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Why are not important in the game Mursmank and Arkangel?

If Germans conquest this ports, allied suplies and war material will don´t reach Russia.

I think, this ports must be in the map, and have important effects. They are important strategic targets.

Originally posted by Lorenzo from Spain:
Why are not important in the game Mursmank and Arkangel?

If Germans conquest this ports, allied suplies and war material will don´t reach Russia.

I think, this ports must be in the map, and have important effects. They are important strategic targets.

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Hi Lorenzo!
These two cities are too far to place them on map.
Have you any exact ideas how to do that?
Did yo encounter the case in game when German troops were close to northern map edge and hypothetical fall of Murmansk and Arkhangelsk could make a big difference in war?

After 1941, I believe that most supplies from the US were shipped through Iran, which was occupied by forces from both the Soviet Union, the US and England. Vladivostok was also a destination for a fair amount of supplies and equipment. With these other options, I don't believe the breaking of supply lines from the northern ports would have had a major impact on the war, long-term.

The route US-Iceland-Murmansk(Arkangelsk) was in fact the shortest and the most dangerous. Various kinds of Lend-Lease cargoes were shipped via various ways. Most of Allied (esp. British) tanks were delivered to Murmansk. This city was a top target for German strategic bombing during many monthes of 1941-42 and finally the port structure was badly damaged, so later Russians began to receive convoys in Archangelsk located farther from Germans.