<t> Hi lee,<br/>
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how is terrain influenced your combat? i notice you have 3 panzer divs moving through what looks like forest area (woodlands?) towards leningrad but they are on a railline. Does being on railine hexes aid movement? kinda like the only primary road to moscow leading across ...

hi trey,

is the French AVF regiment included? I realise we are talking divisional level but that would be some nice chrome. Plus they come in summer 41' so they would be able to participate in the offensive

cheers,
john

<t> Hi Trey,<br/>
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Thats great.&nbsp; far be it from me to be the champion of the SS but when i was looking through the AAR they happen to be the units that stcik out the most.&nbsp; Just trying to ensure we have the most authenticity in a computerized boardgame we can get.&nbsp; i play alot ...

<t> hi lee,<br/>
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1 more thing before i forget-your bridgehead there-is it across a bridge/railway hex or can you cross a major river anywhere with panzer/motorized troops? If counterattacked and forced to retreat across that river would you sustain increased losses? <br/>
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thanks,<br ...

<t> hi lee,<br/>
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Are the units led (by leader) at the division or at corps level. Awesome screenshot. You took some serious casualties in the last turn roughly 20,000 if i am not mistaken from end of turn 4 to end of turn 5. That would make you 32 days into the campaign. <br/>
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So ...

<r> Hi pyledriver and Elmo,<br/>
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thanks for the updates-this is awesome. I have been literally awaiting a game of this magnitude and scope for the computer for over 20 years. 1st cav dividion subordinate to 24th PZ K part of panzergruppe Guderian (from 27th july 1941) is correct. I believe ...

Hi Elmo,

Looking through your units I didn't see the SS cavalry brigade anywhere. i noticed a few cavalry brigades in the south porbably Romaninas but didn't see the SS cavalry brigade attached to AGN. Is it attached to one of your Divisions?

cheers,
john

<t> For the german units, the level seems to be primarily at divisonal. I would think any incorporation of brandenburg units would be considered like a support unit. If i am not mistaken they primarily operated at strengths under company level (were they ever deployed as a full battalion?). <br ...

<t> Hi Brad,<br/>
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Thanks for the extra info.&nbsp; That is a nice resource.&nbsp; I get the feeling based on the alpha testers comments that if the TOE is identical across units including leadership, and experience they should fight the same.&nbsp; I suppose i am hypothesizing that the ...

What are the terrain effects for river crossings? 1/2 firepower or so? Can you airdrop over a river hexside to gain a bridgehead?

<t> Well i wouldn't go as far to say it would never had happened. <br/>
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With the different power splits within the Reich -wehrmacht-OKW-OKH, luftwaffe, kriegsmarine, and all the different SS it came down to who had Hitler's ear at the time and wielded the most influence. Essentially, Hermann ...

<r> Hi Pyledriver-many thanks for the swift reply. <br/>
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There were alot of foreign units involved in holding the narva bridgehead in 1944. Alot of small obscure units such as the nederland brigade and an estonian division and others. i figured they would be included in the game - but was ...

<t> Hi,<br/>
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Is it mandatory to field the Luftwaffe field divisions or can we elect not to build them and use their manpower and equipment to replenish other worn down units?<br/>
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Second question: I imagine this to be yes but are all the small freiwiilling units in the game as well ...

<t> ridiculous,<br/>
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no matter how politically indoctrinated those units were it all boils down to training and efficiency.&nbsp; NKVD had no more advantage than any other soviet manufactured unit post invasion.&nbsp; I have yet to encounter any scientific nor objectional piece of evidence ...

<t> very nice to know.&nbsp; Does each side have individual pilots ala WiTP or is that too detailed?&nbsp; Is there research in the game similar to..again.. WitP whereas you can try to advance the production date of a tank or fighter aircraft ahead of its release schedule.<br/>
thx.<br/>
john<br ...

<t> Seems you took my critique abit too personal.&nbsp; I do not beleive that the eastern med was a vital theate at all.&nbsp; In retrospect it should not have been a theatre to begin with.&nbsp; I do not beleive the Germans wanted anything to do with Africa or Greece or yugoslavia until the ...

<t> Neilster,<br/>
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I beg to differ with your appreciation of the Med's importance on Germany's strategy.&nbsp;&nbsp; I do not beleive that the german's&nbsp; would have gotten involved in the med at all until Italy's blundeing in Greece and northern Africa and the fall of the Yugislavian ...

<t> The unit quality modifier is a mystery.&nbsp; <br/>
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As I understand the combat the defender fires first but the attacker does not take casualties then return fire with "remaining" troops.&nbsp; The attacker fires second so to speak but with the full attack strength that he entered the ...

thanks for the clarification- agreed -refits first to the west but if a korps is facing elimnation he need s to be kept up to strength (to the pt where 1 attack willnot annhilate it) thus keeping pressure on the german ef is very important.

<t> it would not serve the russians adequately to send in 1 inf unit if the german unit was a lv 24 inf unit and not a lv 0 hq-that my point-if the ruskies will assault they will do it on force (if they are wise). hence perhaps using a lv 0 hq to screen your line may serve useful-whether or not you ...