Slitherine

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B. Highways
1. Background of the Existing Highway Net
In 1941 European Russia did not have a highway net comparable to those in western European countries. The few roads which existed had only a limited capacity and apparently had not undergone any appreciable change in construction or lay-out during the past 100 year3, a condition due primarily to the relatively small demands of peacetime traffic. There were two types of roads:
a. the long, straight thoroughfares intended for commercial and military traffic, which usually followed the valleys of the larger rivers and connected cultural and industrial areas;
b. the unimproved roads which had developed through constant use of the same route connecting small settlements with nearby fields and forests,
2. Condition and Capacity of Roads
In contrast to the former Baltic States, where paved roads were common, the roads in European Russia had paved or asphalt surfacing only in and near large cities and industrial centers. The only road which had been bui1t according to western European standards and which was given constant maintenance was the Minsk - Moscow highway. The Germans designated this highway as Army Group Canter's "Rollbahn.”
The terms "Trakte" or "Greter" were used to refer to those through roads which cut straight across country and were often more than 100 yards wide. In summer these roads were extremely dusty. After a rain or thaw they became so mired that they could not be used by wheeled vehicles. Deep gullies cutting across these roads were particularly troublesome. Attempts to overcome the effects of weather by digging drainage ditches or by rolling were of little help because the roads did not have a hard top.
In an effort to overcome mud and snow the Germans often improvised wooden or ice roads. Wooden roads were constructed by laying down ribbons of planks spaced the width of the vehicular tread. Ice roads made use of frozen bodies of water or were fashioned by pouring water over deep snow. The use of corduroy roads and the tremendous amount of labor needed to construct them will be described later in this study.

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ORIGINAL: chuckles

Ok thanks for your contribution EwaldvonKleist. I am not saying there is no supply problems, I am saying that in the game German fuel consumption is way too high.

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ORIGINAL: morvael

Unfortunately (?) the game will never simulate every single component of every mechanical and organic entity that could have an impact on war. There are no "our Lieutenant had a hangover so he missed vital signs of enemy attack" or "the bomb we dropped hit, but the fuse was damaged by slave factory workers and it did not explode" or "we stole the food from those Russian peasants, but it was spoiled and we were ill for a week" stories to be simulated by the game. It will be always imperfect. There is an article which is partially related to this issue, though it mostly focuses on chance, and what it simulates. But similar things can be said of modifiers/multipliers that may sound artificial but they exist to achieve similar effect without having to simulate every single blood cell in every single soldier, or every single weld in every single machine (which do have impact on final result).

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ORIGINAL: chuckles

Creveldt gives the ratio, 100 German kilometers gives 70 Russian kilometers.
In the game 100 German kilometers gives 43 Russian Kilometers.
The game is wrong.
It matters.

So, Here they are again,
Why is Creveldt's ratio multiplied by the cross country rate?
Why does the game think Creveldt's numbers are wrong?

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ORIGINAL: Stelteck

This thread is really strange.

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ORIGINAL: HardLuckYetAgain

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ORIGINAL: Stelteck

This thread is really strange.

Maybe it was really "Creveld Syndrome"....... lol


OR


Even using Martin Van Creveld saying, "The problem is that you cannot prove yourself against someone who is much weaker than yourself"


I couldn't resist :-)

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ORIGINAL: HardLuckYetAgain

This is not directed at you Stelteck, just going down the rabbit hole makijng it more weird :)