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[Von Earlmann]

I agree with all the statements above. The allied advantage in general was unquestioned. The same concerns the unit stregnth.

I cannot possibly speak for every scenario, but there would be situations when in local battles in the area size corresponding to CS scale this advantage was not always scaled to the overall ratio between the armies. I would take a chance that not too many designer would feel it worth an effort to design a scenario depicting a battle where the ratio was indeed 11:1 as propably it would not be too popular in the H2H section. So I think the designe trying create historical scenario would most likely choose a battle where the forces where in a relative balance to make it attractive for H2H play. For instance, I do not see to many players interested to command Romanian Cavarly division with scarce AT equipment smashed by 5th Soviet Tank Army during Operation Uranus :) Not my idea of balanced and fun to play scenario :)

On the other hand fictional scenarios have their own right and I think the designer creates them purely with fun and balance in mind so are different story.

Therefore based I am not surprised that not too many scenarios in DB reflect the overall imbalance quoted above...

All that said, I agree with the points on the strength ans amazing capabilities of some German units.

Your absolutely right on balance..........in most of my Kursk scenarios I only gave the Russians about a third to a half of the actual infantry and AT assets they had..........otherwise no one would play them.......as it is I have had a few complaints that the Russians are too strong...can you imagine how the actual German combat soldier must have felt at times?

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