Posts made by osu888

@Spendo02:

I guess the best way to explain this phenomena is that for the Axis, this game is a race against time. Â

Achieve your VC count quickly (or relatively fast) or face the fact that eventually the US will be able to deny Axis VC’s in both theaters and grind the Axis into submission.

Simply allowing the game to continue lets the Allies play hyper conservative until the Allies achieve and then exceed the starting advantage the Axis has in units on Round 1. Â

After that, its basically game over for the Axis because the production curves for the Axis and Allies dramatically switch as the Axis will be unable to replace units as quickly and effectively as the Allies will.

If anything, I suggest a joint VC house rule for the Axis to prevent the all-in Germany/Italy/Japan vs Moscow strategy.

I’m unfamiiar with VC, so could you by chance go into detail a bit more? Whats a joint VC? The All-in, what is that?

well as I just stated in another thread, We’ve been playing with Total Domination/Concession as the only way to win, not with Victory Cities. So it’s almost not playable with Axis under these conditions, it’s necessary to have VC’s?

Total Domination/Concession is the only way we play…Maybe we should look into VC’s more.

@Vance:

yes, for capitols and victory cities.  Majors always become minors and any SBR damage stays.

I confused myself by the question…I understand it goes down to a MINOR…

Is that applicable to Capitols?

If yes, the obviously not for capitols right?

thank you for your reply

Does this change the rule with the Mongolian units? Can Russia not do this?

Also, after Japan is at war with UKP, is it true that China cannot move units into UK controlled countries as extra defense?

thanks

Another Example with Question:

UK England is controlled by Germany, and the Italians take West India followed by UK Pacific taking it back…That means UK Pacific gets those IPC until UK England is liberated?

I have planes on a carrier off the shore of Eastern U.S.

Can I attack an army with the planes in Gibraltar/Morroco?

The Carriers can move into the sea zone on the Atlantic part of Gibraltar but the plane movement is 4 to Gilbraltar.

well I capture Berlin with Russia…I was able to capture the MAJOR complex in Romania and then build some offensive weapons and march into Berlin.

We are going to play again (same teams) but this time I will play it much smarter with UK using all of your advice

@special:

It’s too late for it in this game, but as UK i like to take out Tobruk instead of a Taranto (Which feels like suicide to me, esp. with the extra german scrambler). Tobruk can be wiped out and it will cost most of your Suez fleet (CRU to SZ96, might cost the GIB fig as casualty) to Malta and DD to block in SZ99 keeping Cairo relatively safe in turn 1),  the AC can retreat to SZ80 to be joined by ships and air from India (which can strike turn 2), if India also sends 1 TRP and takes Persia, UK has a good set up to take Iraq turn 2 and secure the Middle East and Africa for a while.

result: (relatively) secured Africa and Mid East
downside: 1 less fighter to London, italian fleet can survive and join, a weaker Calcutta and less 1 money island

Also, when germany goes Sealion, it can pay off to buy offensive with Russia instead of retreating and buying infantry.

Yes, its Germany’s turn
Is it Germany’s turn now?

Well there will be plent of more games to come. We’ve probably put over 30-40 hours into AA the last month (most on 1942)…it’s just 3 of us and we love it. We really wish we could find another person

haha thannks

@ghr2:

@osu888:

@ghr2:

Calcutta seems safe for now according to the pics.  So i advise the US to spend a good amout more in the atlantic.  Remember, surface ships can block a transport from picking up units from a coastal territory if they did not start in that seazone.  basically, if u had at least a dd in 110, and italy could not kill it, u prevent germany from bringing the holland guys to uk.  I would say try to hold london if at all possible, else try to counter his fleet.  If you cant do that, give the US time to build up and take it back later.  Russia should be on the german border right now and rdy to move in the middle east towards iraq.

1. Couldn’t German planes just take out the Destroyer?

2. You mean on the frontlines ready to move into Germany? And why move to Iraq?

Yes I do mean frontlines, german planes cant kill it before their turn unless it was with a naval battle or amph assault.  Basically, this prevents germany from pickign up the holland guys since all his trannys were in 111.

damn, well germany is first so I prolly missed the boat on moving Russia to frontlines…That Major Industrial he built next to russia is gonnna kill me

@wittmann:

Russia gets a 3NO bonus for any Axis friendly or Axis territory. Iraq is the closest to you, but there are lots more after that. You will need the revenue to survive .Russia  can lose the North, but must not lose the South.
You must also fight for all your territories. You cannot let the Axis march into any empty ones.

I just landed 3 Transports with 2 Destroyers with them in N.A.

Oh ok, thank you for the suggestion for Russia going to Iraq

@ghr2:

Calcutta seems safe for now according to the pics.  So i advise the US to spend a good amout more in the atlantic.  Remember, surface ships can block a transport from picking up units from a coastal territory if they did not start in that seazone.  basically, if u had at least a dd in 110, and italy could not kill it, u prevent germany from bringing the holland guys to uk.  I would say try to hold london if at all possible, else try to counter his fleet.  If you cant do that, give the US time to build up and take it back later.  Russia should be on the german border right now and rdy to move in the middle east towards iraq.

1. Couldn’t German planes just take out the Destroyer?

2. You mean on the frontlines ready to move into Germany? And why move to Iraq?

@ghr2:

Did you buy any mechs/tanks as russia yet?  the rule of thumb is that the more naval germany buys or the more it looks like he will sealion, the more tanks/mechs you should get.  How much did you send to 97?  if germany did land a fighter there, then you should have all of 98(not transport) malta fig, and 2 fig & bomber from london(1 les fig if germany does not land there).  The only way you would of lost 976 is either bad dice, or you did not have enough.

My advice would be to try to keep the anzac/us fleets together and have the anzac planes either fly to india (if somehow possible) or to land on an airbase to scramble for the combined fleet.

I attached 96 as well, that might of been my downfall. Should I only go for 97 UK1?
Oh, so if Germany goes Sea Lion from G1, Russia should buy mech and tanks?

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