Posts made by dadler12

Lookin great!  Thanks for the update!

@knp7765:

I think the 2 US Armor pieces should be the M3 Stuart light tank and a tank destroyer/SP.  Then again, I wanted a Panzer III and Tiger I for the Germans.  I think all the nations should have at least 1 light tank in their inventory.

Coachofmany has said he will make a Stuart in his US set so FMG really doesn’t have to make one.  Stick with a 76mm Sherman and a TD (M18!) FMG.

Great choice with the Stuart and P40!

For the Marines set I don’t need an artillery.  I may be alone on this but frankly I’d rather have an amphibious Sherman for the set.

I vote for OOB green for reasons stated in previous posts.  I understand that OOB Pacific 2001 is a more popular seller however.  Coach I will buy whatever color you make for these units.  Very excited!

Well what are rules for a TD?  I think the SP Art would be what Mech Inf is to Infantry, ie just artillery with extra movement.  Whereas a TD could be a tank-like unit weak on either defense or offense with a bonus when combined with a tank.

Ya if you made the Chinese set with a Stuart and P-40 this set will sell very well.  These pieces should definitely be included!

I really don’t understand why people want the Pershing.  I’m all for tech units but not in the normal US set.  The Pershing, no matter who caused it Larsen, was not deployed in WW2 but for a matter of months.  It is silly to put in a heavy tank because the US did not use heavy tanks, as you have pointed out in other posts.  I agree with you on some things, like the 76mm Sherman, but not the Pershing.  I would be very disappointed if the Pershing was included in the US set.  FMG has said he is doing a tech piece set, Coachofmany is doing supplement sets as well, ask for the Pershing in those sets.  The US set should be a Sherman and a Tank Destroyer, period.  We can argue about models, but the US had a tank destroyer doctrine not a heavy tank doctrine and for better or worse that is how they fought WW2.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Sino-Japanese_War

The fighter piece would be the I-16

Check out wikipedia.  The Soviets armed the communists to the teeth early war.  There were even Soviet volunteer fighter and bomber brigades similar to the Flying Tigers.

@Lunarwolf:

could you make the tank a M3 Stuart

Seconded!

@reloader-1:

Coach,

One bit of advice is to include a “tracked artillery” piece for every set you do (except US Marines of course).

Germany: Hummel/Wespe
Russia: Katyusha
US: M7 Priest
UK: Sexton
Japan:Type 4 Ho-Ro (used only in Okinawa/Phillipines, but at least it was used!)
Italy: Semovente 90/53

I can find a French one as well if you wish. What this does is expand the variety of units available for all powers, and I don’t think that many people will want to turn down the option of buying a Russian Katyusha, or any of the other options!

Great idea reloader.  I’ve always wanted to add an SP Art piece for Axis and Allies.

Sanchez, if you go to his website he has target dates listed.  They are July for the Axis Minors, August for the Marines, and September for the US set.  Coach, if FMG decides not to do the Mustang, will you please please please make it!

FMG is doing a french set, check his posts.

I meant the Douglas A-20 which is an early-mid war twin engine bomber and the B-26 Marauder a mid-late war twin engine bomber.  I prefer the B-26.

By the way coach, I know I’m being a pain, but know whatever you make you will be getting a ton of orders from me!  Thank you for doing this for all us Axis and Allies-ers!

You got rid of the one I voted for, sorry for being a pain, note I vote for it!

As much as I want the Jagdtiger you have 2 on the list coach

@Imperious:

But note that it was no longer being produced in 1944.

Thats like saying the Yamato was no longer being produced by 1944. The point is they made four times the number of this model and it saw action on every front. M36 saw action in the last months of the war, not unlike the Pershing which is in the same category. What is important is to have units that can work for games based on 1939-42 and not look ridiculous with post war tanks just because they were better. Rather look at the units that fought for the most part and use them. Its laughable to see a M36 in a 1940 game, its like time machine capabilities like that movie about the carrier that comes back in time to re fight with modern aircraft ( final countdown)

The M10 did not see as much action as the M18 just so you both know.  Also IL, Axis and Allies games start from 1940-42 but go on until the fighting is done, which round wise can last into the 1950’s.  I’m by no means advocating the M36 but for American army units, which as I have said fought for the most part from 43-45 (with the bulk of that in 44) mid to late war units are better suited then early war types such as the M10 and M4.  The M10 was obsolete by Kassarine Pass.  And yes it was produced in the greatest numbers, but a lot of that was for lend-lease (btw the nickname of “Wolverine” wasn’t even used by American but by the British troops who used them).  The same can be said for the M4 Sherman.  Both units are early-war types, obsolete by the end of Operation Torch, and both were mass-produced for lend-lease purposes.  The M4 and M10 weren’t used for D-Day or the European Theatre (except the early days in Sicily and Italy).  Why do you want American units that didn’t do the bulk of America’s fighting?

I can’t re vote for the flying wing either coach!  And even though FMG is doing a King Tiger it probably won’t be bigger than the other tanks.  I’d like a nice big heavy tank and/or heavy tank destroyer for both Germany and the Soviets.  If you don’t want to do the King Tiger do the Jagdtiger!