Idea to counter early Netherlands or Luxembourg invasion in 1939 or 1940

[Dalwin]

ORIGINAL: sillyflower

ORIGINAL: pzgndr

My suggestion would be to increase the war entry reaction for US and USSR for early German 1939 DOWs against the west and entry into France. You could make a plausible case that both US and USSR would have reacted negatively, the US out of concern for such aggression and the USSR for Germany going well beyond what was negotiated for the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact.

This seems to have merit.

Politics is not the only reason for the Sitzkrieg and waiting until spring. The German army was not really ready for a full on confrontation with the West, especially on the offensive in rough terrain in winter. Not only does the game not represent these factors well, it also rewards the Axis for attacking early and skipping the Sitzkrieg.

[AlvaroSousa]

There is a gamey way around not giving them experience. it needs to be incentive based with being an absolute decision.

[ncc1701e]

This is funny but I was just asking to give one small unit to pay a very little price for early invasion, that's all. The game balance is quite good right now.

Alvaro, just an answer on this point, any reason for it?

ORIGINAL: ncc1701e

And, Alvaro, there is something I do not understand. In Europe 1939 scenario or in Europe 1940 scenario, all French units have an experience of 40%. And, you can only buy units with 40% experience, no more.

However, there is an exception with these five units:
. Morocco Corps (Mor) experience is 50%
. XIXe RM (Alg) experience is 50%
. CSTT HQ experience is 50%
. CSTT Corps (Tun) experience is 50%
. GFML Corps (Syr) experience is 47%

So, the intended strategy is to systematically get them back into France to stop the Germans, correct?

All the North African divisions (DINA) were deployed in France within existing French corps. Thus, why this bump in their organisation that would make them higher experienced?
Just asking.

Also, I think Alphonse Georges with a combat value of 6 is overrated if you compare its value with the one of Pierre Billotte in the game.

By the way, you made a mistake. This is not Pierre Billotte, this is Gaston Billotte that is commanding the Groupe d'armées n°1 in 1940. Pierre Billotte is the son of Gaston Billotte.