Because of muddy weather in the Europe, London bombing campaign canceled (now it really looks like wasting fuel and bombers to the London's flack, my SAC have only 2 strat attack at such a weather). So Rundstedt and some fighters were railed to the east, while bomber was repaired.
I stopped building units, because upgrades incoming really soon (2-3 turns). Anyway I want 1 more TAC, 1 more panzer , 2 labs as soon as 1941 comes, and as much infantry, as I can build for rest PPs.
Precise barbarossa campaign plans are not ready yet, but I want to go for south, to get soviet oil. Also, its exploit in Dnepr-Dvina defencive line near Krivoi Rog/Stalino. It can easily be penetrated here, forcing entire soviet front's retreatment (or encirclement
, but I am not expecting Max to be this sort of stubborn defender ).
So I would like to have some advice. First, I am unsure, is it worthy to give few tanks to AGN and AGC, or shall I use all 6 in the south. Argument for giving tanks to this groups is clear - tank is strongenst ground unit. Argument agains is that if I give 1-2 tanks, they can't fully benefit from their mobility and will be used just in same manner, as very strong infantry corps, so it can be better to just give this groups more infantry for same effect. While 6 panzers in one single spearhead with good leader looks to me like force, that can break through soviet formations on their own, destroying lots of units, bringing chaos and pocketing troops.
Second question follow the first - either I deploy 4 or 6 armour in the south, I can't see very good place to deploy them. Probably i will deploy them in rocky romanian terrain just south of where hungarian units can be seen on the screen, or much more to the south, slightly north of Odessa.
Anyway I want infantry to force soviet garrisons to retreat al least, to advance tanks deeply into clear ukraine terrain at very first turn.
And to the MED.
All italian forces but single fighter in tripoli left lybia, while this fighter will provide some reconing information and some RN step loss (2 DD steps this turn).
Looks like max have to march all the way to the Tripoli by land, its few more PPs for Italians.
Also about speed bumps - I preffer to use Sicily for this purpose. English troops with 1 fighter air support and 1 supply (or 0, if RM and luftwaffe will do good
) can have some real problems here, from my experience.
On the second, I have some good positions in Italy to defend, never seen front there broken, its often stagnant during all the war, unless something really bad happens (allies from southern France or Red Army from balkans attacks Italy, for example).
P.S. If Italy surrenders, cyties with german units become german. They provide nominal, or 1/2 PP income?
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