[WarInEur] Queries

[Kent & Sue Haunschild]

  Implementing it is the fun bit....

  The trigger being actual occupation of the centers?
  The Invasion of Rumania?

  If the Axis can't trace a rail line or sea movment to a RC., then it is unavialable for production.  So if the Soviets/Allies either capture them, cut rail transit, or block sea transit then that would trigger a PM increase.

  How do we deal with the possible exploits?

  Not sure what those would be, can you suggest one.  If the Allies or Soviets do nothing the game unfolds historically.  If they do all of the above then the Axis end up on Total War but with reduced RC/MC pairs to work with so gain is only 10%.  There is no Axis action that can stimulate a PM increase so they can't abuse it.

  What to do when Ploesti falls in 1944, does this result in a PM jump?

  No! Only jumps if Soviets are at Limtied War and Rumania is not already activated as Axis Ally.  Same for Narvik only applies if Allies DOW Norway.


  Perhaps a better implementation is that if the Soviets declare war on Germany the German production multiple position on the track is advanced 6 months for arms points

  The more we look, the more complex this thing can/coould/does get.

  When attacked like this Goebbels would have immediately pulled the homeland onto a total war footing...


  For that matter, Ploesti is not really simulated at all. The method used is merely the crude break\brake? on German production...

  True! But I am using it as an accelerator.  The  Germans only have eleven RC "in country."  They are relying on the three from Sweden, one from Turkey, three of the Polesti RC  and one of the Soviet RC to Supply the raw materials pre-1941.  So, 5 of the 18 are available to Soviet action.  In effect, the Allies/Soviet by concerted action can reduce Axis production by 40-50%.  Increasing the Axis production Multiple provides an offset.

  So, if the Allies sieze Narvik and the Soviet go to Limited War and take Polesti prior to the fall of France, the Axis end up with a Production Multiple of 11 but only have 12 RC to work with so they would get 131 PP.  In 1941 they would have a PM of 6 but have 20 Center pairs which would produce 120 so the net gain is rather modest and more than offset by the increased war demands.

  I expect that we will also need to reduce the Production Multiple by one for every RC recaptured and placed back on line.  This might allow a possible Axis exploit because they can maximize their PP by balancing their normal PP totals against the accelatated PP. But regardless the effect is neutralized in cycle 13/43 when the regular PM is reaches 11 in response to the Allied bombing campaign.




  -|steve|-
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