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Rommel
Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2021 9:21 pm
by tm1
Just downloaded the game and even though I have a lot of experience with WitE and WitW, i feel like i will have to start from scratch with this new game.
This may sound a dumb question but i see Field Marshal Rommel in the leader section, is it entirely possible to now send Rommel to Russia ?.
Is it just wishful thinking [:)]
RE: Rommel
Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2021 9:40 pm
by carlkay58
It is possible but it may have some effects on the North Africa Theater Box results.
RE: Rommel
Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2021 10:35 pm
by HardLuckYetAgain
ORIGINAL: tm1
Just downloaded the game and even though I have a lot of experience with WitE and WitW, i feel like i will have to start from scratch with this new game.
This may sound a dumb question but i see Field Marshal Rommel in the leader section, is it entirely possible to now send Rommel to Russia ?.
Is it just wishful thinking [:)]
I have seen him used on an attack on Moscow in a BETA AAR
Yes, you can definitely use Rommel in Russia. But as Carlkay says you could have some side effects because of it.
RE: Rommel
Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2021 10:59 pm
by pbrowne
ORIGINAL: tm1
...But as Carlkay says you could have some side effects because of it.
He wouldn't disobey orders and outrun his supply lines, would he? [8|]
RE: Rommel
Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2021 11:28 pm
by jacktimes2
ORIGINAL: pbrowne
ORIGINAL: tm1
...But as Carlkay says you could have some side effects because of it.
He wouldn't disobey orders and outrun his supply lines, would he? [8|]
This is a salient point. I'll add that while Rommel's inclination to lead from the front was ideal for the smaller scale of operations in North Africa and, to a lesser extent, the Western Front, that kind of style would prove disastrous on the Eastern Front, in my opinion.
RE: Rommel
Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2021 12:39 am
by Zemke
That upstart none General Staff Officer, send him to Africa!
RE: Rommel
Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2021 12:58 am
by pbrowne
Absolutely.
Not only had Rommel outrun his supply lines, especially fuel, at Alam el Halfa, south of El Alamein, he had also outrun Luftwaffe support. A good example of bad generalship and failure to combine arms to maximise combat power.
RE: Rommel
Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2021 4:17 am
by Sardaukar
Fortunately for him, had good chief of staffs to cover him while he was running with the spearheads.