Barbarossa Challenge

[Zardnaar]

Whats the quickest someone has managed to take out the Soviet Union in Barbarossa. I normally do it in around 3 months. I'm wondeinrg how fast you can do it on normal if you try hard enough. I did see someone claim 1 month on the forums but saw no proof. Anyhow some thoughts.

Bring Japan into the Axis. Hopefully they can capture Vladivistok negating the Sverdlosk requirements. MAy require Luftwaffe aid.

Invade Persia and use mountaineers/paratroops to hit Baku. High chance the USSR will DoW you though. When does the GoI by the Soviets wear off? Is Baku in range of paratroopers from northern Iraq? Probably require invading Spain to gain access to the med.

Capturing Moscow/Leningrad fast. Two X9 tank armies under Generals (Guderian/Rommel?) Direct all out drive towards Leningrad & Moscow. Small group of tanks rush Stalingrad. 21 tanks needed? Maybe use armored cars instead of SPA.

Build lotsa tac bombers. Gonna need the range.

 

[Draigh]

I did it in one month, but that was with mod-34, which allows you to sacrifice defense and offense in favour of speed. In vanilla, a couple of months as well, though I usually concentrate on destroying the Red Army in the first year, so I can then race to my objectives unhindered in the second.

Your plan sounds like it might work, though the biggest problem would be getting Japan in the Axis soon enough and getting in position. I guess your best bet would be to postpone the invasion until you've reached Persia and Japan has declared war on the allies, that would be 1942. That also means making it much harder on yourself than invading in '41, let alone in '40.

 

[Zardnaar]

I'm gonna boot up a game and see how it goes. To the death!!!

 

[unmerged(132371)]

After Austria DOW Italy to get Med ports move in the fleet and hit Middle east and up to Baku. I think EMU did it in about 4-6 weeks using HQ's for deep penetrations. Overruns are faster than encirclements and will help the airforce destroy the enemy.

 

[sbr]

DanDaMan did it in under 3 months with nothing but HQs+brigades.

http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/showthread.php?t=392948

 

[Zardnaar]

Heres my attempt. It should be kicking off in about an hour or so.

http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/showthread.php?t=469098

 

[Zardnaar]

31 days to get the required VP points and the BP event fired 2 weeks later. Just over 6 weeks.

 

[PanzerMan7]

triple their manpower, IC, and resources. then have a go at them...in 1942