14/4s vs. 13/4 Arty/2 AAs (+ supports) ; Pros & Cons

[dasaard200]

In response to Finland falling to my USSR, the Germans sent an Army Group through upper Norway; which did get into Lappi state, almost threaten Salla, and stalled out when 2 Red Army Groups stopped the Germans in their tracks .
By 31 October'41, the Axis lost 21-25 XX in the Finn pocket, 1 German INF XX was able to escape; and Soviet troops are in northern Norway, driving hard to the 2 northern ports in Norway .
Afganistan is now occupied, border guards assigned; and 3 Red Army Groups now head east to Mongolia and Eastern Siberia, to fight Japan (and its 'friends') .
Lithuania is having the neutral sweats, while pre-war Western Soviet borders are still untouched and intact .

@marcelo r. r. asked if I made AT; yes, I DID, AT is for Japanese and its allies, stockpiling a whole BUNCH ! Then about 6 months ago i shut down that Line, putting those 2 WFs into the AA Line .
Once I can finish converting AA 1s > AA 2s ... my 40W INF XXs can sneer at Axis CAS .
Tanks and SPAA 2s are COMING !

 

[dasaard200]

{31 March'42}, 4 T-34 XXs and #5 in exercising; I'm having to pick a target for Zhukov's hooligans (Ploesti perhaps ?)

Still can't get the hang of 'battle planner', so kiss planning bonus g'bye; FIDO works for me on aggressive .
Frontal Commands :
1] Afgans crushed like bugs; border guards stationed . ;
2] West Wall borders intact, roughly equal to Axis troops [my 3 : 2 Axis], upgrades and movement . ;
3] Norway sees the front line between the 2 northern ports, stalled; could try a naval invasion to gain a connecting tile to isolate that northernmost port ... ;
4] Siberia gets some L.tank 2 XXs from europe, and local upgrades to tackle Jap nibbling in the Lake Baikal area; I MUST defend Mongolia and Tannu Tuva for puppet factories, see rules section in Wiki {{for proper puppet abuse !!}} , eventually I want Manchuria and Korea ... but let's not get too frisky .

 

[dasaard200]

China capitulated to the Japs, and Sinkiang (sp??) is under attack, causing :
1] a manpower 'bump' to 5% ;
2] an exrcising reserve army to be re-directed to meet the new threat ; and
3] a new Training Center(TC) for INF and Mountain (MTN) XXs to go into western China {oh, joy !!}

I ought to re-title his thread to "NIBBLING BY DUCKS" .

 

[dasaard200]

Siberian Front stabilized, ducks held at bay .
Zhukov's Oil Raid went well; but then the world shook ... as screenshots "Z2Rr,, Q41-49" illustrate .

 

[dasaard200]

6 {RL} days later, We have cleaned out the Pinsk pocket, taken Ramon, Memel, Allensburg, Konigsberg, and WARSAW, by 10 November'43; in 'shots "Z2Rr,, q50-61" .
I lost 1 province in Romania, Bulgaria lost to Axis; Germans lost ~30 XXs defending Poland; We took zero losses .
Things are getting interesting in the East; the Japs capped China and India to further threaten Our eastern allies .