I actually never used to put elite units in an army unless they had created an army of their own in a battle. i try to put vets all the time. elite units can create armies, so I try to keep them separate. moreover, after a few victories with the army, most units become elite anyways.
Eaglefox, I use elite and veteran units to form armies because I want them as strong as possible from the very beginning, but perhaps I should be more patient, and use regular units instead, that should also increase my chances of getting new leaders faster.
hyperborean,
there are no armies in the special version which i am playing.
I really should try the special version (as soon as I'm done with 1.9).
I wished that more people tried the special AI-version.
Its worth it.
Given one think SID-level is to easy its really worth to test this
special version.
Rocoteh, I will!
The Swedish fleet is quite large at start. Have you inflicted any losses on it?
Nope. I tried to fight it in v 1.8, but I lost too many ships, so I decided not to repeat that mistake. In fact, the reason I failed to take Stockholm with my elite infantry divisions was because the Swedish fleet bombarded my units. When I attack Stockholm next time I'm going to use my SS armies, which are not so easily defeated. Perhaps I should bring my artillery as well.
Some time ago I checked "the view public profile" on main posters
that have ceased to post at this thread. A vast majority of them ceased
to post at any thread at CFC when they quitted this thread.
Then I assume they have lost interest to post at CFC in general, not just
this thread.
Rocoteh, I have mainly been active in Mrtn's Magnamund/Lone Wolf thread in the user-created maps forum (that was the sole reason I bothered to register). But I don't think Mrtn will work any faster if I nag at him, so that's why I'm currently only active in this thread. What I'm trying to say is that there are lots of interesting mods out there, for instance: I recently discovered a Battletech mod, but it seems to be inactive. I really wish I had the time to play them all, unfortunately I don't, so I have to be very selective in what I choose to play. And this scenario is definitely worth my time.
I, for one, appreciate that you constantly improve the scenario, and make every version better than the old ones. And also that you listen to the requests and comments of the players when you make improvements.
Of course, you cannot come with too many new versions. You have to at least give everyone a chance to finish playing the current version before you move on. I cannot download 134 meg on my computer, so I have to ask a friend with a better connection to do it for me, and since he's living a bit away from here it takes some time for me to get my hands on the latest versions.
Germany - v 1.9 - Sid - Week 30, 1940
Interesting news from the Eastern front. Around Stalingrad a large international tank battle has been fought. Not only were the Russians and Germans fighting each other, but there were also Italian tanks involved, as well as British, French, Persian and Chinese tanks. Both the Chinese Nationalists and the Communists sent units to participate in the great battle, but they were all obliterated by the Luftwaffe. As a matter of fact, the Luftwaffe has been so efficient that they have run out of targets, and has currently been relocated to the northern sections of the front where 4 SS armies, supported by 2 panzer divisions have initiated an assault on Gorki, to complete the encirclement of Moscow.
Tula, Krasnodar and Grozny have been taken by the Germans, but Krasnodar was unintentionally razed as it only had a minimum population.
I guess one of the reasons why the Allies have ceased sending units to fight me in the Stalingrad area is because the Japanese are conducting a lightning war in Asia. All of Burma, as well as Borneo, is now in the hands of the Japanese. And they have actually split India in two halves: Calcutta, Lucknow, Jaipur and Gwadar now belongs to Japan. But the Japanese are not invincible, the Americans have taken Marcus Island from Japan, so Japan is definitely vulnerable to American attacks. If my spies are correct the Americans have the largest army: 173 infantry divisions, and 41 marines. It's going to be interesting to see if Japan can withstand an American assault on the main islands. It appears as if the Japanese fleet has taken some serious losses. I think they only have two carriers left, but on the other hand: they have the largest airforce in the world, around three times as large as my own.
And speaking of airforces: I have conquered all of Spain, and Gibraltar as well. The British had no less than 16 planes in Gibraltar, so this is a huge setback for the RAF. However, they still have quite a lot of planes, I think the RAF is slightly larger than the Luftwaffe.
The war in the Atlantic has been very different from the war I had in v. 1.8. In the older version I fought a lot of SOD, and that was that. By this time I had complete control of the Atlantic with my u-boat fleet. However, there have been no real SOD battles in v 1.9. I have fought the Allied ships in all corners of the Atlantic (well, maybe except in the waters of Greenland), and I still cannot claim a total victory. I have eradicated the French fleet (except a transport and a destroyer flotilla in the Mediterranean), and the British fleet has suffered some devastating losses, but they have not yet been annihilated. I'm currently fighting the Americans in various places. I sunk two unescorted transports in the Mid-Atlantic, and an unescorted Carrier outside the Azores (or Madeira, or whereever it was).
I have decided not to declare war on Greece (at least not now). I gave them a ROP, and their units seems to be heading towards Caucasus. Perhaps they want to declare war on the Turks?
I have a fairly stable number of defensive units now, so I have decided to start producing a greater diversity of units. I'm particularly interested in building artillery to help bring down Leningrad and Moscow faster. I'm also going to give Luftwaffe much needed reinforcements for the first time in this war.
Some German units:
19 type VIII u-boats
9 type IX
30 infantry
25 German 88
16 panzers
8 SS armies
Some Russian units:
48 infantry
38 T-26
42 motorized infantry
I guess the odds are finally beginning to level out now. I'm about to begin building transports for the upcoming invasion of Britain, which will follow on the fall of Leningrad and Moscow. In preparation for Operation Seelöwe some units of the Kriegsmarine have bombarded the British special fortresses since the beginning of the war. They have now been joined by the main fleet, which is now operating from Brest.
