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RE: News from the front - 10/5/2008 9:18:56 PM

Grymme

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Game on again. Horrible turn for the glorius chinese. Never try to attack a fleet with normal airforces... that i never learn :(

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RE: News from the front - 10/8/2008 3:54:34 AM

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NATO Turn 13 Done and sent to PACT.

- Warsaw PACT throws it's local reserves at our bridgehead across the Vistula in Eastern Poland. Hard fighting occurs with casualties on both sides. The NATO bridgeahead is reduced slightly in depth but holds firm. PACT forces appear exhausted by the effort. NATO responds with strong, unopposed air strikes once again. NATO reinforcments pour across the Vistula and attack fatigued and badly disrupted PACT forces causing significant loss. The bridgehead is expanded again and Koenigsburg encircled.

- Some minor activity in the Balkans with Soviet's conducting probing attacks against NATO lines and NATO responds with air and artillery strikes. The forces in this sector are mostly quiet for now, manuvering for better positions and fortifying thier lines. The Balkan front appears like it might devolve into WWI style static warfare.

- All appears quiet on other fronts.

Total Losses for NATO Turn = 15 Rifle
                               2 SMG
                               1 Scout
                               3 Machinegun
                               1 Light Tank
                               1 Fighter II

Total Kills for NATO Turn = 53 Rifle
                       6 Scouts
                      37 Engineer
                      24 Staff
                       2 Machinegun
                       3 AT Infantry
                      11 Mortars
                       4 Artillery
                       3 Long Range Artillery
                       1 Flak
                       3 Light Tank
                       1 Medium Tank
                       2 Heavy Tank
                       4 Halftrack
                       6 Truck

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Post #: 92

RE: News from the front - 10/13/2008 7:34:49 PM

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Chinese turn sent on

It seemes our enemies the US did not adhere to our warning about not attacking ships with aircraft. Losses on our side amounts to 8 ships (minor ones). Losses for the US about 17 aircraft.

Highlights of our turn.

- Jakarta is captured by partisans (another productiontown for the communists)
- An US infantrycorps is slaughtered to the last man trying to put up a defence on the highways to Sydney. Will the US be able to stop the march on Sydney?
- Paratroopers land in the north of Australia destroying airfield there with 4 aircraft.
- Artillery bombardments of Taiwan continue.
- An failed atempt of storming Kabul yeields some 70 INF losses for the PDRC for 24 INF losses for the afghans. Afghans cant replace easily though.
- Help sent to the USSR.
- Starting to move some heavy assets to Afghanistan. Have really been lazy about this.
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I am not sure about how much a weakened US hurt the cause of the West but i am making good progress. I will hopefully capture Austrialia, unless something really radical happens. Then i might be in a position to threaten Japan eventually. The question is whether i will do it fast enough to prevent a USSR breakdown in Europe.

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RE: News from the front - 10/19/2008 4:39:23 AM

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Who has the turn now?

Chris (NATO)

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RE: News from the front - 10/19/2008 8:56:04 AM

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I doublechecked it and my may 1987 turn was sent to Mavn on the 13th of october

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RE: News from the front - 10/21/2008 12:03:48 AM

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????? send again or I forgot to do it?

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RE: News from the front - 10/21/2008 5:28:17 PM

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Hi

I sent the turn on again. Do your worst on my invasionforces Mavn :)

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RE: News from the front - 10/24/2008 11:43:04 AM

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The Chinese navy have been revenged.

- In a second battle of New Guinea PDRC carrier air swept down and destroyed several US capitol and smaller ships (atleast 2 capital ships & 3 smaller vessels)
- Chinese paratroopers land outside Sydney
- Chinese armoured units and motorized infantry sweep aside an american infantry corps and stand outside Sydney
- Artillery corps starting to move towards afghanistan
- Help sent to USSR.

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RE: News from the front - 10/24/2008 2:42:59 PM

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Amazing how different all 3 test games seem to be playing out Grymme. I think it's a testement to the design of the scenerio...really any of the powers are viable and any of them can run into problems...depending on the strategies pursued and how things are played out.

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RE: News from the front - 10/25/2008 7:19:17 PM

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Well, i agree with you to some extent. Obviously the scenario is balanced enough for an experienced/aggressive player to get the upper hand on an inexperienced/passive player. But the real test would come when two players like George/Seille would meet. I do think that probably no scenario is entirely balanced. But the game is so skillintensive that these minor imbalances are cancelled out so that the best player wins as either side.

I have, as you probably know, made some changes to the scenario since the three testgames started. Most of them are aimed at making the communist powers a little stronger. So we will see.

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RE: News from the front - 10/27/2008 7:47:22 PM

mavnb

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someone sent me china turn. I can do it with paswrod

I am USA.

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RE: News from the front - 10/27/2008 7:53:24 PM

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sry

no probs. Sent the turn again.

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RE: News from the front - 10/28/2008 1:31:58 AM

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screw that. I can't unload unit on island and I don't understand why.
need help here as it !!@@##$(*& my planning.

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RE: News from the front - 10/28/2008 2:11:22 AM

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You should be able to unload pretty much anywhere as long as the unit you are unloading....

1) Has Action Points left. (i.e. you can load and unload in the same turn)

2) Can legaly enter the terrain you are trying to unload it into (Some unit types aren't able to occupy certain terrain type.. I think wheeled vehicles and high mountains are an example)

3) The territory being unloaded into is not neutral.

Those are pretty much the things that I can think of that would prevent an unloading operation.

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RE: News from the front - 10/30/2008 12:54:20 AM

mavnb

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can't unload in city or plain or forest or mountain on island.
Stuck here. It really !@#$%^& my planning.

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RE: News from the front - 10/30/2008 3:11:56 AM

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Does the unit you are trying to unload have AP's left?

Also...who controls the territory you are trying to unload onto?

Are any hexes greyed when you click on the unload button for the unit?

If you can send me a screenshot....maybe I can help figure out what is going on.

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RE: News from the front - 10/30/2008 6:38:44 AM

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Check that you are not trying to unload in hex owned by NATO (the pacific countries for example). That wont work because you are not at war.

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RE: News from the front - 11/2/2008 11:59:16 AM

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Anyone seen the turn? I sent last turn to usa on the 27th of october.

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RE: News from the front - 11/2/2008 2:32:54 PM

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have it and trying to figure out what to do. Will do it SUnday 2nd of November. sorry for delay.

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RE: News from the front - 11/4/2008 4:42:29 AM

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NATO Turn 15 Done and sent on to PACT.

- Rear Echelon troops busy hunting down and killing of remnants of Spetnaz brigades that were inserted behind our lines. 1 more Spetznaz brigade destroyed in the air while trying to land in Northern Italy.

- PACT forces in the Balkans appear to be in full retreat, harried by NATO warplanes flying unopposed. NATO 2nd Army forces walk into Bucharest and Polesti capturing both without a fight. Varna also captured by NATO forces without opposition.

- In Eastern Poland a minor counter-attack by remnants of the Soviet Tank Guards Army supported by formations from various other PACT units after making some initial headway near Brest-Livostk is turned back and destroyed by NATO 3rd Army with heavy air support.

- In the Baltic States battered PACT formations retreat to positions across the Neman river. However NATO 1st Army elements follow hot on thier heels, brushing aside the PACT rear-guard and capturing the Neman bridges intact. Lead elements are approaching the outskirts of Riga.

Losses are very one-sided this turn....

Total Losses for NATO Turn = 12 Rifle
                             2 Scout
                             1 AT Infantry
                             1 Machinegun
                             1 Engineer


Total Kills for NATO Turn = 167 Rifle
                             6 Scout
                            17 Special Forces
                            39 Paratroopers
                             9 AT Infantry
                             4 Machinegun
                            20 Mortar
                             3 Medium Tank.
                             3 Heavy Tank
                             3 Truck
                             2 Submarines.

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RE: News from the front - 11/4/2008 10:07:48 AM

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Turn sent to China. Nothing much to say, I'm still retreating my last troops in Europe and trying to find a new defensive line. Arabs units assaulted Tel-Aviv this turn. After a bloody dogfight in the skies, most the Israeli planes ended as wrecks in the surrounding hills. Infantry assault over the lines of Tsahal almost managed to capture the city but eventually had to break before the total victory. Next turn, maybe ?

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RE: News from the front - 11/20/2008 8:07:45 PM

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I sent my last turn to mavn on the 12th of november. It was the august 1987 turn. Anyone know any news after that?

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RE: News from the front - 11/22/2008 8:08:14 PM

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I sent NATO Turn 17 to Herode on the 17th I believe. That's the last news I've had.

Chris - NATO

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RE: News from the front - 11/22/2008 9:04:58 PM

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Actually me and USSR (Herode) were planning a surrender within a couple of turns. So it might not be such a bad idea to call this game quits. Its been really fun, but we are beat and we know it :)

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RE: World War III players - 11/23/2008 7:55:02 PM

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It seems i was premature in calling the game quits. Finally got a turn from Herode today.

- The americans are bombing Korea into the stoneage. No change there.
- A small seabattle results in the destruction of an american frigate
- Sydney falls to the concentric attak of the australian expeditionary corps. Melbourne is also occupied.
- Help sent to the USSR, 42 PPs worth.

Turn sent to USA.

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RE: World War III players - 11/27/2008 6:58:32 AM

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NATO Turn 18 Done and sent to PACT.

- NATO forces continue to savage retreating PACT formations in Eastern Europe by Land and Air.

- Odessa and Riga captured without resistance.

- Spetznaz Brigades around Paris eliminated.

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RE: News from the front - 11/28/2008 6:55:12 PM

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Chinese turn done

After the fall of australia the eyes of the chinese turn north.
- Guadalcanal and islands surrounding it occupied by parts of the australian expeditionary corps.
- A mediumsized US transport fleet is spotted around Guam. Although attacked by light fleet elements the transport ships survive. Losses account to 1 frigate on each side.
- Help sent to USSR.
- China tries to assault Kabul. Although the attack fail the garrison is halved and is most likely open to capture by soviet forces in next turn.
- After US airforces in Japan mysteriusly stop its bombing campaign the Chinese airforces go on the offensive. American and PDRC airforces clash in a gigantic battle over the southernmost japanese city (Nagasakii?). The result is a very bloody draw with 5 fighter II, 1 Fighter and 4 tactical bombers lost on the US side. The chinese loose 5 fighter II and 4 Carrier Air. The city takes some damage but is not knocked out.

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RE: News from the front - 12/1/2008 7:41:15 PM

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Sad to say so but i think that i want to surrender this game. NATO is obviously going to push USSR out of the game. After the fall of australia and Afghanistan there isnt much for the chinese player to do that wont take a lifetime (during which USSR will get knocked out).

Also there are new games starting up that looks interesting.

So China is officially suing for peace. We will give up all claimes on occupied territory, claims on Taiwan and grant the independence of Tibet so that all wussy westerners will be satisfied. (the Ugurs and Falun Gong supporters will still get it though).

Have to say its been a great game.

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RE: News from the front - 12/2/2008 5:00:02 PM

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Yeah, it was fun. I was probably more surprised then anyone as to how it turned out. I was really expecting to get plowed as NATO. Kudos to Herode for hanging in there as long as he did. Takes a classy player to keep up the battle once things turn sour.

Spetznaz turned out to be a real pain. I'm just glad I had air superiority by the time they were getting used in force or it would have been much uglier.

Chris - NATO

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RE: News from the front - 12/3/2008 6:54:53 PM

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Hi guys !

Agreed with Grymme : I think the Kapitalist camp won this war and time has come for peace.
Congratulations to GrumpyMel for his performance with NATO ! The situation has been very tense during the first 10-12 turns at least and he did very well with his forces. Congrats also to Mao Tse Grymme whose Chinese soldiers saved the honour after the Pact collapsed

I think this scenario is really fun and deserves some attention from the other players. Thanks for your work Grymme, and for the game guys ! I'm going to have some pause in ATs right now but we'll meet later for sure. Hasta la vista, caballeros !