The most effective russian players I’ve encountered are the ones that are able to build up a force that is able to threaten a counter on a german stack. If a good german player wants to go for Moscow they are able to get it, however I’ve seen plenty games where the UK/USA are putting enough pressure on the German player for him to stop just in front of Moscow. If the Russian player only has bought inf at this point there is not much of a threat for the German player to keep russia contained and slowly kill it economically. However if there is a stack of paired inf/art the pushback power is a lot bigger and thus Germany can be challenged and Russia may be able to break the German wall.
Buying a Destroyer for the Soviet Baltic Fleet
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What are your thoughts on upgrading the Baltic Fleet with a Destroyer on R1 or R2? With a full scramble possible from Leningrad, Germans would have to commit a decent sized force to take it down. I could see it being a legitimate buy if Germany buys Transports on G1/G2.
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@alphakappa If I was the German player then I would just ignore that build, any Baltic fleet can’t really hurt me and that fleet couldn’t pass the Straits anyway- it’s better to build inland units from Russia’s meager economy to counter any German ground strategy!
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@nolimit I sorta agree with this, but at the same time one destroyer can make a way bigger difference than 2 artillery. Situations are situational as is the case with all the allied strategies.
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I’m not sure what you plan to gain from the DD that helps the Russians.
Mostly, the first turn the germans attack the Russians they don’t need the fighters, so they are free to sink ships. One more DD doesn’t change that.The germans can transport men north unimpeded until they attack, so you aren’t stopping any German reinforcements.
Maybe I’m a poor German player, but i don’t focus on the Baltic. Just go overland until Russia is destroyed.
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@surfer that’s fair, but as I said before it all depends on the situation, a Baltic fleet could make a huge difference, particularly in operation sea lion
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So yes, a Destroyer won’t do much more than often but in a few scenarios it could prove to be worthwhile
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Sorry guys, the only situation i see where you may buy a destroyer with russia is when germany buys 4 transports G1 and 10 transports G2.
Even then it is a questionable buy.
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@oysteilo yea buying ships with the ussr is not a good idea