1.05.42 Axis AI vs fulkerson

[larryfulkerson]

This is the T60 end of turn counts:

[randallw]

Tank Corps now!!!!!

Curious why armaments production has nothing in the pool.  Maybe you have enough units on the field.

[larryfulkerson]

This is the front lines in T60 compared with the front lines in T65. I've been pushed back to the rivers again and again.

[larryfulkerson]

Um......I'm being pushed down into the Crimea and the RAILROADS don't work. This is one little naggling detail that still urks me to no
end. I can't think of a reason why the rail would be stymied in the Crimea just because the rail leading into it from the north is kaput.

[randallw]

It's probably from the way supply points work.  The ports are getting supply through the sea instead of a continuous rail line through land.

[larryfulkerson]

ORIGINAL: randallw
It's probably from the way supply points work.  The ports are getting supply through the sea instead of a continuous rail line through land.

Randallw dude I really appreciate how you post stuff in this AAR to ask the probing questions and really good ideas. I think though that WITE has a terrible bug here about the way the rails work. I mean really, in the real world the rail being cut off in the north probably wouldn't disable the rail(s) all the way to Sevastopol. And I really needed the rail to work so as to be able to move some of the superflous troops in the Crimea to the Rostov area. As it is now I'll have to march them overland and it'll take probably three or four weeks to make the trip. The rail(s) shouldn't stop working is my main point.

Keep posting stuff here will you. It keeps me going knowing somebody is reading this thing.

[larryfulkerson]

For those of you wondering what the production is doing now here's the whole thing:

[Apollo11]

Hi all,

Thanks Larry!


Leo "Apollo11"

[larryfulkerson]

Elmer has left some gaps in his front lines. I'm not sure this is supposed to happen or if there are units there that my recon didn't pick
up. I suppose that's possible. This is from T69.

[larryfulkerson]

ORIGINAL: Apollo11
Hi all,

Thanks Larry!

Leo "Apollo11"

So um...thanks? Have you seen what you were looking for. There's been no Axis attacks since early October. I'm thinking I might be
able to turn this game around. I'm going to keep playing and post important stuff only so that the AAR section doesn't get filled up with
my useless observations. Actually I thought about quitting this monster about a dozen times so far. I keep going just to see if I can win.
I'm thinking that if I get this game turned around pretty soon I might have enough time to be in Berlin by May '45. It's possible I believe.

[Apollo11]

Hi all,

ORIGINAL: larryfulkerson

ORIGINAL: Apollo11

Thanks Larry!

So um...thanks? Have you seen what you were looking for. There's been no Axis attacks since early October. I'm thinking I might be
able to turn this game around. I'm going to keep playing and post important stuff only so that the AAR section doesn't get filled up with
my useless observations. Actually I thought about quitting this monster about a dozen times so far. I keep going just to see if I can win.
I'm thinking that if I get this game turned around pretty soon I might have enough time to be in Berlin by May '45. It's possible I believe.

Thanks for playing Larry - of course - many thanks indeed - and keep on playing! [:)]


What we saw from this is that at 110% German AI can do harm against experienced Soviet player (and you are experienced gameplayer) but not as much (especially in the south) as we saw in our internal AI vs. AI tests.

Getting this quickly so far in gameplay terms in vs. AI is really helpful and we appreciate it! [:)]

So... please do continue to play as long as you have fun doing it!


Leo "Apollo11"

[larryfulkerson]

This is T65 compared with T70:

[larryfulkerson]

This is the T70 end of turn counts:

[larryfulkerson]

This is the T75 beginning of turn counts:

[larryfulkerson]

This is T70 compared with T75. I've been pushed back even more.

[larryfulkerson]

This is the T80 beginning of turn counts:

[larryfulkerson]

This is T75 compared with T80:

[Apollo11]

Hi all,

Larry, what do you think about overall "feel" regarding AI when Axis is at 110% vs. Soviets at 100%?

Last game you played was 100% vs. 100% and it wasn't such a challenge...


Leo "Apollo11"

[larryfulkerson]

Um.........it 'feels' like the AI is cheating or something.  All the losses are 'slanted' toward the Axis advantage and seem to be wildly excessive at times.  Can't fault the
AI on the way he moves his units or anything strange so far but I've noticed that he uses 3-stacks ( three units in one hex ) to attack my positions sometimes from
three different hexes in one attack.  The Luftwaffe seems invincible.  I've attacked Axis air bases and lost 1/3 to 1/2 of my fighters with no losses to the Axis.  Whoa. 
Elmer doesn't seem to want to attack my air bases at all.  And I've purchased lots of AA just to prepare for his air base attacks and it's appearently not needed.  I haven't noticed any amphibious attacks by the AI either.  I guess he doesn't do amphibious attacks.  My counterattacks seem to go nowhere at times.  Lots of losses for little gains.  But that's to be expected by a game slanted toward the Axis advantage I guess.  I've seen lots of attack possibilities by the AI that he doesn't take.  He especially likes to attack the weaker spots in my line, I like that.  That's what I would do too.  No pockets except for turn one.  Maybe that's because I've been pulling back so quickly.  I 'feel' like I'm playing a human sometimes.

[larryfulkerson]

This is what Leningrad has looked like for the past 50 turns or so. I don't know why he doesn't just go ahead and push his way into the city and take it. He's undoubtly able.