JTS East Prussia '14 Released

[76mm]

Wouldn't there be situations in Smolensk where you're fighting an entrenched defender, like around Smolensk itself, or situations where the front stabilizes, like when the Soviets counterattack? I haven't played the HPS game, but it tends to go like that in other Smolensk scenarios: first, you're rampaging through the Soviet lines. After that, the Soviets dig in around Smolensk and their reinforcements show up, which slow the advance to a crawl if the scenario is done well.

Sure, there are a few entrenched localities, but the overall situation is very fluid, with both sides receiving reinforcements and both sides attacking and defending. While the Soviets often have time to dig in along a riverline before the Germans arrive, usually they don't have enough units/strength to hold anything against a determined attack...if the Sovs want to reinforce a particular area to hold it, it generally means that they will be leaving an open flank somewhere else.

I have to say that the campaign (playing head-to-head vs myself) has unfolded completely differently from the historical campaign. Also, I'm playing the "Drive on Smolensk" campaign rather than the stock campaign. I would think that a two-player game would be even more fluid, because it would be very difficult for either player to have much of an idea what the other side is doing.