Just how many divisions do the Axis have?!! From where I could see, that gigantic death stack of Axis divisions seemed to come from France! Not the Soviet Union!
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A noble sacrifice. It still looks grim, but if the Soviets survive another season it was all worth it. Don't cry too hard for those lost divisions. True, the British will never be able to liberate France on their own, but if the Americans enter the war the naval situation will change rapidly. There's an awful lot of Axis colonies in North Africa and the Middle East that can be attacked when their naval dominance begins to crumble.
The results in Benelux just goes to show exactly how good Zid is at doing those type of raids. Horrible losses for the British, but thats what is keeping this aar so fascinating. Victory or defeat is hanging in the balance. Which victory, or loss will be the deciding battle? There are major confrontations going on all over Europe, any of them could turn the tide. I think the house rules have made the game very balanced indeed, and we are seeing a true struggle.
I've been thinking the same thing during this round! The axis have done an amazing job in having troops at right places. There hasn't been a single succesful (and by succesful I mean in the way that it would weaken the axis: losing 1-2 infantry divisions doesn't do that) invasion as far as I remember for the allies, the Axis have retaliated fast and efficiently at every turn.
Darn shame, but it looks like the Axis has got this in the bag (again). Only thing where I think Cpt. overextended was the invasion of soutthern France and Italy early on. I believe he lost 1-2 mot divisions and didn't really gain much, only delayed the Fall of France, but he could have delayed it also by playing it safer by defending the French north-coast.
Captain Hindsight to the rescue, but I can't ever recall a succesfull defense of USSR when pulling back that much for the first engagement. I understand the logic behind, but 'blitzkrieg' is a German thing. By going so far back, you dramatically shorten the timespan to reach Moscow. Since Germans have tech superiority early on, you basically give them an edge and by the time you can counter it's too late.
Another question is the USSR seems to have very low IC. I recall when you showed them a couple of episodes back it was 140/240 (or thereabouts).
Another question is the USSR seems to have very low IC. I recall when you showed them a couple of episodes back it was 140/240 (or thereabouts).
Great Video...tense stuff.
That "tag-team" fleet action is nearly impossible to counter. Even "if" I do ok in a first engagement, having another Axis fleet come in to the fight is a major drag and when, like in the last episode, a third fresh Axis fleet arrives it's time for pure cringe. You did very well just to keep capitol loss to the one CV.
I was wondering the same about Soviet IC. During that episode I was expecting lots of production but was surprised that it was not the case.
Anyway...good stuff...lots of suspense. And I must say you took that serious loss in tanks & men but much better than I think I would have.
That "tag-team" fleet action is nearly impossible to counter. Even "if" I do ok in a first engagement, having another Axis fleet come in to the fight is a major drag and when, like in the last episode, a third fresh Axis fleet arrives it's time for pure cringe. You did very well just to keep capitol loss to the one CV.
I was wondering the same about Soviet IC. During that episode I was expecting lots of production but was surprised that it was not the case.
Anyway...good stuff...lots of suspense. And I must say you took that serious loss in tanks & men but much better than I think I would have.
I don't agree actually. I have seen a few times when an enemy fleet is hunting you in combat after combat that CAGs can grind down to nothing and vanish. I tried to avoid that in this situation. Also, by keeping a lot of CAGs on UK proper it was easier to use them in various kinds of missions even though the fleet was in port - far away from Axis land based fighters and bombers.
Yeah. They used same strategy as I did in last round. Take more or less all Europe. Full occupation. Lot's of ICs. Build land forces like hell.....
I agree... but "ballance" is all about WHEN US enters. I think you'll get some exact figures in next chapter. If US would join like NOW, the game would indeed be ballanced, but remeber - due to Axis more or less putting UK under siege we attacked Germany with USSR, thus saving Zid and Thelamon a lot of threat on US.
Yeah well... if UK have naval supremacy, these raids is a completely different ball game all togeather. That said, Zid IS extremely good at Flying Circus play. But you're right. Multiplaying is damn facinating in every singel game
Yep. Very good Axis base strategy. And yes... retreating in time is not my strongest skill
ABout where to put the USSR front line. Interesting comment. I am honestly not sure myself but you are reasoning along the same lines that I have been. But I have never really played USSR in the carnagegroup as you may now...
Although I agree, tag-teaming takes a lot of coordination and is not as easy as it may look. I guess it took a lot of screaming on skype, making it hard to coordinate anything on the east front at the same time. That said, Axis made an expert work this time and my only win was their full attention.... which is not enough, although important and a key objective of the operation. I think SU IC is so low because they lost so much ground and so much industry. Another bad thing with defending far back.
Cheers guys. Time to have a big glas of rum and prepare for a little of Stockholm night-life!
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Yes when the CAG is also down in strenght then it's safer to rebase them. Since they lose org much faster then strength I (probably wrongly) assumed they were only out of org.
Well, they kepp on going up in the air when out of org until the are completely destroyed - if you don't retreat them elsewhere.
Good point, forgot that humans were doing that.
Mostly human. Zid is "human tissue over metal skeleton"...
The Noble Carnage - chapter XXIV
Winter has come! The Red Army is still around! And the Brits are trying new tactics....
Follow the action:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKvjxhK2O04
Cpt Easy
Over and out
Winter has come! The Red Army is still around! And the Brits are trying new tactics....
Follow the action:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKvjxhK2O04
Cpt Easy
Over and out
Looks like its up to "Bomber Harris" for a bit. I hope the Soviet General can hold out till the Americans do something, anything.
I think it may be time for the intelligence services to raise threat like it's the latest fashion.
Hmm, just out of cusiousity: Is anyone else having problems buffering the video? I've actually had this problem in every single video on this series where after around 5 minutes the video completely stops buffering and I have to reload the page to continue viewing. I've never had any similar problems with other Youtube videos/channels and I'm a regular user
Yeah, the Butcher is in complete command at RAF.
Working on it.....
No. It's been working fine for me on several different CPUs even if not being logged in. I hope nobvody else has this problem because it sounds enoying like hell.
The Noble Carnage - chapter XXV
An interesting glimps of the Red Army, fighting back the Wehrmacht. Plenty of more RAF activity too. And some interesting research break-throughs...
Follow the action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFR7qUH6DHQ
Cpt Easy
Over and out
An interesting glimps of the Red Army, fighting back the Wehrmacht. Plenty of more RAF activity too. And some interesting research break-throughs...
Follow the action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFR7qUH6DHQ
Cpt Easy
Over and out
Hmm... you may not be able to reoccupy enemy territory, but if you could extend the range of your bombers and go heavily into rockets like you are doing, you could achieve the same effect. You don't have to hold territory to destroy it. If you can force Axis industrial capacity below that of the Soviet Union, you might yet stand a chance. I say overwhelm them with air power!
However, I can't see you winning long term without that advantage. I doubt the Germans have any shortage of manpower, and with superior industrial strength, they will simply be able to overwhelm the Soviets with tanks. I'm also worried the Italians and Japanese will just keep opening new fronts until the Soviets can't plug the gaps anymore.
However, I can't see you winning long term without that advantage. I doubt the Germans have any shortage of manpower, and with superior industrial strength, they will simply be able to overwhelm the Soviets with tanks. I'm also worried the Italians and Japanese will just keep opening new fronts until the Soviets can't plug the gaps anymore.
I've had no problems other than the voice level seems to drop now and then.
I think the Soviets are in for trouble. The IC is really low. I also think he is building too many resistance units and not enough regular units. If the reaction to the British landings are any indication, those units will get stomped very quickly. Seems like a waste of IC to me.
I think the Soviets are in for trouble. The IC is really low. I also think he is building too many resistance units and not enough regular units. If the reaction to the British landings are any indication, those units will get stomped very quickly. Seems like a waste of IC to me.
The resistance units seem like a bizarre choice. Is he hoping to throw the German supply lines into chaos or something?