Posts made by Candyman67

Most of your misconceptions are true when it comes down to traditional A&A strategies. However, it is fun to change the game up by for example having the US intervene in the Pacific aspect of the war early.

Nice map and Carl looks very foxy! Just kidding.

It seems to me that the death penalty is very hypocritcal. Society punishes a murderer by killing the murderer (a bit ludicrous to me).

“My honour is my loyalty.”

[ This Message was edited by: Candyman67 on 2002-05-08 15:51 ]

How are the dingos over there this time of year?

“The Longest Day”
“Sink the Bismarck”

The Americans can land more forces in Africa than any British IC. The IC in South Africa is worthless. You might as well buy two bombers on the first turn, since I am an advocate for industrial bombing and since your strat. revolves around industrial bombing.

Very indecisive, aren’t we?

Ignorance and arrogance is a bad combination to possess.

For Axis and Allies Europe, there is the destroyer and the artillery. The destroyer attacks and defends at a 3. It takes away the subs deadly first-strike capability. The artillery atacks and defends at a 2. However, for each artillery used in an attack, the same amount of inf. is increased to an attack of two. For example, you have 3 art. and 10 inf. in an attack; 3 infantry can attack at two. The rest of the inf. attack at 1.

Still, all projects regarding the heavy bomber were scraped, hindering the development of one in the future. The closest the Germans ever got to a heavy bomber was the Heinkel 177 and it was a piece of crap. I guess the Germans had no perception of the limitations of the Blitzkrieg, which was their downfall.

To add on from what you said, when the foundations of the Luftwaffe were being set, Kesselring was not an advocate and protested harshly about a long-range heavy bomber. This had many repercussions especially during the Battle of Britain and the war against Russia.

Figuring that most pilots for the He-162 consisted mainly of disillusioned Hitler Youth members with little flying experience, it would have turned into a suicide craft.

The He-162 was developed as a sort of suicide kamikazee attack but the pilot would eject before crashing.

Try this link!

http://www.achtungpanzer.com/panth2.htm

The Cherry Blossoms were a bust and highly overrated.

I haven’t seen anyone mention the Panther II. It would have weighed about 50 tons but still retain the same speed and mobility of a Panther G. It would also possess many key features such as the steel-rimmed wheels, infra-red, and I believe an 88 mm gun.

“If it was true that most Me-262 pilots were inexperienced then the Germans would have no problems filling the 400 extra Me-262s that no one had time to fly.”

All I have to say to that is fuel. No fuel, no flying. That simple.

I can dispute the P-51’s “good” record against the Me-262. First off, P-51 pilots had extensive training before combat. So when they went into battle, they were prepared. Many of the P-51 kills against the Me-262 occurred when the Me-262 was either taking off or landing. The Me-262 was vulnerable during take off because its jet engines had poor initial acceleration. During landings, it was hard for the Me-262 to abort landings and get back into the air to fight off enemy aircraft. When it usually tried, it ended up in disaster. In both situations, the Me-262 was a sitting duck and an easy kill. Another point, the training of the jet pilots. Here we have a novel technology such as jet fighters and pilots receive the minimum of training. That could only lead to disaster. My last point, many of the Me-262 missions were basically suicide missions. For example, the largest single sortie of Me-262’s involved 55 of them versus a fleet of 2,000 US fighter escorts and bombers. 27 of the jets were destroyed. I rest my case. A little long, but people need to here both sides of the lop-sided story.

Himmler said the quote. I like the quote but I don’t like him.

True. It is easier to imagine moves and create strategies on the board game. I use the CD rom to test out the strategies and to find any cracks in them.