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Airborne brigades:Dereck wrote: Thu Nov 21, 2024 1:37 pm I'm just curious what other Soviet players tend to do with these units. I have a use for the Rifle Brigades but really can't see any major use for the other two.
Thanks
I'm playing against the AI. Would ANY experienced HUMAN player put the OKH HQ right behind the front line behind a weak unit where, after one attack I could attack it and kill Franz Halder who was replaced by Fedor von Bock? Since it's the 1941-12-21 turn I'm taking that as a Christmas present for my Red Army.56ajax wrote: Fri Nov 22, 2024 1:43 am Well it is 1941 and against an experienced Axis player just about every Soviet unit has the stopping power of wet tissue paper.
I'm playing my modified scenario where I took build limits off. Still not building wild (I have a spreadsheet where I have how many of what I want for a Front, Army, Corps so that's my build limit. I just don't want to build things I may not really use.chaos45 wrote: Fri Nov 22, 2024 1:49 am Also at full strength the naval brigades are actually decent CV to add to your divisions....yes they cant get guards but your brigade limits will drop so only so many rifle brigades to go around.
Nooo, who's now going to make certain documents disappear while organizing them post war in/for the US?Dereck wrote: Fri Nov 22, 2024 2:28 pmI'm playing against the AI. Would ANY experienced HUMAN player put the OKH HQ right behind the front line behind a weak unit where, after one attack I could attack it and kill Franz Halder who was replaced by Fedor von Bock? Since it's the 1941-12-21 turn I'm taking that as a Christmas present for my Red Army.56ajax wrote: Fri Nov 22, 2024 1:43 am Well it is 1941 and against an experienced Axis player just about every Soviet unit has the stopping power of wet tissue paper.
Rifle Brigades - I'm assigning them to Rifle Divisions and later Rifle Corps as well as Cavalry Corps (for now).FortTell wrote: Fri Nov 22, 2024 8:03 amAirborne brigades:Dereck wrote: Thu Nov 21, 2024 1:37 pm I'm just curious what other Soviet players tend to do with these units. I have a use for the Rifle Brigades but really can't see any major use for the other two.
Thanks
- speedbumps in strategic locations for a small loss of men in the early turns
- as was said, a source of Guards divs in spring 42
- can all become Guards (Guards% limit is 100% for airborne and cav)
Naval rifle brigades:
- very strong 41a ToE with tons of good mortars, good in combat
- do not get Guards, letting you concentrate your Guards on divisions and corps
- solid combat performance all game
- do not drop to 45 morale in late 41, so can be used on-map and do not disintegrate
Rifle brigades:
- solid combat performance all game
- do not drop to 45 morale in late 41, so can be used on-map and do not disintegrate
Sorry (not really) ... I always try to attack HQs just for that reason and WHY the OKH was behind the lines instead of safely in Berlin. An opportunity I just couldn't pass up and after the - pardon my language - ass beating the AI has been giving me up to now serves them right.Wiedrock wrote: Fri Nov 22, 2024 2:35 pmNooo, who's now going to make certain documents disappear while organizing them post war in/for the US?Dereck wrote: Fri Nov 22, 2024 2:28 pmI'm playing against the AI. Would ANY experienced HUMAN player put the OKH HQ right behind the front line behind a weak unit where, after one attack I could attack it and kill Franz Halder who was replaced by Fedor von Bock? Since it's the 1941-12-21 turn I'm taking that as a Christmas present for my Red Army.56ajax wrote: Fri Nov 22, 2024 1:43 am Well it is 1941 and against an experienced Axis player just about every Soviet unit has the stopping power of wet tissue paper.