The Lev wrote:Definately Siberian options, like having three options for the Czech Legion-a breakthrough west, a full withdrawal east or the phased withdrawal/garrissoning which ended up happening.
I'm not sure the Czech Legion could have an Option "breakthrough west".
They spend the summer 1918 to gather their troops from all along the Transiberian railroads (some was even already in Vladivostock) and to fight back on the Volga. Their war objective was to re-open a front against Germany/Austria (and to support Russian factions which want it to be). When the WWI Armistice happen, most of the Legion refused to continue an offensive fight and only wanted to fight to reach sea ports to go home. But :
1) If the Czech legion did managed in the few first months of summer operations to reach Arkangelsk, then linked to the Volga front : It could not embark there, because from 11 november 1918 to spring 1919, the northern seas are frozen.
2) So the last option would be to reach the Black sea. But to manage a peacefull evacuation, it would need the control of the railroad Samara-Tambov-Tsarytsyn-Rostov. The Volga could have been an alternative way to reach Tsarytsyn from Samara without crossing Tambov, but it is also frozen in winter...
If the Whites could hold this railroad and this towns without problems during few months from november 1918, they could allow the whole Legion to move and reach Rostov. But it was one of the more active front of that time and the Czech didn't wanted to be on the front anymore...
In the History, when the armistice happen, the Czech legion was already repulsed in the Oural mountains. So far away from the required objectives to control.
If the White player succeed to hold the Volga, it would be already nice, but to control completely this evacuation way in november 1918 would be a rare game situation.
The Lev wrote:Boldyrev holding his position? i like Boldyrev-something about Siberian Regionalism which i find appealing
Planed for next patch : If you lose the Volga, Komuch collapse, a directory regim set a capital in Omsk with Boldyrev, then players get a new option which allow a choice to keep the Directory regim or to set up a military dictatorship (Kolchak Coup).