"But Larry should make the US a beast in the economy department, we equaled the entire world in steel production at the start of the war and were outproducing it by the end of the war, the US should have an income that should almost equal the Axis all by itself. "
Ahh Yea the good old days when America actually had a manufacturing core. Thanks NAFTA.
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"But Larry should make the US a beast in the economy department, we equaled the entire world in steel production at the start of the war and were outproducing it by the end of the war, the US should have an income that should almost equal the Axis all by itself. "
Ahh Yea the good old days when America actually had a manufacturing core. Thanks NAFTA.
LOL, yeah. Only way Axis to win is if it takes over the rest of the world, THEN USA might start having some problems.
So seririously I have to (assuming I am axis) take over almost all of europe. and THEN go after america? I like games where I can do a lot of different things (the 1941 scenerio in AA50 comes to mind). It just sounds so forced for the axis player…take france…then take britian…oh no! now I have to fight russia. Then comes america. I dont think poor little italy will be much help at all…
Italy is good for one thing, well make that two. Attacking Africa and the Middle East, and supplying the Atlantic and Mediterranean with ships. They were and should be the breaking point for the Axis in the game. As long as Italy holds out then Germany will be a tough nut to crack, lose Italy and Germany will fall like a house of cards, so long as Russia is still alive.
http://www.axisandallies.org/forums/index.php?topic=15031.0
third post down in the above linked thread has LH’s quote on France-Germany-Russia triangle.
The diplomatic aspect of the Nazi/Soviet relationship will be ignored in part. Either can attack each other turn one, but what would they be able to bring to bear, that will be the question. What will be remembered will be the ‘friendly’ relationship in terms of offensive ability on the front. Both will be setup in defensive positions at best, but nothing too deep. The vast expanse of Russia will be the a problem, too much ground for Russia to defend early but too much ground for Germany to reinforce quickly.
The question will be is there enough in France to keep Germany’s attention? Could Germany split their forces and go both directions right away? Can they chip away France’s 3 territories over a couple turns, will moving to Moscow. LH has mentioned about SeaLion, so it will also take UK a couple turns to mobilize to the continent. US also will be delayed. How much can be grabbed and as quickly as possible. Depending on the final numbers of units involved in the setup, both may be possible, or just let the Italians take France and ignore Africa.
I would rather let Italy take france. They can do the most good. But how big was russia in 1940? All I have to base it off of is what I have played with in the past. With germany Within reach of moscow. How many countries are betweeen them you think?
Anyone can take France at anytime.
If you think of it this way, Germany took territory that basically was double the size of Germany. And they were still about 100 Km from Moscow when the winter hit. Depending on how many territories Larry wants to put in between, I would say 3-6 territories in a straight shot from Berlin to Moscow. The distance is about 900 miles, so 3-6 seems like a good number, and allows Germany to be at Russia’s capital within 2 to 3 turns.
If you think of it this way, Germany took territory that basically was double the size of Germany. And they were still about 100 Km from Moscow when the winter hit. Depending on how many territories Larry wants to put in between, I would say 3-6 territories in a straight shot from Berlin to Moscow. The distance is about 900 miles, so 3-6 seems like a good number, and allows Germany to be at Russia’s capital within 2 to 3 turns.
Wouldn’t it be similar to Axis and Allies Anniversary?
Most likely.
A bigger map may include more territories
Hopefully that is the case, and now that I have looked closer at the photos for AAP40 it does look like there are many more SZ’s and territories. Hopefully that will be the case with AAE40.
I am hoping so too.
What are “Sz” size territories?
SZ is sea zones
SZ means Sea Zone :wink:
Is there an echo in here?
Puts hand to ear
So seririously I have to (assuming I am axis) take over almost all of europe. and THEN go after america? I like games where I can do a lot of different things (the 1941 scenerio in AA50 comes to mind). It just sounds so forced for the axis player…take france…then take britian…oh no! now I have to fight russia. Then comes america. I dont think poor little italy will be much help at all…
Heh is it a wargame simulation based on historical objectives after all… I’m just wishing that different alliances/treaties could be made after all, like where Germany and Russia remain neutral and Germany with Italy can go after Britain and USA after knocking out France… Or even better, no USA war declaration at all. Technically, for about a year’s worth of the war from Jun 1940 to Jun 1941, Germany’s only real enemy was Britain (with minor flareups in the Balkans that delayed Barbarossa)! The rest of WWII was declared by the Germans on Russia and the USA, so if the Germans hadn’t declared war on more than one foe at a time, there very much likely would have been a very different outcome.
I would like to see that as well, or make the game play out as if there is no way to avoid it but for the US to enter the war, say since Japan and Germany make an alliance, if Japan attacks the US then it is on! Or make a bonus for either the Russians or the Germans if they can capture and hold the Middle East oil fields, the life blood of the blitz, fuel. That would be sure to instigate conflict between the two at some point.
