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I am with you.  Allweneedislove made me feel like I shouldn’t even play this game and I have gotten a couple dicings as well.  Ill check back periodically.

Thanks a lot for the game! I have to say that I haven’t seen THAT much of Italian troops marching towards Moscow yet (20 ground and 3 AA). I think it is very strong in case you want to do the G4 and a slower way to Moscow. The thing is that the Italians hat so many units that can openers cannot be prevented and that they are strong enough to deal with UK in the middle east on their own (at least to conquer and hold Caucasus).

I don’t know why I haven’t seen this in other games. Yes, you give up the med but the Italians were strong enough to build decent amount of ground to protect Western Europe. The convoys would hurt from Round 7.
But you made me think the revise the standard 1 Fighter or 1 DD build with Italy I1 and think about at least tank mech I1 to have 3 tanks in Russia.

Cheers,
Tobias

3 boats a turn on the Atlantic side or the pacific side?

Pacific.  He was speaking of the type of Navy that could get built up between Anzac and US with a late DOW.  Without pulling guys from the Atlantic, US can’t put a ton of guys on the Pacific in those first 3 turns.  Just to match the Japan Navy the US needs 2 more carriers, 1 battleship, 1 destroyer.  That’s  60 ipcs.  In my opinion, US needs more navy since they need to be the attackers.  That would require neglecting the atlantic almost entirely (which isn’t an awful idea depending on how good the German player is).  That also doesn’t take into account that Japan buys a Carrier and can load it without spending the 20-21 ipcs for fighters.  The Naval bases also allow for 3 more fighters to defend if used correctly.

yea, sorry for the poor showing!!!  I did a few things against you that I never do cause it usually spells disaster.  Against a player of your caliber it proved to be oh so true.  Thanks for the opportunity to play you though :-D

Too many mistakes. Let’s start this over! I officially cede, congratulations.

Nope, you got me.  Good game - If you want to flip, let me know.  I would be up for a rematch in a few days.

Count me in! I need continuous work on my Allied play, and you gave me a serious run for my money last game. I need to improve quite a bit.

Hmmm… German play. Because it’s been awhile, I can’t remember exact moments - but I do remember one thing in particular - try a steady diet of at least some infantry moving to the front. Yes they’re slower, but they’re cheaper. And they go just as well with bombers  :-D  In a G4/J4, the idea is to wear your opponent down with attrition, and build up for the kill. It doesn’t always work, but that’s the idea.

You bought a lot of tanks, and those tanks mostly all died. For the same amount of money, you’d have double the units. When you’re committing to air power the way you do, those infantry are much better casualties than armor. The other thing is that steady waves of infantry leave no gaps in pressure - no let up. It can have a demoralizing effect on your opponent to see stacks of 4 - 6 infantry lined up and moving behind the lines toward Moscow all the way from Berlin  :-)

That’s all I can remember, but you came very close to cracking me using your style, and Russia had a lot of luck, so…

I think we used a 9 bid before - I’d like a UK sub in SZ98 and an Anzacian infantry in New Guinea, please!

Ill go no bid.  I have never played with one so why start now :-D

thanks again for further clarification, makes all sense to me!:-)

No Problem.

To Ghr2,

Appreciate the apology.  Takes a lot to admit faults one might have.  I just think you should use a little more tact when posting.  Just because you are super competitive doesn’t give you the freedom to be rude/offensive.  I am competitive as well.  I just tend to lean towards giving people the benefit of the doubt. I may not agree with a strategy but I will wait to see it before I start saying it won’t work.  You have great ideas on counters to situations, you just word them bad.

Regarding me playing you.  I did PM you in order to play a game when I had no idea how to use triple a.  I just needed someone to help me through the initial process and I had hoped that would be you.  What I got was short, nondescript replies implying that I was an idiot for not knowing how to use the program.

Japan may be able to take any IC that the UK has/builds in Africa/Mideast.  A Japan that does a J4 along with sending its entire fleet into the Indian Ocean to take Egypt is tough to beat along with a successful German G1.

Sounds like most of the outcomes we have had.  US usually goes mostly Pacific and Japan gets strong for a bit while Germany gets really strong.  By the time Germany is able to shift focus from Russia the US has taken Japan down significantly and there is not enough Germans to continue fighting against US, China, UK Pacific, and the continuous flow of UK europe tanks coming from Africa and/or another MIC that may have been built.  Got to play a few more games to find out under the correct rules.  Italy is almost never a factor because it takes to much German resources to help them get big enough to make a difference.  Usually would rather spend that money on getting Russia as fast as possible.

Thanks :-D

Oh yea, the old battle of who rolls better 2’s  :-P

@elevenjerk:

Cool.  Makes sense but I think (not that it means much) that planes on a carrier don’t defend in the air unless there is something to defend against.  I’m new here but I’ve been reading for well over a year and I appreciate all the info given!  Thanks!

If it helps justify it, imagine that they’re flying CAP, and were already in the air when the subs struck.  The only time aircraft aren’t considered “in the air” is when attacking with a carrier that has a friendly plane.  In all other circumstances, the airplanes are independent of the carrier (and already in the air).  Not just when attacked, but even before they were attacked.  Hence, Combat Air Patrol.