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I am really having a hard time with typhoon. I get a few early smallish pockets but nothing like the advances you got. I am trying to learn the game on challenging but it might be too hard for me. I switched to Kiev which I though would be harder and am making very nice progress. Any suggestions when I take on typhoon again.

Nice AAR!

Jimbo

I am trying to learn the game on challenging

It is pretty "brave" to experience blizzard turns on challenging, but feel free to change the AI settings to "normal" once the blizzard arrives.

Bring it on, Jose. Post a challenge on multiplayer and I'm there.

I'm actually waiting on Ester for this too, come to think of it.

If you wonder, Josan and I go way back 12 or 13 years. In WIR posts I was "Die Kreigerian" hope I spelled it correct. Anyway we both crushed people in AAR's on the forum, and for some reason we never played one another. So I asked Joel to bring him in. We still have never played...lmao...Respect I guess, maybe fear. Good luck Flav. You need to post that one...Flav is a great player, this should be good...

Another good thing to do imo is not to leave to the Soviets in blizzard turns other divisions except the 3 frozen armies and some newly built units. All the other divisions must be destroyed, like the whole frontline in clear turns.

Been edging up on Rzhev......here's the latest screenshot just as snow is about hit......

ORIGINAL: PyleDriver

Sounds like the glove is thrown Flav...Jose is no slouch. He is the second best player in WIR, of course I was the first...lol... Jose will argue that one...

The 2nd best player on WiR.. LOL... Not bad for me my dear Die Kriegerin[;)] We are still a match to play, you know[:)]

Speedy, you should have destroyed more divisions imo. Like a great album of Metallica says, kill 'em all!

ORIGINAL: Flaviusx

Bring it on, Jose. Post a challenge on multiplayer and I'm there.

I'm actually waiting on Ester for this too, come to think of it.

will go Flavio, I will go. Be patience... Just know you have the time to play so no excuse if you lose[:'(]

ORIGINAL: Northern Star

Speedy, you should have destroyed more divisions imo. Like a great album of Metallica says, kill 'em all!

I tried [;)]

Destroyed 41 alone on Turn 3.

AI had a brain f*rt on this turn as it totally left Tula empty for me to occupy.....

ORIGINAL: Josan

ORIGINAL: Flaviusx

Bring it on, Jose. Post a challenge on multiplayer and I'm there.

I'm actually waiting on Ester for this too, come to think of it.

will go Flavio, I will go. Be patience... Just know you have the time to play so no excuse if you lose[:'(]

You can post an AAR, in either private or public forum, no matter for me, and I'll post my AAR in the same forum you choose. It will be interesting for me to compare the strategies. You always gave the priority to the VP cities, I preferred to destroy as much as possible the Soviet army... 2 nice AAR to read imo [:)]

Closing in on Moscow.....as it's a test scenario before playing the campaign I'm going for it and am 'looking forward' to seeing the results of Blizzard when un-prepared for it.....

Well didn't quite manage to reach the western outskirts of Moscow. Not a bad effort for a first attempt. Maybe a C+ I'd give myself. The Blizzard will hit hard.....

How have other non-testers done in this?

You can still shoot for a marginal victory here...if you can hold on to what you've got.

A big if.

Grab your knees, put your head between your legs, and kiss your ass good-bye...You are in store for all hell raining down on you...I would like to see the losses when this is over...

Lol. Thanks PD. I'm looking forward to seeing how bad it is before starting my GC....good old hindsight eh compared to RL

Speedy, for whatever it is worth, the scenario does not reward a German who just sits tight and digs in from the getgo. That's a guaranteed loss. The victory points are designed to encourage you to go for the gold. The strategic decision has already been made here. In a campaign game, of course, you can choose otherwise and forego a late autumn drive on Moscow and make plans to ride out the winter.

This makes a nice practice scenario for experiencing blizzard conditions.

guys that camp or turtle are gonna be in trouble-this scenario looks good.

Im gonna finally start this one later tonite-figure a week or 2 after new years I'll be ready to get a pbem beat down

For the scenario the German campers are in trouble,but the campaign is the thing and overextending to get Moscow means a lot of losses. 

You can only hope to get a decent result as German if you encircle and destroy the whole Russian frontline in turn 2 and if you manage to encircle and destroy a lot of divisions in snow turns. If you don't kill enough Soviet divisions you will surely lose.