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This is a whole lot of fun but it is also a whole lot of work. I can understand it frustrating some.
I have so far started about 10 games from 1939 and have yet to finish a game. At some point my efforts fall apart at which point I begin again learning from my mistakes. Ever effort goes a couple of months farther than the last. I will eventually iron out the problems and come out victorious. Being too easy would be a bigger downer.
This forum has helped a lot as it shows me how I screwed up the campaign and learned tips on over coming the major blocks.

ORIGINAL: William049

This is a whole lot of fun but it is also a whole lot of work. I can understand it frustrating some.
I have so far started about 10 games from 1939 and have yet to finish a game. At some point my efforts fall apart at which point I begin again learning from my mistakes. Ever effort goes a couple of months farther than the last. I will eventually iron out the problems and come out victorious. Being too easy would be a bigger downer.
This forum has helped a lot as it shows me how I screwed up the campaign and learned tips on over coming the major blocks.

Excellent post William, I might be wrong in what I am going to say, I to am having the same problem starting over and over, using different tactics etc.

I hope what I am seeing is a mirage, I am in May 1942, deep in Russia, Leningrad has fallen, Kiev has fallen, Smolenx fell a while ago, I have destroyed 95 Russian combat units, I have lost just 2 units, but after the Russian winter struck and the Siberians arrived which according to the book is about 10 units. I am now facing another 60 Russian units.

Where did all those units come from, I am playing with soft build units off.
I do not mind this as it makes it a tough game to win, I am alright with that, maybe the programmers can explain where all these units are coming from.

Not complaining just curious.

Bo

ORIGINAL: bo

ORIGINAL: William049

This is a whole lot of fun but it is also a whole lot of work. I can understand it frustrating some.
I have so far started about 10 games from 1939 and have yet to finish a game. At some point my efforts fall apart at which point I begin again learning from my mistakes. Ever effort goes a couple of months farther than the last. I will eventually iron out the problems and come out victorious. Being too easy would be a bigger downer.
This forum has helped a lot as it shows me how I screwed up the campaign and learned tips on over coming the major blocks.

Excellent post William, I might be wrong in what I am going to say, I to am having the same problem starting over and over, using different tactics etc.

I hope what I am seeing is a mirage, I am in May 1942, deep in Russia, Leningrad has fallen, Kiev has fallen, Smolenx fell a while ago, I have destroyed 95 Russian combat units, I have lost just 2 units, but after the Russian winter struck and the Siberians arrived which according to the book is about 10 units. I am now facing another 60 Russian units.

Where did all those units come from, I am playing with soft build units off.
I do not mind this as it makes it a tough game to win, I am alright with that, maybe the programmers can explain where all these units are coming from.

Not complaining just curious.

Bo

warspite1

Shangri-La*



* As a wise man once said [:D]

If you have played as the Allies yet you will see what an amazing amount of USSR forces you will deploy over the first winter due to redeployment of the forces destroyed in supply in 1941. It has a lot to do with the timing of the forces destroyed over the summer/fall and the short amount of turns over the winter.

ORIGINAL: crispy131313

If you have played as the Allies yet you will see what an amazing amount of USSR forces you will deploy over the first winter due to redeployment of the forces destroyed in supply in 1941. It has a lot to do with the timing of the forces destroyed over the summer/fall and the short amount of turns over the winter.

Thank you crispy, I have yet to play the allies I guess for fear of inaction[;)] I just went back and checked destroyed units, the Russians 152 units mostly infantry and armor maybe 1 air unit,I had 6 units destroyed, I then counted active Russian units which was 52, and that is just the ones I can see due to FOW.

Sorry this does not feel right.

Bo

I'm thinking you're probably feeling about the same as the German commanders did at this point of the real campaign.[;)]

LOL...I am at the same point myself. I am currently reading "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich and it seems they were saying exactly that...where are all these Russian units coming from?"
The game puzzles me on it's MMP payouts to the Allies. I all but wipe out the British Navy and next turn they are back again at full strength while I have to scrape the bottom of the barrel to replenish a submarine unit.