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He's just ranting.

But I must say that I am surprised to lose Leningrad when it's in 5 supply, cv of +100, entrench 9, snow and readiness @ 89%. Has never happened before.

Anyway, that's the only thing that's ever happened in this game. My attacks fails miserably and he is only operating around Leningrad. We are now well into 1944 and positions are about the same as at the start of the game. Beeing my first shot at the 1943 scenario, I must say I am dissapointed. It hasn't shown me anything new; it feels like I am playing a 1914-1918 simulator with troops gaining a few yards one day and losing them the day after.

Germany is bombed to pieces and slaakie is loosing +200 fw's a turn, but that seems of no importance.

I think this scenario is quite uniteresting.

/Magnus

Originally posted by MagnusOlsson
But I must say that I am surprised to lose Leningrad when it's in 5 supply, cv of +100, entrench 9, snow and readiness @ 89%. Has never happened before.
/Magnus

SNOW IN AUGUST '44! NO WONDER YOURE LOSING IF YOU HAVE TROUBLE SEEING THE COMPUTER SCREEN :p:p:p. MAYBE YOU SHOULD USE CAPS ;);) 150 SQUADS DONT HAVE CV OF +100. ENTRENCHMENT ISNT 9 AFTER 9:1 ODDS THE TURN BEFORE. THE SLAAKOFFENSIVE ALREADY DESTROYED 6 SOVIET ARMIES. MORE TO FOLLOW! ONWARDS TO VICTORY IN THE CAUSE OF SLAAKERY!

GREAT JOB NIEDERSLAAKKAMERAD SLAAKIE!! SOMEDAY AS A RESULT OF YOUR GREAT VICTORIES I, THE MIGHTY SLAAKMAN WILL STEP DOWN AND YIELD THE TITLE OF CHAIRSLAAKER OF THE THEOCRATIC SLAAKNARCHIST PARTY TO THEE!!! GLORY BE TO SLAAKERY!!!! YEEEEEHAAAAAAA!!!!
SLAAKATTAK

Originally posted by MagnusOlsson


Beeing my first shot at the 1943 scenario, I must say I am dissapointed. It hasn't shown me anything new; it feels like I am playing a 1914-1918 simulator with troops gaining a few yards one day and losing them the day after.

I think this scenario is quite uniteresting.

/Magnus

I have played the '43 scenario several times, and (after more or less combat in summer 1943) it eventually always led to boring trench warfare.
I think the reason for this is the fact that the units don't lose readiness by combat (I think that's a bug). So defending units only lose readiness through artillery and air attacks, and that's usually not enough to cause a noticeable decrease in readiness. That means no matter how often you attack an enemy unit - if you cannot force it to retreat (which rarely happens because of the good entrenchment) it will remain at high readiness indefinitely. And the entrenchment also limits the losses, not depleting the replacemt pools too much and giving the defender enough time to replace weakened divisions before the unit gets too weak to withstand the attacks. That means not even attrition will be much of a factor.

For successful offensives under the current circumstances you need a strong air force and lots of troops. The Russians lack the former, the Germans the latter, therefore the front remains static.

Somebody has to remove that readiness bug (I think it's still there in V3.3) to give repeated attacks a chance to break through. Only then will the game become interesting again.

Originally posted by Micha
I have played the '43 scenario several times, and (after more or less combat in summer 1943) it eventually always led to boring trench warfare.
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For successful offensives under the current circumstances you need a strong air force and lots of troops. The Russians lack the former, the Germans the latter, therefore the front remains static.

Hi Micha,

I see I need to remind you about beating me last summer when we played this scenario

In my humble opinion, with 10% luck and 90% careful management any of the two sides can break the deadlock.

In the air, the Soviets have the La-5FN, which is as good as the FW, and then the La-7, which is even better. The USAAF's Mustang also does a good job at keeping the Luftwaffe busy.

On the ground, the Axis has the all but unbeatable Panthers and Tigers. German infantry with some tank backing can still be formidable.

I like this scenario more than '41 precisely because it is not enough just to move some PzKorps around and cut off the enemy - they will get chopped before you can say 'Kursk'

Originally posted by SLAAKMAN
GREAT JOB NIEDERSLAAKKAMERAD SLAAKIE!! SOMEDAY AS A RESULT OF YOUR GREAT VICTORIES I, THE MIGHTY SLAAKMAN WILL STEP DOWN AND YIELD THE TITLE OF CHAIRSLAAKER OF THE THEOCRATIC SLAAKNARCHIST PARTY TO THEE!!! GLORY BE TO SLAAKERY!!!! YEEEEEHAAAAAAA!!!!
SLAAKATTAK

I AM DEEPLY HONOURED GREAT MIGHTY SLAAKOMMANDER BY SUCH GREAT GESTURE! BUT LOOKING FORWARD TO MANY MORE VICTORIES UNDER YOUR BRILLIANT AND MUNFICIENT LEADERSHIP. MAGNUSLAAKER HERE IS PREPARING TO ABANDON THE GAME AS HE ADMITS HIMSELF OUTSLAAKED. HE HASN'T SENT ANY TURN IN 5 DAYS! LONG LIVE SLAAKING OFF FOR A WHILE!:D

END OF AUGUST 44. SLAAKWEERMACHT TAKES SMOLENSK! 5 RUSSKY ARMIES ARE CAPTURED IN POCKET. 15 RUSSKY ARMIES DESTROYED IN THE LAST MONTH. ONWARDS TO VICTORY!

Originally posted by SLAAKIE
END OF AUGUST 44. SLAAKWEERMACHT TAKES SMOLENSK! 5 RUSSKY ARMIES ARE CAPTURED IN POCKET. 15 RUSSKY ARMIES DESTROYED IN THE LAST MONTH. ONWARDS TO VICTORY!

"The enemy draws near, I have nowhere to run. Bring forth my asp!"-Cleopatra to her chamber maids

:p :rolleyes:

Originally posted by SLAAKIE
END OF AUGUST 44. SLAAKWEERMACHT TAKES SMOLENSK! 5 RUSSKY ARMIES ARE CAPTURED IN POCKET. 15 RUSSKY ARMIES DESTROYED IN THE LAST MONTH. ONWARDS TO VICTORY!

Define Pocket. They came out, didn't they? Right now, german pz's are in a 'pocket', but no doubt they will break out too.

It is nice to see you move at all, slaakie.

Originally posted by MagnusOlsson
Define Pocket. They came out, didn't they? Right now, german pz's are in a 'pocket', but no doubt they will break out too.

It is nice to see you move at all, SLAAKIE .

MY POCKET=5 RUSSKY ARMIES SURRENDER. YOUR POCKET=2 RUSSKY ARMIES SURRENDER. SAME THING!:p:p:p YOU LIKE MY ADVANCE? GOOD! THEN YOULL BE REALLY THRILLED WITH GLEE WHEN ILL TAKE MOSCOW! :D:D SLAAKWEERMACHT NEAR VYAZMA

MAGS OL BUDDY I URGE YOU TO CONVERT IMMEDIATELY TO SLAAKNARCHISM BEFORE YOUR ARMY SUFFERS AN EVEN GREATER FATE! THE IRRESISTABLE FORCES OF SLAAKIE ARE APPROACHING WITH GREAT RESOLVE AND TO FURTHER MINIMIZE DESTRUCTION WE URGE YOU TO HONORABLY SURRENDER. THE LUSCIOUS LADIES OF THE SDNAO WILL COMFORT YOUR MEN AS THEY MARCH TO OUR POW CAMPS. GIVE UP AND SPARE YOURSELF FURTHER AGONY!!! NIEDERSLAAKKAMERAD MIGHT NOT BE AS MERCIFUL AS I!
GLORIOUS VICTORY NIEDERKAMERAD SLAAKIE!!!

SLAAKATTAK

GREAT SLAAKOMMANDANT I REPORT: MAGNUS IS WAY ADVANCED ON THE TRUE WAY OF SLAAKERY. IT IS STILL AUGUST '44! SLAAKWEERMACHT HAS TAKEN VYAZMA. BUT THE CLOSER NIEDERSLAAKAMERAD SLAAKIE GETS TO MOSCOW, THE LONGER SLAAKORPORAAL MAGNUSOLSSONSLAAKER TAKES FOR EACH TURN. NOW HES BEEN SLAAKING FOR OVER A WEEK. IS THAT TRUE ACHIEVEMENT OR WHAT?;) LONG LIVE TAKING A WEEK TO MAKE SURROUNDED RUSSKY ARMIES WITH ALACRITY SUCCESSFULLY ATTACK GERMAN PANZERS!:D

IT'S NOW THE THIRD WEEK SINCE MAGNUS HAS SENT HIS LAST TURN. RUMOR HAS IT THAT HE'S HIDING WITH TERROR IN A CLOSET TREMBLING AT THE THOUGHT OF SLAAKIE BEING AT THE GATES OF MOSCOW. SO, MAGNUSSUPERSLAAKER, HERE'S THE ULTIMATUM: YOU HAVE 48 SECONDS TO GET OUT OF MY SISTER'S CLOSET, OR ELSE! :p:p:p OOPS, WRONG ULTIMATUM! I MEAN: YOU HAVE 48 HOURS TO SEND YOUR TURN OR ELSE VICTORY WILL BE MINE AND SO WILL BE THE HONOURED PRESIDENCY OF THE SWEDISH DENTAL NURSES APPRECIATION ASSOCIATION AKA SDNAA!

THE ULTIMATUM HAS EXPIRED AND EX-SLAAKORPORAAL MAGNUSOLSSONSLAAKER IS STILL NOWHERE IN SIGHT! THE FRUSTRATED RUSSKY SOLDIERS ARE DISPIRITED FROM THE LACK OF LEADERSHIP. THEY HAVE GONE HOME TO SQUEEZE THE HUGE BOOBS OF THEIR GIRLFRIENDS :p :p :p SLAAKIE DOES THE SAME THING AFTER MOSCOW FALLS UNDEFENDED! LONG LIVE SLAAKANARCHISM! WHO IS THE NEXT VICTIM? WHAT, NOBODY? GREAT SLAAKMEESTER, OUR CAUSE HAS TRIUMPHED AND NO OPPONENTS DARE CHALLENGE ITS WISDOM ANYMORE!

Josan, please slaak him to little pieces. I might not have the skill, and definetely not the time to do it:)

GLORY BE TO SLAAKIE AND HIS SLAAKATOMIC VICTORY!!!! GLORY BE TO MAGS AND HIS HARD FOUGHT CONVERSION TO SLAAKERY!!! NIEDERSLAAKKAMERAD SLAAKIE IS PROMOTED TO GRANDSLAAKFELDMARSCHAL OF THE EASTERN PROVINCES AND WILL RECIEVE THE SACRED-PIPE-OF-SUPREME-SLAAKNARCHISM FOR HIS SUPERIOR TACTICS AND HARMONIOUS ABILITIES!!! SUPREMACY!!!! SUPREMACY!!! SLAAKERY TO ALL!!!!
OBERSLAAKKAMERAD SLAAKATTAK:eek: