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The Eastern Whirlwind: A World War Two Campaign Game

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Mortis Nuntius said:
The issue that many German divisions are using looted Allied gear and WWI holdovers. Most Panzer divisions still have more Panzer IIIs and Czech 38(t)s. There isn't really enough to equip allied formations on top of that.
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Texan said:
From what I read some were still using LT 35 tanks.
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Actually by this point most Divisions were supporting Pz-IIIs and Pz-IVs with 50mm and long range 75s. Especially the units in the south.
 
Mortis Nuntius said:
The issue that many German divisions are using looted Allied gear and WWI holdovers. Most Panzer divisions still have more Panzer IIIs and Czech 38(t)s. There isn't really enough to equip allied formations on top of that.
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For the record, internet debates aside tanks generally didn't fight other tanks all that often. The big strength of tanks is that they are highly mobile, so you can move them to places they are most needed, and those places tend to be weak spots in the enemy line where the enemy doesnt have tanks. Most dead tanks come from anti-tank guns, breakdowns, mines, etc

A Panzer III is perfectly fine for the Eastern Front in 1942 - it can match most Soviet tanks and is maneuverable and reliable. Czech 38s are less capable but are still fine for shooting up Soviet conscripts, which is what they will spend most of their combat service doing
 
bigseb31213 said:
For the record, internet debates aside tanks generally didn't fight other tanks all that often. The big strength of tanks is that they are highly mobile, so you can move them to places they are most needed, and those places tend to be weak spots in the enemy line where the enemy doesnt have tanks. Most dead tanks come from anti-tank guns, breakdowns, mines, etc

A Panzer III is perfectly fine for the Eastern Front in 1942 - it can match most Soviet tanks and is maneuverable and reliable. Czech 38s are less capable but are still fine for shooting up Soviet conscripts, which is what they will spend most of their combat service doing
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Yes but the point remains that they don't have spare gear to throw around.
 
Pretty much have Germans squared away going to work on Russians this morning and should have the IC up my early this afternoon.
 
I am working on Crusades first (about half way done) and then onto this. Last few days have been a bit crazy for me.
 
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