Early MOSCOW (41)

No. of Turns:  22
     - It is a long way to Moscow through stiff resistance and
ideal defensive terrain.  Tula is also very defendable against a
much small southern German battlegroup.  The time favors the
Allies.

No. of Objectives:  8
     - While the number favors the Germans, their disperse nature
requires multiple battlegroups to lay seige to them as soon as
possible.  Only if one of the final three objectives can be taken
quickly can that battlegroup turn to aid others.

Prestige:   Axis = 524       Allies = 1204
     - Massive advantage to the Soviet player.  German armor is
once again not much better than the Soviet T-34s or the KV
series.  Cheap partisans, ATGs and AA guns can create a nightmare
of defensive areas around major objectives.   The Allies begin
with the prestige to buy quite a few new tanks to quash the
German advancement early.

New Unit Exp:   Axis = 2 Stars    Allies = 0 Stars

Air Superiority - No doubt that the Germans have the advantage
once again.  But with the low beginning prestige count, the
German player cannot afford to immediately take advantage of the
air superiority and buy new bombers.  It is more likely that the
German player must make do with the starting planes.

Ground Superiority - Soviet armor is good enough to slug it out
with the German tanks toe-to-toe.  Only the airforce swings the
balance and they cannot be everywhere on the large map.  The
Soviets begin  with many good units with the capability to build
quite a few more and the time to accumulate more prestige.  

General Information -  The Russian weather can and probably will
turn ugly for a few turns depositing rain or snow upon the fields
further slowing German advancement.  Look to the Volga being a
major defensive perimeter.

Final Evaluation -
               Prestige            Experience
Axis             +1                    0
Allies            0                    0