Posts made by SuperbattleshipYamato

@FranceNeedsMorePower

Yes, that’s how playing by TripleA on this forum always works (at least in my experience).

@FranceNeedsMorePower

I think it’s similar.

So I do my moves until I need you or The Janus’ input, I put the file, you open it, then you do you thing and put it on this thread. I’ll give an example.

Oh, keep in mind I’m using TripleA 2.7, so you’ll need to have that version too. Ask @barnee for help if you need it.

@FranceNeedsMorePower

Oh…

I thought I’m doing it since I start first.

I’m currently registering you for the dice server.

Let me know if it works.

@The-Janus
@FranceNeedsMorePower

We’ll play on this thread. We’re probably doing play by email.

I’ll need some time to set it up.

@FranceNeedsMorePower

Thank you!

@The-Janus

Our best hope, if we want to evacuate Normandy-Bordeaux, would be putting the transport in sea zone 110, pray Germany does something weird and hits sea zones 109, 111, 93, 106, and/or 91 and doesn’t invade Normandy-Bordeaux. Then we can evacuate them on France’s first turn, probably the only time they can evacuate it (unless the German player just leaves the territory alone for a while).

This is pretty obvious though and if I were the German player I’d definitely go after sea zone 110 to prevent this. You never know…

@Cornwallis

Doesn’t make much of a difference. It’s literally only one combat point (of whatever we call it).

@FranceNeedsMorePower

Ah, I see. I don’t see much of a difference. It is true that bring 2 guys over to Southern France makes the strategy more viable.

However, Italy can still overpower Southern France easily. Even if the Malta fighter survives and lands there, Italy, with 2 infantry, 2 artillery, 1 tank, and 1 strategic bomber from Northern Italy, still has a 95% chance of winning against France’s 1 infantry and 1 artillery and Britain’s 1 infantry, 1 tank, and 1 fighter.

The remaining Italian naval units can still trap the Allies in the bind I explained earlier:

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@FranceNeedsMorePower

I know. I recieve notifications when people edit stuff.

@The-Janus

I think Cornwallis replied with some good ideas.

I’ll also add that in another thread he said that moving the British fleet into sea zone 93 is another way of baiting the Lufwaffe.

Note that if baiting the Lufwaffe is an objective you should obviously scramble if Germany attacks the fleets in 110 and 111. The trouble is that I’ve seen some Axis players don’t do that and instead just sort of strafe 111 by taking the hits on the battleship and submarines, so they don’t lose any aircraft.

Personally I don’t really put much weight into strategies that require “baiting”, given its unpredictability. The best bet for minimizing the Luftwaffe is to make the Eastern Front so hard that the Germans either need the air force (providing some breathing room for the Western Allies), or that the Axis can’t advance out west.

While I’m not sure how to do this, I feel this might be an easier objective and puzzle to solve.

@Cornwallis

That’s basically the sea zone 93 move we talked about earlier. I thought you didn’t like that move?

@FranceNeedsMorePower

Yes. I believe I commented on it on the forum.

I’d like to know some major events/moments on the forum before 2020 (when I came), as well as previously major posters and writers here.

@FranceNeedsMorePower

I don’t think this is the UK video he was specifically talking about, but Cornwallis did make a UK video some time ago:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lscPRKF9VEE

@The-Janus

I’ll definitely try the “Sahara Express” in the future.

I’m not sure how much of an advantage J1 is for the Allies. Sure, the US can enter the war earlier, but at the cost of letting Japan roam pretty freely, and given the imbalance over there, the situation isn’t too bright.

Since this is in the Europe category though, I’ll ask AndrewAAGamer to explain the merits of the Gibastion strategy. I know this is Europe 1940, but my experience suggests that the effects of Gibastion should be similar to Global 1940.

So, @AndrewAAGamer can you please explain why you like the Gibastion strategy (assuming you do)? Thank you!

@Cornwallis

I was referring to your critique of the viability of moving the British Mediterrean fleet to sea zone 93.

Given that I don’t have much experience with bids and the fact that almost any Allied strategy will still result in an Axis victory, I don’t have a set UK turn 1 strategy.

Some moves (not all at once, obviously) I think are viable are Taranto, probably Gibastion, in Global hitting Iraq or Ethiopia using the Indian transport if the Soviets aren’t going south, or landing some troops from Canada or the UK in Morroco if possible (otherwise, try to activate Brazil).

I like putting industrial complexes in the Middle East and Africa. Probably one in Egypt on the first turn and one in Persia to fly fighters to Moscow later on. I like to produce fast movers in South Africa’s complex.

@FranceNeedsMorePower

Really? In both scenarios I succeeded:

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And I think this actually highlights the brittleness of the British-French defense:

If the Allies try to preserve the carrier by killing destroyers and cruisers first, their overall defense capability will be greatly weakened (since the battle calculator odds assume that the carrier is killed first) and Italy can easily sink all the ships.

But if the Allies take out the carrier early on, as long as Italy takes Southern France (which they can easily do), all Italy has to do is destroy the carrier and retreat. The British planes will have nowhere to land, the French ships will have to retreat since the Luftwaffe is too powerful, and Germany can make short work of the remaining British ships

Oh, and in both games the Axis were able to take Greece and Southern France on the first turn and sink sea zone 93.

@FranceNeedsMorePower

I think you should take Cornwallis’ comment more seriously.

Even if Germany loses their air force sinking that fleet (which usually is only possible if they already took heavy losses destroying the fleets in sea zone 110 and 111 with a scramble), Italy now has a free hand in the Mediterrean.

Trust me, there’s not much more dangerous in a Global 1940 game than an Italy that isn’t contained and goes wild in Africa and the Middle East. Unless the Eastern Front and/or the Pacific War are going really well for the Allies, the Allies have basically lost in that scenario.

You made a good point about taking British hits first though.

@Cornwallis

You’re right. I do think it is the least worst British turn 1 Mediterrean move.

@FranceNeedsMorePower

Italy shouldn’t need to grab Greece on the first turn. Unless they’re lucky enough to also grab Gibraltar or Egypt that same turn to get the national objective, it would be more efficient to have either Germany or Italy mobilize Bulgaria and then attack.

@Cornwallis

Well without the cruiser and including the Gibraltar fighter, with a 3 fighter scramble by the Axis, there’s a 12% chance of victory.