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[richardsd]

winter will be crucial for the eastern front, if the Russin's don't make substantial inroads they won't have time to get to Berlin

also I assume you are watching for a sneaky landing in Atlantic Southern France!

As for winter, i quite agree. I will try to fend off the Russian with a massive manpower surge and cannon fodder. I will probaly never retreat from the hexes i am in. This will be costly, but will impede the Russians from gaining precious ground for their 44 offensive. I suspect it will be huge with an impossible number of tanks. He will also try to land in northern Germany i believe. I have my own little plan for that. Its too obvious he also might try another one in the south with Paras. Anyway i would plan this!

I had been wonderring if the landing in Britain is now really just a diversion (might not have been originally) as there isn't time to take the UK and western Europe, hence my thoughts a bout a landing directly into France

if I was him I would be flying in 'Britain' to attack your oil. I believe the allies need you to have no oil to fight Russia if they are to have any chance of win.

[supermax]

winter will be crucial for the eastern front, if the Russin's don't make substantial inroads they won't have time to get to Berlin

also I assume you are watching for a sneaky landing in Atlantic Southern France!

As for winter, i quite agree. I will try to fend off the Russian with a massive manpower surge and cannon fodder. I will probaly never retreat from the hexes i am in. This will be costly, but will impede the Russians from gaining precious ground for their 44 offensive. I suspect it will be huge with an impossible number of tanks. He will also try to land in northern Germany i believe. I have my own little plan for that. Its too obvious he also might try another one in the south with Paras. Anyway i would plan this!

I had been wonderring if the landing in Britain is now really just a diversion (might not have been originally) as there isn't time to take the UK and western Europe, hence my thoughts a bout a landing directly into France

if I was him I would be flying in 'Britain' to attack your oil. I believe the allies need you to have no oil to fight Russia if they are to have any chance of win.

Yes on the oil in England...

But even then if i stay defensive with my troops which is quite what i am doing he wont drain my oil only with plane attacks. hos odds are 1-4 right now. Quite difficult to achieve anything. If he doesnt land more troops i will simply put my planes on sentry, since by now the western allies wont have a solid impact on final victory.

[richardsd]

true, but those 4-1 FTR's burn a lot of oil when attacked, even on sentry

[supermax]

true, but those 4-1 FTR's burn a lot of oil when attacked, even on sentry

i know!

Thats the whole difficulty!

A nice challenge!

[richardsd]

true, but those 4-1 FTR's burn a lot of oil when attacked, even on sentry

i know!

Thats the whole difficulty!

A nice challenge!

well I know I would certainly rather be in your position, you have lots to trade/manage to get the outcome you want - Russia has to make the ground to Berlin, no other choice really

[supermax]

true, but those 4-1 FTR's burn a lot of oil when attacked, even on sentry

i know!

Thats the whole difficulty!

A nice challenge!

well I know I would certainly rather be in your position, you have lots to trade/manage to get the outcome you want - Russia has to make the ground to Berlin, no other choice really

Exactly!

If worst come to worst, i can produce 5 INF corps per turn with my 200 revenue. Thats a lot of german fanatics to block the red hordes to Berlin

[supermax]

As 1943 draws to a close on the slow grinding alies, we do not believe we will be able to hold them still again for another year (but we will certainly try ). Its remains to be seen!!! So it should be very interesting!!!

Oil differential is at +17 this turn.

We are now concentrating on the 44 defense of our empire, since in the West nothing more can seriously be done.

4 Major areas we need to develop the defenses:

1- Western approachs of France (Needs tanks, INF and GAR)
2- South western England (needs 2-3 more INF)
3- Baltic (we stationned this turn 2 CV, 1 BB and 1 SUB)
4- North-eastern Germany (needs cannon fodder)

As for Russian wintrer we dont know whats in store, we will be at a disadvantage over the Russians. I think i will put all my planes on sentry and ride the storm with an "germany WWII desperate fortress defense". This will cost manpower, but will give me time and save oil big time.

[richardsd]

the more he runs down his Airforce in dribs and drabs the better it is for you

I see that he isn't really challenging in the East on the ground, just wearing you down with CORP's, I would be planning to hit you hard in Winter with a full strength Airforce and ARM on all the tripple points, it will be interesting to see how hard that is to achieve under the new rail rules (assuming he does)

certainly I have learn't the importance of rail heads if you want to move about in winter

[supermax]

the more he runs down his Airforce in dribs and drabs the better it is for you

I see that he isn't really challenging in the East on the ground, just wearing you down with CORP's, I would be planning to hit you hard in Winter with a full strength Airforce and ARM on all the tripple points, it will be interesting to see how hard that is to achieve under the new rail rules (assuming he does)

certainly I have learn't the importance of rail heads if you want to move about in winter

Yes. Well the way hes done it is in a sence effective. I am purely on the defensive now. I have only ONE major offensive left then no more oil. SO he can hit me hard i will just stand and fight and resist. I will suffer greatyly but its too late to have a solid impact i think.

[supermax]

[richardsd]

surely your last counter attack will be the near end of 44 summer, hard to take all that ground if you can make it so

[supermax]

surely your last counter attack will be the near end of 44 summer, hard to take all that ground if you can make it so

Yes. I am hoarding my oil for a last ditch offensive in summer 1944, where i expect to destroy a lot of Russians for a couple of turns. After that...

[supermax]

Oil still stable...

[supermax]

[supermax]

[Cybvep]

Your lines in the East should hold. Obviously oil and MP are low at this point of the game, but you only have to hold a year and a half.

[supermax]

Your lines in the East should hold. Obviously oil and MP are low at this point of the game, but you only have to hold a year and a half.

Thats what i am hoping. I am pumping out the Infantry as much as i can now. Also starting to man the eastern Fortresses and will not give a Free hex if i dont have to.

[zechi]

Beware of Soviet Paras. Bucharest does not have any Garrison at all.

[supermax]

Beware of Soviet Paras. Bucharest does not have any Garrison at all.

Bad weather so no para possible now. I get a reinforcement next turn (Jan 1st 1944) in the capital. All good.

[zechi]

Beware of Soviet Paras. Bucharest does not have any Garrison at all.

Bad weather so no para possible now. I get a reinforcement next turn (Jan 1st 1944) in the capital. All good.

True, but don't forget to reinforce it quickly. In February the weather can be fair and a 3 Step MECH in Bucharest will not survive a combined TAC and Para attack.

Cheers Zechi