witpqs -> RE: The Good The Bad & The Indifferent (2/15/2018 3:29:39 PM)
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ORIGINAL: Lokasenna quote:
ORIGINAL: Canoerebel In the war, the Allies torched Tokyo from two bases: Saipan and Tinian. If the Allies largely relied on those two bases in the game, they'd lose 85% of their B-29s and score about 1,000 strategic points, if that. The Japanese player would clean his clock. Production of advanced air frames and pilot training are the main reasons, of course. Now sir, this is hyperbole. All that needs to be said is that the historical strategic bombing campaign from the Marianas is impossible to replicate. I'd guess that a campaign from the Marianas only could accumulate perhaps 10,000 VPs if you tried really, really hard. And were patient. Maybe 15,000 if you A-bombed Tokyo once or twice. And I don't think it would cost 85% of the B-29s. Maybe 50%... I'm not so sure CR's comment is hyperbole, especially if you subtract the 4EB losses from the VP's.
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