ORIGINAL: Joel Billings
Problem of commenting with limited info. Reasearch already costs more as you go up. There is a "world standard" for every stat. Once you go over this standard, research costs begin to go up substantially. This makes it easy for those starting behind the curve to catch up, but those pushing the envelope will pay more for it. I can't imagine what the Germans paid to get those great Panzer Groups.
Fair enough.
I'm also glad that it sounds like the SU and WA should be able to at least get in the same ball park relatively easily (1 point lower perhaps).
And perhaps the GE emphasis on tech may come back to haunt them, not enough bodies to cover all fronts?
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And there ya go. Ouch.Since i can sail anywhere i want, i did. Into the Baltic with my Carriers and Transports to perform a couple commando raids. Western Poland was easy as there was no garrison. Berlin was tougher but that's why my carriers were brought in. after some waves of air the defenders were softened up enough to bring in an Armor unit from BR and some Long Range Air from BR as well. Berlin fell to the attack. after all factories (2) and resources (4) and the rail were sufficiently torched all the "commandos" and carriers returned to BR for the next wave.
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Incidentally, there was historical precedent for this sort of thing. The Brits did it to Norway in 1942 (if I remember correctly - no guarenttee), landing commandos, blowing up a bunch of stuff (the Germans were getting coal and iron from Northern Norway and from Sweden after all) and then went home.
Well, actually, I think a lot of them never made it home, but that is another story.
Hitler was so pissed off, he diverted a disproportionate number of forces there to guard against a future such raid.
This particular raid will become much more difficult with the militia rules, as they landed in Berlin. But still, the Germans really should have garrisoned the capitol properly.
But the raid on Poland (and East Priussia) will still be valid.
Remember kids: Garrisons!
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