AAR Olivier vs Gary, ETO II mod

[olivier34]

Gwgardner and I are begining a PBEM game, using the uxbridge new mod, ETO II. I am playing the allies and USSR, Gary, who should not be readind this is playing the Axis. There are new features to this mod, I will try to highlight them.
It's my first PBEM, Fog of War on.

[olivier34]

Great Britain, France. We are the 16th of August 1939. War is coming.

[olivier34]

USA and USSR

[Maximeba]

Oliver,
 
Thank you for the posts.  I admire the people who take the time and effort to do this type of work.  I will be keeping tabs on whats happening in our game.  And again, thanks!
An FYI, Dave and I just started our second eto scenario.  The first one didn't go too good.  We just couldn't get a feeling for the game with all of the house rules. We ended up scrapping the game around turn 75.
 
So we are plaing this scenario with our own house rules, which are the house rules we used when we played TOW.  They are simple:
1) Axis and USSR have to honor the Molotov-Ribentrop agreement for 1 year after the fall of Poland.
2) USA will not lend pp's to any major power until the fall of France or if the US enters the war.
3) USA will not lend any pp's to USSR until USSR and Axis are at war.
4) We make the USSR do all the land grabs when the events occur.
After that anything goes.
 
What we like about the eto scenario is:
1) Cario is no longer a source of supply. This gives the Axis a chance in Africa.
2) Diplomacy, it is much more heated than in the original TOW game.
3) The overland trade routes for the Axis.  It never made sense for minor countries to be buying low level tech units.
4) The expanded sea zones and ports like Scappa Flow.
 
By the way I don't think I ever said thanks to Uxbridge for all the work he has done to make a great game even better.  Thank you for your time and effort.
 
 

[olivier34]

I had a good time playing ETO mod but it seems that this new version is much more interesting. Great new features to make it more "realistic" and that's what i like the most. Of course you have to follow plenty of house rules...

[olivier34]

air units have HQ now

[olivier34]

Great Britain has to control the oceans to survive

[olivier34]

Poland.

[olivier34]

First september 1939

[olivier34]

We are in September, not December...not sure that Poland will survive until December...

[olivier34]

Poland fight back

[olivier34]

Poland

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poland

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diplomacy

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poland

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Belgium

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warsaw

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diplo

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diplo

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west front