Need help getting Jap Tac-Bombers

Today’s numbers:

HBG = 6 fans;

GW 1939 = 9 fans;

Inv of  Ita = 6 fans;

Okinawa = 6 fans and

WW III = 3 fans.

Don’t forget to comment and rate the games as well. It would be really cool if we could get Global War 1939 on the “Hotness” list!

I have been working on that stuff best I can. I would love to get some more play time in to expose any bugs, but there’s never enough time to do everything. I will keep working to improve it though!

@Tigerman77:

This was my idea exactly for my 39 setup. All nations start out with medium bombers and have to develop heavy bombers….so if Japan and Germany want to skip this technology for another they can. These new pieces are going to open the games for more house rules…isn’t that what we want? It’s what I want…! I think making Heavy bombers for the countries that don’t have an OOB heavy and making medium bombers for the countries that don’t have an OOB medium is the smart thing to do.

I agree with you here on the possibility of house rules.  In my house rules version major warships already get 2 attacks, one for primary and one for secondary armament, so giving heavy bombers two chances to hit isn’t much of a stretch, any more than having 2-hit warships (or in my case, even 3-hit ones, though I haven’t quite settled on whether the 3-hit ones should be rare “super-BB’s” or standard BB’s, giving BC’s and carriers 2 hits…)

As far as making it a tech, you could also make certain techs be already awarded to certain nations as a national advantage: e.g., Germany could automatically get Heavy Tanks whereas the US & UK could automatically get Heavy Bombers, which to some degree reflects the realities of the war and of each nation’s research priorities in the early-war period up to 1942 (when some game scenerio’s begin, after all…)

Giving the oob 4-engines a “tech” status, though (even if it’s automatically awarded to the US, say) does somewhat push the B-29 out of the picture as an “upgrade” options, though… but this may become a non-issue, as I have yet see anyone firmly commit to doing a B-29 piece… (Other than TT’s old piece which is maybe too small…)

@Tigerman77:

Keep It Simple Stupid.  Lol I heard it alot in the Navy!!

AAAAAH HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HAAAAaaaaaa!!!  Okay, got it!  I had seen it in a number of posts but just hadn’t heard what it meant.  I thought it was something directly related to the game.

By the way Tigerman, is that map in your little picture of Sicily?

Hi All,

I’m looking for 2nd edition navy pieces (BB,TRN,SUB,CC) for a game I’m building. I have some stuff I could trade or just pay for them. I have a set of red Japanese from Pacific plus some extra Americans and Brits all from Pacific and Europe. Any takers?

Post some pics!

“World at War” is GREAT!

It contains the following:

– Over 200 plastic playing pieces (includes sub pens and cruisers)
– Control Markers for each Country
– New map with the territories split up a little more (see www.wargamer.com/axisandallies/images/waw_map_3rd.gif)
– New rules (see www.xenogames.com/Wawrules.htm)
– New set up charts
– Starting time is 1939
– Adds France and China as separate players
– Has special troops such as paratroopers, marines, Russian guards, German SS Panzers and SS Panzergrenadiers
– Adds special attacks for Japan (Sneak Attack, Banzai Attack and Kamikaze Attack)
– Can Attempt to Assassinate Hitler

Plus, tons of other stuff!

Mista Biggs 8)

catpoop? interesting name….