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Very good point! Straha</font>

TRL, No hablo ingles. :confused:

Mike, No, the other bald megalomaniac.

RL, I'm going as fast as I can, but now I have to include the Italians so as not to anger Il Duce.

CC, Excellent! Alright, we have one in place already. Would anybody else care to lend a hand here?

RL, Here's a teaser: "XVI Panzer Tank Group, with support from Luftflotte I and II Air Fleets, move forward to clear the northeastern suburbs of Paris. The surviving French air force intercepts our planes, bringing down a handful of them while taking significant casualties of their own. In the end, our planes and panzers are far too strong for the French infantry units to stop. There are only small pockets of resistance, but they are quickly reduced and Paris lies within our reach."

CC, Are you volunteering for administrator duty or scenario design?

RL, Paris is nearly surrounded and the buidlup for Sea Lion has begun. How's dat?

There is a new (okay, it was done in April, but I'm really busy) review of CMBO from a Belgian site that McAuliffe translated for us. Swing over and have a chuckle.

SH, This is the best I can do.

First, I am not offering to run another tournament. As much as I would like to do it, there is a limit to how much I can do. :eek: I have received several inquiries about when the next one will be and all I can say is I don't know. I do know I most likely will not have the time to run another one. So, I am wondering if a few brave souls would be willing to take the baton. It is really not all that bad if two or three people do it. One would be the administrator and two would take care of scenario design. I would be happy to be the tournament consultant if that would be helpful. I must admit the experience has been a lot of fun for me and I suspect the Newbies have been enjoying themselves too. Any takers?

Straha, Nope, no cross-fertilizing allowed...

McAuliffe, Got it! Thanks.

BB, There are no HQ units in the Mediterranean at the start. So, whoever gets one there along with a decent force to command will have a jump on the enemy.

AO, Well, the Italians do not have an HQ unit (it will take four turns before they can afford one), the supply situation in Libya is weak, and the British navy is formidable. So, the Italians will have a hard time pushing through even token British resistence. Now, if you start looking at the variables, things get interesting. If the Germans bolster the Italian force, the British will be in trouble, but it will take away from German effectiveness elsewhere. On the other hand, if the British strengthen their position, it will make their home defense weaker. So, you see, there are some intriguing options here.

Whoops, my bad. It's an article on a Belgian website, but it is Dutch language. It's late...

I need an article translated from Belgian to English. If you are willing to lend a hand, please email me at tedquincey@yahoo.com. Thanks.

AO, Yes, it is. They have to be raised in Britain and transported to Egypt. I would guess the trip would take about five turns.

AO, The British start with one corps each in Alexandria and Gibraltar and an air unit in Malta. The Italians, once they declare war in 1940 (usually), have two armies around Torino, one each in Tobruk and Tripoli, and one corps each in Rome and Tirana.

RL, The pincers are closing on Paris...

Roman, It is tough to recreate manuever warfare at the strategic level. The only exception to this would be in the Soviet Union, where the vast spaces lend themselves very nicely to that approach. The operational level is where you can really appreciate the effects of the blitzkrieg. For my money, The Operational Art of War does a great job with that.

Well that's bizarre, that means they get 115 MPP per turn correct? I hope that the British begin with a huge naval advantage.</font>

IE, As far as I could tell, he brought just the battleship. Of course, he may have had others who decided to head for home without facing the Luftwaffe. A carrier would have helped, but that is HUGE gamble for the British. If they take a pounding, their one corps defending Britain would be far too weak to stop the Huns. For all practical purposes, the British have only a navy at the start of the war. If they are careless, they will find themselves in a precarious position. They need to keep the navy intact because that is what will prevent Sea Lion from succeeding.

AO, Except for the ones in Libya, they do.

Mr. C, I am playing a PBEM of the war too and my opponent tried that. After I destroyed a British battleship with my air and naval units, the invasion of Norway went without a hitch.