ORIGINAL: jzardos
So during blizzards do Axis su loses morale like other main formations? If so, what about the idea to move all su units out of blizzard zones? Would be very AP intensive to do that and move them back to corps HQs after the 1st blizzard months.
Good thought. I believe SU'd _do_ suffer First Winter damage, since 7. defines _Ground units_ as "combat, headquarters and support units", and since 22.3.2. says Axis _units_ get damaged. Believe it is fair to assume that a "Ground unit" is a "unit", although I do not see anywhere an enumeration of those members which constitute the set of "units".
I find it sensible to tend to place both HQ's & mobile Divs w/direct atts in towns (or cities/urban with a First Winter attrition-protecting "slot" free) where practicable. HQ's have some flexibility in placement so you can often find a town where you can give them (& their atts, I suppose) at least a 25 or 50% chance of avoiding First Winter attrition.
Regarding AP usage, I think around the first winter, having gotten my atts & my force structure "just so" during the summer (& a few major Leader changes), I'm wantin' to spend my AP's on a) getting my Corps leaders "just so", b) responding to deaths, dismissals or opportunities for promotion for AG & Army leaders, & c) maybe starting to lay down some Fort Zones, including esp. Finns & later small segments right on the front, if I'm feeling optimistic about being able to hold that small segment (e.g. behind a minor or especially major river) for the rest of the winter, want to take that segment from Lvl 3 to Lvl 4, and want to use it as a pivot point come summer rather than breaking through at that point.
Small uses of AP at this time include a little bit of transferring atts/Divs/Corps to cope with Ins & Outs (especially for the Reinforcements/Withdrawals merry-go-round that is those pesky Finns) & maybe a titch of disbanding & merging - cooking down the essence of pure awesomeness that courses through our proud Rumanian friends into a more sensible, and one can only hope & pray, sustainable, force structure.
