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>>>The other stacks do face the Germans >>>since they are unescorted, but in 4 simulations I've >>>played the Russians seem to always squeak the last 2 >>>needed for victory. Maybe I'm doing something wrong >>>but alpha 0 seems too easy for the Russians to >achieve >>>their objective? >> >>Yes, perhaps you are. Letting 3 of the needed 5 >>Russian squads off the board without any interdiction >>is asking for trouble, thats 60% of the Victory >>Condition! The Germans need to use as much fire as >>possible, plus the DRM benefits they get from their >>leaders, to make the Russian movement effort as >>difficult as possible. > >---------- >I'm kind of with the original poster. If the Russians >follow the path of least resistance, they'll take >their escorted stack straight down the G row, ending >their Advance in G4. Theoretically, some squads could >be assembled in T3 to get one long range shot at that >stack as it sprinted down the road on Turn 2 through >H3...6 FP at -3's not too bad, but it's no gimme >either. Fail to force some squads to break, and >they're off the board in Turn 2. I can't imagine the >Russians failing to get three guys off the board if >they want to do so at maximum speed. And, if any guys >gathered at T3 to take that iffy shot (iffy mostly >because it's completely thwarted by a move into the >woods instead of down the road), they didn't advance >at top speed toward the exit area, which seems >critical. Nah, I think you just let them go and get >as many guys as possible to the exit area for the >firefight in Act III. > >But what do I know? > >Randy...

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