AmmoSgt
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Joined: 10/21/2000 From: Redstone Arsenal Al Status: offline
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Please be clear about what I am saying .. I am NOT advocating large masses of artillery when I say no limits / let the other guys buy what they want. I am saying that one player has no right to dictate the other players forces. I am saying that air should be decided by the computer at default settings . I am saying that one guy shouldn't be able to tailor his forces to counter the restricted choices the other player has left. I am saying that the game could use a little suprise and innovation in force compositions. And I am saying that regardless of how much arty the other guy buys there is NO reason for a game to become "bogged down" IF proper tactics are used. Shooting blind arty is at 1/4 strenght , it will quickly run out of ammo doing little damage if off board and it will quickly give itself away if onboard , or counterbattery will get it offboard or on board. Artifical limits are a crutch that put players in a rut, they take away half of the element of tactical suprise and prevent players from fearing/ exploiting the whole map board. Arty doesn't make for WW1 type situations 5000 points on a 60 hex front ( or worse a 40 hex front) makes for WW1 type situation , folks buy the same basic core game after game , and play the same basic tactic game after game, and IMHO most PBEM is a AI rehash. I am advocating total freedom within the point limit , not to get greater amounts of arty but to force some fresh tactics , some different core forces. The other guy being able to buy anything , will force you to cover more bases , it will make one player different from another and if they are a regular opponent , it will force them to work with different cores for fear they will set a pattern you can exploit. Think People Think
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"For Americans war is almost all of the time a nuisance, and military skill is a luxury like Mah-jongg. But when the issue is brought home to them, war becomes as important, for the necessary periods, as business or sport. And it is hard to decide which
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