Several Moscow 42 Questions

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Probably what is happening (totally conjecture on my part), is the Russians/Germans are building some sort of bridge to hop over the weak middle of a 'frozen' river. And that the constant use of supply vehicles crossing weaken it to the point where it needs to be rebuilt elsewhere. And the (random) time lost rebuilding the supply road/bridge elsewhere can be simulated by the weather change where the rivers 'unthaw'.

I'm no expert on river ice, but from what I've seen/read while here in Russia, you don't necessarily have to "build" anything, engineers would just have to determine where the ice is thick/thin, and choose routes accordingly. As far as I know, cars, etc. (not tanks!) regularly drive on river ice here in Russia. Also, I don't if there should be any time lost for rebuilding an "ice bridge" because I suspect that in reality engineer units would pick a number of crossing sites, includimg back-up routes, and direct traffic accordingly, rather than waiting for a truck to fall through the ice!

Finally, the real problem for me with these thawing rivers is not even supply, but the fact that my rifle battalions can't cross them without marching several hexes to a bridge, and then back to where they want to go...given the one-hex-per-turn movement for Rifle battalions, this is just brutal. And obviously the Sovs can't assaut across thawed rivers.