Blitzkrieg at the highest diff. level

[kondi754]

Frontline after Soviet's counterattack.
My forces after Blitzkrieg:
5 x Inf41
1 x HvInf41(+SdKfz251)
2 x Eng40
3 x MntInf41
1 x SS-Div.Wiking
2 x Pz IIIJ
1 x StuG IIID
1 x Pz IVE
2 x 8.8cm FlaK37(+SdKfz7)
1 x QF2Pndr(+Bren731(e))
1 x SdKfz7/1 AA
1 x Sturmpanzer I
1 x 15cm sFH18(+SdKfz7)
1 x 7.5cm leIG18(horse transport)
1 x Ar 196
1 x Fw 190A
2 x Bf 109E
1 x Bf 110E
1 x Ju 87B
1 x Ju 87D Stuka

Lost during Moscow Scn:
1 x SdKfz232/8R
1 x Pz IIIG
1 x StuG IIID
1 x Ju 87B

[Horst]

Wouldn't it be easier with more artillery? If you get get the efficiency down quickly, you can save yourself something like engineers which I never really find much use for. They are simply too squishy in most cases. I'm mainly an artillery-dude, hence I ask.
I guess the damage recievers are mainly the many Inf41 units that are cheap to reinforce with a cost of only 30.

[kondi754]

Wouldn't it be easier with more artillery? If you get get the efficiency down quickly, you can save yourself something like engineers which I never really find much use for. They are simply too squishy in most cases. I'm mainly an artillery-dude, hence I ask.
I guess the damage recievers are mainly the many Inf41 units that are cheap to reinforce with a cost of only 30.

You are right, but the engineering unit is, however, much cheaper than the artillery.
I will try to expand the artillery more next time, but at the highest level every penny counts.
I used to use StuGs as artillery. I had two of them.

[Horst]

StuGs are quite good and hardly targeted AI artillery, compared to tinny Sturmpanzer I, and especially useful if they can switch to AT-mode in some occasions.
I haven’t bothered so far about higher difficulties, but if the AI has more strength then lowering efficiency seems even more important.
The little 7.5 cm leIG 18 guns are still cheap and useful to let them follow the infantry with their MP 2 without attached transport. Their ability to fire on the move is extremely handy in the offensive.