A Comprehensive Guide To Panzer General

A Comprehensive Guide to Panzer General
This guide was put together by Wendy from all available sources to be found on the net, to evaluate the various scenarios of the SSI computer wargame Panzer General. [Panzer General is a Trademark of Strategic Simulations Inc. 1994] This manual is designed to be freely distributed for entertainment purpose only. All rights to the game and its contents are reserved to SSI. Each scenario was evaluated as to its "fairness" in regards to chances of winning with either the Allied side or the Axis. This analysis is, of course, subjective in the fact that one person's fairness may be another person's mismatch. But this conclusion is up to individual players to decide. Thus the need for a guide to assist those who don't have the time (Read...They have a life) to go through each scenario. Each evaluation will contain the assumption that the players on both sides are evenly matched in skill and familiarity of the scenario. Criteria for analysis will be based strictly on the variables provided by the computer game such as forces, time, number of objectives, etc. Some scenarios attempt to be a reflection of reality with little regard for fairness. This guide is an attempt to allow new boots not to be suckered into a scenario where the player who knows the deal waits grinning ear to ear. All evaluations will be formatted as follows and each is
followed by a comment: Name of Scenario: (Obviously to Identify the Scenario) Number of Turns: (Is time a factor and for which side. If the scenario is too long, it can favor the attacker.) Battle Posture: (Who is attacking and or who is on defense.) Number of Objectives: (Clues in on time. Some objectives are deceptively hard to capture in the time allotted. Prestige Axis: Allies:
(What are the prestige totals for both sides and which side has the advantage) New Unit Experience: (When a new unit is purchased what is the exp. level) Air Superiority: (Who starts the game with the edge in air power. More often than not I have toasted boots and pros when they immediately go and purchase that brand spanking new fighter only to be shot down in a hopeless battle.) Ground Superiority: (While the Germans almost always have better equipment, they may not be able to use it all or it just may not matter.) General Info:
(Little quirks to the scenario -- Weather, terrain, unusual reinforcements, etc.) Final Evaluation: (How should the handicaps be placed to even up the scenario)
Points to Remember: Experience: High experienced units can be more advantageous than many of the same. By lowering experience of a side you only lower the experience of units gained by new purchases. The starting units keep their regular experience. If one side anticipates a fight for time rather than a battle of units then that player may feel free to penalize themselves in experience to reem the other side. For example, in the Moscow scenarios the Soviets have little chance of wiping out the Tiger tanks. As the German player he may opt to give himself a penalty in experience to weaken the Soviets EVEN IF the Germans have a negative bid.
Anti-tanks: The German player will inevitably rely on antitanks to supplement their forces. These cheap units are very effective in taking out other Allied mainline tanks with little worry about the damage they might sustain. A horde of Panzer Jager's is the nightmare of any Allied general. A few things to remember about Anti-tanks: Against entrenched infantry the low end antitanks are virtually helpless. They are extremely vulnerable to
air attacks even by fighters.
Air Power: Many a mistake has been made by boots and pros in the air wars. The key for each player is to realize who is going to win the air war early or if you can make a fight of it. As the German player, if you and your FW190s are going to toast the Soviet player early on, why go out and spend the 420+ prestige on a new fighter. Sure you might win the air war a few turns earlier but you have wasted the prestige. Similarly, if you are going to lose the air war no matter what you do (in many of the Soviet scenarios) then again why purchase aircraft. Wars are helped out in the air but it takes the infantry and the tanks to win on the ground. While it may seem sacrilegious you can lose the air war and win the scenario. You can also win the air war and lose the scenario. So be careful.
* 1 * Chronology of Panzer General Scenarios
1 10 9 10 5 1 31
Sep. Sep. Apr. May Jun. Sep. Mar
39 39 40 40 40 40 41
Poland Warsaw Norway Low Countries France Sealion 40 North Africa
6 20 22 23 1 8 2 26 7 25 30 1 8 11 15 5 10 9 22 6 22 25 6 17 16
Apr. May Jun. Aug. Sep. Sep. Oct. May Jun. Jun. Jun. Oct. Nov. Feb. Jun. Jul. Jul. Oct. Jan. Jun. Jun. Jul. Aug Sep. Dec.
41 41 41 41 41 41 41 42 42 42 42 42 42 43 43 43 43 43 44 44 44 44 44 44 44
Balkans Crete Barbarossa Kiev Middle East Early Moscow Moscow 41 El Alamein Sevastopol Stalingrad Caucasus Moscow 42 Torch Kharkov Sealion 43 Kursk Husky Moscow 43 Anzio D-Day Byellorussia Cobra Anvil Market Garden Ardennes
6 1 1 1 1
Mar Apr. Apr. Apr. Jun.
45 45 45 45 45
Budapest Berlin Berlin (West) Berlin (East) Washington
Poland
No. of Turns: 10
Axis:Must take and hold all objectives to win.
Battle Posture: Axis = Attack Allies = Defense
Per Turn Prestige Boosters:Axis= 0 Allies = 20
No.of Units Available for purchase: Axis = 4 Allies = 0
Allies: Must hold at least 1 Objective to win, or take the beginning Axis held objective for automatic victory.
- Blitzkrieg should definitely be used by the Axis here, as time is everything in this scenario.
Number of Objectives: 3
- One is already in Axis hands. The other 2 Kutno and Lodz must be taken across the river, and can be heavily defended.
Prestige: Axis = 228
Allies = 240
-Pretty even here, victory can depend on ,what each side chooses to buy.
New unit Experience: Axis = 0 Allies = 0
Air Superiority- No air power used in this scenario.
Ground Superiority - The Polish tanks are your strongest units.
The TK3 is good against soft targets such as infantry and artillery while the 7TP is strong against hard targets and is formidable against the weaker German tank units.
The Germans should buy Artillery and newly purchased anti-tank weapons.
The Polish are advised to disband all infantry and use all opening turn prestige to buy 1 7TP tank and TK3's for the rest.
Use these Allied Tanks to defend the River and counter attack at any point the Axis try to cross, slow them down and win.
General Information - Weather is not a factor here, but time definitely is. Its simple, Axis plays all out Blitzkrieg and the Allies text book defense. With just the right amount of offense when the opportunity arrives. With timely executed counterattacks to be most effective.
Final Evaluation Prestige Axis Allies 0 +2 Experience 0 0
Depending on what rank your opponent is, give Allies +2 on Prestige. the axis has definite advantage.
If you consider yourself novice or inexperienced and your opponent, is of a higher ranked General, then you should receive +2 or even +3 if you are playing a totally superior opponent.
NORWAY No. of Turns: 25
Axis = Take all objectives.
Per Turn Prestige Boosters:Axis= 0 Allies = 40
No.of Units Available for purchase: Axis = 2
Allies = 0
- Time is a slight favor to the allies. The terrain isprohibitive to fast advancement. The main body of German forces will need to slog it up the Lagan River where they are vulnerable to artillery and entrenched infantry attacks. The Western landing is too weak to move on Trondheim initially and is vulnerable to air and sea attacks.
Axis = Your southern landing group should concentrate on securing the Oslo region while a small detachment takes Stavanger and then springboards up the coast, city by city, with naval help. These initial successes will gain you two important airfields. Press on up the Lagen River valley through Lillehammer to Trondheim to link up with the northern landing group. Sending a force by the overland route up the Glomma Valley is slow (they will need at least half-tracks)but,in combination with paradrops further north, can divert Allied forces from the defense of Trondheim and perhaps gain a base of attack from which you can attack Namsos from the east.
Number of Objectives Hexes: 7 - One is already in the hands of the Axis. Oslo and the Airfield are easy targets. But Lillehammer, Trondheim and Namsos are very difficult and are German primary concerns. Advantage Allies Prestige: Axis = 1014 Allies = 1276
- Allies are hampered by a small number of units available and purchasing capability of Norwegian units only in all but the Namsos objective. Advantage Axis.
New Unit Exp.:Axis = 1 Star Allies = 0 Stars
Air Superiority: Advantage to the Axis planes. Axis begins with 3 BF109e's while the Allies begin with two Norwegian planes (one is usually shot down immediately), a Hurricane and a Spit II. The Spit II is about equal to the German BF109. But air superiority is contestable if the Allied player decides to make a fight of it and buy fighters.
The Norwegian air force is easy prey, but the
British fighters are as good as the Germans and will be serious trouble for the Axis if they let them gain an edge on them in experience. In particular, don't let them learn their trade by target practice on unescorted Axis bombers and air transports. You may consider requisitioning a level bomber with a good naval attack rating to help the German Navy in the Norwegian Sea. Allied Air power should be concentrated in the Trondheim-Namsos area and backed up by good air defenses to keep the Axis bombers at bay.
This may mean that Axis paratroops can slip past you, so be sure to place at least a Norwegian unit as a garrison in each important city to prevent a threat from springing up in your rear. Keep your air units, especially the precious British fighters,alive and try to gain an experience edge on the Luftwaffe.
Ground Superiority: Complete advantage to Axis. German Pz IVd's outclass all of the Allied tanks until the Matilda II. The 15 sFA 18 Artillery is superior due to its high soft attack rating and its three hex range compare to the Nor. 75mm two range. German armor and Wehrmacht Infantry completely outclass Norwegian and even British forces.
General Information: Terrain counters German ground superiority. Mountains, forests and rivers impede the ground progress. Good chance of bad weather can ground planes for a number of turns. Sea power is advantaged to the allies on paper but German U-Boats make it even. I have found the winner of the sea battle generally wins the game. With three turns left, reinforcements arrive to both sides with the allies getting the better of it with Matilda II tanks, 6" Artillery and ATGs.
Allies - You can win this one if you can successfully block and delay choke points.
the Axis advance at a few key
You may be able to stop the Axis on the beaches in the north, but in the Oslo region you need to sell yourself dearly Entrenched troops in Hamar and Elverum that can hang on when driven out into the nearby mountains can tie down a large number of Germans for some time. The constricted Lagen River valley around Lillehammer is another good defensive position, particularly if you can hold your own in the air and get your bombers through against enemy units floundering in the river hexes.
Final Evaluation: Prestige Axis Allies 0 -2 Experience 0 0
This is a very even battle with an edge to the allies due to the extremely rough terrain and sea power. Even against the computer, it is not easy to get a major victory. I believe this scenario pretty even but a -1 penalty to Allied prestige may allow the Germans a better chance to reach the final objective.
LOW COUNTRIES
No. of Turns: 30
Axis = Take all objectives.
Per Turn Prestige Boosters: Axis = 0
Allies = 49
Allies = 1
- Time is favoring the Axis. Plenty of time to move across the map and engage even the far city of Calais. But the Germans must beware of defensive lines and slow crossings of the Meuse, Escout and Leie Rivers.
No. of Objectives: 11 - Number of objectives favors the Allies. Axis begin with two objectives already in possession and two more in LUX and Liege easily captured. All others are contestable. Large area and multiple attack groups needed shift advantage to the Allies as well as the most distant objectives are Calais and Abbeville.
Allies = 1152
- Prestige numbers are a wash. Axis low prestige is countered by quick seizures of weakly defended cities and objectives at the beginning of the scenario.
New Unit Exp: Axis = 0 Stars
Allies = 0 Stars
Air Superiority: Decided advantage to the axis side. Lack of British airfields prohibit purchase of Spitfire IIs. French fighters not a true threat unless backed up by ground AA guns but eventually the German air power will overmatch French fighters.
Axis = Seize air superiority and keep it. Your Stukas will need to be free to support your ground troops against tough entrenchments and enemy armor, while your fighters and level bombers should hone their skills against soft targets once the Allied air force is eliminated. Axis must buy additional fighter support. The Allies can make the most of an inferior air force by using your fighter force cautiously to pick off exposed enemy bombers rather than facing the Axis head-on. Air defense units will be valuable in making the Germans pay a price for bombing your cities, and in weakening the enemy air units to facilitate your fighter attacks. Keeping an air force as a threat in being will also encourage the enemy to use fighters to escort bombers rather than allowing them to attack separately or go after your bomber missions. Your bombers could also be held back and sent out together with the fighters in a mass wave that will stretch the German fighter force.
Ground Superiority: Even match. French armor in the CH B1-bis are superior to German armor. French artillery and the small amount of British forces equal Wehrmacht superiority. Use of German Anti-tank PzJager IB in support roles makes this even along with Stuka dive bombers. Allies should buy at least 4 new heavy tanks, 4 AA guns and 6 or more ATG, and 2-4 infantry and 2 or more artillery and defend all rear cities.
General Information: The weather in the Low Countries is reliable with only a moderate chance of foul weather grounding
Axis planes. Open terrain favors Axis movement but also Allied defensive choices and sneak attacks. With nine turns left, the Axis gets the vaunted 8.8 ATG but its high cost and low mobility makes this a non-factor. Allied new units are insignificant. AXIS: The heart of Blitzkrieg is punching through the enemy line and striking deep beyond it, with second-echelon forces following behind to mop up. Lead with recon and tank units followed by half-track mounted infantry and artillery that are better able to withstand enemy shooting than truck-mounted troops. An important advantage of striking deep is that the enemy will have to reinforce his rear areas rather than strengthen his forward positions, and you won't give him time to entrench very strongly. You may also get the chance to smash vulnerable support units and surprise enemy antitank guns or other units while they are mounted on trucks. Allies: Garrison your rear area cities and airfields with infantry against enemy paratroops or air-transportable forces, and don't waste your armor forces in piecemeal and head-on resistance to the Germans. Group them at least in pairs and keep them alive to divert the enemy forces from attacks on your cities and to counterattack when the enemy makes a mistake.
Final Evaluation: Prestige Axis 0 Experience 0
Allies
This is another fairly even battle with an edge going to the Axis only because of its overwhelming air power. Without the air power, German's couldn't win this one because of the disperse nature of the objectives. This is an even match. Allies move as many forward units to the rear as possible and Defend Calais and Dunkirk, Axis move at full Blitzkrieg speed. Mainly withdraw troops and retreat to the ocean to defend and also only Defend the city and airfield at the bottom of map. you should disband all front line troops so you can buy new ones to dig in and not allow the enemy to gain easy experience on troops they will kill anyway, the weather will slow them down, while you dig in near the ocean. Buy AA guns Artillery and French Tanks and dig in.
FRANCE
No. of Turns: 26
Allies = 45
Allies = 2
- Advantage goes to the Axis. Roads and open country give German forces access to deep objectives such as Vienne and undefended non-objective villages deep in the south of France for quick prestige.
No. of Objectives: 8 Axis take all objectives. - A slight advantage goes to the Axis again. Germans begin with one objective while all others are contestable by the Allies. However, only the top half of the map contains objectives for victory and all are part of a vast road network that favors quick Axis movement.
Allies = 1594
- Big advantage allies. Relatively few open cities and objectives in the first part of the game prohibits rapid prestige gains by the Germans. If the Allied forces can hold the German advance then the Wehrmacht will be running very low on prestige. Later as the lower part of the map is exposed to the Germans more prestige can be gained. The allies can afford a fighter or quite a few tanks to blunt the German advance.
New Unit Exp: Axis = 1 Star
Allies = 0 Stars
Air Superiority: Axis advantage. Once again no British airfields prohibit the purchase of Spits. Experienced
Bf109s are more than a match for Hurricanes and French aircraft. But a patient Allied player can take advantage of the one intercept attack rule and destroy one or two German dive bombers that are too expensive to initially replace.
Ground Superiority: This is a fairly even match. Many Allied units are exposed at the beginning of the game. Few Allied units are entrenched near key objectives. Axis units begin experienced and all reinforcements are experienced where few Allied units are experienced. But German forces begin with very few mainline tanks and will need to purchase them but with the little prestige they may be facing the big French tanks with PzIIs and PzIs. Allied hopes hinge on the turrets of the Ch B1-Bis tanks. The Germans will find Tours a difficult objective and will need to divide into separate battle groups to take the two far western objectives. Axis = AXIS: Let's do the "Blitzkrieg" again. Break through the French defense line at one or more points and keep moving. Using 3 battle groups is a natural organization for this battle: one driving down the coast to Le Havre and Caen, then southeast to Le Mans, a large battle group fighting through to Paris and then splitting to attack Le Mans via Chartres and Tours via Orleans, and a third battle group pushing to Montargis and taking Reims and Troyes en route. An
alternate plan is to breakthrough in force on the Ham-Reims front through Thierry while pinning along the rest of the front. After driving to Paris behind the French troops to the north, the force splits into 3 battle groups heading to Caen and Le Havre on the coast, to Le Mans and Tours via Chartres, and to Orleans and Montargis. Whatever route you take, speed is essential and you should apply the Blitzkrieg lessons learned in the Low Countries: keep pushing forward, control the air, and watch out for those French heavy tanks! Allies = ALLIES: If you are lucky, the Germans will attack all along the line and slowly force you back. It is more likely, though, that some will get past you and you will have to retreat to get into action again. Paris is the key to your defense--the fortifications, woods and river all contribute to its defensive strength. Tours and Le Mans are not as good, but you should build up their defenses as your final chances to stop the Axis juggernaut. If the Axis forces break through the front, try to get your army on the Somme back to help defend Paris. Use your
excellent heavy tanks in groups to counterattack and disrupt the Axis advance--concentrate on soft targets rather than wasting effort on the German armor. Your air force is heavily outnumbered--try to take out the Axis bombers and consider spending prestige on ground troops and air defenses for your key strongholds rather than on new aircraft.
General Info: Don't pray for too much rain. Weather is mild. The terrain favors the quick Blitzkrieg action of Axis forces. Open fields and extensive road networks can move tanks and trucks fast. There are no new type of units.
Final Evaluation: Prestige Axis Allies +2 -1 Experience 0 0
This scenario favors the Axis forces in tactics. But the Allies begin with massive prestige and will likely go toward picking up tank support. If the Germans can get into the far southern areas with troops the German player can pick up new German units and quickly outpace French units in experience as the game progresses and there are so many villages and cities to give Germans
prestige bonuses for little cost. A +1 advantage in prestige may allow the Axis to compete against the French in the ground battle.
SEALION (40) No. of Turns: 15
Allies = 84
Allies = 2
- The deep objectives of Norwich and Birmigham and London's stubbornness to fall make the low turn number an advantage to the Allies. It is the low turn count and the distance through stiff opposition that sway this scenario deeply in the favor of the Allied forces.
No. of Objectives: 10 Axis = Take all objectives. - Three objectives are on the French coast an held by the Germans. Canterbury will fall quickly so the main contestable objectives are your two northern and western objectives and London. Each is readily defendable because of the distance and
time constraints and almost reckless need to advance by the German forces. Major obstacles are the Thames River which the Wehrmacht must cross and go around to strike into the heart of Great Britain.
Allied = 1320
- Even Advantage. Both sides start with numerous units. Allies have a large area to cover and no doubt will protect units with AA guns therefore much of their 1320 is spent before the game begins. Fortress London will eat up Axis prestige in repairing units.
Allies = 1 Star
Air Superiority: Slight Axis advantage due to the number of planes available plus the intro of the FW190a which totally outclasses anything the Allies can put into the air at this time. However its high cost is prohibitive and the German player can probably only afford one. Cheap AA guns for the Allies in combo with fighters make this a contested struggle
Ground Superiority: The advantage here is fairly even. The Germans begin with mostly top of the line units all experienced. They must land on the beaches which they are
exposed until artillery cover and AA guns can come into play. The allies also begin with a number of units 1 star experience and spread out but effective. Those in cities and around London are already entrenched heavily The British equivalent to the Energizer Bunny, the Matilda II is available. AXIS: In all the Sealion scenarios, naval action is relatively peripheral compared with air power, which is essential to ensure adequate close air support on the ground and ensure that your paratroops get through to and take their objectives via the air. Your naval forces can help with some bombardment early on, after which their main task is to engage the Allied fleet and keep it from interfering with the land battles, particularly around London. Your U-boats can wreak havoc on the Allied capital ships if the Allied escorts can be cleared away. Your time is limited, so you should attempt to seize all your objectives concurrently rather than in sequence. The least diversion could be fatal. Once you have secured a beachhead, divide your forces into 4 battle groups. The first battle group, landing in the east, is to take Canterbury and then assist
with artillery in the attack on London from the east, but its main thrust actually passes by London across the Thames and heads toward Norwich, supported by the nearby naval task force. A bridging unit can be quite useful. The second battle group will assault London from the south, and is weighted towards artillery and infantry units but will include some tanks to help deal with Allied armor. The third and fourth battle groups are smaller and advance on Birmingham and Bristol respectively, although initially they advance jointly on Winchester, Newbury and Oxford before splitting. The third battle group can be aided by advance airborne landings near Birmingham, or the parachute forces can be used to seize Peterborough or Harwich and then Norwich, in which case the first battle group encircles London from the north rather than continuing north to Norwich. Sealion Plus is easier because the presence of the Italian fleet speeds the destruction of the Allied navy, while in Sealion 43 the Allies are much better prepared and the fight will be tougher.
ALLIES: While it is best to catch the Axis ground troops in their transports with your air or naval forces or force them to surrender on the beaches, this is a risky strategy and it is likely that they will obtain secure footholds from Dover to Portsmouth regardless of your efforts. Concentrate any early attacks on artillery, pionieres and engineers--the most essential troops for the Axis attack on London. Your overall strategy will be to use the enormous fortress of London and its garrison to block their direct advance, while using additional forces to keep them from slipping around it. Holding onto London till turn 12 isn't worth much if the Germans are already in the Midlands. Your strongest defense line once the Axis have secured a lodgment on English soil will run from London along the Thames to Newby and Winchester. While you hold the enemy advance on this line for several turns, you will be able to dig in blocking forces and garrisons to defend the approaches to Bristol and, especially, Birmingham. Don't forget the air
defenses! Your air force is relatively good, and in 1943 the American air force can play a significant role if it survives long enough to catch up in experience. Contest Axis air superiority whenever feasible, but early on try to pick off or hunt down the troublesome Axis paratroops to keep your rear areas secure. Since the key battles will be inland, the Axis navy will play a small part. Your navy can initially either try to win naval superiority or instead concentrate on supporting your defense line with shore bombardment. The choice involves a tradeoff and either option can pay off.
General Info: The weather is mild with only a slight chance of bad weather grounding the airfleets. If it wasn't for the Thames and fortress London the terrain would be ideal for the Germans. But the afore mention obstacles tip this in favor of the Allies. The fleet battle is in favor of the Axis because the three subs available to them.
Final Evaluation: Prestige Experience
Axis Allies
+2 0
0 -1
I have played this scenario against humans and computer and I can't tell you how many times I have said "JUST A FEW MORE TURNS!" The lack of time shifts this scenario in favor of the Allies. A +1 to the Germans is not unreasonable.
NORTH AFRICA
No. of Turns: 23
Allies = 45
Allies = 5
- The advantage goes to the Axis. Open desert and a coastal road gives ease of movement for vehicles. First half of the game until Tobruk has little opportunity for the Allies to slow German advances.
No. of Objectives: 7 Axis: take all objectives. - One is already in Axis hands and Benghazi is quickly to
fall. Berta immediately falls under the guns of Axis ships. All others are contestable with the last three easily defendable due to the limited amount of attack avenues allowed for attacking forces. Advantage goes to the Allies.
Allied = 1022
- This is a fairly even distribution. And really the game can hinge on who spends what where. The high Axis prestige gives them the ability to really seize the air and drive the British from the skies. Allied prestige is already spent on ground defenses and AA guns.
New Unit Experience: Axis = 1 Star
Allies = 1 Star
Air Superiority: Decidedly Axis. One British Hurricane is immediately shot down by the German first turn advantage limiting Allied air power even further. High prestige for the Axis allows for replacements and reinforcements while Allied prestige is slow to recover from being drained.
Ground Superiority: British Matilda IIs are the queens of the Desert. Their high defensive ratings and reasonably descent offensive ratings plus large ammo and fuel deposits against German armor make them effective in fighting in the high desert. They are vulnerable to dive bombing attacks however and
this is where their main weakness lies. German armor is weaker but in combo with the air power they can defeat the British mainline tanks. AXIS: Blitzkrieg is again the watchword--thrust forward not only along the coast but across the desert by the trails headed to Mechili and Bir Hacheim. Start softening up Tobruk as early as you can, but don't let it delay you long since you need to keep pushing your forward elements east and face the choice of slogging through the defended coastal area or marching across the desert. It's a long way to Mersa Matruh. You can use the Italians to scout ahead, but they lack the equipment to assault the strong British positions and work best mopping up bypassed enemy units. Pay attention to logistics in the desert--once you run out of ammo and fuel, it will take a lot of time to come back up to par and you don't have much time to spare. Enemy air power can pound you as you struggle across the desert, so use your air force to help get your troops into attack positions but keep them
busy bombing and strafing while doing so. Your fleet, aided by air power, can beat the Brits and help with shore bombardment later in the battle when you will need it most as your struggle out of the desert to confront heavily entrenched defenses.
ALLIES: A good combination of stiff defense and mobile defense will keep the Axis moving forward in very short steps along the coast. If you force the Allies to a crawl along the coast, they will have to risk the desert, where skillful use of your level bomber force can stop them by destroying the ammo and fuel of key units. Armored counterattacks from the coast into the desert will also make it hard for the Axis to press forward while their flanks are vulnerable. Preserve your air force, building up as much experience as possible, and let the air defense units carry a lot of the weight.. The Axis will need airpower most late in the battle, and it is crucial that you still have at least some fighter
strength left at that time to counter theirs. Your naval forces should defend your land forces from interference by the Axis fleet. Again, saving some reserves for the late stages of the battle could prove useful.
General Info: Fair skies all the time. Terrain is difficult for prolonged combat as the desert limits rearming and refueling capabilities and seriously limits replacements. For the defender this is the advantage. However large movement possibilities along with the ability to concentrate forces in a limited area give the Axis the advantage. So this part is even.
Final Evaluation: Prestige Axis Allies -1 +1 Experience 0 +1
Air power once again saves the day for the Germans. While it can be contested, more likely the Germans will take the air and start pounding everything. The German naval force is formidable and will usually win the sea engagement and once the sea engagement is one, shore based AA guns become easy targets. Generally the advantage goes to the Germans. +3 to the British.
MIDDLE EAST
No. of Turns: 26
Allies = 70
Allies = 8
- Favors Axis. It does seem a long way to the Bahgdad on the map but much of the area is open uncontested lands quickly traversed by wheeled and tracked vehicles. Axis aircraft will allow for good scouting reports to allow vehicles safe and speedy passage.
No. of Objectives: 8 Axis: take all objectives. - Two are already in German hands and easily protected. All others are contested. The sequence is in the natural invasion corridor for this scenario no significant detours for the German armored columns. The advantage is to the Axis
Allied = 890
- While the Axis are low in prestige in the beginning, the
two city hexes in Jerusalem and Beruit along with the airfields add significantly to Axis prestige in time for the assault on Baghdad. Allied prestige is slow in coming and eaten up quickly. Advantage is to the Axis.
Allies = 1 Star
Air Superiority: While the Axis has the single best plane in the lone FW190a, it is expensive to buy another. The BF109s are comparable to the British Spits. The British begin with four Spitfire IIs and two of those are overstrengthed to 12. So while the Germans may have dominance in the air, they can be challenged by British fighters in good conjunction with AA guns. Moderate advantage to the Axis.
Ground Superiority: Once again German tanks are equal to if not slightly inferior to British armor at this time. The terrain is not ideally suited for defense. Open desert can be used to catch tanks out of fuel and wounded but it is more likely to allow the more numerous tanks of the German player to encircle defensive stands and lack of entrenchment possibilities makes units even more vulnerable to bombing. Matilda IIs are the main battle tank for the British and can serve as solid the roadblocks to Baghdad. Still the numbers of the German tanks will counteract British superiority.
AXIS: This is a race--airpower plays a big role in reconnaissance, softening up obstacles and in ensuring your parachute and air-transportable forces can get deep into the enemy's rear area. The biggest risk is always running into enemy air defenses and then getting jumped by their fighters. You've been warned! Furthermore, don't waste your SIGs' ammo, since they are slow to reload. Keep them near the forefront of the advance and use them when you really need a strong artillery strike against a city. Your initial organization should start with two battle groups. While the navy and air force win the battle in the Mediterranean, the smaller battle group will storm through Haifa up to Beirut. The stronger battle group strikes through Jerusalem and Damascus and then heads on to Baghdad for the final battle. Since the desert routes are narrow and it is hard to fully deploy, quality counts for more than quantity in this spearhead. You may want to spare some troops to advance directly east across the desert to link up with your paratroops and perhaps pick up a city on the way. Try to secure an airfield in Iraq as early as
you can so you can base your air force there.
ALLIES: The Baghdad position is your ultimate stronghold and well-protected by the Tigris River and flanking deserts--the rest of the Allied army is only there to make sure the Axis get to Baghdad without the 4 to 7 turns they will need to deploy and take it. So don't rush your entrenched troops forward towards the enemy--dig in and make them dig you out to get past, fortifying Damascus, Anah and Baghdad for multiple lines of defense once the Axis take Jerusalem. Defense in depth is a sound strategy in this scenario, coupled with counterattacks if the Axis overextend themselves. For example, if they bypass your cities without adequately screening them, surprise counterattacks to retake lost cities could be successful and divert a large number of Axis troops. You may want to ensure at least part of your air force survives until the enemy is moving on Baghdad, when his planes will have to fly back a long way
to refuel and you may be able to gain local superiority. The disadvantage is that the Axis air force will have gained significantly more experience than yours while fighting its way across the Middle East. Because the Axis needs airfields, make sure yours are guarded against airborne attacks.
General Info: Clear skies will allow free rein to the airfleets. The most significant reinforcement is on Allied turn 12 the GB Grant becomes available. This is a good offensive tank. But its initiative of seven makes it more likely to shoot second against the lower armored PzIIIjs. Terrain is mostly desert with the Jordan River and the Tigris being the major single obstacles on the road to Baghdad. This is the best area for a solid defensive stand and the German player should be prepared for a good fight in this area.
Final Evaluation: Prestige Axis Allies -1 +1 Experience 0 0
The scenario is decidedly in favor of the German side. Quick gains of prestige and the ability to concentrate all forces on one objective at a time gives the Germans the advantage.
Recommend a +2 to the Allied side.
El ALAMEIN
No. of Turns: 26
Allies = 63
Allies = 2
- It is a long way to Cairo and even twenty-six turns may not be enough. Still, it is open ground with lots of desert to move through and around in.
No. of Objectives - 15 Axis: take all objectives. - Five are already in the hands of the Germans but all of the others are contestable and each could prove a vicious battle. All objectives are on a logical invasion route to Cairo therefore the German player may concentrate his/her entire attention on one objective at a time. But this also makes the defense easier.
Allied = 1176
- This is the biggest disparity of the scenario. The Germans begin with an armor number disadvantage and the British begin with a pretty sizable air force. Therefore British can spend the bulk of their prestige on ground defenses and AA guns. Germans will not get large bonus prestige as the cities are heavily defended and far apart. Allied prestige advantage give them a big boost in this scenario.
Allied = 1 Star
Air Superiority: This is a very contestable. While the Germans have the superior fighter in the FW190, the British have the advantage of AA guns and adequate fighters in the Spit IIs, Vb and the IX. Plus the fact the British begin with 4 Mosquito Fighter/Bomber that can easily wax a wounded German fighter. The Germans can win the air war but only through careful attacks and planning. Still it is more likely that free reign through the air will not be gained by either side for quite a few turns.
Ground Superiority: The British number of tanks are about equal at the beginning of the game. Matilda IIs are still one of the top tanks of the scenario and very difficult to kill in the desert. GB Grants are also available and give good offensive punch. I have found they are very vulnerable to dive bomber attacks and can be taken out pretty easily in this manner. They
are fairly cheap and with the high prestige the British begin with, Matilda IIs and GB Grants may be a permanent sights in the desert. Germans have the advantage on turn 2 as the gain the new PzIVf2 tanks with their improved anti-armor gun. In a straight on fight, they outmatch the Matilda II and GB Grants. But the prestige cost may be prohibitive. Germans superiority lies in their cheap Anti-tank units which may be effective in this scenario. Expect the main fight to take place in and around Tobruk and Bir Hacheim. This fight can go on awhile limiting the German advance in a scenario where time is absolutely critical. AXIS: It's a long, long way to Cairo. Press Tobruk while stretching the front to Bir Hacheim in order to force a breakthrough. Send tracked vehicles south of the escarpment across the desert as well as advancing along the coast. Drop detachments off at enemy centers of resistance to keep them from being reinforced but keep the spearheads moving. Once you break through the defile at El Alamein, send your main forces to Cairo down both main roads and a small battle group east to take Alexandria. Using your air force to protect your ground troops is vital in the desertsespecially when they are mounted in trucks. Taking airfields for your air force should be a high priority.
ALLIES: Delay at Bir Hacheim and Tobruk as long as you can, then retreat step by step, making the Axis pay for each step. Make your stand between the Qattara Depression and El Alamein--make sure to have infantry and antitank units start digging in early on so they will be ready when the Axis spearheads arrive. Use your air force to pound the enemy in the desert, particularly if they try to circle around the El Alamein position to the south.
General Information: The desert fighting is the same. Clear skies and hazardous desert for the wounded and out-of-fuel. The coastal road allows access to all of the major objectives including Cairo. The sea forces favor the allies with twin battle cruisers and two subs. However, the Germans do get to fire first and can damage many Allied ships not to mention the liberal use of high Naval Attack rating level bombers to sink a few of those Battle Cruisers. On turn 12 the Germans gain access to the vaunted Tiger Tank and the British get the Church III tanks. The Germans may not be able to take advantage of the Tiger due to its high cost and German low prestige outlay.
Final Evaluation: Prestige Axis Allied +2 0 Experience 0 0
The tide has turned against the Germans in this scenario. Their free reign of the skies in the earlier campaigns is now challenged and the distance to the final objectives is extremely prohibitive. Every objective is fought over and difficult to maneuver around to out flank. Recommendation: +2 to the German side.
CAUCUSAS
No. of Turns: 30
Allies = 85
Allies = 0
- Advantage here goes to the Axis. While the map is large the objectives are centered in a small area and therefore should give the German player plenty of time to reach the objectives.
No. of Objectives: 7 Axis: take all objectives. - One objectives is already held by the Germans and it is not threatened. All other objectives must be reached through Soviet forces and each one can be a battle.
Allies = 2492
- Everytime I see such a disparity in prestige I wonder what's the deal. Here it is obvious that the famous Russian defense is designed to be implemented in this scenario. Russians will favor quantity over quality looking to flood the field with units. The Germans begin with plenty of high quality and experienced units to offset this advantage therefore this area is even match.
Allied = 1 Star
Air Superiority - The best Soviet fighter at this time is not equal to the weakest German aircraft the Bf109. The Germans begin with three FW190s and therefore rule the skies. They are more likely to run out of ammo shooting down Soviet fighters and bombers than take damage. The Soviets begin with about an equal number of aircraft but their quality is so outmatched as to make them a virtual non-factor. Best way to offset German airpower is from ground AA guns.
Ground Superiority - At the beginning of the scenario, German and Soviet forces are about equal in quality and number. But with the immediate availability of PzIVf2s and, by turn eight, Tiger tanks, the ground war shifts in favor of the Germans. But the Soviets have massive amount of prestige to afford massive losses and still maintain a respectable fighting force. The weakest link in the German attack posture is the southern attack force coming through the CAUCUSAS Mts. Two star experienced and overstrengthed German units of average quality are going against well entrenched-Arty covered positioned units with good AA covering fire. The cities of Poti and Tiblisi are difficult captures and are going to take time and probably a few units with them if the German player is not careful. The terrain is ideal for defensive stands by cheap partisans, ATGs, or even tanks. The Germans must push beyond the Terek River to get into some good open running country. German prestige will climb as the scenario pushes on due to the large number of cheaply captured cities and the high body count of Soviet units. AXIS: Air power is key--use fighters to cut down the enemy air force and tactical bombers to weaken enemy armor in their defensive positions. The battle is divided into northern and southern theaters. Although the terrain is more open in the north, it is in the south that you must make the greatest advances,
and taking too long to punch through the mountains can cost you the chance of decisive victory. In the south, send one battlegroup past Tbilisi directly on Grozny and another battlegroup up the road to Mozdok to take Grozny in the rear. After linking up at Grozny, the Caucasus army group can strike through Blagdernoe and Elista to link up with the northern army group at Stalingrad, taking other cities such as Ilinka, Kotelnikovo, and Jutovo en route. The northern army group is divided into two battle groups by the Donets River. The battle group north of the Donets should drive on Stalingrad between the Donets and Don Rivers, while the southern battle group storms Rostov on the coast and then turns east to Stalingrad.
ALLIES: Air defense, artillery and tanks are your defensive mainstays in this scenario. Conserve your air force for the long haul--working with the help of air defense units, you may be able to pick off damaged Axis bombers. Overall strategy differs between the north and the south. In the open plains of the
northern theater, use your cities as defensive bastions that bleed the enemy dry as they advance. In the south, your best defensive position is in the Caucasus mountains, and you will need to devote enough reinforcements to the southern forces to ensure that the Germans don't force you back into open country.
General - The weather is reliable but you may encounter times when the airfleets will be grounded. The terrain is easy with few rivers, a number of roads and numerous non-objective cities ripe for the picking by German forces. New available units in the Tiger tanks are vital to the German player.
Final Evaluations Prestige Axis Allies 0 0 Experience -1 0
Time is too much on the side of the Axis. Thirty turns to travel a relatively short distance to Stalingrad is easily traversed. The Soviet number advantage is severely hampered by the large turn count not to mention the lack of fun seeing ten to fifteen units wiped out per turn. Recommendation: A +1 advantage to the Soviets may be enough to balance this scenario. But not to add
anything to the Soviet forces but to subtract from the Germans.
TORCH
No. of Turns - 24
Battle Posture: Axis = Defense Allies = Attack
Allies = 0
Allies = 0
- The Allies have a very small map to contend with therefore the advantage of time lies with the Allies.
No. of Objectives - 8 Axis: hold Tunis + 2 objectives. - One objective is already in the hands of the allies and all of the other objectives are along normal invasion routes and two near the Medjerda river are easy targets. The Germans must hold Tunis and two other objectives by the end of the scenario to win the game.
Allies = 1528
Allied = 1 Star
Air Superiority: The Allies attack the Germans with 21 aircraft while the Germans possess only six. While the three German FW190s may cause some damage to slightly inferior Allied planes it is only a matter of time before they are overwhelmed by Spit IXs and P-38 Lightnings allowing American bombers to bomb the blazes out of German forces.
Ground Superiority: The Germans have the best unit in the Tiger I in this scenario. But they begin with only two while the Allies begin with a variety of armor and large numbers of units. The numerically superior Allies are close enough to German units in quality to make the numbers a significant advantage. Germans do possess the 8.8 AA gun but this may not prove enough to offset Allied airpower because of its cost. AXIS: The Vichy French in North Africa have surrendered to the Allies and both sides are racing to pick up the pieces. The Americans are mostly inexperienced, but they have good equipment and outnumber you, especially in the air. Due to air inferiority, you must coordinate your air units carefully and use them selectively when it counts. The obvious strategy is to use detachments to delay the Americans
while you take up a defensive position on the east bank of the Medjerda River with air defense and artillery support. Your armored forces can concentrate further south around Gafsa to strike west and then north through the valleys east of Biskra. Time correctly, this force can hit the Allied support units in the flank, cause serious damage and derail the Allied offensive along the Medjerda.
ALLIES: With the advantages of air and naval superiority, you can afford straightforward hammering against the Axis defenses to blood your troops and eventually drive the Axis into the sea. Note that the Afrika Korps units are veterans, however, and that the Tigers they field here are extremely tough.
General: The scenario is set in the desert so any reprieve granted to the Germans by foul weather is non-existent. German defenses will be centered around the Medjerda river and by necessity near the coast within range of Allied ship guns from two battleships and a couple of cruisers. This will be very damaging to AA guns bought near objectives as these units are
extremely vulnerable to shore bombardment.
Final Evaluation: Prestige Axis Allies +3 -1 Experience +2 0
This scenario is heavily weighted in favor of the Allied forces and probably should be avoided in head-to-head play. If the Germans got a +2 or +3 bonus to prestige then they may be able to afford two more FW190s and give the Allies a run for their money in the skies. But then the ground defenses will suffer as many units are overrun by superior numbers. Recommendation: Give the Germans +2 or +3 in prestige and experience to allow for the offset in Allied numerical superiority and reduce the Allied prestige total.
HUSKY
No. of Turns: 21
Battle Posture: Axis = Defense
Allies = Attack
Allies = 0
Allies = 8
- The high number of objectives and their disperse nature gives the time advantage to the Axis. While roads do assist the Allies in movement, numerous cities breakup rapid advancement and allow for stubborn defensive stands around unimportant cities.
No. of Objectives: 15 Axis: hold 2 objectives. - The Allies only begin with two objectives and they may require defending if the German player feels brave. Foggia may be too far of an objective to fall because of its remoteness in the north of Italy. The Germans are required to hold two objectives at the end of the game.
Allies = 533
- This disparity gives the Axis a large advantage. It allows the German player to contest Allied airpower by purchasing extra fighters. The beginning German ground units are of high quality and experience and the availability of probably the best cheap unit in the game in the L-47 Italian Anti-Tank at a cost of 12 gives the Axis a significant advantage. Allied only reprieve is the large number of objectives and their corresponding prestige bonuses along with many cities available for the taking. But these bonuses will be offset by the damage Italian Anti-tanks do to your infantry and tanks.
New Unit Exp: Axis = 2 Stars Allies = 1 Star
Air Superiority: The allies begin with air superiority by numbers only. The Germans begin with three FW190s and a few Stuka dive bombers. The Allies have two P-51B Mustangs which are about an even match with the FWs. This coupled with British Spit IXs and a single Mosquito Fighter/Bomber can wax the FWs in a straight on fight. But the Germans player may opt to contest the air and purchase more FWs because of the beginning high prestige count which can make the fight in the air more difficult. One thing that is vital to Allied success is air power and this is a necessity to win the scenario.
Ground Superiority: The Germans begin the game with the best high end units in the Tigers and Panthers especially in their defensive rolls. Panthers do seem to be unusually vulnerable to shore bombardment but the Tigers are pretty impervious. The Germans also possess the best low end unit in the L-47 AntiTanks. The Axis can flood the area with tough to kill Anti-tanks with really the only limit being the maximum unit count. The Allies have little recourse. Their best cheap unit is the US M10 Anti-tank but at the cost of 120. Instead the Allied player is forced to bomb anti-tanks instead of the main-line stuff. AXIS: The Allies are ashore in Sicily and Italy is next. Husky--the
invasion of Sicily and Italy by the Allies--is the first of the Western fight or flight battles: this means that your main option is whether to fight to hold your initial position or fall back to a more defensible location. This series of battles is about holding on grimly against an enemy that, at least in quantity if not in quality, has an advantage on land, sea and air. In Husky, the flight option is to pull back to Italy and try to set up a tough defensive line, preferably based on the inland cities out of the reach of naval bombardment such as Foggia and Totenza with infantry and antitank units entrenched and heavily bolstered by air defense units and artillery. The fight option is to hold in both Sicily and Italy (hard to do) or defend one and give up the other--pulling out of Sicily is the usual choice. Instead of fleeing from enemy landings, you try to drive them into the sea and keep hammering them with your limited but concentrated strength. Either way, you need to counter the overwhelming Allied air threat and
you need to get more heavy tanks to help pick off weak Allied units.
ALLIES: This scenario is an exercise in overwhelming the enemy by multiple amphibious invasions. Although your troops are less experienced, in all other respects you have advantages that you can turn into victory objectives taken. You can land anywhere you please on the Sicilian and Italian coasts and support your forces with air and naval bombardment. But don't delay in Sicily before getting serious about conquering Italy, and don't ignore the Axis air force.
General Information: The weather is generally good until near the end of the scenario when rain tends to be in the forecast. The terrain is open at most places except in the center and north of Italy. Roads connect most of the cities. The most unusual part of this scenario is the Sicily/Italy crossing. Allied ships may position themselves on both sides of the crossing to inhibit easy passage by German reinforcements. Allied naval guns are a huge threat and historically allowed the Allies to win this one. Numerous cruisers can destroy tanks with a constant barrage. Their best effectiveness is to eliminate entrenchment values and
decimate soft targets especially AA guns.
Final Evaluation: Prestige Axis Allies -2 +2 Experience 0 +2
This is a tough one for the Allies. Air superiority is not a given due to the high prestige of the Germans. Most players will go for the anti-tank defense of Sicily so it is imperative that air power be seized as soon as possible. A -2 to German Prestige could help even things up. (Note: It has been discussed recently that the Axis player may opt to voluntarilly limit the amount of anti-tanks purchased. Twelve is a reasonable count. If this is the case, Axis penalty should be -1.)
ANZIO
No. of Turns: 14
Allies = Attack
Allies = 0
Allies = 4
- Though there are few objectives and, on the map, they don't seem very far, rough terrain and tough German units make the going treacherous. Every turn is needed for the allies.
No. of Objectives: 7 Axis: Hold Rome plus 2 objectives. Allies: Take and hold Rome or 2 objectives.
Three are already in the hands of the allies and the Germans are required to hold Rome and two other objectives. So if the Allies can capture Rome and lose all others, the game is still won. The Allies must also hold and protect Naples.
Allies = 1064
Many Allied units will be destroyed or seriously damaged in the first German turn especially around Anzio. Therefore the majority of Allied prestige goes to replacing lost units.
New Unit Exp: Axis = 2 Stars Allied = 2 Stars
Air Superiority - The Germans possess the best fighter in the skies over Italy in the FW190d plus two normal FW190a's. The Axis, should buy at least 1-3 FW190ds.
The Allies are very much limited compared to Husky in their airforce with only one P-51d and 3 P-47d Thunderbolts plus two Spitfire IX and 2 Mosquitoes. The Allies should buy 2 B-17s on the 1st turn if enough prestige.
The P-51d is in immediate danger from attack from a brave German player, because of the move order. However the FWs could move about the sky ,looking to pick off fighters and bombers . Therefore air superiority is contested to either side. Also it might be useful to send a Paratroop unit over the sea then south, then attack rear allied air fields.
Ground Superiority - Axis: Not only do the Germans have better ground units in the Panthers, Tigers and Elefants but Allied formations are very spread out along the center of Italy known as the Gustov Line. This dispersion does not lend itself well for offensive action.
The Axis should use their Artillery to bomb Anzio then send 2 Artillery units to Cassino, and 2 to Rome after there first bombardment. Also send at least 1 88 AA gun to Rome immediately to avoid Naval gunfire. Also move the Panther and Panzer near Formia out of the mountain and city area and back farther toward Cassino to be ready for counterattack strikes when the Allies decide to cross the river. The Axis should place either Recon or Anti-Tank units in at least 2 or 3 rear cities as soon as posssible, best choices are the Port City to the Northwest Civitavecchia and The city Northeast of Rome, to prevent Paratroop takeovers and sea landings. Never attempt to cross the river with big tanks, or leave them in the mountains or a city if possible, this is an Axis defensive scenario except for around Anzio and counterattacks. Anzio is probably ultimately doomed despite shore bombardment from Allied battleships. Still only two objectives or Rome are needed to win the game. AXIS: Although still at an overall disadvantage, at Anzio, south of Rome, you can strike back at the Allies by driving their landing forces back into the sea.
Since the Allied battleships will soon open fire, attack immediately while you can.
Except perhaps at Lanciano, nowhere else on the Gustav Line, from Formia to Lanciano, can you the Axis attack without risking too much.
Guard Rome and Pescara carefully--with Anzio taken, you may be able to hold off the Allied onslaught. Use your air power sparingly so you will have it available as a threat to the Allied bombers.On turn 1 either attack Allied planes or pull back to the Airfield north of Rome until you buy 1 or 2 more Fighters to form a Formidable attack force.
ALLIES: Use your combination of strength and mobility to press the enemy and push through gaps. Buy 1 British Cromwell tank, and place south of Formia,to use its superior movement after you take formia to move on to Rome and Anzio. Wait for the Navy to help at Formia before making an all-out push.
As the Allies, I don't think there's any way to hold Anzio, so I don't waste any prestige placing units there. I just give it up as lost, with the intention of retaking it later with my spearhead from Formia. I concentrate all my efforts on the Formia river crossing (B-17s, naval fire, artillery and armor).
Take that port city Northwest of Rome Civitavecchia and begin building M-10s there and maybe 1 cheap artillery in a truck, and if possible get a mobile Artillery unit out of Anzio to this city.
If the Allies have B-17s, the German armor is dead once it crosses to the south of the river (assuming that the Allied player built armor there). Even if the German armor stays north of the river, the B-17s can
bomb it out of ammo and fuel in a couple turns due to suppression. Meanwhile, the Allied fighters must immediately seek out and destroy the Luftwaffe in order to give the B-17s free rein. (Oh, yeah, I also garrison the two Allied victory cities with a Daimler in order to prevent sneaky German infiltration). Or you can send 1 Artillery and an Infantry south to Naples also. Move 3-4 Artillery pieces near Cassino if possible and attempt to take out the 88 AA gun places there.
Use the southern attack force as a diversion, make the Axis General beleive this is your main thrust north, and hope he diverts Tigers and Panthers south to stop you, as your B-17s render his Big tanks helpless due to suppression. Thats the key to crossing into Formia along with moving all Naval units south to bombard Formia also.
Save as much prestige as possible to buy new units at Civitavecchia Northwest of Rome after your sea transport from Anzio lands there. The 2 B-17s and the 1 British Cromwell Tank is all you spend early.
The U.S.M-10 Anti_Tank is cheap and effective in assaulting Rome backed by cheap Artillery.
Never forget to place some units in Naples to protect from attack.
Using naval power, you can unhinge the line at Formia and roll it up to Cassino, then march on Rome. Meanwhile, your battleships keep the Axis at bay in the Anzio area at least for 1 turn then head them south to Formia. Allies attack far north with Paratroop units to gain prestige.
General Information - Weather can turn ugly in this scenario. But will still leave the Allies enough time to take Rome if they play the right strategy, also you may want to just take Anzio and Cassino and still win, it depends on your opponents axis strategy, Axis just needs to slow down Allies enough to win, dig in and play good defense with counterattacks.
Axis should spend wisely and place troops wisely to win. Axis should totally ignore new troops in the far eastern objective.
Unlike Husky, Allied forces have the time but not the forces. The Allies must again contend with the cheap ATG defense and it is made even more difficult because of the terrain.
If Anzio appears doomed move as many units as you can to ship transports to the North,and take the city Northwest of Rome. Then move fleet to bomb Formia.
Final Evaluation Prestige Axis Allies 0 +2 Experience 0 +1
Another difficult one for the Allies . German forces dominate the battlefield to a point where they may even take the offensive in certain areas. More prestige to the Allies may give them the advantage. +2 to their prestige.
If your Allied opponent is more Advanced than you, then either even or only +1 prestige is needed for the more advanced player. The above settings are for even opponents or If the Axis player is the more advanced by a wider margin.
D-DAY No. of Turns: 15
Allies = Attack
Allies = 100
Allies = 1
- The Allies only need three objectives to complete the scenario and Caen is suspiciously close to the shoreline and is capable of being shore bombarded by battleships. The most difficult objective is Saint Lo in the south due to the rough terrain in the box country and the difficulty in getting good units to the position. Time is still on the side of the Allies because of the low objective count.
No. of Objectives: 5 Axis: Hold 2 Objectives. - Two objectives are in Great Britain and already guarded so these are fairly secure. I suppose a German player can launch a de facto Sealion but it is probably a waste. Caen is within range of long range battleship guns and the hexes around it are vulnerable to cruiser fire. Cherebourg is difficult only in its remoteness. Saint Lo is the most difficult objective because of the terrain surrounding it and the ease of its defense.
Allies = 2042
- The Allies begin with numerical superiority and airborne units already landed. The 2042 prestige points will no doubt go to purchasing battle tanks to contend with the losses suffered against superior German armor. Axis prestige is low and will be used up quickly shoring up defensive lines around the objectives and will not be enough to really contend with Allied airpower.
Allied = 2 Stars
Air Superiority - Allied airpower outnumbers and in a three cases outguns the Axis Luftwaffe. The American P-51h is more than a match for the FW190a and about even with FW190d9. So with these coupled with an assortment of weaker fighters make the five FWs have a difficult time to manuever. They may be reserved for specific attacks or even better, used in conjunction with AA guns to protect the skies over the objectives. But in a straight on fight, the Axis will lose the air war. Air supremacy goes to the Allies.
Ground Superiority - German panzers are once again and really always superior to Allied equipment. But one Panther does not an army make. The power of these tanks can do little but slow down the tide of Allied forces as the rush to Saint Lo. Beware also the Panther tank is unusually vulnerable to shore bombardment. Numbers and air power nullify German armor advantage unless they
are adequately covered by decent AA fire. AXIS: This is the second Western fight or flight scenario--you must defend three French cities for fifteen turns, while trying to keep your units alive. Your good quality reserves are well behind the line, subject to Allied air attack as they move up toward the coast. It is unlikely that you can stop the enemy on the beaches or drive him back into the sea--a better chance of winning may be to concentrate heavy combined arms defenses around the victory objectives you are supposed to defend, or at least 2 of the 3. Note that you can disband bypassed fortifications to allow you to build new units.
ALLIES: Air, land and sea, your overwhelming might has descended on the Norman coast. Avoid any serious mistakes, and you should easily win the battle.
General Information - The weather is fairly reliable but count on about two turns of rain to ground Allied planes. The only real difficult terrain is the box country around Saint Lo. There are
numerous back French cities and areas that are undefended by Germans forces. An allied parachute drop deep into France can pick up some quick prestige so look for it.
Final Evaluation -
Prestige Axis Allies +2 0
Experience 0 -1
I don't think even the Allies had it this easy historically. Caen is too close to the shore to give the problems the real life Caen defenders did in Normandy. Allied shore bombardment will keep AA guns from setting up in the front of Caen. Saint Lo is probably the best place to try to win the scenario for the Germans. A +2 prestige bonus to the Germans and a -1 exp to the Allies might even this up. But then again the Allies are supposed to win.
ANVIL
No. of Turns: 23
Allies = Attack
Allies = 80
Allies = 5
- While there is difficult terrain to traverse the objectives are in a natural invasion route. The lack of good Axis units nullifies any advantage the Axis player has in terrain.
No. of Objectives:
Axis: hold 2 objectives.
- The Axis must hold two objectives in order to the win the game. Once again the horrible terrain cannot be taken advantage of as the Allies push northward.
Allies = 2014
- The Allies win this match up hands down. The Allies begin with 14 aircraft as opposed to the German's four. On the ground, the Germans are outgunned in artillery and armor with only two Panthers. The Axis must decide where to spend the limited prestige amount while the Allies can use their store to repair aircraft and wounded units without to much worry of running out.
Air Superiority - The Allies rule the skies with three American
Mustangs and four Thunderbolts The Axis have limited fighter power nor are their prospects for adding to the airfleet is very limited as the ground war is also outgunned. Numerous American bombers will make it difficult for even the AA guns to make much of a dent in the American airfleet.
Ground Superiority - Normally the Germans own the ground with their armor. But in this scenario the Germans begin with an assortment of infantry units and only two Panther tanks. The allies have a variety of artillery and the versitle M4 tank series to handle German armor. American and Free French forces will have a difficult time with the terrain but with the mobile artillery units the allies shouldn't have too much of a problem with dug in infantry and their rugged defense. AXIS: Heavy losses are to be expected as your forces are put to the test, so save prestige for replacements. Rugged terrain and experienced units are your only assets and hope of staying alive against the Franco-American onslaught, and your safest strategic goal is a marginal victory based on holding Grenoble and St. Vallier at the end of the battle. Don't let your units stand and die on the coast-get them into successive defense lines based on the cities and rivers in the hills
and mountains. Holding on to airfields early on, however, will help you by forcing the Allied air units to return to their distant bases to refuel.
ALLIES: A lot of tough terrain and a few tough Germans await you in southern France. Although the ground is ideal for defense, recon and ground attacks by your air force will help neutralize this defensive advantage. Securing an airfield on the mainland is a high priority to avoid having to fly south to refuel. There are really only two main routes north: one east of the Rhone and another through Sisteron, where a number of routes from the coast converge. The mountainous trails further east can be easily blocked and will support an advance on only a one-unit frontage. Move quickly, because Grenoble and St. Vallier are each tough defensive positions to be cracked.
General Information - The terrain and rivers make it seem like a defenders paradise. But the Germans don't have the units to take advantage of the terrain. The weather is generally good but
the weather can turn foul and ground the Allied airfleet for a few turns.
Final Evaluation Prestige Axis Allied +2 -1 Experience 0 -1
The Germans are outmatched in the air and on the ground. The prestige count doesn't give enough ability to buy units except anti-tanks in much quantity. Unfortunately the Anti-tanks are extremely vulnerable to bombing attacks. Add +2 to german prestige.
ARDENNES
No. of Turns: 32
Allies = 0
Allies = 37
- There are few objectives but this campaign is a slugfest with hard fought battles fought for each objective. Americans will be reinforced three times with a big 5000 prestige bonus. It is because of this fact that the time favors the defender. The
German units are slowly ground under by superior Allied numbers and by turn 20 they could be completely overrun. It is imperative that the Germans get out into the open roads early and lay seige to Liege and Namur.
No. of Objectives: 8 Axis: take all objectives, but Brussels. - Three are in the hands of the Germans and Brussels is not a necessary objective to attain to win the game. Therefore forces can be concentrated on taking only four objectives. However it is necessary to capture as many cities as possible in order to deny staging areas for Allied reinforcements. In addition, the German player will find the prestige point boosts vital to carrying on the campaign.
Allies = 1288
- The Allies receive big bonuses of prestige to the tune of 5000 prestige points on the 4th, 12th, and 20th turns. This will serve as big defensive boosts to objective cities and the ability to form counterattacks upon wounded German units. This will give the advantage to the Allies.
Air Superiority - This scenario is not meant to be decided in the air. The Allies start with four planes and the Germans begin
with three and neither airfleet is sporting their best. While the Allies can later spend more on air power, more likely it will go to ground units to get some push on the Germans around objectives. Still the German player shouldn't be surprised to see a few extra planes around turn 20 or so. The advantage is even with the allies getting the advantage as the scenario progresses.
Ground Superiority - The Germans will have a decided advantage in the beginning of the scenario. They completely outclass and outnumber the Allies in every category but air power. Even this may not be much of an advantaged when confronted by entrenched American infantry. One good rugged defense and that Tiger tank could be scrap metal. The primary duty of the Allied player is to delay long enough to receive reinforcements from the big prestige bonuses. So it is imperative that the Germans make use of their advantage while they can. The Axis has little prestige to waste on new units when many of the German's best units will be damaged by entrenched infantry during the initial assault. The defense for the Allies lies behind the Meuse River. If the Allies can hold Liege against the forces crossing the river and prevent a flanking manuever then the game reinforcements will win the day. AXIS: Bad weather is a key factor but a mixed blessing in this famous battle. It
freezes rivers and protects you from Allied airpower, but your key spearhead units will consume fuel at a disturbingly high rate. The terrain is rugged but has numerous roads, an interesting challenge for both sides. You need to strike quickly before Allied reinforcements can intervene, so force breakthroughs and let the rear-echelon units mop up isolated enemy left behind you as you advance. The easiest route in the north is through Malmedy and Spa, but this leaves a dangerously large Allied force on your northern flank. The main battlegroup must fight through and take Liege before it can be reinforced, then sweep down upon Namur from the north before linking up with the southern battlegroup and continuing around the Dyle River through Nivelles to Brussels. The southern battlegroup must take Bastogne ("Nuts!") and Rochefort before joining up for the final push from Namur.
ALLIES: Bad weather, bad terrain and good defensive tactics will fatally slow
the German advance through the Ardennes and allow reinforcements to swing the tide of battle. Smashing Axis airpower early on is a priority so you can attack their ground units on the march with impunity. Delay the enemy at Bastogne and in the northern towns as much as possible, while using your remaining front line troops to harass the flank and rear of the advancing Germans. This may give you the time you need to prepare an appropriate reception for the enemy at Liege and Rochefort.
General Information - "The Weather outside is frightful..." The scenario begins snowing and is wholly unreliable for the entire time. The terrain is difficult and vital to the Allied success because it is full of good defensive positions in the dense forests. Roads connect most cities but clever deployment can prevent rapid mechanized movement. Allied units can be positioned in heavily wooded areas to slow down swift moving mechanized units.
Final Evaluation -Prestige Axis +3 Experience +1
Allies
5000 prestige points can buy a lot of armor and troops to where even the Tiger and Panther tanks can't shoot that fast. The key for the German is to grab the initiative and keep it as long as possible to where the Allies, even with their big experience grabs can't contend with the German onslought in every arena.
COBRA
No. of Turns: 25
Allies = Attack
Allies = 0
Allies = 1
- There are seven objectives with three already under control. The other four and in all different directions of the rather large map. The advantage lies with the Axis because of the diverse nature of the objectives.
No. of Objectives: 7 Axis: hold 3 objectives. - Only four are true objectives but they are spread out and
there will be a need to devote units to each objective. It may be difficult for the allied commander to divide the force provided to assault the objectives equally. The Axis must hold three objectives by the end of the scenario to win it. The Allied commander must divide forces into assault groups to lead them individually to objective points. This will weaken them somewhat but Allied aircraft will devestate most units in their way.
Allied 1314
- The Germans are at a severe disadvantage in the unit strength and numbers and the low prestige is prohibitive in providing for a units to defend the objectives. The Allied presence is overwhelming and much of their prestige can be spent for repairs and replacements of lost units.
Air Superiority - Allies 19 to an Axis 3....Nuff Said.
Ground Superiority - Not only do the Allies outnumber and outclass the German units on the ground but many of the German units are close to the onrushing hordes so that even if they cut and run on the first turn they are libel to get plastered by aircraft as fighters scout ahead. So the German must rely on
prestige reinforcment to carry out the defense of the objectives. AXIS: The Allies need to break out and race across France to their objectives, while you need to stop or delay them despite serious inferiority across the board. An overall offensive must be ruled out--your only good attacks will be against unwary mounted infantry, artillery and the like as they spread out in their advance across France. Even holding the line won't work for long. A better course is to pull back to fortify and entrench in your objectives as strongly as you can and trade space for what little time the Allies will let you have, but don't expose your moving troops to Allied air attack while mounted up if you can help it. Good luck!
ALLIES: Despite your superior strength, you can't ignore the time factor. You need to explode across France in several directions to take all the vicotry objectives you need. One battlegroup moves south to storm Nantes, another crosses the Seine and moves to Amiens, while the third strikes southeast to Paris and Orleans. Your first wave should ignore isolated Axis infantry not
directly in their path and leave these for the second-line units to mop up.
General Information - Terrain is open. Weather is good.
Final Evaluation Prestige Axis Allies +3 0 Experience +1 -1
Axis power is overwhelming in all areas. The large map area allows for quick movement and encirclements that leave artillery vulnerable. The Axis needs units and with a +3 to their prestige then it may be possible to dent the onrushing horde of Allied ground units.
MARKET GARDEN
No. of Turns: 16
Allies = Attack
Allies = 0
Allies = 1
- The map is unusually small and many of the units are spread out making it difficult to arrange for a concentrated attack on Arnham until the scenario moves along. Still the Allies must move quickly to seize dominance west of the Waal river and attempt a crossing as soon as possible to fight the big fight with Tigers and Panthers to reach Arnham.
No. of Objectives: 16 Axis: take Arnhem. - There are 16 objectives but only one counts in Arnham. The Germans must hold this in order to win the scenario. Allies can use these objectives to seize big prestige boosts to supplement their air and ground forces.
Allies = 1020
- The Germans and Allies begin in a generally static position looking to gain the advantage over the other. Both sides will probably be looking to bolster their defenses on the ground which give the Axis the advantage. Numerous secondary objectives will give the Allies a periodic boost in prestige levels.
New Unit Exp:
Axis = 1 Star Allied = 2 Stars
Air Superiority - The Allies must face this scenario with the British air force without American aircraft. While the British outnumber the German airfleet 11-5, the Germans have the better plane in the FW190d9 and could make a run at denting the British airfleet by purchasing fighters. The Allies can purchase American P-51 Mustangs. Air superiority in numbers straight off the bat give the Allies an advantage. But clever use of prestige and the FW190s can make this a hotly contested battle.
Ground Superiority - The numbers of units are about equal while the quality of units are decidedly on the side of the Germans. With their cheap anti-tank units, the Germans can afford to use secondary units to defend objectives while using the mainline stuff to counterattack Allied thrusts. Axis holds the advantage here. The German player must be aware of the massive number of airborne units the Allied player begins with and expect to see paratroopers in the skies east of the Rhine. AXIS: As Arnhem is the most important objective on the map, smashing the Allied defensive perimeter there is your number one priority. Try to close in on Oosterbeek quickly to keep the Allies from raising new units there and drive the paratroopers out of Arnhem. You need to pick an overall defense line, preferably all securely
behind a river--it is unlikely that you will be able to drive the Allies around Nijmegen back across the Meuse, but the Waal is a practical defense line and the Rhine serves in the last resort. Your forces in the west need to slow the Allied advance sufficiently for you to consolidate the Arnhem area and relieve your garrison in Nijmegen. The small force at Gembert is likely to be engulfed if it directly challenges the enemy, but it may be able to worry the enemy's flank and draw off some of his forces. Alternatively, it could move back quickly to help in the attack on the Allies around Nijmegen. Your battlegroup at Nijmegen needs armor to help defeat the paratroops and artillery, so raising a unit in the area may be necessary. Your small airforce must be nimble enough to avoid getting wiped out--air defense units are the key to deflecting some of that Allied airpower from vulnerable targets, but be aware that the Allied aircraft are increasingly resistant to damage.
ALLIES: With airpower and reinforcements of armor, antitank guns, artillery and luck, you may be able to hold the Arnhem-Oosterbeek perimeter and permanently tie up the Germans on the east bank of the Rhine. Taking and holding Nijmegen is easier because the force balance is more favorable, but you will need the main army to come up quickly to fully secure the Nijmegen area and push on to Arnhem. Don't let too much ground strength be diverted against weakly-defended secondary objectives. Your massive air force should be able to take care of any particularly strong resistance in the western part of the battlefield.
General Information - The weather is not totally reliable so expect rain periodically throughout the scenario. The allies must seize a corridor to Nijmegen in order to build reinforcements there. The Waal and the Rhine Rivers are prime defensive positions for the German tanks. Crossing will be difficult at these points.
Final Evaluation Prestige Experience
Axis Allies
0 +1
0 0
The +1 to Allied prestige will allow them to build the necessary tanks and anti-tanks as well as aircraft to dent the German armor. Otherwise units are used up so quickly that there may be nothing left for the final assault on Arnham proper.
BERLIN (WEST)
No. of Turns: 13
Allies = 4
Allies = 22
- It is a good ways to Berlin for the Allied portion of this scenario. Even though the Allied ground forces are more numerous than German forces it can be slowed down by judicous use of good anti-tank deployment.
No. of Objectives: 10 Axis: hold Berlin & 5 other objectives.
- Allies already hold 4 objectives only need to acquire and hold one more to win the game. Therefore the number of objectives are decidedly in favor of the Allies
Prestige: Axis = 1082 Allies = 1020 - The Allies and the Axis begin about even on the ground so much of this prestige will go to repairing damaged units rather than buying new ones.
Air Superiority - The vaunted Allied airpower that help win Europe is unusually absent and instead the Allies must face the prototype jet aircraft of the Dorniers335, ME262s, Komets, HE62s. It would take a pretty decent airfleet to combat these aircraft and it is missing. The few planes the Allies begin with cannot hope to compete against these.
Ground Superiority - The Allies have good tanks and lots of them compared to the German forces. If the Allies can defend their airfleet then the Panthers and Tigers are vulnerable to airstrikes. The huge about of undefended cities give the Allies a cheap and easy source of prestige which can be used to buy units right on the front line. Still the distance is far and the German player does not need to worry about Soviet forces and can
work on a delaying strategy.
AXIS: To hold 5 objectives and Berlin at the battle's end you will need to make a stand at the Rhine while the forces near Berlin move up as reinforcements. You will need strong artillery, air and air defense cover to counter the Allied onslaught, using your armor for local counterattacks to cripple the vulnerable enemy infantry the Allies will need to dig you out of your defenses. Although a defensive strategy with purely local counterattacks can win the battle, you may also try strategic counter-offensives to keep the Allies off balance and win valuable time. Your heavy tanks remain powerful units if adequately protected from air attack--armored thrusts south from Holland and across the Rhine near Karlsruhe and Stuttgart when the enemy weakens his forces in those areas can draw off enemy forces from the crucial central sector of the Rhine for several turns. You may even be able to wreak havoc among the artillery in the
enemy rear areas or seize an objective.
General Information The avenues to all cities have roads and allow for quick access by mechanized infantry units. The Allied player must beware of German defenses behind the rivers and the German player must beware of quick flanking moves.
Final Evaluation Prestige Axis Allies 0 +1 Experience 0 0
BALKANS
No. of Turns: 25
Battle Posture:Axis = Attack Allies = defense
Per Turn Prestige Booster:Axis = 3 Allies = 3
No.of Units Available for purchase: Axis = 3 Allies = 1
- Axis units are close to many of the objectives and ready to strike into others. Numerous battlegroups allow for the number of turns to give the Axis the advantage of having enough time to strike at them all.
No. of Objectives: 19 Axis: take all objectives. - There are many objectives to be captured and the Greek objectives in Greece cannot be taken by the Italians alone. The Germans must sweep down out of Serbia and into Greece fighting through Yugoslav resistance and Greek resistance. Once there they are liable to find the British waiting for them. The Objectives are disperse and it is possible that partisans can reseize one before the end of the game.
Prestige: Axis = 755 Allies = 702 - The Axis have more than enough units to seize the objectives as they are. A few extra tanks in the south makes it all the easier. The Allies suffer from a lack of quality units to buy with their prestige. They may opt to buy British but that is a very limited area and could possibly lose the war everywhere else to quickly. Therefore this advantage goes to the Axis.
New Unit Exp: Axis = 1 Star Allies = 1 Star
Air Superiority - The airpower is decidedly in the Axis favor. The Germans begin with two FW190s while the British fly two Spitfire IIs and a Mosquito...Easy pickings for the Luftwaffe.
Add to the mix are numerous Italian aircraft that can be used to trap those planes that are destroyed by the first wave of shots.
The P108 level bomber is murder on Allied ships and the Italians have a pretty effective dive bomber. All in all it is free reign in the skies over Greece and Yugoslavia.
Ground Superiority - This is a classic struggle of the many versus the best. Unfortunately there is a lot of the best. The Italians are in trouble against the Greeks until the Wehrmacht arrive to bail them out then drive on the Greek penninsula. The German PzIVs are ideal against the large amounts of infantry not to mention the amount of artillery they already possess.
AXIS: You have numerous allied Italian and Bulgarian units available to you,but your Germans will still have to do the toughest fighting. Yugoslavian resistance will be crushed by an advance into Yugoslavia from all sides, but, unless you switch forces towards Greece as early as practicable and make the necessary air and naval support available, you could find yourself unable to secure Greece by your deadline. To avoid this, the German troops in the eastern battlegroups should shift towards Greece as early as possible, letting your Bulgarian troops mop up resistance further north. You may even initially only screen Kragujevac to allow the troops nearby to head directly for the ultimately decisive theater.
ALLIES: Heavily reinforce all objective cities inferiority
You have serious air
and need to take care of your air force if you want planes available when you need them to defend Greece. To the extent you have the strength to score "kills," pick on the Italians,
especially early on at the Albanian front, and the Bulgarians when they arrive at your fortifications near Thessaloniki. Use your Matilda IIs and air defense units wisely, and note that Yugoslav infantry are inexpensive and very useful for harassing Axis rear areas so long as they survive.
General Information - Expect the weather to turn bad for a few turns during the scenario possibly making it muddy. There is quite a bit of rough terrain but roads go through passess around and through these mountainous areas. The Germans have only a small advantage in a straight on sea fight and with a few lucky rolls the allies could win it. But the Italian P108 Level bomber will swing the tide completely in favor of the German fleet. Also Italy is vulnerable and the German players may find that Italy has become the new home to Greece.
Final Evaluation Prestige Axis Allies -1 +2 Experience 0 0
The Allies are outmanned and outgunned in the Air, Sea and Ground. They must rely on numbers and a +2 to their prestige may swing the scenario to a more even balance.
CRETE
No. of Turns: 13
Allies = 2
Allies = 6
- While this is a low turn count for PG the island of Crete is small and the objectives with one exception are packed close together in the western half of the island near the likely landing zone of German forces.
No. of Objectives: 7 Axis: take all objectives. - One is already in Axis hands. Five are close together and concentrated on the western of the island of Crete. The last is in the eastern center. The close density and the connecting roads and pass through the mountains allow rather easy access to these objectives and gives the Axis the advantage.
Allies = 1058
- The Germans begin with an impressive array of units at sea and airborne. Allies will need the prestige to replace units on the ground that will be bombed by German dive bombers. It would take much more prestige than is available to allow the the Allies to contest German airpower.
New Unit Exp: Axis = 1 Star Allied = 1 Star
Air Superiority - The Germans begin the game with 3 FW190s compared to the single Hurricane and Mosiquito at the lower right of the map. Any new allied aircraft will be spent uselessly as the FWs get target practice. There are areas where good AA gun crossfire may discourage Axis bombing runs but overall the Germans rule the air.
Ground Superiority - The British have the initial advantage due to the chaotic nature of amphibious landings the Germans need to undertake in the Western portion of the island. British Matilida IIs and artillery can cause some serious damage to amphibious landings. This is where the battle needs to be won by the Allies. Also airborne drops are somewhat unreliable and the troopers are vulnerable without armor support. Once the Germans succeed in getting a foothold the battle then the Allies must fight a retreating and delaying action even though the ground strength advantage switches to German armor, artillery and bombers. They are to try to use concentrated attacks on objective after objective because of the spacing. This advantage is very much favors the allies. Because of the low turn count, a human player running the British in Crete can fight the Germans for every hex due to poor terrain.
AXIS: Your first priority is to get the paratroops safely landed on the island and to screen your naval transports from hostile warships. Although sometimes the Axis fleet can win the naval battle, particularly if air power is diverted to help it, it is more likely that the result will be a draw or the fleet will sacrifice itself to get the ground troops ashore on Crete. Although spreading out the landings is desirable, it may not be practical or safe if the Allied naval threat is severe. The paratroops will usually land and attack isolated cities in groups supported by air power while the regular army lands and fights its way east from the west end of the island. Speed is important.
ALLIES: Sinking naval transport is your first priority, and you second is to sink the Axis fleet so it is you rather than they who can provide shore bombardment. Build up your air force to keep the German air units occupied and prevent them from influencing the land battle. When the Axis troops land, see if you can hit
them effectively on the beaches, but don't sacrifice high entrenchment levels for this purpsoe.
General Information - The Allied fleet outnumber the German fleet with two extra destroyers, a extra T-P boat and Sub. However this numerical advantage is countered by the possibility of the German player diverting the airpower to damage Allied ships. The weather is generally reliable with a small chance that the planes may be grounded for a turn or two. The terrain is hard in areas and paths of access to all objectives are narrow and easily bottlenecked.
Final Evaluation Prestige Axis Allied +2 0 Experience 0 0
The British must fight as the Germans come ashore. They are outnumbered and outgunned as German panzers begin to advance onto cities once they get organized. If the British fleet can penetrate and the British fight hard on the coast, the Germans can be stopped quickly. A +2 prestige bonus to the Axis gives them more ability to repair damaged units and push through before the low turn count ends the game for them.
BARBAROSSA
No. of Turns: 23
Battle Posture: Axis = Attack
Allies = Defense
Allies = 0
Allies = 1
- It can take awhile for the Germans to cross the river and get going out in the flatlands and then it is hell bent for Smolensk. The two routes, one through the middle and one over the top have roads and wide fields that lend itself to rapid advancement. Therefore the turn count is a little high and favors the Axis.
No. of Objectives: 10 Axis: take all objectives. - Two are held by the Germans. Vilna, Baranovichi, Volkvysk and Minsk are very much exposed by open terrain and roads and probably will fall pretty easily. There are also few units surrounding the objective sites which means the Soviet player would need to buy units and try to get them entrenched before the Germans arrive. The obectives are also pretty much in
line toward Smolensk. It does require two German battle groups to across the top and through the middle.
Prestige: Axis = 777 Allies = 908 - The prestige count is about even. Soviet tanks are about 25% more expensive than their German counterparts and their staying power is depleted due to ariel bombardment therefore much of the Soviet prestige goes to replacing expensive mainline tanks. The Axis has more of the luxury of deciding where initial prestge goes due to the large number of initially minimally guarded non-objective cities they can take for quick prestige boosts. As stated earlier, some objectives will be difficult to defend for the Soviet player.
New Unit Exp: Axis = 2 Stars Allies = 0 Stars
Air Superiority - The Soviet airfleet outnumbers the German fighters and bombers but their quality is not as good nor are they experienced. Their effectiveness can be enhanced by the judicious use of the high-quality but cheap cost of the Soviet AA gun. The Germans can risk and purchase another fighter to aid in their airpower but that may leave the ground units short. This is Axis advantage.
Ground Superiority - The Soviets at this time have higher quality
tank units in the KV-1s, KV-2s, and the T-34 but each cost more than the PZIIIh. Beware of the KV-2s as they only have three ammo shots and these could be used up on attacking PzJagers. The disperse nature of the objectives allows the Germans to encircle objectives and Soviet units and wipe them out. Not until the last objective is there are good defensive position but then Germans may have too much time left to take their time and wax the Soviet units with patience. AXIS: This is a race to Smolensk and little time can be wasted. Focus on speed and rely on quality. Once across the Bug and Narew Rivers, move full speed east. The northern battlegroup can quickly take Grodno and the airfield, but should push on east rather than turning south to help against Volkovysk. It should drive forward to Vilna and then Postavy before joining with the southern battlegroup to thrust to Smolensk. The southern battlegroup is large and it has more work to do. The frontline Soviet units need to be gotten rid of, but keep in mind the need to push forward rather than chasing after crippled enemy units. The first big battle should be at Volkovysk and include Soviet armor reinforcements--some of
their tanks are powerful, and should be weakened by air strikes before you venture to attack them with your armor. After taking Volkovysk, the southern battlegroup wil push on to Minsk, letting rear-echelon units clean up around Baranovichi. The attack on Minsk should not delay the continuing march on Smolensk, which will develop into a joint attack by both battlegroups between the Dvina and Dniepr Rivers.
ALLIES: Don't try to hold at the initial lines for long -- fall back to the bad terrain west of Vilna in the north and west of Volkovysk in the south. Save your mobile units by pulling them back to the Vilna-Lide-Baranovichi line while fortifying Minsk and Smolensk. Letting your KV-2 dig in between the Dvina and the Dniepr is a good idea, particularly if it is supported with more of a defense line. Because of the nature of the terrain, you will often have the chance to infiltrate units behind German lines, or to launch limited counterattacks from
peripheral cities such as Pinsk. Cavalry is useful in this role. Your air force is outclassed but may be able to overcome the Germans by massing against single air units. Your well-armored heavy tanks can by themselves block or slow the enemy advance for a turn or two, so use them for that purpose but pull them out before they are destroyed.
General Information - Never trust Russian weather. It can turn ugly in a heartbeat and ground vital airsupport. Without airpower the Germans could not punch through Soviet armor. The terrain is good for mechanized units.
Final Evaluation Prestige Axis Allies +1 0 Experience 0 0
This a pretty good scenario because of the superior Soviet tanks and the cheap AA guns. Unlike the British and the Americans, the Soviets are more than willing to arm their citizenry and put out partisans as their cheapest unit along with an ATG gun. This is a pretty even scenario.
KIEV
No. of Turns: 28
Allies = 0
Allies = 1
- German units begin close to almost all major objectives but most of the time will be fighting stiff Soviet resistance. Kiev is heavily defended from the beginning and it will probably take the northern attack force, after it has taken care of the other objectives to come down and take it. It is a small map and the time allows the Axis to consolidate its forces on Kiev.
No. of Objectives: 9 Axis: take all objectives. - Three are held by Germans. Kiev is already heavily defended and Mirgoran and Lokhvitsa are distant through heavily defended Russian terrain. Kiev is heavily defended but the low count of objectives always goes the Germans.
Allies = 1402
- The Soviets maintain the advantage due to the high amount of armor they begin with in the scenario. The Germans must rely on airpower to pop the Soviet armor enough so that the PzIIIjs can nail them. The Soviet player will be able to spend most of the prestige on new equipment as Soviet units seem to die with incredible rapidity in any scenario. Soviet tanks are a little more pricey than their German counterparts but their defense values are higher and withstand greater punishment.
Allies = 0 Stars
Air Superiority - The Germans have the obvious advantage beginning with three FW190s and four BF109s to take care of the hopelessly outclassed Soviet fighters. No doubt the Soviet player will look to invest heavily in AA guns to defend their vulnerable tanks. Without the Stuka divebombers, the Germans would have a really tough time moving through Soviet armor.
Ground Superiority - As I have stated the Soviet Armor are about equal to the German armor with the KV-2 having better attack and defense values than anything the Germans can field. Unfortunately they have only three shots so become no more than
mobile tank blockers until they are rearmed. And any general worth his salt will look to nail those tanks when they are out of ammo. The Soviets also have very cheap units in their partisans and their ATGs. The Germans may need to resort to the PzJager Anti-tanks to take care of these low end units. AXIS: Fortunately, you will be able to achieve decisive air superiority in this battle. So soften up the Soviets around Kiev with airpower, secure Zhitomir and Boguslav with garrisons, and put pressure on the Red Army massed around Kiev. Update your older equipment in preparation for a tough fight around Kiev. Your northern force (on the left-hand side of this map) should split into two battlegroups, one attacking through Konotop to Rumnyr and then fanning out to take Lokhvitsa, Mirgorod and Priluki while the other moves through Gorodnya to cross the Seym River at Chernigov and take Kiev in the rear. Your forces in the south (on the right of the map) should tie down the Soviets facing them and gain what ground they can. The decisive final battle of this encirclement will be, as it was historically, around Kiev.
ALLIES: Your forces are widely spread out--while you need to garrison the important cities, you will need to concentrate your better combat units at decisive points to contest the Axis assault. The Seym River line near Konotop and near Chernigov is a solid defensive position if adequately supported with armor, and you should be able to delay the Axis for some time. In the Kiev area, you could use the strength of your massive army to entrench or launch a counteroffensive against the Germans nearby. The Axis troops are more experienced than yours--giving your troops some experience before the Axis close in from all sides is a good idea. Your air force, unfortunately, is outmatched and you will need to rely on air defenses to provide protection from Axis bombing and strafing.
General Information - The Russian weather seems to be a little milder in Kiev with only a moderate chance of the weather turning ugly. Still never trust it and get in those bombing
missions ASAP. The terrain is easy once the river is crossed except for the southern swamp area. The Germans have quite a few undefended cities so beware that they may become targets of opportunity when the Soviet prestige begins to run low.
Final Evaluation Prestige Axis Allies 0 0 Experience +1 0
MOSCOW (41)
No. of Turns: 22
Allies = 0
Allies = 11
- It is a long way to Moscow through stiff resistance and ideal defensive terrain. Tula is also very defendable against a much small southern German battlegroup. The time favors the Allies.
No. of Objectives: 8 Axis: take all objectives. - While the number favors the Germans, their disperse nature requires multiple battlegroups to lay seige to them as soon as possible. Only if one of the final three objectives can be taken quickly can that battlegroup turn to aid others.
Allies = 1204
- Massive advantage to the Soviet player. German armor is once again not much better than the Soviet T-34s or the KV series. Cheap partisans, ATGs and AA guns can create a nightmare of defensive areas around major objectives. The Allies begin with the prestige to buy quite a few new tanks to quash the German advancement early.
Air Superiority - No doubt that the Germans have the advantage once again. But with the low beginning prestige count, the German player cannot afford to immediately take advantage of the air superiority and buy new bombers. It is more likely that the German player must make do with the starting planes.
Ground Superiority - Soviet armor is good enough to slug it out with the German tanks toe-to-toe. Only the airforce swings the
balance and they cannot be everywhere on the large map. The Soviets begin with many good units with the capability to build quite a few more and the time to accumulate more prestige. You want to break through enemy defense lines quickly and us these corridors to push forward to your objectives. One approach divides the Axis forces into 5 battlegroups: (1) in the north, either pushing toward Nelidova or screening off this sector and passing south of the forests to reinforce the attack on Rzhev and then Mozhaysk; (2) forces around Smolensk which clear out the area between the rivers before taking Rzhev and Mozhaysk, supporting the attack on Vyazma, and attacking Moscow from the west; (3) troops deployed north of Roslavl which advance through Vyazma and Obninsk to attack Moscow from the south and southwest, perhaps even moving troops to take Moscow in the rear; (4) units south of Roslavl, which take Kirov and then Kaluga, then proceeding to support the attack on Tula to the south, Obninsk to the north, or Moscow to the northeast; and (5) the southern battlegroup, which drives east toward Tula and usually will not have the time to
participate in action near Moscow.
ALLIES: Most of your units entrenched in fortifications or rugged terrain should stay there--don't move heavily entrenched units without good cause. Retreat only as a result of combat, at which time the unit should move to safety and obtain replacements. Artillery and air defense units at objective cities will make the Axis assault more cautiously and gain time, while patrolling armor should be used to challenge attempts to encircle or bring up infantry to storm Soviet-held cities. Try to make the Axis disperse their spearheads to attack your defenses and respond to your counterstrokes. Conserve at least part of your air force to contest the skies over Moscow and hope for bad weather.
General Information - The Russian weather can and probably will turn ugly for a few turns depositing rain or snow upon the fields further slowing German advancement. Look to the Volga being a major defensive perimeter.
Final Evaluation Prestige Experience
Axis Allies
+1 0
0 0
SEVASTOPOL
No. of Turns: 17
Allies = Defense
Allies = 0
Allies = 2
- There is plenty of time to move about the map and achieve the densely packed objectives. Fighting in Sevastopol itself is slow going but once the area around the city is cleared the German armor can move freely to other objectives.
No. of Objectives: 15 Axis: take all objectives. - This large number is deceiving due to the fact the objectives are very close together and at times multiple objectives will fall in a single turn. This just allows the Germans to add more prestige as they seize the initiative and take objectives.
Allies = 1491
- The high Axis prestige count allows them to offset the Allied prestige with infantry. Because of the close in city fighting, infantry and artillery are more important than tanks at this stage. Axis prestige is quickly replenished by taking city hex after city hex and they can take the luxury in exterminating all Soviet resistance.
Air Superiority - The Germans maintain the air advantage and will only need to contend with AA guns. Soviet aircraft is no match for the Luftwaffe and will be shot down if exposed.
Ground Superiority - German units are almost all overstrengthed at the beginning of the scenario and occupy the northern and eastern edge of the map. While the Soviet tanks are equal to German tanks, city fighting favors infantry and the German infantry is experienced and powerful coupled with a generous helping of artillery shells. As the Germans move through Sevastopol, the city hexes will give them substantial prestige gains.
AXIS: Airpower is key in order to hit the Soviet artillery, which otherwise will inflict heavy losses on your infantry as it attacks city and fortification hexes. The way to deal with fortified lines is to force a single breach several hexes wide, pass your forces through, and force the enemy to retreat or come out to fight you. To shorten your front and capture a vital objective, taking Bartenevka must be your first objective. It can be done quickly with relatively few units. Crossing the fortified lines and the Alma River is the next goal, which could be most safely done on a broad front between Inkerman and Novyi Shuli. Once that is done, the armored forces can swing south around Sevastopol past Nikoaevka, destroying Soviet units in the open ground, while the infantry (especially the pionieres) and artillery begin the city fight for Sevastopol on as broad a front as possible in order to speed the victory.
ALLIES: While losing Bartenovka is inevitable if the Axis really want to
take it, otherwise you must yield no ground. Stop the enemy in the river hexes and attack them while they are there with heavy armor. Except for units entrenching in Sevastopol's victory hexes and adjacent hexes, mobilize your rear area troops to come forward and defend the front lines. General Information - The German player needs to beware of the Soviet fleet which can provide support to infantry counterattacks and wound vulnerable artillery pieces. The weather is fairly reliable.
Final Evaluation Prestige Axis Allies -2 +1 Experience 0 +1
When playing the campaign I loved this scenario because it nets you a boatload of prestige. As the German progress through the city they will accumulate prestige to keep pushing and the Soviet units are just not good enough to counterattack and break through the Russian lines. A +1 to their experience may allow them to hold out longer than they would normally.
MOSCOW (42)
No. of Turns: 23
Allies = Defense
Allies = 0
Allies = 5
- The extra objectives makes this more of a race. Not only must the Germans push through Moscow but then divide to take the far eastern objective and the one slightly south. This dangerously divides forces where the opportunistic Soviet player may exploit.
No. of Objectives: 14 - Two are held by the Germans and almost all the others require a separate attack group to seize and have advantageous defensive positions. It will be a slow battle with numerous sieges in order to drive the Soviets back.
Prestige: Axis = 620 Allies = 1129 - The advantage lies here with the Axis. The Germans begin with six Stuka divebombers and four fighters. They also have
access to the Tiger tanks which totally outclass Soviet armor at this time. The Axis can afford to buy tanks instead of aircraft as it will be necessary to have the decided edge on the ground. Soviet prestige will be eaten up by seeking replacements for those units destroyed by the Tiger's guns.
Allies = 1 Star
Air Superiority - The Soviets are at a disadvantage. Only the fact that it is a large map and a clever Soviet player may elude the Luftwaffe to do some damage on land transports moving artillery and infantry. The German player must take caution in the fact some areas may be out of range of their fighters and allow the Soviet airforces some free shots.
Ground Superiority - The Tiger is king in this scenario. The Tiger tank can destroy any Soviet tank. Its main drawback is its fuel. You will find the need to stop and refuel these monsters often and they can suddenly run out of gas at the most inopportune times. The Soviet player would be wise to pounce on any out-of-gas Tigers they find. More than likely the Soviet player will follow the standard Russian strategy of flooding the field with ATGs and partisan units to slow down the onslaught and use up ammo. The size of the map also allow for units to sneak
behind the lines and cause some damage.
General Information - Expect snow to ground the Luftwaffe for a few turns. The map is the same as the other Moscow scenarios with the same entrenchment areas. The three extra objectives and the low turn count can give this win to the Soviets if they can play for time. The Soviet player really should hope for bad weather as it will allow entrenched units an extra turn of life.
Final Evaluation Prestige Axis Allies -2 0 Experience -1 0
Taking the minus two to the prestige for the Axis units will help delay the buying of units near the end of the scenario by the Axis in order to get fresh units and push through Moscow. However the large number of cities will give the Axis big prestige boosts through the scenario.
STALINGRAD
No. of Turns: 31
Allies = Defense
Allies = 1
Allies = 0
- There is plenty of time to move with the western Battlegroup to Stalingrad and defeat it. The low number of objectives and the rather easy terrain make this high turn count an advantage for the Axis.
No. of Objectives: 8 Axis: take all objectives. - Germans already hold two objectives and Stalingrad counts for three. All objectives are on a natural invasion route culminating at Stalingrad. The first three objectives will require separate invasion forces. Each one can be defended with good deployment by the Soviet player. Unfortunately for the Allies time is on the side of the Germans. They can take their time to take the outer objectives then turn and crush Stalingrad. So the advantage there goes to the Axis.
Prestige: Axis = 606 Allies = 2450 - To compensate for the lack of depth and complexity of the Stalingrad seige, it is obvious that they attempted to make up
for it by giving the Soviet player a massive prestige advantage. With this prestige, the Soviets can purchase huge quantities of low end units or a large amount of highend tanks and AA guns. The Axis prestige will probably go to repairing damaged units and purchasing those Tiger tanks on turn 9.
Air Superiority - The Germans still maintain complete air dominance over Soviet planes. But the German player does not have the prestige immediately to go around buying new planes. The German player could purchase more as other areas of the map become exposed. Clever deployment of Soviet aircraft can trap planes and expose them to ground AA fire and shoot down the undefended Stuka. But the Allied player must be prepared to lose the airwar.
Ground Superiority - Until the Tiger tanks come on line the German armor will have rough going against comparable Svoiet tanks. Airpower will give the Germans the offensive advantage but the PzIIIs and the PzIVf2 don't have the hitting power the Tigers do. The Soviets are running with the KV-1/42s and the T34s. While they do not have good offensive numbers their defensive numbers are outstanding and can prove to be difficult against any advancement.
AXIS: Your strategy will be three pincers converging on Stalingrad. The first battlegroup, north of the Donets, can capture Rossosh and Voronezh and then drive along the Don to Stalingrad. The second battlegroup, immediately south of the Donets, should attack toward Millerovo and then Stalingrad, while the third battlegroup, consisting of the more southerly units, should converge on Rostov and then storm up the Don to Stalingrad. Air superiority, as always, is important to protect your own forces and soften up Soviet entrenchments.
ALLIES: Make the Axis pay for the ground they take by focusing on garrisoning your cities with strong defenses, including artillery and air defenses and tanks posted nearby to counterattack vulnerable enemy units.
General Information - Expect the weather to turn bad in Russia near the end of the scenario. The terrain is pretty good and the Axis player has the choice of striking south into the Caucusus with airborne troops at the vast number of undefended cities. The Don and the Volga are the only real siginificant natural defenses. But these are good ones in hitting weak tanks trying to cross with cheap anti-tank guns.
Final Evaluation Prestige Axis Allies 0 0 Experience 0 0
While the Axis has better equipment the Soviet player totally outclasses the Germans in prestige. They can afford many good tanks and just stuff the German advancement very quickly before the Tigers come online. If the Soviet player can use up all the prestige at the beginning of the game in bold gameplay, then the German player will not have enough to swamp you with Tigers and push in through Stalingrad. In this scenario the game is won in the first ten turns rather than the last ten.
KHARKOV
No. of Turns: 22
Allies = Defense
Allies = 0
Allies = 3
- The German player should have plenty of time to move all the way up to Bolgorad. The terrain is open with roads leading up to the objectives.
No. of Objectives: 9 Axis: take all objectives. - All objectives are in the center of the map and in a natural progression toward the Kharkov objectives.
Prestige: Axis = 500 Allies = 610 - The Germans pickup good prestige by taking non-objective cities and destroying already weak Soviet units in the beginning of the scenario.
Air Superiority - Germans begin with Air superiority with four Bf109s - three are overstrengthed. Neither side really has the luxury of purchasing fighters or bombers. Axis begins with four Stukas so expect them to run fairly free through the skies.
Ground Superiority - German units begin overstrengthed. Tigers are not in the army of the Germans at the beginning but are immediately available for purchase. Soviet armor is not capable
of really denting a Tiger but the big map will make it necessary for refuelling often for the gas guzzling Tigers. AXIS: This is a highly fluid battle in its early stages as your counteroffensive gains as much ground as possible before the Soviets can consolidate. You need to hurry to recapture Kharkov and especially Belgorod from the enemy. Strategic plans can differ. According to one plan, the westernmost battlegroup advances on the axis Pereshchepino-Krasnograd-Lyubotin and ultimately attacks Kharkov from the west and northwest, the battlegroup at Pavlograd and that at Krasnoarmeyskoye converge on Krasnopavlovka and then drive up to Kharkov from the south, the fourth battlegroup moves through Izyum to attack Kharkov from the southeast, and the fifth battlegroup drives through Kupyansk to Belgorod, which may already have been secured by parachutists taking advantage of bad weather to escape detection by Soviet aircraft..
ALLIES: Your great winter offensive overextended itself and now you are paying the price. You cannot hold your advanced positions, but a precipitate retreat lets the Axis roll forward too freely. Concentrate in defensible positions
near Pereshchepino and Krasnopavlovka. Izyum and Kharkov itself are good defensive positions. Use your heavy tanks aggressively in the battle.
General Information - The weather will usually turn ugly during the scenario. But this can be a boon as it will freeze the rivers and allow the tanks to roll across the ice. The terrain is favorable to the attacker because of good road movement.
Final Evaluation Prestige Axis Allies -1 +2 Experience 0 0
KURSK
No. of Turns: 20
Allies = Attack
Allies = 0
Allies = 0
- There are three battle groups attacking toward a limited number of objectives in a relatively small map. The advantage lies with the Axis because of the limited amount of objectives.
No. of Objectives: 6 Axis: hold one objective. - One German objective Rylsk is in imediate danger of being overrun by Soviet forces unless reinforced. All others are capable of being well defended. Still the small number allow the German player to bring the full weight of his forces upon them.
Allies = 1172
- The Axis begins with most of the units they need to complete this scenario. They German prestige is needed to repair the German units. The Soviets begin with the prestige advantage and get bonuses throughout the scenario. However the expendeture of the prestige may be futile as the German units completely outclass the Soviet counterparts.
Air Superiority - The Germans will see a sea of AA guns as the Soviets seek to support their entrenched units. The Soviet aircraft is still not up to snuff and cannot contest the German
airpower in the air.
Ground Superiority - This is the classic scenario of quantity versus quality. The German units are so much better and the Soviets so much more numerous that the contest seems to be good. But the Germans have quite a bit of good units and they can blow right through any line of defense the Soviet player attempts to put up. AXIS: Your bombers will play a key role in the attack towards Kursk so preserve their strength and knock out enemy fighters to help gian air superiority early on. Your northern battlegroup will break through the strong Soviet defenses between Novosil and Kromry and then have free scope to continue on to Maloarkhangelsk and ultimately attack Kursk from the north. At the same time, the southern battlegroup will break through the defenses around Prokhorovka on its way to Kursk and Lgov from the south. Artillery and air bombardment will be necessary to dislodge the stubborn Russians from their entrenchments, so keep your supporting units close by. You need to capture your objectives with reasonable speed to preempt a Soviet counterattack, and near the city of Rylsk you need to be sure that no
Allied counterattack develops. Reinforce this city and knock out as much of the Soviet artillery in that sector as you can.
ALLIES: Back up your heavily entrenched line with as much artillery as possible, screened by other units from both ground and air attacks. Artillery can cripple advancing infantry intending to attack your defense works. Play your air force carefully, and use air defense units to provide ground forces, especially artillery, with protection. Your goal is to hold while the Axis batter themselves against your fortifications. With luck you can hold Prokhorovka in the south, but you are likely to lose ground in the more open northern sector before reinforcements arrive in strength..
General Information - The biggest unique item about this scenario is the prestige boosts every five turns of 2000 prestige points. This allows the Soviet player to flood the area with partisans and AA guns that will hopefully wear down German armor and deplete their ammo.If Rylsk falls to soviets before Prokhorovka does to the
Axis, the soviets achieve instant Victory.
Final Evaluation Prestige Axis Allies -2 +1 Experience 0 +1
The biggest problem for the Soviets is their serious quality deficiency in their units. Their best tank is not close to the Tigers or the Panthers. Therefore by limiting prestige may limit the Germans ability to Elite Reinforce or purchase new high end units.
MOSCOW (43)
No. of Turns: 21
Allies = Defense
Allies = 0
Allies = 0
- It is still a long way to Moscow, but the German player doesn't need to worry about the extra three objectives that are
present in Moscow (42) scenario. Instead the Soviets begin with more units to throw before the treads of German panzers.
No. of Objectives: 11 - With more Soviet units swarming the field the necessity of three battlegroups is more obvious. Two objectives are held by the Germans at the start and three objectives are on the road to Moscow. But Tula and Kulag are going to require separate sieges to destroy the resistance and then a sizeable defense force to hold the line against Soviet counterattacks. This gives the advantage to the Allies.
Prestige: Axis = 520 Allies - 1492 - As with most Soviet scenarios the battle of quality and quantity ranges through this one also. The KV-85 is a good quality tank and the best by the numbers the Soviets can field at this time. It is pricy at 226 prestige. Instead the Soviet player can opt for the flood the field and slow them down with partisan bones technique.
Air Superiority - The Germans begin with only two FW190as and 3 Bf109s but they can still destroy the best Soviet fighter in a heartbeat.
It is a big map however and an opportunistic Soviet player can couple the cheap AA guns with selective fighter strikes to try to inflict some losses. A more simpler strategy is for the Soviet player to strike outside the range of the Luftwaffe. Don't expect too many extra German fighters because of the low beginning prestige of the Germans.
Ground Superiority - To restate the obvious is the fact that the Tigers and the Panthers will run roughshod over Soviet armor in this scenario. They are slow moving once they start struggling for fuel and that is their most vulnerable time. All other units are vulnerable to the superior numbers of Soviet units. Tigers and Panthers begin to run low on fuel around Vyazma and a little later.
AXIS: The objectives remain consistent. You want to break through enemy defense lines quickly and us these corridors to push forward to your objectives. One approach divides the Axis forces into 5 battlegroups: (1) in the north, either pushing toward Nelidova or screening off this sector and passing south of the forests to reinforce the attack on Rzhev and then Mozhaysk; (2) forces around Smolensk which clear out the area between the rivers before taking Rzhev and Mozhaysk, supporting the attack on Vyazma, and attacking Moscow from the west; (3) troops deployed north of Roslavl which advance through Vyazma and Obninsk to attack Moscow from the south and southwest, perhaps even moving troops to take Moscow in the rear; (4) units south of Roslavl, which
take Kirov and then Kaluga, then proceeding to support the attack on Tula to the south, Obninsk to the north, or Moscow to the northeast; and (5) the southern battlegroup, which drives east toward Tula and usually will not have the time to participate in action near Moscow.
ALLIES: Most of your units entrenched in fortifications or rugged terrain should stay there--don't move heavily entrenched units without good cause. Retreat only as a result of combat, at which time the unit should move to safety and obtain replacements. Artillery and air defense units at objective cities will make the Axis assault more cautiously and gain time, while patrolling armor should be used to challenge attempts to encircle or bring up infantry to storm Soviet-held cities. Try to make the Axis disperse their spearheads to attack your defenses and respond to your counterstrokes. Conserve at least part of your air force to contest the skies over Moscow and hope for bad weather.
General Information - Expect the weather to turn ugly and note the comments on earlier Moscow scenarios.
BYELORUSSIA
No. of Turns: 23
Allies = Attack
Allies = 0
Allies = 1
- This is the reverse of the map in Barbarossa. Terrain is open and favors the attacker because of roads leading to most objectives and plains allow for swift mechanized movements.
No. of Objectives: 10 Axis: hold Warsaw. - One is held by the Soviets and all others are fairly open and easily accessed by attacking units. Favorable terrain is located near the last objective only.
Prestige: Axis = 852 Allies = 1521 - As the scenario begins the numbers are about even in the number of units. Unlike earlier Soviet/German scenarios, the Soviets have high quality units in the IS-2s tanks and the ISU122 anti-tanks which can stand toe-to-toe with the big heavies of the Germans except the Tiger IIs. For the Soviets, the high
prestige will allow to make a few purchases of fighters to seize air superiority. The Axis can purchase one fighter but that may cripple future purchases of high end units for ground defense.
Air Superiority - At the beginning the Soviet fighters, while weaker, outnumber the German fighters with five overstrength Yak9s and a Yak-7b. The two FW190s and the singe BF109 can take on the fighers but can be worn down by shear numbers. The Yak-9 has the same iniative and begin with the same experience as the German fighters and therefore have an even chance of getting the first shot. Once a FW190 is wounded then it becomes an easier target for trapping by the more numerous Soviet planes. The good 8.8 AA guns are conspicuously absent in numbers and will cause a serious disadvantage if the German planes are wiped from the skies without adequate aircover.
Ground Superiority - The Soviets have finally fielded the IS-tank series to contend with the dominant German armor. With the tank superiority gone there is little hope to defeat the Soviet tanks in a straight on fight due to their superior numbers. However the tanks can cause significant damage in a delaying action as they slowly pull back and choose the battles. AXIS: This is familiar ground: Barbarossa in reverse. You start with
decent entrenchments and should make the most of them before falling back behind the Dniepr-Dvina river line to a new defensive position. Airpower is once again important, and with skill and luck, your superior aircraft will enable you to win air superiority against the enemy fighters and destroy their bomber force. Begin by bringing the small armored group at Minsk forward to Borisov to help keep the partisans at bay. The front line is precarious. Mogilev will hold out for some time, but VItebsk is doomed -- the main question is whether to stand and fight or fall back. While a forward "stand or die" defense would let you hold on to those prestigious cities for a while, the "big step back" strategy in due course can also pay off by relieving the pressure on your line and forcing the Soviets to either separate their armor from their infantry and support units or to bring them forward in vulnerable trucks susceptible to air, artillery and armored attack. Spend what time you have entrenching defenders in Minsk and other
rear-area cities. If you get driven back too quickly, Warsaw is a strong defensive position where you can consolidate for a last stand.
ALLIES: Mogilev will be tricky to take by a frontal assault, but elsewhere you can push the Axis hard. Storm Vitebsk and try to drive the Axis center and left wing into the river. Use your partisans to take Borisov if possible, otherwise keep them in the woods but position them where they can interfere with Axis movement between the woods. Once you force a gap, remember the lessons of blitzkrieg you learned from the Germans the hard way--when a gap opens, push forward relentlessly and bypass isolated points of resistance. One northern and one southern thrust is a standard plan. You will need to use trucks to move quickly enough forward, but be aware of the risks involved--in particular, watch out for the Tigers and Panthers prowling the Byelorussian countryside.
General Information - The terrain is good for the offensive action of the Soviets and the Germans must stay mobile because of the starting position of the units. Therefore there will be
little chance for the frontline units to get good entrenchment to protect them from artillery and bombing attacks.
BUDAPEST
No. of Turns: 20
Allies = Defense
Allies = 0
Allies = 1
- Open terrain and an extensive road network facilitate rapid movement slowed only be battles. The Germans only have half the map to contend with. The objectives required to win are relatively close to the starting positions.
No. of Objectives: 9 Axis: take all objectives.
- Four are already held by the Axis and all other are within a few moves from the German start point. Simovtornya is off to the side and will probably take an independent attack force to assault the city.
Prestige: Axis = 500 Allies = 717 - The Soviets begin this scenario with a numeric advantage with top of the line tank and anti-tank units. Germans have little prestige to spend on new units when the current ones will be damaged by good Soviet armor, so new units may be limited to low end anti-tank units and replacements.
Air Superiority - The Axis begins with the exceptional DO335 fighter and two FW190d9 fighters while the Soviet begin with a severe disadvantage in the air. But the Germans have only two tactical bombers and cannot immediately afford more. So this is not as crucial as the ground battle.
Ground Superiority - The eastern half of the German attack is overly strong where the western part is seriously weak with only defensive units in place. The western German line could be overrun by aggressive Soviet armor and expose the German interior. The Soviet forces are fairly evenly distributed with good quality in
the IS-2s and the ISU-122. AXIS: This is set up as a head-on fight, but you can turn it into an encirclement battle if you can turn the Allied line at the city of Slofok on Lake Balaton. Open a corridor past the Soviet left wing and do an end-run to the city of Simontornya. From there, your strike force can sent a detachment to take Dunafoldvar and Solt which will then push west along the far bank of the Danube while the bulk of this battlegroup cuts behind the Soviet line to attack towards Rackeve. When the Soviets leave their entrenchments to mass to defend Aba, they lose their defensive advantage and you can close in on them from both sides for a crushing victory. The downside of this strategy is that the flanking force can become bogged down or the forces left behind might not be sufficinet to hold the line.
ALLIES: Start by putting a garrison in Slofok and concentrate on taking the city of Tatabanya first. Since the German left wing is weak, this should happen quickly and open a gap in the line through which the Allies can push troops
headed for Zirc and Gyor. The added prestige you earn from these successes may be enough to add additional strength before turning back north to attack the Germans near Szekesfehervar. Your heavy tanks remain a strong point you should plan around. Unfortunately, your air force is not so good, but LA-7's and Yak-9's can counter the enemy's bombers and thus force him to escorthis bombers.
General Information - The terrain is pretty open. The opportunity for the Soviets to strike behind the German lines is a real possibility. If they can do this then they can gain the prestige to blunt the German main eastern offensive.
- The lack of airpower limits the ability of the German forces to push through the cheap Soviet units and giving a chance for the Soviet tanks to counterattack without the need for AA cover. The Axis player could go for another bomber because of
the lack of Soviet airpower, but this may keep their ground forces weak. A +2 to the German prestige should give them enough to get the extra bomber and deal with the good Soviet units.
BERLIN (EAST)
No. of Turns: 13
Allies = Attack
Allies = 4
Allies = 6
- All of the objectives are on the front lines for both sides. The short turn count would normally favor the defender but the Germans must hold on to Berlin and five other objectives.
No. of Objectives: 13 Axis: hold Berlin & 5 other objectives. - Six are held by the Soviets, seven by the Germans. This means the Soviets must either capture three objectives from the Germans and hold them or take Berlin. If the Soviet player holds
Berlin and loses all the others then the game is won.
Prestige: Axis = 520 Allies = 1133 - The numbers of units are about even but the prestige advantage to the Soviets gives them the ability to create new ground units right on the front to assist in the attack.
New Unit Exp: Axis = 1 Star Allies = 2 Stars
Air Superiority - The Germans have the best now - the ME262s, HE162 jets, the DO335 will totally dominate the Soviet air units. But with only 2 Stukas and little prestige they many not be able to really take advantage of air superiority.
Ground Superiority - The tank quality favors the German but with the numerical advantage of good quality units with the Soviets give them the advantage. Remember, Berlin must hold and the Germans need to keep at least five objectives to win the scenario. AXIS: You need to hold Berlin and 5 other objectives, but Berlin is crucial so keep the Soviets on the other side of the Oder as long as you can. Counterattacks through gaps in the Red lines toward the rear objectives can draw off enemy forces (and you may get lucky and take objectives).
ALLIES: You have superior strength but limited time. The Germans are spread fairly thin except around Berlin, so you can make good time seizing the other objectives. But don't let so many units chase after other objectives that you wind up attacking Berlin too late, and make sure the Germans don't slip past your lines to seize objectives in your rear areas.
General Information - Access to the German interior is good for the Soviets and the lack of German airpower will allow rapid advancement. The weather is generally reliable. The major obstacle to Soviet advancement is the Oder River.
Final Evaluation Prestige Axis Allies +2 0 Experience +1 0
BERLIN
No. of Turns: 13
Allies = Attack
Allies = 4
Allies = 10
- Berlin is the key. If Berlin falls all is lost for the Axis. The Germans must be held at all costs. It will usually be up to the Soviets to put pressure on Berlin as the American and British forces begin quite a ways distant from Berlin. The American and British forces will need to race to the final objective almost right from the start to make a push as the turn count winds down.
No. of Objectives: 15 Axis: hold Berlin. - Berlin is the only important objective. All others are peripheral for prestige only. Berlin is open from the West side but protected on the East by the Oder river. The Soviet armor will have a tough time pushing across the river and it cannot contend in a direct fight with German panzers.
Prestige: Axis = 900 Allies = 1118 - The Axis is outnumbered on both fronts. They also begin with a serious lack of armor. The lines on both fronts for the German begin with serious holes. Much of the Axis prestige will be spent on armored units.
New Unit Exp: Axis = 1 Star Allies = 2 Stars
Air Superiority - Five of the best German fighters through the war against 27 mediocre aircraft for the Allies. Four Spitfire XII and a few Thunderbolts are no match for the German fighters as are the Soviet fighters. But the Germans have few planes and they can be trapped by good tactical placement and then widdled away. The German player may be wise to be more opportunistic in deploying the fighter cover.
Ground Superiority - Crossing the Oder near Berlin is a tough process so the Allied player may choose to move the Soviet units up from the South while keeping the pressure on across the Oder. Beware the American and British forces. If ignored they can push fast into the Rhineland and attack Berlin from the exposed west. Germany begins with a serious armor disadvantage and needs to be made up
probably with extensive purchasing of cheap Anti-Tank guns.
AXIS: Berlin is crucial. You will have to defend firmly against the Soviets in the east, but in the west you have enough space for an elastic defense--trade space for time. There are many defensive obstacles on the road to Berlin, so use successive strongpoints to slow the advance of the western Allies while conserving your strength so it will last through the battle. Remember that bad weather gives you more freedom of movement because Allied airpower is ineffective.
ALLIES: With superior forces consisting of veteran troops on both fronts, you should press the Germans relentlessly and drive on Berlin. Rear-echelon units can mop up isolated German defenders not already pulverized by airpower, and your air superiority will ensure that even small detachments can capture secondary objectives.
General Information - The terrain is difficult and half of the Allied forces are
far away to make an immediate impact on the capture of Berlin. The Russians have some good armor out but their airforce is completely undergunned and will be wiped out by the small German airfleet.
Final Evaluation Prestige Axis Allies +3 0 Experience +1 0
The Germans are outmanned but not outgunned. Their forces are significant and one good JadgTiger or JadgPanther can take out a number of Allied mainline tanks. Still, every tank and man will converge on Berlin for the final battle and that gives the advantage to the attacker. The Axis needs the +3 prestige and the extra +1 experience pop to give it a good run.
WASHINGTON
No. of Turns: 22
Allies = Defense
Allies = 0
Allies = 1
- The U.S. Capitol is a ways through difficult terrain in the east and numerous defending units. The Germans will need to move up quickly in the south and up the Potomic to lay siege to Washington. There is no time to waste for the Germans due to the high number of units the Americans possess.
No. of Objectives: 11 Axis: take all objectives. Four are owned by the Germans at the start of the scenario and are vulnerable to Allied paratroopers. All others are in a natural invasion corridor to the multiple objecitve Washington city.
Prestige: Axis = 1277 Allies = 2928 It is a tough air battle and much of the prestige on both sides will be used in repairing damaged fighters and purchasing new ones to seize the initiative air. The Allies have good anti-tanks units and generally good tanks. The massive Allied prestige to begin give the Allies the advantage here.
Air Superiority
- This is the mother of all air battles. The Germans have three ME262s, a HE162 and a Dor335 plus a few other fighter to attack the Allied airfleet. The Allies have two Meteors, four overstrengthed P-51H Mustangs and a number of the tough P-47s. The key to this battle is that the Allies cannot replace the Meteors because of the lack of British airfields while the Axis can replace the jet fighters. The jets are not invulnerable and concerted air attacks can destroy them. It is likely the air battle will continue well into the game unless one side gets very lucky. Both sides should not discount the use of the mobile AA offensive guns such as the M16 MGMC or the Wirblewind guns. They can weaken a fighter or a bomber to such an extent that a single shot can take them out with minimal damage to your planes. Good use of these can turn the tide of the air war.
Ground Superiority - The American M-26 tank is the best they can field but they are weaker in battle against the Panthers and the Tigers. But the M-36 is a pretty good anti-tank unit and can provide excellent defensive punch. Time is on the side of the Allies so all they must do is defend. The Washington scenario is full of ideal defensive positions and entrenchment areas. Paratrooper counterattack by the Americans is a very real possibility and should be watched for. The German player will need to divide into at least two assault groups to advance on Washington thus
weakening their attack capabilites. On the eastern shore the terrain is tough going with forests and rivers and will make it difficult for quick advancement of German forces. AXIS: This is the final battle--you will need to use everything you have to storm Washington and win decisively. Your paratroops and air force should carry the attack behind enemy lines, seizing ill-defended cities and airfields and attacking vulnerable support units. Your veterans have more experience than the enemy troops, although the Allies are numerically strong. You may want to advance on Washington using a 4-pronged attack. The westernmost landing group lands near and captures Port Tobacco, then moves to Potomac Heights and divides into two groups: one crosses the Potomac River to capture South Arlington and then strike Washington from the southwest while the other follows the east bank of the Potomac to Anacostia to join the attack on Washington from the southeast. The landing group at Lexington Park takes that city and then thrusts up the main road through Brandywine to attack Washington from the east. The forces moving up the Potomac may be able to help this
battlegroup advance by turning the flank of the defenses at Brandywine. The last landing group steams up Chesapeake Bay to a landing site near West River or Annapolis and drive west towards a position northeast of Washington from which they can attack the city directly or encircle it. Whatever your plan, Washington is a big city and make sure to allocate enough time for your troops to arrive there and fight their way through it, hex by hex.
ALLIES: If you can gain air superiority, you can slow the Germans enough to save the capital. Protect your British aircraft since you can't build any more. In the air, knocking out the enemy paratroops can save you a lot of headaches when they drop behind your lines. Your land strategy should be defense in depth-move units not defending towns or cities south to make defensive stands at Brandywine, Port Tobacco and Owings. If you can slow the Germans enough, they will not have the time to push their panzers down Pennsylvania Avenue.
General Information
Each side has its best out and ready to fight in this makebelieve scenario. The Allied fleet is weak but not helpless. The need for shorebombardment by Axis ships can give the Allied fleet an opportunity to close and weaken the ships. The terrain is difficult in some areas and Washington itself is a nightmare of entrenchments and artillery fire ranges. Air defenses and losses from the airwar will no doubt prohibit good use of air power in the taking of Washington while the allies may have a few surviving bombers to waste incoming tanks enough for the weaker American armor to do some major damage. The weather is generally reliable and you can look forward to having some good airbattles.
It is a very tough airwar. The Allies can choose their moment to strike whereas the Axis must be more cautious. No doubt the Axis will need to purchase a few more fighters for the party and hope to keep their bombers intact long enough so that the airwar is won and they can commence bombing tanks.
* 5.5 *
CAMPAIGN PATHS
POLAND:
LOSE MINOR/MAJOR
STOP Warsaw
WARSAW:
LOSE MINOR MAJOR
STOP Low Countries Norway
NORWAY:
ANY
Low Countries
LOW COUNTRIES: MAJOR
LOSE/MINOR
France (Sealion impossible)
France (Sealion possible)
FRANCE:
LOSE MINOR MAJOR
STOP North Africa or Balkans North Africa or Balkans, or Sealion 40 (only if major is won in the Low Countries)
SEALION 40/PLUS: MINOR MAJOR
LOSE
STOP North Africa or Balkans Barbarossa
NORTH AFRICA: MINOR
LOSE
Torch El Alamein or Kiev
MAJOR
Middle East
MIDDLE EAST: MINOR MAJOR
LOSE
El Alamein Caucasus Sealion 43 or Caucasus
CAUCASUS:
LOSE/MINOR MAJOR
Kharkov
Moscow 42
EL ALAMEIN:
LOSE/MINOR MAJOR
Torch
Sealion 43
TORCH:
LOSE/MINOR MAJOR
Husky Husky or Kursk
(if Russia is beaten -> Husky only)
HUSKY:
LOSE/MINOR MAJOR
Anzio Anzio or Moscow 43
ANZIO:
LOSE
MINOR DEFEAT (if Russia is beaten) MAJOR DEFEAT (if Russia is alive)
MINOR MAJOR
D-Day D-Day or Byelorussia (if Russia is beaten -> D-Day
only)
D-DAY:
LOSE/MINOR MAJOR Anvil
Cobra
ANVIL:
LOSE/MINOR MAJOR
Market Garden Ardennes
COBRA:
LOSE/MINOR MAJOR
Market Garden Ardennes
MARKET GARDEN:
LOSE
Berlin
(if Russia is beaten -> Berlin West) MINOR/MAJOR Ardennes
ARDENNES:
LOSE/MINOR
Berlin
(if Russia is beaten -> Berlin West) MAJOR MINOR VICTORY (only if Russia is beaten) Budapest
BERLIN:
LOSE MINOR
MAJOR DEFEAT MINOR DEFEAT
MAJOR
STALEMATE
BERLIN WEST: MINOR MAJOR
LOSE
MAJOR DEFEAT STALEMATE MINOR VICTORY
BALKANS:
LOSE/MINOR MAJOR Crete
Barbarossa
CRETE:
ANY
Barbarossa
BARBAROSSA: MINOR MAJOR
LOSE Kiev Kiev
STOP
Early Moscow (if you spend 1000 prestige)
EARLY MOSCOW: MINOR MAJOR
LOSE
Sevastopol El Alamein or Sevastopol Sealion 43
Washington (only if the UK is beaten)
KIEV:
LOSE MINOR/MAJOR
Sevastopol Moscow 41
MOSCOW 41: MINOR MAJOR
LOSE
Sevastopol El Alamein or Sevastopol SEALION 43 Washington (only if the UK is beaten)
SEALION 43:
LOSE MINOR MAJOR
Anzio Moscow 43 Moscow 43 Washington (only if Russia is beaten)
SEVASTOPOL:
LOSE
STOP MINOR DEFEAT (only if the UK is beaten)
MINOR/MAJOR
Stalingrad
STALINGRAD: MAJOR
LOSE/MINOR
Kharkov or Husky
Moscow 42
MOSCOW 42: MAJOR
LOSE/MINOR
Kharkov
Washington (only if the UK is beaten) Sealion 43
WASHINGTON: MINOR MAJOR
LOSE
MINOR DEFEAT MINOR VICTORY MAJOR VICTORY
KHARKOV:
LOSE MINOR MAJOR
Byelorussia Kursk Moscow 43
KURSK:
LOSE MINOR
Byelorussia Byelorussia or Anzio (if the West is beaten -> Byelorussia only)
MAJOR
Moscow 43
MOSCOW 43: MINOR
LOSE
Byelorussia D-Day or Byelorussia (if the West is beaten -> Byelorussia only)
MAJOR
D-Day
BYELORUSSIA:
LOSE
Berlin East (only if the West is beaten) Berlin
MINOR/MAJOR
Budapest (only if the West is beaten)
Ardennes
BUDAPEST:
LOSE/MINOR beaten) Berlin MAJOR
Berlin East (only if the West is
Berlin West MINOR VICTORY (only if the West is beaten)
BERLIN EAST:
LOSE MINOR MAJOR
MAJOR DEFEAT STALEMATE MINOR VICTORY
* 5.6 * REQUIREMENTS FOR MAJOR/MINOR VICTORIES -- AXIS OFFENSIVE SCENARIOS
POLAND
Major: before turn 9 Minor: during turns 9-10
WARSAW
Major: before Turn 14 Minor: Turns 14-20
NORWAY
Major: before Turn 21 Minor: turns 21-25
LOW COUNTRIES
Major: before Turn 26
Minor: turns 26-30
FRANCE
Major: around Turn 13
(bug; should be by Turn 25)
Minor: turns 14-30 (bug; should be turns 26-30)
SEALION
N. AFRICA
MIDDLE EAST
EL ALAMEIN
CAUCASUS
BALKANS
CRETE
BARBAROSSA
KIEV
MOSCOW (EARLY)
MOSCOW 41
MOSCOW 42
MOSCOW 43
SEVASTOPOL
STALINGRAD
KHARKOV
BUDAPEST
WASHINGTON
* 5.7 * BASE INITIAL PRESTIGE ALLOTMENTS
SCENARIO
AXIS ALLIES
ANVIL ANZIO ARDENNES BALKANS BARBORAROSSA BERLIN BERLIN (EAST) BERLIN (WEST)
964 480
2014 1064 1138 500 777 778
1106 755
736
1118 1133 1020
380 942
BYELORUSSIA BUDAPEST CAUCASUS COBRA CRETE EL ALAMEIN D-DAY FRANCE HUSKY KHARKOV KIEV KURSK LOW COUNTRIES MARKET-GARDEN MIDDLE EAST MOSCOW (EARLY) MOSCOW (41) MOSCOW (42) MOSCOW (43) NORTH AFRICA NORWAY POLAND SEALION (40) SEALION (43) SEALION PLUS
758 500 800 720 524 558 956 375 1390 500 1035 558
1521 717 2322
1314 968 1050
2042 1504 533 500
1242 942 625 1890 500 614 524 620 520 1006 750 500 974 919 1248 932 1196 200 1152 4112 684 1054 564
1014 228 675 1800 545
SEVASTOPOL STALINGRAD TORCH WARSAW WASHINGTON
1232 606 835 600 1277
1365 2260
1528 200 2698

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air attacks even by fighters.

* 1 * Chronology of Panzer General Scenarios

Sep. Sep. Apr. May Jun. Sep. Mar

Poland Warsaw Norway Low Countries France Sealion 40 North Africa

Mar Apr. Apr. Apr. Jun.

Budapest Berlin Berlin (West) Berlin (East) Washington

Axis:Must take and hold all objectives to win.

Battle Posture: Axis = Attack Allies = Defense

Per Turn Prestige Boosters:Axis= 0 Allies = 20

No.of Units Available for purchase: Axis = 4 Allies = 0

Prestige: Axis = 228

New unit Experience: Axis = 0 Allies = 0

Air Superiority- No air power used in this scenario.

Ground Superiority - The Polish tanks are your strongest units.

Final Evaluation Prestige Axis Allies 0 +2 Experience 0 0

NORWAY No. of Turns: 25

Axis = Take all objectives.

Battle Posture: Axis = Attack Allies = Defense

Per Turn Prestige Boosters:Axis= 0 Allies = 40

No.of Units Available for purchase: Axis = 2

New Unit Exp.:Axis = 1 Star Allies = 0 Stars

The Norwegian air force is easy prey, but the

the Axis advance at a few key

Final Evaluation: Prestige Axis Allies 0 -2 Experience 0 0

Axis = Take all objectives.

Battle Posture: Axis = Attack Allies = Defense

Per Turn Prestige Boosters: Axis = 0

No.of Units Available for purchase: Axis = 2

Prestige: Axis = 625

New Unit Exp: Axis = 0 Stars

Final Evaluation: Prestige Axis 0 Experience 0

Battle Posture: Axis = Attack Allies = Defense

Per Turn Prestige Boosters: Axis = 0

No.of Units Available for purchase: Axis = 1

Prestige: Axis = 375

New Unit Exp: Axis = 1 Star

Final Evaluation: Prestige Axis Allies +2 -1 Experience 0 0

SEALION (40) No. of Turns: 15

Battle Posture: Axis = Attack Allies = Defense

Per Turn Prestige Boosters: Axis = 0

No.of Units Available for purchase: Axis = 1

Prestige: Axis = 675

New Unit Exp: Axis = 1 Star

Final Evaluation: Prestige Experience

Battle Posture: Axis = Attack Allies = Defense

Per Turn Prestige Boosters: Axis = 0

No.of Units Available for purchase: Axis = 5

Prestige: Axis = 1006

New Unit Experience: Axis = 1 Star

Final Evaluation: Prestige Axis Allies -1 +1 Experience 0 +1

Battle Posture: Axis = Attack Allies = Defense

Per Turn Prestige Boosters: Axis = 0

No.of Units Available for purchase: Axis = 8

Prestige: Axis = 500

- While the Axis are low in prestige in the beginning, the

New Unit Exp: Axis = 1 Star

you can so you can base your air force there.

Final Evaluation: Prestige Axis Allies -1 +1 Experience 0 0

Recommend a +2 to the Allied side.

Battle Posture: Axis = Attack Allies = Defense

Per Turn Prestige Boosters: Axis = 0