playing red front

[Shaka Naldur]

i think i´m having the game under control in 1942summer, but i've cheated a lot
even cheating the game it is very hard.
the ai is attacking my Ural cities

[HisMajestyBOB]

Red front is easy once you get the hang of it. I never lose Rostov or Voroshilovgrad anymore, I'm on the offensive in '42/43 and take Berlin around '44. The trick is to build lots of KV-1s and AA guns to defend cities, put howitzers, SU assault guns, and tanks to counterattack around the city (tanks can also fortify), then go on the offensive using Katyushas 1st against the city, then Red Guards, SUs and tanks.
Get La-5s and Yaks to shoot down enemy planes, but don't sacrifice tanks for them. Forget the bomber, its crap. Instead use the Shturmovik.

Build lots of industry. Get as many cities as you can up to turning out 1 T34/85 a turn. Smaller cities near the front can turn out Red Guards, they're suprisingly effective against cities.

Read your history so you know where they're gonna attack then fortify like mad.

In 41, send all units with no home city east. Put minefields and forts at crossings on the Don near cities, particularly Voronzeh(sp?) and the one south of it (S-something), make Cavalry and have them hide in the forests at the crossings with swamp. A vet Cav can take out a PzIV on a swamp easily.

[Henrik]

Originally posted by Palaiologos
But all of Germany....

Are you certain?

IIRC Loneburg or Hamburg had about 162 Waffen SS garissoned in late 1944. How could one take it?


The most amazing thing was when i destroyed 62(SIXTY TWO) StuGs at a single battle with a T-70.

Are you sure they where all StuGs?
Couldn't there have been say 61 StuGs and one other kind of unit (which creates StuGs upon it's death)... ?

[curtsibling]

Originally posted by Shaka Naldur
i think i´m having the game under control in 1942summer, but i've cheated a lot
even cheating the game it is very hard.
the ai is attacking my Ural cities

In which case it is time to think about surrender!

HisMajestyBOB gives some good advice here.

His strategy is sort of similar to mine:

Fight a rear guard action until the good soviet units come, then dig in.

Once the Wehrmacht has broken it's nose, go on the offensive!

[Palaiologos]

Originally posted by Henrik


Are you sure they where all StuGs?
Couldn't there have been say 61 StuGs and one other kind of unit (which creates StuGs upon it's death)... ?

Could be. I did check the casualty list afterwards but can not be absolutely sure.

[klesh]

The most amazing thing was when i destroyed 62(SIXTY TWO) StuGs at a single battle with a T-70.

Heres a old shot of 93 units killed with a T-34/85 in Dec 1942.

-FMK.

[curtsibling]

Red Banner Order awarded!

That's the end of that Blitzkrieg!

Well done, FMK!

[Shaka Naldur]

i destroy 242 units once, don´t know if it was true or not but is what it showed in the window

curtsibling,
It was my first time, i think if i play it again i´ll be able to make a good job (not sure i would win), but i don´t have time to play it again

[Palaiologos]

Originally posted by Field Marshal Klesh






Heres a old shot of 93 units killed with a T-34/85 in Dec 1942.

-FMK.

[EZRhino]

I got a stack of 48 PzwIIIs outside of Leningrad once. Ive only played through RF once. I killed all three "Karl" mortars in the autmn 1941, think that might have short circuited any events?

[curtsibling]

Originally posted by EZRhino
II killed all three "Karl" mortars in the autmn 1941, think that might have short circuited any events?

It definitely screwed up Adolf's plans for taking over Leningrad!

Good work!

[EZRhino]

It definitely screwed up Adolf's plans for taking over Leningrad!

Thank the lord for Naval Infantry

Edit: Oh, and im curious as to wether anyone posseses an uncorrupted copy of the sounds 3 zip for red front 1.4.

[Kaptain Ken]

I am sure that I have it, if you haven't got it yet pm me with an email where you would like to get it and I will send it.

[H Tower]

is the CFC sounds file corrupted? they still host the files.

[Palaiologos]

I think some winter units.gif is missing too. I had to use the summer units.gif for a season. I think it was No3.

I had taken it from Civfanatics.