ORIGINAL: cpdeyoung
not one PP went to the non beligerent Soviet Union from the USA, in my AAR game.
Not one PP went to Great Britain from the USA till the Lend Lease event fired, at which point only the 50PP went to Great Britain.
When Germany invaded the USSR, per the lend lease event the USA sent 50PP to the Soviet Union too.
How did the USA shipments cause problems worthy of so much fixing?
USA shipments = red herring.
Chuck
Pretty clear that the Russian strength, in research and number of units, in comparison to the Germans, in our PBEM game was not due to US PPs.
What OTHER factors led to the Russians having such high levels of research and high numbers of bodies on the ground, in 1941? Again, referring to our PBEM game.
I agree with James or Michael, or whoever else made the point, that the game would be more fun if this ahistorical balance could be corrected. But the 'correction' doesn't necessarily have to involve limitations on the game system. Could be mods, or different approaches to playing the game.
Possible reasons for the imbalance in our PBEM, in June 1941 (I deliberately waited till the historical date to do Barbarossa):
1) my imcompetence as the Axis player - nah, I'm not that bad.
2) too much emphasis by the Axis on air unit reinforcements? Very expensive in PPs.
3) too much emphasis by the Axis on research? Again very expensive.
4) Not enough German armor? I had less than historical, I believe, but more would have been hugely expensive.
5) German dalliance in Spain? nah, cost some PPs, but did not delay Barbarrosa.
6) took too long to take France? - not really, but was costly in air unit PPs
7) I suspect Chuck salvaged his Russian air units and converted those into extra PPs, but don't know if that's the case.
Anyone else have ideas? Possibilities? There was an ahistorical balance in our PBEM in 1941, so how to address it without limiting the freedom of game-play possibilities.
