Axisplaya,
Thanks for the feedback…I have a board set and will model your conclusions. In general, I play folks that understand efficiency and that for Russia, every defender is important. At the same time, blocking a northern approach effectively and possibly interfering with German NOs is like having more defenders, in a sense. I am not yet convinced it can be done but I will take your observations into account during planning. It would really be great to stomp Finland and Norway with Russia… Just don’t know of it is doable…
