Beta3 installer works like a charm. I installed it under (c:\slitherine...). I didn't chose the default path.
The DLC packages don't automatically know where i installed the beta3. It also wanted to install them into the default path. Had to manually correct it.
Started GC 1940 but decided not to begin here when i laid eyes on the starting core. Tastes differ, i just didn't like the core composition.
With the GC 1939 , i can shape it more personally.
Another idea might be that the player can pick his core units from scratch (within a given amount of prestige points), deploy them and start the first mission.
So this time i decided to play GC 1939 on general difficulty (for Beta1 and 2 i played on colonel difficulty).
Poznan.
There are 4 slots available but only filled 3 with a Sturmpz I, Ju87B and Bf109e. No prestige left to fill the 4th slot. No worries, because this mission is for beginners (as it should be not to discourage). The enemy never makes you sweat since, i suppose, a lot of those units are on passive/defender mode. I also decided to use only normal replacements during gameplay and elite replacements during the deployment phase. Some people might already do so, i don't know, but to me it is something new to try. Anyway, i finished this assignment in 11/14 turns and 924 pp. An excellent opener.
Danzig corridor.
I only upgraded the 7,5cm artillery to a sturmpz I. Two core slots i filled up with a pz38(t) and a Bf110c. This mission is not so easy as it appears on first glance. Especially that little counter-attack left my newly gained SE unit with strength 2. Two tankettes went to the vicinity of Bydgoszcz to attack my aux tank, which was finished off by the AT gun next to the town. That was a bummer even more since the AA gun on the airfield (11,18) caused quite some stir to several of my planes. It took me several turns to knock it out.
A great mission,it left a scar to my core tanks which are all reduced to half strength. I finished the mission in 11/14 turns and 1336PP.
Nikivdd beta3 DLC GC 1939
Moderators: Slitherine Core, The Lordz, Panzer Corps Moderators, Panzer Corps Design
Lodz.
I got another SE inf unit at the beginning. I didn't reinforce the first one, it was eliminated by a 7tp tank later on. I upgraded both PzI to Pz38(t)'s. The whole scenario went smooth, i even managed to save all aux units from a certain doom
. The Kutno battlegroup is surely sensitive, i had to try out 
. Once i placed a unit on hex (16,7), just next to Piatek, the first 7tp's came steamrolling. Ofcourse the northern route is unnecessary to win the scenario, but still i was very curious if i could attack piatek from that side, unpunished by the battlegroup. There was no defender in VH Brzeziny (22,12) which i found rather peculiar but surprising nonetheless. I finished the mission in 10/13 turns with 1450PP. My airforce had a jolly good time, and weatherwise i have been very lucky, clear weather except for one turn when it was cloudy.
I got another SE inf unit at the beginning. I didn't reinforce the first one, it was eliminated by a 7tp tank later on. I upgraded both PzI to Pz38(t)'s. The whole scenario went smooth, i even managed to save all aux units from a certain doom
. The Kutno battlegroup is surely sensitive, i had to try out . Once i placed a unit on hex (16,7), just next to Piatek, the first 7tp's came steamrolling. Ofcourse the northern route is unnecessary to win the scenario, but still i was very curious if i could attack piatek from that side, unpunished by the battlegroup. There was no defender in VH Brzeziny (22,12) which i found rather peculiar but surprising nonetheless. I finished the mission in 10/13 turns with 1450PP. My airforce had a jolly good time, and weatherwise i have been very lucky, clear weather except for one turn when it was cloudy.Piatek.
The scenario went as smooth as the previous versions. One polish wave after another, all repelled. I had the impression there were more tanks attacking this time. There were a couple of polish fighters, a bomber or two wouldn't have been bad either. I could have won a DV here but i used endscn 1 to get a MV. Only lost one aux. Now i have just over 900PP.
The scenario went as smooth as the previous versions. One polish wave after another, all repelled. I had the impression there were more tanks attacking this time. There were a couple of polish fighters, a bomber or two wouldn't have been bad either. I could have won a DV here but i used endscn 1 to get a MV. Only lost one aux. Now i have just over 900PP.
Wyszogrod.
I could swear this is the Kampinsoka forest map. If you divide the map in half, all objectives are in the left part. I just have the feeling to avoid the right part.
A bridge engineer and 2 AT-guns and 1 Ju87B have been pre-placed. The nearest bridges are guarded by polish cavalry, so i should cross somewhere else.
All units except for an SE unit were fully reinforced.
Round one.
Air attack on 3 cavalry units, 1 tankette and the infantry in Guzow.
Ground attack on 3 cavalry units, 1 AA gun, 1 Art, all history. Captured Guzow. Discovered 2 more tankettes and 1 AT gun in Sochaczew.
Round one Poles.
2 tankettes counter-attacking. One attacking Lowicz and one attacking a panzer on the left side of Bzura river.
Round two.
Air attack on 3 tankettes (1 destroyed), 1 AT gun in Sochaczew. Air attack on the infantry unit guarding the bridge in Mlodzieszyn.
Ground attack on 2 tankettes and the AT gun, all history. Moving forces further north. Send few infantry units east for probing.
Round two Poles.
One 7tp tank and TKS attacking my infantry moving to Boczki.
Round three.
Air attack on those two polish tanks.
Ground attack by pioniere on polish infantry guarding Blonie, enemy eliminated.
Two more units attacking AA gun guarding airfield next to Grodzisk Mazowiskie.
Discovered several infantry units around Osiek. Did full scale attack on them.
Air+ground attack on the infantry guarding the bridge in Mlozieszyn. Captured the bridge, pol inf history.
Round three Poles.
No attacks
Round four.
Captured Blonie. Eliminated the AA gun next to GM.
Air attack on units around Osiek. 2 pol tanks destroyed. Ground attack results in 2 more pol inf units history.
Ground attack on unit in Janow, pol inf history and Janow captured.
Bridge in Mlozieszyn captured.
Round four Poles.
No attacks.
Round five.
Air+ground attack on pol infantry guarding Boczki. Unit eliminated and town captured.
Air+ground attack on remaining units around Osiek.
Discovered and attacked AT gun close to Wyszogrod.
Discovered AA gun next to Grzybow.
Round five Poles.
The last tank close to Osiek woke up and attacked one of my tanks. And finally one remaining infantry also moved but did not attack.
Round six.
Air+ground attack around Osiek. Destroyed 1 tank and 2 inf units. Osiek captured.
Ground attack on AT gun next to Wyszogrod. AT gun destroyed.
Air+ground attack on Art gun in Wyszogrod.
Round six Poles.
No attacks.
Round seven.
Wisla town captured.
Remaining enemy units around Osiek dealt with.
Air attack on Art gun in Wyszogrod made it history.
First attack on the VH hex of Wyszogrod.
Other forces moving up north towards Grzybow.
Finally Grodzisk Mazowieski captured.
Ground attack on pol inf unit in Kampinos. Unit history.
Round seven Poles.
No attacks.
Round eight.
Ground attack on AA gun on airfield next to Grzybow. Unit history and airfield captured.
Captured Grzybow and Kampinos.
Discover polish forces north of Vistula river.
Air attack on units in Gorki and Pruszkow.
Killed last unit in Wyszogrod and captured it. Captured Wyszogrod north aswell.
Round eight Poles.
They are having fun attacking my recon unit who discovered them around Kobylniki.
Round nine.
Solidifying my gains at the Vistula river.
Air force attacks on enemy around Kobylniki. Managed to withdraw my recon unit.
Round nine Poles.
I didn't see this one coming. Polish cavalry units attack my inf unit i left in Grzybow.
Three tankettes came out of the blue heading for Wisla.
Wyszogrod north re-captured by a 7tp tank.
Round ten.
Grzybow. Air attack on both cav units and reinforced my inf unit in Grzybow.
Wisla. Air and ground attack on those 3 tankettes. All killed.
Wyszogrod. Stuka vs 7tp tank = no more tank.
Round ten Poles.
No attacks.
Round eleven.
Grzybow. Both cav units dealt with.
Wyszogrod. Attacked an inf units next to the city.
Attacked inf units in Gorki and Pruszkow.
Round eleven Poles.
No attacks, a new tank appeared and placed itself in Wyszogrod north
Round twelve.
Attacked and killed the tank in Wyszogrod north. Attacked the inf unit next to it.
Attacked and captured Gorki and Pruszkow.
Round twelve Poles.
Two more tankettes appeared next to Wyszogrod north.
Round thirteen.
Both tankettes history. I am considering to attack Kobylniki.
Air attack on Turskaw.
Round thirteen Poles.
Nothing at all.
Round fourteen.
Discovered 2 tankettes and 2 inf units. The inf bugging me for few turns close to Wyszogrod is finally history.
Air attack on units around Kobylniki.
Air attack on Turskaw.
Round fourtheen Poles.
6 units moving towards Wyszogrod. A new unit spawned next to Kobylniki.
Round fifteen.
Air attack on most of those units, 1 killed. Placed a panzer next to Kobylniki.
Air attack and ground attack on inf unit in Turskaw. Unit history.
Round fiftheen Poles.
Few units moved but no attacks. My defense is backed up by artillery.
Round sixteen.
All but one are taken care of. Captured Kobylniki. Captured Turskaw.
Round sixteen Poles.
No activity seen.
Round seventeen.
Discovered more tankettes up the road to Kroczewo. Air attack on two of them, 3rd out of reach.
Did a little probe close to Warsaw, it's definitely not empty there. I suppose around Modlin more of the same.
Round seventeen Poles.
5 tankettes on their way towards Kobylniki-Wyszogrod. Too late i'm afraid.
Round eighteen.
Formed a defensive line between Kobylniki and the river. Backed up by artillery. No way they are gonna break thru that!
Gave the luftwaffe day off.
Round eighteen Poles.
As expected they moved to the line and didn't attack.
DV and 1405PP.
Remarks:
-An easy mission if you forget the right part of the map and just move along the left side. Keep your airforce close at hand, they do make a difference here.
-Surprisingly no AD around Wyszogrod. The artillery unit there should have strength 10. Do both and it will be a bit harder to capture the town.
-Harder would have been if all those units around Osiek would attack en masse after round two before i discovered them.
-Wyszogrod is a bottle neck from the north. If the enemy wants to come it has to go thru that bottleneck. It is simply undo-able for the AI (and without air and artillery support). When the player puts a strong inf unit there, backed-up by one tank and two artillery units, defense is a piece of cake. I crossed that river because i wanted some more action and to investigate what the AI was doing there.
- I feared an attack either from the direction of Modlin (via the railroad) or Warsaw, but nothing happened.
I could swear this is the Kampinsoka forest map. If you divide the map in half, all objectives are in the left part. I just have the feeling to avoid the right part.
A bridge engineer and 2 AT-guns and 1 Ju87B have been pre-placed. The nearest bridges are guarded by polish cavalry, so i should cross somewhere else.
All units except for an SE unit were fully reinforced.
Round one.
Air attack on 3 cavalry units, 1 tankette and the infantry in Guzow.
Ground attack on 3 cavalry units, 1 AA gun, 1 Art, all history. Captured Guzow. Discovered 2 more tankettes and 1 AT gun in Sochaczew.
Round one Poles.
2 tankettes counter-attacking. One attacking Lowicz and one attacking a panzer on the left side of Bzura river.
Round two.
Air attack on 3 tankettes (1 destroyed), 1 AT gun in Sochaczew. Air attack on the infantry unit guarding the bridge in Mlodzieszyn.
Ground attack on 2 tankettes and the AT gun, all history. Moving forces further north. Send few infantry units east for probing.
Round two Poles.
One 7tp tank and TKS attacking my infantry moving to Boczki.
Round three.
Air attack on those two polish tanks.
Ground attack by pioniere on polish infantry guarding Blonie, enemy eliminated.
Two more units attacking AA gun guarding airfield next to Grodzisk Mazowiskie.
Discovered several infantry units around Osiek. Did full scale attack on them.
Air+ground attack on the infantry guarding the bridge in Mlozieszyn. Captured the bridge, pol inf history.
Round three Poles.
No attacks
Round four.
Captured Blonie. Eliminated the AA gun next to GM.
Air attack on units around Osiek. 2 pol tanks destroyed. Ground attack results in 2 more pol inf units history.
Ground attack on unit in Janow, pol inf history and Janow captured.
Bridge in Mlozieszyn captured.
Round four Poles.
No attacks.
Round five.
Air+ground attack on pol infantry guarding Boczki. Unit eliminated and town captured.
Air+ground attack on remaining units around Osiek.
Discovered and attacked AT gun close to Wyszogrod.
Discovered AA gun next to Grzybow.
Round five Poles.
The last tank close to Osiek woke up and attacked one of my tanks. And finally one remaining infantry also moved but did not attack.
Round six.
Air+ground attack around Osiek. Destroyed 1 tank and 2 inf units. Osiek captured.
Ground attack on AT gun next to Wyszogrod. AT gun destroyed.
Air+ground attack on Art gun in Wyszogrod.
Round six Poles.
No attacks.
Round seven.
Wisla town captured.
Remaining enemy units around Osiek dealt with.
Air attack on Art gun in Wyszogrod made it history.
First attack on the VH hex of Wyszogrod.
Other forces moving up north towards Grzybow.
Finally Grodzisk Mazowieski captured.
Ground attack on pol inf unit in Kampinos. Unit history.
Round seven Poles.
No attacks.
Round eight.
Ground attack on AA gun on airfield next to Grzybow. Unit history and airfield captured.
Captured Grzybow and Kampinos.
Discover polish forces north of Vistula river.
Air attack on units in Gorki and Pruszkow.
Killed last unit in Wyszogrod and captured it. Captured Wyszogrod north aswell.
Round eight Poles.
They are having fun attacking my recon unit who discovered them around Kobylniki.
Round nine.
Solidifying my gains at the Vistula river.
Air force attacks on enemy around Kobylniki. Managed to withdraw my recon unit
.Round nine Poles.
I didn't see this one coming. Polish cavalry units attack my inf unit i left in Grzybow.
Three tankettes came out of the blue heading for Wisla.
Wyszogrod north re-captured by a 7tp tank.
Round ten.
Grzybow. Air attack on both cav units and reinforced my inf unit in Grzybow.
Wisla. Air and ground attack on those 3 tankettes. All killed.
Wyszogrod. Stuka vs 7tp tank = no more tank.
Round ten Poles.
No attacks.
Round eleven.
Grzybow. Both cav units dealt with.
Wyszogrod. Attacked an inf units next to the city.
Attacked inf units in Gorki and Pruszkow.
Round eleven Poles.
No attacks, a new tank appeared and placed itself in Wyszogrod north
Round twelve.
Attacked and killed the tank in Wyszogrod north. Attacked the inf unit next to it.
Attacked and captured Gorki and Pruszkow.
Round twelve Poles.
Two more tankettes appeared next to Wyszogrod north.
Round thirteen.
Both tankettes history. I am considering to attack Kobylniki.
Air attack on Turskaw.
Round thirteen Poles.
Nothing at all.
Round fourteen.
Discovered 2 tankettes and 2 inf units. The inf bugging me for few turns close to Wyszogrod is finally history.
Air attack on units around Kobylniki.
Air attack on Turskaw.
Round fourtheen Poles.
6 units moving towards Wyszogrod. A new unit spawned next to Kobylniki.
Round fifteen.
Air attack on most of those units, 1 killed. Placed a panzer next to Kobylniki.
Air attack and ground attack on inf unit in Turskaw. Unit history.
Round fiftheen Poles.
Few units moved but no attacks. My defense is backed up by artillery.
Round sixteen.
All but one are taken care of. Captured Kobylniki. Captured Turskaw.
Round sixteen Poles.
No activity seen.
Round seventeen.
Discovered more tankettes up the road to Kroczewo. Air attack on two of them, 3rd out of reach.
Did a little probe close to Warsaw, it's definitely not empty there. I suppose around Modlin more of the same.
Round seventeen Poles.
5 tankettes on their way towards Kobylniki-Wyszogrod. Too late i'm afraid.
Round eighteen.
Formed a defensive line between Kobylniki and the river. Backed up by artillery. No way they are gonna break thru that!
Gave the luftwaffe day off.
Round eighteen Poles.
As expected they moved to the line and didn't attack.
DV and 1405PP.
Remarks:
-An easy mission if you forget the right part of the map and just move along the left side. Keep your airforce close at hand, they do make a difference here.
-Surprisingly no AD around Wyszogrod. The artillery unit there should have strength 10. Do both and it will be a bit harder to capture the town.
-Harder would have been if all those units around Osiek would attack en masse after round two before i discovered them.
-Wyszogrod is a bottle neck from the north. If the enemy wants to come it has to go thru that bottleneck. It is simply undo-able for the AI (and without air and artillery support). When the player puts a strong inf unit there, backed-up by one tank and two artillery units, defense is a piece of cake. I crossed that river because i wanted some more action and to investigate what the AI was doing there.
- I feared an attack either from the direction of Modlin (via the railroad) or Warsaw, but nothing happened.