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If we can get a live game on triple A, that would be sweet.  I want to see this in action.

Not sure why JJ hasn’t responded.  I thought I told him about you waiting yesterday…

Will find out.

No worries, we’re in no rush!

Ok, worked, I’m ready for opponents. This topic is now inactive.

Thanks for the welcome Variance!

You are guessing correctly ^.^:
If the UK (in our group) sees that Germany is going ‘full bore’ (I guess that means throwing everything at Moscow to defeat it G6 or G7), then it starts channeling its fighters from wherever it must build them (Britain, Canada, South Africa and India) into Russia and finally into Moscow. All this happens Either via the northern route or via Persia/Africa (building a key AB here and/or there).
  UK is OK to sacrifice its ships in the med. to keep every plane alive, annihilate the Italian Navy first and to prevent any new axis ships to appear there.
Subsequently the aircraft help to destroy the Italian presence in Africa (from set-up plus maybe 1 turn of reinforcements) and then the aircraft flies into the Middle east, ready to go into Russia whilst trying not to disrupt Russia’s NO of having Archangelsk-route. But the UK fighters in russia are more important than the Russian NO if the threat is high enough.

This is why our UK is always strong while at the same time being able to be in Russia with their FTRs on time, giving Germany (statistically) no chance on Moscow, not even if it goes full bore. If it doesnt go in full bore than all those UK FTR can go elsewhere as a very flexible force. For example, fly into the areas in Europe that the US captures, stay in the med, fly to India to recapture Calcutta or prevent it from being taken… you name it).

So perhaps we don’t play Germany as optimally as possible ;-).
The best I have ever come up with myself is hitting Moscow with around 230 attack factors G6 (buying 4 STR G5, 4 TAC/STR G4, ARM+MECH G3&G2, ART+INF G1) while Russia alone I believe cannot have more than around 195 defense factors, their AAA still excluded. Combined with the UK FTR however, this can easily be too much over the 230 German attack factors. This combined with sufficiently enough more allied units, a full bore axis attack on Moscow is in our group a statistical fail.

Anyway, a quick calculation shows me that an all STR German build can reach to approx. 200 Attack factors and has way less defense factors so my guess is it will fail to deliver the message to Moscow.

I am looking for Axis strategies to counter the allied dominance (in my eyes) but Perhaps I should then move on to another thread or start one myself  8-).

I will definately look into the tripleA program if I have the time, thanks!

My quoting of that post was to show why this statistical endeavor misses the point of the discussion of the rule change. Therefore it applies to this thread.

Nope.

Thanks to work and other commitments, I didn’t get to solo a couple of turns until last night. I tried hitting Serbia with a small army, 4 Inf and 1 Art (I think). I did eventually win it on turn 2, but it freed up more troops to hit Romania with, which I managed to conquer turn 1, although Russia immediately contested it, but not in enough force to take it back, as it had to guard against my massive AH army in Galicia that I left poised to exploit any opening in Russia’s defenses left by their moves in reaction to the fall of Romania (yes I know I was playing both sides).

Frankly though JJ, while rerolling Shn might be proper, he already won.  It is silly to reroll yet again, and frankly doesn’t even matter.  You only needed to take with 1 unit, which you did but with 6!!!  So enjoy the good luck this time!  It isn’t critical for Japan, but it is a headache they have to deal with now.

James,

Should propose that in the delta threads!  Great idea!  Would seriously punish a round 12 invasion of Spain (+8 more defending infantry?  EEK!)

Not too far, Denver… or as it seems to be known as these days, Tebow Town.

Yes, the airbase plan is a good one.  I had calculated enough regardless to protect India (especially with the ‘mighty’ Russian Airforce), and would not have attacked Jordan if you had gone to FIC, but yea, the airbase there would have been a strong move to threaten z54.  Australia would have fallen I’m pretty sure, so my survival would depend on the Americans liberating either Hawaii or Hong Kong before a round was up.

I’m not kidding about coming out either…besides my kids, I have one hobby… A&A.  Pretty shameful.  I don’t ski anymore, don’t go out drinking, don’t go to sporting events anymore, don’t hunt anymore, don’t go boating, biking, hiking, or climbing, but I’ll be darned if I am going to quit A&A’ing.  I havent been successful at getting an A&A group together here as yet…

I’ll be finishing up my finals today, this new understanding of the convoy change is kind of leaving me out in the breeze, I shall proceed with my plans, although I’ll be more vulnerable then I imagined. Live and learn.

@Young:

@Cmdr:

@Gargantua:

Although I would never “discount” an allied bomber strategy (I like it!)  I would be wary…

Any of these “just build ALL this” strategies, are always susceptible to counter.

I would opt to do something like  “Build atleast 2 bombers a turn + whatever else”  trend.  That should give you a bit of everything you need.  OR build bombers for the European campaign/Ships for the pacific, or whatever else works.

It is amazing you ever doubt me with how often we agree with each other, Gargantua.

He has a reputation to protect.

Then he should NEVER doubt me!

Anybody else reading this: Andy and I go all the way back to Highschool. This playful mocking is not offending either of us, and if it were absent, then true offense would be taken :)

I am a very kind and courteous player, just check out my games with people I do not know in real life.

Recent Back story, Andy’s computer burned out in and in August or July I think….2011…hard to remember, I drove up (since he moved an hour and a half a way) to give him my old PC so he could play G40 by forum with me…Since then, he has posted 1 German and 1 Italian move out of the 3 games I started for him some dating back 4-5 weeks ago…so some much needed ribbing is due.

Ah, it was August 16th that I posted our first game to test a concept, since then a new set or rules for G40 called Alpha 3 has arrived, Here is my opening move with Germany, USSR turn 1 is going to be posted by “Buck” Rogers in the year 2491.
http://www.axisandallies.org/forums/index.php?topic=24409.0

Here is the youtube video of the TV show…note how his flight began in 1987 and Andy posted his first move 500 years later in 2491. This has special significance as our first strategy board game prior to axis and allies was Buck Rogers and the battle for the 25th century.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CO8kFHCXiEg
(by the way, that music rocks)
http://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/summary/thing/548/page/9

Opened a new game thread  :-)

map with the Eastern forces actually non combated :)

Operation_Seppuku_game2_Germany_01_Noncombat.AAM

@Alsch91:

Just popping by, but I noticed something:

Production:
30 Buys:
3 transports
1 sub
1 destroyer
save 2 IPCs.

I think you mean 2 Transports?

Yes, I was correcting as you typed in my post above

saving map

thatonekid vs James J1.AAM

Yes I have seen it on our board many times 2-3 of our 5-6 players dont go with a sea lion move its all Barbarossa. I would say it is very effective at having a better than 50% chance of Axis victory
  Round one deal with the Royal Navy and set up Italy to follow up Germany with reinforcements
  Round two hit Russia hard with Germany and Italy  oh yea Japan has to help
  Keep some Navy to deal with any threats the Allies come up with and for convoy raids

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I will get a mod to change the name of the thread.