2 beginner questions

[Guest]

Sometimes an IC in Egypt is great, but a lot of the time you can do just as well with a transport shuck from South Africa, or if you don’t have enough naval units or an airbase to defend z81, just build tanks and mechs and drive them to Egypt.  I would only build an IC in Egypt (or persia?) after the sealion scare has passed (i.e. no transports built on G2).

[Witt]

Thanks Vance. Twice when I have played as the Axis my opponent has built an Egyptian IC on UK 1 instead of buying 9 Inf and I have been angered by his impudence and determined to take London. Unfortunately,  I was unlucky the 1st time, narrowly failing and  we never got to play the 3rd turn on the 2nd occasion, so I did not get to try a Sealion that time.
I wonder if he will resist the temptation to try a 3rd time. (Will not play until December.)
Anyway,  this explains my interest in G1 non Transport buys.

[Guest]

I guess the thing is, Germany doesn’t need all 13 transports to take London if UK doesn’t build all infantry.

[Walhalla]

Sorry for my ignorance but what do these words mean?

AP (transports? AP is for ?)
CV
SBR

thanks :D

[Witt]

Hi . AP: Personnel transport ship.
CV : Carrier.
SBR : Strategic Bombing Raid .
Not a problem. Ever.

[zanetheinsane]

Most people on the forums will be using military designations for ships. Sometimes you will see some posters use different ones for the same ship, but you can find a lot of ones listed here: http://www.navweaps.com/index_tech/index_ships_list.htm

AP or TT is common for Transports
CV for Carriers
BB for Battleship
CA for Cruiser
SS for Submarine
DD for Destroyer

Did I miss any?

Also you’ll see tanks called “armor”.

[Walhalla]

it�s me again :D
What does OOL means?

Then, I saw that many play TripleA via Forum… How does that work? Do they create 2 separated local games ? how can they imput the exact dice rolls the other person did?

Oh something else… What about buying a harbour in Alaska to be able to reach Tokyo in 1 turn with transports?

[ghr2]

OOL = Order of loss

[Witt]

I have not heard of that ghr. Is it an AAA term. Perhaps you could explain.

[Gargantua]

I send a tank at your bomber and infantry.

I roll 3 and score a hit.

You have to select your casualties… do you take the bomber first? gamble that you’ll hit me back and select the infantry?

That is OOL.

That is Order of Loss.

[Witt]

Thanks Garg. Am happier I now know it is basic A@A!

[Fortress]

You set up a PBEM (play by email/forum - it’s an option on TripleA, on the right hand side) game. You need your opponent’s email address. And the games get saved/posted to the forum. Your opponent gets dice rolls emailed to them. Garg has a great TripleA setup tutorial posted. Maybe he can link you to the thread; it got me started easy peasy.

[Walhalla]

@Fortress:

You set up a PBEM (play by email/forum - it’s an option on TripleA, on the right hand side) game. You need your opponent’s email address. And the games get saved/posted to the forum. Your opponent gets dice rolls emailed to them. Garg has a great TripleA setup tutorial posted. Maybe he can link you to the thread; it got me started easy peasy.

Thank you, that would be awsome