Is this gamey?

[Marquo]

I spent many a long night when designing the Flashing Sword of Retribution trying to figure out what to do with the Totenkopf division which arrived on train from Paris west of Kharkov. Rather than having it arrive on a specifc date and time (historical), I placed it fixed on the map, with a release scheduled for the historical moment. I figured that if in a game the Russians moved faster than what really happened, then the OHK would have probably sent the TK to the front sooner. The easiest way to do this is to allow it to release sooner if the proper conditions prevail.

Another way of dealing with this issue is a bit more complex, but seems to work. You can add very low value units with no mvt to the fixed division's oob. These can be placed far forward as recon trip wires and when spotted, will allow the fixed rear units to release. This has been done in a revised Kursk, where the large Russian reserves otherwise would sit helplessly in place, while the Axis units steam forward. The system can be tweaked to allow some flexibility in terms of releases (acting as reinforcements), but it can de done.

Marquo :)