WW2-Global

[allin1joe]

Continuation of Japanese Playtest

Week 45, 1939

Counter-Attack

Destroyed
American -- 3 Destroyers

Lost
1 Heavy Cruiser, 4 Subs

Turkey and Allies signed peace.

Week 46, 1939

Destroyed

American -- 7 Destroyers, 2 Subs
Chinese -- 2 Infantry
Communist Chinese -- 1 Infantry
Netherlands -- Coastal Battleship (25-30)

Lost
1 Sub, 2 Destroyers, 1 Heavy Cruiser, 1 Light Cruiser

Counter

Destroyed

American -- 1 Sub, 9 Destroyers

Lost

1 Light Cruiser, 2 Destroyers, 1 Heavy Cruiser

Sweden signs peace with Axis. American fleet is retreating.

Week 47, 1939

I finally got a fleet up to Wake to take out that last Aircraft Carrier.

Destroyed

American -- 1 Heavy Cruiser, 2 Light Cruisers, 2 Destroyers, 1 Aircraft Carrier, 3 Subs
Chinese -- 3 Infantry. Chengtu captured. We now control an oil resource.

Lost

1 Heavy Cruiser, 1 Sub, 1 Destroyer

 

[Rocoteh]

Rubberjello,

Thank you for the report.

"Week 6, 1940
Fight off a French Tank attack near Algiers (infantry promotes). Barely fight off some Brit Infantry attacks in East Africa (those garrisons are sort of nice, they actually have a better defence than normal Italian Infantry)." Rubberjello

Yes they seems to work as I had hoped.

"The Soviets have razed a couple of cities in Northen India and taken over a couple of Chinese cities, and Japan is breaking into Indo-China." Rubberjello.

Version 1.4 will see a corridor of wilderness between Soviet and China.
It should make Soviet advances harder.

"We launch our assault on Cyprus --- only to find that the Russians must have been pounding the stuffing out of it, as it was guarded by only a single red-lined Conscript unit. Berbera is finally, finally, FINALLY!!! taken. But not before I lose a Tank Army and another 2 M11 divisions attacking 5 more red-lined British Infantry. "
Rubberjello

Its interesting that British-AI is able to defend this area so good.

"Week 11, 1940
Uh Oh...The Allies and Russia all sign peace treaties. My time might be running out for not being "Soviet blitzed". Sink 8 US Destroyers who tried to pass by all my Artillery"
Rubberjello

When of the most important aspects of 1.4 will be the end of the early
Soviet blitz.

I am looking forward to follow this.

Welcome back.

Rocoteh

 

[Rocoteh]

If anything, Communist China is tougher then China, at least in the short term. I think your long term goal was met. Once you handle the initial Chinese horde, picking off the rest of their cities should be relatively easy. If they had the production of Communist China, that would not be the case. As I said in my playtest, a tank appeared for Communist China, so they seem to have the better production. Their infantry also has better stats, and their cities are on rougher terrain. So, overall they will be tougher to take out. But, they wouldn't be tougher then if they were all one nation. I wouldn't weaken either nation. Overall, what's helped me more then anything else is the Soviets have not invaded from the North. If they opened up that 2nd front, I'd be in deep trouble.

allin1joe,

An interesting analyse.

It seems like Communist-China works as intended.

Rocoteh

 

[Rocoteh]

Adler,

Thank you for the report.

On Danzig. Given one could use a map that was x5 the current
cities really could be treated like cities.

That is not the case now and my first priority with cities
is that the combined value of them should reflect total
population and industrial power in a given nation.

Nations such as Germany and Britain have their historical
population x2 placed in their cities.

Areas with no industry (many of the colonys) have population
x 0.25-1 placed.

Thus on this scale the cities represent population and industrial
power on a national level more than cities per se.

Rocoteh

 

[Adler17]

In Germany before the war the most industrialized areas were Rhein- Ruhr and Upper Silesia. Also Heavy industry was at Stuttgart and Munich. In middle Germany, Saxony- Anhalt, Saxony, Brandenburg German refieries were there as well as in Northern Germany. The big yards were in Wilhelmshaven, Bremen, Hamburg, Kiel, Danzig and Pillau (latter the smallest, Hamburg, Kiel and Wilhelmshaven the biggest). Pommerania and East Prussia were not so industrialized, although there were some big aircraft producing factories, like Marienwerder (Heinkel). So I suggest following areas with many shields: Hamburg, Rhein- Ruhr, Stuttgart, Munich, Prague, Breslau (for Upper Silesia, most probably first at bigger map), Berlin, then Königsberg and Danzig, at last Stettin.

Adler

 

[vlad1917_a]

Russian sid.
There is no Russian answer on a sea. So
I have just organize Pearl Harbor for US. Have sunk 3 battle ship and 12 SBD Dauntless and a lot of more cheaper units in the Akita. And I also sabotage 2 king George for Britain. That Way I could win sea battles.

PE is actually sucks They are very pricey and was immediately shot down by any vessel. Summary Russia does not have et any valuable aviation.

I just realize they have diffence 0 !!!


But with my T34 I punching India in 4 turns.

Where is Russian Katusha?

 

[Rocoteh]

Russian sid.
There is no Russian answer on a sea. So
I have just organize Pearl Harbor for US. Have sunk 3 battle ship and 12 SBD Dauntless and a lot of more cheaper units in the Akita. And I also sabotage 2 king George for Britain. That Way I could win sea battles.

PE is actually sucks They are very pricey and was immediately shot down by any vessel. Summary Russia does not have et any valuable aviation.
But with my T34 I punching India in 4 turns.

Where is Russian Katusha?

vlad1917_a,

Thank you.

Yes early Soviet air is not strong.

The Katyusha will appear in version 1.4 and so will also BT-5.
BT-5 will represent the 1939 Motorized Rifle Division.

Rocoteh

 

[vlad1917_a]

vlad1917_a,

Yes early Soviet air is not strong.

Rocoteh

PE is actually sucks

I just realize they have diffence 0 !!!

 

[Rocoteh]

In Germany before the war the most industrialized areas were Rhein- Ruhr and Upper Silesia. Also Heavy industry was at Stuttgart and Munich. In middle Germany, Saxony- Anhalt, Saxony, Brandenburg German refieries were there as well as in Northern Germany. The big yards were in Wilhelmshaven, Bremen, Hamburg, Kiel, Danzig and Pillau (latter the smallest, Hamburg, Kiel and Wilhelmshaven the biggest). Pommerania and East Prussia were not so industrialized, although there were some big aircraft producing factories, like Marienwerder (Heinkel). So I suggest following areas with many shields: Hamburg, Rhein- Ruhr, Stuttgart, Munich, Prague, Breslau (for Upper Silesia, most probably first at bigger map), Berlin, then Königsberg and Danzig, at last Stettin.

Adler

Adler,

OK,notes have been taken.

I think Do-17 (by Wyrmshadow) that will be introduced in 1.4
is one of the best graphics ever done for CIV 3.

Rocoteh

 

[Rocoteh]

PE is actually sucks

I just realize they have diffence 0 !!!

vlad1917_a,

Stats in 1.4:

Pe-2 Range 10 Bombard 22 ROF 5

Pe-8 Range 15 Bombard 30 ROF 5

Rocoteh

 

[vlad1917_a]

vlad1917_a,

Stats in 1.4:

Pe-2 Range 10 Bombard 22 ROF 5

Pe-8 Range 15 Bombard 30 ROF 5

Rocoteh

Fine. Just make sure add some diffence otherwize it useless.
I could use current Pe-8 but it diffenceless.

Was Kioto a capital of Japan?

 

[Rocoteh]

Fine. Just make sure add some diffence otherwize it useless.

vlad1917_a,

These units will have their own graphics in version 1.4.

Rocoteh

 

[vlad1917_a]

vlad1917_a,

These units will have their own graphics in version 1.4.

Rocoteh

PE-8 have 0 defense. the stat. It means that if u bomb any unit with air diffense it will die.

 

[Rocoteh]

PE-8 have 0 defense. the stat. It means that if u bomb any unit with air diffense it will die.

vlad1917_a,

Its a bug. Now corrected in version 1.4.

Thank you for reporting it.

Edit: Tokyo was the capital of Japan. No bug with regard
to that in any of the versions.

Rocoteh

 

[Rocoteh]

allin1joe,

Thank you.

It seems like you still inflict heavy losses on US and Britain.

Do you have any specific plans with regard to this playtest?

Invasion of Australia?

Welcome back.

Rocoteh

 

[allin1joe]

allin1joe,

Thank you.

It seems like you still inflict heavy losses on US and Britain.

Do you have any specific plans with regard to this playtest?

Invasion of Australia?

Welcome back.

Rocoteh

My first goal is to secure oil, rubber, and aluminum. I decided to do that by taking the resouces in Chinese territory (both Communist and regular China). I've gotten 2 of the 3 resources so far, as aluminum is still further South. Once I secure aluminum, I am not sure what my next path will be. I'm working on getting my cities in Asia productive so my mainland can concentrate on navy and air force, but that's still a good ways off.

I do want to invade Australia and control everything in the Pacific eventually (including Hawaii). Before I launch that invasion fleet, I need finish taking the Phillipines (only Davao is left), then draft up another infantry force and take Indonesia and the islands off Australia. That is, of course, assuming I don't need re-inforcements in Asia. If my air force keeps up it's successes in Asia, I should be fine. I got Chengtu down to 1 redlined infantry before my tank army attacked.

Once my invasion force drives far enough south to control aluminum, I plan to stop and re-evaluate my position to figure out where I go next. That won't happen though until I kick Britian out of Hong Kong too. That assumes too that the Soviets don't invade (they have been VERY quiet up there even though we are at war).

 

[Adler17]

Week 17:
Vorogovo and Lucknow are mine now. US took South Sachalin!!!
U 85 meets HMS London and HMS Glorious in the Red Sea but is sunk by HMS London. However, only 2 HP left for her. U 10 finishes the job. U 31, the other Elite boat, sinks Glorious. With the loss of these ships, the RN is practically anhiliated, since only 3 TR remain.
U 89 meets 5 US DD. The boat is promoted to elite and sinks all 5 ships. However it must return to harbour ASAP, since it has only 3 HP left. U 102 sinks off the Panama Channel USS Honolulu, a CL. Off the Brazilian coast I sink the Argentine BB Rivadavia with U 83, which was promoted to elite. However I lost a Uboat before.
Oh concerning Wyrms new units: They are really fantastic. All of them.
Back to the game: Cairo is mine!!

PC turn:
2 French tanks appear off Cairo.
Nothing more.

Adler

P.S.: I forgot to mention that I took Mascat.

 

[Adler17]

Week 18:
U 4 sank a Russian transport off Norway annhiliating the Red Navy.
Bambay fell to me.
U 106 met at Haiti some US subs. 4 sunk. U 89 sinks 2 more, although having only 3 HP left.
El Alamain taken by my cavalry- after coming with Panzer from Suez.

PC Turn: Argentines navy took revenge for the loss of the BB and sank two Uboats for the loss of a DD. Malta successfully attacked by Italians. I mean one defending infantry died, but only this one. Well one less for MY invasion!

Adler

 

[Snorken]

With transferring Stukas and Me 109 to it, my second carrier, Otto Lilienthal is ready.

Is that what the Germans was gonna call the second ship in the Graf Zeppelin-class?

 

[Adler17]

Week 19:
4 Argentine DD sunk in the Atlantic by U 74 (3) and U 95 (1).
US AA cruiser sunk north off Canada.
Krasnoyarsk taken. Obdorsk is taken by the SS. A French (!) tank spotted near Sian by my Me 109 recce plane. it is at once attacked by my Stukas and destroyed. Nagpur is mine. It seems India will fall very fast.
In Egypt Luxor and Mut fell.

PC turn:
My first type IX Uboat gets lost. 5 Uboats, among them a type IX are lost to subs by one enemy casuality. The Italians are too stupid: They attack Malta with an infantry with only one HP. And the British infantry is promoted, without being damaged. Chongquing (sp.) destroyed by Japanese. The city was captured first by the Japanese, then the Brits and now it is destroyed.
In Hamburg the 3rd Bismarck class BB, Friedrich der Große, is ready. Perhaps I think I send them to the US fleet...

Adler