Red Thunder Hints: ------ Until you learn the game, it's best to let the Air Force Adjutant manage your initial plane allocation. He'll make sure to place a reasonable number of planes on air superiority missions, to operationally bomb appropriate hexes, and to leave a handful of squadrons for you to employ. Take a minute to learn the factors that affect your attacks. As the Soviet leader, you can initially bludgeon the Germans, but you'll soon find that you don't have an unlimited supply of men and material. It's better to employ your forces effectively. Try to utilize the corps integrity rules, air support, close artillery support, and long-range artillery. It will make your gaming life much easier. Partisans are so cool. They won't survive a toe-to-toe battle with a Panzer battalion, but they can blow bridges and blocks roads. Both endeavors make them worth their weight in vodka. Don't make foolhardy attacks. Three-to-one odds are the minimum for a safe attack. Use the powerful Soviet infantry to rip holes in the German lines, and then follow through with the tank formations. Surround formations, cut off their supply, and then destroy them.
