Several Moscow 42 Questions

[Strela]

Hi 76mm,

You're definitely ambitious diving into the Grand campaign straight away! The Soviets are best to avoid the bunkers etc and drive in sectors (north & south of Moscow) where the Germans are overextended and low on supply. Have a look at the area where 1st Shock Army & 30th Army are. In the Kalinin Front area you will butt heads there for a week unless you attack on a narrow frontage. The historical notes will give you a good idea on where to attack and how successful you will be. Also please note the Soviet strength is assaulting hexes, not ranged fire. You will overwhelm German units in the open if you can get a regiment or thereabouts rushing them at once!

As far as the dark brown vs tan units, they are not NKVD but Siberians. You haven't done anything wrong. The designers notes cover this off and you will note the Siberians are all C morale like the Guards. There is even a Siberian Guard unit that B morale - very rare

We essentially used the NKVD nationality as we didn't want to go through the logisitics of creating a 'one time use' nationality. We did though wanted to allow them to be easily identifiable as they had such a significant impact on the campaign.

David