I have been playing the Russians most of the time versus my wargaming buddy. We started a new game, switched sides and he threw his hands up in frustration as he did not know had to do the basics as the Russians.

By the way I have both German and Russian ancestry so I can be a bit conflicted ...

Soviet Decisive Victory turn 29
Axis victory points 512 I thought the Axis did not check for failure until Oct 42.
Did not expect that. I thought it was over when there was only one heavy mud turn in the north, hung on until the blizzard set in. Leningrad and Odessa fortress cities holding.

I tried this scenario vs my friend in an email game but gave up on it when I found as the Soviet player that I had 3 tank brigades and 5 divisions in the Soviet reserves that just sat there without taking on any reinforcements or equipment even though it was available.

I built almost everything up to the limits except some AA. There just are not enough units to be built for the amount of material produced. Simple logic says they made this stuff to be used. Yes, there is always waste in a military, but this is ridiculous.

Scenario GC No Early End it ended on Dec 7 1944 as a Major Axis Victory
Players myself Soviet gaining experience each game
VS Gary (not on Forum) also gaining experience - both of us experienced board wargamers

Axis/Soviets losses
Men 4544956 / 9837859
AFV 18587 / 77809
Air 29418 / 65733

We both ...

Is that going to work in an existing email game?

<t> Is the reason that the Russian tank units will not substitute any other tank for a T-60 (when there are hundreds of other models sitting in the pools) because the T-60 is a "Recon tank" and not a light tank or cavalry tank? Is any other Russian tank listed as a recon tank (other than perhaps T ...

<t> Is there any reason or logic why Russian reinforcements have TOE's that include equipment that is not yet in production? Russian tank battalions wait forever for the T-60's that are not yet being produced and won't exchange for tanks that are available in the pools. Yes they are not much but ...

I have downloaded the new Beta v01.01.09 and am playing an email game under the No Early End Campaign. When building units for the Soviets there is no choice for Divisions or regular Cavalry (Mountain Calvary is still there) anymore. Hopefully the file had been loaded.

<t> I have downloaded the new Beta v01.01.09 and am playing an email game under the No Early End Campaign. When building units for the Soviets there is no choice for Divisions or regular Cavalry (Mountain Calvary is still there) anymore. I've tried to print the screen to illustrate it but that does ...

<t> In the early stages of the Campaign the Soviets are getting armor reinforcements that have T-60 tanks in the TOE. But T-60's are not even being manufactured yet. Do these units ever do a downgrade to another available tank?<br/>
21.2.7. Ground Element Upgrade/<br/>
Downgrade and Swaps<br ...

<t> I recall an article in the Strategy & Tactics magazine (each issue with a wargame, it's how I got started in this hobby) where two Americans were on German public transit (back before the wall came down) discussing the the Eastern Front and why Germany lost. An old German overheard them, (WWII ...

<t> Installed the new beta 01.01.00 today. Opened my existing game and it opened OK. Playing as Soviets vs computer. Air Phase ran OK. I was trying to see when the T-60's would be coming so I opened production, clicked on the T-40 Chassis thinking that would show me when the factory would upgrade to ...

Thank you. Yes I've read the manual but 520 pages is a bit much to retain in my old head. Still this seems a lot more trouble than the old transfer button.

I don't want to move the whole AOG, I want to move one or two air groups out of an overcrowded air base to one nearby.

I don't want to move the whole AOG, I want to move one or two air groups out of an overcrowded air base to one nearby.

Can we have air transfer button again? It gets old having the AI stuff an airbase way past full when there is an empty airfield a hex or two away. If someone can tell me how to transfer individual air groups (please do so step by step) I would be thankful.

I was able to use the Slitherine email to track my manual. Shipped today and a pending delivery to Raleigh, NC next Wednesday the 21st. [:D]

<t> Playing an email game as the soviets in the first Soviet turn I disbanded the depot in the Drohobycz hex # 184,190. The game then closed itself. I restarted and tried other nearby depots that are going to be captured by the Axis in the next turn and did not have that happen. I could zero the ...

<t> Playing an email game as the soviets in the first Soviet turn I deleted the depot in the Drohobycz hex # 184,190. The game then closed itself. I restarted and tried other nearby depots that are going to be captured by the Axis in the next turn and did not have that happen. I could zero the ...