Very good point that I failed to recognize. This may even be more pertinent with the new minor tables. Russia has something to do with '39 DPs rather than just...
6997
John J Weatherby
jweather@xxxxx.xx.xxxx
Sep 1, 1999 7:07 am
Even better dive bomb big AD guns effectively!!! Only a japanese Kamikazi would attempt that. I don't too many pilots that would attempt to take out flak guns...
6998
DonMoody
DonMoody@xxxxxx.xxxx
Sep 1, 1999 9:00 am
On 22 Aug 1999 Bruce Harper wrote: For reasons related to the new production scale and mobilization, the Japanese will now have an additional 20 BRPs of units...
6999
Michael Stone
71051.1037@xxxxxxxxxx...
Sep 1, 1999 9:26 am
... Bruce feels that a player turn should average 45 minutes, but few mortals are able to maintain such a pace. Back in the days when Bill showed up, we...
7000
bruce_h@xxxxx.xxxxxxx...
bruce_h@xxxxx.xxxxxxx...
Sep 1, 1999 2:56 pm
... Which, to be frank, is ridiculous. At the convention, the schedule should be: Tuesday evening: Fall 1939 - Winter 1939 Wednesay: Spring 1940 -...
7001
bruce_h@xxxxx.xxxxxxx...
bruce_h@xxxxx.xxxxxxx...
Sep 1, 1999 2:57 pm
Well, sixty years just whizzes by, doesn't it? It seems like just yesterday... Bruce Harper...
7002
Moodey, William
wmoodey@xxxx.xxxx
Sep 1, 1999 3:17 pm
If I am not mistaken the original calculation Japan got all there of her sbd for free, perhaps to compensate for no replacements. Otherwise the calculation...
7003
greg
bitrider@xxxxxxxxxx.x...
Sep 1, 1999 3:18 pm
It took me a minute, but yes it seems so long ago. Greg...
7004
Moodey, William
wmoodey@xxxx.xxxx
Sep 1, 1999 3:26 pm
oops doing this gives 150 brps so that's what Bruce did. I am not sure if he knows this on the surface violates the strict 20 brp /mobilization. One idea...
7005
Long, Dale
dlong@xxx.xxxx
Sep 1, 1999 5:50 pm
FOUR HOURS??? Even if he was the only player playing both boards, that is ridiculous. I admire your patience... Has anyone ever thought of enforcing a time...
7006
Francis.Timothy
Francis.Timothy@xxx.x...
Sep 1, 1999 6:35 pm
I noticed the tension tables at the website were not the new ones from August, rather are from 7/23. Has anyone updated the Word file themselves? Or is the...
7007
DonMoody
DonMoody@xxxxxx.xxxx
Sep 1, 1999 7:41 pm
... I believe you are mistaken. Originally, IIRC, Britain and Japan each started with 2 shipbuilding points in their home country and all other anchor symbols...
7008
Francis.Timothy
Francis.Timothy@xxx.x...
Sep 1, 1999 8:16 pm
I can't remember if we were going to make a new USAT. If so, can someone send me the new table? The only ones I seem to have are a new RGT and a new USJT. ...
7009
Greg Wilson
GregLWilson@xxxxxxxx....
Sep 1, 1999 8:16 pm
With the switch to Japan surrender being based on it resistance I think we may now have an issue with the US Election table. One of the modifiers for US...
7010
Francis.Timothy
Francis.Timothy@xxx.x...
Sep 1, 1999 8:23 pm
Oops. Just realized the new tables are already in with the diplomatic tables. My mistake, mea culpa. Tim Francis...
7011
Larry Torrance
gwgamer@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Sep 1, 1999 9:17 pm
Though I am involved in some other games, I would be happy to play a pbem GW2K game with you. I too am an old A3r gamer - over 20 years all versions. Yes I...
7012
bruce_h@xxxxx.xxxxxxx...
bruce_h@xxxxx.xxxxxxx...
Sep 2, 1999 1:24 am
... Enforce it how? Bruce Harper...
7013
bruce_h@xxxxx.xxxxxxx...
bruce_h@xxxxx.xxxxxxx...
Sep 2, 1999 1:51 am
My thanks to Don for catching this hallucination and my apologies to everyone else for my making it. First of all, Don is absolutely correct - I simply forgot...
7014
bruce_h@xxxxx.xxxxxxx...
bruce_h@xxxxx.xxxxxxx...
Sep 2, 1999 1:56 am
This is clearly right. I won't delay sending the rules to the web site, but we'll have to figure out the cleanest way to do this. Perhaps the Japanese ...
7015
bruce_h@xxxxx.xxxxxxx...
bruce_h@xxxxx.xxxxxxx...
Sep 2, 1999 2:47 am
In response to my own posting (!): Here is a rough estimate of the Japanese resistance level at the end of 1944: +1 For every two Pacific front objectives...
7016
Moodey, William
wmoodey@...
Sep 2, 1999 12:33 pm
how about if you exceed 100 minutes (pretty generous) then your opponents get to roll twice one their next turns rolls and take the best result. no saving,...
7017
bruce_h@xxxxx.xxxxxxx...
bruce_h@xxxxx.xxxxxxx...
Sep 2, 1999 1:36 pm
That's easier to enforce than a meaningless victory point penalty (meaningless in part because the game wouldn't end). Of course, if *both* teams are slow, all...
7018
Martin Smith
mcs@xx.xx.xx.xxx
Sep 2, 1999 3:55 pm
I'm also interested in finding opponents for a pbem game or two. I don't use Windows computers either at work or at home, so I'm not able to use Chris's...
7019
William Kohler
William_Kohler@xxxxxx...
Sep 2, 1999 8:55 pm
These 3 messages were posted on the ASL Mailing List today ... that ... tossing ... mid-September. ... --Bill K....
7020
GregSonia8@xxx.xxx
Sep 2, 1999 11:38 pm
Should the US be able to nuke an Axis country it declared war on? Wouldn't this impossible in the American political arena of the time? The US (and I guess...
7021
bruce_h@xxxxx.xxxxxxx...
bruce_h@xxxxx.xxxxxxx...
Sep 3, 1999 12:48 am
I think you may be overestimating the American character! (Less tongue in cheek, if the US declared war on Japan, they certainly would have felt entitled to do...
7022
deaton@xxxxxx.xx
Sep 3, 1999 1:23 am
... Historically you are more than justified in making the FIC occupation a +1 status modifier. The US State Department refered to the move as foreshadowing...
7023
GregSonia8@xxx.xxx
Sep 3, 1999 4:45 am
Do you know when the rule updates (fixes) will be on the web? I know Bruce just moved, and don't want to him to think I want to pressure him, but I would...
7024
bruce_h@xxxxx.xxxxxxx...
bruce_h@xxxxx.xxxxxxx...
Sep 3, 1999 5:10 am
The rule "fixes" have been sent to Chris, so if they aren't on the web site he must be tied up (he usually gets them up the day I send them, though). The new...
7025
Michael Stone
71051.1037@xxxxxxxxxx...
Sep 3, 1999 9:37 am
Warning: Politically Incorrect and Insensitive Statement follows: This has got to be one of the dumbest ideas yet. How in the world would anyone think that...