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The fun part of this:
It is the "christian’s"  fault that they (the religions) can’t and didn’t live in peace.
Christian here means western (roman catholic and what came from that) christianity.

Falk,  Clearly you are missing the big picture here.  In India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, there is considerable conflict between Hindu and Muslem.  In Israel and Palestine there is considerable conflict between Jews and Muslems.  It is not just the fault of "christians."Â

There is also conflict, though to a more limited extent, between the basically atheistic government of China and both Christians and Muslems within China (i.e. the churches and mosques must be state controlled).  We could also discuss Tibet with regards to China as well.

Moreover, I think a strong arguement could be made that these conflicts are caused by people who say they are christian, muslem, etc. but if you look at their actions (such as torture or murder) it is obvious that these people are not really christians, or muslems, or whatever religion they are claiming.

Also, I fail to see what is “fun” about this.  We are talking about people who die from these conflicts.

Well, IL is partially correct.  The earths rotation does slightly distort the shape of the earth.  However the moons gravity does likewise as well (as we know from the tides).  But where he goes wrong is with this effect on gravity, or rather the mass of the earth.  This distortion of the earth does not change the mass which establishes the gravity of the earth.  They do have a very small impact on the gravity felt by objects on the earth due to different distances from the center of the earth.  However as can be shown mathematically, the effect of these forces is…less than negligible.  If they did have a significant effect it would certainly be noticed at the Poles, and all the polar expeditions to date along with the research laboratories at the South pole do not report any significant changes in the gravitational forces.  For that matter, if he were correct there would be a noticible difference between New England and Hawaii.   Having been to both these places I can testify that I experienced no changes in gravity between these locations.

I am quite sure that Churchill was not the kind of man that made deals with totalitarian regimes under any circumstances.

Uncle Joe?

As far as the Hitler peacetime era is concerned, I think the Czechs might disagree…but this is merely a minor point about the acual dates.

What I think is fascinating is the possibility of Japan sending its navy to assist Great Britian in the atlantic in return for the oil Japan needed.  I am sure that GB, being desperate to protect their merchant marine, would have made this deal (though it would not have pleased the USA).  Remember that Japan fought against Germany in WWI.  So instead of the USA bailing out the UK, it would be Japan.

Then Pearl Harbor would not have happened, as Japan only did so to enable their capture of the oil rich Dutch East Indies.  Japan being unimpeded, would have eventually consolidated control over Korea and China and today would be the worlds superpower.

I’ve only tried it once, but I did like it.  The game was RR, so I transported an additional 2 inf from Germany to Sweden.  I got to strafe the Allies twice (they were ignoring Sweden and I really didn’t want to retake Norway prefering a second strafe instead) and came out ahead by about 3-4 inf.

Non-entity neutrals would be …Sweden … since there is no real reason why any nation would pay to go through those areas.

There was a former member of this site that …advocated taking Sweden (with Germany) in a specific instance.

The Sweden manuever (best in RR) is basically moving most or all of Norways forces to Sweden (along with two inf from Germany if RR or if baltic transport survived).  Then when the Allies invade Norway, you can decimate their forces (perhaps more than once) with these forces in Sweden and the German fighters and bomber.

This interupts the standard shuck-shuck and requires the Allies to consider what (if anything) to do about Sweden.  Some Allied possibilities are: Attack it (and lose time and forces meant for Russias defense)?  Ignore it and suck up the losses?  Ship direct to Karelia (takes more time)? Reinforce Norway with Russian troops to protect the shuck-shuck (takes away from Karelia)? Take Spain or W. Europe instead of sending troops to Russia?

IL,

I do not understand gravity as well as you, only knowing Newtons laws for gravity.  But there were animals from prehistoric times that have not changed.

http://www.dinofish.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coelacanth

So how would the coelacanth have behaved differently 400 million years ago at this gravity at 1/3 of todays?

Did it rule the earth, being massively stronger than the dinosaurs as it does fine in todays gravity?

Quote from: Chengora on Today at 10:03:09 AM
Rather, Iran has on several occasions attempted to foment disruption in Iraq by encouraging Shiites and Kurds, as they did during the first Gulf War (1980-88).

Thank you Chengora.  You just validated one of MY two points:  that Iran was assisting the Shites in southern Iraq for more than a decade, and that perhaps those same Shites (you know the ones that have no ties to Iran culturally despite both being Shite…) returned the favor.

I think this is a good point.  As far as I know, there could have been elements within Saddams army that had ties to Iran.  Is it possible that they could have been dealing with Iran without Saddams knowledge?

Quote from: Chengora on Today at 10:03:09 AM
Like I said, Saddam sent his planes to Iran because they were getting destroyed, but he did so because he had little choice.  It wasn’t an agreement, it was a gamble, and a mistaken one at that.  In this war, the force deployment was more conducive to shuttling materials to Syria (if they went there) rather than Iran.Â

Question:  How DID those additional fighters get to Iran in 2003 then?

I think it is more likely that the pilot who has been told to engage the much superior and more numerous US pilots and planes, once clear of the airfield, decided to take their chances in Iran.  By heading that direction as quickly as they could, they could avoid being shot down by the US.

IL,

So if I understand this theory, it is clear a human being at that time would be able to jump over a house. Â

This explains how Noah was able to get the animals into his ark…he simply picked them up and put them into his boat (after all what is a couple of ton elephant today would have been only around 100 lbs then).  That is also why the dinosaurs became extinct because even with the lighter gravity, it was a bit too much for old Noah to carry   :-P

Seriously, if gravity were that different at that time, there would not be an atmosphere because natural events would cause individual atoms to easily reach the necessary escape velocity to leave the earth…resulting in no atmosphere and a dead world just like the moon.  Therefore it is most unlikely this theory is correct.

Imagine how they would taste with butter sauce that is if they could ever fit in a damm pot!

I wonder how those taste…

Probably pretty awful.  Giant squid evidently tastes terrible because of the build-up of ammonia in their system from having to live in a deep sea environment.  The crab probably has that same problem as well, in addition to (I believe - please correct me if I’m wrong) living around sulfur vents.

So… we will have to be generous with the garlic.  I’m guessing about 3,000 gallons of butter will work so that would mean at least 750 cloves of garlic.  I can get this much butter, but does anyone know where we could get this much garlic?

I think its very unusual dice (or perhaps poor Allied purchases) that permitted a sucessful strike at the Allied navy on G3.  Odds are Germany should be almost out of planes at the end of the G2 strike, if I get more time I’ll try to work out the odds for this event being sucessful.  Even with a purchase of a fighter on G1 and G2, Germany should only wind up trading a 12 ipc fighter for an 8 ipc transport which will favor the Allies in the long run.

Also, if Germany is down to Germany then the Allies should be able to send/keep quite a lot of reinforcements to Russia to assist in the defense, sounds like this didn’t happen.  Perhaps Russia misjudged the forces necessary to keep Japan out of Russia, or there could have been lucky dice for Japan here as well.

Also, AFAIK, there is no physical reason why they couldn’t roam the earth today.  Their skeletons, muscles, etc. are properly designed to support their weight under 1g of gravity.

I’m actually more concerned about what will happen with regards to social security and medicare than I am about the stock market.  The stock market will take care of itself - it always has.  Even the crash of 1929 was eventually overcome (took 10-15 years but that shows the enormity of the 20’s bubble).  Black Monday, the dotcom bust, 9-11, etc. all demonstrate the market is quite robust.

However, once the majority of baby boomers are retired, social security and medicare will require either the taxpayer or the beneficiary or both to give up a lot.  This isn’t going to be a fair deal for someone.  Its also going to hamstring the federal government with regards to budgetary matters.  Right now, the social security surplus is being spent as fast as it comes in (along with additional borrowing for yet more spending, which is the deficit).  When the time comes for the general budget to put back into social security, we won’t have much available money in the general budget for anything unless taxes are greatly increased.  :x

If, as everyone here seems to say, the death knell of the Axis is Allied reinforcements in karelia (and then in Russia), then why would you ever do anything that would allow those reinforcements to land FASTER?

Well I consider it more important for Germany to be able to keep the bulk of the Allies forces in Karelia, rather than in Moscow.  Without the fighters, the Allies will be able to put more in Moscow (usually after a Germany kamikazee assault on Karelia at the critical point) which will make it harder for Japan to take Moscow.

LOL, IL.  Spoken like a true Nazi!  Still hanging out at the Reich chancellory as your profile says or have you moved on to S. America as many of your comrades did after the war?

zooey:

I have a bible.  I know it.

At one time I had a signature: "Knowledge puffs up but love builds up."  I think this quote is valid for you with regards to your statements.  Glad to hear that you have great knowledge, but as far as I can tell this knowledge is not making you a more likable person in this case.  Read “Flowers for Algernon” sometime.  I for one do not appreciate your constant knocking of Christians (being one myself) and your expectation that they must be perfect as Jesus was.

Christianity sounds good from the gospel, than talk to a “Christian” and see how they practice it.  Not usualy the same thing at all.

  Sure, Christians can be flawed, everyone can.  Some may be even hypocritical, but thats no reason to knock all Christians, or their attempts to live the best life that they can.

Moreover, this strays very far from the topic at hand (capital punishment) and perhaps this thread should be locked as it seems to be degenerating … mods?

If I’ve already won the game, but my opponent refuses to conceed, sometimes I’ll start taking neutrals to break up the boredom while I am amassing sufficient forces/tech builds to take them out.  I’ll usually start with the pointless territories such as Ireland or Saudi Arabia.  If I am really feeling like sending a message that this game is over, I’ll buy a battleship with Russia and place it in the Caspian Sea.  :-D

I notice that folks call a second German strike on Allied navy a poor decision.  I am sorry, but I have found that, if it means stopping Allied land forces from landing in Europe, then ANY cost of airforce is worth the risk.

I generally consider a second strike on the UK navy bad because of the loss of the fighters.  Germany needs to keep the fighters for the following reasons:

1. Most importantly,the fighters add teeth to the Axis defense.  Their value is clearly shown when the Allies strafe E. Europe.  Without these fighters, the Allies will have an easier time in the long run in invading Germany.

2. The fighters enable Germany to trade Ukraine with Russia, otherwise Germany cannot retake this without applying more ground forces (which will be lost on the next turn) than necessary.  This 3 ipc gain a turn adds up.

3. In the event of the German Sweden maneuver they assist on a German strafe (or two) of the Allies in Norway.  Or they can do this anyway if Norway is lightly held, perhaps by the Russian tanks.  It might be worth a fighter to take out two or three Russian tanks.

4. The fighters are useful in Africa to prolong this German occupation.

5. The fighters keep the Allies honest with their transports.  If Germany has fighters, you don’t see any lone transports floating around.

6. The fighters add firepower if/when Germany decides on a kamikazee attack (take it or die trying) on Karelia (or Moscow).  Most often this is either in combination with the Japanese assualt or a desperation move where the German player realizes the Axis are falling behind and only lucky dice can save the game.

Taking out the navy on G2 only slows down the Allies 2 turns (actually less because they still have their infantry purchase).  The above reasons will gain Germany more than this IMO.

Switch,

Didn’t mean to imply that I was done with the conversation or that I didn’t enjoy it.  Just thought you might be interested in what others, who might not post here anymore, thought of this concept.

Yeah, with additional fighters in Europe, the fleet is a threat…but I’m not sure the Allies would let this happen.  They will have plenty of time to see the Jap fleet coming and can plan accordingly, perhaps with a turn purchasing bombers for an assault on this fleet.

This topic has been discussed before:

http://www.axisandallies.org/forums/index.php?topic=1587.0

http://www.axisandallies.org/forums/index.php?topic=859.15