FlashFyre Demonstration Long Campaign

[vahauser]

A few days ago FlashFyre posted a message describing the foundation for a challenging Long Campaign.

FlashFyre wrote:

"A true Challenge Campaign, against the AI, without involving other players, would require the use of the following settings:

AI Advantage - ON
AI Level - 200
Reduced Squads - ON
Reduced Ammo - ON
Weapon Breakdowns - ON
Vehicle Breakdowns - ON
Mines - ON
Command & Control - ON
Use the Hardx2 setting for all battles
Select one of the 6 major nations for your HQ, but then only buy allied equipment (if British, only buy Indian, for example)
Set Spotting to 70% for Player 1, 100% for Player 2
Use Historic Ratings as designed

There may be some other settings that would make the Challenge more challenging to veteran players, but these are most of the important ones."

Riun T immediately (without looking at the fine print) called me out and said that if I was a real man, then I would play FlashFyre's campaign format. I replied that FlashFyre's idea was only the foundation for a Long Campaign and still needed a lot of details to be worked out. Riun T disagreed and called me out again. Sigh...

Okay, Riun T, this one's for you...

[vahauser]

Here are my Preferences, per the FlashFyre format.
3000 point core (FlashFyre format does not specify core size)

[Alby]

I am with you, I would not use reduced ammo against the AI, it only hurts the AI.

[azraelck]

As already noted; the AI purchases it's force based upon the total value of your own core. So differing core sizes won't make much a difference; as the AI will compensate with larger (or smaller) forces in response.

[vahauser]

Here is my initial Core.
FlashFyre format specifies choosing one of the 6 Long Campaign nations, and then using allied equipment to build the core.
Well, I chose the Soviets (one of the 6 nations), but the Soviets don't have any allied nations, so I'm stuck with the Soviets...

6 batteries 203mm howitzers
6 platoons engineers
6 sections BT-7 tanks
6 sections T-28 tanks
6 platoons OT-130 tanks
1 section ammo trucks
1 section mule packs (to fill out 3,000 points)
Note that Historical Ratings are ON (even though I hate them)

[vahauser]

Here is my first mission.
December 1939, meeting engagement vs. Finland.
Note that I am using Hard Battle (x2) per FlashFyre format

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Initial deployment.
Note that the center victory hexes are 20 points per turn.

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End of my Soviet Turn 1

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End of my Soviet Turn 9

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End of my Soviet Turn 13