Russian Problem

[Fading_Suns]

I am playing the Germans and have invaded and pushed far to the east. I am kicking butt and taking names. Problem is.... that despite having a large amount of supplies and researched the proper techs (at least I think I have)... my troops are starving and running out of supplies. The only way for my troops to be properly resupplied now is for me to use junkers and that simply is not practical.

any suggestions?

 

[Opanashc]

That's the problem with invading Russia. Poor infrastructure and huge distances involved make supplying large armies difficult. Ideally, you should have destroyed most of the Red Army before getting to Leningrad-Smolensk-Kiev line, and only have to advance forward to capture enemy VPs to force a surrender.
Reduce the number of troops in the East, and rely on maneuver, rather then brute strength, to force victory.

 

[marxianTJ]

That or start a gigantic run of INFRA and hunker down for a year or two lol.

 

[GarfunkeL]

You shouldn't have supply problems until you go past the Moscow-Kharkov-Dnepropetrovsk line unless your entire army attacks and advances 24/7.

1. Build infra. If you want to defend your spoils from Bitter Peace, this is a must. After BP, you're swimming with IC anyway, go crazy and upgrade all of former USSR to 10 infra. You should have upgraded Poland to 10 infra before Barbarossa already.
2. Avoid attacking with your entire army simultaneously. Near Polish border you can advance along the entire front but fairly soon you should start keeping parts of the front stable while you attack elsewhere.
3. Once you've broken the back of the Red Army, start pulling parts of Luftwaffe back to Berlin as they aren't needed and are supply-hogs.
4. Create convoys from Kiel to Leningrad and Hamburg to Archangel and if you have any ports in the Med, from there to Sevastopol/Caucasus.
5. Keep those Junkers' and Arados flying supply missions hopping from airfield to airfield.

That's the way I kept advancing even beyond the Bitter Peace borders. You just have to be careful and not go overboard.

 

[Pacius Ferox]

How about a quick victory by a cavalry charge during early Barbarossa?

 

[chals]

What I did was H bombers doing supply mission, 8 of them, They cost a shitton, but Range is so huge so can fly from Berlin. Else take Key cities and do railroad upgrades/fix.

Invade from norway as well! Take ports and use them all.

If allready deep inside, try to take it slow, and not all in one go. DO NOT send new stuf to that front - IF you got IC to build new stat is. I did not. also try to take plaines out unless needed.

And lastly be creative. If you can kick out GB from the middel east and take the Rock, your solid to send supplies that way around to the black sea- Its something.

 

[1alexey]

These are basically things to do to keep your troops supplied in Barbarossa:
1. Pick appropriate ministers and generals.
2. Make sure your supply techs are up to date.
3. Capture Russian ports and manually send convoys there. At the very least, on Baltic.
4. Build infra in Poland. You really only need to build it around Berlin towards major Soviet cities.
5. Be careful about which troops to take into Russia. In general Cavalry, Motorised infantry divisions are preferable.
6. Ideally you want to base your aviation in your allies land, as there is direct supply teleportation of necessary supplies from their capital, to yours.

 

[Secret Master]

Here's the thing: Logistics tends to win or lose Barbarossa for all but the most experienced players.

Without knowing what you sent into the Ukraine, it's hard to diagnose the problem. Here are some potential pointers:

1) Put the highest skill general you can find at Army Group. If you have more than one theater, make sure all Army Groups have skill 5 generals or better. The general skill in this class will improve logistcs for all subordinate units in range.

2) Stack Logistics Wizards at Theater, Army Group, Army, and even Corps if you have enough of them. The effects stack. (Do take note that higher level HQs have less impact on individual divisions with traits, but affect more units. Consult the chain of command effects on the wiki or game manual for more information)

3) Reduce the number of active units in the area. Always remember that most expensive units (armor, artillery) tend to also have higher supply and fuel costs.

4) Take ports along the coast and manually set convoys to them. If the Italians seal the Med, and you own ports on the Med, send convoys to the Crimea, too.

5) Take Leningrad ASAP and use it as a supply point. It's a great port and can ship in tons of supplies. It can also be taken from the sea, providing a nice additional place to invade that doesn't involve walking from Warsaw to Moscow.

6) Put cabinet ministers into power than reduce supply consumption and increase supply throughput. Germany has some; use them.

7) Set your occupation policy to Collaboration Government to minimize partisan impact on supply. Seriously, don't antagonize the locals.