THAT was funny!
Been real busy and haven't had the chance for a serious update. Have kept my screenshots and will post at some point...
Islands of Destiny: RA 5.0 Japanese Side
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RE: April 1945
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HansBolter
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RE: April 1945
Dan still needs a 16k gain to none for you to reach the 2:1 for autovictory and is not accumulating points per day at a sufficient rate to reach that victory "well in advance of historical".
Not as one sided a steamroll as previous predictions seemed to portend.
You're putting up a tough fight.
Kudos for sticking with it to the end!
Not as one sided a steamroll as previous predictions seemed to portend.
You're putting up a tough fight.
Kudos for sticking with it to the end!
Hans
RE: April 1945
Thanks Hans. Really appreciate it.
Each turn is just dreadful to watch right now.
My bet is that we reach the 2-1 mark by May 1st to the 15th. Am currently working on a plan that might semi-safely net Japan a serious boost in VPs. It will be detailed tomorrow. I have the DAY OFF tomorrow. This is a hope. Supposedly had Wednesday off and the day totally blew up with me working 11 hours by the end. NOT FUN!
Each turn is just dreadful to watch right now.
My bet is that we reach the 2-1 mark by May 1st to the 15th. Am currently working on a plan that might semi-safely net Japan a serious boost in VPs. It will be detailed tomorrow. I have the DAY OFF tomorrow. This is a hope. Supposedly had Wednesday off and the day totally blew up with me working 11 hours by the end. NOT FUN!
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RE: April 1945
Just had this exchange with Dan:
It's dark days for Japan, indeed. I have a lot to fight with while you are stretched pretty thin.
Militarily it's hopeless for Japan, of course. That's the beauty of the victory point system. Even though Japan has lost the war, the realization hasn't set in yet. There's some inchoate - some unspecified - amount of punishment yet to be absorbed before the country and its leaders will concede.
So even as I press forward and punish, you have the ability to fight back, to nibble, to delay the inevitable.
No doubt the window for continued resistance is closing. I'm doing my best to close it as quickly as possible - but it's a big undertaking that forces me to think and allocate and stretch and innovate.
We're about 14,000 points now from the end of the war. I'll try to close it as fast as possible, mainly because that's part of the measure of victory but also because it means the end of the long, interesting, tough nightmare for you.
I figure you'll be determined to postpone the inevitable as long as possible. I respect that, which is the biggest reason I have to give a lot of attention to the game. If and when I don't, you sneak up and nip me in the behind.
My reply:
I would NEVER, EVER contemplate NIPPING your behind. BITING, swiftly KICKING, PUNCHING, TOMAHAWK chopping your behind would be much more like it!
BANZAI!
I’ve been watching the score as well. A pool for the day we hit 2-1 is starting in my thread!
In theory—and I am on thin ice here—I have the day off tomorrow. If no one has a crisis or dies, PERHAPS we cam do a pair or so…
It's dark days for Japan, indeed. I have a lot to fight with while you are stretched pretty thin.
Militarily it's hopeless for Japan, of course. That's the beauty of the victory point system. Even though Japan has lost the war, the realization hasn't set in yet. There's some inchoate - some unspecified - amount of punishment yet to be absorbed before the country and its leaders will concede.
So even as I press forward and punish, you have the ability to fight back, to nibble, to delay the inevitable.
No doubt the window for continued resistance is closing. I'm doing my best to close it as quickly as possible - but it's a big undertaking that forces me to think and allocate and stretch and innovate.
We're about 14,000 points now from the end of the war. I'll try to close it as fast as possible, mainly because that's part of the measure of victory but also because it means the end of the long, interesting, tough nightmare for you.
I figure you'll be determined to postpone the inevitable as long as possible. I respect that, which is the biggest reason I have to give a lot of attention to the game. If and when I don't, you sneak up and nip me in the behind.
My reply:
I would NEVER, EVER contemplate NIPPING your behind. BITING, swiftly KICKING, PUNCHING, TOMAHAWK chopping your behind would be much more like it!
BANZAI!
I’ve been watching the score as well. A pool for the day we hit 2-1 is starting in my thread!
In theory—and I am on thin ice here—I have the day off tomorrow. If no one has a crisis or dies, PERHAPS we cam do a pair or so…
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RE: April 1945
OK. Let us do this. Time to place bets.
It is April 8, 1945 and I will Post the VP tally. You may compare this to the April 1st VP Screen shown earlier.
It is April 8, 1945 and I will Post the VP tally. You may compare this to the April 1st VP Screen shown earlier.
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RE: April 1945
VP Screen for the 7th:
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RE: April 1945
The winner of this contest gets to have a ship named for them in all of my Mods...
Do ya wanna be immortalized??!![:'(]
Do ya wanna be immortalized??!![:'(]
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RE: April 1945
My reply:
I would NEVER, EVER contemplate NIPPING your behind. BITING, swiftly KICKING, PUNCHING, TOMAHAWK chopping your behind would be much more like it!
BANZAI!
YES!!! BANZAI!!
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JohnDillworth
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RE: April 1945
Aw what the hell. June 28th. If I'm not mistake there is already and xAK or a captain named after me so I'm already covered
Today I come bearing an olive branch in one hand, and the freedom fighter's gun in the other. Do not let the olive branch fall from my hand. I repeat, do not let the olive branch fall from my hand. - Yasser Arafat Speech to UN General Assembly
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MakeeLearn
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RE: April 1945
I see a script for a major motion picture, lots of explosions centered around the plot line of forbidden love brought together by more explosions, then a bigger explosion, then cool airplanes that cause explosions, more forbidden love interrupted by a explosion, then a big battle with....
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RE: April 1945
May 11.
Is that movie poster Thai?
Is that movie poster Thai?
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FlyByKnight
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RE: April 1945
May 8th, 1945.
ORIGINAL: Big B
The obvious question is - "Will each shell do at least 0ne Million Dollars worth of damage?" If not, someone needs to look at this again and rethink it.
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MakeeLearn
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RE: April 1945
ORIGINAL: jwolf
May 11.
Is that movie poster Thai?
Yes, "Khu Kam (original title)" "Sunset at Chaopraya"
Romance between Imperial Japanese solider, Kobori and Thai woman, Angsumalin during the period of World War II.
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MakeeLearn
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RE: April 1945
ORIGINAL: Kitakami
Do you want a specific date, or is the week and month enough?
Specific DATE!
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RE: April 1945
ORIGINAL: MakeeLearn
ORIGINAL: MakeeLearn
6 June '45
Throw all the kitchen sinks at the Allies.
Damned straight BABY!
Come HELL or highwater I shall do a full update tomorrow. Within that update will be an explanation of how we hope to create an 'opportunity' for harvesting a decent amount of VP. It is on a wing and a prayer...
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