Comparing the German OOB at the beginning and end of the Soviet air phase, we can see that the losses inflicted by these T1 Soviet bombing raids are quite significant.
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They amount to:

Men: 11,765 killed + 28,358 damaged
Guns: 152 destroyed + 305 damaged
AFVs ...

Setting a few Soviet GA ADs against advancing German troops:
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Typical AD settings:
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AD results:
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The Soviets flew 30,375 sorties in 178 raids. Not a single one was intercepted by the German fighters:
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German fighters brought forward on T1:

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Their range easily covers all German units:

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Low travel percentages:

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Air bases have fuel and ammo:

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Historically the Do 17 and the Ju 88 were explicitly designed to be too fast for the Soviet I-types to intercept: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schnellbomber

A flight of I-15s intercepting a Ju 88 squadron should rarely be able to even fire any shots at them.

The game has the Me 163B radius as 19 miles which restricts it to one hex.

According to Wikipedia its flight radius was 25 miles .

This contemporary Luftwaffe training video (marked secret for internal use; not propaganda) claims it could intercept bombers at 50km (31 miles) and that it was ...

There is a Steel Inferno installer for v01.03.11 but it doesn't work. Here's what worked for me:

Downloaded 2 files from My Page/WitE2 File Downloads: PC Installer, PC Update
Unzipped and installed PC Installer with WitE2 serial
Unzipped and installed PC Update
Started PC Update a second time ...

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 ...