Posts made by Driel310

@Imperious:

Germany  30 IPC:
Denmark: 1 Infantry
Greater Southern Germany: 6 Infantry, 1 Artillery,3 Tanks
Germany: 6 Infantry, 4 Artillery, 1 AA Gun, 1 Bomber, 1 Major IC
Holland/Belgium: 4 Infantry, 1 Artillery, 3 Tanks, 1 Fighter
Norway: 2 Infantry, 1 Fighter
Poland: 1 Infantry, 1 Tank
Romania: 2 Infantry, 1 Tank
Slovakia/Hungary: 2 Infantry, 1 Tank
West Germany: 2 Infantry, 1 Artillery, 4 Mechanized Infantry, 1 AA gun, 3 Fighters,3 Tactical Bombers, 1 Major IC, 1 Air Base, 1 Naval Base
Sea Zone 101: 1 Submarine
Sea Zone 108: 1 Submarine
Sea Zone 113: 1 Battleship, 1 Cruiser, 1 Transport
Sea Zone 117: 1 Submarine
Sea Zone 118: 1 Submarine
Sea Zone 124: 1 Submarine

So the change you see is 2 fighters and not 3?

Bump, yup I see 2 as well. The 3 before Tactical bombers is clearly different from the number in front of Fighters….

Actually IL knows I am not trying to piss of the moderator, but I am just making fun of your discussion.

Ok, seriously, IL, I understand your point that it might be one fighter and if you want to keep it that way for now, that’s ok. It’s your post. However it would be really sad if UK started off with one ftr on her island… Talking about historically incorrect setups…

Plus, this would also mean a misprint on the setup card as it clearly says fighters.

IL, stop being an ass and change it to anything more than one.  :-)

@Dany:

i think it might be 4 figs in the uk.

I am sure there are 4 ftrs in the UK. Look at the setup chart closely + look at the shot of DJensen after Soviet Union turn 2. Plus UK also sank the Bismarck on turn 1. You can’t do that with 1 ftr.

I agree with sandwich here. The alignment could be very important to transfer naval units from the West Coast to the Atlantic.

Looking at the current linked up map there are 5 seazones in the Pacific area that border the side of the map and only 3 on the Europe side…. How these link with each other probably needs a clarification. Krieg, you also read this thread?  :-)

Looking at it again, I think you can make a direct move from the West Coast Naval base to the East Coast base… Unless of course Seazone 10 does not border the Western side of the Panama canal.

Grrr, Twitter is down for maintenance…  :x

@Imperious:

Mech attacks at 1 no matter what.

Not true, as Krieghund posted in the FAQ, mech’s attack at 2 when paired with artillery. Another error on the rulebook. :wink:

@Razor:

In this early stage of playing a new game, people always claim its unbalanced and biased. Remember Battle of Bulge ? First people complainet that Axis always won, but later the Allies turned out to be the strongest. If you lose, then you play it wrong.

Good point, and this is the only part of your post I fully agree with.

@Razor:

First of all, the Allies get a lot of bonus NO’s at the start. USA get 5 IPC as long he controls the Phillipeans, China get 6 IPC for Burma Road, UK get 5 IPC for control of Kwangtung and Malaya. And in the first turns, ANZAC will easy gain control of friendly Dutch New Guinea and gain 5 IPC in bonus, and UK will do the same with Dutch East Indies, and this is a lot of money if you dont collect it because you neglected the Rulebook.

Now you are talking out of your ***…. The Allies will only get the 6 IPC for the Burma Road (if they retake it), and nothing else. On J1 you can eliminate all the other NO’s. And as far as I know Anzac taking DNG is not a NO. So this is a lot of money that you don’t collect because you neglected common sense…  :wink:

If Japan leaves Caroline on J1 the Japanese player might better stop play A&A and go play chess or something.

There are two territories on this board which are crucial for the game: Yunnan and Caroline. If the allies can take Yunnan and stack it and take over the Carolines it’s game over for Japan.

Why on earth would you put so many Allied ground infantry in a deadzone?  :roll:

Although it’s nice to capture Hawaii your fleet is completely out of position. And in the end you can’t hold on long enough to Hawaii to get that 6th victory city, so why bother?  :wink:

Why are you guy so focused on those NO’s? I mean it’s only a bloody 5 IPC, you don’t even get a tank for that price.  :wink:

I’ll take a look on what you posted about the US troops from the Phillippines whether they can be put safe or not. The UK BB and transports are really going to hunt you. They can join the India ships and Anzac fleet south of Java to make a nice 1-2-3 punch with the US later on in the game…… That’s why that BB must die no matter what.

Thanks Krieg for all the clarifications you give here.

The unofficial one will be just as good as far as we are concerned. It’s getting a bit hard to keep track off all the rules/clarifications not included in the rulebook, so one good overview is very helpful. :wink:

We played our third game this afternoon and although the Allies are doing a bit better (as with every A&A game, allied play is the hardest to master), we still don’t see why Japan would not attack on J1.

Really, maybe we are morons, but as far as we are concerned the whole political stuff in this game can be thrown out of the window.

Just a simple calculation:

• Japan attacks on J1, so USA gets a +40 boost to her income. (-40)
• However, you attack and take out Kwangtung J1 (minus 5 NO for UK + a swing of 3 IPC on income) (+11)
• You also attack and take Phillippines J1 (minus 5 NO for USA + a swing of 2 IPC on income) (+9)

So declaring war on turn 1 is not a 40 IPC boost for the Allies, it’s only 20 IPC. But for that 20 IPC boost, the Allies lose the following units, they otherwise would have moved to safety:

• 1 UK BB, 2 UK trns, 1 US DD, 1 US trn, 1 US ftr, 1 US bmb, 2 US inf (note: I didn’t include the infantry in Kwang, cuz they will die anyway).
  A total IPC value of 77 IPC……

Plus, the 20 IPC boost for the US will produce units far far away from the front. The 77 IPC of units you kill are directly in your playgarden (tactical advantage).

So, please prove us wrong. The political rules are nice, but not when Japan will always attack J1…  :wink:

cough, you scared me again Krieg… :-o

So for the NO Japan / UK needs to control all Dutch countries on the map including the Dutch New Guinea? They just forgot to mention that territory in the rulebook?

Hope you can release the FAQ clarification quickly m8, we need it. And for AAE40, can YOU please re-read the rulebook? :wink:

Krieg, I can’t believe what I am reading ….  :-o

The US can’t fly planes to Australia if she is not at war with Japan? Bloody hell, how was it possible this is not mentioned in the rulebook…  :?

Yup, and you also attack Kwangtung, the Chinese and land your bombers + ftrs on Shan State so you have India locked up unable to buy fleet.  :wink:

Wild Bill, it’s not only the Phillippines you can take on J1, but you can also crush the UK BB+2 transports of the coast of Malaya with ease (3 bombers, 1 ftr will do the trick). Those two attacks alone make it worthwhile giving USA 35 IPC extra (40 IPC minus 5 from the NO).  :wink:

4 carriers in 2 rounds is 64 IPC. Japan starts with 26, so needs a production+NO’s of 38 after J1. Possible if you take out Hawaii J1 but otherwise I don’t see how you would get those (and you don’t want war with USA)

Also USA will see this attack coming and respond with their build. Anzac has a bunch of ftrs as well, and will reinforce from NZ

So even with 4 CV’s extra, you have 12 ftrs/tacticals and 3 fully loaded transports at a maximum. With USA spending there 34 IPC in infantry only and reinforced by Anzac ftrs you have not that much chance to land the WC. Meanwhile India and China will have a cakewalk on the mainland.

This is one thing that the playtesters covered well. Now I hope the India crush is covered somehow too cuz our playgroup hasn’t found a defence vs that one yet.

One thing I would like to add:

Of course Japan has the option not to attack UK/Anzac and USA the first 3 turns, but I really don’t see why you wouldn’t. You can kill off the planes on Philippines and the UK BB at Malaya on J1. Very juicy targets. Of course, you get into war straight away, but leaving those targets alive and then moving them to safe spots will get you intro trouble later on IMHO.

Also UK will impose a big threat on Southern Asia if you keep those trannies at Malaya alive on J1 and I think UK will attack Japan before Japan does so herself.

But as John said, time will tell. Maybe in a few weeks it proves better to leave the allies alone until J4, you never know.  :-D