AI behavior and OOBs

[serg3d]

Actually they weren't so rare in the first month of the Barbarossa. SU had around 1800 of T-34 and KV before the war (and 23 thousands of other tanks, in the different degree of repair) against 3300 of all German East front tanks. But most of them were burned in the fierce battles of the first weeks of the war, due to poor coordination and general lack of infantry in Red Army. Yes, it was a paradox - Red Army had a lot of tanks and not enough infantry in the first months of the war, and exactly opposite later. And of cause poorly trained crews and inexperienced generals and officers against battle-hardened Germans.

[DRG]

"Rare" becasue the ones that did exist were destroyed piecemeal in the early fighting still adds up to "rare" and why you won't see fleets of T-34's showing up on the AI's side in the game in 1941.

Don

[serg3d]

Hmm, in no way were they destroyed piecemeal. Attacks of heavy tank regiments were not exceptional. The problem was they attacked without infantry and artillery support, and without paying attention to their supply lines. I think it would be good idea to give German player the feeling of mass of KV-1 and KV-2 spearheading against his T-III and 88mm Flaks. Just for the first battle. That was how it happen in reality.