RE: New Panzer Battles game incoming ?
No idea why, but I thought the Panzer Battles main map was only 40 square kilometres or so, whilst it appears to be about 80.
That means that, as I see it, there are 3 likely candidates for the Western Front if it's a 1940 title:
-Dunkirk-Lille.
-Hannut-Gembloux Gap-Dyle Line-perhaps Meuse up to Dinant.
-(Givet area?)-Greater Sedan area-Stonne-Rethel.
As there are Dutch forces in the title, the first option seems the most likely.
From the perspective of massed tank battles where both sides have numerous tanks, I'd prefer Hannut/Gembloux Gap.
I'm not sure how well it could be balanced with air strikes taking a turn to arrive. Making all the French units poor quality ones wouldn't really suit the level of training within the 2nd and 3rd DLM. I don't own France '40, so I don't know what kind of quality the units would have, but I imagine most would be D or C rating, albeit with higher breakdown chances. However, ways were found to balance East Prussia '14 as well, so I'm sure it could work.
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