Posts made by Nix

but you would send the SZ8 Sub to SZ2 and Ignore SZ1 in G1, if this is to be attempted.

Im just saying that if you are playing me, the forces in FIC would be hit.

You are forgeting that your 2 Inf from FIC is usually dead (in 60% of the cases so is the Fig in FIC, and UK lands an additional Fig in China)

And if you don´t do pearl you will have hell to pay, and if you don´t kill Buryatia, Russia will attack Manchuria with 6 inf, 2 Arm on R2 (then moving into China and to Sinkiang to Defend)

Really? Who sends 4 infantry to yakut with arm on R1? If you do that then Sinkiang isn’t going to be countered.

i would.  I usually send 6 Inf to Buryatia on R1, puts 2 Arm In Yakut, moves 2 inf from Novo to Sinkiang.

Uk, usually attacks FIC with 3 Inf, 1 Fig, the goal is to Kill the 2 Inf, and that usually succedes.

if succesfull UK builds an IC on UK 1 in India(southafrica if failed)

And US follows Up with an IC in Sinkiang.

Still plenty of cash to put against Germany……

I have stoped doing SBR on the PBEM-games, becuse i had some serious bad luck with them in a couple of my games……

Lost 3 Bmb in 1 round trying to bomb Russia into submission (agaisnt sankt) That costed a lot…

So no more SBR´s for me (if it´s a guarded IC)

Personally i belive it to be the beggining of the end for German players whitout Airforce (ie it has been destroyed)

Yeah RIGHT……  :-o  :roll:    :-D

well that confirmes what we all knew.    Angel is a figure of your imagination and the meeting with Bebo was just an elaborate hoax, becuse you simply don´t have the time to have a life  sarcasm
:-P  :-P  :-P  :wink:

Becuse im a loser i will try to explain my Airforce strat with Germany

G1 Purchase:

2 Bmb, 1 Fig alt 4 Fig.

The reason i like the bombers is that you get some longrange Air power, that will treaten all lonly US/UK trn running around in the sea, forcing them to defend them with expensive warships that will have no function in the game more then to defend these trns.

This Buy wiill force Germany to withdraw all forces on G1 to Eastern Europe, leaving only 1 inf in each of the following land areas: Karelia (witch you attack), ukraine (witch you take back if taken on R1), Belorussia. (more about that later)

You stack all Figs in western europe (to discourage US landing in Algeria or reinforcement of UK on US1)

General tactic of this strat:   Stack up a sizeable airforce with Germany, Hold Europe untill Japan saves the day……

Seriouslly enought this is kinda true. Your German Airforce will at first glance be dismissed, but after your oponent gives it a thought he will see them with a frightening sense of respect. Youor Figs and bmbs will force US and UK to build defensive ships to guard Trn´s before any attempt on attacking europe is put togheter, this takes time.

If/when US/UK lands in Europe your airforce will be the hammer that never dies, meaning they will hit the landing troops with FORCE, meaning only a really large landing will have any chance of succes (meaning a stacking of troops to UK 8 or 9 atleast depending on battles and soo on)

your 2 Friends above all with this tactic is: Figs (and 2 Early Bmb) and Inf. Buy nothing else…  G1: 4 figs or 2 Bmb, 1 Fig…  G2: 2 figs, 8 Inf (you should have 44 Ipc to spend) G3+ Atleast 1 Fig/turn, take 2 if your can withstand Russian offence. (you might be forcced to withdraw all forces to Germany in G3 (i think it ussually is) and then on G4 move back out to Eastern Europe in force, then you will trade Karelia, Belorussia and Ukraine with Russia.

The Idea with this is to Marginalise US and UK war effort, and to Slowly Build up a Large force of Figs and Inf, that can move against Moscow when the time is right (witch is when Japan assemble it´s forces against Russia)

This is my take on the “what needs to be done on G1”:

You send 1 BB, 1 Trn with 1 Arm, 1 Inf from 14 to SZ15. Attacks Egypt when UK destroyer dies (youo don´t need any Figs, it´s a slim chance you lose the BB, and an ever slimer chance you lose the BB and Trn, but shit might happend)

1 Inf, 1 Arm from Libya to Egypt
1 Bmb Germany to Egypt (lands in Libya)

If Ukraine hasn´t fallen to Russia it´s Fig goes to Egypt (lands in Libya, giving it the option to Attack SZ12 and 7 on G2 and land in western Europe)

this gives you a total of 2 Inf, 2 Arm, 1 Bmb, 1 Fig in Egypt and generates this result:

36.1%: left with 2 Arm, 1 Fig, 1 Bom.
27%: left with 1 Inf, 2 Arm, 1 Fig, 1 Bom.
24%: left with 1 Arm, 1 Fig, 1 Bom.
6%: left with 1 Fig, 1 Bom.
5.4%: left with 2 Inf, 2 Arm, 1 Fig, 1 Bom.

you ussually will have both Arm left, witch will be used to blitz africa if the arn´t attacked by UK in UK1. But that is actually a good thing since it guarantees Japan takes India on J2.

the Sub In SZ8 to SZ13
Figs From Westwern Europe Norway, Eastern Europe and Balkan (if Russia tidn´t take Ukraine) (4 total) If your lucky the sub survives.
All Figs Land in Western Europe.

Germany Fig Attacks Karelia with 2 Inf from Norway.(lands in Western Europe)

That is all attacks that is necessary on G1.

NCM  1 Inf, 1 Art Southern Europe to Germany
3 Inf Germany to Eastern Europe
2 Inf Belorussia to Eastern Europe
2 Inf, 1 Art, 1 Arm Ukraine to Eastern Europe
2 Inf, 1 Arm Balkans to Eastern Europe
2 Arm Germany to Western Europe (to make sure no Allied landing in western takes place, and they can be repositioned allong the other 2 arms in Western to eastern on G2)

1 trns, 1 DD, 2 Sub SZ5 to SZ6 to draw out an attack on it from UK BB and Trn and Airforce, ussually you will be able to submerge 1 or 2 Subs if they do attack, if they don´t attack you have an exellent oportunity to attack UK navy on G2 (if they don´t take norway and you did buy bmb´s)

If they take Norway and didn´t attack kill the trn/fleet attacking Norway.

move the 1 Inf, 1 Art in Algeria to Libya (if Us does attack, or Uk for that matter, it´s better to counter attack,and from Liby you can retake Egypt if UK attacks)

Place units:

2 bmb, 1 fig or 4 fig in Germany.

the Force summary Should look like this:

*** Western Europe (Weu)
1 AA
2 Inf
4 Arm
5 Ftr

*** Southern Europe (Seu)
1 AA
1 IC

*** Germany (Ger)
1 IC
1 AA
1 Inf
1 Art
1 Ftr
2 Bmb

*** Norway (Nwy)
1 Inf

*** Eastern Europe (Eeu)
3 Arm
11 Inf
1 Art

*** Karelia S.S.R. (Len)
1 Inf
1 Flag

*** Ukraine S.S.R. (Ukr)
1 Inf

*** Belorussia (Bel)
1 Inf

*** Anglo Egypt (Egy)
1 Flag
2 Arm

*** Libya (Lib)
1 Art
1 Bmb
1 Ftr
1 Inf

*** North Sea (NOR/Z6)
1 Des
2 Sub
1 Trn

*** East Mediterian Seazone (EMD/Z15)
1 Trn
1 BB

Important things to Notice:

1.  If Uk doesn´t take Norway, your fleet/Sub(s)  can attack SZ2 with the assistance of 2 bmbs from Germany and 1 bmb from Libya (must land in Norway)

2. If UK takes Norway you can attack The landing fleet with ships/subs and 5 Fig and 2 BmB in SZ 3, If he splits up you can take it down a pieace of the time (don´t be afraid to lose ships), If your fleet is intact you can retake Norway with inf and Figs.

3. If Russia moves with force to Ukraine you can hit it with 11 Inf, 3 arm, 1 art, 7 Fig 3 bmb He can have 14 Inf and 4 arm and 1 art (give or take a few units depend ing on buy)

You can strafe this and retreat when out of Inf without losing that much,  but russia´s forces will be Destroyed and youo will in 74,7% of the cases have all your Airforce left (and nearly allways have some units left, if AAgun is precent it drops but you win in 97% of the cases)

4. You can retake Egypt or Algeria should it fall into enemy hands.

This strat is focused on taking down Russia, so Japan have to go against Russia and can´t foolaround with the US.

Thoughts anyone?

4 days, 21 hours and 29 minutes.

Does that mean im not such a loser after all?

Better to use the Stirling engines like we swedes are using, in the Gotland a class submarines…

The submarine Gotland has been 1 year in san diego training with your navy.  And you have had enormous trouble finding it.

On several occasion it has been able to take photos of yoour carriers at lose range during exercise, witch would mean you had lost it in a real situation…

Correction: Im the only player who have tried it…

And i have yet to win a game here…

But if you go with an Airforce strat with Germany, US and UK will have a hard time building ships at all…

They will be forced to build “defensive” in the first 2-3 turns.

10 Figs and 3 Bmb´s tend to make the allies nervous.

Yes….  And im hunted by the sad fact that i have lost 5 games in a row…  Somehow i see my credability disipate when discussing strategy  :(    :cry:

Only place an IC in India on Uk1 if you clear the 2 Inf in French indo china, if you don´t succed in doing that, then for the love of god do not place an IC in India.

And another note is that if your going with an Ic in India you must go with a IC in Sinkiang.

This is in my opinion a good way to keep japan in the ocean, especially if you get the assamble 6 inf in Buryatia and 2 Arm in Yakut on R1., then only 2 russian Inf is needed in Sinkiang.

Twilight imperium third edition is one of the best games i have come across, it´s really cool, but takes a lot of time, especially if you play a long war (took 14 hours)

Link: http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/ti3.html

yes i only buy Fig and Inf, and an occasional art if i get an odd IPC count….

The thought is that Inf are fodder, Figs are my “flying tanks”, who can both defend and attack, without need for waiting out the counter-attack.

It´s allso there to pick of unguarded allied ships, thus forcing USA and UK to buy defensive fleets first and Trns later.

It allso as i said before keeps allied Figs on ships instead of being in Russia.

But i need more thoughts on it…  (after i get a couple i´ll start defending my self  :-P  :-P)

Interesting thing here, 8 votes for male, 0 for female…

Hmm Jennifer, is it something youo want to say to us?  :wink:

1 bomber was lost in action.  (for a total of four German Bmb´s to die total due to AA guns in this game)

But the fact remains that the allies need to put some serious IPC into a defensive fleet before they can send anything into europe.

Then they will have a great deal of problems holding anything, the upside with Figs instead of Tanks is they survive (more or less) everybattle, and won´t need to sit around for the counter attack.

But i concede that a well put Trn network will get me in trouble, but when that is in place Japan should have come quite close to Moscow.