matrixgames.com/viewtopic.php?f=10177&t=407183


23.8. GENERAL GROUND COMBAT RULES
23.8.1. Description of Ground Combat

Ground combat is conducted by an automated tactical combat system consisting of a ...

For next update to the living manual re leaders and impact on combat: https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=10177&t=407183


These sections have not yet been corrected. The fact that leaders do not participate directly in combat was clarified some time ago, but this has not yet been ...

These two points should be modified in the Living Manual, provided they have been fully clarified:
https://forums.matrixgames.com/viewtopic.php?t=407204
https://forums.matrixgames.com/viewtopic.php?p=5288533

I think the key to understanding a lot of this is in the manual 19.3.2:

In air to ground combat (19.4) it is assumed that fighter
and tactical bombers with a mission altitude over 5,000’
will actually conduct their attacks at 1,000’. This will lead
to additional anti-aircraft fire at the ...

The only thing I can add to this is that in my testing experience, the distance of the mission made a big difference for op losses, especially distance as a percentage of max range. The closer to the max you got for the aircraft, there seemed to be an exponential increase in op losses. It seems to ...

Don't know if it might be of interest to you but Loki did a WITW AAR which has a lot of screenshots of strategic bombing in that game.

https://forums.matrixgames.com/viewtopic.php?t=345040&sid=289c019c6ea6d2d280d7d758049583de

I wonder if some of the issues you are seeing are because the ...

I can certainly understand that flying at low altitude through a dense network of barrage balloons —especially at night— is extremely dangerous; I have no argument there. Increasing altitude solves the problem (though one needs to know the optimal altitude, and I see the manual is incorrect on this ...

Given that the bombing raids take place at night and involve German pilots—who are, after all, highly experienced—even the 10% loss rate you mention seems high to me; the bomber losses you are suffering are simply brutal—completely unsustainable. It seems obvious that altitude is the issue (it's too ...

AlbertN wrote: Sat Jul 11, 2026 10:57 pm In my experience the LW bombers are highly ineffective and thus are best kept on the ground and relocated to Berlin / other NSS, and not drain freight otherwise useful for ground units.

That’s probably how it is in the game... but it’s so unrealistic that it just pains me to do it.

Stamb wrote: Mon Mar 23, 2026 9:16 pm But text itself should be sufficient, i hope, to show how to use recon.

Yes, that's clear

Although the initial images are no longer visible, I understand the intended message. I agree that this is the best approach. The way the game handles reconnaissance is clunky and overwhelming, leading to massive losses. The system proposed here requires more micromanagement, but it is infinitely ...

Even if you have the "Enhanced Player TB Control" option enabled, if a HQ indicates "Unit Locked in the Theater Box," it's because the scenario prohibits moving that theater's command structure to the Eastern Front, usually to maintain historical accuracy. Typically, a purple color at the top ...

I've noticed that in the game, the Dornier Do-215 reconnaissance aircraft in 1941 are of the B-1 version, although based on the information I've read, they should primarily be the B-4. According to records from the Dornier plant in Oberpfaffenhofen, production of new fuselages officially ended in ...

There haven't been any changes here. "Unzha", "Vychegda" and "Pinega" don't pose much of a problem, they're too far north and out of most playthroughs... but Oka, which is in the Orel area, could cause some confusion.

By the way, I have a question. Given that the Ju-86P began operational use by the Aufklärungsgruppe OBdL in mid-1940, and was used extensively during reconnaissance missions over the Soviet Union prior to Operation Barbarossa... why is this aircraft withdrawn in the game until it returns as ...

In William Green's book "The warplanes of the Third Reich" (1972, 1st ed.), London, UK. Doubleday & Company. ISBN 0385057822, can be read on page 425: "The proposed method of operation was to climb to an altitude of 36,090 ft. from take-off, this altitude being attained in 45 min. and a distance of ...