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Strategy Options in DF 85
12-16-2007, 11:09 AM, (This post was last modified: 12-16-2007, 11:24 AM by Sgt Fury.)
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Strategy Options in DF 85
Just got DF 85 -- wow! What a work of art!! Now if only I can find time to play...

Anyways, to the point of my posting. I'm looking at all the strategy options and trying to understand each one, and how they might work in concert. (I am talking of the full size Germany campaign). Has anyone made any write-up of what is there? Otherwise, I guess I should just open the game in the editor and see where all the placements are located....

Also, for the Soviet naval raiders that are commited on turn 1, why would I ever choose "Raid Copenhagen (0 reinforcements)"? Does this somehow prevent Nato reiforcement or something?

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Fury
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12-16-2007, 12:15 PM,
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RE: Strategy Options in DF 85
Sgt Fury Wrote:Just got DF 85 -- wow! What a work of art!! Now if only I can find time to play...

Anyways, to the point of my posting. I'm looking at all the strategy options and trying to understand each one, and how they might work in concert. (I am talking of the full size Germany campaign). Has anyone made any write-up of what is there? Otherwise, I guess I should just open the game in the editor and see where all the placements are located....

Also, for the Soviet naval raiders that are commited on turn 1, why would I ever choose "Raid Copenhagen (0 reinforcements)"? Does this somehow prevent Nato reiforcement or something?

Cheers,
Fury

Fury - see the Historical Folder -0 there is a PDF of the WP Ops Order - this will lay it out for you in releastic type terms.

....and this is what I was talking about when there was a discussion about more S|O in games. I mean I love this feature but I also find it a bit confusing too - and too many at once hurts my head.:)

But serious - each of these S|Os has their own AI Orders too so understand there are tricky for the designers too.

What we tried to do in this game was not have them ALL on the first turn to try and limit the info overload on the players.

Also NOTE the S part of the S|O is in advance of the event - that is you have to pick some Airborne Drop ZONES a couple turns before the troops arrive. Again this is a bit more realistic but also makes it harder for players to keep track of.

Glenn
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12-16-2007, 02:27 PM,
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RE: Strategy Options in DF 85
WP STRATEGY OPERATIONS:
*NOTE: some missions have ‘off map’ or ‘scrubbed’ as a choice; this is for playing against the AI, to represent the fact that many of these units had possible operations outside of the game area or the possibility that weather, enemy airpower, etc. cancelled an operation. These add some variability to the game.
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12-16-2007, 02:37 PM,
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RE: Strategy Options in DF 85
Kuriltai Wrote:WP STRATEGY OPERATIONS:
*NOTE: some missions have ‘off map’ or ‘scrubbed’ as a choice; this is for playing against the AI, to represent the fact that many of these units had possible operations outside of the game area or the possibility that weather, enemy airpower, etc. cancelled an operation. These add some variability to the game.

Actually, I was referring to the part after that:

0600 10 June “Naval Spetsnaz” 3 options:

1. Insert & interdict along Schleswig-Holstein corridor (go into deception mode) –or-
2. Raid Schleswig-Holstein HQ (attack to disrupt Corps HQ) –or-
3. Raid Copenhagen, Denmark (off map, no mission)

0600 10 June “GSFG Spetsnaz” 5 options:

1. Interdict NATO reinforcements (go into deception mode) –or-
2. Support 2GTA as main effort (capture bridges, etc. to aid Army attack) –or-
3. Support 3SA as main effort (capture bridges, etc. to aid Army attack) –or-
4. Support 8GA/1GTA as main effort (capture bridges, etc. to aid Army attack) –or-
5. HQ & Airfield Raids (harass & destroy/disrupt HQ’s & Helicopters)

0600 10 June “CGF Spetsnaz” 3 options:

1. Support 1st GTA as main effort (capture bridges, etc. to aid Army attack) –or-
2. HQ & Airfield Raids (harass & destroy/disrupt HQ’s & Helicopters) –or-
3. Bridges at Straubing/Vilshofen (capture bridges to aid Cz Army attacks)

0900 10 June “Czech 22nd Airborne Rgt” 2 options:

1. Drop south of Regensburg (capture bridges to aid Cz Army attacks) –or-
2. Drop south of Deggendorf (capture bridges to aid Cz Army attacks)

0900 10 June “76th Gds Airborne Div” 2 options:

1. Support 3SA as main effort (drop along Leine/Weser River bridges) –or-
2. Support 2GTA as main effort (drop along Aller/Weser River bridges)

0900 10 June “106th Gds Airborne Div” 5 options:

1. Drop Wurzburg (capture bridges to aid 1st GTA attack and block reinforcements) –or-
2. Drop Nurnburg (capture bridges to aid Cz & CGF Armies) –or-
3. Drop Ingolstadt (capture bridges and hold to prevent lateral NATO movement) –or-
4. Drop Augsburg (capture bridges and hold key position in NATO rear) –or-
5. Drop Heilbron (capture bridges and hold key position in NATO rear)

1500 10 June “7th LDDP (Polish Marines)” 4 options:

1. Land Bornholm Isl (off map, no mission) or-
2. Land Copenhagen (off map, no mission) –or-
3. Kollund/Flensburg (capture key area to aid DDR & PVA attacks to Denmark) –or-
4. Kappeln/Esgrus (capture key area to aid DDR & PVA attacks to Denmark)

1800 10 June “6th PDPD (Polish Airborne Bde)” 6 options:

1. Drop Copenhagen (off map, no mission) –or-
2. Scrubbed mission (no mission) –or-
3. Drop Fynen (off map, no mission)
4. Drop Rendsburg (secure bridges across Kiel Canal) –or-
5. Drop Wentorf (interdict NATO aid to AFNORTH) –or-
6. Drop Molln/Berkenthin/Schwarzeck (aid in crossing the Elbe Lubeck Canal)

1800 10 June “7th Gds Airborne Div” 5 options:

1. Support 8th GA as main effort (secure route from Giessen to Frankfurt) –or-
2. Disrupt Dutch I Corps sector (interdict area around Buchholz) –or-
3. Support 3SA as main effort (secure route & bridges) –or-
4. Support 2GTA as main effort (secure route & bridges) –or-
5. Secure Rhine/Main Bridges (secure route & bridges)

0600 11 June “36th Naval Bde” 4 options:

1. Aid Poles at Rendsburg (use with 7th LDDP at Rendsburg) –or-
2. Land at Kappeln/Schleswig (secure area for DDR/PVA attack to Denmark) –or-
3. Land Schonberg (secure area for DDR/PVA attack to Denmark) –or-
4. Land Flensberg (secure area for DDR/PVA attack to Denmark) –or-
5. Attack Copenhagen (off map, no mission) –or-
6. Attack Bornholm Isl. (off map, no mission)
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12-16-2007, 07:43 PM,
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RE: Strategy Options in DF 85
Glenn Saunders Wrote:0900 10 June “Czech 22nd Airborne Rgt” 2 options:

0900 10 June “76th Gds Airborne Div” 2 options:

0900 10 June “106th Gds Airborne Div” 5 options:

1500 10 June “7th LDDP (Polish Marines)” 4 options:

1800 10 June “6th PDPD (Polish Airborne Bde)” 6 options:

1800 10 June “7th Gds Airborne Div” 5 options:

0600 11 June “36th Naval Bde” 4 options:

This is a surprise. All of these units show up as "Not Present" in the strength table. Does this mean that units which arrive via theater options are not indicated in the strength table?

Is there any other way units can fail to show up in the strength table?
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12-17-2007, 12:23 AM,
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RE: Strategy Options in DF 85
As you suggest, units in the strategy choices don't show up in the Strength/OOB listing. However, once the choice comes up and you make the choice, they will be added at that point, and show up normally, UNLESS the choice is one of the "no mission" choices, in which case since they still aren't present they will not show.

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12-17-2007, 04:25 AM,
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RE: Strategy Options in DF 85
As Rick say. So try picking some options and then go look under the strength menu and you will find the units you are looking for.
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