What do you think of the idea of Dive Bombers? It’s very simple really, you take a fighter piece and paint it a specified or put a flag disk underneath, to identify it. It still moves the same range as a fighter but is able to attack at a 4 and defend at 1. The cost for it is the same as a fighter, 12 IPC. The reason for the coast is that it is the same size and is not harder to build than the fighter. They can not be used for strategic bombing because they are too small. They can land on and be transported on aircraft carriers. This will give the surface fleet a much more realistic amount of attack power.

If you have any suggestion for this idea, feel free to let me know. :D

Sounds like a great idea ,but if you would allow me to make one suggestion. Why not make it that countries can acquire radar stations to also counter this. Real life example, UK in the “Battle of Briton”. Just a suggestion ,but I still think it’s a very good and realistic idea. 8)

Hey, I just wasn’t sure what he ment thats all. :)

cystic crypt wrote

we did that in one game. it was fun until my friend’s wife (who was playing with us) asked “what do you think - that these soldiers are going to rush out to say “hi” to the pretty boats?”.
it was funny at the time.

Does that mean that you think the men should be able to fire back at the battleships? Or was you just telling a funny story?

Just curious.

On one House Rule I read on this site a guy had the idea that if you did navel bombardment whenever you wanted no mater if you were carrying out an amphibius assault or not, it would make the battle ships worth there salt.

AgentSmith you do need to remember that if Japan is do well on Russia’s Eastern front then just leaving a picket line in the capital would be unwise. All that would need to happen is to have one break through point and it would only take some tanks supported by fighters and the capital would be down. Now it is true that the Japs wouldn’t be able to hold it but the lines against the would need to be thinned to retake the capital and hold it from any other Jap attacks. This would give the Germans a chance to make a breakthrough. 8)

AgentSmith I didn’t think much of the strategy myself and had considered bypassing. The problem was while I was bypassing the USA and UK would have a clear shot at my IC on the coast. I’m sure there a way to beat it I just haven’t had a chance play against that person again to try anything new. 8)

Ukcommander I once played a against a 30 year veteran who also put a industry on Sinkiang ,but he also placed one on India so that the USA and UK were supporting each other. I usually clean that area in three or so turns. He held me the hole game. I think that’s a neat idea of placing the units before combat. I’ll need to try that. :D

Desert Foxx in reference to your question. I didn’t put all of my battle plan on this article, because I make it a point not to make my articles to long. Yes, your are right in that Africa shouldn’t left untended. What I do to help the Africa Campaign is to send my bomber to Egypt and take the two inf. in on the transport in S, Europe escorted by the BS. and go to Egypt. Nine times out of ten the sub in Egypt doesn’t get a hit. And I usually use two hit BS anyways. There you have it Egypt is yours. If I’m doing really well, I build a industery in Egypt to prepare for an invation of Africa and to hit Asia from another angle. :wink:

SelfBiasResistor in reference to your comment about holding W,Europe. At this point you have two inf. and two arm. ,and you can use the reenforcements in Germany to help Karelia or W,Europe. :)