Grand Let's Play series: Rommel, Manstein and Guderian

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Re: Grand Let's Play series: Rommel, Manstein and Guderian

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I was planning to give the WW1 mod a try, but I certainly can get a look at it. Thing is I even have not played Africa Corps and the GC yet. Too little time to do everything at once, but I will certainly chew my way through the whole thing! :D
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Guderian Kursk

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I am happy to report that I found a way to completely dominate the Kursk mission on Guderian difficulty :o

This one I am really proud of, because this way the mission not only becomes quite easy, but also
  • is doable in seven turns - quick enough for DV on Guderian
  • you can wipe out the complete Russian air force
  • destroy all the Russian tanks - in my game I think only one with 2 strength points survived
  • after 7 turns you are in a dominant position with almost all locations taken and the Russian forces on the verge of complete destruction
  • take almost no losses
  • and it is not necessary to go overboard with prestige spending on Upgrades.
So I hope you are looking forward to this Video! :wink: I hope I can upload it today.

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Operation Citadel - Kursk

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Finally Operation Citadel is about to start and we have to consider how to spend our precious prestige. More Tigers or invest in the Luftwaffe? Or is better to wait for the Tiger IIs altogether? AAR - Efficiency
Efficiency report for Rommel. Top 3 are highlighted and stars mark overstrength level.

3 x Wehrmacht Inf - Transport >> 6,51
1 x Granadier - Halftrack >> 10,47
1 x Gebirgsjäger >> 13,56
1 x Pioniere - Transport >> 6,56
1 x SE-Grenadier - Transport >> 3,84
1 x Panther D >> 5,88
3 x Panzer IVH >> 4,58
2 x SE Panther D >> 5,00
1 x Panzer II Flamm >> 7,38
2 x StuG IIIG >> 4,48
1 x SdKfz 233 >> 4,34
4 x 17 cm K 18 >> 3,72***
3 x Wurfrahmen 40 >> 3,53*
1 x Brummbär >> 2,35***
5 x Bf 109G >> 3,72*
1 x Me 410A >> 2,34***
1 x Ju 87D >> 5,76***
2 x Ju 88A >> 2,36***

Some interesting facts here: Our infantry accounted for 162 kills, 301 for the armored forces, 205 by the Luftwaffe and 117 by the artillery. Worth noting is the difference between the Panzer IV and the Panther. While a Panther scored 44 kills on average a Panzer IV managed only 28. So there is a huge difference here, but it comes at a rather hefty price tag.

Average unit cost and performance
In order to keep track of the soft cap I will note the average unit cost of my deployed core and because its easy and interesting, the total number of kills (hit points) and the kills per average prestige cost in this order: average cost / kills / kills per average prestige:
  • Rommel: 513,62 / 785 / 1,53
Very efficient battle for Rommel and unit costs do climb, but still the composition is rather on the cheap side, because almost no overstrength is used.
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Re: Grand Let's Play series: Rommel, Manstein and Guderian

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braccada wrote:I was planning to give the WW1 mod a try, but I certainly can get a look at it. Thing is I even have not played Africa Corps and the GC yet. Too little time to do everything at once, but I will certainly chew my way through the whole thing! :D
Let me know what you think. And tack Imperator Romanorum to the end of your list. You'll want to play that when it's done as well!

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Moscow 1943

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Our last chance to prevail in Russia! The Russians should not be as well prepared as last time so all we need is good weather.
  • Rommel: Our army still lacks Tigers, new planes and heavy AT guns, but we are definitely ready to storm Moscow. https://youtu.be/o3SDpwtBRZI
  • Guderian: Guderian once more has to come up with special tactics, if he wants a fighting chance. Crucial for our success are the Fallschirmjägers that have to secure bridges over the Oka and the Moscwa River before the advancing tanks arrive. https://youtu.be/TNkpTLqnkGU
  • Manstein: Manstein difficulty is fun as always. Slugging it out with the 15-strenght SU and ISUs gives a more realistic fealing I guess. On the other difficulties the German tanks feel a little bit overpowered, but don't worry that is not the case here. https://youtu.be/Qo1qEqUv1qk
AAR - Efficiency
Efficiency report is stopped. Seems I have a flaw in my calculation. I thought overstrenght had a base cost of 200% (guess I read that somewhere in this forum :wink: ), but after doing some data collection to understand soft cap better, it turns out the base cost is only 100%. That makes overstrenght a lot cheaper and therefore a lot more efficient. However since I am not going to recalculate everything, I will stop to keep track of that.
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Re: Grand Let's Play series: Rommel, Manstein and Guderian

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Re WWI

If you're going to film this, is it possible that you wait until the 3.0 update? There are going to be significant changes to the campaign structure there (Middle East, new UK 18, USA and a couple others), so there is little point starting in 2.1 and then having to change halfway through.

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Re: Grand Let's Play series: Rommel, Manstein and Guderian

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Yes certainly. Next up is Africa Corps, this will be quicker because I will play only on one difficulty level (Rommel for Africa of course), but will still take some time. Then maybe Allied Corps or WWI or switch to the Russian side. Don't know yet, but it would be nice, if you give me a hint once 3.0 is out!
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Re: Grand Let's Play series: Rommel, Manstein and Guderian

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braccada wrote:Yes certainly. Next up is Africa Corps, this will be quicker because I will play only on one difficulty level (Rommel for Africa of course), but will still take some time. Then maybe Allied Corps or WWI or switch to the Russian side. Don't know yet, but it would be nice, if you give me a hint once 3.0 is out!
It'll be around Sunday the way things are looking (I found some good 3d models that can finish off my unit set!), but I'll certainly make sure everyone knows about it when it happens!

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Re: Grand Let's Play series: Rommel, Manstein and Guderian

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OK, WWI 3.0 is out, so start playing it whenever ready!

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Re: Grand Let's Play series: Rommel, Manstein and Guderian

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I have already downloaded it. Since I have not played any PC mod yet, I have to work things out first and give it a short test run, before starting the let's play. But already thanks for the work you are putting into this!
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US East Coast

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Finally the attack an the USA is about to beginn! Only the US airforce and fleet stand in our way now!
  • Rommel: I am trying a very coutious approach for our landing operation on the US East Coast. Let's see if this pays of or our delayed time schedule brings us into trouble. https://youtu.be/E7KJjHidMIQ
  • Guderian: The reverse D-Day is about to begin for Guderian. https://youtu.be/PiMb01SdjpQ
  • Manstein: This is the most intense landing operation in the game! The US air force is bad as is, but at 15-Strength they are a nightmare. Basically we have to find a way to do it without going headon with the enemy units. Trap the fighters, outmanouver the ships and render the forts inoperable. https://youtu.be/ZFcJ006HLK8
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US Mid West

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We will have to make do with almost no prestige and thus reinforcements on this one. And this time our mighty panzers are up against an equal enemy. Jackons, Pershings und yes Patton himself!
  • Rommel: The strategic plan for this is to advance in broad line towards the Mississippi River. This way we guarantee maximum flexibility to shift troops towards enemy strongpoints. https://youtu.be/SBPuMXUg8kM
  • Guderian: Guderian has massed a lot forces along the Mississippi River, but he has a lot of ground to cover and High Command's time schedule is rather ambitious... https://youtu.be/kNbiCECEYtI
  • Manstein: Time for Manstein difficulty again! So be prepared for intense battles and epic tank clashes. Königstiger against Pershing mixing in some Maus and Hellcats... https://youtu.be/gko7gWG4UMA
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Re: Grand Let's Play series: Rommel, Manstein and Guderian

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Hello,
just passing by to thank you for those videos.

I learned a lot, especially importance of "vision denial".
I would be glad to se your take on more "crowded" missions like D-Day or Cobra in Allied Corps.
(I'm re-playing Allied Corps while alternatively looking at your videos).

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Re: Grand Let's Play series: Rommel, Manstein and Guderian

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Imarion wrote:Hello,
just passing by to thank you for those videos.

I learned a lot, especially importance of "vision denial".
I would be glad to se your take on more "crowded" missions like D-Day or Cobra in Allied Corps.
(I'm re-playing Allied Corps while alternatively looking at your videos).

Imarion
Hey thanks for the feedback! And I have heard rumors the final mission is going to start later today. And after I will send the troops to Africa and then it might be time to switch sides to the Allies. Or maybe soviet corps or sealion, if those are released in time.
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Re: Grand Let's Play series: Rommel, Manstein and Guderian

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Remind me to create some maps for you, on the African Scenarios (I need them eventually myself anyway ;) )
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USA West Coast

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This battle truly is Panzer Corps at its best. A lot of strategic options, fierce resistance including the pacific fleet and a large counter attack. If you are interested in some of the strategic options you should attend the Meeting of High Command first: https://youtu.be/LFylRFbHhqc
  • Rommel: We are attempting a quick start here in order to clear the way to the coast line. https://youtu.be/nFNRAVDWZ5M
  • Guderian: Now Guderian has to prove he really is the Father of Blitzkrieg. A dicisive victory will be difficult, but we will try to do some kind of reverse operation market garden here. https://youtu.be/4tdIPGtCP2s
  • Manstein: Time to finish the Wehrmacht campaign and this one is the most difficult map I played in my whole Panzer General and Panzer Corps career. In order to have success here, I am trying yet another strategic approach. Unlike on Rommel and Guderian this is no time for gimicky attacks. . https://youtu.be/N8aNbwx32F0
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Re: Grand Let's Play series: Rommel, Manstein and Guderian

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Will you still do manstein too or did it prove impossible?
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Re: Grand Let's Play series: Rommel, Manstein and Guderian

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Did not try it yet. But I will, there simply is not enough time for all the videos I want to make.
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Re: Grand Let's Play series: Rommel, Manstein and Guderian

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No rest for the wicked. :P
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Re: Grand Let's Play series: Rommel, Manstein and Guderian

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It is done :) So all videos are uploaded now. Thanks for following the LP and thanks for commenting. It has been great to share thoughts and discuss with you! :)

Next up is Africa Corps and I hope, I have time to come back here and do some of the missions in the other campaign paths.
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