Check the range of V weapons. Four spaces is too long of a distance. Also, the new tech units it needs to be clear: When you get say King Tigers do all your tanks go “Poof” and become Tigers , or from that point on are any tanks you build…Tigers. The later idea is much more realistic.
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Whats wrong with paratroopers :? I have been actually thinking of making specific sculpts for them myself by using spare pieces.
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@i:
mabe there will be atomic bomber were you get one atom too use. if you want another you pay 10 ipc
atoms can ether kill 5units in one teritory or destroy one icHeavy Bombers are the PC name for Atomic weapons.
Atomic bombs were in Larry’s original NOVA games A&A.
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I think it would be a good house rule. I do not think larry wants atomic weapons or else he would have put them in a while ago.
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Whats wrong with paratroopers :? I have been actually thinking of making specific sculpts for them myself by using spare pieces.
Their operational impact IMHO is not on level of the game’s scale.
And as an individual formation they are significantly less potent that your “standard” infantry formation and tend to focus on seizing key points and not neutralizing / killing enemy units.And if someone wants to argue Crete… well then you’d have to consider whether that battle was more lost by the defenders than won by the air landing / airborne attackers. It was a pretty dicey affair all told.
Instead, in terms of someone taking a territory with a paratrooper I think Arnhem is a better demonstration of the limitations of an airborne assault.
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Whats wrong with paratroopers :? I have been actually thinking of making specific sculpts for them myself by using spare pieces.
Instead, in terms of someone taking a territory with a paratrooper I think Arnhem is a better demonstration of the limitations of an airborne assault.
Right, and two attacking infantry probably wont be able to take a territory unless they are assited by ground forces, thats why this rule is realistic and awesome!
Here is exactly what larry said on the new paratrooper rules as it is misquoted above.
@Imperious:
LH 9-18
I can tell you this… There will be Paratroopers. They will be one of 12 techs (which are all pretty close to the Anniversary game’s techs.)
I call out Paratroopers because they have been radically changed from that tech in Anniversary. Infantry (up to 2) can be flown, to join an attack, if that location is within a 3 territory/sea zone range. They don’t need bombers or any other aircraft representation. They must however be on a territory with an airbase.
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Not trying to down play anyone but have you ever seen Band of Brothers. Tell me that’s not killing the enemy :wink:
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Whats wrong with paratroopers :? I have been actually thinking of making specific sculpts for them myself by using spare pieces.
Instead, in terms of someone taking a territory with a paratrooper I think Arnhem is a better demonstration of the limitations of an airborne assault.
Right, and two attacking infantry probably wont be able to take a territory unless they are assited by ground forces, thats why this rule is realistic and awesome!
Here is exactly what larry said on the new paratrooper rules as it is misquoted above.
@Imperious:
LH 9-18
I can tell you this… There will be Paratroopers. They will be one of 12 techs (which are all pretty close to the Anniversary game’s techs.)
I call out Paratroopers because they have been radically changed from that tech in Anniversary. Infantry (up to 2) can be flown, to join an attack, if that location is within a 3 territory/sea zone range. They don’t need bombers or any other aircraft representation. They must however be on a territory with an airbase.
Sir I stand corrected. I was unaware of that change. :oops:
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In earlier games I played with paratroopers were they had a first strike capability. Just like a submarine execpt for paratroopers. DO you think this would be a good or bad addition? Even though they were not stealthy they did strike fast and hard at the enemy.
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In earlier games I played with paratroopers were they had a first strike capability. Just like a submarine execpt for paratroopers. DO you think this would be a good or bad addition? Even though they were not stealthy they did strike fast and hard at the enemy.
Honestly, I’d say no and I’d reverse your last line.
Operationally they do achieve surprise when they put boots on the ground in unexpected places.
However, unlike a sub (or sub pack) which operates cohesively, paratroops usually hit the DZ in such a dispersed manner and take such time to rally and assemble that its like herding cats. If I recall correctly, the fallschirmjaeger in Crete didn’t even drop with their personal weapons; they were cannistered separately.In game terms, simply there’s no consistent ability to spring into formation level offensive actions faster than the defenders can react. More like chance platoon-coy scale engagements way below the scale of the game until relieved by straight legs.
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Very true points you are giving. However I think your scenarios would play out better for a much smaller scale than A&A. After all we all know that by the time your able to capture a third of a country by taking a territory on the board map your troops would have long already been rallyed together. I like what you are saying, infact your scenarios are what really happened in the real world. However just for a the games sake I think paratroopers make a good edition because not only do they historically accurate but I believe they are a scale that is right for the game
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Very true points you are giving. However I think your scenarios would play out better for a much smaller scale than A&A. After all we all know that by the time your able to capture a third of a country by taking a territory on the board map your troops would have long already been rallyed together. I like what you are saying, infact your scenarios are what really happened in the real world. However just for a the games sake I think paratroopers make a good edition because not only do they historically accurate but I believe they are a scale that is right for the game
Well that’s my point. The scale of the game is too grand to give the paratroopers any surprise bonus or really any enhanced lethality.
So I have to lean towards this new rule that ties them to working in concert with standard land units.
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Well you do not have too. After all they are going to be technology so it is just the luck of the dice if you get them or not… Okay so whether we agree about paratroopers or not they are in and instead of 1 infantry it is 2, and no aircraft are need to land them, just and airfield from the same territory. Any other tech. that people know about? I do not own A&A anniversary so I do not Know what those tech. are.
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And the paratroopers are used to “join an attack”.
Not conduct their own.
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I hope there is a tech for AB or NB, there’s a lot you could do there. Allow ports to have some type of reverse naval bombardment. Air strips could allow scramble to adjacent sz even when not on an island.
Advanced art could give your inf +1 on def (like it does for attack). Maybe only against an ampib assault.
Adv art could allow you to fire your two preempt (no return fire) or into adjacent tt.
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@WILD:
Adv art could allow you to fire your two preempt (no return fire)
that seems reasonable, artilery gets a 2 or less preemptive fire on attack and defence, in my opnion advanced artliery represents powerful weapons like the German 88mm and the Soviet Katyuhas so this represents their long range firepower well. Tac Bombers have even longer range than any kind of artillery(obviously cause their aircraft) aswell as the weapons to easily elimnate point targets so if one side has a tac bomber they then negate “advanced” artillery’s preempitve strike like a destroyer negates a sub’s preemptive strike. This also keeps advanced artillery from obsoleting infantry.
You bring up a good point with the AB and NB techs, but what would that represent historically, the 12 tech should be the 12 technolgies that were most influencial in determining how the war was fougth. I dont really like imporving AB since they are already very powerful and if they increased range anymore they would be doing it beyong what was histrocialy possible. NB imporvement makes a little more sence, perhaps their could be a tech called “Fueling Ships” and ships can move 4 instead of 3 spaces when they start next to a NB.
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Rockets - AA Guns may conduct strategic attacks on Industrial complexes 3 territories away, these attacks may not be intercepted
Heavy Bombers - Your Strategic bombers roll two dice when conducting strategic attacks, during combat they roll two dice and choose the best result
Increased Production - Your Factories repair at ½ cost, Reduced cost for some land units (TBD)
Jet Fighters - Your Fighters and Tactical Bombers attack preemptively during combat
Paratroopers - Your Airbases may serve as launch points for up to two infantry who may move to any enemy territory within 3 spaces during the combat move phase only
Super Subs - Your subs attack on a 3 or better
Radar/Sonar - Your AA fires at a 2 or better, also your destroyers fire preemtively when attacking submarines
Advanced Artillery - Your Artillery supports 2 infantry on the attack
Heavy Armor - Your tanks have either their attack or defense raised to 4, players choice. You may not recieve this tech twice or change your choice
Long Range Aircraft - Fighers and Tactical fighters have their move incresed to 5, bombers move is increased to 7
Improved Shipyards - Reduced cost for Naval Units (TBD)
War Bonds - Roll a die during your collect income phase and collect that many more IPCs
Like Larry said……most of the same from A&A 50
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Rockets - AA Guns may conduct strategic attacks on Industrial complexes 3 territories away, these attacks may not be intercepted
Heavy Bombers - Your Strategic bombers roll two dice when conducting strategic attacks, during combat they roll two dice and choose the best result
Increased Production - Your Factories repair at ½ cost, Reduced cost for some land units (TBD)
Jet Fighters - Your Fighters and Tactical Bombers attack preemptively during combat
Paratroopers - Your Airbases may serve as launch points for up to two infantry who may move to any enemy territory within 3 spaces during the combat move phase only
Super Subs - Your subs attack on a 3 or better
Radar/Sonar - Your AA fires at a 2 or better, also your destroyers fire preemtively when attacking submarines
Advanced Artillery - Your Artillery supports 2 infantry on the attack
Heavy Armor - Your tanks have either their attack or defense raised to 4, players choice. You may not recieve this tech twice or change your choice
Long Range Aircraft - Fighers and Tactical fighters have their move incresed to 5, bombers move is increased to 7
Improved Shipyards - Reduced cost for Naval Units (TBD)
War Bonds - Roll a die during your collect income phase and collect that many more IPCs
Like Larry said……most of the same from A&A 50
I hope not,
your jet figher tech seems like something out of genesis, i dont see the connection too WW2
The sonar rule is too messy, although I admit i cant think of anything better for sonar however much i think it should be reprsented in the game.
War bonds and advanced artillery are still there and unchanged.
Choosing if your heavy tanks attack at 4 or defend at 4 is interesting, although choosing your tech is out of place in a randomly determmined tech scheme; it would be better if other techs had multiple options too. I would just have heavy tanks defend at four to keep it historical.
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@i:
and there were jet FTR in wwii ever heard of the ME262 :-D
:lol:, i understand there were jet fighters in world war 2, i was remarking on how oztea’s (and AA50’s for that matter) rule dosnt reflect what jet fighters were or why they were developed.
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How about we throw in some F-22 Raptors as a technology bonus :-D
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