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Jan 1, 2005 11:16 am
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Jan 1, 2005 11:16 am
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... Just dont forget that "Beach defenses may not be constructed on a one hex island" So it doesn't help Japan all that much in 42-43. Ed...
Happy New Year, everybody! I know I owe the rest of the report on the Harrisburg Playtest game. :o I've been too busy playing and making merry to write game...
... NR to an ... redeploy on ... range ... However, this ... fully ... is also ... operational port ... patrol ... These changes all seem good: 1) Gives the...
... This is indeed over the top, but I wonder how the Russian managed to have 61+ factors in the first place, and withhold some units from that attrition...
Thanks for your comments, Jeff. I know that writing the game reports is time consuming. However, in order to evaluate your situation, could you provide a...
Very interesting. The current wording of the rule is: 14.521 RUSSIAN WINTER ATTRITIONS: If Russia attritions on the eastern front east of the Nazi-Soviet...
Bruce Harper
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Jan 1, 2005 3:59 pm
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See my post in response to this. I don't think it matters much whether the Russian level is 41, 51 or 61. I think the key issue is the German set up. 41-50...
Bruce Harper
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Jan 1, 2005 4:02 pm
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... whether the ... I don't entirely agree. Just by looking at the table below, you can see that the diffference between a 41 and a 61+ attrition is 2-3 ...
... BRP!! ... were required) or leaving out of the attrition all those hexes that held the Axis cannon fodder, all the losses were forced to be taken from the...
I wouldn't say "blunder" - rather "something which might have been avoided", once one is familiar with the effects of the rule. But it would be nice to be...
Bruce Harper
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Jan 1, 2005 5:00 pm
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... From: "Eric Thobaben" ... That'll help with Port Moresby, for sure. ... I really like this. I'll give the Japanese a good reason to do the historical...
How? By selecting for occupation (only five of the six permitted were required) or leaving out of the attrition all those hexes that held the Axis cannon ...
... cannon fodder with every armor unit? Or is it reasonable to have this level of loss occasionally (given that the rule is meant to simulate the historical...
I don't think your guess is right - the Russian winter attrition rule allows the Russian player to designate some hexes for taking the loss of one counter and...
Bruce Harper
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Jan 1, 2005 8:02 pm
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I agree. I think the German player was caught a bit off-guard by the rule and the very clever way the Russian player handled the attrition. I'm glad I was...
Bruce Harper
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Jan 1, 2005 8:02 pm
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I think this sums it up. I hope I caught all the places where 2, below, required changes. ... From: Eric Thobaben [mailto:thobaben@...] Sent: Friday,...
Bruce Harper
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Jan 1, 2005 8:02 pm
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... Not a drop of WA aid, yet. I've been on the ropes in the Atlantic the entire game...Raiders got three transports in Fall '39. I missed both ASW and Air...
I've produced 1 shok army tactics in 1943. Can I overstack one aditional unit in only one hex per turn? , Or one aditional unit per hex, 2 aditional units in 2...
You only missed one. I searched the hyperlinked rules for "Pearl" (thanks again to Bill Kohler for making this file, and to Ruben for keeping it updated). ...
I'll explain my experience about russian winter. 1941: winter roll 1 german losses 6 4o6 and some 3x3 1942: winter roll 5 but due to german inactivity 10-2 =8 ...
So thats how the Russian Winter roll is resolved? Russia can select hexes that Germany must vacate and Germany cannot remove any losses from these retreated...
Just one. It seems clear. ... From: Alber [mailto:loiola@...] Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2005 12:53 PM To: aworldatwar@yahoogroups.com Subject:...
Bruce Harper
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Jan 1, 2005 9:26 pm
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Not exactly - German can't select any losses from hexes designated for attrition occupation because the rules say they can't. ... From: Fred...
Bruce Harper
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Jan 1, 2005 9:36 pm
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The new surprise rule makes the defense easy? Are you sure the German player is good? ... From: Alber [mailto:loiola@...] Sent: Saturday, January 01,...
Bruce Harper
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Jan 1, 2005 9:36 pm
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... Yes it's clear 1 unit in only one hex. My opinion is that this project it's a very limited weapon to kill germans. I propose that for each result,...
This has just come up in the playtest game I'm playing. I have 2 questions: A: Is the rule that the WA may not place RPs in Submarines Research until 1942...
A1: The only restriction on placing RPs in submarines research (for all major powers) will be one Naval BT. Here's how 41.31 has been amended (which will be...