There might be Finnish veterans who know how to do this kind of stuff. Oh, wait a minute, wrong timeline!Though I dare Mosby to take a Romanian cavalry division and encircle the whole Red Army with it
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Ive spotted an inaccuracy here...Dalmatia is German,however,IRL Dalmatia was given to Croatia after the fall of Italy (however the presence of Germans was still bigger than the presence of the Ustaše).
excellent. Seems youre still pretty good on crude and manpower. Thats a relief, at least. I wish you all the best, but i hope you get brutally crushed as it should be. How is the Luftwaffe by the way.
Glad to see the new scenario - a question? The screen for the Allied OOB (brigade breakdown) - did you have to load up the Allied side to see that or can you see that playing as the German?
As far as the Finnish cavalry raid to Stalingrad, I still think no significant losses for attrition if there are no enemy units. How would you simulate leaving troops behind to guard the supply lines? Attrition every time you move into an enemy province? As for the province control, that is another ball of worms to tackle - do provinces revert back to original owner after so many day's of no garrisons? I can see rules for less supplies the further one moves from your depots, attrition because of less supplies, curious if that is in the game as is.
My only advice is fall back in the East to the rivers, strengthen Romania (IT MUST NOT FALL), and send das Panzers to France.
Back to the fight, DEUTCHLAND UBER ALLES!
As far as the Finnish cavalry raid to Stalingrad, I still think no significant losses for attrition if there are no enemy units. How would you simulate leaving troops behind to guard the supply lines? Attrition every time you move into an enemy province? As for the province control, that is another ball of worms to tackle - do provinces revert back to original owner after so many day's of no garrisons? I can see rules for less supplies the further one moves from your depots, attrition because of less supplies, curious if that is in the game as is.
My only advice is fall back in the East to the rivers, strengthen Romania (IT MUST NOT FALL), and send das Panzers to France.
Back to the fight, DEUTCHLAND UBER ALLES!
No need to be ashamed sir. We all made that mistake and thought the figures mentioned divisions at first.
Though I dare Mosby to take a Romanian cavalry division and encircle the whole Red Army with it
I hope you won't be offended when I decline the kind invitation
That, 'pony-express ride' was a one time, never again affair.
Yes, I did have to load up as the US and Reds. As you can see the estimate of my intell. department was way off. Wait...you didn't see that screenie yet, you will see so in chapter three, soon.
Chapter two: The worst front of all
The weak front in Italy is the one on which a collapse is most imminent at the moment. Ever since being pushed out of the Monte Casino line the Germans lack sufficient forces to withstand the attacking American and French enemy. Divisions are stationed in Northern Italy, Southern France and the Balkans however, but all of those are either occupied or necessary to withstand the enemy in case of an auxiliary invasion or subdue partisan forces. The Germans will have to cannibalize these regions however as they will be lost anyhow without additional divisions. The holes in the line have to be filled, and quick!
Then there is the front in Normandy. The enemy here is predominantly British, their beachhead still feeble and their forces about equal in size with those of the Germans. There is one thing however, with which they dominate the battlefield, their air force. Commanding the air they will seriously imperil every enemy move in the field.
Army Group B’s commanding general; von Kluge, decided in his strategic setup, before the invasion, not to confront the enemy just beyond the beaches due to the power of the battleship’s and cruiser’s artillery. This strategy had cost him dearly as he had had the chance to drive the Allies into the sea had he listened to Rommel.
Now that chance is gone and with the immense striking power of the allied air force it is almost like the enemy had taken this ‘umbrella of protective artillery fire’ with him. Not as a seaborne version this time, no as an airborne version.
The divisions fighting directly on the frontline were not strong enough to defeat the enemy, perhaps only to hold them and contain them in the Normandy area. However, as it dawned slowly on some of the high ranking generals of Army group B this invasion would be the only one, no second attack at Calais would have to be feared, a massive amount of troops would be available in the form of the 19th army. This would thus be the only front on which the Germans would attack. Late July would determine it all.
What's wrong?No need to be ashamed sir. We all made that mistake and thought the figures mentioned divisions at first.
I hope you won't be offended when I decline the kind invitation
That, 'pony-express ride' was a one time, never again affair.
Yes, I did have to load up as the US and Reds. As you can see the estimate of my intell. department was way off. Wait...you didn't see that screenie yet, you will see so in chapter three, soon.
You don't have horses?
Cheers;
Nick
EDIT: Emu'd update.
Nah, the German army has horses in abbundance, even several cavalry divisions. Well, perhaps I will attempt it with a few Cossacks
Seems you're squite screwed!
Which means this latest AAR is off to a good start!
Which means this latest AAR is off to a good start!
Seems like OOBs are quite simplified (this 12th SS PzDiv with 3 tank brigades). Plenty of work for modders, I guess.
It's an old press copy beta...
Notice there is either no artillery brigades or hardly any artillery brigades included.
There is also no naval ai or strategic ai...
Don't put too much stock in it, it's here to show us what IS in the game, not what's NOT been put into this version yet.
I can bet this particular thing won't change in game.
OOBs in late game scenarios are not adjusted in the later stages of beta tests, as everyone focus on 1936 campaign and balance issues, not some detailed information if German tank division in 1944 had 3, 2 or maybe 1 tank regiment.
It's not a big deal, just something we can expect to happen - and like I said before, it can be easily corrected by people that have more time at their disposal then tester team.
Nice to see POL GiE still alive - however there should be more troops there
Is it possible for you to pay more attention to your Italy front.
There should be II POL Corps fighting as the Brit Exp force - I'd like to know is this part of OOB is right in your BETA
Is it possible for you to pay more attention to your Italy front.
There should be II POL Corps fighting as the Brit Exp force - I'd like to know is this part of OOB is right in your BETA
Well even if they haven't corrected the OOB, I'm sure the first few patches will address the biggest complaints people will have.
Knowing this community, I'm sure people will voice their opinions on the OOB and various misnamed or misplaced regions/provinces immeadiately after installing the game.
Mosby, am I mistaken or was the Dieppe raid in HoI3 more succesful than the one in reality?
Lack of naval AI should help with the Allies though. Any shattered Allied divisions are out of the war for good!