Need a quick refresher on what it takes to make GUARDS.

Roughly, how many wins? (Assuming you have a "Winning Record")

Can the following units attain Guards status, yes or no?

--Any Battalion-size unit
--Naval Infantry Bde
--Motorized Infantry DIV
--NKVD Motorized Rifle DIV
--Mountain DIV ...

It's not unusual for depots to provide freight during the enemy turn. For instance, units that defend in combat are resupplied with ammo, if within range of a friendly depot.

And if I dont have any Superioity Directives at all, what else will bring my fighters up to the slaughter?


If I understand correctly, the problem is that your fighters auto-intercept too much during the air phase?
The solution to that would be to reduce the "Mission AC Pct" for AS.
Like this ...

Is it a display bug or do they actually fly and cause casualties?

Wouldn't be surprised if the Soviets have 10,000 tanks in the pool based on those numbers. It's a bit of work to bring them on map but it can really make a difference.

IIRC rifle divisions with 7 wins can become guards


That fulfils Condition Two in '41 since 7 + 3 > 9. Condition Three says you can't have more losses than wins. Then Condition One says that in '41 a rifle division with 7 wins has a 3/8 = 37.5% chance every turn to become guards. The chance goes ...

In the VtB campaign the XXXVIII Pz Crps (Kurt Herzog) has the "withdraw" status set but it never gets withdrawn during the scenario.

Are you certain there was a depot in Pskov at the start of your T8? Typically, the closest depot to your combat troops will receive some freight from damaged element repairs, regardless of its priority or whether it gets freight via rail. For example, in your save, Smolensk isn’t connected by rail ...

The CV predictor does not consider attached SUs.

It does. :geek:


Only if the SU was attached during the turn. SUs that started the turn attached to the unit are ignored by the CV predictor. Here's a Pz regiment that had a FlammPz SU attached, before and after removing the FlammPz:

SU CV ...

The CV predictor does not consider attached SUs.

Right click.

This game is designed for competitive play against reasonably strong opponents, whether that’s another human player or a challenging AI setting. The balance and mechanics are tuned to deliver historically plausible outcomes when both sides are evenly matched.

If you read the AAR subforum you can ...

I have 516 hrs clocked into the game but am still more or less clueless as how the supply system actually works.

Could someone give me a step-by-step instruction on how to stockpile freight in a rear area depot? :shock:

Thanks!


Here's a simple guide for Axis supply in '41: https://www ...

How many divisions can you move per turn Odessa-Sevastapol?


Assuming the Odessa port is in good condition, the limit is the number of troop ships in the Black Sea. For example, I have a game where there are 27 Soviet troop ships in the Black Sea on T5. That means 27,000 tons capacity.

Then I ...

U-2 transports can only drop freight at airfields.

• Units with type SP Rocket Launcher and HT Mortar were not firing during the long range artillery fire phase. Fixed.


Does this include Katyushas, a.k.a. Unarmored SP Rocket Launchers? Currently, these "elite" units do less damage in combat than regular Rifle Squads. The Soviet player is better ...

Stamb wrote: Tue Dec 03, 2024 1:59 am So tl;dr is that can you make HQs/NKPS/Fronts/etc spawn somewhere in a safe location? Urals might be a good spot.

Or the reserve TB.

Fortunately, this is just a display issue. It's possible to generate some funny combat reports in '41 if you place an HQ in an urban location, like Smolensk. Any SUs, such as brigades, contributed by this HQ will be displayed in combat with a huge CV. The fight happens normally despite the display ...

Looking at an AI vs AI game, there are undocumented sudden jumps of 25% in overall Soviet need for ammo in units on Jan 1, 1942 and Jan 1, 1943. In some cases, this causes the CV to drop since the unit no longer has full ammo:

There are multiple recent AARs on Discord showing big CV increases like that for German attacks in first winter heavy snow. It could be something that changed in a recent version since I don't recall hearing much about this issue previously. The other problem is that German SUs in combat don't seem ...