CapitaineHaddock
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Well, I certainly have no proof whatsoever. I Guess the main reason would be the widespread and fundamental anti-bolschevism at the time which was the main argument in favour of the invasion. No one trusted the Soviet Union, least of all the governments in Eastern Europe. Germany was simply seen as a far better alternative - not to mention that Romania was a Mussolini-style dictatorship, at least after the coup in september 1940. Of course, the Romanian leadership hoped to regain Transylvania and Bessarabia by being Hitler's most important ally in the East. But even without that, after the fall of France and thus the de-facto disappearance of the historic ally and protector, I would argue that Romania was destined to join the axis. They actually mobilized a huge army during the war and had over a million men on the Eastern front. If anything is ahistorical, it's the relative unimportance of both the Romanian and Hungarian armies. Anyway, I don't want to get too serious or contentious. This is a game and we must always think of it in those terms - meaning play balance must be somehow preserved. Those who want to stick Close to history are better of Reading books. It's a game, not a simulation, so it should be credible, but not historical. And by making such a bold move as invading the USSR in the summer of 40' at least the axis player shouldn't be penalized by losing the minors he would normally get. Invading in '40 would already put the allies in a favorable position. In game terms, it's good to know that there are several options who are at least halfway credible. The possibility of a '40 invasion after an early Conquest of France should get the Allied player a bit wary and not just pour all his MPPs mindlessly into Research until early 1941 which seems to be the default option now. So the bottom line is: Of course I don't claim to know what Romania would have done in such a scenario, but joining the war on the axis side remains very credible and - importantly - it makes for a better game. The genious of the SC series is that it never adds complexity just for the sake of complexity (like the IMO unplayable HOI-series - who BTW create vastly more unhistorical outcomes than the SC-series). Rather it adds complexity and detail only when it adds Depth to the game. And in this case, having the usual Balkan 3 join the war on the axis side would add flavour to the game - because it adds Depths and options. A 41 invasion would still be the default and in most circumstances the best option, but at least an alternative start date would be a workable possiblity, thus adding to the quality of gameplay. This is getting long, but I hope you get the gist of my thinking.
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