Minsk Campaign - Balanced?

[Nitram Draw]

I have checked Sgt Fury's campaign and though it seems to be more playable than the stock I still think that with a moderate russian play the germans are doomed.

force ratio :
-460.000 vs. 250.000 men -> and a significant part of the soviet army consists of guards units

-12.000 vs. 3.000 guns -> if the germans try to make a stand somewhere they will be vaporized in a few turns by the heavy artillery

-6.000 vs. 1.500 vehicles

-2.400 vs. 223 planes...... -> this combined with the 25% air availability and the meagre 15% Axis Air Interception results in a deadly mix..

And not to forget that the Germans will loose considerable amount of units during first turns of the soviet breakthrough.

I havent played a single minute with the campaign but by just looking at the numbers and the starting situation I cannot see any possible way for the german player to avoid certain defeat.

So if I were you Marquo I would choose another title to play.

The Germans are definately going to get hammered in any version. The question is does it translate into enought VP's for a win? You need to capture a lot of grouond as the Russians and the vast majority of you units are slow.
I liked Sgt Fury the best as the additional units can help the Germans conduct a more orderly retreat. It may not be historically accurate but it's more fun for the German than the stock campaign, which is an exercise in continuous retreat! :)