[WarInEur] RE: WarInEur Digest, Vol 39, Issue 38

[Wardall Clark]

Regards  Kents suggestions: 
> I'd like to see all three sides production systems analized and fixed if > necessary. The Allies should be able to build the stuff on their > reinforcement track if they want. The same for the Soviets. Their peace > time production should allow them to produce the 1941 OOB. If it does that > then I could care less about what type of units they build.
AMEN!!  The CORE IDEA OF WIE is to let the players decide what tradeoffs they wish to endure via departures from the
decisions of the RW principals.
 
> I'd be willing to allow the Soviet player to exchange 3x1-4 >for a 4-4 and > 2x2-5 + 1x3-5 for a 7-5 Soviet mech corps >as part of their setup without cost. It will give them the >punch for localized counterattacks in early 41, but also >present them with the dilemma of having to break some of >them down in order to cover the frontage.
Bravo:  Under a "perfect setup" the 1941 Soviets have exactly enough units to double-cover the front. If you clump the units then over-run opportunities are created and against Axis free set up one or more major penetrations will result. 
 
> I also have been doing some comparisons with the OOB >listings in the WitE booklet with what we now know was the >actual OOB in 41. While there are some minor descripancies IE >39 rifle in one source versus 49 rifle in another, it also >appears that about 10% of the Soviet units are omitted >from SPI's OOB information. So those who have argued that >the Soviet forces are under represented have a valid >argument. I'd be willing to fix this and we can through custom >scenarios in CWIE2.> If you look at the counter mix for Panzer group Guderian one 
sees that a substantial number of untried soviet rifle divisions disentregrate on contact with the enemy.  These zero valued 
combat units are part of the official OOBs that appear in the text books.  To better simulate the actual combat cabilites of the Soviets, SPI ommited 10% of the Rifle Divisions. 
 
Thus if we want to restore the missing formations it would best be done by randomizing the combat cabilities of what are now
listed as 1-4s. Seven out of every 8 could be 1-4s,  1/20th of Rifle divisions can be  2-4s while 1/50 prove to be 3-4s and 1/200th are 4-4s. 
 
BOB
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