No japan built fleet every round with america. 7-9 subs a turn with Japan. I don’t think you understand how hard it is for Japan to get knocked out of the phillipines. US is 3 turns away from the phillipines at San francisco and Japan is only 1 turn away. Yes US has Naval dominance, but it is this 3 turns aways VS. 1 turn away that makes it tough.
I haven’t bought a single transport for the US and right now I have 25 subs, 6 destroyers, 3 cruisers, 3 carriers fully loaded, and 1 BB stationed off of queensland with US and 10 subs in hawaii and 7 subs 2 destroyers and a fully loaded carrier in san francisco. I have been trading off a destroyer for a sub every turn with Japan with US loosing a destroyer. On T3 Japan blocked and lost 2 destroyers, but got good rolls and US lost the 2 subs it sent to kill the destroyers, but they did kill the Jap destroyers. So I don’t see how in the world you are saying that US can walk all over Japan so early. You must be playing poor opponets. I am not some noob player grasshopper. I haven’t lost a game of revised or 42 version in over 50 games… I am 6-0 right now in global… Japan on T2 built 2 subs 2 DD’s T3 built 5 subs, and on T4 built 8 subs. and now Japan has 22 subs, 6 destroyers, 2 cruisers, 5 carriers, 22 planes, and 2 BB’s. Next turn I can put 22 subs, 6 DD’s, 2 cruisers, 5 carriers, 13 planes (3 for airbase), and 2 BB’s in the phillipines.
Cool down kojak, I was just messin with you, but now I see that your numbers are off… How can you be questioning my opponents if your winning so many games in a row? Don’t you think that’s a little piculuar? 25 subs? 16 destroyers? 22 planes? Sounds to me like your afraid to attack yourself. In my thread that started this whole thing, I said that my first US purchase was a battleship and 2 carriers, in another thread I laid out 4 complete US rounds in a move detailed blueprint explaining a strategy of mine that you called hog wash right from the get go, but since then I have had one experienced member try it and took back the Phillipenes and sunk the Japanese fleet way before round 7, and it doesn’t entail stacking or turtling. My strategy also called for the movement of my entire fleet during peace time to consolidate off the coast of queensland, so when America enters the war, they are in perfect position to take back the island. Besides, if you played my strategy move for move with my blueprint, where’s my second battleship in the pacific, I bought one and I started with one, and if you tell me that I lost it to low luck rolls trying to break through a destroyer blocking the Phillipenes, than I must be a fool. That reminds me… how can you beat your chest at me with your unbeaten record when only last week we established that you didn’t even know what round the Americans where able to declare war? You got Japan taking all the Dutch islands and making over $60 buying nothing but a ton of subs and destroyers, and all this before J3. My record would be 20-0 too if I could get away with that, but seriously let’s stop bashing each other, at least until I get the time to watch all your videos and find out what rules your playing by. BTW, I laid out a UK#1 strategy in the same thread, don’t suppose you followed that one to kick Italian butt?
Ok so instead of having 2 more subs and 1 more destroyer you will have 1 more BB. Still doesn’t mean you can attack my fleet. If you do you will loose horribly. The reason the moves are so defensive is because I am playing LL and if US attacked Japan would win with all her carriers and BB’s left and then some planes as well. US will be decimated while japan can then just repair her ships and buy more planes…
Ok so instead of having 2 more subs and 1 more destroyer you will have 1 more BB. Still doesn’t mean you can attack my fleet. If you do you will loose horribly. The reason the moves are so defensive is because I am playing LL and if US attacked Japan would win with all her carriers and BB’s left and then some planes as well. US will be decimated while japan can then just repair her ships and buy more planes…
Your missing the point I have been trying to make since the dawn of this conversation, which is…… My goal is to lose all my capital ships, destroyers, fighters, subs, strategic bombers and full transpots, in order to sink the Jap navy and leave 1 infantry on the phillipenes. That’s what my strategy aims to do, to make a clean slate on the ocean surface by sending everything to the ocean floor by the end of US#5. Than we will see who can out spend who.
You also seem to be missing mine grasshopper. Japan can Defend against US doing this. Once the battle is said and done with Japan will have 3 carriers and 2 BB’s left that can be repaired… This is a lot of money that america will now to have to contend with and Japan will still have a bunch of planes left. Attrition battles work when there aren’t units that can be left and repaired. 3 Carriers and 2 bb’s is 88 dollars worth of units.
Your forgeting about the ANZAC units that are going to mop up those limping ships.
I don’t see it. We’ll have to play sometime in the future and I can show you my Japan I am talking about.
Also the US can’t take the phillipines if they don’t win the sea battle, which in low luck it is impossible.
Young Grasshopper (or is i@Young:
Ok so instead of having 2 more subs and 1 more destroyer you will have 1 more BB. Still doesn’t mean you can attack my fleet. If you do you will loose horribly. The reason the moves are so defensive is because I am playing LL and if US attacked Japan would win with all her carriers and BB’s left and then some planes as well. US will be decimated while japan can then just repair her ships and buy more planes…
Your missing the point I have been trying to make since the dawn of this conversation, which is…… My goal is to lose all my capital ships, destroyers, fighters, subs, strategic bombers and full transpots, in order to sink the Jap navy and leave 1 infantry on the phillipenes. That’s what my strategy aims to do, to make a clean slate on the ocean surface by sending everything to the ocean floor by the end of US#5. Than we will see who can out spend who.
Young Grave chopper would be a good new nickname ;)
Just for the record: have you played as Japan against your own blueprint?
To be honest not yet, the wife is gone today so I was just about to go down stairs and stare at my table for hours. 1 game, my US opponent setup in Queens land during peace time and it worried me, but for some reason he moved everything back to Hawaii and started stacking, I was very relieved (I guess some habits are hard to break).
I just put up my latest video showing what the board currently looks like in round 7 it the end of Russia’s R7.
My cat just destroyed my table which had a setup from a saved game, dam, forgot to shut the door into my game room.
I just put up my latest video showing what the board currently looks like in round 7 it the end of Russia’s R7.
Waw, that’s a big UK fleet, i’m jealous!
Most of the big fights still need to take place, it seems.
By the way, i know it’s easy to say but try to keep the camera abit steady ;)
It is tough. I am actually thinking of the strategy as I am filming. If it is a tough turn I will think of the turn ahead of time and then film, but most of the time I am thinking of the strategy as I am filming and I forget I have a camera in my hand lol. Thanks for watching the vid. I just finished Japans R9. Looking like the axis might win now lol!
Sigh I just finished turn 9 and I don’t see how the allies win… Japan just took out UK india. Germany is sweeping in the southern oil fields seriously threatening taking egypt. Russia can’t come out of his capital too much for fear Germany sends his major forces north and takes russia while russia’s infantry are away trying to conquer some of their land back… UK has a sizable force in normandy, but Italy has some 40+ grounds units and 3 air to defend all of western germany and the france area. Even with UK atlantic making in the 50’s the last 3 turns it has been rough on the allies. US is just now doing well in the pacific, though I can’t even hold phillipines yet or else I will be destroyed easily by the Jap counter attack :(. Tough game I am telling you. I am not a big fan of playing as the allies. I feel this is the biggest problem with global 1940. Playing as the allies just isn’t much fun…
Sigh I just finished turn 9 and I don’t see how the allies win… Japan just took out UK india. Germany is sweeping in the southern oil fields seriously threatening taking egypt. Russia can’t come out of his capital too much for fear Germany sends his major forces north and takes russia while russia’s infantry are away trying to conquer some of their land back… UK has a sizable force in normandy, but Italy has some 40+ grounds units and 3 air to defend all of western germany and the france area. Even with UK atlantic making in the 50’s the last 3 turns it has been rough on the allies. US is just now doing well in the pacific, though I can’t even hold phillipines yet or else I will be destroyed easily by the Jap counter attack :(. Tough game I am telling you. I am not a big fan of playing as the allies. I feel this is the biggest problem with global 1940. Playing as the allies just isn’t much fun…
Really? I love playing Allies (in Global as well as in other versions), but it’s true, turning the balance is not that simple.
i think you might’ve gone abit too enthousiastic in building a UK fleet.
Since Egypt is crucial, i want loads of ground troops to fill Africa (if possible 3 land units per turn in S.Af and once there is an IC in Egypt, 3 land units per turn there too, even if it is just INF), to defend the VC and to prepare for the battle of the Middle East. Of course i have US fleet to back me up in the Med. I can see that in a US-all-Pacific this might be a problem).
India is bound to fall if Japan says so…
I just realised that in all my games as Allies, i never got to land in Normandy. Always gone either Med or Norway. Attacking Axis flanks just always felt more lucrative…
I think I see why, though right now I am building 13 units a turn for the europe board as well as 3 units in egypt. I would have stayed in the med, but what I saw was that Italy has nearly 40 ground to defend with… Italy wasn’t going to fall anytime soon, and with building 6 units in africa (that is if I were building units in south africa factory, which I didn’t) a turn this would take a long long time. also if I were using these units to drop in med I wouldn’t be able to drop in europe until at least turn 10 or later, unless I built a ton of sea units. Also if I were dropping units in greece, I wouldn’t be able able to defend egypt as easily since these units would be going to greece. Allies are rough. Other versions I love playing as the allies. Revised, 42, classic, and even anniversary (though honestly I like axis more in anniversary even with a 13 bid for allies). Right now I am just having a rough time finding the perfect strat. Japan is about to loose complete control in the pacific, but this is at least 2 turns away. 2 more turns of full US builds in pacific, and then on T12 I can build in atlantic. T13 land in gibralter and then start pumping 10 units+ a turn into europe with US.
axis win. In three turns Russia will fall. Attacking units are 117 1’s, 26 artillery, 23 tanks, 5 figs, 5 tacs, 2 bombers. VS. 144 2’s, 5 tanks, 1 tac, 2 fighters and 6 aa guns. Battle calc says Germany will win with 44 units left at the end. Since it is low luck this will probably be how it ends up or even better. India fell this turn to Japan and can be liberated, but Japan is too strong. US will be spending in pacific for 2 more turns and then be able to send everything toward germany. By the time US lands Russia will be gone. Germany making 100 and Italy at this time has 50 ground and air units combined defending germany’s flank. I can now play someone if anyone is interested. I will be axis.
nice work
it has been fun following your game
must get tired rolling that many dice:)
