Posts made by dictator_wanna_be

I like to make Japanese and American Carrier fleets… sinking flattops is a hobby of mine!

@Mechanized:

Retreat rolls are only for the AAM campaign game currently going on at the AH forums.  :wink:

Yep… it helps determine what u will have to fight with next time!

@murfenator:

Why is the unit so cheap for its strength??  I am playing against a friend and ive been axis.  Hes had the crocodille in every game and hes won EVERY game.  I have 3 panzer iv available and in this last game i fielded two of them, only for them both to be taken out by this stupid unit.  It is so overarmored that i can’t take it out.  I unfortunately don’t have a Tiger or anything that rolls 18 dice in order to take him out, so im stuck losing every game even though im dominating him otherwise.  Any help other than buying a rare axis that can play as tough??

Im assuming he is using more armor b/c Panzer IV x3 vs a Croc should be no contest…

As people have pointed out distance=victory Croc has terrible range that is why it is low cost in points

lol my mistake

@axisfan:

Now with the new costing what are your thoughts on the Vet Wher infantry.

Problem is that Wehrmacht Veteran Infantrymen is a hero so it is restricted to only 1 unit in 100 pt game

In A&A I actually like 100pt games… any larger and they take a long time, although a big one here or there is great too!

But for WaS I must play with 200pts (or 150)… 100pts makes the game to restrictive on what u can use especally with limited to 1 set!

Would of just preffered them to cap how many 5/5 infantry u can play…

depends how much time u have on ur hands i supose… was is better at 100+ though… without more u carriers dont last long  :-o

http://boards.avalonhill.com/showthread.php?t=20056

Good luck General!

@polywog:

Mine too (both of them). I’m sure it didn’t help that the molded plastic pre-form it came in was also bent…

Yes my packaging was messed up on them too… wounder if it was a big manufacturing error for all japanese destoyers? Once I have some time (like in 2 weeks with skool out) I will have time to attempt to repair them!

@Audacity:

So I’ve played out these two fleets again in the same setting with the islands.  This time the battlship heavy Axis fleet powered through the Allied fleet.  Two of three battleships were damaged but not crippled.  The entire allied fleet was sent to the bottom.

I wonder if there is two much firing for the amount of movement allowed.  This particular scenario is easily completed in 4 turns.  Playing this game verses the AAM land based troops seems too easy.  In the land AAM you get the options to move or shoot and can introduce heros or paras at appropriete times.

How do we make it less chancy?

Carriers alone cannot beat BB consistantly… u must add subs which can deal with BB! Not sure the point level, but with 2-3 battleships im asuming you were using 150-200pts or more… Japan & German subs are the best, the UK sub isnt half bad either! In a 150 pt fleet try 5 subs… dont fear destroyers they are pathetic, subs really only fear other subs and planes.

My Japanese destroyers belong to the imfomus banana fleet… I entend to sink it with some hot water!

@dictator_wanna_be:

Hows ur collection comming, how much have u bought?

I got 1 starter & 8 Boosters

USS Enterprise x1
USS Baltimore x1
USS Salt Lake City x1

HMS Hood x1

Tone x1
Shokaku x1
Akagi x1
Yamato x2

And my little bro got 1 starter 3 boosters

Ark Royal x1

Richelieu x1

Scharnhorst x1

Bolzano x1

*Not too shabby, just need a few american battleships and for some reason we only have 1 zeke! AHHHHH!

Just got a Washington and Iowa  :-D

@ezto:

nice bump…

lol ya kinda random  :lol:

I think it would work great with the Axis & Allied battle versions of D-day, Bulge and so to be Guadalcanal… Im especially excited for Guadalcanal b/c it will allow me to mix my ships & soldier minis!

@Motdc:

I’ve also got 2 Panzer III Ausf. F which looks weak but has that smoke-screen ability.  Does anyone use this unit?

I use the Panzer III a lot, I like the minis look and historically one of my favorite tanks (Big roles in early war, N. Africa and first few years in Russian invasion).

Staples/useful pieces for competive german a&a mini armies are:

SET I
SS-Panzergrenadier (strongest infantry in the game)
SS-Haupsturmführer (cheap but good commander)
MG 42 Machine-Gun Team (double-shot and good dies)
Panzerfaust 30 (good anti-tank… cool looking peice, not to mention fun to say Panzerfaust!)
Mauser Kar 98k (cheap basic infantry if yo have SS phobia or just cant get any)
SS-Panther Ausf. G (SS determination makes it a keeper even with its new cheaper version)
SET II
SS-Panzer IV Ausf. F2 (SS determination & a nice looking piece)
Sturmpanzer IV “Brummbär”(great armor & good anti-infantry something German armor normally lacks)
Wehrmacht Expert Sniper (head shot… enough said)
Wehrmacht Oberleutnant (good ability, but a bit pricey)
SET III
Elite Panzer IV Ausf. D (weak armor but crack shot makes up for it)
StuG III Ausf. D (its a stug… plus cheap/good anti-infantry)
SET IV
Grizzled Veteran (nice hero)
Jagdpanzer 38(t) hetzer (cheap & great anti-tank)
sGrW 34 81mm Mortar (best German mortar… but then again thats not saying all that much)
Wehrmacht Veteran Infantrymen (another hero… I like to pretend they r Grossdeutschland troops)
Veteran Tiger (Crack shot and it outclass the tiger one by only costing a crazy cheap 3 pts more)
SET V
Fallschirmjager (5/5 infanty and german paratroopers… also fun to say  8-))
Panther Ausf. D (35pts & great!)
Nebelwerfer 42 (rocket salvo!)

hope this helped

Sounds interesting… I have an apple am I out of luck?  :-(

Hows ur collection comming, how much have u bought?

I got 1 starter & 8 Boosters

USS Enterprise x1
USS Baltimore x1
USS Salt Lake City x1

HMS Hood x1

Tone x1
Shokaku x1
Akagi x1
Yamato x2

And my little bro got 1 starter 3 boosters

Ark Royal x1

Richelieu x1

Scharnhorst x1

Bolzano x1

*Not too shabby, just need a few american battleships and for some reason we only have 1 zeke! AHHHHH!

I am in 100% agreement!

A&A WaS is now out!

I picked up a started & 5 boosters and got a enterprise, hood, ark royal, yamoto, salt lake city, and baltimore… not to shabby! The game seems pretty easy to play… I cant wait for us to get leaque play near chicago!

Well I whish all of u luck with ur pulls!