PzC Series - Campagna d'Abissinia - Avanti per la Vittoria (24-28/06/26)

[imp44791]

I continued Eagles (having finally settled down to a more sedentary phase of my holiday) to Bardia. The maps are all good, being defence the turn limits are not important; as with other maps, a tiny strengthening of the RAF would make them a bit harder for the human and thus good for an imported core. The problem is that historically the DAF had basically just Hurricanes, Wellingtons and Blenheims until late 41 when Beaufighters finally came in to help in the F/B role. The exception is Bardia, which is perfectly balanced. A lovely fight all the way.

[imp44791]

Retreat across Cyrenaica. Perhaps some rebalancing needed. Turns can be extended to 17 or even 18 (the M13s can barely get there if they don't manoeuvre at all) and the British strengthened instead. As before 1 each of a Hurricane, Wellington and Blenheim is too little. I would add a second Hurricane and Blenheim perhaps as part of a southern battlegroup. That's currently the main issue with the British ground forces: they're roo scattered at the south and come to you piecemeal. They should be more concentrated and perhaps reinforced by 1-2 LRDG lorry infantry

[imp44791]

Minor issue. The scenario briefing for Beda Fomm mentions "area marked with an A", but of course with your current equipment file there are no more As or Bs.

[imp44791]

Odd. The experience maximum seems to be variable per unit, perhaps something to do with imported vs gifted vs purchased units?

I have a SM84 capped at 306, an SE BR20 capped at 225 and most of my ground units apparently capped at 244?

[nikivdd]

Odd. The experience maximum seems to be variable per unit, perhaps something to do with imported vs gifted vs purchased units?

I have a SM84 capped at 306, an SE BR20 capped at 225 and most of my ground units apparently capped at 244?

One of the scenarios did not have the experience capped. It has been corrected. I will post an update of the campaign after you concluded your playthrough.

[imp44791]

Beda Fomm. Very nice. Better than the vanilla, though again the RAF could do with some strengthening. Perhaps the following troops can be beefed up more generally and given an additional Hurricane and Wellington and perhaps even a Matilda or two to prod the player on to break through. It makes more sense for the Matildas to be coming from the rear anyway, considering their limited mobility.

[nikivdd]

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[bondjamesbond]

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https://en.topwar.ru/172046-krasnyj-plan.html
Refugees are the scourge of all wars, but they're necessary for authenticity and realism! So I like these kinds of settings—they really help you get a feel for that era!

https://irc-libfl.tilda.ws/georgesromant/str


The Romanian army is really awesome—with Hitler to Moscow, with Stalin to Berlin

[imp44791]

Final mission of Eagles. Starts very well with a running battle, but the player will easily slaughter the British in their trucks especially if he can keep a forward position with a 90mm AA viable for the first 2 rounds. Together with 3 12 strenght fighters this completely wipes out the RAF in two rounds and then it's easy slaughtering.

The answer, as ever, is to beef up the RAF with a minimum extra Hurricane and Wellington. Some LRDG lorries (instead of Bren Carrier infantry) on the flank would make this a more threatening proposition. AA wouldn't hurt for the British either to stop the relentless blitzing from the sky.

The campaign overall is excellent. The PzC engine is very limited on attack, so the retreat scenarios are not as fearsome as they could be (unless the British are strenghtened as underlined repeatedly in my reports). I also think that the Italian attack phase up to November 1940 can be expanded with some of the maps from the other Afrika Corps campaign (BuqBuq, and either of Sidi Barrani/Mersa Matruh. But we've been through all this before. This is a lovely campaign and I'm looking forward to the next installment when it comes.

[nikivdd]

Thanks a lot for the constructive feedback, that is what is most useful to be able to give the scenarios a final polish. So soon i will post the final update for Eagles in the Sand.

[bondjamesbond]

Thanks a lot for the constructive feedback, that is what is most useful to be able to give the scenarios a final polish. So soon i will post the final update for Eagles in the Sand.

That's great, but I'd like to go to Latin America. I'm tired of Europe and Africa.
https://btgv.ru/history/civil-war/the-u ... ran-chaco/
The changing scenery and landscape will be a treat for my eyes )