ORIGINAL: joelmar
This discussion has taken a very interesting twist since EvK's last comments and all those details about the 8MP Axis team initial plan.
Of course for the casual solo player this is all very remote, and as for many reasons short term gains are usually prioritized, I fully understand EvK's comments about missed packman gains in the snow, and I will certainly continue myself to take decisions based on the same kind of ideas as they have immediate impact, even if small scale. And probably they have some merit on their own in the long term view too. I guess there would have to be a separate discussion on the attritional possibilities of the Axis based on such regular packman operations in adverse weather and their cost in KIA and equipment.
But still, this gives much food for thought and experiment thanks to all.
I think Telemecus posting is perfect at this point for discussion. My own style of play is to come up with gross strategic plan, refine that plan, then design operational constraints and objectives, then execute tactical moves toward a chain of logical steps linking the tactical to the strategic. The plan discussed provides such a template. So look in this AAR and you will see “PacMan” moves and you will find times I turned down the offer because it did not fit the strategic plan.
One thing .. the inputs of all the players synergized the overall plan. For example, I initially proposed a single trust in An area I could isolate easily because of the Soviet railnet .. but it made extending German rail difficult. You see how the evolution of ideas produced a pretty good 42 offensive ...
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