a possible way to use transport losses that is not very easily gamed and would not really need a negative mod is to use the cumulative transport losses as the...
... Shouldn't the WAs be able to keep Spain and Turkey neutral without hamstringing USAT? [Wasn't the former historically neutral the entire war? and didn't...
... The suggestions so far are to base the USAt modifier on one or another of: Transports sunk Transports sunk and damaged Transport levels Unbuilt transports ...
... We've tried to stay away (and have even moved away) from such turn to turn tracking. For example, the USAT & USJT tension modifiers for Axis offensives...
... I think that you are missing my point. I can claim that the US should come into the war a turn earlier than 'normal' if they do very well in the BOTA....
... I don't like this for reasons detailed in my previous post. We used to have a lot of these aspects and - except for tension tracking - they have all been...
... All true but I think Randy's point of 'doing better' still holds. Yes, there are modifiers for general 'what the Axis historically did' and those tension...
Interesting discussion so far. My views: 1. The Atlantic is not broken at all (Joe tends to panic). That doesn't mean it can't be improved. 2. It is not...
Bruce Harper
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Nov 7, 2009 8:07 am
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... Looking at the three other games, the effect would be (ignoring the actual result on the die roll, which would shift by 1): G1: -2 total modifier G2: +1 ...
I was thinking the modifier would continue indefinitely (the only reason to specify that it doesn't apply in Fall 1939 is that things are just getting started,...
Bruce Harper
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Nov 7, 2009 10:26 am
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... But the Germans were, too, at least with respect to the effectiveness of submarine warfare. ... It seems ok to me. ... We could call it the "Merchant...
This is an interesting idea, but upon further reflection, I don't think it would work as well as we would like. This is primarily because it does not account...
... I agree with Eric - any adjustment that excludes non-SW transport losses will be an insufficient adjustment. In my opinion, all transport losses (from any...
I was just wondering how often the transport loss cap for the SW mod not exceeding the number of subs might effectively negate the +1 for the Axis. I assume...
... Regarding the USAT modifier, we used to have rules in which it was important that the UAST was at a certain level when Germany declared war so the Axis...
I deliberately excluded raiders because when the Germans employ raiders, there is a definite risk (the Germans risk losing the raiders). The same is not true...
Bruce Harper
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Nov 7, 2009 5:16 pm
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The thought of another modifier to keep track of does not make me panic, it just gives me a headache. The last thing the game needs is more to keep track of. I...
There are two ways of looking at luck in this context. Let's use the Russian winter roll as an example. Let's say the extreme, pro-Axis result (a mild winter)...
Bruce Harper
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Nov 7, 2009 7:36 pm
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I think a logical way to reinstate a USAT modifier in the event of severe transport losses would be a +1 for any turn that the number of operable transports...
I would prefer to leave the raiders out of the SW adjustment modifier, since (a) it's a different mechanic, and (b) there is a lot more risk to raiding than to...
... I can't agree with either of these. Either the level of transports losses is a problem or the level of transport losses is not a problem. The source of the...
... This was a transcription/translation error. ... This is the one I prefer because, like you said, "a sunk transport is a sunk transport". Either the level...
I went back into game 1, looked up all of the rolls, and re-ran the BOTA with this change. I was surprised by the results. I though it would help some, but...
I disagree. In a game where the results are near the norm (which is the majority of the games), the change won't make that much of a difference. It just...
Bruce Harper
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2:11 am
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... Refresh my memory - what was "game 1"? DonMoody...
... The details are in the attached file 'BOTA-Samples-RS.xls'. If you want the summary, it is in a previous post. I can go back and find it it your want. ...
... Because of previous issues with attachments, attachments are not allowed in the AWAW forum. Instead, files should be placed in the files section, where...
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