Egypt and South Africa

[Commander JayVon]

@calvinhobbesliker:

@Admiral:

My first assumption is how the starting force of the Italians in Libya and Ethiopia will be represented. Historically, the Italians outnumbered the British, but I don’t think the Italians would be able to take Egypt outright on T1, without a British counterattack or without amassing a force.

Yeah, but the quality was bad, so it may reduce to about equal.

Yes, thats what I’m thinking as well, maybe a total of six Italian infantry in Africa, two placed in Ethiopia, and four in Libya. Or it would be a mixed force, with two or three infantry, one artillery in Libya.  I wouldn’t think there would be any armored units for the Italians, due to their lack of quality historically.

Any ideas of British, or French (since they had colonies their too) set up?

[calvinhobbesliker]

@Admiral:

@calvinhobbesliker:

@Admiral:

My first assumption is how the starting force of the Italians in Libya and Ethiopia will be represented. Historically, the Italians outnumbered the British, but I don’t think the Italians would be able to take Egypt outright on T1, without a British counterattack or without amassing a force.

Yeah, but the quality was bad, so it may reduce to about equal.

Yes, thats what I’m thinking as well, maybe a total of six Italian infantry in Africa, two placed in Ethiopia, and four in Libya. Or it would be a mixed force, with two or three infantry, one artillery in Libya.  I wouldn’t think there would be any armored units for the Italians, due to their lack of quality historically.

Any ideas of British, or French (since they had colonies their too) set up?

Egypt may have 2-3 inf, 1-2 tanks and maybe 1 ftr(it may also have 1 art)

Saf may have around 2 inf, maybe 1 art

In between, there may be a few other inf scattered around to protect territories bordering Italy.

For France, they’ll probably have 1 inf in tunisia and morocco and maybe 2 in algeria, along with 1 in either west or eq africa

[calvinhobbesliker]

The UK goes before Italy, and any tanks and planes in Egypt should be able to hit Etiopia, along with any inf in Sudan or Kenya

[Dylan the Canadian]

To be honest even if Egypt can fall, I think it’s better that Africa has British defense in the first place

[calvinhobbesliker]

@Dylan:

To be honest even if Egypt can fall, I think it’s better that Africa has British defense in the first place

Better than what? When has Africa not has British defense?

[McMan]

DON’T FORGET ABOUT THE ANZAC INFANTRY IN EGYPT!!!

[Commander JayVon]

@McMan:

DON’T FORGET ABOUT THE ANZAC INFANTRY IN EGYPT!!!

I don’t think they’ll be represented, at least not as ANZAC anyway. Most likely they’ll be grouped as British-Commonwealth, just for the sake of simplicity. However, that doesn’t mean you can’t house rule it per say.  :wink:

[McMan]

Larry said there will be ANZAC in Egypt

[Commander JayVon]

Really, link?

[McMan]

Sorry I don’t have the link, but I know it’s somewhere on Larry’s site. I know it’s stupid to spit out information without any evidence, but I’m very confident that he said there will be ANZAC units in Egypt. Can anyone back this up?

[finnman]

@McMan:

Sorry I don’t have the link, but I know it’s somewhere on Larry’s site. I know it’s stupid to spit out information without any evidence, but I’m very confident that he said there will be ANZAC units in Egypt. Can anyone back this up?

I have also heard there will be Anzac in Egypt but I have no link to back this up.

[Krieghund]

@Admiral:

Really, link?

Yes, really, and don’t call him “link”.

[Striker]

@Admiral:

Really, link?

link  :-D

[Commander JayVon]

LOL

You guys are hilarious.

[Commander JayVon]

So, there will be an Allied triforce in Africa after all, but what are we looking at here in terms power, one or two infantry?

[SilverAngelSurfer]

@Admiral:

So, there will be an Allied triforce in Africa after all, but what are we looking at here in terms power, one or two infantry?

Two; one with the triforce of courage and one with the triforce of wisdom to counter the triforce of power. :-D

[calvinhobbesliker]

@SAS:

@Admiral:

So, there will be an Allied triforce in Africa after all, but what are we looking at here in terms power, one or two infantry?

Two; one with the triforce of courage and one with the triforce of wisdom to counter the triforce of power. :-D

ITALY will have 1-2 inf; the UK should have more

[SilverAngelSurfer]

@calvinhobbesliker:

@SAS:

@Admiral:

So, there will be an Allied triforce in Africa after all, but what are we looking at here in terms power, one or two infantry?

Two; one with the triforce of courage and one with the triforce of wisdom to counter the triforce of power. :-D

ITALY will have 1-2 inf; the UK should have more

Oh, I thought we were still talking about ANZAC…  Silly me. :wink:  Italy must be the good guys then.

[Dylan the Canadian]

@calvinhobbesliker:

@Dylan:

To be honest even if Egypt can fall, I think it’s better that Africa has British defense in the first place

Better than what? When has Africa not has British defense?

yeah doesn’t it annoy you when Germany or Italy or whatever is just blitzing through all of Africa.

[calvinhobbesliker]

@Dylan:

@calvinhobbesliker:

@Dylan:

To be honest even if Egypt can fall, I think it’s better that Africa has British defense in the first place

Better than what? When has Africa not has British defense?

Yeah, I’ve always hated how Egypt always falls on the 1st turn

yeah doesn’t it annoy you when Germany or Italy or whatever is just blitzing through all of Africa.