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imp44791 wrote: Sat Jul 11, 2026 10:49 am As always my comments are suggestions, not the word of god. After all I do exactly zero work to create the mod!

Regarding entrenchments, I have no issues with besieging a set position, like Leningrad, or the German fortifications on the Dniepr in 1943. My issue with Soviet Storm (an otherwise fantastic mod, let me repeat) was that during the Soviet counter phase of the war after 1943 and especially 1944, every bleeding German unit was entrenched to the hilt, including in clear ground. It made things tedious.

Ans it's true that I enjoy battles of encounter more than static artillery fests (though artillery is by far my most cherished units and I tend to have artillery heavy cores). The PzC engine is at its best when approximating combined arms operations with rock-paper-scissors dynamics: infantry rules in closed terrain, tanks catch you in the open and you're dead, artillery is tremendous as long as it's protected etc. Sieges work too, but there the recipe is the God of War to the nth power: cannon, cannon, cannon. A bit repetitive, and this comes from an artillery lover, let me repeat.

Change your tactics and strategy ) There are also special difficulty levels for these ‘generalissimos’ – such as Rommel, Manstein and Zhukov – and you certainly won’t find them boring or monotonous! When your veterans face off against the new recruits with 15 units and 5 stars and give them a proper thrashing as if they were children, that’s even more fun – and don’t forget about the landscape either )))

https://waralbum.ru/217025/
It’s a shame that our favourite game doesn’t feature a front line or supply logistics, as in *Order of Battle – World War II*, for example! What’s the point of having the most elite troops if they’re surrounded and have run out of ammunition and fuel? )

https://www.warhistoryonline.com/instan ... tures.html

In ‘Soviet Storm’, there’s a map called ‘Defence of Sevastopol’ – it’s a truly unforgettable mission )) You can also create your own sub-mod based on this one; if you manage to strike a balance between playability and game balance, we can continue this tedious debate )

Defence of Sevastopol is a fine scenario when it comes to unit variety and it is indeed difficult. But one of the main sources of this difficulty is one of the standard Panzer General devices: "your core starts miles at the rear and you have to rush to get to the defensive positions before they're overwhelmed along with the puny auxiliary units that defend them". The first 4 or so turns consist of desperate rushing forward combined with some salvaging retreats by your auxiliaries, then basically a battle of encounter in positions not of your choosing. It's interesting, and certainly challenging even at normal settings, but it's an artificial setup to make things tough as much as the other great Panzer General artificial setup: "run like crazy because you have to win by Turn 10. Why? Because great unseen forces will make your life impossible on Turn 11,only you don't get to see them other than in the outro text after your Loss is declared.

Anyway, as you say correctly there are different ways to enjoy the game, all valid. I like Nico's work because of the variety of his maps that shift away from these standard Panzer General setups of racing or always starting out of position. And of course for their historicity in a game where historical accuracy is not always easy. This chimes very well with my tastes. My playthroughs reflect these principles and my recommendations (because they're always and only that) are meant to reinforce what I always enjoyed in this modder's work. Now, whether the modder agrees or not is his call: he does all the work, he makes all the decisions.

imp44791 wrote: Sat Jul 11, 2026 2:02 pm Defence of Sevastopol is a fine scenario when it comes to unit variety and it is indeed difficult. But one of the main sources of this difficulty is one of the standard Panzer General devices: "your core starts miles at the rear and you have to rush to get to the defensive positions before they're overwhelmed along with the puny auxiliary units that defend them". The first 4 or so turns consist of desperate rushing forward combined with some salvaging retreats by your auxiliaries, then basically a battle of encounter in positions not of your choosing. It's interesting, and certainly challenging even at normal settings, but it's an artificial setup to make things tough as much as the other great Panzer General artificial setup: "run like crazy because you have to win by Turn 10. Why? Because great unseen forces will make your life impossible on Turn 11,only you don't get to see them other than in the outro text after your Loss is declared.

Anyway, as you say correctly there are different ways to enjoy the game, all valid. I like Nico's work because of the variety of his maps that shift away from these standard Panzer General setups of racing or always starting out of position. And of course for their historicity in a game where historical accuracy is not always easy. This chimes very well with my tastes. My playthroughs reflect these principles and my recommendations (because they're always and only that) are meant to reinforce what I always enjoyed in this modder's work. Now, whether the modder agrees or not is his call: he does all the work, he makes all the decisions.

Well, fast-paced games and challenges – like, for example, capturing everything by move 10 – have their own merits too. They stop you from spreading yourself too thin across the map and faffing about with every garrison. Otherwise, movement speed doesn’t give you any advantage, as by turn 7 you’ll already have a horde of enemies waiting for you at specific points – even if you’ve skipped those points – and they’ll launch suicidal attacks just to slow you down. But convincing and decisive victories bring more prestige and sometimes extra SE units.



https://www.strategium.ru/forum/topic/1 ... link-fixed
https://imtw.ru/topic/50766-mod-eastern ... iet-storm/

As for Soviet Storm, I was waiting for further updates, but Akkula has moved on to Modern Warfare and is now working on his own game! So I hope that one day a talent will appear here and create a sub-mod for his creation.)
viewtopic.php?t=50342
Soviet Storm submod
viewtopic.php?t=112712

Eagles in the Sand has been updated.
v1.2: https://www.mediafire.com/file/unogy1zc ... 2.rar/file
The update contains tweaks to some of the scenarios. Thanks to everyone who made this update possible.

The Odessa tank, usually known as the NI tank, was an improvised Soviet armored vehicle built during the Siege of Odessa in 1941. Workers fitted agricultural and artillery tractors with crude welded armor, makeshift turrets, and whatever machine guns or light cannon were available. Slow, noisy, and only lightly protected, the NI was nevertheless useful for infantry support and could intimidate enemy troops through its unusual appearance and tremendous mechanical noise. Its name is commonly linked to the Russian phrase Na Ispug—roughly, “for fright”.
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nikivdd wrote: Sun Jul 12, 2026 1:00 pm The Odessa tank, usually known as the NI tank, was an improvised Soviet armored vehicle built during the Siege of Odessa in 1941. Workers fitted agricultural and artillery tractors with crude welded armor, makeshift turrets, and whatever machine guns or light cannon were available. Slow, noisy, and only lightly protected, the NI was nevertheless useful for infantry support and could intimidate enemy troops through its unusual appearance and tremendous mechanical noise. Its name is commonly linked to the Russian phrase Na Ispug—roughly, “for fright”.
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Oh yeah, the Red Army had some weapons like that, too ) + and there were some in the partisan units, where there were sometimes resourceful people with skilled hands )))
https://waralbum.ru/community/postid/14822/


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https://ru-history.livejournal.com/4906526.html


https://www.drive2.ru/c/585941292387667121/


https://www.kp.ru/best/msk/rzd/


A tractor-based tank tractor. The turret is equipped with a 45-mm gun from a T-26 or BT; on these tanks, we install turrets with 76-mm long-barreled guns in place of the removed ones. The tank tractor is protected at the front by 45-mm armor angled at 45 degrees to the vertical. It can tow 76-mm divisional guns and larger-caliber weapons. It is designed to provide combat protection for artillery batteries and fire support for infantry attacks.

Translated with DeepL.com (free version)
https://reibert.info/media/albums/prototipy.1815/






https://www.sb.by/articles/mastera-iz-v ... ryada.html
https://forma-odezhda.com/encyclopedia/ ... yustracii/

Back to the editor.
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nikivdd wrote: Fri Jul 24, 2026 10:44 am Back to the editor.
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What sort of company will it be?

Some Big Unit pictures today.
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@Bond I am always busy with something, when a project nears completion then i will announce it.

nikivdd wrote: Sat Jul 25, 2026 4:51 pm Some Big Unit pictures today.
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@Bond I am always busy with something, when a project nears completion then i will announce it.

That’s brilliant, Nico! The images from the editor look a bit like the battles in Bessarabia (Romania), whilst the large units are reminiscent of preparations for the Korean War – the UN against the Communists of Korea, China and even the USSR )))




The face of the American tank industry in the 1950s: the T43E1, M48, M47 and M41. All from the same 1950 programme. Photo taken at Aberdeen, 1953.


M26 ‘Pershing’ tanks of the 89th Heavy Tank Battalion fire from covered positions in Korea on 24 August 1950.


A Cold War Sky Battle: F-86 Saber Fighters vs. MiG-15s

It's nice to see a variety of armies.

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nikivdd wrote: Sun Jul 26, 2026 9:02 am Big Unit pictures (continued)
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I definitely like these units) In the end, I hope there will be something from Niko after WWII!!!)
https://en.topwar.ru/281215-korejskaja- ... letov.html

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nikivdd wrote: Sun Jul 26, 2026 11:07 am Big Unit icon (continued)
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I am absolutely delighted with this mod, we have definitely been missing it for a long time!!!
https://smolbattle.ru/threads/Война-в-Корее.42773/


A South Korean cavalry regiment heads toward Daegu Station to head to the front lines of the Korean War, September 16, 1950.
https://avax.news/pictures/34364


https://477768.livejournal.com/341196.html


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https://web.archive.org/web/20230920141 ... -Conflict/

Excellent !!!

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https://en.topwar.ru/53921-svoi-sredi-c ... -1-ya.html
https://en.topwar.ru/53994-svoi-sredi-c ... -2-ya.html
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Mechanized units of the Korean People’s Army enter the city of Taejon



https://arsof-history.org/articles/v9n1 ... age_1.html
https://arsof-history.org/articles/v8n2 ... age_1.html
https://arsof-history.org/search.html


https://litvek.com/br/368116



IL-10 IN THE KOREAN WAR.



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_K ... ar_weapons
https://www.techinsider.ru/history/1675 ... noi-korei/




https://forummg.info/viewtopic.php?t=516

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https://diletant.media/articles/45289297/

Oh, this will be an epic battle between piston-engine aircraft and the first jets.


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Centurion Mk3 tanks in Korea.British tanks in Korea
https://armor.photos/Battle/Local/korea/brit.php


The photo shows the crew of the North Korean T-34-85, which destroyed the American F-80C "Shooting Star" jet fighter on July 3, 1950. That's how it was.

On July 3, 1950, four F-80C Shooting Star fighter-bombers, led by the commander of the 80th fighter-bomber squadron, Major Amos Sluder, went to the Pyongye-Ri area to attack North Korean equipment moving towards the front line.

The Shooting Stars were considered an ideal aircraft for low-level attacks, but due to its limited maneuverability and weak armament, the F-80 was not able to fight on equal terms even with the piston-engined Yak-9P.

Finding a column of about 90 vehicles accompanied by four tanks, the Americans went on the attack, using unguided missiles from a low altitude and opening fire from wing (probably an error in the source !) 12.7-mm machine guns.

However, an unexpected response came from the North Koreans: the T-34-85 opened fire from 85-mm guns on low-flying aircraft.

A well-fired shell exploded in front of the pilot's plane and damaged the fuel tanks with shrapnel. There was a fire on board. Captain Verne Peterson, who was leading the way, radioed Major Sluder: "Boss, you're burning up! You better jump." In response, the commander asked to indicate the direction to the South, where he was obviously going to turn around, but at the same time the plane collapsed and the burning debris crashed to the ground. Major Amos Sluder became the first pilot of the 5th Air Force to die in combat on the Korean Peninsula.

Old, proven technologies from the WWII era will converge with new ones.
https://topwar.ru/278641-korejskaja-voj ... omajt.html

During the early stages of the Korean War, in October 1950, an airborne assault by the 187th Airborne Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division (USA) was launched. The same regiment was deployed in March 1951. Both airdrops were carried out by C-82 and C-119 aircraft. Up to 120 aircraft were allocated for the airdrop. Later, helicopters began to be used for airborne assaults. Although they were still in their infancy, the Americans boldly employed them for a wide variety of missions. For example, during the Mansun Operation in March 1951, 77 helicopter sorties were conducted.


The successful use of helicopters in the Korean War served as a powerful impetus for the development of helicopter engineering worldwide.
https://history.wikireading.ru/93265



https://vk.ru/@terrimper-koreiskaya-boinya-1950-1953-gg


Список фотографий
https://militera.lib.ru/h/korea_50_53/ill.html

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