@ncscswitch:
You do not expect me to give away ALL of my tricks now do you?
:mrgreen:
Give meh teh trixies!
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It is obvious . . . you have come to fear Bristle Fendlestick.
Yes, it all seems so clear, and so pitiful, to me now!
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On the topic of G1 Sealion - MOST of the German fighters are out of range of London (remember they have to land), so you need to get Long Range Aircraft to get your air in range. However, that ALSO means that you CANNOT be playing Larry Harris Tournament Rules (LHTR - which by the way ARE UNOFFICIAL :-P even if they are used in the only tournament I know of with Wizards prize support . . . but I digress; LHTR delays tech from going into effect until the end of a country’s turn, so G1 Sea Lion doesn’t work under LHTR).
ANYWAYS - the cost for G1 SeaLion using Out of the Box Rules is pretty considerable. First, it is assumed that Russia did NOT fly any fighters to London (which they SHOULD have if there was a risk of Sealion). Second, it assumes that Germany does NOT blow a wad of IPCs on tech. Third, the more Germany spends on tech rolls, the less units Germany can buy (so I advocate rolling only 6 dice at most, even though that DOES give approx 33.5% chane of failure, hence almost automatic loss in those cases against all but the worst Allied players). Fourth, even if Germany succeeds, good AA rolls by UK can wipe out the German attack before it even gets started. Fifth, even if THAT does not happen, Germany’s air is badly depleted. Sixth, UK can retake on its turn with battleship support shot and E. Canada tank, while US reinforces on its turn with 2 inf 1 art 1 tank 1 bom 1 fighter, leaving Germany in poor position (usually) to secure London on G2. Seventh, Russia will be very strong for at least a few turns, as there won’t be a lot of German units moving to Germany’s east front.
So - that is - it is pretty darn risky to run G1 Sea Lion, and even if Germany DOES make it, the Allies STILL have quite a decent game going on; if UK retakes London on its turn (very possible), it’s pretty much a case of Germany losing 3-6 fighters and possibly bomber for UK’s 30 IPC and London units. Only if UK cannot retake on its turn is it really a great move for Germany, as UK stays down that 30 IPC, and the US cannot reinforce nearly as well on its turn, so Germany can possibly SECURE London on G2, assuming Germany had the IPC to buy an additional Baltic transport, so it can transport four units into UK on the next turn (hopefully six units with battleship support shot with the Mediterranean fleet).
Basically . . . G1 Sea Lion is not a solid move, IMHO. It’s riskier than King’s Pawn Gambit, and has much less of a “solid” line of play.
