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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Froonp<br/>
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I was posting this to Harry Rowland a couple of days ago, discussing another matter (pilots), but drifting from the discussion :<br/>
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Also, I'd love if the computer game ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: iamspamus<br/>
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Um, weren't para's (say a div or smaller unit) used against Eban Emael, the Belgian fortress in the open shots of 1940? I really don't remember Crete being the first use of them. Naybe Crete ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Shannon V. OKeets<br/>

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: composer99<br/>
The only plan that Germany should probably not consider switching to in the middle of things is a Sealion, since it will not be able to churn out the ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: composer99<br/>
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The only plan that Germany should probably not consider switching to in the middle of things is a Sealion, since it will not be able to churn out the sealift, if it hasn't from the start of the game, to have it ready in time to invade ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: ptey<br/>
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I would personally much rather see an ai that can do somewhat good with a preselected set of options. Than trying to make an ai that can cope with all options and therefor most likely never performing that well.<br/>
There are ofcourse some ...

<t> If france falls early I would be much more concerned about the possibility of Ge advancing through Spain to&nbsp;seize GIB in time to redeploy and do a 41 barb ....than a 40 barb ...also IMO if USSR sees this coming they SHOULD be able to hold the garrison no problem but I havent done the math ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Froonp<br/>
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The WiF Discussion List has had interesting comments posted recently.<br/>
I asked the contributors their permission to crosspost it here, for the game's interest.<br/>
Here they are :<br/>
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I must admit I will be VERY surprised if an ai can be created that can dish out any kind of challange to an experienced player ....

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Froonp<br/>

<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>On a sidenote...I usually always buils a 1hex fort in GIB...on turn 1. ...sure it might not get into play, sure GIB might fall anyway ...but 2bp for something that might make GIB survive against 1 or 2 extra landattacks is well ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Froonp<br/>
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....Then, after Gibraltar falls (it always falls to a determined German), the CW should hang onto Morocco & Tangier, whose defense must already be strong even before Gibraltar falls, otherwise it might fall in the impulse just after Gibraltar ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Jimm<br/>
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I still think its only of marginal advantage for the states- and to be frank a bit of a dull build strategy!<br/>
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Its in the game to represent historic synthetic oil used by Germany & Japan who had extreme reasons for needing to go to the ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: trees<br/>
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It will be very interesting to see where the crest of the Barbarossa wave breaks on the MWiF map...
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Without ever having played CWIF ....I personally I think USSR might very well be screwed ...euro-scale all over ...

<t> Ofcause no strategy is foolproff ...the counter to the trade-time-4-space USSR Strat. is to attack early with Ge ...preferably in J/F 41 or given bad weather (=short turn) M/A ...In a recent game where I played Ge ...I attacked in J/F and thanks to some lovely winter&nbsp;weather,&nbsp;by the ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Shannon V. OKeets<br/>
Or a combination of the two. Start with a strongly held contiguous line and when the Germans get close enough to make attacks, pull back to a line of every other hex so the Germans have to advance next to it to ooze through. <e>[/quote]</e ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: c92nichj<br/>
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To have a zoc strategy works well with 1D10 to dangerous with 1d20, a german blitz can be very potent from just two hexes, say rundstedt+Two ARM + a mech + an armdiv and a mech div. +6 in only blitz bonus another +6 in odds +2 in HQ ...

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Wow, that's interesting. So you just garrison the cities, let those units be taken out and don't try and form a line anywhere? Do you try ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Cheesehead<br/>
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Claus, I also have tried various distraction strategies with CW in '41 but they are just not strong enough to cause any serious Axis redeployment. A good GE player usually garrisons France with plenty of cheap GAR and MIL, plus a MECH, a ...

<t> The key to "saving" USSR is usually not USSR (since most people know how to play sensible with them) BUT .... CW ! <br/>
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To ensure USSR is not crushed by GE in a 41-barb, it is IMO essential that CW doesnt frit away her strength in 40-early 41 ...so an effective counterattack can be ...

WIF does not really advocate keeping reserves ...besides of "hiding" HQ in forests or such behind the front ....now had some form of reactionary move and/or movement penalty for moving out-of-zoc been included in the rules this might have been different...but is not !

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: wosung<br/>
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<B><s>[b]</s>AFIR there's a WIF option for Japanese command conflict, simulating this sort of totalitarian friction. But apparantly there's no such rule in WIF nor for the AIO in MWIF for the far more important German-Japanese friction in ...