Indy68 -> Opening moves for the USSR player: Play unhistorically (2/14/2010 11:40:49 AM)
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Several historical events have unpleasant effects for the Soviets, so it's best to play unhistorically to avoid those effects. Most players probably know that the USSR should declare war against Germany when Germany attacks the low countries. That way the shock effect causes least damage, if any. Another suggestion, maybe not so obvious, is to attack Finland before the event of territorial demand starts the winter war. The problem with the historical event is that conquering Finland becomes costly when Finns sue for peace (IIRC, in terms of social unrest). You can bypass this costly effect by early attack (even as early as in the end of September). You just need 5 weak (but fast) units to siege Petsamo in the North and a stronger force in the south coast of Finland. Finland should surrender by January, which is well before German attack on the Low countries. I haven't played any further yet, so I'm not aware of any side effects that might invalidate this strategy. I'm playing single player, normal difficulty.
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