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ORIGINAL: composer99

bo:

You are correct about Oslo and invading hexes from the sea in general. In order for a hex to be invadeable it must have at least one full hexside as an all-sea hexside. So, in the screenshot shown, Oslo is not invadeable, but Copenhagen and most of the other hexes on the Norwegian coast are.

With respect to keeping the Norwegian fleet from escaping to the UK, what you would want to do as the Germans is send ships out to block every escape route their ships might have. For best results, invade their fleet bases during the surprise impulse then intercept the fleeing ships that escape the overrun.

This isn't easy to do in a combined impulse, or with the Royal Navy breathing down your neck if you sail to the North Sea or Norwegian Coast, so I suspect you would usually send submarines out to perform this task.

(Finally, I should note that any Norwegian naval units setting up in Oslo are doomed if the Germans have control of Denmark and seize Kristiansand, since they won't be able to escape the Baltic Sea.)

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ORIGINAL: Klydon

I think it shows a second unit with the Paras with them in Norway. Is that the transport plane that took them or something else?

Also, I was wondering what the blue circle was on the HE-115? Denotes a float plane?

Appreciate the work on this stuff Bo. Thanks!

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ORIGINAL: Klydon

Also, I was wondering what the blue circle was on the HE-115? Denotes a float plane?

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ORIGINAL: paulderynck

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ORIGINAL: Klydon

Also, I was wondering what the blue circle was on the HE-115? Denotes a float plane?

Indicates a flying boat (WiF term). aka float plane, seaplane

They can operate from any coastal hex or lake hex. However, bad things can happen if the lake freezes.

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ORIGINAL: Ur_Vile_WEdge

If I may be so bold, I'd suggest putting the cavalry in Lille, and the 2 infantry in separate stacks by the French border.

That way, the ability of the Germans to groundstrike is limited, and next impulse, the Brits and the French can move up, forming a coherent line along the Dyle.

The way you've got it setup, the Germans can ooze up, putting guys on the resource hex and on the one that's on the Dutch-Belgian border, and attack Brussels on the surprise impulse, so no river bonus and no chance of sending support.





The main reason to attack the Netherlands is to start the invasion with guys in Rotterdam, so that way, the Belgians have to try to hold in Amsterdam, which you can attack from two hexes.

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ORIGINAL: bo

I am going to end this AAR or demo here. You can see the enormous power of the German armies going up against the French, it is not a cakewalk like Poland but one German breach and it is all over. Please go to Orms AAR, with his knowledge of the rules he is able to show a different way to do an AAR correctly.

What I tried to do was just show the game from the German viewpoint, I also beta test from the allied point of view. But early in the war there really is not much action from the allied unless you are doing Global war and then you have combat between the Chinese and the Japanese.

Why I chose the German side was because I believe it is Germany that sets the timetable early on, it is Germany that the allies have to react to whenever Germany decides to do something. So again Germany sets the pace and the Allies react.

I am not a quitter, it's just that I know when to turn the reins over to Orm and composser. I will start doing individul attacks air to air etc.

Bo

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ORIGINAL: bo

This is the Combat Subphase sequence. It shows the three battles about to be decided and their odds, you can decide these battles in any sequence you so choose. it gives you where the battle is being fought. You first choose which battle is first and then you are directed to pick a combat table either Assault or Blitz. I mostly use assault, why, I find Blitz too bloody too much damage but thats just my opinion.

Liege and Brussels are givens, no hope, Oslo is pretty much decided but a bad roll and Some German units could get disorganized and even possible if I remember right you might lose a unit, I did not check any charts when I wrote this so I could be wrong.

Below you see the defending unit in Red an elite mountain unit and below that unit are the attacking units, you see under each unit the word [No effect] that will change as soon as you pick Assault or Blitz and push the compute button. To your right is the 1-D-10 charts, single die, after the losses are calculated you can click on that button and see the die roll and the outcome. [unit destroyed, unit disorganized, unit shattered or unit retreat] The German VII mech unit has just moved into the hex that has vacated by the destroyed Belgian unit.

Bo

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ORIGINAL: WIF_Killzone

Thanks for all this Bo. There is one thing that has always bothered me, the screen below depicts an attack that is about to occur and yet beside each counter it says "No effect" like the attack has already happened, it drives me nuts. Steve, are you listening, its my only complaint, ever!!

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ORIGINAL: bo

This is the Combat Subphase sequence. It shows the three battles about to be decided and their odds, you can decide these battles in any sequence you so choose. it gives you where the battle is being fought. You first choose which battle is first and then you are directed to pick a combat table either Assault or Blitz. I mostly use assault, why, I find Blitz too bloody too much damage but thats just my opinion.

Liege and Brussels are givens, no hope, Oslo is pretty much decided but a bad roll and Some German units could get disorganized and even possible if I remember right you might lose a unit, I did not check any charts when I wrote this so I could be wrong.

Below you see the defending unit in Red an elite mountain unit and below that unit are the attacking units, you see under each unit the word [No effect] that will change as soon as you pick Assault or Blitz and push the compute button. To your right is the 1-D-10 charts, single die, after the losses are calculated you can click on that button and see the die roll and the outcome. [unit destroyed, unit disorganized, unit shattered or unit retreat] The German VII mech unit has just moved into the hex that has vacated by the destroyed Belgian unit.

Bo


Hi Killzone

I tried to explain it above, but I am not that good at this, the no effect is correct IMO as of yet there is no combat, as soon as combat is over that no effect will change to either no effect again meaning no one got destroyed or disorganized or had to retreat. I would think that wouuld be rare or never. If a unit gets destroyed it will say on their counter destroyed or retreated or scattered.

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ORIGINAL: richholling

This is looking really good, and you have to invade Norway, no option in my humble opinion.

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ORIGINAL: WIF_Killzone

Thanks for all this Bo. There is one thing that has always bothered me, the screen below depicts an attack that is about to occur and yet beside each counter it says "No effect" like the attack has already happened, it drives me nuts. Steve, are you listening, its my only complaint, ever!!

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ORIGINAL: bo

This is the Combat Subphase sequence. It shows the three battles about to be decided and their odds, you can decide these battles in any sequence you so choose. it gives you where the battle is being fought. You first choose which battle is first and then you are directed to pick a combat table either Assault or Blitz. I mostly use assault, why, I find Blitz too bloody too much damage but thats just my opinion.

Liege and Brussels are givens, no hope, Oslo is pretty much decided but a bad roll and Some German units could get disorganized and even possible if I remember right you might lose a unit, I did not check any charts when I wrote this so I could be wrong.

Below you see the defending unit in Red an elite mountain unit and below that unit are the attacking units, you see under each unit the word [No effect] that will change as soon as you pick Assault or Blitz and push the compute button. To your right is the 1-D-10 charts, single die, after the losses are calculated you can click on that button and see the die roll and the outcome. [unit destroyed, unit disorganized, unit shattered or unit retreat] The German VII mech unit has just moved into the hex that has vacated by the destroyed Belgian unit.

Bo