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Game #77 [WIN] 1939 ElvisJJonesRambo (ThunderLizard2 = Axis) ---> ELO[WIN] The Turkey Grind. 80% of combat was in the Middle East. Barely turned the tide.

Corona Files 2020
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Overall Record 47-30 (ELO 4-10)
1939 Allied record 31-10 (ELO 3-3)
1939 Axis record 15-18 (ELO 1-7)
1939 Naval Mod Allied 0-2
1942 Axis record 1-0

ElvisJJonesRambo resigns games to kidegan, Marcinos1985, taffjones, & Thunderlizard11.

1) Played too many games, have reached terminal velocity.
2) Cookie Cutter has scripted the game. You have no choice but to follow specific methods to win. Makes the majority of Map, Units, etc. obsolete. Cannot handle the "Italian Morale Strategy", regardless of which side I play.
3) Game needs a point system or something.
4) Without a true Reload protection system, don't like competitive games. I make bad moves all the time, one significant bad turn, I've lost the game. I don't want to reload or should just play with reloads. Some of the turns I've seen, make me feel like I'm on an online casino/poker game.
5) Used to enjoy the Pacific Theater, but that's obsolete (see #2)

Need a new drug, any ideas? Thinking about playing more Face 2 Face, Advanced Squad Leader.

Don't be gone too long. PBEM won't be the same.

Check out Shadow Empire. New 4X and pretty interesting so far. Haven't done any PBEMs so don't know how good that is.

Also, check out Order of Battle:WW2 - lots of great WW2 content and a small PBEM community as well.

Try war in the east?

C19 Comeback Special. Locked down and returned:

Game #78 [WIN] 1939 ElvisJJonesRambo (ThunderLizard2 = Axis) ---> ELO[WIN] Another mega grind against skilled player. TL2 used Diplo for Turkey/Spain/Sweden, decided to ignore & spend on Units/Tech. TL2 had Tanks-5/Jets-5, but had to be less in overall units. Russians barely hung on, after losing Urals & his South/East sweep move. Japan got x3 nuked and surrendered first, in December 1945. Germany had Super Jets + Super Tanks which were the last to lay down their swords at the Rhine. Would have taken me to Summer 1946 to get Berlin. What a grind of a win. Close game.

Corona Files 2020
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Overall Record 48-30 (ELO 5-10)
1939 Allied record 32-10 (ELO 4-3)
1939 Axis record 15-18 (ELO 1-7)
1939 Naval Mod Allied 0-2
1942 Axis record 1-0

Game #79 [LOSS] 1939 ElvisJJonesRambo (JM74 = Axis) ---> ELO[LOSS] Held Paris until March 1942. Stupidly, I continued to fight out on Brest. Was able to hold Brest and other port until Yanks showed. Was buying all the time I could for Russia. Germans were filling bodybags full of Americans, Canadian & Brits. The Indians sacrificed in France & Egypt. Then came Japs. I was so focused on France, that Jap overran China, then India. Japs owned have the board. The Reds attacked, attacked, and attacked, with the huge MMPs, but took mega death at Warsaw. Thought I had the game fighting near Warsaw in 1943. Nazis and Italians had few units, and I had air superiority in England. But I spent nothing in Naval. Nazis had experienced units. I had nothing for ground wars. Even had Tank tech advantage in Russia. No balance. Surrendered. There's no short cuts to victory.

Corona Files 2020
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Overall Record 48-30 (ELO 5-11)
1939 Allied record 32-11 (ELO 4-4)
1939 Axis record 15-18 (ELO 1-7)
1939 Naval Mod Allied 0-2
1942 Axis record 1-0

Game #80 [WIN] 1939 ElvisJJonesRambo (JM74 = Allies) ---> ELO[WIN] He split our mirrored set. With Axis winning both games, which seems to be rare. Was able to snag port in England with paratroops and never looked back. Russia surrendered in September 1944.

Corona Files 2020
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Overall Record 49-31 (ELO 6-11)
1939 Allied record 32-11 (ELO 4-4)
1939 Axis record 16-18 (ELO 2-7)
1939 Naval Mod Allied 0-2
1942 Axis record 1-0

Game #80 [LOSS] 1939 ElvisJJonesRambo (Marcinos1985= Allies) ---> ELO[LOSS] Germans stalled in Norway/Africa/Russia. Got horrible weather in Russia. Rain and Mud. Standard attack, standard defense. Surrendered in June 1942, Germans already being pushed back. Weather is everything who punches first. Luftwaffen took huge Winter damage.

Norway/Africa soaking German MMPs each turn. Germany already broke in 1942.

Japs, bogged in China, the rest, doesn't matter when no momentum in Russia 1942.

Corona Files 2020
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Overall Record 49-32 (ELO 6-12)
1939 Allied record 32-11 (ELO 4-4)
1939 Axis record 16-19 (ELO 2-8)
1939 Naval Mod Allied 0-2
1942 Axis record 1-0

Game #81 [LOSS] 1939 ElvisJJonesRambo (TAIFUN = Allies) ---> ELO[LOSS]

Got overextended in Egypt, caused for a lame Barby. Russians held positions, Germans were taking on everyone. The Greeks caused me to resign, after they joined and took Bulgaria. Japs vs Yanks was an exciting battle. Since Germany was bogged down with no momentum, had no choice but to mix it up. He wiped most my carriers, but I took some capital ships with me. Taifun had Royal Navy juiced up + RN Carriers in Pacific.

Corona Files 2020
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Overall Record 49-33 (ELO 6-13)
1939 Allied record 32-11 (ELO 4-4)
1939 Axis record 16-20 (ELO 2-9)
1939 Naval Mod Allied 0-2
1942 Axis record 1-0

Game #1 [WIN] 1939 Allied (Stam = Axis) ---> Splash down donation in the Atlantic. Game ended May 1942, *key to victory: Won MASSIVE naval battle West of Gibraltar in 1941.
Game #2 [LOSS] 1939 Naval Mod Allied (Sparky0565 = Axis) ---> Japanese sank Yankee Fleet behind Japan, along with landing force of George S. Patton. Everyone wiped out.
Game #3 [WIN] 1942 Axis High Tide (ratprince = Allied) ---> by resign 1944 decision: Germans took Stalingrad, Caucasus, with pressure on Moscow. Allies bogged & frustrated in France. Japs hit Yankee Fleet at Midway & Iwo Jima
Game #4 [WIN] 1939 Allied (ThunderLizard11 = Axis) ---> Marginal Victory for Allies, mutual consent to end & start new. 1944, Japan was in corner & Germans finally on their way back home.
Game #5 [WIN] 1939 Allied (EvilMachtin = Axis) ---> Allies captured Tokyo in July 1944. Berlin taken in October 1944.
Game #6 [LOSS] 1939 Axis (ThunderLizard11 = Allied) ---> Germans tried early Belgium attack, caused delay. Got frustrated & overextended into France.
Game #7 [LOSS] 1939 Axis (phantOm = Allied) ---> Italy surrenders in February 1941, did not know that Africa matters. Oh, well.
Game #8 [LOSS] 1939 Allied (Sparky0565 = Axis) ---> His cookie cutter Panzers plus Maritime Bombers creating havic
Game #9 [WIN] 1939 Allied (Stam = Axis) ---> Wow, I barely won this game, thanks to a brave USA Naval landing on islands near and off Japan. He resigned in September 1944.
Game #10 [WIN] 1939 Allied (Rudolf Steiner = Axis) ---> 1943 the War ended by resignation. Gave Rudy the full court press in France; as he tried too cautiously to crush the French & British in 1940.
Game #11 [WIN] 1939 Axis (PJL1973 = Allied) ---> 1942 the War ended by resignation. Allies ceased to have a Navy, anywhere on the board.
Game #12 [WIN] 1939 Allied (aquavita = Axis) ---> November 1940 game resigned
Game #13 [WIN] 1939 Allied (ThunderLizard11 = Axis) ---> Belgian (Belgium) Waffle cost the LizardMan same way it cost me and many others. Berlin falls July 1944, Japan soon....
Game #14 [LOSS] 1939 Allied (HamburgerMeat = Axis) ---> Successful Operation SeaLion after Allies failed on Denmark port-5 weather gambit
Game #15 [WIN] 1939 Axis (getsome123 = Allied) ---> this guy completely toast 1942, really toast. Easy SeaLion, he had easy ports to take, and crushed the rest of the board. Haven't gotten turn back in Week+
Game #16 [WIN] 1939 Allied (bjoem = Axis) ---> Stopped him cold in France. It's late 1941, he's going nowhere, neither has the turn, been 3-weeks. Maybe he got the C19. Nice guy, hope he doesn't
Game #17 [WIN] 1939 Axis (EvilMachtin = Allied) ---> This gamer does massive Air Raids, stopped with AA level 5 and Jets level 4. Plus, he put nothing in the Sea. Axis completely fine in 1945.
Game #18 [LOSS] 1939 Allied (Sparky0565 = Axis) ---> Game was on the git-go. Lost at Midway, in dumb early force pressure. Have to against his cookie cutter.
Game #19 [WIN] 1939 Allied (pcolin = Axis) ---> Gave him the AA defense. Had 6+ of them. SOLD all tech and shoved every possible British unit into France
Game #20 [LOSS] 1939 Axis (pcolin = Allied) ---> He smacked Japan back early with China, I was building tech. He had the edge, he gets the 'W' here
Game #21 [WIN] 1939 Axis (johnnychubbs = Allied) ---> Gave him the SeaLion + smacked the board. He was still alive in Russia, but it wasn't happening. USA was getting a x2 Pearl Harbor in New York City. He overloaded readiness.
Game #22 [WIN] 1939 Axis (johnnychubbs = Allied) ---> Dude got bitch slapped in France, lost all the Brits.
Game #23 [WIN] 1939 Axis (falco128 = Axis) ---> Belgium Waffle
Game #24 [WIN] 1939 Axis (Markiss = Axis) ---> Belgium Waffle
Game #25 [WIN] 1939 Allied (EvilMachtin = Axis) ---> Chinese spaz + Patton takes Italy
Game #26 [WIN] 1939 Allied (Helsingor = Axis) ---> Dude had 1/4 of England on SeaLion, but that ain't enough
Game #27 [LOSS] 1939 Axis (Ethana1914 = Allied) ---> Rockets did not red glare, against conservative smart Allied player
Game #28 [LOSS] 1939 Axis (smckechie = Allies) ---> Germans got baited into too many fronts, hosed in Russia
Game #29 [LOSS] 1939 Axis (Argentum = Allies) ---> British Commandos convince Italy to surrender
Game #30 [LOSS] 1939 Allied (Argentum = Axis) ---> Got SeaLion'ed with stupid UK strategy w/ Tech
Game #31 [WIN] 1939 Allied (Francisco2020 = Axis) ---> New Player, gave him the Kitchen Sink in France. Belgium Waffle
Game #32 [WIN] 1939 Axis (Wassmuss = Allied ) ---> Paratroop'ed into London July 1940.
Game #33 [LOSS] 1939 Axis (Argentum = Allied) ---> MedFront makes perfect move and checks after the fact with surface ships, don't get it.
Game #34 [WIN] 1939 Allied (Aussiematto = Axis) ---> Germany went full throttled, Japs got throttled. Yanks dished the Japs quick Convoy damage
Game #35 [WIN] 1939 Axis (ThunderLizard11 = Allied) ---> Minor Victory, went the distance to May 1947.
Game #36 [WIN] 1939 Allied (Leonidas048 = Axis) ---> Royal Ack-Ack plus Chinese Zombie attack too much
Game #37 [WIN] 1939 Allied (Lannes = Axis) ---> Lannes surrendered starting SeaLion, guess he didn't really like the situation.
Game #38 [WIN] 1939 Axis (EvilMactin = Allied) ---> Absolutely wiped out all Allied Navies; largest shooting gallery of All-Time gaming history
Game #39 [WIN] 1939 Allied (jbezorg = Axis) ---> Bull Rush towards Moscow hit snow; Army Group South got countered, Norwegian Wood 1941
Game #40 [WIN] 1939 Allied (amandkm = Axis) ---> Germans, were on schedule. His Japanese play, was awful. Gave him 1942 Payback Pearl Harbor as a treat
Game #41 [WIN] 1939 Allied (Francisco = Axis) ---> Opponent got stopped at Dnieper River line in Fall 1942, Moscow close. Surrendered early?
Game #42 [LOSS] 1939 Axis (pwurzburger = Allied) ---> Dude slow rolled against the Spanish Gambit, absolute worst possible combo
Game #43 [LOSS] 1939 Axis (argentum = Allied) ---> Dumbest thing I've had. Russia jumps huge in April 1941 at end of my turn, rain, then mud May 1941. Forget it
Game #44 [WIN] 1939 Allied (Ethana1914 = Axis) ---> He was slowed up, big time. Then ghosted to the loss.
Game #45 [WIN] 1939 Allied (amandkm = Axis) ---> He was slowed up France. Chinese Zombie swarm did him in again.
Game #46 [LOSS] 1939 Allied (ThunderLizard11 = Axis) ---> My playing partner took me down with May 1947, Axis Tactical Victory !!! Quite the classic
Game #47 [WIN] 1939 Allied (Aussiematto = Axis) ---> Axis went Adolf and Tojo, full-court press was rocking, then ran outta gas.
Game #48 [LOSS] 1939 Allied (Argentum = Axis) ---> Dude whipped me again. He got clear weather in Winter in both 39/40/41. Was a joke. SeaLion City.
Game #49 [WIN] 1939 Axis (JohnnyChubbs = Allied) ---> The Fatman kept getting slaughtered in the West on multiple landings.
Game #50 [WIN] 1939 Axis (ThunderLizard11 = Allied) ---> Turkey, Spain, Moscow...went he distance. Won huge naval battle South of Dutch Indies.
Game #51 [LOSS] Axis (Sapara = Allied) ---> Got snarfed in France, bad. Suicide SeaLion outta desperation wiped out.
Game #52 [WIN] Axis (Hawks = Allied) ---> Turkey, Caucasus + Momentum, he had enough
Game #53 [WIN] Axis (Trecks = Allied) ---> Dude got a massive SeaLion, took a beatdown, and ghosted.
Game #54 [WIN] Allied (Trecks = Axis) ---> Dude was getting full dose of Legend, in the mirrored set. No chance, ghosted me.
Game #55 [LOSS] Allied (Axis = ThunderLizard11) ---> Turkish Diplo gambit caught me for 2nd time. Will need to make an adjustment.
Game #56 [WIN] Axis (Allied = Czaro) ---> Russians gave me too much free territory on Operation Barby. Germans won by MMPs basically.
Game #57 [LOSS] Naval Mod Allied (PanzerRommel = Axis) ---> 2nd time I've played Naval Mod, it's imbalanced as Allies
Game #58 [WIN] Axis (TaffJones = Allied) ---> Germans worked over Russia. Western Allies had trouble landing
Game #59 [WIN] Axis (TaffJones = Allied) ---> Taff had slow time in France, gave Russia time to build-up. Yanks decided to goto Pacific since I had time.
Game #60 [WIN] 1939 Allied (aquavita = Axis) ---> Opponent played too passive, gave Allies ample time to ground & pound.
Game #61 [WIN] Allied (pansergrenadier= Axis) ---> Gave Gerry extremely hard time in France.
Game #62 [WIN] Axis (pansergrenadier = Allied) ---> SeaLioned + Diplo Turk, equals crush
Game #63 [WIN] Axis (mcaughey=Allied) ---> SeaLion + Diplo Turk, Hawaii, equals crush. Was 1st ELO game
Game #64 [LOSS] Allies (ThundarLizard2=Axis) ---> went the distance, Moscow held until November 1945. 8-months rain spoiled real Overlord operation.
Game #65 [LOSS] Allies (Cpuncher=Axis) ---> My worst Paris defeat ever. Game was over before it started. Poles turn #1, plus "Operand Opening" on clear weather while I was buying French units and British Tech
Game #66 [LOSS] Axis (Cpuncher=Allied) ---> Tried tricky Paratroop Port grab SeaLion move. Major problem, all Allied ships around England, bad strategy.
Game #67 [LOSS] Axis (ThundarLizard=Allied) ---> Don't go for Algeria when doing Sealion, cost me the game.
Game #68 [LOSS] Axis (Marcinos1985=Allies) ---> I took England, he took Germany
Game #69 [LOSS] Axis (Cpuncher=Allied) ---> WTF. French won't surrender. I do. Gets dumb, when it's been October 1940, been waiting since July for surrender.
Game #70 [LOSS] Axis (HamburgerMeat=Allied) ---> Didn't realize could lose Tinestine, China city on turn #1. Pointless. Surrender on turn #2. Was sparring match.
Game #71 [WIN] 1939 Allied (amandkm = Axis) ---> ELO[WIN] Massie Russian response to overextended Luftwaffen after he got rain. Chinese rolled.
Game #72 [LOSS] 1939 ElvisJJonesRambo (Fafnir = Allies) ---> ELO[LOSS] thought this guy rookie, went for Egypt.
Game #73 [LOSS] 1939 ElvisJJonesRambo (Cpuncher= Allies) ---> ELO[LOSS] Dude owned me with Northern Fleet
Game #74 [LOSS] 1939 ElvisJJonesRambo (JackMack= Allies) ---> ELO[LOSS] Italy joke surrender
Game #75 [LOSS] 1939 ElvisJJonesRambo (Fafnir = Axis) ---> ELO[LOSS] France rolled in May 1940
Game #76 [WIN] 1939 ElvisJJonesRambo (kidegan = Axis) ---> ELO[WIN] Greeks were heroes, held of Italians. Army Group North stopped in Finland
Game #77 [WIN] 1939 ElvisJJonesRambo (ThunderLizard2 = Axis) ---> ELO[WIN] The Turkey Grind. 80% of combat was in the Middle East. Barely turned the tide.
Game #78 [WIN] 1939 ElvisJJonesRambo (ThunderLizard2 = Axis) ---> ELO[WIN] Another mega grind against skilled player. TL2 used Diplo for Turkey/Spain/Sweden, decided to ignore & spend on Units/Tech.
Game #79 [LOSS] 1939 ElvisJJonesRambo (JM74 = Axis) ---> ELO[LOSS] Held Paris until March 1942. Stupidly, I continued to fight out on Brest. Was able to hold Brest and other port until Yanks showed.
Game #80 [WIN] 1939 ElvisJJonesRambo (JM74 = Allies) ---> ELO[WIN] He split our mirrored set. With Axis winning both games, which seems to be rare. Was able to snag port in England with paratroops and never looked back.
Game #81 [LOSS] 1939 ElvisJJonesRambo (Marcinos1985= Allies) ---> ELO[LOSS] Germans stalled in Norway/Africa/Russia.
Game #82 [LOSS] 1939 ElvisJJonesRambo (TAIFUN = Allies) ---> ELO[LOSS] Huge MMP African Army hammered in Holy Lands

Corona Files 2020
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Overall Record 49-33 (ELO 6-13)
1939 Allied record 32-11 (ELO 4-4)
1939 Axis record 16-20 (ELO 2-9)
1939 Naval Mod Allied 0-2
1942 Axis record 1-0

Having read through these, have concluded this must be the same Rambo from the old Battlefront forum SC1 days.
You sir, are a legend.[&o]

ORIGINAL: Magpius

Having read through these, have concluded this must be the same Rambo from the old Battlefront forum SC1 days.
You sir, are a legend.[&o]

Trautman: Company leader to identify Strategic Command Baker Team – Rambo, Terif, ZappSweden, Kuniworth, JerseyJohn, IronRanger, ComradeTrapp, Liam, ImmerItwas, LuckyZebra, DragonSlow, confirm! This is Colonel Trautman.
Rambo: They’re all gone Sir.
Trautman: Not all of them, someone made it.
Rambo: All gone Sir. Got themselves killed in SC-1 Christmas Riot, didn’t even know it. Gaming Smackdowns ate them down to the bone.
Trautman: I’m sorry, I didn’t know.
Rambo: I’m the last one Sir. Covid-19 brought me back.

Rambo, Terif, ZappSweden, Kuniworth, JerseyJohn, IronRanger, ComradeTrapp, Liam, ImmerItwas, LuckyZebra, DragonSlow

Such an elite squad.
Jersey John, a scholar.
Your smackdowns to Kuni... priceless.
Just wanted to say thank you.

ORIGINAL: ElvisJJonesRambo

ORIGINAL: Magpius

Having read through these, have concluded this must be the same Rambo from the old Battlefront forum SC1 days.
You sir, are a legend.[&o]

Trautman: Company leader to identify Strategic Command Baker Team – Rambo, Terif, ZappSweden, Kuniworth, JerseyJohn, IronRanger, ComradeTrapp, Liam, ImmerItwas, LuckyZebra, DragonSlow, confirm! This is Colonel Trautman.
Rambo: They’re all gone Sir.
Trautman: Not all of them, someone made it.
Rambo: All gone Sir. Got themselves killed in SC-1 Christmas Riot, didn’t even know it. Gaming Smackdowns ate them down to the bone.
Trautman: I’m sorry, I didn’t know.
Rambo: I’m the last one Sir. Covid-19 brought me back.

I have to say, this actually made me chuckle a bit this morning. Well done and especially so as I too remember those early days, and names, quite well. And of course the infamous SC1 Christmas riot back when internet forums were pretty new and decorum was still being figured out.

We are now talking almost 20 years ago... that's a long trip down Strategic Command memory lane [8D]

Pardon my intrusion and curiosity but what happen during this infamous SC-1 Christmas Riot 20-years ago?

I would like to know more about this so called christmas riot too. Funny i just played a round of SC1 a few dayes ago. But i never was active in PBEM, since i was too young back then and had no internet. Got the game arround 2005 on Christmas i believe.

Message for Elvis: I have been playing your records and i am a big fan. Wanna do a little jam-session on WaW? Elo or not Axis or Allies.

Christmas Riot = a lot of squabbling, smack talk, accusations of members representing someone other than themselves.

Kuniworth was at the center of it and the consensus was he was actually Lucky Zebra.

And just to do justice for Desert Dave(RIP) ie. he was Immer Etwas.

Game #83 [WIN] 1939 ElvisJJonesRambo (Biggart63 = Axis) ---> ELO[WIN] Axis resigned in late 1941. Sealion half-hearted failed with the death of 2-Paratroops, Transport + some other damage.

Corona Files 2020
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Overall Record 50-33 (ELO 7-13)
1939 Allied record 33-11 (ELO 5-4)
1939 Axis record 16-20 (ELO 2-9)
1939 Naval Mod Allied 0-2
1942 Axis record 1-0

Game #84 [WIN] ElvisJJonesRambo (Axis) defeats ThunderLizard2 (Allies) ---> Tactical Victory, went the distance to May 1947. Berlin taken on last turn. Paratroops took Paris Fall 1943, long game.

Corona Files 2020
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Overall Record 51-33 (ELO 8-13)
1939 Allied record 33-11 (ELO 5-4)
1939 Axis record 17-20 (ELO 3-9)
1939 Naval Mod Allied 0-2
1942 Axis record 1-0

Game #85 [LOSS] ElvisJJonesRambo (Axis) lost to Taifun (Allies) ---> Japs get Transports task force wiped out South of Java, along with CA + Sub heavily damaged. Greek failure.

Corona Files 2020
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Overall Record 51-34 (ELO 8-14)
1939 Allied record 33-11 (ELO 5-4)
1939 Axis record 17-21 (ELO 3-10)
1939 Naval Mod Allied 0-2
1942 Axis record 1-0