Preliminary report 1942.2SF. First round completed, UK2.
Missing StB A4 makes for less UK warships destruction opening festival.
In Philadelphia Experiment 1942.2, I would like to see TcB A3-4 D3 M4 C10 as a purchase option.
Modify balance toward Allies. (Maybe it is centered balance knowing how OOB is Axis biased).
Both Japan and Germany were used as combat unit OOB to put good swing in battle.
Mostly Naval: UK SZ and Hawaiian SZ (Light Pearl Harbor attack).
Japan was not interested. It had a bigger fish to fry in Borneo SZ: UK’s combined fleet (UK’s mistake too much a dead zone, but since it is a playtest IDCare.)
It gives pretty interesting dance with US.
But since beginning, I buy StB and bomb ICs everywhere within range, UK vs Italy’s IC, Germany vs Caucasus IC.
It is funny to see 2 russian Fgs defending against 2 StBs.
But Yak done nothing. Luftwaffe completely bombed away Stalingrad: 8 IPCs damage!
Bomber are really acting like bombers.
USA with Cruiser and TP M3 can enter sooner in game.
More interesting experience for USA1.
US fleet amphibious assault Wake Island (three SZ away from Borneo SZ).
I built an IC in Sinkiang to see.
For the first time, I built a US Cruiser and TP on first turn to reach ASAP UK’s fleet in Norway SZ.
After a few rounds, I made a few Allies mistakes and Germany and Japan wins.
Cruiser and TP M3 provides very interesting movement and tactical.
I can say it is mostly USA and Japan which benefits.
Japan can move to Alaska, then come back loading in Japan and unload in Soviet Far East.
Then, reload in Japan and unload in Alaska.
I can say that StB is more useful first to Germany and UK. Then USA, finally Japan.
Doesn’t seems broken til now. The addition help Allies but not enough to switch balance totally toward Allies, IMO.
It is still promising to balance things out.
I saw over my game UK interceptor being shot down, Germany was max out once, Russia lose one Fg against one German escort. One AAA shotdown USA over Italy.
IMO, if UK and USA invest in StBs, Germans Fgs will be required on ICs.
Like WWII.