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Couple Questions about Operation Sealion (SPOILERS)

Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2015 5:44 pm
by HalfLifeExpert
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So I completed by my first Sealion campaign, taking the Dover landing route. Im still trying to decide which of the two alternate routes I should do next....

But anyway, I have a couple questions.

First, the end screen after completing Reykjavik states something like 'when a continuation to this is released, you will be able to use your existing core'. Are there plans for a sequel to Operation Sealion? Perhaps Conquest of USSR starting in 1943?

Second, this is more an opinion question for both the devs and the general player base.

During the Antonine wall scenario, you are informed about the commencement of Operation Barbarossa, and are ordered to 'apprehend' the soviet advisor in his T-34. That was a fun surprise as I had to scramble and send troops south as I had left him far to the rear. But it instantly got me thinking:

Would Germany have still launched Operation Barbarossa in June 1941 having invaded and currently conquering England? I don't think Germany would have had the resources for that.

I think a surprise attack by the USSR on Germany would be more believable.

What do you think?

Re: Couple Questions about Operation Sealion (SPOILERS)

Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2015 8:36 am
by tenshin111
HalfLifeExpert wrote:
Would Germany have still launched Operation Barbarossa in June 1941 having invaded and currently conquering England? I don't think Germany would have had the resources for that.

I think a surprise attack by the USSR on Germany would be more believable.

What do you think?
Exactly. We will probably never know the truth but there are theories that Stalin was very confident that Hitler would never attack USSR without "resolving" the issue with the British Isles first. The Soviets already tried pushing to the West as early as in 1920 so it's highly probable, they would try it again. And in 1941 they already had more tanks, planes and manpower as well as industry to support this kind of operation.

Re: Couple Questions about Operation Sealion (SPOILERS)

Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2015 8:46 am
by tenshin111
HalfLifeExpert wrote:
First, the end screen after completing Reykjavik states something like 'when a continuation to this is released, you will be able to use your existing core'. Are there plans for a sequel to Operation Sealion? Perhaps Conquest of USSR starting in 1943?
Check this out: http://slitherine.com/forum/viewtopic.p ... 81#p571425

Re: Couple Questions about Operation Sealion (SPOILERS)

Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2015 11:25 am
by BiteNibbleChomp
tenshin111 wrote:
HalfLifeExpert wrote:
First, the end screen after completing Reykjavik states something like 'when a continuation to this is released, you will be able to use your existing core'. Are there plans for a sequel to Operation Sealion? Perhaps Conquest of USSR starting in 1943?
Check this out: http://slitherine.com/forum/viewtopic.p ... 81#p571425
I reckon it may be a reference to a future "Invasion America" pack. Sounds a lot more fun than USSR-43!

- BNC