Several Moscow 42 Questions

[Strela]

Strela, I have another question--what is the rationale for locking so many of the Sov units for several days at the beginning of the campaign? (I didn't see the rationale in the designer's notes, sorry if I overlooked it). Is it simply how the Sovs decided to attack, or was there some compelling reason why these units could not attack? Or is it also an element of play balance?

All releases are based on the historical timing of attacks. ComradeP got it right for example in the south the Germans had decided to withdraw a day before the attacks started on Dec 7th and hence the Soviets are locked down for a day, while the Germans get a free move.

So importantly, there is no game balancing or other artiface here, but rather just the historical release of each force.

If you look at the history document after the designers notes section you should be able to read up what was happening in each sector.

David