Matching Historical

[tverse]

In the large campaign, is it reasonable to match/achieve the historical timeline of advancements for France and Italy provided competent play and OOB on normal setting against the AI?

[cfulbright]

Tverse,

My own experience playing several times through the 1943 Grand Campaign with additional Air HQ's (AAHQ) is that I can kick the AI's butt, with Italy cleared even before the Northern Europe landings. That's with the settings set to Challenging EXCEPT Morale level at Normal (100|100)

What is your experience?

Cary

[tverse]

I have not done very well. I did not make it out of the peninsula until early September. Took Paris in October. But I learned a few important things about logistics and support unit levels. So I am starting over back just few weeks before D day. Hopefully I’ll do better. Italy has been better but the logistics were not a problem however support unit levels should be better. The support unit levels will help keep artillery closer to the front instead always stacked up back at the Hicom units.

[cfulbright]

Tverse,

Assign the artillery units (not the SP artillery) directly to Corps HQ's. Assign the armored, engineer, and SP artillery to Army HQ's except when you're assigning them directly to on-map units for attacks. And put the Army HQ's on depots so that the attached support units refit.

Cary