Impossible to Play as Soviets!

[PARAfel]

Hi, i want to say it is too much difficulty to play as soviets not because of their gameplay but some design errors regarding RETREAT lines.

What? You have in game an type of marcation in the terrain that sayed ''RETREAT'' and you not evade battles for reach these lines? Why this was made? I cant play because when i reach the Leningrad-Stalin-Moscow perimeter i not have soo much troops to make these defensive positions value and i just give out in the Game when i have an encircliment of soo much troops.

So what you do to make these marcations to value and not lost soo much troops because i tired of retreating retreating and anyways losting 1.5 M troops to the Germans.....

I just wanted to do the Revolution Triumphant but i cant!

 

[hmsqueiroz]

I have the same problem when I play as soviets. Have anyone some tips for us?

 

[goodcigar]

You should make Suggestion post.

 

[Bunnytob]

I don't think fallback lines work that way...?

(To get TRT, you're just going to want to declare on Poland ASAP and then justify and declare on Germany so that you start pushing them back at around the same time as the Anschluss. East Prussia and Silesia are really good for encirclements.)

 

[Vin55]

Well you should start the war behind the Stalin-River line, which makes it easier for you too hold the line. You can also build some forts in the areas between ther Rivers. Your army should be a 20wth full support infantry. With some medium or heavy tanks comming in as 40 wths. You should also focus on anti air(as support equippemt) and fighters, to cover some air zones, against the german cas.
You would whant to build up to 100 civs or so and then only build mills, keep free trade gives nice buffs to your economy, also dont be afraid of loosing some terretory, by 1940 you should have 2 full army groups and more easily enough to hold on all sides, the river line only needs on army group. Also push some doctrine research, helps a lot in defense. Good doctrines for Russia are human wave (duh) or superior fire power (ahistoric but easily managable). You will also get loads of guns from baltics and finnland, so dont foucs too much industry on guns, rahter support equippments anti air anti tank and artillery. Also tanks and fighters (10 factories on guns are ok pre war).
To push the germans out you need the 40th tank divisions, be careful that they have 30 org, if not they cannot push out that well.