MAIN EVENT VII! Ratzki vs Joonny....

[Der Kuenstler]

Now we have Ratzki's picks for the Russian side - the backbone of his force is a regular quality '44A infantry battalion:







Half the squads in this battalion have one less rifleman and an added LMG for more punch - but at a cost - their ammo is reduced from 41 to 28. Surprisingly Ratzki gets no SMG platoons. He rounds off his infantry with a regular pioneer platoon.

No snipers?

He is light on armour compared to Joonny.

Now for the real surprise - here's how Ratzki picked his forces, in his own words:

"Here is my strategy for my forces selection: .... I have none. I hate this part of QBs so I let the AI choose a force for me, I just tweeked it a little with a few less armored Cars and I added a Pioneer Platoon, and a couple jeeps. There you have it, my secret's out."


Yikes! Could this be overconfidence? Insanity under pressure? Stalin is aghast...



But now there is no going back - the forces have been picked, the setup turns are being sent, and each commander must live or die with the consequences of his own decisions....