GrumpyMel -> RE: European Theatres of Operations (9/15/2010 5:00:14 PM)
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Interesting results. I'm surprised France and the Low Countries held as well as it did. In both my test games France and the Low Countries fell within a few months...though not without a fight. In my test game of the version you are playing, I had Paris by then end of Sept...In the test game of the updated version, I had it by end of July. I think the key for the Germans in that Operation is to be agressive and make sure you have some forces with good mobility. Also, make the most you can of the first turn of invasion, when the Belgian and Dutch armies are on thier own...and haven't had a chance to adjust thier positions. The Belgian Army looks very strong (and that was historicaly what they had mobilized at the time of the invasion) due to it's size...but when you realize the impact that it's low war footing has on it's fighting abilities coupled with the fact that about half of it is comprised of reservists (i.e. militia)... it's really much more of a paper tiger. The Axis player should be able to over-run them pretty handily by concentrating his attacks on the key points (mostly bridges) he needs to take...and then getting mobile forces into those breaches to exploit. However, if he's slow on the initiative and allows the Allies to blow the bridges and fortify on the river lines...with stronger French and British forces to back them up and shut-down any breaches... then the Belgians hadicaps are going to be minimized... and you could be looking at a replay of the Great War all over again. Did the Axis try to attack through the Ardennes at all at Sedan? Or even through the Maginot? Note: The changes I made definately should help the Axis take France more quickly. The War Footing costs will prevent the Allies from being able to build up thier defences and increase the combat efficiency of thier troops (as well as Producation Capacity) at the same time. The change to Winter should also help out quite a bit...as the lower readiness penalties means the Axis doesn't need to produce as much supply to feed thier large army through the Winter. Also it allows them to recover to full readiness more quickly in the Spring...meaning they can go over to the offensive earlier. Anyway, I'll be interested to see the results of this in the game you are playing against Rufus and how they compare.
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