Let Russia Attack in 1941 and 1942!

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The Russians retreating without fighting would have been very bad for morale and politically fatal for Stalin. The Ukraine was the bread-basket of the entire country. Fortunately Western deliveries of food under Lend Lease helped to make up the loss, but starvation still occured.

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Making the Russians stronger per the suggestion is fleeting. Yes, the Russian will have SOME attack capability. On the other hand, most of the attack will be catastrophic (even worse than current). So why should one attack in the game?

1) Cause German casualties
2) Make the Germans defend with a few divisions
3) Avoid unrealistic solo one-division exertions into the interior


So what does the German player get out of it?
1) Moskow supply death-star significantly reduced
2) THE BLIZZARD death-star significantly reduced
2) Want to attack/counter-attack in 1943 and 1944?

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Stalin did not make nearly as many disasterous decisions as Hitler. Better German generaling than historical, plus the free ability to build massive fortifications, should not make this a push-over. I anticipate a lowering of Russian CV and an elimation of the 1:1 "Special Rule". How many attacks have you seen succeeding at 1.2:1 odd! It can be very frustrating for the German player.

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The Russians were not counter-attacking with a single division. They were counter-attacking with a whole army (Smolensk, Kharkov, etc.)! German sources don't like to talk about this capability.

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If the Russians are to attack with 6 divisions, CV would have to go from 1 each to 3, 4, or 5. That is quite a boost in moral and experience! If a division need only move 2 hexes to attack, the MP would have to be dramatically reduced. This would make defending a line very interesting. Later in the war when these are combined into Corps, how would the German player stop them?