@panther Thank you very much panther…
What do you name the various operations and gambits?
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What do you name the various operations and gambits, either historically based, or A&A specific?
And what do you think the difference is between an operation and a gambit? To me, an operation takes place over 2 or more rounds and has a reasonable chance of success, while a gambit happens on one turn, and the chance of success is not as high as an operation.
For example:
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Operation Sea Lion: The German invasion of the UK.
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Operation Overlord: The Allied invasion of Northwest Europe.
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The Norwegian Gambit: Russian attack on Norway R1. The first mention of this I saw was in a post from Granada. I don’t know if this is actually the first mention, so set the record straight if I’m wrong.
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Operation Polar Express: The Japanese invasion of the US via a northern route. This seems to have been more of an option in earlier versions of the game, but I’ve seen it mentioned occasionally.
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Operation AI (AKA Hawaii Operation): The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
What else is there? Would you consider Germany invading Egypt a gambit? How about a UK landing on Borneo?
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G1 Egypt attack is El-Alamein for us.
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I’ve got several:
Operation Iron Horde is a Russian attack on East Asia (a nod to G Khan’s Golden Horde);
Operation Hannibal is a US invasion of Southern Europe(as it hinges on getting tanks over the Alps);
Operation Norwegian Wood is a British attack through Norway (and a Beatles song);
Operation Fat Albert is a German offensive through the Middle East (a round-about reference to Alexander the Great);
Operation Almanac is a bilateral Axis effort to grab British territory (making the UK Poor Richard);
Operation Holyfield is a Japanese strategy based on using its capital ships and air power against US Pac fleets (counter-punching). -
i think operation almanac is more of a strategy than an operation, and operation holyfield is just naval tactics, not an operation.
still, that’s pretty clever :-D
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When I write about operations, I usually just make up silly names when I can.
like Operation Cat’s Meow, or Operation Pizza Delivery. Or my favorite, Operation Roll a Lot of 1’s. (the last is SUPER good if you can get it to work, like SUPER good.)
So when you get crusty vets that talk about Polar Express, I just start talking about Cat’s Meow, and use a lot of really vague pronouns, like “when I hit that thing with the attack dudes, the thing will happen then the other thing.” then I keep it real with comments like “with lots of income” or “I get four more units this way than the other way” - not COMPLETELY vague, mind you, just specific enough to make it sound like I know what I’m talking about, but vague enough to piss off anyone trying to understand me. Then if anyone asks me questions, I use Operation Call U A Nub. :roll: Yo, EVERYBODY knows Operation Cat’s Meow, yo. EVERYBODY.
But SERIOUSLY, using names for operations just screws with people a lot, so I try consciously not to do it. Like “Operation Goatf**k” which is what I use to refer to the German counter to a failed Russian Triple. How is anyone else going to know that means? I mean, obviously there’s a goat, and obviously there’s some f’ing involved, but exactly how does it happen?
So in summing up, I say don’t use funny names for operations or gambits. It just confuses people, and nobody’s going to know what the f* you are talking about most of the time. If you don’t agree, just remember Operation Cat’s Meow. There will be a quiz on it on Thursday. :evil:
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@Bunnies:
There will be a quiz on it on Thursday. :evil:
Will it be a surprise quiz? I hate it when I don’t get a chance to prepare :?
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@Bunnies:
There will be a quiz on it on Thursday. :evil:
Will it be a surprise quiz? I hate it when I don’t get a chance to prepare :?
Yes, it will be a surprise one, so please forget this conversation took place until next thursday :-D
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Btw… after reading this thread, I’ve come up with a name for thing I do while playing:
Of course, the nature of the operation is Top Secret, so I’m not at liberty to provide further details, in the interest of national security.