Slitherine

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ORIGINAL: Stelteck

German side :

So we have the 5th and 6th panzer army that are made for crushing though in the center and reaching the sea, but there are a lots of volksgrenadier divisions.
What do to with them ? Do you prefer to attack everywhere it is possible ? Stay them to only hold the line in defensive position ? Try to hold the line with as little troops as possible while sending unused troops to the center hole (or holding the line in the center ?).

Some elements i noted :
- Volksgrenadier troops can do a lot of damage in the offensive due especially to corps support artillery, which can be deadly.
- There is enough supply/ammo to have everyone using their maximum firepower all the time, so no real need to hold back some parts of the front.
- Volks divisions consume few fuel, so using them will not take a lot of fuel from the 5th and 6th Panzer army.
- Volks replacement are not compatible with replacement from panzer divisions, so using Volks divisions will mostly not take replacement away from 5th and 6th panzer army.
- In the north, there is a lots of good allied troops, so attacking here may be not wise.
- In the south facing the 7th army, the ennemy is weak and gaining ground easy.

Of course if you attack with them, they will take looses so maybe it is better to spare them to be able to defend later in the campaign ?

Also fighting near the border of the map looks unatural as nothing can come from, it is quite like cheating, but you can really lessen the front lenght and create a lot of reserve by cleaning the map border north and south.