Posts made by TM Moses VII

That is correct. Human life cannot be weighed because you come from a different country of origin. I think what Sir Izcoder was trying to point out is that in war, you care less about the causalities the enemy takes and more on how many causalities your own men will take.

“Did Hirohito really say “four years” of war?
I can’t believe that, as the Japanese were in wartime much longer, 15 years all in all, started in China (which lead to a total embargo of the US etc. etc.).”

I think Hirohito was speaking of four years of war with America. Would you like me to post the entire surrender speech Hirhito broadcasted on radio?

I like to think of myself who cares deeply for humans rights, but I think I will have to side with Mr. Ghoul and TG Moses on this one. I hope that nuclear weapons will never have to be used in the future, as much as I hope that the time will not come again when we do have to use them. It is frightening to think that the bombs dropped on Japan were a mere fraction of the destructive power in today’s nuclear arsenals.

In the case of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, America’s horrible acts were understandable. America was in this war for four straight years… four grueling years of rationing, war production, recruitment, and of neatly folded flags sent home to mourn the loss of another American servicemen :( . An invasion of Japan would have forced World War Two to linger on even longer, some predicted into the late 1940s. Allied planners calculated over a million American causalities, many of whom would never return home. Japan was also in dire straits. As an island nation of such immense population, it was deprived of the very foodstuffs necessary to feed its population… let alone in a wartime atmosphere. The mass bombing raids left much of Japan in ruins and orphaned families without shelter… their flimsy paper houses caught in terrible fires that engulfing entire city miles :( . The Emperor, still naïve to immense defeat and surrounding by military council, remained resolute.

Not until the dropping of the two atomic bombs did the Emperor formally surrender stating,

"But now the war has lasted for nearly four years. Despite the best that has been done by everyone–the gallant fighting of our military and naval forces, the diligence and assiduity of out servants of the State and the devoted service of our 100,000,000 people–the war situation has developed not necessarily to Japan’s advantage, while the general trends of the world have all turned against her interest.

Moreover, the enemy has begun to employ a new and most cruel bomb, the power of which to do damage is, indeed, incalculable, taking the toll of many innocent lives. Should we continue to fight, it would not only result in an ultimate collapse and obliteration of the Japanese nation, but also it would lead to the total extinction of human civilization.

Such being the case, how are we to save the millions of our subjects, nor to atone ourselves before the hallowed spirits of our imperial ancestors? This is the reason why we have ordered the acceptance of the provisions of the joint declaration of the powers."

Human life should never have a pricetag on it, but for those who died at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, it was the price that was paid to ensured many more Japanese and Americans would not longer be squandered… :cry:

I hope that my ‘All Bomber Strategy’ (ABS) was not too ambiguous, so I will take this time to try and explain everything in a little more detail. ABS is more of a strategy for a causal game on a mid-Sunday’s afternoon. The strategy works well with the United Kingdom, but can be applied to the United States. My main concern is that the bombers built in Eastern USA have to fly an extra trip to British airfields before making their way into Germany.

The main objective for the United Kingdom is to concentrate solely on building bombers. The only exception is when I want to launch an aircraft carrier into the British Sea Zone to help the American player out. The downside is that I cannot build two bombers on the first turn, which would greatly speed up the strategic bombing process. Other than that, my entire turn is spent maintaining an active bomber wing for guess what? more bombing missions over Germany! :)

As far as taking over territories, I leave that up to the rest of my Allies, preferably the United States. I like to think I am doing my part when, by the end of the third turn, I have a fairly large bomber wing of six or seven bombers capable of wrecking twenty one to twenty five IPC’s worth of damage to Germany’s production levels. This is roughly the equivalent of ‘attacking’ Germany each turn to inflict seven or eight causalities. Without those much-needed troops, Germany is left vulnerable to an attack at either Western Europe or Eastern Europe…sometimes even both! :)

What I like most about this strategy is that afterwards, I can fly my entire bomber force to Russia and start bombing any Japanese factories the following turn. If not, I will settle for the next best thing and position my bombers to attack the Japanese transports when opportunity strikes.

ABS may not be the best strategy, and I do get shunned by TG because says my strategy relies too much on luck. I like ABS because it is fun, and there’s nothing funnier than watching TG’s face after I rolled nothing but fives and sixes on a bombing mission and forced him into bankruptcy! Priceless! :D

PS: Sir SUD, we do play with economic victory turned ‘on,’ but TG says that it is the poor man’s way out of World Domination.

Looks good! But next time… can you make it a little easier on the eyes to read? :)

“Wait a second, since when do you know who these people are? Willy Brandt is someone on the top of my list of German Chancellors - even if he was a Social Democrat. If memory serves me correct, he received a Nobel Peace Prize (though I forgot what for) and became the “Man of the Year” in 1970(?). Ernst Reuter also deserves high marks for his courage courage and determination during the Berlin Blockade. Both were the mayors of West Berlin during these turbulent times.”

Are you forgetting that I helped you write your term paper for European Studies, “The State of Revolution: Western Europe Following World War Two.” :wink:

I like to see that, Sir Cystic Crypt :D

Kurt Schumacher, Konrad Adenauer, Theodor Heuss, and the many others, even the ‘small lights’ :), who stood up against Hitler’s regime were all people of high stature and caliber. I think their political careers and hardships will reflect that.

PS: My ‘favorite’ of the post-World War II German governing body was Willy Brandt, a influential and very well-liked Soical Democrat. I also like Ernst Reuter if you are looking into someone older.

What is the ‘will of the people?’

What if our intrepid hero gets killed? :(

Guest,

I like your ideas of trying to add variety and spice to the game, but as Ozone said, it came up somewhat disjointed. Any Axis and Allies player will tell you, building all tanks is not the way to go. You leave yourself too open on defense. For the price of two tanks, I can buy three infantry and still have one production certificate left over. Tanks tend to do better on offense, but without any infantry to support them, you will soon caught in the same conundrum. If one player wants build nothing but tanks, let him… but don’t say I didn’t you! :)

Twenty-Seven Production Certificates to build one bomber is a little too steep for my ‘All Bomber Strategy.’ Having to pay that much for a bomber is especially painful when I see no real use for the extra fighter. In case you are wondering, the ‘All Bomber Strategy’ is a strategy I like to use when I am either the United States or the United Kingdom. The main point is to build all bombers. This allows you to continually bomb Germany with increasing severity, forcing that player into a costly war of attrition. With an ample force of five or six bombers, Germany’s national production levels can plummet well below twenty. All that is left for your Allies is to force Germany into a pitched battle, knowing we can fully replace our losses while the Germans can’t. If anything, I enjoy the excitement of rolling the dice! :)

Sir Ozone is right again :)

TG Moses often tells me how much the Axis have the advantage in the mid-game, and for the most part, he is correct. With Germany, you do not want to risk too much, too early, except for the need to wipe out Her Majesty’s Navy on the first turn. Otherwise, you want to hold off against any sudden attacks and concentrate everything you have to Africa without leaving too much of Western Europe and Eastern Europe open. I forgot to mention, but holding Eastern Europe is a must for the Axis to win.

During this time, Japan should do everything she can in Asia to relieve pressure from Germany. Don’t be afraid to use the Japanese Navy to help gain control of New Zealand, Alaska, Australia, Hawaii, Madagascar, Egypt, or even Brazil! Like I said, the Axis victory is in the mid-game. What I like to do is hit Hawaii the first turn with the Japanese task force and slowly move westward, making sure to take over any islands along the pathway to Africa. Once I have made it to Africa, I can help the Germans make sure keep Africa firmly in their grasp, while the main Japanese Army marches into Russia to finish the game. :D

Sir Ozone,

Given your rules on Naval Occupation, I will try my best to blockade the Allied Ports as the Axis. This way I can delay the Allies from launching ships into the adjacent sea zones. This gives Germany time to cut across Africa with the forces would normally be sent to Western Europe or the Russian-German Front.

PS: I think two hit battleships are more of a benefit to Japan so that they can attack the US Navy on Hawaii without the fear of very many causalities. As far as Germany goes, two hit battleships will improve the German Navy in the Mediterranean.

“Hungry Hungry Hippos”

I love that game! I use to play ‘Hungry Hippos’ all the time in elementary school! :D

A special unit the United States can have is Rosie the Riveter. All units, except soldiers, cost one or two Production Certificates less for the remainder of that turn. We can fight too! :)

“Man, it is too bad there are not girls like Moses’ sister in Seattle. Here they are all atheist communists. Or at least most of them. Moses would love it”

Perhaps it was the Lord’s will to destine you for Seattle so you could show those the way. I always love meeting new places and new people, so I will be sure we stop by at Seattle at one point of another. And I am sure TG won’t complain if the locals are athesit communist :)

“All of this, and you’re still not communist!? What is with you!?”

Well… only if you ask nicely and let me spend some more time on the computer :D :wink:

“Ha, teaches you. Britian is the worst place to go. :P”

Moses, I would be surprised if you did not complain about every place you went to! Her Majesty’s United Kingdom is really not that bad of a place to go :)

Good job :D I don’t think I’ll ever know how you managed to reach two thousand post when I am still at a lowly one hundred :(

I think that Sir Cystic Crypt was on to something when he mentioned ‘social planning’. In order to rid ourselves of prostitution, we must fight prostitution at its roots, in the ghettos and in the schools, instead of wasting precious effort and time to combat its symptons. Rarely does any person I know desire to become a prostitution because of free will but because there is nowhere else to turn. I think it should be our obligation to find some way to provide better opportunities, education, and counseling to those less fortunate then us :(

I try not to think of myself as liberal or conservative so I can keep an open mind and not be constricted by what I should believe in, but rather what I want to believe in. With that said, I am most likely a step or two below TG :)