[WarInEur] strategic surprise rule - more lipstick for the piggy!; )

[Peter Turkaly]

 It doesn't matter if the soviets get 300+ 1-4s or the equivalent in 4-4 and
5-5s.  In 1941 were they capable of putting up the same kind of defense that
all those extra units would allow?  It would be rather ahistorical versus
the kind of numbers the germans could put up against it.  On the other hand,
if you could concentrate the french forces to give fewer, but stronger
units, it might thin the line and allow for more breakthru opportunities.


-----Original Message-----
From: Chuck Sutherland [mailto:csutherland at gamewoodinc.com] 
Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 7:30 PM
To: Peter Turkaly
Cc: 'sgminfo'; 'Wardall Clark'; warineur at mailman.halisp.net
Subject: Re: [WarInEur] strategic surprise rule - more lipstick for the
piggy!;)

I'm not talking about changing the numbers on the units, just the amount of
them allowed in the OOB and for the russians how many they can build.

Part of the 1-4 mix is taken up by the 4-4/5-5 corps, you could say
4x1-4 = 1x4-4, 5x1-4 = 5-5. Late in 41 I read where the Russians had 
250+ divisions.

I just know that if you really want to FIX the combat issues the 
Russians are going to need their historical abilities to mass produce 
alot of cannon fodder to slow the offense and have enough afterwards to 
kick those sorry NAZIs back west!

I recall reading an old thread about using the 6-5s to attrition down 
the russians to weaken them so that you could break the line in 42. An 
attrition war should easily be won by the russians no questions asked, 
but because of the low amount infantry production in the current system 
its a viable tactic to lower the number of 5-5 available for 42.