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On the other hand, with the continous development of the mod, many were outdated, so, not every tipps in the old topic viewtopic.php?f=121&t=55486 are valid. Therefore I started a new one. There are plans, also from other veterans to make videos too, so stay tuned!
Read everything, what is written by McGuba in the introduction comment of topic of the mod, what is written in the readme file and what is written in the game Library. 
glaude1955 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 21, 2021 6:06 am Hello Uhu,
It is a great pleasure to read you again.
It's great to explain the new version of battlefiel Europe 2.2 to us.
Thank you
Best regards
Yves
JimmyC wrote: ↑Fri Apr 23, 2021 6:06 am Hi Uhu,
How do you handle the first Russian winter? Do you try and move units back behind the starting line until the winter penalty ends, or do you just live with the attrition as best as possible?
Is it viable to encircle the Bryansk and Kiev pockets and then quickly retreat back to the starting line before the winter penalty and then when it ends, advance again to capture Moscow in 1942?
I was tempted to reload, but want to do this playthrough properly and just live with my errors JimmyC wrote: ↑Tue Apr 27, 2021 1:30 am Played up to turn 14 and managed to close both pockets at Bryansk and Kiev (Kiev was really close though and i only just managed it on the last turn before they will activate). Moscow i reached the outskirts, but it was like attacking a brick wall with my fists. The Russian infantry were fairly entrenched by turn 13 and most have 2 artillery supporting them. Combined with the freezing weather and counterattacks from the north i lost 4 elite units in 1 turn (panzer 38t, fallschirmjager, brandenburger and some infantry)
Now it is crisis control. I still am at the outskirts, but just repairing and trying to blunt the enemy attacks. I will need to wait until the weather penalty stops and hopefully the snow stops falling so the luftwaffe can kick in. Actually this is very historically accurate, but so painful to see my beautiful troops die.
It could be that perhaps i was too cautious, as after closing the pockets, i retreated those units back to the original borders so as to avoid the weather penalty. Maybe instead i should have moved them to Moscow area to help reinforce my army there. However those roads are so clogged with my troops that i dont think they would help so much. I also bleed prestige as my units have to repair the lost health.
Uhu, although this playthrough i am just focusing on defeating the Soviets and taking a defensive stance against the Western Allies, I think it would be useful if you could provide some tips for the North Africa/Middle East campaign. Is it still viable to do seaborn landing in Syria during bad weather? Or is it better to storm El Alamein and advance that way? What combination of units do you recommend for advancing across the desert to the oilfields?
Yes, i would definitely do this next time. As it was, i overextended and got badly blooded by the Russian counterattack and the massed artillery defenses at Moscow. Any of my units approaching the city outskirts got pounded by 2-3 heavy artillery and basically destroyed. A very tough nut to crack. Now it is summer and the Luftwaffe rain supreme, but i struggle to shut down the Russian armour where it is protected by AA. The German armour is simply not competitive against the T34's at this stage.Uhu wrote: ↑Tue Apr 27, 2021 1:58 pm If you cannot capture Moscow early than it is best to make a defense in the Rzev line down to Bryansk (Kaluga is a plus but not a should be), Kursk, Belgorod, Kharkov and Stalino-Mariupol, or Stalio-Rostov. Kursk is good to be held, because after winter, the Don river can be faster closed down / guarded. I would take offensive operations only after the winter weather.
I try to capture Tula still in the summer and fortify it, than the northern flank is mostly secured. In the middle east-southeast of Kursk I use every object (hill, forest), place AT's, German inf on the plain field, minor Axis inf on hills, forest, everything backed up with arty and have place to retreat. Also leaving some reserves to swap the depleted units for fresh ones. Then, when the Tiger and the free StuG is available, I move them here. The goal is to try advancing back again to the Don, so when summer comes, the river could be closed again from Soviet units. The Soviet attack is less critical IMHO at the Rostov region, but because of the strong enemy units it will last longer, until it can be neutralised. Upgradig to late version of the Pz IVG is also advised. Be aware that from 1943 the Soviet air force will be very strong!JimmyC wrote: ↑Wed Apr 28, 2021 2:01 amYes, i would definitely do this next time. As it was, i overextended and got badly blooded by the Russian counterattack and the massed artillery defenses at Moscow. Any of my units approaching the city outskirts got pounded by 2-3 heavy artillery and basically destroyed. A very tough nut to crack. Now it is summer and the Luftwaffe rain supreme, but i struggle to shut down the Russian armour where it is protected by AA. The German armour is simply not competitive against the T34's at this stage.Uhu wrote: ↑Tue Apr 27, 2021 1:58 pm If you cannot capture Moscow early than it is best to make a defense in the Rzev line down to Bryansk (Kaluga is a plus but not a should be), Kursk, Belgorod, Kharkov and Stalino-Mariupol, or Stalio-Rostov. Kursk is good to be held, because after winter, the Don river can be faster closed down / guarded. I would take offensive operations only after the winter weather.
When do the Russians counterattack around Kursk? Is it in late '42 when winter arrives? Do you recommend to try and stop them getting to Kursk or else fall back and then try and reduce them as they sit still after taking Kursk?
jeffoot77 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 27, 2021 5:38 pm it is a very good mod with hard work to be balanced but the big problem of the mod is that there are not replayability. The player can't even buy new core units before turn 10-15 ! the player must disband units for it ! so frustrating ! and the player can't invade spain, neither swiss or turkey, so sad...
Uhu wrote: ↑Wed Apr 28, 2021 5:51 am They will attack in force in the winter of 42. Of course units will be attacking continously through the Don, but until it get not frozen, it can be managed.
It depends on your overall situation. Taking the Caucasus oil field is highly recommended and do so as fast as possible. But than you have to defend this southern flank too. But it will be attacked not so hard, most Soviet units attack in the Rostov - Kursk direction. Where the Stalino - Mariupol - Orel line can be defended, the region west of Voronezh is really hard. Even, when your best units fight elsewhere.
