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Hi all!

When playing against the computer, the manual states that if one is able to capture Moscow and Leningrad before winter, there should only be a weak - if any - Soviet winter offensive. In fact, this is what I experienced. I wonder if someone knows more in technical detail what happens to the Soviets and why they don't attack so much with Moscow and Leningrad fallen.

Thanx

AC

Originally posted by AC:
I wonder if someone knows more in technical detail what happens to the Soviets and why they don't attack so much with Moscow and Leningrad fallen.

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Add up all the population, resources, and factories in those 2 cities. Losing all that *hurts* in '41.

Hum, expect a figthing moral boost for half the population and a moral losse for the other one evening thing s up. <img src="smile.gif" border="0">
More important :
- Losing Moscou and Leningrad = losing major industrial city andf a lot of manpower too = less gear for counterattack.
- If you take them then all the troups that were keep in reserve for winter counteroffensife have already been send in the fight to defend those city : i.e. no more reserve.
- Losing Moscou = soviet centralised governement have to move elsewhere = lots of administrative and military problem...

Well the most simple reason is that the russians always defend these cities most vigoriously. Takin them means you have most likely destroyed the bulk of the red army.