<t>Russian Steel players,<br/>
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My work commitments just about doubled in May and will remain heavy through August.<br/>
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As a result, my hoped for debut of Russian Steel 1.3, 1.4, and 1.5 are postponed.<br/>
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I wanted to have them out by June 22. <br/>
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There are 15 new battles ...

Thanks for helping out, REMF!

Let me know if I can be of further assistance!!! It sounds like you are ready for Dubno!

Watch out for flanking Panzers and the Luftwaffe!!

Good Luck!

Brad

<t>Macready:<br/>
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I'm guessing you may be one level too deep in the directory structure of windows...just another reason to quietly put Bill Gates out of business...<br/>
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Kevsharr (and myself a while back) had similar difficulties...<br/>
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Try the following and let me know if you ...

<t>kevsharr:<br/>
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Excellent!<br/>
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You actually have 19 scenarios with RS 1.2 even though you "see" 40...the files for the remaining 21 are not included in RS at this time because they are still in playtesting...<br/>
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The good news is that they are all sort of playable - meaning the ...

<t>Kevsharr:<br/>
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First, in WINDOWS, open your SPWAW directory on C: drive and then get to a screen where you can see the SCEN, SAVE, and CAMPAIGN folders (plus many others). DO not click on CAMPAIGN to open it.<br/>
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Now, go download the RS file. Then you unzip it showing all the files ...

<t>Please let us know how things go for your nicely balanced KV force...and 36 units will give you extra challenge - my compliments!<br/>
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Your English is 1000 times better than my Russian!<br/>
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I like the Marines too although I like the new engineers with PpSH41s even better!:) <br/>
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<r>I Like Yurka's force:D<br/>
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perhaps not quite enough KV2s in my humble opinion...<br/>
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<E>;)</E> <br/>
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Something about a 200 kg shell going down range at the bad guys is very comforting..<br/>
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But then I'm a KV kinda guy...<br/>
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One can rationalize this type of ...

<t>One thing I found myself doing is double-clicking the "campaign" folder so it opened and then sliding the files into it...then I couldn't find it from the SPWAW menu...I finally figured out that I was one directory level too deep so I tried again at the next higher directory level and it worked ...

<t>KaaKao:<br/>
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Thanks for the feedback - it's a thrill to see someone reach Battle 12...<br/>
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Thanks for playing! Your T34s should be veteran and elite by now - maybe some infantry too...<br/>
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If you have the time, it would be great to hear any other impressions you may have...<br ...

<t>Seagull,<br/>
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The first several battles are fairly rocky because the Soviets have such poor experience/morale ratings... the survivors will learn fairly well - if they can manage a kill (even crewmen!) it seems to go much faster...<br/>
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By Battle 3 you should notice some modest ...

<t>Mark Ezra:<br/>
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We suggest combined arms with a strong tank core.<br/>
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On paper, in June 1941, the Soviets were actually heading away from pure armored units....the Mech Corps had two tank and one Motorized Rifle Divisions...there just wasn't enough time to complete the transition ...

Seagull,

The intent is for the player to have up to 50 units - 6-10 of which are first class tanks (T34, KV)...

I suggest:

1500 points for 7.1

1700 points for 6.4 - 7.0

2000 points for 6.1 - 6.3

<t>Just to be devilish....<br/>
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Please do the Case White scenario...<br/>
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and consider some associated campaigns:<br/>
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Poles in the Mediterranean (NAfr, Italy)<br/>
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Poles in France<br/>
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Liberation of Poland by Soviet-sponsored Polish Army in 1944-1945...<br/>
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A ...

<t>Russian Steel 1.2: 20 battles worth of teeth-gritting action and combined arms fighting.....<br/>
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I have to advise you that any player playing Russian Steel 1.2 for more than a few hours at a time runs the risk of developing battle fatigue and shell shock! Most of these battles are INTENSE ...

Are they interested in campaign games?

I have a tested 8-battle German campaign set in the Ukraine in Sept-Oct 1941 that just needs a little work....

Then I got sidetracked on Russian Steel...

Let me know.

BD

<t>I just learned that John Erickson, author of The Road to Stalingrad and The Road to Berlin, died in hospital in Edinburgh a few weeks ago. The article contained a tribute by Col. David Glantz.<br/>
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For anyone interested in the detailed history of the most devastating war ever, Erickson's ...

<r>Russian Steel Update - 1.2 Now available at the Armor Site! <br/>
Russian Steel 1.2 is now available on Fabio Prado's excellent Armor Site! <br/>
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5 upgrades to battles from Russian Steel 1.1 and 6 new battles that carry your force through to April 1942 and the spring mud season.. <br/>
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<r>Russian Steel 1.2 is now available on Fabio Prado's excellent Armor Site!<br/>
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5 upgrades to battles from Russian Steel 1.1 and 6 new battles that carry your force through to April 1942 and the spring mud season..<br/>
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See all of the details in the SPWAW campaign/scenario subforum.<br ...

<r>Russian Steel 1.2 is now available on Fabio Prado's excellent Armor Site.<br/>
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See the details in the SPWAW campaign/scenario subforum.<br/>
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Russian Steel 1.2 is posted (with some new graphics, too) at:<br/>
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<URL url="http://www.fprado.com/armorsite/spwaw_camps06.htm"><s>[url ...

<t>Thanks for the AAR, Hellcat..<br/>
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A DV at Dubno is impressive - 6 kills with a BA-3 even more so!<br/>
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Your AAR described the battle very much as the designer intended - the northern strike force is potentially devastating. and it sounds like you survived it handily.<br/>
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With ...