Are there any one using this option or answer areso easy that there is no interest to give opinion?...
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to_weidemann
Feb 1, 2011 12:28 pm
Hi David, I guess u r right; most people dont care for a-bombs... I had a quick look at RaW and found this: Only the USA can build an atomic bomb. It arrives...
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to_weidemann
Feb 1, 2011 12:32 pm
"When overrun it is captured." Ah, funny thing: Did u ever notice the Axis couldnt use an A-bomb as they dont have a bomber with 9 or more strat-factors....??...
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hill_bullock
Feb 1, 2011 12:51 pm
The CW has Wavell in Cairo and a TRS with a FTR in Suez. The Italians have a land unit in Port Said. If the Eastern Med contains only Italian Naval units (ie...
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hill_bullock
Feb 1, 2011 1:48 pm
There is no conv (I assume this means CP?) in the Red Sea, but it is uncontested (ie no enemy ships), so if the units can trace to the Red Sea, they are good....
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to_weidemann
Feb 1, 2011 1:49 pm
Seems u r right about the ZOC, sorry. Cheers T...
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hill_bullock
Feb 1, 2011 1:52 pm
And to double check...they can't get supply through the rail line down to the rest of Egypt because it would take 6 hexes to get to Sudan and thus to the Red...
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to_weidemann
Feb 1, 2011 1:54 pm
And because the Sudan is a desert off-map hex it is 5 hexes to trace to there form the "Upper Egypt off-map hex with rail", so they r OOS. Now I (hope to..)...
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to_weidemann
Feb 1, 2011 1:55 pm
Read your other message: I guess it is 5 hexes... Still too much... Cheers T...
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to_weidemann
Feb 1, 2011 1:58 pm
So, final thoughts: r there other land units there? Or Wavell could flip himself into Suez, where he would be in supply? What about emergency hq-supply? What...
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robvollman
Feb 1, 2011 3:53 pm
You can't scrap a FTR anyway, Germany begins the game neutral, and only active major powers can do pre-game unit scrapping....
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Buzz Pounds
brpounds
Feb 1, 2011 4:29 pm
It is my impression that it would function like any unit and be flipped when railed. I believe the rule says it may be transported via an SCS or a 9-strat...
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Chris Mata
chrismata
Feb 1, 2011 4:40 pm
I just wanna say Buzz Pounds is an awesome name. 10 pts to your folks for naming you that. :) ... -- Chris Mata Charter Member of the OSF [Non-text portions...
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scottm28@...
scottm28...
Feb 1, 2011 4:47 pm
Thanks, that is what I thought. Scott...
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scottm28@...
scottm28...
Feb 1, 2011 4:47 pm
Thanks, that is what I thought. Scott...
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scottm28@...
scottm28...
Feb 1, 2011 4:52 pm
I understand in the total game a CW indian infantry unit drawn for a build has to appear in India. In the Facist tide game where India does not exist, are the...
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to_weidemann
Feb 1, 2011 6:59 pm
Hi, I am not sure, but I remember there are rules in a Fascist Tide for that? So GARR and MIL from off-map are removed and other units show up in Suez or in...
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Vincent Velten
veltenvj
Feb 1, 2011 7:24 pm
You can always scrap units, being neutral just adds a year to the delay: 13.6.9 - "Before you build new units, you can remove your units from the force pools ...
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Paul
paulderynck
Feb 1, 2011 8:30 pm
Right, I always try to set aside the CA "Indianapolis" for this task, (whether sending it west... or east) if it is still around at this point in the game....
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Paul
paulderynck
Feb 1, 2011 8:38 pm
You can use a suitable bomber to transport the A-bomb - works like an air transport mission, so would cost a land move....
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robvollman
Feb 2, 2011 3:21 am
Do you mean 23.1.5? Mine says "You can remove any other units from your force pools if they have a year on their back that is at least 5 years earlier than the...
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Paul
paulderynck
Feb 2, 2011 6:59 am
I don't know what issue of the game that quote came from, but the current rule is 4 years if neutral and 3 years if active....
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Patrice Forno
froonp
Feb 2, 2011 7:33 am
I think that this quote is from an outdated rulebook. You should go at ADG website and download the latest version (RAW7 aug 04). Regards Patrice 2011/2/2...
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to_weidemann
Feb 2, 2011 7:36 am
Hi, I really dont care too much for the topic but one could argue it cant be transported via air transport as the rules state: "An A-bomb may only move by rail...
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Patrice Forno
froonp
Feb 2, 2011 7:40 am
Well, the rule states "An A-bomb may only move by rail (see 11.10) and naval transport (see 11.4.5) as if it was an INF division (even if not playing with that...
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to_weidemann
Feb 2, 2011 8:08 am
Thx for writing the "long version" of the explanantion, Patrice! Agree. Cheers T...
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Paul
paulderynck
Feb 2, 2011 10:09 am
That's all well and dandy, boys but read the next paragraph: "Furthermore, any of the owner's bombers with 9 or more printed strategic bombardment factors may...
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to_weidemann
Feb 2, 2011 10:20 am
LMAO. Funny, those rules. U never know. And: Never stop reading before... Cheers T...
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Gratz, Herbert
herbertgratz
Feb 2, 2011 11:39 am
Well, since RAW covers it, it needs a 9 STRAT LND, not an TRS to be air-transported. Very good when the rules cover an issue completely - it even happens...
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Vincent Velten
veltenvj
Feb 2, 2011 2:28 pm
You have an older edition rulebook. I took those quotes from the latest electronic version of the rules on the ADG website. V From:...
