Game of Hoi2: Gollevainen vs. Ender Viggin ...and all related to this game

Ender Wiggin

Junior Member
I may not be able to tell the difference between a strelkyite division and a motorized divisio but by golly I can tell the diff between a tank and a infantry man, tanks are tankanova divisya or something.

Also armoured units show up ontop of a stack so I can determine which stacks have armoured units.

So far its mid 1940 and aside from his masses of infantry our armound forces are equal with his slight edge in numbers.

HOWEVER my tanks and motorized have EXPERIANCE winning th polish, french, norweigian and England(Sealion) campaigns give my troops an edge in experiance.

Experiance, better generals is an indespinsible edge and as long as I utilize troops correctly I can push him back and take Moscow.

However, it is not to say he cant beat me infact hes using the strategy suggested by Zhukov to Stalin historicaly in 1941 which is a situation I've never faced before.

Also if he still have masses of 1918 infanry then my 1939-1941 infantry have an edge and can win 1:1 engagements due to better training (Standing army vs Drafted army slider).

Lastly my aircraft will be key, if I can find where his troops are located upon invasion I can determine slight adjustments in my strategy.

I think saturday around 8 AM Eastern Stadard time, thats 15:00 PM finnish.
 

Gollevainen

Colonel
VIP Professional
Registered Member
I think saturday around 8 AM Eastern Stadard time, thats 15:00 PM finnish

Ok, But I have my own limits that i cannot play untill very long in to the nigth...theres a finnish reserve soldiers championship games in air rifle in sunday so i need to be in sharp condition...

But to the game, I know How I would win you in reality, But its all up to how i can put that game work analog to my thougths...it migth all come to down to something I didnt even have a clue...But I think the main factors are Your troops and Your skills as a player that will solve the game, Not my troops, they are as good than they can be I guess...
 

Ender Wiggin

Junior Member
I am so sick and tired of gamers going "well I could've done this in this situation" etc nice to see your not one of those.

It all comes down to who makes the least number of mistakes if play well then I'll probably win assuming I don't make any mistakes which is unlikely.

Invading England was riddled with mistakes my dinky little Navy was no match for the Royal Navy and in 1 v 1 engagements I have no doubt the British carrier task forces would've creamed me.

However, regardless of being AI or not the "British player" so to speak made the mistake of not planting their fleet where I was invading, my 6 paratroopers would've made it but unless the UK player was extremely distracted in Egypt would've been able to stop my 3 Marine divisions landing in dover.

Once landed and having my 9 divisions the British in theory could've pushed me to the beaches had they concentrated all their force on my and I made the mistake of attacking london head on so it was in theory the perfect oppurtunity.

The British waited too long and I got some 9 more divisions in Dover the British had no hope after that they had too many troops in Egypt and India to stop me.

Also I won't critize their build strat but I will say the British seemed to have lacked the airforce to stop me their existing fighter squadrons were exhausted from the Battle of France and were in no position to stop me once I cratered their runways.

Air supremacy ensured I knew where to strike and with how much force to do so.

I also made the mistake of not beginning a carrier programme, I can start one now yes but my first carrier wouldn't be ready until late 1941-early 1942 and if America enter's the war I doubt 1-2 carriers will be enough to stop a possible 6-8 carriers, I also lack the ability to switch to easy naval production I daddled too long focusing on having enough trucks and tanks.

France... went pretty smoothly my only issue was that I didnt have IMO enough infantry to consolidate my gains buuuuut I was succesful enough and the french demoralized enough that there was nothing they could do AND the Brittish and French didnt evacuate any troops from france to england.
 

Vytautas

Junior Member
if America enter's the war I doubt 1-2 carriers will be enough to stop a possible 6-8 carriers
WRONG!Two carriers are more than enough to atrittion the USN to death.
Just use hit and run tactics and keep your capital ships screened properly...but you know all that dont you...
 

Ender Wiggin

Junior Member
I do but I lost some ships in the various marine invasion I did, lost 4 DD's and 2 BC's vs Norway, lost a few more DD's and maybe a BB or 2 vs Royal Navy so I only have no so many ships left, besides if a few more join the game I doubt hit and run would work but maybe with England knocked out maybe....
 

Ender Wiggin

Junior Member
More pictures!

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Hmm are those tanks on Russia's border? Finland joined the Axis! :nana:

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The Desert Fox has managed to chase England all the way to Alexandria.

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Slightly old, Beirut is under German control as well, but not enough supplies being recieved by the Syrian Expeditary Force to commence full scale operations.

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German troops of the 6th Army crushed the Yugoslavians in a 3 week campaign, learned that mountains and hills can be an annoyance to Tanks and stubburn resistance over a narrow front is harder to overcome then a wide open front.

Soon the panzers made a breakthrough in Edessa in northern greece and within 3 days Athens was taken. The greek and British hoped to hold out in Crete but with a massive paratrooper invasion of 6 divisions Crete was captured with heavy casualties. Continued ussage of Paratroopers is under controvercy.

As is, the secret preparations for the final operation to "end the war" are under way, 106 divisions have been moved into secret positions, 59 infantry divisions, 24 Motorized divisins and 21 Panzer Divisions of mostly Panzer III/IV types.

some 80% of the Army's reserves are now being called into service, what shall it be?
 

Vytautas

Junior Member
I hope not all of your infantry is 1939.That can turn out to be a pain in the ass when attacking the soviet union.
 

Ender Wiggin

Junior Member
I have 1941 but upgrades even with 100+ ic in it is going slow my Pz4's had priority. But if Golle's troops are 1918/36 troops I'll have an edge. Plus I have brigades lots of brigades.
 

Gollevainen

Colonel
VIP Professional
Registered Member
well my focus is on how Ender Wiggin manouvres into My terretory and that Can the game as a system understand what im planning and co-operate with me in it. I Havent played the game so much that I could say anything spesific about what my changes are, but those division figures of Ender do make me shiver a bit...

or is it true that there are those 30 T-34 divisions and 20 model 42 Mechanised divisions lurking somewere:D :D
 
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