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98115
I would like to add my support the these thoughts below. Surely these are tactical solutions to this problem rather than more rule changes. eg 1. Gain control...
johnball1947
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Sep 1, 2008
7:18 am
98116
1) B, 2) C ... A question has come up in a game regarding the 2D10 combat system. The modifications include; "-1....Each (co-operating) major power attacking...
Herbert Gratz
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Sep 1, 2008
7:19 am
98117
First case : -1 Second case : -2 Patrice 2008/9/1 johnball1947 <johnball1947@...> ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Patrice Forno
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Sep 1, 2008
7:45 am
98118
... DL> Yes, that goes for everyone. ... DL> For USE, you pay no attention to where a country is on the PoliF chart. You roll for USE when the major power...
Dave LeLacheur
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Sep 1, 2008
12:20 pm
98119
Trade Agreement: 'You may not apply a trade agreement to any minor country while it is at war with you or +8 or more influenced by another major power.' NL...
Herbert Gratz
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Sep 1, 2008
12:46 pm
98120
Yep. Oh well, new strategy for oil for Japan needed. --djl ... -- Cheers, Dave LeLacheur lelacheur@... Director of Operations and Customer...
Dave LeLacheur
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Sep 1, 2008
12:57 pm
98121
Again, part of this is the Transatlantic bias seen in play results.  US results tend to see much stronger late war Axis positions, European results tend to...
Kevin Bernatz
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Sep 1, 2008
12:58 pm
98122
The problem you explain has one easy in-rules solution: play with 1d10 CRT. That easy. You'll have a lot more atritional russia's invasion, an URSS who can...
pau
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Sep 1, 2008
3:01 pm
98123
IMHO, the issue could also be caused by : (3) air to air combat in WiF is not always attritional, thus allowing the axis to keep and build a large airforce in...
howho0
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Sep 1, 2008
3:17 pm
98124
An airfield attack rules might also help. In the war, the Luftwaffe barely operated in the West in 1944 because of both the strat bombing campaign at home and...
grossadmiralrader
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Sep 1, 2008
3:30 pm
98125
Re 1 & 6) below - In a long Summer turn, the chances of finding the invasion fleet from the 1-box are actually quite high; you just need one axis partner ...
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Sep 1, 2008
5:25 pm
98126
Hi all Does moving a controled minor land unit throught a hex occupied by a major naval unit in the minor's country is possible ? Here is the situation : Italy...
Philippe
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Sep 1, 2008
6:11 pm
98127
Once the troops are ashore, the AMPHs and TRSs become a lot less interesting, so if you really want to cause damage you don´t have that many impulses in which...
tobiasv74
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Sep 1, 2008
6:48 pm
98128
Hmm, where in RAW does it state that the unit that initiated combat has to still be there for further searches to occur? Under 11.5.11, last paragraph, I read...
Håkon Fløystad
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Sep 1, 2008
8:02 pm
98129
Hello, I think you're right, I think I have made a confusion with the unit you are turning face-down for intercepting. If that unit is still here at the time ...
Patrice Forno
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Sep 1, 2008
8:43 pm
98130
I've been following the LBA thread for a while, and haven't been responding, because I find this a rather difficult subject, with no obvious solution. I see...
Håkon Fløystad
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Sep 1, 2008
9:00 pm
98131
If you want to do those things, try these rules, download in full from here, and I"ve copied them in below. http://world.std.com/~DaveL/wifsd.html and use...
Dave LeLacheur
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Sep 1, 2008
9:31 pm
98132
The easier way to do this is to limit it based on the box number. That is defacto range anyways. We do this with our house rule, though we limit total planes...
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Sep 1, 2008
9:56 pm
98133
1. Gaining control doesn't much matter. Since Naval air chooses its targets, all you have to do is have enough mass of FTRs and eventually even a superior...
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devincutler
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Sep 1, 2008
10:01 pm
98134
Yes but getting the troops ashore is often a 2-3 impulse situation, as most invasions have follow up troops. So at the very least the Axis will get 2 shots at...
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devincutler
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Sep 1, 2008
10:09 pm
98135
Your convoy box solution is similar to the one we use in our SSW system. I think a convoy box system works great. As far as the invasion box, I may be...
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Sep 1, 2008
10:11 pm
98136
Yes it is possible. As long as you keep moving. Patrice ... From: "Philippe" <pjan@...> To: <wifdiscussion@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday,...
Patrice Forno
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Sep 1, 2008
10:28 pm
98137
... targets, all you have to do is have enough mass of FTRs and eventually even a superior opponent is going to roll a 10 or 11 and slip NAV through. But by...
howho0
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Sep 2, 2008
8:05 am
98138
The Allies have a ton of FTRs which can comfortably reach the 3 box. Not more than the Axis have in the 1 Box but a lot. They also have a ton of Flak. They...
Herbert Gratz
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Sep 2, 2008
8:35 am
98139
No, Hakon, you got it right. ... Hmm, where in RAW does it state that the unit that initiated combat has to still be there for further searches to occur? Under...
Herbert Gratz
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Sep 2, 2008
9:18 am
98140
Sounds excellent. Will propose this for my next two player game (which we use for try-outs). ... I've been following the LBA thread for a while, and haven't...
Herbert Gratz
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Sep 2, 2008
9:23 am
98141
Thanks and sorry for your "face down overrunned bomber" Hubert ;) phil ... by a ... is?...
Philippe
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Sep 2, 2008
1:09 pm
98142
This sounds like a good compromise to me. ... see that ... Carriers ... the ... obtained" ... voluntarily ... much of a ... that the ... back to ... keeping ...
kenzclark
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Sep 2, 2008
1:36 pm
98143
I've been following the latest edition of the great LBA debate. The current sea box system is a good & quick abstraction at the cost of some historicity (IMO...
tom bell
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Sep 2, 2008
5:20 pm
98144
Within the current rules, a very easy change would be that the side voluntarliy aborting from air to air combat has all its aborting planes face down in the...
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