Once you hold Astrakhan and have cut the rail east of Stalingrad, this position is very strong.ORIGINAL: jjdenver
Why are the Germans in the line of swamps north of Astrakhan? I haven't played so this is a newbie question but it's the second time I've seen it. Is it for defensive purposes? Camo from air recon? Better supply? Something else? Usually in games I keep my units out of swamps not in them.
You get the benefits of swamp as defensive position and russians are too far from their supply source.