A spot opened on the roster. I'll play either side but I'm a better Russian, v 3.3, Lorenzo's rules, no turn replayers please.

<t> Any unit risks shatter if the readiness of the divisions which comprise it falls below 20%. One of the tactics a good German player can employ is to fortify several key cities back from the front lines prior to blizzard, then retreat to those cities when blizzard arrives. The advancing Soviets ...

<t> Guys, these are great comments. Now for the next part...<br/>
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Please comment on the use of Leaders, OP points, replacement levels, and production for the German player for '41. Since many readers are newbies, and the manual is worthless, explain what each of these is, what it does, and ...

<t> Good rules Dave with a few comments. I believe you to be the most experienced and knowlegeable WIR player out there so you certainly have standing to make these points. I'm in agreement with all except 1, 2, and 10. <br/>
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With regard to #1, I would allow the Soviet player to use ...

<t> K62...great job. I thought I knew it all and you suprised me! Obviously, an unscrupulous player can utilize some or all of these bugs and tricks to obliterate an opponent. In fact, there are so many ways to cheat in this game that you really need to restrict your play to guys who you know to be ...

<t> Lee and I are probably going to put a document together that will be an outline of German strategy for the early war period, through the blizzard of '41 and perhaps into spring of '42. It will be something that will enable a guy who has never played the game to have a good grasp of the things ...

<t> One of the mistakes that the politically correct historians make is that history's tyrants were all crazy. Really, Stalin and Hitler were far from crazy; they were brillaint and ruthless, the embodiment of evil. Fools? No. They understood what they were doing from the beginning of their quest ...

<r> In speculating about a Soviet preemptive or planned strike against Germany in '39 or '40, you have to look at the Soviet Armies' experience against Finland. The Finns, badly outnumbered in every category, with no tanks or planes to speak of, held off a massive Russian offensive for a long time ...

<r> Just downloaded the game and all the manuals (there are like 200 pages of rules and changes!) Anyway, I'll give the tutorial a go but would like a game too. I'm good for 2 or more turns per day.<br/>
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Also, I'm a War in Russia vet and would be happy to train or play someone interested in ...

<r> Check out the sound bite at this link...it is R. Lee Ermey at this best!<br/>
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<t> Yeah, the Italian Front will shatter if you start shuffling units out, even air units. To prevent an early shatter, do the following on turn 1 of the '41 campaign:<br/>
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Set replacement level to 60<br/>
Rail in 2 German infantry divisions (full strength)<br/>
Don't remove any units on ...

<t> A spot opened up on the roster. Version 3.3, Lorenzo's rules, campaign '41, I'll play either side but I'm a better Russian. Straight up and honest please; no replaying of turns. I'm open to any other rules/modifications that make sense, especially limitations on heavy tank production, max ...

<t> I've never played Possum, but from what I've read on the forum it is totally unrealistic. The production numbers for the Russians seem way too high, and the experience of their air units also seems too high. A couple guys finished a Possum game on the forum a while back, and the Russians were in ...

<t> Most of the new proposed "house rules" only make it that much more difficult for the Russians to defend in '41. This is absurd, as we all know. Specifically:<br/>
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#1. Special Supply: The Russians have to be able to make liberal use of special supply in '41 because of the supply penalty ...

<t> Well, I'm the guy who developed the HQ defensive strategy, and I'll tell you why. German players were jacking up their Pzkrps beyond historical levels to the point that no defense could stop them. Putting 3 Pzdivs, a motorized div, and 4 stug battallions in a Pzkrp guarantees success...there is ...

<t> Lorenzo's rules are pretty good. The only changes I would make would be to make it a little more difficult to take Moscow in '41. I would keep all Lorenzo's rules, except as modified below:<br/>
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1. The Soviet player may make multiple changes of HQ's in '41, allowing units special supply ...

<t> Hi Lee,<br/>
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From my reading, the main objective in Barborossa was always the destruction of the Red Army. Strategic resources and key cities were also important, but secondary. I think the German staff and Hitler were aware of Napolean's campaign, realizing that unless they inflicted a ...

You! Havn't played Josan, but played most of the other active players, you get that title from me hands down, but several other guys are a close second.

<t> I don't think Hitler's mismanagement of the war was fatal per se. Sure, he made a lot of mistakes, but I think the Germans would have lost no matter who was in charge. There was just too many Russians and too many T-34's.<br/>
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Something the game doesn't model well is the ability of the ...

<t> The Pavlov thing is just for fun. I've got a game going with Forward March and he killed Pavlov on the first turn. So, to make my first couple replies as the Russian player more humorous than "ran away", "ran away some more", "still running away", I started the Pavlov thing. Truly, he will pay ...