Sasebo
Prince
France, Week 5,1940- US declares war on Portugal? This changes my plans to build a road in Thailand; I opt to squish Lisbon with my Somua Army instead. Romania DEAD! Rostov razed, I assume by axis in the middle of ROP moves. Tampere, Helsinki, Belgrade Fall to USSR.
Week 6- I squish Lisbon. Brazil DW on Argentina! UK city in East africa razed. Zagreb falls to USSR.
Week 7- Nanning, Sian fall to Japan. I see the force take Nanning, they have a stack of SNLF and Chi-ha's. Vaasa, Petsamo fall to USSR. Germans seize Zagreb.
Week 8- Hungary DEAD! Lodz,Kuopio fall to USSR. Yenan falls,city NW of Ansi is razed, probably by axis. I liberate Nanning, since the Japan assault force is weak. Very near thing though; 3 of my units are at 1-2 hp. 2 SNLF and 1 Chi-ha die.
Week 9- Bulgaria DEAD! Japan brings a stack of Chi-ha's to the hills N of Nanning. I decide to cut my losses and gift it to China.
Week 10- Japan seizes Nanning(again). Finns DEAD! Thessaloniki, Tirana, and Danzig to USSR. Italians are absolutely swarming in East Africa and Arabia/Iraq. There are like TEN Italian light tanks raising hell in the Middle east...while Italy and their Balkan conquests fall.
Week 11- I retake Nanning, since it is cut off by Chinese cultural boundaries and they only left 1 tank there! That has been an interesting tactical situation over there. I think I will hold onto it this time and try to keep China's two cities by me alive. Stettin, Warsaw fall to USSR.
Week 12- I bombard and crush Milan, raze it. I have not gone on to the next turn, so have no idea what AI has done yet this week. more to follow later perhaps.
...Obviously the Soviet MRDs have been having a field day in Europe.
It is impressive to watch them just gouge out territory like that. I have been having a devil of a time with Italy in the mid-east and africa, and Japan north of Hanoi. I have kept them contained so far but the Italians freaked me out when they poured out of Persia/Iraq and Turkey with their tank hordes. Luckily they die well, but I have had to draft like a maniac to keep them off. My Renaults' stink; I had a veteran lose to a feeble damaged flak unit with 3 hp. 
France proper has been silent as the grave since I crushed their Panzers a while back; they are sending out the U-boats in ones and twos now. BTW, I think giving those U-boats blitz is entirely too much!
My Somua tanks have 2 mp, but no blitz? I put them in the Army and now they have 3 mp AND blitz.
I am glad you say 1.3 will be out fairly soon though because I think when those MRDs get to French territory I am dogmeat. I don't get to play much during the week,so this is probably the last report for a few days at least.
About Transports: I see a fair amount of naval invasions, but they are usually small ones. In France game besides the ones already reported the UK did land a pile of crusaders next to that Dutch city on NE South America,only about a transport load though. The UK at least has about 10 or so transports, but I don't see them drop many troops off. I am curious what the UK will do when you start the BEF in Europe in 1.3. I say keep the capacity as is myself.
About MRDs: I like the stats and the higher cost will definitely help. I still think having a small upgrade path with them like I mentioned before would be better but I know that is a lot of work. What bothers me is the +2 hit points but if you are going to keep that version around for most of the game then I guess you need to do that.
About Japan: I see in one of your reports that someone saw the AI take Hong Kong, I am surprised since I have not seen that yet. Given what the Japan AI is doing in my France game to China though I bet they will do it too unless I intervene. I'll be honest,if this AI had been up against me in my China game I think I am toast, or at least set way, way back versus where I did end up. I've seen at least 6 SNLF and like 10+ Chi-has!!
I suspect they have even more up north that I don't see. This Japan has seemingly made up it's mind to take China out. I have been dumping tons of cash into rush-buying military over there. Without my interference the two cites they lave left down south would most likely be GONE! Didin't help that they seem to have a deal with Soviets since neither one has done anything I can see to the other in Manchuria.
About Armies: I agree with the higher cost and the two unit limit if that is the way you want to go Rocoteh. I am still of the opinion that you should ditch them still, at least for single player; it is too easy to abuse them versus the AI. The AI habit of not attacking armies alone is a problem, but I withold judgement on that until I see if AI will attack a two unit Army. I did have the Japanese attack a Chinese tank army and wipe it but those tanks were only defense of 7 and it was down to like 11-13 hit points. If you are set on including Armies then maybe you could limit it to one unit? The +1 mp and hit point and blitz addition is still a nice perk. If you went that way you would not have to change the cost. I suspect if psweetman1590 playing as Germany had not invaded England with all those armies it would not have gone anywhere near as smoothly. If you don't have armies some of your units will die to big city defenders and they will promote instead of being wiped out. It makes a big difference. Since I have generally played the Allies or the weaker Axis I have not been able to stop myself from using the armies even though I feel it is 'cheating' a bit.
p.s.- That city I mentioned in Africa with no starting Garrison starts with a 'B',not a 'Q'. It is Banguio or something. The Italians have sent a steady stream of troops to try and take it, my bombers have been feasting on them.
Week 6- I squish Lisbon. Brazil DW on Argentina! UK city in East africa razed. Zagreb falls to USSR.
Week 7- Nanning, Sian fall to Japan. I see the force take Nanning, they have a stack of SNLF and Chi-ha's. Vaasa, Petsamo fall to USSR. Germans seize Zagreb.
Week 8- Hungary DEAD! Lodz,Kuopio fall to USSR. Yenan falls,city NW of Ansi is razed, probably by axis. I liberate Nanning, since the Japan assault force is weak. Very near thing though; 3 of my units are at 1-2 hp. 2 SNLF and 1 Chi-ha die.
Week 9- Bulgaria DEAD! Japan brings a stack of Chi-ha's to the hills N of Nanning. I decide to cut my losses and gift it to China.
Week 10- Japan seizes Nanning(again). Finns DEAD! Thessaloniki, Tirana, and Danzig to USSR. Italians are absolutely swarming in East Africa and Arabia/Iraq. There are like TEN Italian light tanks raising hell in the Middle east...while Italy and their Balkan conquests fall.
Week 11- I retake Nanning, since it is cut off by Chinese cultural boundaries and they only left 1 tank there! That has been an interesting tactical situation over there. I think I will hold onto it this time and try to keep China's two cities by me alive. Stettin, Warsaw fall to USSR.
Week 12- I bombard and crush Milan, raze it. I have not gone on to the next turn, so have no idea what AI has done yet this week. more to follow later perhaps.
...Obviously the Soviet MRDs have been having a field day in Europe.
It is impressive to watch them just gouge out territory like that. I have been having a devil of a time with Italy in the mid-east and africa, and Japan north of Hanoi. I have kept them contained so far but the Italians freaked me out when they poured out of Persia/Iraq and Turkey with their tank hordes. Luckily they die well, but I have had to draft like a maniac to keep them off. My Renaults' stink; I had a veteran lose to a feeble damaged flak unit with 3 hp. France proper has been silent as the grave since I crushed their Panzers a while back; they are sending out the U-boats in ones and twos now. BTW, I think giving those U-boats blitz is entirely too much!My Somua tanks have 2 mp, but no blitz? I put them in the Army and now they have 3 mp AND blitz.
I am glad you say 1.3 will be out fairly soon though because I think when those MRDs get to French territory I am dogmeat. I don't get to play much during the week,so this is probably the last report for a few days at least.About Transports: I see a fair amount of naval invasions, but they are usually small ones. In France game besides the ones already reported the UK did land a pile of crusaders next to that Dutch city on NE South America,only about a transport load though. The UK at least has about 10 or so transports, but I don't see them drop many troops off. I am curious what the UK will do when you start the BEF in Europe in 1.3. I say keep the capacity as is myself.
About MRDs: I like the stats and the higher cost will definitely help. I still think having a small upgrade path with them like I mentioned before would be better but I know that is a lot of work. What bothers me is the +2 hit points but if you are going to keep that version around for most of the game then I guess you need to do that.
About Japan: I see in one of your reports that someone saw the AI take Hong Kong, I am surprised since I have not seen that yet. Given what the Japan AI is doing in my France game to China though I bet they will do it too unless I intervene. I'll be honest,if this AI had been up against me in my China game I think I am toast, or at least set way, way back versus where I did end up. I've seen at least 6 SNLF and like 10+ Chi-has!!
I suspect they have even more up north that I don't see. This Japan has seemingly made up it's mind to take China out. I have been dumping tons of cash into rush-buying military over there. Without my interference the two cites they lave left down south would most likely be GONE! Didin't help that they seem to have a deal with Soviets since neither one has done anything I can see to the other in Manchuria.About Armies: I agree with the higher cost and the two unit limit if that is the way you want to go Rocoteh. I am still of the opinion that you should ditch them still, at least for single player; it is too easy to abuse them versus the AI. The AI habit of not attacking armies alone is a problem, but I withold judgement on that until I see if AI will attack a two unit Army. I did have the Japanese attack a Chinese tank army and wipe it but those tanks were only defense of 7 and it was down to like 11-13 hit points. If you are set on including Armies then maybe you could limit it to one unit? The +1 mp and hit point and blitz addition is still a nice perk. If you went that way you would not have to change the cost. I suspect if psweetman1590 playing as Germany had not invaded England with all those armies it would not have gone anywhere near as smoothly. If you don't have armies some of your units will die to big city defenders and they will promote instead of being wiped out. It makes a big difference. Since I have generally played the Allies or the weaker Axis I have not been able to stop myself from using the armies even though I feel it is 'cheating' a bit.
p.s.- That city I mentioned in Africa with no starting Garrison starts with a 'B',not a 'Q'. It is Banguio or something. The Italians have sent a steady stream of troops to try and take it, my bombers have been feasting on them.
