"Objective Japanese 6 Home Islands: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs" What are these islands?

I’m playing an opponent who is preventing Vichy from occurring by having the UK attack Italy’s destroyer and transport in SZ96 from SZ98 with a destroyer, cruiser, tactical from aircraft carrier in SZ98 and a fighter from Malta. Italy’s destroyer is sunk (and transport). Then in the Non-Combat phase, UK loads the transport in SZ98 and lands UK troops in Southern France. Since France is still an ally at this point, this is legal and effectively prevents Vichy mode, since Germany will now have to take Southern France on its next turn. There isn’t any way to prevent this as far as I can tell.

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How does this strategy work out in Balanced Mod 3?

Good Action Argo ! Sounds way cool. Do you plan on making a triplea version ?

The “Heavy” armor piece from FMG was originally listed as the Semovente 75/18, which I believe is what it is.

At some point, someone put a post saying “the gun barrel was such-n-such long” and “the body was so-n-so wide” so it MUST be a 105/25. I imagine that is where HBG’s confusion lies. Coach must have seen that post and it stuck in his head so he put it on his site as such.

@boboshonda:

Any word on a possible link for German preorders for this site?  I’m willing a ready to lock in some sets!

I will not put the Germany Pre-order up until the Italian units are shipping.

Thanks

I can’t speak to the rules since I haven’t seen any. As for how you are splitting up the Theatre Maps, it’s a bit unoriginal. And, how does the 3 map system work? Now I have to look in at least 2 different places to see what’s there? Reminds of Third World War by GDW, another game that won’t fit on any table known to man.

@Craig:

If you are going to break the Balkans up into that many territories, why wouldn’t you then go back and break up places like France and Scandinavia?  Just wondered what your thought process was.

Also, you added an extra SZ in the Med.  Is this on purpose or just a mistake?

Good work!

Craig

I now see that the other map has these changes too.  Also I see that China has another territory.  Are these changes that have been made on the original PoS map?

Both mine and forzaniller’s map replicate the original PoS used on TripleA.

I wasn’t involved on the original PoS design but I’ve played it dozens of times and China was divided mainly to slow down J’s advance on that axis. It also makes a Sinkiang IC more defendable.
The additional SZ in the med is to help defend the Italian fleet. Allied Bombers flying from the UK now need to land on Gibraltar if they want to strike SZ14 and it is impossible for Allied Fighters on the Caucasus to hit SZ14. So the allies really need to commit to the Med/Africa if they want to sink the Italian Navy (instead of just using aircraft)
Finally, I think the breakdown of Balkans into 3 territories was to boost Italy’s starting IPC without having a territory with a large IPC value (with 5 or 6), while allowing G to build naval units on the Med.

BlackElk (the original PoS main designer) has started a http://tripleadev.org/index.php?showtopic=1507 on the TripleA forums for a new version of PoS that adds a lot of territories, splitting up Scandinavia and so on. I think it just complicates the game a bit.