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ORIGINAL: Dunkelheit87

The Germans never made it close to Leningrad, got stuck at Smolensk and barely got past Kiev. In '42 there was no "Blitzkieg" at all, more a sluggish war of attrition where the German units slowly (against the limits of an AI, I underline) made relevant advances here and there; and had to give grounds there and elsewhere. (Forfeitted Moscow attack to take Rostov and Kharkov, established possession of Tula and reached Leningrad. Conquered Sebastopol)

In Barbarossa scenario it is easy to take Leningrad (even if you can't reach it in 1941) and advance in the south in 1941 (much easier and farther than in history), but in 1942, yes, there is always positional warfare, especially under Moscow.

My challenges are never advancing on the national morale hexes which usually fall easily - Leningrad if you do not swap to the Bug San line and keep Lithuania is actually always doable before 1942 assuming you attack at a reasonable time.

My problem are all the left behind hexes off the main line of advance as part of the "pocket" discussion. If you grind through killing every unit in every city along the way you can't make those targets. You have to by pass some hard to hit areas and let follow on (Italian often) forces deal with them.

start in 39 and 40 is very different than starting at 41.. FYI.. I won as german starting in 42, knocked out the reds in 13 months.. try that from 39.. OMG I guarenty without changes I could beet anyone as Allies H2H
so there