).Among these, Serbia, because one knows it is inevitable Austria-Hungary is going to attack, no matter what you do -
especially with the non-historical Diplomatic-Civilian-Causus Bellie ratings that have been slapped on Serbia.
Several observations are worthy:
1. Serbia can survive the first month of combat with existing Orbat, but highly recommend that the revised Barracks and order-of-battle be adopted (see separate thread) for better historical balance and play.
This applies particularly because Serbia lacks the historical Artillery numbers.
2. Within about a month of game play, Serbia get it with the new AI "reserves" minimum requirement......makes no sense that a small country like Serbia (and several others) would be saddled with this maintenance of reserve forces, to the point that new units cannot be brought to play, nor can the play add Militia onto the game.
This first hit Serbia about three weeks into the game and impacted the ability to finish raising Militia units in smaller towns. Several Infantry units had been mobilized at that point, moved northwest and northward (toward Belgrade).
It continued over the next week plus, when Serbia finished building its first Armored Car unit (design acquired from France), which was immediately placed in Reserve status by the computer; further efforts to bring the unit to Active status only came when another couple Cavalry (already not 100% from battle damage), were placed in Reserve.
3. We need some commentary and guidelines from BG on this new addition (or at least I had not run into it with SR-36/SRU) in playing Soviet Union). Why it has been added? And, what parameters (percentages of units now must be anticipated to be kept in national reserve, etc.?
4. Or, drop the whole idea and save a lot of code writing, better utilized elsewhere.....
[This reminds me too much of the "vulnerability" aspect....those little red dot's adjacent Unit details.....that sometimes would be so inappropriately applies - can remember seeing 1936, brand new design destroyers get red dots placed on them in the most inaccurate ways, where Green dots should have been applied.]
My views anyway.
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* Will paste up a AAR on the A-H/Serbian war next day or so....
