Well IMTO the Commonwealth should permit the UK player to remain in the game post-Sealion and should disperse production.
Now that’s a pretty normative statement ranking up there with I shouldn’t pay so much in tax and my fries should never be cold, so the harsh realities of game balance arise to make me think that’s a pipe dream.
Now aside from that I’m thinking patriotism might be the only reason that someone would actually volunteer to play Canada.
#597
For clarity, in terms of fighter production I meant just that. Not keeping them in Canada but if a NO was phrased so that it simulates the BCATP then I could live with the idea, game balance pending.
#594
Okay, gotcha.
But what is IMTO?
In My Temporary Opinion.
My Posts are like Swayze.
Read fast.
#596
Malachichrch suggested that Hitler was more evil but didn’t have the chance to kill as many people.
Well I think his point was that Hitler was for flat out extermination whilst Stalin was no-holds-barred domestic security and imposition of communism. Uncle Joe wouldn’t take it from anybody, or put up with anybody who might even be thinking about speaking out and he’d kick you when you’re down to make sure nobody ever got any wise ideas but he wouldn’t say the “only good X is a dead X”.
And then that raises the question as to what is more evil.
For clarity, in terms of fighter production I meant just that. Not keeping them in Canada but if a NO was phrased so that it simulates the BCATP then I could live with the idea, game balance pending.
#594
I know a number of people take issue with Ottawa as a VC.
Here’s my two cents:
I don’t think the Axis need to invade North America to win.
IMTO as long as this statement remains true, I don’t have a problem with VCs being in North America.
Conversely, if a successful Axis lodgement in North American does not spell Axis victory then I think the game needs fixing… most likely by putting VCs in North America.
Personally, I cannot imagine FDR and Churchill shrugging off the Nazis taking Montreal as long as Warsaw or Hong Kong was in Allied hands.
#593
Is it bigger than the gun in your avatar?
Yup. You won’t find a 150mm mounted on a MBT.
What’s a MBT?
Sorry Main Battle Tank.
#592
I am not that familiar with NOs but am with convoy lanes as it was in the original Pacific version. If Canada deserved a NO (then there would be about 20-30 for proportionalities which makes me doubt if it deserves one) it should be something along the lines of convoy duty in the North Atlantic. Canada took a beating due to equipment shortages and poor training to the point it had to pull out of the Atlantic at the end of 42 to requip and regroup. However, within a few months the revamped RCN came back and eventually was solely responsible for north atlantic covoy duties including routing, scheduling and guarding freeing the US navy to concentrate in the pacific.
Mind you the other half of the North Atlantic “issue” is that you need to encourage U-boat patrolling as well otherwise no NO would be enough to encourage the Cdn player to ptl empty sea zones.
I don’t know if the ocean’s big enough and the control of it is vital enough to make a real Battle of the Atlantic.
#591
Out of the offered choices I’d say being nicer to the conquered peoples… but really, the Nazis conducting a successful Hearts & Minds campaign with untermensch?
Might as well as ask for jetpacks and phasers.
#590
I’ll probably play E40 separately at first and every once in awhile after “Globalizing” just for the heck of it.
#589
Is it bigger than the gun in your avatar?
Yup. You won’t find a 150mm mounted on a MBT.
@Brain:
If I am the Axis player, I would be more than happy to see you spend your money in Canada where it is not needed.
While I agree I think that’s unfortunate. An anticipated flaw in the E40 game.
Ideally, the UK would be producing a portion of their inventory thru the Dominions and not having it magically appear on their tiny island, but then the control of the skies and channel plus the logistics of amphibious invasion should keep Sealion at bay and permit slowly increasing UK offensive ops.
NOs …does Canada deserve any?
Hmmm I would say yes… IMTO NOs serve to promote historical objectives over gaming expediencies (e.g., Tokyo tank express) so I think some NOs to encourage the Cdns to lean towards KGF, keep on cranking out fighters and keep the North Atlantic clear would be bona fide tools.
And also the bonus money might reflect the exponential growth of the Cdn war effort which, unlike territory-based IPCs, cannot be captured by the enemy.
So is Canada playable?
IMTO I imagine you’d need some tinkering with house rules to keep the UK from being hobbled.
#587
@Danger:
If this is it then its not that big?
OK there’s no way that that pic’s a 15cm gun.
And that would be the diameter of the barrel between lands (the ungrooved part)… so 150mm… almost 6 inches. Twice the width of a Sherman’s gun and WAY bigger than the dreaded 88.
#586
Isn’t a 15cm gun kind of big for anti-aircraft?
OK didn’t notice that but actually now that you mention it…. that’s HUGE!
Having one AA for all nations sounds great to me though.
#587
If states have MORE power than the central government, what’s the point of it?
I think it’s more a question of where the central government’s power can be exercised than just the magnitude of it.
So it’s a “keep your nose out of my business” thing… like how far the UN can get involved in the domestic affairs of a sovereign nation but on a smaller scale.
Anyway, this is getting off topic ref swastikas.
#586
I just get mad when white supremacists and Nazi pride members use it for what it is not, hate.
I can appreciate that 100%. And I’m so far from Dixie I can’t even whistle it.
#586
You’d think it would be easier to set-up the subforum and move the threads as appropriate now, before the release date. Wouldn’t you?
#584
Reposting wasn’t necessary. You can still follow your previous thread by clicking the link and people can post under it in House Rules.
#583
I wanted to use this for the NEW AA Gun re: Bofors 15CM . It is the only weapon used by all Axis and Allied Nations in the Second World War.
Thoughts?
Bofors 15cm sounds fantastic.
I can only imagine that selecting what you want to sculpt as early as possible will significantly expedite production. And help foresee similarities that may make pieces confusing… in the absence of silhouette charts and magnifying glasses. :-D
#582