As you can see in the Global 1943, No. 5 Game Report: Round Early 1947:
The Soviets have reinforced the entire Eastern Front with Mines.
German units have crossed only a few of these Minefields - with minimum losses.
The Soviet strategy obviously included an extended use of Mines - but the effect had only minimum impact on German losses, since the Mines were spread out along the entire Eastern Front.
Any strategy that includes Mines must take the following into account:
- Which direction the enemy units are most likely to attack
- Where do you want to channelize the enemy units
- Where do you put the weight of your defense
Example:
In the Soviet Far East, the Soviets can successfully place Mines on the borders of Yakut S.S.R. Yenisey, Buryatia in the event of a Japanese attack across those borders, since the Japanese land units are forced to move in that direction.
The entire Eastern Front is simply too long to defend with Mines. Only a few obvious borders are preferable to defend with Mines - such as the borders between:
- Novgorod and Baltic States
- Novgorod and Archangel
- Rostov and Caucasus
- Caucasus and SZ 100 (to prevent Landing Craft assualts from Greece and Eastern Europe).