battlevonwar wrote: ↑Wed Jan 11, 2023 10:10 pm
Reading through the bits about making the Russians able to hold on through '41-'42 but there have been so many patches. I always had issues with holding the line as the Russians and would usually get steamrolled by various German Strategies. I have seen a few players over 'different patches' hold usually by committing the Allies to strong offensives/delaying France/Putting heavy pressure on Italy.
Since a lot of patches have weakened the Western Allies I am not sure how that plays now in this current patch or most recent patches. I have had a hard time holding on to Germany and or Italy some time ago. I really put all in as well trying to do just that with little hope of it. Really intelligent Aggression is real key for a good Allied Strategy meanwhile the Germans really need to play more conservative. I think it's easier to play the Axis but the Allies can win just requires a very good player who has a great grasp on where to put pressure on and draw out the Germans. It's possible... I don't think any patches were required at that point where I was at in game balance terms.(now I assume France is easier to take/Amphibious Landings all over the Place do not take place)
Nice to see you back to the game. Not sure if I see any question here but I can give a short view of the status of the game as I see it.
France is easier then its been in a long time. 3 hex retreat, shatter units do not die, nerf of French airforce, nerf of UK size land forces and no building mech/arm units and starting German subs better then ever all contributes to that.
I guess 8 of 10 games France will fall last turn of July to first turn of August. german losses after the Fall of France I think will be something like 110-160 land and 70-120 air which is fine.
East front in 41 I think works out fine now as you can see in the 2 aars I am doing now. But 1942 seems to me it can still be bad for the Soviets as maybe it should be. Should be a little bit better now with Soviet mech units get 7op in March 42 in the latest patch.
Western allies are alot weaker. UK more pressed by the subs means not that much room to build huge amounts of landing ships. Unit by unit they are so much weaker than the German units and with supply restraints in Africa it is hard to make any superiority in number of units to really make any difference.
Taking out Italy if defended correctly I find almost impossible. We havent seen many late games but I think in 44 maybe I doubt it will fall in 43. Put a German corps in Rome and Taranto and any other important Italian city hex and good luck to the allies to try and move it.
I agree with the line German play conservative is probably important. If you over attack and weaken your army too much in Russia in 41 the Soviets will have an easier time in the winter to harvest xp and improve its units while also taking lower losses. I still believe that Germany possibly is a bit too strong but we have to see with the changes the last patch did. I am mostly interested how the Subs will be doing but also east front now with the improved Soviet mech units.
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