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Fieldmarshall

1) Poznan:
- bought: JU, 38t, Pioneer, Sturmpanzer
- AA on 13,9 did not attack Fighter on 12,9
- Polish Fighter did not attack JU (no own fighter near)
- more planes then V1: better!

DV 12/14

2) Danzig Corridor
- Prestige at start 844 after redeploy 577
- 2 Wehrmacht, 1 Gebirgsjäger, 1 Pio, 2 Panzer 1a, 1 38t. Recon 222, 1 7,5 Art, 1 Sturmpanzer, 1 Bf109, 2 JU
- Upgrades: 7,5 -> 10,5 + 1a -> 1b + 1a -> 38t
- Buy: 38 t

DV 12/14

3) Lodz
- Prestige at start 922
- Become 1 Se Inf
- set overstrength if possible
- Upgrade: 1b -> 38t
- send 2 Inf and Sturmpanzer and 1 38t to north. Rest of core goes east.
- Surprise: After conquring 3 towns in north massive counterattacks from about 5-6 tanks. Ends in static warfare.
- With avoiding of the bunkers going east and then north. Lost many but no core unit.
- cannot conquer Lowicz 22,7 cause AI deploys too much units round Lowicz

MV with 205 prestige ( hmmm: OK, I restarted the scenario two times, and this last try was my best)

Very Hard. I think that it is now impossible to get all vp.

4) Piatek
- Prestige at start 305 -> Repairing only with normal replacements (Ouch!)
- bought: 10, 5 Art
- (Thinking of playing on a lower level)
- AI plays better than V1: Concentrates the attacks!?
- Lost 2 Panzer 38t!

DV with much pain ( after restarting scenario 1 time. I lost too much units in the first try)

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5) Kampinsoka:
- Gain one SE Infantery
- Prestige at start 290
- bought 1 38t 1 core slot is free but I have no more Prestige
- Lost one Gebirgsjäger
- DV 15/16

6) Modlin:
- Gain one SE Infantery
- Prestige at at start 338
- bought: 38t
- DV 14/17 Prestige at end 349

I found it easier than in v1, but I assume that it is because of the fact that I already know the scenario.

7) Warsaw North:
- Prestige at start 649 after redeploy 324
- Overstrength of fighter, artillery and bomber
- DV 14/20 with 759 Prestige
- are the more polish planes?
- had some problems to get the city and the airport in the east with the aux units, but overall, with the support of the additional artillery, it was easy going.

Decline the skirmish.

9) Oslo:
- Prestige at start 1636
- Disband one SE Inf
- Which I must determine delighted: There is one of the cannons from Warsaw scenario now belonging to my core. It is as strongly as one leFH, however the transporter is not replaceable --> therefore I dissolved to disband this unit later.
- bought 1 StratBomber JU88A
- Upgrades: 1 SE Inf --> Gebirgsjäger, 5*38t --> PZIIIF, 2*leFH --> Opel Blitz to SdKfz 251/1, Pionier --> Opel Blitz to SdKfz 251/1
- Overstrenghten all possible units --> Prestige 0
- DV 12/14 Ended with 655 Prestige.
- The KMS Blücher survives with 6 LP.

10) Lillehammer:
- Prestige at start 1155 after Redeploy and Upgrades 63
- Upgrades: 2 Blitz to SdKfz, PAK --> Panzerjäger
- DV 10/18 with 327 Prestige
- This fast victory was expensive. I lost one Recon (That is not so bad, happens to me frequently) and one nearly 3 stars PzIIIF during the counter attack from northwest.

11) Currently not finished: But I already see that it is clearly heavier than in v1. More opposing ships and airplanes.

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11) Narvik:
- Disband the captured artillery (Forgot to note the Starting Prestige)
- bought: 1 Fighter 109
- DV 11/18
But I had clearly more problems than in V1: First I had a violent aerial combat. My 2 fighters were shot down to 4/10. Thus I had problems to repel the Strategic Bomber, which strictly attacks my ships. Fortunately not my capital ships. That made the heavy losses sea-fight still more difficult. Ashore I had fewer problems.
I think that the difficulty of this scenario in V2 is perfect. Perhaps you should simply set the maximum number of rounds down.

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12)Eben-Emael:
- 850 Prestige at start 626 after repairing units
- Become SE PZ III F
- Bought: Panzer IVD
- Upgrades: Artillery: 2* 10,5 cm --> 15 cm
- Prestige after all: 190
- DV in 13/15 finished with 828 Prestige. Finished it without greater problems.

13) Albert Canal:
- Prestige at start 1828
- Bought: Tactical Bomber Me BE 110 D
- Upgrade Recon 231 --> 232
- Prestige after all: 314
- Overstrength for all possible units
- The scenario is tough as it was in V1 (do not need seccond try now!). But without going too fast I've done it in 18/20 with DV.
- Prestige at end: 889
- first 3 star unit!: Ju 87 B
- Lost 1 Recon.

14) The Hague:
- Prestige at start 1389
- Bought: Recon 232, 1 Panzer IV D
- In round 13 I had the posibilty to capture the last VP, but I decided to capture all citties. AI bought many INF Units in the last rounds and I lost many lifepoints but managed it with DV in 17/18.
- Prestige at end: 689

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15) Sedan:
- Prestige at start 1289
- Bought: Sturmpanzer
- DV 14/18
But I did not capture the cities in the northwest. This time I landed some Tanks in the 'deep' south, I think this fastened my victory. I think that this scenario is perfect as it is; it's hard and mistakes will be punished by the AI and you have to be prepared for the counterattack after counquering Sedan, very interesting and motivating.
- Prestige at end 677
- captured Somua S 53 Tank (nice feature but please not too much of it)
- choosed the british path:

16) Maubeuge:
- Prestige at start 2677 and after Replacements and overstrenghten my Units: 1250
- DV 15/18
I've done it not too fast; and that was good because there are some 'tank surprises'. But I think it's still a little bit too easy. I had too much prestige and too much time for using it (to repair units see(17)).
Stukas (have 2) are unbeatable against lonely tanks, cheap to buy and entertaining. I also think that they are the most efficient Unit in the early game. I suspect that the Stukas are too cheap.
- Prestige at end 1725

17) Arras:
- Prestige at start 2715! (Fieldmarshall)
..... to be continued

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17) Arras (continuation):
- Prestige at start 2725
- Prestige after repair and overstrenght the units: 1204
- Forget my requirements to reduce the Prestige for the last scenario, I needed the Prestige in this scenario for (elite) replacements. Perhaps it would have been better to use normal replacements sometimes.
- Lost: 1 SE Pz III F and 1 SE Gebirgsjäger
- DV 21/24 with 175 Prestige
- This scenario in V2 was very hard, but also interesting: The massive counterattacks with tanks and infantery put me in difficult situations, and the marshing to the last VP in the west was expansive. Only the very effective Stukas against armor saved me to get the DV.

18) Calais:
- Prestige at start: 1075
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18 ) Calais:
- Prestige at start: 1075
- DV 14/19 with 321 Prestige
- Lost 1 Recon

19 ) Dunkirk
- Prestige at start: 1421, 007 after redeploy and overstrength of pioneers, ariplanes and artillery
- Bought 1 Recon 232
- DV 13/?
- Lost one Recon and bought a new
- The victory was confusing because I have not had conquered the last vp in the north. He was probably one because I had destroyed enough transporters. Thank you for the strat bombers and the fast boats!

20) Reims:
- Prestige at start 1286
- Become 1 SE P IVD
- Bought 1 Fighter
- DV 16/20 with Prestige 337
- Fantastic scenario and I had much problems with the attack from the east, lost the new SE PIVD. Only the massive use of Stukas helped to resist this attack. The concentration of my units in the west brought the victory.

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21) Dijon:
- Prestige at start: 1337
- after redeploy and overstrength: 118
- DV 16/18 with 923 Prestige at end. Had no great problems to finish this scenario.
- Captured 1 Char tank

22) Maginot:
- Prestige at start: 1732
- Upgrade Wehrmacht to pioneer
- Prestige after redeploy and overstrenght ALL units 651
- DV 13/15 with 638 Prestige
- Very interesting scenario. AI could be a little bit more active. Splitted my core units into 2 parts: Send the first part to the north and the seccond to the east. Strange counterattacks in the east could be defeated only through massive use of the Air Force. I worked my way from the flanks to the middle. I sometimes thought that the time would not be enough, but it fit almost to the point.

Epilogue:
I hope my short notes could help. I've had a lot of fun with the two beta passes (first not finished).

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Started a GC '40 campaign on Colonel. First scenario i got a DV in turn 14/15, but it felt too hard for this level. After victory I tried Albert Canal 5 times, because every try I lost too much units to win. I do not feel that the scenario at this level can be obtained. Attacks from the AI are very hard and prestige is too low to repair units with elite replacements, but I think that I need experienced units to have a chance.

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All feedback helps thanks!