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Oleg Mastruko -> RE: Future Changes to CHS (8/3/2005 2:37:03 PM)
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ORIGINAL: m10bob
From recent posts, it would seem a couple of folks would want Manchukuo represented by static "CD gun type units,(since it has been shown those forces were *static* and employed purely defensively, and even then only for the single month of August 1945 against the Russians.).
m10, first let me say I love your "gloves off" posts (no irony whatsoever) because they allow me to make my own counter-posts with gloves off (to a degree at least) and drive my point of view further than I would normally do [;)]
It's not as simple as you make it to be. You noticed that there are many fictious and hypothetical units in IJN aresenal, even in CHS. And I agree with you in that. For example, giving Japs opportunity to produce Liz heavy bombers in large numbers is - to put it mildly - controversial. It also shows - in my opinion - amateurish and incosistent approach to modding history games CHS employs.
Now tell me. Is the possibility of using Manchurian units (since you're so fond of them, I am not necesarilly) prior to 1945 ANY MORE fantastic and unhistorical than IJN building large heavy bomber fleet of Liz bombers?
I would not say so.
Is the possibility of IJN having Long Lance batteries on all of their DDs any more fantastic? Who's to decide what of those semi-science fiction capabilities to put in the game, and which not to?
I would say Japanese possibility to recruit troops among their minor allies is more important. If we go down the fantasy road (and CHS did that, to a degree), then Japs need to have opportunity to employ their minor allies and minions far before building the heavy bomber fleet. Building co-prosperity sphere and presenting themselves as "liberators" in Asia was their strategic goal. Building 4E bombers was not (quite obviously).
BTW, since you (almost) labelled me as IJN fanboy (which I am not), I must add that in my opinion there are many biased pro-IJN "factors" even in stock game. I see them, but I consciously refuse to post about them, because it is my opinion there are FAR more pro-Allied "factors" in the game, and Allied fanboys all but swamp the board with their whines.
Allied fanboy invasion on WITP board is so huge, any attempt at posting "balanced" posts is futile. So I consciously chose to do very unpopular thing, and that is to be "devil's advocate" (not fanboy) for the Jap side. Not because I love them, but because they are hugely under-represented on the board.
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I get my knowledge of the CHS team's work right here on the forum where they posted their research and progress for months before anything was released..
Yeah and so what? What their research and "progress" amounts to is a bunch of arbitrary decisions and hodge podge edits by self-proclaimed gods of <insert any specific area>, under pretentious name of "Combined Historic" whatever. This, alone, would not be bad, but this Olymp of self proclaimed gods is lacking in many departments, and produces unbalanced results.
Strictly in my personal opinion, of course. [sm=00000622.gif]
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So far, they have gotten some credit (and much appreciation) from people like me, and a lot of crap from a couple of those lazy ne-er do wells who refuse to contribute anything, except un-needed vitriolic comments which hold no worth.....
There are far too few of "those lazy ne-er do wells who refuse to contribute anything, except un-needed vitriolic comments" if you ask me [sm=00000622.gif] In fact I think there was only one lazy ne-er do weller on your mind when you posted this [sm=00000619.gif]
BTW, still no one answered to my polite question I posted in Manchuria thread, and that is how will the Subchaser implement his apparently ambitious plan of redoing Japanese OOB if all the slots are already used up? [8|]
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