Supporting units

@KPwatkin:

ahh thank you for the clarification, i also agree, im not a fan of the buying lots of bombers and taking your money away, cause when im germany i like to buy stuff an go on conquests. but i cant fault someone for bombing the crap out of a complex with no AA gun.

what about the russian move of withdrawing from karelia later in the game and taking the AA gun with it? that way if the UK or US has a good enough bomber wing in place they could shred the German economy with no losses, just a thought ……

i’ve done that before. I had a BAD ally, otherwise i think it might have worked. TM is right - Germany just might (but prolly not) by an AA gun to thwart the allies, but i think that this little plan COULD work with good allies that support their Russian colleague . . . .
I won’t try this again for a while tho’ - i just don’t like leaving Karelia undefended, and who’s to say that Germany won’t just bomb Karelia’s factory rather than assault it? That way they can keep the Russians infantry purchases a little lower and gain the advantage that way.

Pay no attention to TM’s “All Bomber Strategy;” it is one of the worst strategies ever devised :evil: . This is sledgehammering at the worst degree. There’s no finesse or critical planning, it’s just build bombers, more bombers, and did I forget to mention build more bombers? The reason why TM’s strategy even works is because she had a incredible amount of luck that it’s sickening :o. I swear, ever time we have a SBR, she rolls nothing but 5’s and 6’s (maybe the occasional 4, but rarely anything below that). It’s not fun (after UK2) to suddenly find you [Germany] down 18 IPCs. That’s my IPCs that I need for Africa for crying out loud! :x And forget about what happens after the end of UK3, where Germany’s income drops below that of USSR (even with the Japanese trying to help me out)!

Instead I’m out in the cold as more bombers continue even more raids. And the worst part is that I can scarcely shoot any down with my “traitor” AA guns! On a good day, I might shoot down 1 bomber out of a squadron of 10! To add insult to injury, when I send my Germ or Jap bomber to attack Russia, it gets shot downing within the first 3 turns! Totally unfair! :x This strategy is luck, luck, luck – unless you have it in spades, I suggest not using TM’s “All Bomber Strategy.”

@TG:

Pay no attention to TM’s “All Bomber Strategy;” it is one of the worst strategies ever devised :evil: . This is sledgehammering at the worst degree. There’s no finesse or critical planning, it’s just build bombers, more bombers, and did I forget to mention build more bombers? The reason why TM’s strategy even works is because she had a incredible amount of luck that it’s sickening :o. I swear, ever time we have a SBR, she rolls nothing but 5’s and 6’s (maybe the occasional 4, but rarely anything below that). It’s not fun (after UK2) to suddenly find you [Germany] down 18 IPCs. That’s my IPCs that I need for Africa for crying out loud! :x And forget about what happens after the end of UK3, where Germany’s income drops below that of USSR (even with the Japanese trying to help me out)!

Instead I’m out in the cold as more bombers continue even more raids. And the worst part is that I can scarcely shoot any down with my “traitor” AA guns! On a good day, I might shoot down 1 bomber out of a squadron of 10! To add insult to injury, when I send my Germ or Jap bomber to attack Russia, it gets shot downing within the first 3 turns! Totally unfair! :x This strategy is luck, luck, luck – unless you have it in spades, I suggest not using TM’s “All Bomber Strategy.”

so, on average TG, how often is TM lucky relative to you? I think your sister has learned to “make her own luck” and her brother needs a fall-guy/lady (lady luck).

i am, of course, just teasing . . . :)

Awwwww… man, luck is the case for almost every game. Now I can label myself as a Conservative Player, not willing to take that many risk, esp. with the Axis. But what few risk I do take result in disaster - D-I-S-A-S-T-E-R. The worst is any battle involving an AA gun. Have one of those and watch as ALL my fighters get shot down. Those were the very AA guns that the game before, couldn’t shoot down ONE single bomber out of the 5-10 TM sent after me turn after turn! :evil: Would results like this, it would seem that “Lady Luck” is some sexist female out to get me! :wink:

TG, you should learn to keep a clear mind, and never lose your cool! When you start dreading every battle’s outcome… that is when your dice seal your fate, not mine. You have to stop being so pessimistic and cheer up… it is just a game! :D Lighten up :P Mind over matter, you know?

‘Don’t get mad, get Glad.’

Arrrrggg–- next time we meet, fate will not be so easy on you :o

Yes, yes. Make it a guideline for how to attack and not an actual purchasing requirement. Infantry go in with Armor, Fighters go in with bombers. (watch that AA fire though) This is a excellent way to overwhelm your opponent and secure easy victories in land battles. With naval units, it’s a lot trickier. A sub travelling beside a Transport isn’t any real help, but an AC can be. And a BS escort is always good, but costly. Never spend more than you can recoup in 1 Turn.

I’m kind of wondering if we didn’t already discuss something like this. I.e. the purchase of an armored “division” for 5 ipc’s implies that they have appropriate support etc. The same would go for a bomber - for 15 ipc’s you get a bomber squadron, as well as appropriate escorts. Same for trannies, etc. (admittedly a weaker escort as they only defend on a 1!).

Well that sort of doesn’t make sense. Why build inf support for an ARM when they already have support? And in AAE, why buy fighters when bombers should already come with escorts? Strange. :roll:

I think the 1 defense on the bombers represents the machine gun cockpits on the bombers themselves. Not fighter protection.

A&A is not base awhole lot on combat realism.

A attacking bomber on a defending fighter, they both have an hit value of 4.
I have a hard time picturing this in real life, but thats not a big concern because its just a game.