Posts made by Feldmarshall Hartmann

Do you think the game should include the R&D and deployment of nuclear weapons? If so, what rules should we follow?

Revised edition is much better. Except for neutral countries…we should be able to invade them as the axis.

Infantry rules but the most important unit is transports.

“ability to contribute to the glory of their nation, bringing them to ultimate victory.”

If this is the definition of valut then I will have to agree that infantry wins.

And Duke, Feld is for the german version of Field marchal.

I thouhght about a solution where the attacker becomes the defender. Example: Britain sends a bomber and two escorting fighters to a SBR over Germany (hypothetic) where two fighters are stationned. German AA fires and british losses are removed. Units are then moved to the battle board where intercepters (german fighters) become the attacker and british units are defenders. All units attack and defend normally. If the bomber survives combat, it can conduct it’s SBR. I think this will put more realism than just ignoring fighters…

To me INF has the LOWEST value. I always choose them as casualty first.

I like to win and I always have fun when I play, but I tend to see the game as actual WAR… so if I loose, I get depressed. If I win, I’m all proud and happy… I tend to take the game too seriouslu sometimes :wink:

I have to agree with Duke that Germany is the hardest to play :D

One thing I’ve been wondering since i’m a noob is why only AA guns can fire in a SBR. Didn’t fighters try to intercept bombers in WWII??? Didn’t bombers have an escort to try to shoot the intercepters down? Shouldn’t fighters have at least a shot on the bombers? Anyone has a good suggestion?

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Interesting. I’d like to know why transports are better than IC’s??? Isn’t it better to have transports AND extra IC’s??? Duke?

I wouldn’t hesitate to attack Moscow with 3 tanks if it were defended by only 3 infantry. Now, if I win, who’s the bigest looser? Russia. So it all depends on the context. Infantry are very good units indeed but you can’t win a war with them only…

And Duke, did you honestly ever win a game while buying only infantry? Seems impossible to me… Unless?!?

There is no place on the map you can mobilize 60 IPC’s worth of infantry in a single space. So I don’t think your example works. And admit that face to face in a combat, infantry stinks. Say you have 3 infantry and I have 3 tanks…who wins?

I think “overall value” includes possibility of mobilisation. Don’t you agree? Go ahead and buy 60 IPC’s worth of infantry. Good luck to mobilise them though. This game is not a science, it’s an art. Numbers may favour infantry in a purely -out of context situation- but everyone knows that infantry are cannon fodder, nothing more…

bye duke

Most overall value. I see… And how could you mobilise 20 INF in a same space in a turn? Germany has 10, Moscow has 8, and even in the mighty US there are only 22 points total mobilisation in 2 different spaces. They will take two turns to form a single pile. If this isn’t VALUE to you, I wonder what it is.

Who said you can only buy one type of unit? Who says we have to buy 60 IPC worth of units each? I’ve never played a game of Axis like that. Generally, a stockpile of infantry is never alone in a game. It’s the side with most tanks, fighters and bombers that wins. What I know is that if there is a fleet of american and British transports, next to UK, I’ll think twice before sending more troops to the east front as the german player.

I chose “this question is stupid” :-? It is stupid because you couldn’t choose Transports. Without them you can’t do anything. Your precious infantry can’t swim across the English Channel nor the Atlantic. Whthout them the allies can do nothing. They are the units that make winning the war possible. Transports are the most important units of the game, period.

And now, who would only buy infantry in this game? Sure, INF are the backbone of your army, but nothing equals a well balanced force. You build infantry to lose them, nothing else!

Weird topic. :-? Shouldn’t we love playing with all countries? I do, but I must admit Russia bores me. It’s always on defensive mode, and has no naval force, thus less attack options. USA is very fun to play, because you’re on the winning side with tremendous industrial power. UK is also great with it’s navy all over the place. Germany and japan are my favourite countries. I like challenge, and I think that if you win with the Axis you’re a good player. But I also like to kick butt with the allies. It’s just easier. Germany first, Japan next, like the real war went on.

Salut Moi je veux jouer avec toi je suis a Baie-comeau Présentement mais je vais régulierement a chicoutimi.