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[dhucul2011]

I did Sealion and with diplomacy managed to push the USSR off to summer 1942.

When the USSR was at 77% I got the DE to build anti-tank units in the East. Maybe this should have a variable condition that the USSR is active or the wording of the DE doesn't sound right.

[BillRunacre]

Thanks, good point.

[Hubert Cater]

Just curious if anyone tries Sealion with the latest build how they will find the AI as I did end up doing quite a few tweaks to this one part of the game based on all the recent feedback here in the Beta forums and from the videos.

[dhucul2011]

It was a little tougher for the Axis but still very do-able even on Veteran.

I have learned that if I drop a PARA in or near Norwich it completely un-hinges the Allied defense of the Southern coast and they move the corps out and a garrison unit into Portsmouth.

One turn of air attacks and a second PARA and the Axis have a port. It's just a matter of force after that.

[EdwinP]

Agreed. Though a human can do a Sea Lion the AI will never execute a successful one because it is focused on London and ignores the other Southern ports.

[Hubert Cater]

ORIGINAL: dhucul

It was a little tougher for the Axis but still very do-able even on Veteran.

I have learned that if I drop a PARA in or near Norfolk then it completely un-hinges the Allied defense of the Southern coast and they move the corps out and a garrison unit into Portsmouth.

One turn of air attacks and a second PARA and the Axis have a port. It's just a matter of force after that.

If I can ask, how much further did you proceed after the initial landings and what was the US and USSR reaction like this time around?

[dhucul2011]

The USA responded aggressively and DOWd me after several turns. The USSR initially jumped in activation but I went hard on diplomacy and managed to keep them low until spring of 1942. I had probably spent 1500 mpps on chits and got lucky rolls.

Once London falls it's just a matter of killing 2 or 3 units per turn and I had Manchester in summer 1941. After that the AI does not set up a new defence of Scotland.

I did notice that in late 1944 after repulsing consecutive waves of US landings in Cornwall and southern Wales the U.K. had a dozen corps in Canada doing absolutely nothing. If they had landed in Scotland at the same time as the US landings I would have had a real problem.

[Hubert Cater]

Thanks David, can you tell me what version number you were playing? Just asking as the GM v1.00 should be playing a bit differently.