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117356
At the end of Winter 1941, British resistance is at -4. The US entered the war during the Win 41 Axis turn. North Africa is Vichy, there are no Axis units in...
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Jun 1, 2009
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117357
Tim, U.S. air and naval units are no longer sufficient to prevent the transfer of British possessions to Germany during concession. I would consider how that ...
Eric Thobaben
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Jun 1, 2009
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117358
Eric, Let's assume no change. The two issues are: A) Does Britain remain at war with the Axis after a surrender owing to the US remaining at war? B) In the...
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Jun 1, 2009
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... "If the U.S. ... withdraws from the war in Europe following a British surrender ... because Germany has adopted a policy of forbearance (59.75A), ..." The...
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Jun 1, 2009
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... Don's reply is correct, but I want to expand on one thing that I think is causing confusion. There are two different ways for the US to withdraw from the...
Randy Scheers
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Jun 1, 2009
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117361
The very last sentence ... is also in the original. But what does it (or could it) mean? Because of 21.313, the only way there can be "surplus" carriers...
Tim Schroeder
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Jun 1, 2009
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... This is not correct. ... So it is proper and correct that the phrase you are concerned about is part of 22.421A. DonMoody...
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117363
... I agree that in practice I have never seen it come up. But I thought it was to cover something like: Four small groups intercept. All four groups...
Randy Scheers
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117364
ULTRA proofreader gone missing. Please contact me at m@.... Reminder to other readers: we can always use ULTRA proofreaders as well as article ...
Markus Kässbohrer
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Jun 1, 2009
7:23 pm
117365
... I have seen this mistake before. There is no requirement that the first combat group *must* be 25 factors. The rule reads "may not contain more than 25...
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Jun 1, 2009
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... http://www.boardgamers.org/wbc/sampler.htm The other showcased games are small and quick, but either our smaller scenarios or perhaps one (volunteering)...
Markus Kässbohrer
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Jun 1, 2009
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117367
... Right. ... I'm not sure why this is, though. Just because you supply Madras from Australia doesn't mean you can't also supply Noumea, etc., from...
Tim Schroeder
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Jun 1, 2009
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117368
... This is not a mistake. This is the rules. ... True. But the entire rule (bullet) is: "May not contain more than 25 naval factors; any surplus forms a...
Randy Scheers
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Jun 1, 2009
7:51 pm
117369
... But where does it say the surplus must equal the amount over 25 factors? It doesn't. The surplus is the amount in excess of the **first TF.** The first TF...
Ed Schoenfeld
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Jun 1, 2009
8:07 pm
117370
... Her again we (you and I) have disagreement about what 22.421A means. If this time is like that last time, you will not convince me and I will not convince...
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Jun 1, 2009
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... This isn't the only recent difficulty with standard English usage ... DonMoody...
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Jun 1, 2009
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117372
So what happens when the redeployment of unescorted carriers is intercepted, and the player can't form any CGs that meet the carrier/fleet-factor requirement?...
Tim Schroeder
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Jun 1, 2009
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117373
... This has nothing to do with 22.241A. ... Similarly, this has nothign to do with 22.241A. I think you are confusing unrelated rules and situations. DonMoody...
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Jun 1, 2009
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117374
22.241 covers forming CGs before naval combat. How is that not the situations I described? Tim....
Tim Schroeder
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Jun 1, 2009
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117375
Then the "excess" clause governs what happens if there are too many factors for a single CG. It doesn't say anything about a minimum number of factors. Are...
Tim Schroeder
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Jun 1, 2009
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I think the intentions are clear. A combined force of 1-25 factors forms one combat group. A combined force of 26-50 factors should form two combat groups...
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Jun 1, 2009
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I all also say that - much like the last debate about 22.421A - I think this is being unnecessarily complicated (i.e. this is easier in play than this...
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Jun 1, 2009
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117378
... So you are actually saying that if there are 25 FF you have on CG (no choice) but if you have 26 FF you can combine them into two CGs however you want? ...
Randy Scheers
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Jun 1, 2009
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117379
... Why would you think that surplus means more than 10 FF? Surplus is above what the CG can hold. And that is 25 FF. And if you are stretching the...
Randy Scheers
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Jun 1, 2009
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117380
... Not surprising, I think you are misrepresenting what I have previously said. I also think the intentions of the rule are more than sufficiently clear but...
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Jun 1, 2009
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... I think that this statement is something I agree with 100%. Unfortuantely, you and I have come to completely different conclusions. I have to admit I am...
Randy Scheers
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Jun 1, 2009
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here is the latest version again: Combat groups formed by combining small naval forces or the combination of encumbered and unencumbered naval forces: o May...
Maurice Miskow
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Jun 1, 2009
11:35 pm
117383
I think this discussion is pretty meaningless, so I am not really following it. I understand the disagreement - whether when a combat group is formed (say by...
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117384
... Correct. The reason it is a problem is that if the first combat group *must* be 25 factors, you can plausibly wind up in situations where the second combat...
Ed Schoenfeld
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Jun 2, 2009
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117385
Ed Schoenfeld wrote: <an excellent post> ... DonMoody...
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