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Maykievic

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Hi!

Playing with fascist netherlands , it's 1942 and everything has come to an impasse since almost two years.
With the new changes on soft attack and artillery everything is slowed down , Germany couldn't move the russian front more than one or two provinces but that's not the problem.

I'm trying to save Germany since republican spain attacked, and an immovable front emerged:
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For so much time I tried to do something , but i can't advance. I can't afford tanks due to scarce resources and factories.
The defense value is just astronomically high. I usually managed to break a front after trying but even with full battleplan bonus i can't do anything.
My troops are half infantry and half artillery , up to date. This is the situation during my attacks:

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Nothing seems to be able to break them (they get even to 800 defense) , they also have a commander bonus that gives +40% both in attack and defense. Plus they have at least 150 divisions like this , so there is no weak link in the front. Trying to get my reserves to do something is useless since their high attack and my low breakthrough just melts my frontline troops. The only upside is that the same happens when they try to attack.

What should i do? how do i overcome this damn modifiers? they seem so much!
Any tip is welcome
 

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They have a commander with a huge defensive bonus, not doubt gained during the civil war. The terrain a also gives them an advantage, so try an attack into a province with a plain. Even there, I think only tanks plus CAS might stand a chance, under a good general.

Generally, I think if the Axis have not won by 1942 they won't win at all - the USSR is too powerful at this point and the US will join in.
 

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Yeah, Russia seems to have the same troop quality as Germany , just millions more manpower , it doesn't make any sense.
Now I can't even seem to beat 3/4 divisions when i attack with at least 12 from 3 different directions. Defense values are just too high and now that the artillery soft attack is nerfed there is no way that they can resist waiting for the reserves , their morale just disappears and the battle is over.
I mean now it seems i'm playing a ww1 simulator