Oil loot?

[SMK-at-work]

One of the things I prefer in CEAW to SC2 is the lack of loot when a country falls.

However with the emphasis on oil, I wonder if oil should be looted? Tehre's an interesting article on oil strategies at http://www.mikeantonucci.com/bloodforoil.htm that says that the French & Low-country campaigns were actually oil-positive for the Germans - ie they captured more oil than they used up!

[davetheroad]

The French campaign 'only' lasted 6 weeks or so and if it had lasted several months the oil balance could well have been negative for the germans. As the historical outcome of a quick victory is considered by many to be a low probability result with a long campaign and maybe even a stalemate more probable. It is better not to have looting of the French oil IMO

Dave

[SMK-at-work]

Er.....any looting of oil would be based on how much oil the French had left at the end of the campaign - not a fixed amount.

And I'm pretty sure the French campaign will almsot always be short....