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I've been trying to defeat the Germans in France, but there seems to be no way to break through thier forces. Between Germans and French, my divisions are probably outnumbered. All of my army is 1941 infantry. I invaded a few provinces in northern Italy to grab IC. The problem is that every one of my attacks are defeated even if I have the numerical advantage. They just move divisions to the battle to repel me.

Any suggestions for breaking through the German lines? :confused:

Thanks In Advance. :)
 

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If you can't successfully break-through, then perhaps it might work to fall in from behind: invade some former Beldium or Low Countries-provinces. That'll force the enemy to move some units away to stabilize this new front and might enable you to do some encirclement-manoeuvers. But you'll have to be quick: Germany will be able to move in more fresh troops than Spain because of their vast amount of IC.
 

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Why do you have 4 million in manpower? Regardless of whether you've editted the game to turn Spain into a superpower, just leaving millions of troops unmobilized when you're in a stalemate does nothing for you.

You want a way to break through the german lines? Use guns and butter. Build guns, feed your troops, and you can't lose. You have more war potential than the soviets with the game as you have it. Stop building subs and build infantry.
 

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Brasidas said:
Why do you have 4 million in manpower? Regardless of whether you've editted the game to turn Spain into a superpower, just leaving millions of troops unmobilized when you're in a stalemate does nothing for you.

You want a way to break through the german lines? Use guns and butter. Build guns, feed your troops, and you can't lose. You have more war potential than the soviets with the game as you have it. Stop building subs and build infantry.
The problem tends to be my lack in IC compared to the Germans. I'm part of the Allies, but they haven't even put one boot on the ground! Every time I try to break through, they keep pushing back my attacking forces. No part of thier lines is weak. There's a time limit, as I don't want Soviets in Belgium. That captured province above the lines was a failed landing.

Is there anything I can do with my current forces?
 

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I suggest a risky maneuver. Leave the bare minimum of troops needed on the front (especially Italy, their troops are usually junk) and move everything you can to Le Mans.

Use your whole airforce to interdict in Normandy, and concentrate for a breakthrough to Argentan and Caen.

Then you can destroy the German troops on the Brittany Peninsula, and then with the troops you have covering Brittany in Cholet, you can concentrate more forces against the Germans in other theatres.

Or, just MC the allies and use them.
 

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Just from what you said, it appears that you are capable of defeating them and advance, but just not enough to hold the ground. I would definitely not advice you to split troops and land another front unless you have numerical superiority, otherwise it will just put more strain on your TC as well as wasting away valuable troops.

My suggestion is to fall back a bit and create some kill zone buffer. Make sure you have several provinces enveloping the buffer zone, preferably without river crossings. Now attack any troops that cross into that buffer zone, use 1 unit to attack with the rest on support attack. Make sure you have some 1-unit stacks waiting so you can keep pounding on incoming enemy while the 1st unit reorganizes. Since you should have overwhelming advantage, you will lose less troops and organization. Do this for a few months and the Germans will likely draw troops from nearby provinces to fill in this "hole". Once the line is this enough, order your elite troops to break a hole in the thinned line and advance. When you are trying to break through, make sure to check the synchornize arrival box or else your troops are going to get picked off one by one by the enemy just like what you did to the buffer zone.
 

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goobermaster said:
I suggest a risky maneuver. Leave the bare minimum of troops needed on the front (especially Italy, their troops are usually junk) and move everything you can to Le Mans.

Use your whole airforce to interdict in Normandy, and concentrate for a breakthrough to Argentan and Caen.

Then you can destroy the German troops on the Brittany Peninsula, and then with the troops you have covering Brittany in Cholet, you can concentrate more forces against the Germans in other theatres.

Or, just MC the allies and use them.
That is the best idea I've seen. I may try it. :)
 
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Since it is doomsday I would try to coup switzerland while you are at it
 

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This is something I would not suggest if you we're fighting in or at the border of your homeland, but since you're on occupied ground the loss in IC/resources should be survivable:

Try a strategic withdrawal - bare a part of the front, allow Jerry to break through there but hold the shoulders of the gap and have forces ready to contain the breakthrough further back.

Then try to pinch of the salient and eliminate resulting pocket. This should weaken the enemy locally enough to allow you to break through. Hell, this method has even made possible to break through the Maginot Line, so unfortified areas should be a walk in the park.
 

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I can't win!!!

I have 120 divisions in Brest that won't make any progress. Every time I try to move, they push me back with armored divisions. None of my other forces can make any progess.
 

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Panzerschiffe said:
Use that nuke youve got available. You might as well just type nuke again and again until you wipe the german army.

What cant cheats do?
I don't have the technology, and I don't think I will until the 1950's! :(
 

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goobermaster said:
Just how many Germans are in Brittany if 120 divs fully supplied by sea and supported by air cannot break out?

Are the Germans even fighting Russia?
They aren't fighting the USSR yet. I suspect that I'm fighting the entire Axis armed forces.
 

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How can the Germans be holding back TWO HUNDRED AND NINETY divisions? It's impossible!
 

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Alexus said:
How can the Germans be holding back TWO HUNDRED AND NINETY divisions? It's impossible!
That's what I can't figure out. They keep beating back every assault I try.
 

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Alexus said:
How can the Germans be holding back TWO HUNDRED AND NINETY divisions? It's impossible!


Maybe the AI is using the F12 cheats as well- that screenshot reveals:

Nuke cheat
Manpower cheat
Dissent cheat
Blueprint cheat