Office of the Economic Minister

greeny · March 31, 2003, 14:11

Greetings Comrades!

This thread is for communications with the Economic Minster (me)

, where anyone can post advice or complaints about matters of Economic policy. But this thread's main purpose is for facilitating rushbuying by Front Commanders and the Armaments minister.

How I'm going to run this is: while playing your turn note down what you want to rush buy, in what city and what how much it costs. Then once your turn is finished and your turn posted, post on this thread what you have noted down in order of priority. And post WHY you need it so I can make an informed decision. Once everyone else has played thier turn I will make the purchases that I approve of; based on money avaliable, urgency of request, front priorities set by the Marshal etc.

If for some reason you NEED to know if I will approve a purchase before you finish a turn PM me and you will get a decision as soon as possible. Or you could rushbuy without approval; but I will take a very dim view of this.

Don't bother asking for rushbuys that arn't urgent in the first few turns as money will be very tight, since I will be maximising Science production to get the KV-1 tank onto the production lines (one of the few units capable of slowing the Axis advance in part 1). After that I will be much more generous, and allow masses rushbuying of KV-1s across the Frontlines (and I'm sure we will need them by then!). Before that money will go to key cities, mass rushbuying of barracks, and mabe the NKVD units.

Also comrades it is vital that we sell improvement on a massive scale especialy on this front lines aswell as cities immediately behind them, most expensive building first! Also I advise the armaments minister to sell off all improvements that arn't realy neccisary as we will badly need the Roubles!

For the Rodina!

Shaka Naldur · April 1, 2003, 07:47

hi,
1st Ukrainian front comander

well, my situation is a little bit bad
I have not a chance against the german but I would try to resist as much as possible
I would like to rushbuil and AA batery at kiew and a barracks at gomel
I will disband units for that so the cost is cheaper

you can sell anysingle building from any of my cities, they are not going to be ours for long

H Tower · April 1, 2003, 08:14

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Originally posted by Shaka Naldur
I will disband units for that so the cost is cheaper

disbanding units in the early game is not allowed.

Quote:

you can sell anysingle building from any of my cities, they are not going to be ours for long

you are responsible for selling improvements in the cities contained in your front

Shaka Naldur · April 1, 2003, 08:17

Quote:

Originally posted by H Tower

disbanding units in the early game is not allowed.

I thought that the idea of this was to prevent massive disband of red army units to don´t let the germans get free units,
we are not allowed to disband units to make other more valuable unit cheapers??

Quote:

you are responsible for selling improvements in the cities contained in your front

ok

Colwyn · April 1, 2003, 19:00

Dear Comrade Greeny

The germans have attacked us without provication and inflicted severe loss's to the front.

I have no functional modern tanks/units etc and wish to rush buy units in the following cities if they won't be built in one turn. (only one I think from memory)

Minsk, Smolensk, Kaluga, Tula(needs a barracks) and Moscow.

What I desperately need is some bombers, the prototypes from Moscow must continue and given command to the belerussian front.

PS we have agreed that disbanding one unit for rush buying purposes is ok.

The ANZAC · April 1, 2003, 21:09

If you could help out in building units in Demyansk, Kalinin, and Yaroslav, it would be much appreciated

Shaka Naldur · April 2, 2003, 13:27

Gomel- Barracks, don't know how useful is going to be there, if Kiev holds a few turns we can have some nice units for smolensk
Poltava- at poltava we can rush-build an AA batery or a T 34/76 for the defense of the don river, they will be a little bit expensive
Kiew- will build an AA batery next turn
if kirovgrad resists will have a tank T 34/76 for the next turn for only 86 coins
a lot of citizens have become scientists, if we are not supose to do that please could anybodyelse change it

EZRhino · April 2, 2003, 16:35

Shaka: Unless we plan on doing a LOT of reloads, it is very unlikely that we will hold Kiev for more that 2 full turns, Probably easier just to move the important units there to Poltava. Do you intend to hold on to Gomel?Dont count on holding it for more than a few turns. I think we should only try to hold the cities on the river Don, with the possible inclusion of Perekop.

Shaka Naldur · April 2, 2003, 18:02

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Originally posted by EZRhino
Shaka: Unless we plan on doing a LOT of reloads, it is very unlikely that we will hold Kiev for more that 2 full turns, Probably easier just to move the important units there to Poltava. Do you intend to hold on to Gomel?Dont count on holding it for more than a few turns. I think we should only try to hold the cities on the river Don, with the possible inclusion of Perekop.

even reloading we won´t hold kiew,
i´m going to keep the units in kiev, I'm only going to move the tanks
but I was planing on moving them to smolensk rather than to poltava

EZRhino · April 2, 2003, 21:12

Agreed

I think it would be prudent however, to try to get as many units out of Kiev as possible. Cossacks, AT Guns, MGs, Mobile Infantry, Tanks and any NON Infantry that are there. As to where to send them, Poltava if you are gong to Perekop or Rostove, or Gomel if you are going to Smolensk.

EZRhino · April 2, 2003, 21:12

Duplicate Post. Whoops....

Colwyn · April 4, 2003, 02:59

Rush buy

Kaluga 81,000 -Cossack
Tula 81,000 -Cossacks
Smolensk 431,000 -Vetran AA (critical if we have any chance of stopping the germans before moscow)
Moscow - 641, Rush buy 1 PE2 (rem to disband 1 unit to help pay for it)

Yes its 1.1 million but whats the price for Moscow?
The PE2 and AA are the most important!!

Remember each turn we hold Minsk.Smolensk.Viet gives 700,000 to the treasury!

PS I won't be asking for much in subsequent turns only for Cossacks if that.

curtsibling · April 4, 2003, 04:21

I have many refugees fleeing under my protection, Comrade Economic Minister!

Fleeing Refugees in the Vogla region have been moved and saved by my heroic efforts,
they now reside in Rostov and Stalingrad...

Also more refugees were saved from the steel jaws of the nazi ogres,
and now await a place to be moved to...Will my commanders please advise?

Shall we move the refugees to the Demyansk area?

What is your plan for our citizens, do you want to give me a 'city destination' list to send them to?

Awaiting further recommendations...

curtsibling · April 4, 2003, 04:23

What do we plan to do with re-located refugees?

I know I am in charge of moving them, but is someone else in charge of actually using the refugee...

Comrades, Please clarify.

H Tower · April 4, 2003, 05:57

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Originally posted by curtsibling
What do we plan to do with re-located refugees?

I know I am in charge of moving them, but is someone else in charge of actually using the refugee...

Comrades, Please clarify.

you are to build the cities of the future using the refugees given to you.

curtsibling · April 4, 2003, 06:40

Do I have permission to add the refugees to cities or build new ones at the Marshall's command?

We cold build new rear area cities, named to commemorate victorious commanders in the coming battles...

Shaka Naldur · April 4, 2003, 12:36

hi, I would like to rush build this units

NKVD Saratov 166
vorozneh AA battery 261
Kursk T 34/76 261

H Tower · April 4, 2003, 14:09

Quote:

Originally posted by curtsibling
Do I have permission to add the refugees to cities or build new ones at the Marshall's command?

The Mashal is a busy man and cannot be concerned with the utilization of peasants without a home, do with them as you wish

curtsibling · April 4, 2003, 14:32

Heroic Comrade Marshal!

As you command - Leave them in my care!

I have compiled a list of new homes for our sturdy workers!

Henrik · April 4, 2003, 16:18

Request permission to rush buy an AA in Novgorod (did so last turn as well). I sold improvements for around 600 gold this turn, buying the AA would cost 106 if done incrementaly or 246 otherwise.

The AA will be moved to Luga imidietly when finnished where it will be used to counter the Stuka strikes that the enemy surely will unleash upon that city within short.

Signed:
Henrikov

Six Thousand Year Old Man · April 13, 2003, 10:50

(my own requests, copied verbatim from the turnlog thread)

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If any rushbuying is available - STAVKA requests, in order of importance:
Katyusha in Murmansk; AA in Kitela; AA in Kandalaska; Power Plant in Archangelsk.

Colwyn · April 16, 2003, 02:31

Ministery of Economics

Disband the t-26 and purchase a AA unit for Vietbsk 261,000

Disband the non vetran AA in Moscow and purchase the PE2 300,000

Green troups are next to useless, best to merge them with a fully trained new division.

These are important as the PE2 is very effective as a blocking unit matched with a ground AA unit. And the AA for stopping the JU-88's that are reported in the area(look pic), the PE2 defence screen will be gone next turn

for refueling.

As promised much less asked for this turn, next turn moscow should start building something else for the winter months ie tanks and my cities will be on cossacks only if the enemy are at the gates and we risk losing the city.

Signed

Pavlov Zangalis

Henrik · April 17, 2003, 03:47

Henrikov, commander of the baltic front would like to request one barracks in Luga, cost 66(000) rubles.

Six Thousand Year Old Man · April 19, 2003, 11:03

Stavka requests, in order of importance: rushed Barracks in Kitela, AA in Kandalaska, T-34 (or KV-1, I hope) in Viipuri. The T-34 in Murmansk in production should be switched to KV-1 when those are available, and the Freighter can be rushed in Archangelsk if possible. Production has started on an I-16 in UK, but what STAVKA really wants in the UK are PE-2's, or ideally, IL-2 Shturmoviks. So don't rush anything in the UK until those units are available. We get tons of ships via event there, anyway.

- Comrade General Styomanovich.

Shaka Naldur · April 19, 2003, 14:28

Serafimovich AA battery 430 but I really need to buy it, really need to..
T 34/76 200 at poltava

and I would like a barracks on Uralsk because I'll need an AA battery at Saratov and the city is building NKVD troopers

H Tower · April 20, 2003, 23:23

what will be the next tech that we will be researching?

Shaka Naldur · April 21, 2003, 07:33

we should start researching to get the Il-2 for the next summer, it is basic to have this units in summer 1942

greeny · April 28, 2003, 04:56

Good news Comrades! Thanks to the tireless efforts of Soviet scientists the new heavy tank the KV-1 is entering production this month! The Economic ministry suggests a huge program of rush-building along the frontlines to stop the facist pig-dogs in their tracks!

Henrik · April 28, 2003, 09:37

One sewer system sold.
I request the rush buying of a KV1 in Narva (not Leningrad as that city is in revolt for some reason

).

signed:
Henrikov

The ANZAC · April 28, 2003, 18:21

request one KV-1 be rush built in Demyansk.