Best posts made by The_Good_Captain

@Coldwarrior1984 the decision not to do this for the Normandy beaches (and generally for all amphibious assaults) is/was to keep clear lines of sight open for fire support as well as to keep beach assault units from becoming lost and landing in the wrong areas. The latter was messy enough without the smoke, the former is arguably how they got off the beaches.

So does the sz between Madagascar and Kenya/Rhod also connect to S Africa.

No.

@Krieghund I don’t think this is correct and feel I need to ask if you are sure of this answer. This is a bit of a shock since I don’t see anything in the rules, the rules clarification or the FAQ about it. If there was a mistake in drawing the map, I feel we would see it addressed in one of these documents. As always, I defer/conform to your expertise but I have to ask for a reference or clarification on this answer. Photo below for reference. You’re saying the highlighted area below does NOT boarder the sea zone? @kwaspek104 @WILD-BILL

@gamerman01 said in Gamerman01 v TheGoodCaptain (+8) Loser bracket final:

USA and Russia bought the 3 AA guns, and I added a comment to the game log.

If one sinks on a transport, then it can be purchased again, right?

correct-o

@the_good_captain your carrier rolled a “3” - I will now roll in this way until there is an effect, then I will just make the edit and resubmit the file (i still have it open on my desktop here)

@Coldwarrior1984

Reading this, I feel strongly you’re confused about the nature of the German defenses in Normandy. In combination, I feel you are overestimating the Allies ability to place smoke as precisely and in the quantity that would have been required to have a chance to accomplish the goal you lay out. I also feel you’re overestimating the effectiveness of smoke even if I grant that none of the above was an issue.

I’ve been to Normandy three times with tour guides. I’ve read everything from Ambrose and Osprey on Overlord. I’m tempted to repeat my initial post about why you don’t hear or see this tactic being performed en masse in the many assaults in the Pacific or Mediterranean.

I’ll just sum this up and say that the German fighting positions were not composed primarily of Saving Private Ryan style bunkers but widerstandsnest with Tobruks across so much acreage that a simultaneous precision smoke affect against all of them for the required time to get everyone ashore is less realistic that just a mass smoke bombardment of the beach area.

@Krieghund said in Couple rules/map question:

@The_Good_Captain Now that’s odd. When I answered this, I was looking at the illustration of the map in the Rulebook, not at the map itself. In that illustration, the border between those sea zones meets at the border between Union of South Africa and Mozambique. However, as we can see, on the map itself, it doesn’t. Interesting. In any case, you’re right, the answer should have been “yes”.

I never noticed that photo in the rulebook on page 8. Thanks for clarifying that and as always, your service to the hobby is much appreciated.

@gamerman01 said in Gamerman01 v TheGoodCaptain (+8) Loser bracket final:

Man it’s so great to have you around. I’m glad to know the rules.

Is Australia an island for purposes of landing stranded fighters?

No. Page 8, right column - see definition of an “island”.

@VictoryFirst so apparently you can copy paste the entire “view turn summary” tab at the end of the round and it will post like you see above, just like old times. You still have to post the save though.

Would someone be so kind as to direct me to a link of the World at War Map from Xeno, thanks!

Edit: *digital copy available for download

@Krieghund

Fighters can capture neutral territories by flying over them. The rule states the territory is automatically captured with no battle. My question is this: Can an air unit fly over a neutral territory and then conduct combat in a zone adjacent?

For example: A German fighter flies out of eastern Europe and into the Black sea. It then flies over Turkey (capturing it in the process) and engages in combat in Persia with the British. [One might want to do this if there is an AA gun in Ukraine SSR or Eastern Europe] If it survives combat, it will land in German occupied Persia.

Is this a legal move?

@gamerman01 said in Gamerman01 v TheGoodCaptain (+8) Loser bracket final:

Oh! I might have misunderstood someone, but

I thought you (normally) can’t build ships into an enemy occupied zone.
A player could build a navy, attack a sub that’s in the factory zone and fail, the sub submerges in the battle and then the player couldn’t place the navy.

There is no submerge in Axis and Allies 2nd Edition. (That’s one the abominations of “3rd edition”) The sub is forced to retreat thereby clearing the zone for placement of naval units.

Also, I was warned that if the building player unwittingly attacked a sub that was in a zone next to the factory zone and the defender withdrew the sub to the factory zone that again that navy could not be built.

All this is correct. Keyword is ‘unwittingly’. Know the rules - Know Problem (my joke).

Pages 11 and 21, I would think not being able to place a navy would not even be super rare. I’m posting this only because you know the rules front and back and I’m trying to understand them

I haven’t seen it yet. You’ll be the first I reach out to when I do though, trust.

@victoryfirst

I agree with you in general about the tank spam, but I learned a lot from your strategy. I was/am shocked at how much firepower can be assembled so quickly. I feel more confident in buying more tanks in future turns of future games. Further, I am not a fan of artillery and our games really reinforced the value of tank/inf combinations for me. In general, your strategy scared the hell out of me on more than one occasion. I really appreciate them. And yes, of course we can rack up another game but I will need to take a pause for about a month. I get back from a vacation around the 18th of April. Is it okay if we kick off our next game around that time?

@Midnight_Reaper

I salute you!

@thecabal

The practical application in an actual game is the following:

This can adversely affect naval battles with multiple unit types on both sides and land battles in which the defender has a bomber(s) or a defense with multinational forces present.

It can cause the defender to misallocate his hits not knowing if the attacker is going to roll hot, cold or par.

@VictoryFirst I think? we’re good. It’s whatever this module is. Thanks my dude!

@victoryfirst i will need another night to think on this one (didnt get home until very late today)

@imperious-leader much appreciated but I do my own scans. Guadalcanal is up. I’ve got two maps for Xeno and the first will be complete in a few days.

@crockett36

Game History

Round: 1

    Purchase Units - Japanese
        Japanese buy 3 transports; Remaining resources: 1 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Japanese
        1 infantry moved from Manchuria to Soviet Far East
              Japanese take Soviet Far East from Russians
        2 infantry moved from Kwangtung to China
        2 infantry moved from Manchuria to China
        1 infantry moved from French Indo China to India
              Japanese take India from British
        1 fighter moved from French Indo China to China
        1 fighter moved from Manchuria to China
        1 fighter moved from Japan to China
        1 bomber moved from Japan to China

    Combat - Japanese
        Battle in China
            Japanese attack with 1 bomber, 3 fighters and 4 infantry
            Americans defend with 1 fighter and 2 infantry
                Japanese roll dice for 1 bomber, 3 fighters and 4 infantry in China, round 2 : 5/8 hits, 2.83 expected hits
                Americans roll dice for 1 fighter and 2 infantry in China, round 2 : 0/3 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                2 infantry owned by the Americans and 1 fighter owned by the Americans lost in China
            Japanese win, taking China from Americans with 1 bomber, 3 fighters and 4 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 18
            Casualties for Americans: 1 fighter and 2 infantry

    Non Combat Move - Japanese
        1 fighter moved from China to French Indo China
        1 bomber and 2 fighters moved from China to Manchuria
        1 fighter moved from Philippines to Japan Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from Caroline Islands Sea Zone to Japan Sea Zone
        1 battleship and 1 carrier moved from Caroline Islands Sea Zone to Japan Sea Zone
        1 submarine moved from Solomon Islands Sea Zone to Japan Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from Philippines to Philippines Sea Zone
        1 infantry and 1 transport moved from Philippines Sea Zone to Okinawa Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from Okinawa to Okinawa Sea Zone
        2 infantry and 1 transport moved from Okinawa Sea Zone to Japan Sea Zone
        2 infantry moved from Japan Sea Zone to Manchuria
        1 fighter moved from Japan Sea Zone to Manchuria
        1 transport moved from Japan Sea Zone to Philippines Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from Philippines to Philippines Sea Zone
        1 infantry and 1 transport moved from Philippines Sea Zone to Japan Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from Japan to Japan Sea Zone
        2 infantry moved from Japan Sea Zone to Manchuria
        1 fighter moved from Manchuria to French Indo China

    Place Units - Japanese
        3 transports placed in Japan Sea Zone

    Turn Complete - Japanese
        Japanese collect 32 PUs; end with 33 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Americans regular : -1.33
Japanese regular : 2.17

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@gamerman01 said in Gamerman01 v TheGoodCaptain (+8) Loser bracket final:

Sorry about the edits, guess I got a little tired. Just clicked done too soon

No apology necessary. I prefer a clean game and abhor “gotchas”. Make as many as necessary at any time. I do it periodically as well.

@VictoryFirst hey - I re-read the rules around subs and the order of operations for naval combat and check this out:

https://www.axisandallies.org/forums/topic/38495/submarines-order-of-operation-question?_=1652856408904

so in that battle, I could make the decision to submerge AFTER seeing the results. I still would have declared a submerge but wow. Really interesting difference between this game and other versions.

If we have a naval battle with any defending subs, we will have to use the “Roll Dice” option under the “Game” tab. And then we will have to edit in the results after the battle.