All those numbers prove, is how stupid communism was.
And how willing it was to throw bodies on the fire, to make communism work. There is something like a 7 to 1 kill ratio of russians to germans on the eastern front.
But when you’re killing YOUR OWN people, Killing people in your subsiduary states (Poland, Romania, Lithuania, Finland etc), Killing people because they are a political threat to your power, and killing people by ordering them to stay in cities under massive bombardment and attack - your going to end up with a few extra casualties.
The final reality is, that if the allies weren’t tying German Aircraft, ships, and resources down, drawing troop and financial focus, as well as supplied the russians with desperately needed resources, food, commando’s, weapons and supplies. The people would have turned in on themselves, and thier leader Stalin.
Using bodycount is NOT a viable way of justifying stupidity as “hard work”.
That said, I have to AGREE with Tall Paul. Transport’s are everything. Sink them as quickly as possible, and you’ll maintain your game balance.