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sheez…

need i remind everyone FMG did consider doing Spain, Turkey, and others?

…whatever

@reloader-1:

Hello? Historical Accuracy, anyone?

Filipino Scouts and an IC? Seriously?

IC?  Who said anything about that. China doesn’t have an IC but still fields units.  Don’t see how one implies the other….

but, yeah.  i’m just throwing out ideas.  not much else to do when you’re waiting for the next Italy pic.

@Brain:

@Upside-down_Turtle:

Back on the colors idea:
Canada: Tan (b/c UK is light tan and ANZAC is dark tan)
India: Maroon
*Philippines: Dark green (I think it would be cool to have a Filipino Scout unit)
For the neutrals, I think there might be too many to have a color for each, but…

What makes you think there will be Canadian, Indian, and Phillipine game pieces?

Nothing.  There might be none at all.  It’s FMG’s decision, and we already know that only the 8 main powers will be in the set they are making now.

However, FMG has expressed interest in later expansions.  Also, this is “technically” not an exclusively AAA pieces set, but a general WWII set that be used in any game.

I should have explained.  Just in case FMG decides to add some other countries in a second edition, after they are done their current project, of course.

India already plays like its own power in the sense that it has its own economy in AA40.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Star-of-India-gold-centre.svg

I think this would be perfect for a set of Maroon India dice, though a colored outline of it, like the ANZAC dice.

Back on the colors idea:

Canada: Tan (b/c UK is light tan and ANZAC is dark tan)

India: Maroon

*Philippines: Dark green (I think it would be cool to have a Filipino Scout unit)

For the neutrals, I think there might be too many to have a color for each, but…

@Variable:

I don’t expect rivets and panels. I just want a zero with a straight tail and complete wings without mold errors like chunks missing. Thats all.

Here-Here!!!

The Nakajima B5N2 ought to be the dive bomber

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakajima_B5N

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b46R07QHWi4&feature=related

It was the most advanced and prolific.

As for the Zero, the ones WOTC are pretty poor.  I’d like to see a super detailed Zero.  Same goes for the Yamato, though maybe a more common BB would be better.  The WOTC Yamatos already look like Super Star Destroyers.

@FieldMarshalGames:

@Variable:

@FieldMarshalGames:

We will keep the two tanks for USA! (We already have the sculpts)  …just wanted to explore the issue.

Thinking of a Sherman redux and a Stuart? What’s on your mind FMG?

In most cases we would like to have the standard “ICONIC” tank for that nation and an alternative…  either a SPG / or Heavy Tank.  Like the Pershing tank? or M7 tank destroyer?

As you can see with ITALY we had a standard tank and a “Heavier” Armored piece SPG

Pershing.  tank destroyer is more like a new piece

FMG’s big marketing gig is quality plastic.

whatever color they choose, I don’t think it will be just copies of existing units.

you would need a really tiny one-….hey, FMG… :wink:

@FieldMarshalGames:

The “Extras” set will be Grey like the classic ICs of most games.

As for Canadians…  not in the plan at the moment.  We kinda have our hands full with the 9 nations we are working on.  Release should be in this order:

ITALY
JAPAN
“Extras set”
USA
GERMANY
USSR
UK
ANZAC (Diff colour than UK and with a few specific units of its own)
FRANCE

If all goes as planed;
CHINA???
NEUTRALS???
Canadians???
Tech Units???

NOTE: ITALY is the first, and is taking the longest.  Once ITALY is complete the others will move much faster. This is due to set-up, factory experience and of course… funds.

Yes, but what color should Canada be (yellow-green, green-yellow, light blue?)?  Should India be a separate color (tan [in between UK and ANZAC light and dark tan], yellow, black)?

Spain?

Turkey? (black?)

Or should all neutrals be white?

yeah, kind of pricey for me.

remember, IL buy at least 6 copies of everything

@FieldMarshalGames:

BUNKER
NAVAL BASE
AIR BASE
ARMY HQ

The above will be included in a separate set and will include IC, Minor IC, TASK FORCE MARKER and AAA gun.

The remaining ITALIAN pieces we already have sculpts for, just waiting for the Factory to finish.

Will they be nation specific, or just gray?

@Brain:

@Upside-down_Turtle:

Holy crap, that’s an awesome artillery piece!  I think I’ll spend the next half-hour staring at it.

any who, back to the issue of the US bomber:

The Liberator looks pretty Bad @$$!  Better than the B-17. actually.  I love it.  great pick.  Put in on the line.  I’ll have 100, please.

Where did you see an FMG Liberator piece?

They haven’t made it yet.  They just want to do the Liberator, since the B-17 is overused, and the Liberator was the most common US bomber.  There have several posts going back and forth on which bomber should be the US one.

The Liberator itself, looks Bad @$$, but I’m sure a sculpt would be beyond awesome.  None the less, any US sculpt is far off.  After Italy, Japan will be next.

Holy crap, that’s an awesome artillery piece!  I think I’ll spend the next half-hour staring at it.

any who, back to the issue of the US bomber:

The Liberator looks pretty Bad @$$!  Better than the B-17. actually.  I love it.  great pick.  Put in on the line.  I’ll have 100, please.

Col. William J. Astore, former Professor at the US Air Force Academy thinks so.

http://www.campaignforliberty.com/article.php?view=623

I’ll admit, I also have a thing for the German military.  They just looked cool.  The tanks were cool, the helmets were cool, and the trench coats are just about the most bad @$$ threads I’ve ever seen in a uniform.

I certainly can’t argue with the Col.'s credentials.  I agree with him that one should not selectively read classic books on war and military history, but have a rational, holistic approach to it.  I also agree that the Blitzkrieg is totally unsuited for an imperialistic foreign policy, and of the immorality of such a policy.  There are also some good arguments against the effectiveness of Blitzkrieg from a strategic standpoint.  Still, I have some critiques for this article:

1. Since the article is meant to be a critique of the German Wehrmacht in general and of Blitzkrieg in particular, I think the article should have focused more on pure military strategy than go off into politics as much as he did (he makes good points, but nothing that hasn’t already been said in Libertarian circles before).

2. I think the main point of his argument is oversimplified.  Yes, the Germans used Blitzkrieg in the beginning of WWII, and they did eventually loose, but that does not in itself refute Blitzkrieg.  It overlooks several key historical factors:

a.) Emphasis on maneuver was not a strictly Prussian idea, but one that dates far back to the private mercenary armies of the Middle Ages.  Prussia did not invent the idea of military professionalism.  It only nationalized it.

b.) Blitzkrieg did in fact win a quick war during the Franco-Prussian War, ending in the double envelopment of two French Armies and the capture of the French Emperor.

c.) The influence of “Lightning War” within the German high command practically died after Dunkirk.  After that, the tank commanders were subordinate to infantry commanders.

d.) Despite the fact that the allies won, it can hardly be a credit to the performance of the allied armies.  40,000 German soldiers did manage to hold off 2 million allied soldiers in France for several weeks, and it was only “Blood and Guts” Patton’s Blitz on the western flank that finally broke the stalemate.

As for my personal ideas about Blitzkrieg, it is only suitable for a limited war, which is precisely what Germany was trying to fight at the beginning of WWII.  There are only really two applications for Blitzkrieg.  The enemy must be either:

1. A highly centralized government, with most of the civilian population unarmed and dependent upon the government for protection against an outside invader.  This means you only have to deal with that nations military and not their population.  Because power is centralized in the capital city, it’s capture or surrender will win you the war.  You cut a quick deal: a relatively small war reparation, and not taking any land (that would leave a grudge).  Then quickly pull out.

-or-

2. The enemy is not a government at all, but a private mercenary force that is likewise dedicated to maneuver warfare and staying clear of civilian populations.  Since they fight for money, they have no nationalistic zeal.  Ceasefire deals can easily be made among lower officers, since it’s better to live and fight another day.  No “bitter end” conflicts here, but mutually respecting professionals shaking hands and knowing when something isn’t worth dying for.

Also, in regards to the actual practitioner of Blitzkrieg, it’s best if the group using it is itself not a government, but a private mercenary organization (or several) if you want to avoid a tangled bureaucracy that micromanages from the top and encourage creativity and initiative on the individual level.  Also, if the soldiers see that their officers suck, they simply quit rather that get killed by a stupid strategy.  You don’t get shot for desertion.  You just don’t get paid.

In short, the German defeat in WWII is not a military refutation of Lightning War, but a moral refutation of Total War, and an example of how a coercive government system will fail to apply even the best of military strategy.

For a refreshing and challenging view of the nature and the history of war, read The Myth of National Defense: Essays on the Theory and History of National Defense Production, edited by Hans-Hermann Hoppe.  Here is a link to the free pdf:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=yGL&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&channel=s&q=the+myth+of+national+defense&aq=0&aqi=g9&oq=the+myth+of+nat

I noticed there is a roundel for Canada on AAP40.  Will there be a Canada player in AAE40?  If so, won’t that ruin the 8 nation configuration of the ammo box?

If there is, perhaps a deluxe ammo box w/ Canada and neutrals for an even 10?

Perhaps Canada will be UK’s “China”?  In that case, there may not be a problem.

:lol: I bet it’s even funner if you know German (which is on my “To-Do List”, btw).  It’s probably like watching Monty Python and The Holy Grail with Subtitles for People Who Don’t Like the Film (taken from Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Part II).  :-P  :lol:

Does anyone have any particular knowledge of Anglo-Indian politics in WWII?