Hyperborean,
Thank you for the reports.
"Cities conquered: Kazan, Perm, Stalingrad, Astrachan, Aralsk, Kindal.
My attack on Tripoli failed. The RAF nearly destroyed my panzers, and when my damaged units retreated they were attacked by British ground forces. I think I'll concentrate on the French instead. My last transport in the Mediterranean was destroyed, so I'm relying on the paratrooper planes to reinforce DAK with infantry.
The British are at war with the Russians after they walked right into a stack of Russian tanks. The British have a large presence in Russia, and they have razed Krasnovodsk. The Russian and British are so busy fighting each other that they have almost forgotten about me. It almost feels like cheating when I'm taking the Russian cities."
Hyperborean
A last patch from Firaxis would be of great value.
No city-razing and a "never declare war option" should be crucial
for this scenario. As the situation looks now its impossible to
block war between the Western allies and Russia.
"Army Group North is even further behind schedule since the Finns are blocking the roads, so I've been forced to send my panzers through the forest to Vorkuta where they will assemble.
The Russians have been pushed east of the Ural. And that completes phase one of the operation. The next objectives for Army Group South are Tasjkent and Samarkand.
When the British bombed Damascus they destroyed the harbour. But Damascus doesn't have a coast. Is this a bug?"
Hyperborean
Yes its a bug.
It will be removed in version 2.2.
"Germany - Sid - Week 40, 1941
Cities conquered: Ustrem, Satarino, Tobolsk, Omsk, Samarkand, Tasjkent, Alma-Ata, Bardai, Tekro, Agades and Crete. New Soviet capital: Irkutsk (it's going to take a while to get there). The German and Japanese empires are now bordering each other, and the Soviet Union has been cut in two halves, and the southern half is under attack by both the British and the Germans. I think it's safe to say that the war in the East has been won. But it's going to take a while to destroy all the Russian units, they still count in hundreds."
Hyperborean
Yes, as you say this will consume some time, but Russia shall no longer
be able to counterattack.
"A funny thing is that the Russians are at war with the Allies, but NOT with France or Persia, so their units are still moving in Soviet territory without getting attacked"
Hyperborean
Very strange!
"I used my paratrooper planes to land 12 divisions in Crete after Luftwaffe had paved the way. And as soon as my units have rested they will do the same thing on Cyprus. After that only Malta remains, but it will take more effort to take that island, and I need a transport and Bismarcks to destroy the fortress.
In North Africa I found a road through the desert. It makes my conquest a bit easier. DAK is on their way to Nigeria and Central Africa. The British and the French and the Belgians are not putting up much of a fight. I guess they were ill-prepared for an attack in North Africa. My only problems occur when I try to take Libya, so I'm not going there (yet). Thanks to the paratrooper planes I have more infantry than panzers in Africa now. That may change whenever I build a transport in the Mediterranean."
Hyperborean
With the exception of the Suez area I think Britain will be
short of troops in Africa.
"I have just finished researching Land 1940, the last 1940 tech (this is week 40, 1941), so I'm going to build lots of Panzer III G. But I don't really need them in Russia, since I have over 100 Panzer III E there, so I'm going to use them exclusively against the British. I haven't decided whether I should move against India or Suez first."
Hyperborean
I would secure the Suez-area.
Thank you and welcome back.
Rocoteh