... This is all very interesting, but is this discussion going anywhere? Given the cost of developing a German a-bomb, they are very rarely going to develop...
I don't find this topic all that interesting. The rules are already set in this area and they work fine. A German bomb project is possible, but risky. The...
Bruce Harper
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Dec 1, 2007 2:21 pm
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... already set in this area and they work fine. I agree the atomic rules work fine, even though at the latest con, my Allied bombs came late despite 4 BTs,...
Games reports take a long time to write up. I'm currently playing another game with Tor, but I'm not posting detailed reports. I might do a summary when it's...
Bruce Harper
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Dec 1, 2007 10:31 pm
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9.21 MOVEMENT PHASE: The following offensive air operations may be flown during the movement phase: A. Counterair (18.52). B. Attacks on patrolling submarines...
Why "inferring"? Is someone saying you can attack subs for free? ... From: donmoody@... To: aworldatwar@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, December 01,...
Bruce Harper
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Dec 2, 2007 12:17 am
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... Because I am uncertain. ... Not that I know of. But besides the question of BRP cost, there is the question of when the air units become inverted. I have...
I would think that's the way it works, although I can't remember the last time I ever saw it happen. ... From: donmoody@... To:...
Bruce Harper
bruce54321@...
Dec 2, 2007 12:25 am
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Per 9.51B, the use of AAS for an attack on patrolling subs costs BRPs. 9.5 BRP COST OF OFFENSIVE OPERATIONS: 9.51 BRP EXPENDITURE REQUIRED: Except where...
... Bruce - here is an example of why I asked the question. I think we (you and I) agree that an attack on a sub patrol is more like counterair or an attack on...
You mean someone would try to attack an enemy sub patrol and then try to do something else with the same AAF/AAS, during the same phase? I can't picture it... ...
Bruce Harper
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Dec 2, 2007 3:23 am
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... Yes - that is *exactly* what Randy said he thinks is allowed. My recollection of the entire 'defensive sub patrol, air attack on such patrols' discussion...
how about this: moving player attacks an enemy sub on defensive patrol; later in movement phase he sends out sea supply, it is intercepted. He uses these same...
... I see what you are saying but 18.41 says "... may perform one, and only one, offensive or defensive air mission ...". And 9.2 lists all of the *offensive*...
except for 18.42B which says that an attack on a naval unit at sea is not a mission. 18.42 INVERSION OF AIR UNITS: A. Air units which perform an air mission...
... You've misinterpreted 18.42B. Rule 18.42 covers the inversion of air units. It is rule 18.41 that covers the "one mission per player turn" aspect: 18.41...
one of the problems is that 9.21B is not repeated in 18.511: 9.21 MOVEMENT PHASE: The following offensive air operations may be flown during the movement...
... I think this is a trivial but agree the list is 18.511 should match the list in 9.21; i.e. attacks on patrolling submarines needs to be added to the list...
... uninverted air ... mission; ... sea with ... player ... during ... performs each ... with ... player ... flown ... those three. ... patrols ... cannot ... ...
trivial? let us check this out: doesn't the specific rule override the general? if so, then 18.511 is the specific as far as what constitutes an Offensive Air...
This is an incredibly trivial subject. That doesn't mean there might not be a rule clarification somewhere, but I have never had this come up in umpteem...
Bruce Harper
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Dec 2, 2007 7:09 am
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... Yes but I think you are mixing up which is the specific and which is the general. But regardless, I think it obvious that the lists in 9.21 and 18.511 are ...
A question on practical stuff. I am running WP2 on a Windows emulator (Guest PC or Fusion) on a Mac. Most things runs smoothly, but I have sometimes problems...
... Jan-Erik, I have no problems with Parallels emulating Windows XP, what OS are you emulating? Maybe this thread should be moved to the Warplanner mailing...
On 1 Dec 2007/14:31, Bruce Harper gave me the pleasure of reading (Re: [aworldatwar] Re: ... Here's a little something all of us can do very quickly: 1. Go to...
We have a disagreement about the value of cities/ports on the air defense table. We are doing a second strike on Pearl Harbor. There are 19 FF there. Allied...
... 4.614 PORTS: Ports are cities designated by a non-solid circle. I've never seen anyone even question this. A port gets +2 for being a port or a city; not...
elihu_feustel wrote: ... Elihu is spot on. Any port or city adds +2 to the air defense level of its hex. If the port or city is also a fortress, another +2 is...
(with a better subject) On 1 Dec 2007/14:31, Bruce Harper gave me the pleasure of reading (Re: [aworldatwar] Re: ... Here's a little something all of us can do...