jon_j_rambo Posted January 13, 2003 Share Posted January 13, 2003 I get Sweden, finally. yes, there is air-war over Riga. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archibald Posted January 13, 2003 Author Share Posted January 13, 2003 19 Apr 42 - The Swedes finally fall after surviving unaided for three turns. In Ireland he counter attacked me and drove my corps down to seven. I counter counter attack and drive him down to six. Eat that bog-trotter! I declare war on Portugal and surround Lisbon with three Spanish corps and a German corps. They inflict the grand total of one point of damage. He jumps on my army near Riga and kills it. I do the sensible thing and run back for the German border. The Russian front presents a very weird site at the moment, with a hundred kilometres of no mans land between the two armies. The Yanks are quiet for now. They're probably beavering away at research and building aircraft carriers. We've called it a day there for now. It's four am in Idaho and ten am here in Edinburgh. Rambo's got work in five hours and I'm dead on my feet. Thank goodness I'm my own boss - I'm taking the day off. [ January 14, 2003, 03:19 AM: Message edited by: Archibald ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potvin Posted January 13, 2003 Share Posted January 13, 2003 Most awesome AARs. I thank you both. This is the best post, by far, on any of BF.COM's Forums. And, for us grogs, better than porn. If you have time, take snap shots of the action, go back when the match is done, edit your posts and place the pictures for the rest of us. Beggars can't be choosers, I know, but we'd really aprreciate it. DAmn! This is mucho fun. Cheers, Atlas (who forgot his password long ago AND has switched emails so many times that he can't have them resend it.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenfedoroff Posted January 13, 2003 Share Posted January 13, 2003 I couldn't believe it when I read that Rambo took back Canada and did not get a "capture bonus", (plunder) as well as the MPP's for owning the cities. Is this for real? If this is true, then "Lame-O" Award for Hubert. Sincerely, Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archibald Posted January 14, 2003 Author Share Posted January 14, 2003 Rambo, I'm back from the land of Nod after recovering from last night's marathon. It's about 0515 here, but if you're still available I'll play some more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_j_rambo Posted January 14, 2003 Share Posted January 14, 2003 Sure buddy, host & post. Do you have the game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archibald Posted January 14, 2003 Author Share Posted January 14, 2003 My apologies, I should have checked back sooner. I'm at 62.31.68.98 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archibald Posted January 14, 2003 Author Share Posted January 14, 2003 17 May 42 - It's long term economic warfare now. The Irish are putting up a surprisingly stiff fight. An air fleet pounds Dublin and reduces it to four, but the corps ashore in Eire makes no impact. Doubtless he's running out of supply. In Portugal, the corps in Lisbon is reduced to three. I declare war in Iraq. It's an Italo-German-Spanish combined offensive from Syria. An Italian corps drives towards the Iraqi-Soviet border and runs into a Soviet armoured unit in the mountain hex backed by an HQ. It looks like I just beat the Soviets to the punch. Two Italian armies, a Spanish corps and three German air fleets batter the Iraqis down to one. The Italians however have taken the oil resources, and with the border blocked I should hold the Soviets the one turn longer I need to take Iraq. All quiet on the Ostfront. We spat again in the air over Riga. On the boffin front, my lab rats have advised my that my planes will go faster if I paint them red and put a stripe on the side. I take the advice and I'm now at L3 aircraft. Pouring all that booty into research is paying off. Whoever wins air supremacy will probably win the game. [ January 14, 2003, 02:15 AM: Message edited by: Archibald ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archibald Posted January 14, 2003 Author Share Posted January 14, 2003 Lost the connection - could you repost your autosave? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_j_rambo Posted January 14, 2003 Share Posted January 14, 2003 Join 216.255.214.103 computer lockup & lost sound. I have AutoSave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_j_rambo Posted January 14, 2003 Share Posted January 14, 2003 Axis grabs Iraq. I was ready to battle him, counter-attack forces were ready, until he got those level-3 jets at the end of his turn. I take a stab at Norway. Not a serious one, I assume he'll reinforce & that will be the next battlefield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_j_rambo Posted January 14, 2003 Share Posted January 14, 2003 Connection down again. Try 1-more time for tonight. 216.255.214.103 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archibald Posted January 14, 2003 Author Share Posted January 14, 2003 31 May 42 - He's invaded Norway. Interesting to note that he didn't use his air. Did I hurt him, or has he something else in mind? He all but surrounds Oslo, but doesn't take it. I carry out the contingency plan I had for a Norwegian invasion. These include the corps in Bergen operating adjacent to the reinforced garrison in Oslo. I doubt they'll hold, but if they do it'll mean I can reinforce Oslo to eight rather than to five. I am getting seriously annoyed with the "Irish Problem". The impudent swines have the temerity to knock a point off the attacking air fleet. They're slowly getting ground down though. On other fronts, I take Portugal and Iraq with the Spanish. He's pulled back his HQ from the Iraqi frontier. This is a huge shot in the arm for the German economy, which ends the turn at 1321 MMPs. Still throwing money at research. More good news from my scientists, but I'm not saying what yet. [ January 14, 2003, 11:33 AM: Message edited by: Archibald ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_j_rambo Posted January 14, 2003 Share Posted January 14, 2003 Bag it for tonight. I gotta sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archibald Posted January 14, 2003 Author Share Posted January 14, 2003 I tried several times, but got "Connection Refused". It's late where you are anyway (I got up mega early here in Scotland). See you and your autosave tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archibald Posted January 14, 2003 Author Share Posted January 14, 2003 Originally posted by kenfedoroff: I couldn't believe it when I read that Rambo took back Canada and did not get a "capture bonus", (plunder) as well as the MPP's for owning the cities. Is this for real? If this is true, then "Lame-O" Award for Hubert. Sincerely, KenYou don't get plunder for liberating countries that were originally conquered by your opponents. It is a serious flaw in the game however that the US or Soviets can't get MMPs for liberated minor allies once Britain's out of the war. Ironically, Rambo would have been better served by destroying the Italian unit in Ottawa and not occupying the city. He would have got 20 MMP a turn for the remaining Canadian resources. Additionally, Ottawa would have provided excellent target practice for building up the experience of the USAAF. Taking Ottawa and liberating Canada deprived him of this. Another problem with the minor allies after Britain falls is that once attacked they can't be reinforced. This has allowed me to attrite Vichy and the Portugese (but not the bloody Irish ) down to defeat with little effort. It's a shame there won't be a 1.07, as this is a problem which needs to be addressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archibald Posted January 14, 2003 Author Share Posted January 14, 2003 Originally posted by Potvin: Most awesome AARs. I thank you both. This is the best post, by far, on any of BF.COM's Forums. And, for us grogs, better than porn. If you have time, take snap shots of the action, go back when the match is done, edit your posts and place the pictures for the rest of us. Beggars can't be choosers, I know, but we'd really aprreciate it. DAmn! This is mucho fun. Cheers, Atlas (who forgot his password long ago AND has switched emails so many times that he can't have them resend it.)It's a frantic experience playing Rambo and writing AARs at the same time. He's a formidable opponent and doesn't dally with his moves. I write each turn's AAR when he's moving and don't usually get that long before he's ready. As a result, it's a constant cycle of plan-execute-report with no time to draw breath. Generally I like to sit back and ponder my strategy while the other player's moving. I'm not getting that chance in this game. It's a good point about saving screen shots and posting them. It would certainly have made my armoured master stroke on Manchester easier to understand. To be honest, I didn't think this AAR would generate as much interest as it has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archibald Posted January 14, 2003 Author Share Posted January 14, 2003 Originally posted by jon_j_rambo: This is UNBELIEVABLE. Out of supply tanks move across England, around my troops, no problem, what a joke. I banged the HQ down to strength-1 & the game allow him to reinforce upto strength-8? What the hell (heaven) is with the that?Here's how it worked. An HQ without a supply source is at supply level 5. My panzergruppe was immediately adjacent to him. Unit supply = HQ supply - distance from HQ. Accordingly, at one hex from the HQ at supply level 5, my panzergruppe was at supply level 4. Normally tanks have 5 action points, but being at supply level 4 meant I had only 4 action points. It was just enough, as I moved through the mountain hex in Central Wales (2 AP), the clear hex in North Wales (1 AP), and into Manchester (1 AP). Despite having to move through an enemy ZOC, it didn't affect my movement. I know that if I move through contiguous ZOCs it costs me an extra AP. I did however move a corps into North Wales to scout Manchester. This meant my panzergruppe making a passage of lines through my friendly corps en route to Manchester. Perhaps this negated the enemy ZOC. The manual makes no mention of ZOCs and how their existence affects movement. Perhaps Hubert could make an amendment to the User Manual Update? Finally, as for bumping my HQ back up to eight, that was possible because I only did it once I'd taken Manchester. With a level 5 supply source, my HQ could reinforce to eight rather than five. [ January 14, 2003, 05:29 PM: Message edited by: Archibald ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_j_rambo Posted January 15, 2003 Share Posted January 15, 2003 Archie --- Thanks for the info on supply. I thought about operanding the air-fleet from Gibralter for Manchester; I had to put Monty in Edinburg. Should have put that Air-fleet in Manchester, I had the cash. Then I cut myself off trying to cut you off with that corp. Oh well, that's life in a game. Maybe I move too fast. Wanna play a ladder game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archibald Posted January 15, 2003 Author Share Posted January 15, 2003 Shall we continue our deadly gavotte? Give me an IP for your autosave and I'll be there. [ January 14, 2003, 08:10 PM: Message edited by: Archibald ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Archibald Posted January 15, 2003 Author Share Posted January 15, 2003 14 Jun 42 - He attacked Norway again, destroying the unit in Oslo. No one left to move in and exploit, or is this part of a deep and subtle plan? I operate a fresh German unit in from Bergen and knock one of his infantry armies attacking Bergen down six. I'm still not confident they'll hold though. Dublin finally falls - Guiness Brewery razed to the ground as a punishment to the Irish for their stubborn resistance. Minor skirmishes on the Iraqi-Soviet frontier. All quiet on the Ostfront. No sign of his air. He's either a) planning something vile, waiting for his tech to improve, c) rebuilding them, or more likely d) all three. Germany maxed out on research. Now to concentrate on building that unstoppable military machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_j_rambo Posted January 15, 2003 Share Posted January 15, 2003 AutoSave 216.255.214.90 I'd be happy if the game would just work so we could play. This sucks. Try to connect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archibald Posted January 15, 2003 Author Share Posted January 15, 2003 Damn this new fangled Internet nonsense. Could you post your autosave? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archibald Posted January 15, 2003 Author Share Posted January 15, 2003 12 Jul 42 - He attacks Oslo again, but this time only knocks it down to five. I operate an army in from Bergen and harry his attacking units with my air. I also hit at a corps advancing towards Bergen. Either he starts using his air soon, or his offensive in Norway will fail. I declare war on the Greeks - I'm running out of minors. An Italo-German combined ground and amphibious attack on Greece knocks Athens down to two and takes a Greek army down to three. They'll fall next turn. Another border incident with Iraq. All quiet on the Ostfront. [ January 15, 2003, 12:19 AM: Message edited by: Archibald ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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