Slitherine

Stauffenberg wrote:A little more accurate solution could be to let the # turns needed to use a captured city be dependent upon the hex column.

It could be 1 turn for the westernmost cities like Minsk, Vinnitsa etc. 2 turns for cities like Kiev, Dnepropetrovsk, Vitebsk, Smolensk etc. 3 turns for Rostov, Kursk, Moscow etc. 4 turns for Stalingrad etc.

Then we can count a number of hexes from the border to find a hex column and increase the turn until you can use the city by a fixed number of columns (like 10). We could make it so the number is decreased by 1 per year after 1941 (but not lower than 1). That would simulate bigger rail conversion capacity for the Germans later in the war.

This would only be used for Axis advance into core Russian territory. Could be called rail conversion rule.

By doing this we could keep the supply rules as is.

Morris wrote:

petertodd wrote:It seems to me that the problem with having supply level 3 in Russia is that the Axis infantry corps have their movement reduced to one hex in winter, and thus become easy prey for the Russians, since they cannot escape. This can lead to wholesale massacres of Axis infantry that is just too severe. Would it make sense to combine supply level 3 with Infantry corps being able to move two hexes instead of one (in winter)?

you did not get Borger's point , he wanted to weak Axis not enhance them

Stauffenberg wrote:Here we see that German panzers (not infantry) captured Rostov, but had to give it up after just 7 days. In GS it's standard procedure to withdraw the panzers and rail corps units to the front line in Rostov. That won't be possible now unless you take the city so early so you can use it when the winter starts. Rostov would probably be in a 3 turn before use zone. So if you capture Rostov in October you need to keep the panzer there until December until you can rail infantry to the city.

So the more I think of the change the more I like it.

We can't have equal time for all cities because the westernmost Russian cities were linked up quite fast to the German rail network (Minsk, Vinnitsa etc.). These cities should still have 1 turn before use. Kiev and Smolensk should have 2 turn before use and so on.

I can easily program this change and have it ready for release candidate 9 this weekend. I will post a poll thread where you can vote on possible solutions.

Diplomaticus wrote:Question: Now that Axis has cut the southern Caucasus off from the rest of Russia, all of those units should be in '3' supply and unable to either rail or build new units. In GS 2.0, however, this was not the case. Since Russian units there could draw '4' supply from the middle east, these isolated areas could still rail and build. Morris, can you report on this? You should be able to tell what supply level those Red Army units are in. Do you have any guesses about whether Joe is able to rail or build?

Kragdob wrote:Wouldn't it be better if you evacuate all those troops once winter hits? Then Before Soviets reach Stalingrad it will take 3-4 turns and you can settle line there behind the river.

PionUrpo wrote:I think a leader to boost your air units' effectiveness would be a good idea if you're going to stay in those positions.

trulster wrote:But surely can place newly built units?