I do this as a bid because it greatly increases Japan’s options on round 1. While a transport bid to SZ50 does allow for a possible invasion of Hawaii its other options are rather limited.

The transport added to the E. Indies fleet not only allows the mentioned amphibs but is also fodder if need be for a strike on British naval units in sz30 or sz34.

Again I think it gives Japan the MOST options on round one.

If the FIG is killed, the AC does NOT have to move; and can in fact make any other NCM it wishes.

If the FIG lives, the AC MUST go to the designated SZ to recover the FIG.

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@AxisOfEvil:

@Cmdr:

Actually, I am quite proud that I, and game play, have convinced about 25% of the voters

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40 votes Russian Fighter
10 votes British Bomber

I really, really look for things to agree with you about jen. I like your enthusiasm in your analysis. But im confused. How can you incorrectly quote vote results that are posted at the top of this thread. How can anyone agree with you when your misrepresent obviously verifiable facts. Note the time and date of my post here. I am going to reproduce the numbers I see at the top:

ONE Russian Fighter  34 (79.1%)
ONE British Bomber  7 (16.3%)
ONE Japanese Fighter  1 (2.3%)
ONE American Bomber  0 (0%)
ONE German Fighter  1 (2.3%)
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Total Voters: 43

Look, they even include a handy % next to the number for us!! sweet. So 43 total votes. 7 for UK bomber. And logically, if 79.1% of the votes are for the russian fighter, it does not mean Jen can claim the other 20.8%. There are other options, created be Jen herself. Think of those as the Nadar vote, it doesnt count for your side Jen.

Again, why should we debate easily verifiable facts, especially ones posted at the top of the page!!!

Hence my observation of the Florida vote count (no political agenda was implied!)

No Allied ICs in Asia unless US is building a Pacific fleet.

OR YOU WILL FEEL JAPAN’S WRATH

Yes, that is the way it works.

You can land Fighters or Bombers in any territory your alliance held at the start of your move.

I have done something very similar to this.  My buddy knew I always go for Moscow first.  This game I planned to.  I bought 3 transports on G1.  Made the med attack with the sub and med fleet.

G2 masses Germany navy in SZ7 took London.  My buddy does the Ho-Chi-Men trail through the US to deter Japan from steping foot on the US mainland.  In addition to this he built a navy once they got to E Canada (2 rounds later) he took and held London.  I never got it back.

Had I not done some fast thinking with Japan on the US W coast Germany would have been toast.

I had a topic started about conducting Sealion every ones 8 ball said no b/c Germany needs help from Japan.  So I think you would have more luck with a Canadian Sheild then you would with a Sealion.

LT

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Saudi Arabia. Because I use it to keep track of incomes on my battlemap.

@TRakes:

What if the Russian player lends a fighter to the UK fleet on Rus1?

That makes the odds a lot stronger for UK.

Sure, makes the odds stronger for UK , but means that russian ftr is gone from the Russo-German front for AT LEAST two turns (R1+R2), possibly forever, without providing a single offensive diceroll (it cannot participate in any battle during R1, and also reach BEN).

It results in making trading more costly for the Ruskies, during R1+R2. Russia needs to expose 1 arm/turn , to get the same offensive power to trade land with the Germs. That is a cost of 5 ipc/turn, since that ARM will surely be killed. Furthermore, it might make it possible for Russia to only attack 1 area (WRU) during R1, instead of normal 2 (+BEL or +UKR).

The return is that Japan might loose extra naval units/ftrs, but the combined cost of exposing ARMs, plus the weakened attack power on R1, just doesn’t seem to be worth it. After all, even a combined SZ30 UK fleet, is something of a sideshow. The Russian-German border is the main theater of war.

@oldsalty:

Actually what our group is doing to our navy planes and Carriers is putting a very small strip of magnetic tape you can buy in a roll and cut to size.  One side is adhesive but we add glue to avoid any edge curling.  It doesn’t take much - especially a washer type magnet - because all you are doing is keeping the plane from falling off.

We put a small strip down the belly of the plane.  And we put a small patch on the top of the carrier.  Its totally hidden when the planes are on it.   Saves the work and trouble of drilling and iserting mag wire or metal down the centers.

smashing info! will try that out myself!

And Satchel… Wow! “Impressive” doesn’t seem to be nearly enough, to describe that table…  :-o

GK for that!  LOL

Most important territory?

I’d say either Persia or Novosibirsk.  Reason is, if the Allies can have a strong stack in Persia it really distracts Japan and secures Africa.  If the Allies have a really strong stack in Novosibirsk it pretty much secures, forever, Russia.

Just my impression.  Could be wrong.

As far as Sea Zones go, I’d say SZ 6 is the most important.  If you’re strong enough to sit your fleet there, you’re already technically in possession of SZ’s 5, 3, 4, 2, 8, 7 and 12 and by extension the entire Atlantic Ocean.  If you are not strong enough to sit your fleets there (as the allies) then you are losing to Germany, even if Germany does not sink your fleet.

hahaha, oh man I was in tears, especially when I read Morden’s post.

Just adding my support to our Rules Expert Krieg…  His statements are 100% correct regarding Amphibs.

@dezrtfish:

@LT04:

Dezrtfish,

I thought you lived in Arizona isn’t that a Virginia National Gaurd Unit?

LT

Hawaii, but we are an augmentation batallion

Ahh, OK.

LT

I have run into a situation similar to this before when I was in the International Union of Operating Engeneers (IUOE).  I was a surveyor and some how we ended up in their union.  We when it came to fighting issues equipment operators got first pick.  When it came to who got what equipment operators got first pick.

I think WotC is doing the same thing.  D&D and Magic get first priority and all their other projects (Avon Hill) get to fight over second place.

LT

@Cobert:

I disapprove of this strategy.  However, later on in the game, landing 2 transports in western canada usually makes the US way overbuild on ground forces out of panic.

Precisely why the US should never build in E. USA for transport to Europe/Africa, but should build in W. USA and move through Canada.  Now if the Japanese drop a few guys in Alaska you are in absolutely no threat as America.

The problem I find with AA Guns are they are double edged swords.  What if your enemy is like me, over her fear of losing fighters to AA Guns?  Now she takes all your AA Guns with Germany and Russia’s forced to dedicate tanks instead of fighters out of fear of losing valuable fighters?

Remember, Germany can easily recover from the loss of a fighter, and if she attacks 3 AA Guns with 3 Fighters we’re talking about a 50% chance of losing a fighter (not running the numbers, but 3 shots with a 1 in 6 chance should be 50% give or take.)  So each round Germany can count on a 5 IPC loss to AA Fire, but Germany’s earning 40 IPC or more.  And, to make matters worse, the Germans can still retreat those planes denying Russia and the Allies a chance to kill them, AND, they can use them as threat to attack enemy shipping still, forcing the allies to concentrate their naval forces.