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ORIGINAL: HardLuckYetAgain

Turn 2

Manpower in the pool, 908,873. lets see how much will get used by next turn.

ORIGINAL: M60A3TTS

ORIGINAL: HardLuckYetAgain

Turn 2

Manpower in the pool, 908,873. lets see how much will get used by next turn.

Personally, I think you're trying to solve a problem that you don't have yet. And yes, this could backfire to an extent.

Still, you being you, and given this is only getting started, only time will validate this.

M60 Pearl from page one post 9



Pearl #2 Know Your Railyards

Most people have seen the message. They try to unload a unit in rail mode by clicking ON TRAIN on the unit and see the pop-up “100 Strategic MPs required to unload”. They look and see that the number they have is less than that.

So naturally, they conclude, "I guess I’ll have to wait until next turn to unload."

Not so fast.


At railyards, unloading costs for units vary. Here is the general guide for SMP costs to unload when the railyard has full capacity available:

Level 1= 80
Level 2=55
Level 3=45
Level 4=35
Level 5 and greater=30

Many people may already be aware of this and so the question is asked, how can this benefit the Soviets?
Well on Turn 1, what you are doing matters a great deal, just as it is important to the other side. In the area around Smolensk and Vitebsk, you are going to want to get a coherent defense set up immediately. The Axis cannot reach Vitebsk until Turn 2 at the earliest, so this is a good time for the Soviet player to rail units to places where they can aid in the defense of this area on Turn 2.

ORIGINAL: HardLuckYetAgain

Turn 3

Manpower is doing fine at the moment, 354,317.

Some Soviet division filled out to high 90% if on a Depot and there was supply for them. Most Infantry divisions are now in the 70-88% Toe. The Armor & Mech divisions of course didn't fill up & still most are in the 30% - 60% range ToE. I am considering merging on some of these divisions.