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--This thread started as a request for players and turned into an AAR. There were requests to move this to the AAR section so that's what we've done.

Advanced options, I prefer to play Germany, Russia or Japan but will take the WA if it is unpopular. Prefer to play both an Allied and an Axis game at the same time, but this is far from a requirement. Do not use my Yahoo address until teams are decided here. Decent GGWaW players welcome. Propose a Ladder game, am open to splitting points in two in the system (because of team play) designed and explained by Lebatron on other thread here using the interface at Wargamer.com.
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A second 2x2 PBEM sounds exactly like what my "portfolio" of games is still missing at the moment. I never played the 1942 scenario yet, but it certainly looks interesting. I'm not a WaW expert, but would consider my skills as intermediate and am improving them almost every day.
Fully agreed about the ladder, we could either split the points or report it as two separate games (one if only one player on each side wants to submit it).

My priority (in this order): WAllies, Germany, Japan, Russia/China.
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Welcome aboard GKar, WA it is!  Now let´s find 2 others.....?  PS, 1942 is extra fun because there are zero preliminaries, the World is already at war!  Let the games begin!
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One thing I want to make clear to you guys, is that the scenarios 41-43 become progressively tipped in the Allied favor. Only the 39 and 40 scenarios would IMO be ladder worthy. For your info, I made the 40 scenario as a direct play out of the 39 assuming 1 infantry was damaged taking Poland, average increases in WR, and a relatively standard method of spending 3 turns of production. For the 41 and later the Allied position was beefed up a little in comparison to actaul play out from either 39 or 40. Once you have some good balanced PBEM games to compare too, you will see that the Allies have a lot more transports in say the 43 scenario than they would in actual play. But to compensate for a more historically true scenario setup, the 43 scenario ends 2 turns earlier than normal to make it fair to the Axis. Only the 43 had its end time adjusted but now that I think of it, I should probably have trimmed off 1 turn off of the 42 under the same logic. To balance the 41 some Allied transports could be removed. Anyway, don't get me wrong, it's not like I wasn't aware the 41-43 scenarios were unbalanced. That was intentional. It was decided to make the later scenarios more geared for Human vs AI play. Specifically Human vs the Allies since most casual players want to play the Axis most. Most PBEM games would start in 39 or 40 anyway since most would want to play the whole war out. The only downside I see to not balancing the later scenarios for PBEM, is that those who are looking for a quick TCP/IP match may want to play the 41 for instance just to get to the action quicker and have a shorter game. I've been thinking of posting some non-official remakes of the 41-43 so those who want a balanced short scenario could play one. I think a new 41 would be a popular choice for TCP/IP. I know I would be willing to sit down and play a live game if it started right at Barbarossa.
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Thanks for the information, but right now I don't mind this potential problem regarding the ladder. If the scenario turns out to be one-sided in our match, we might decide not to submit it in the end and could replay it with supply help for the Axis at a later time. At the first glance I didn't have the impression that the Axis' position is that bad actually, but you sure know what you're talking about.
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Well, I played a PBEM as both Allied and Axis against the same person and IIRC the Axis won both, so, there you have it, though in fairness I will add that this was before you changed the WA start position.
Game is still open for more players........
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I'd like to join. 2 vs 2 is the best way to play the game.
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OK Sveint; what´ll it be for you, Germany, Russia, Japan? GKar has the WA.....
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Any side is fine by me.
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OK, well how about you take Germany, I´ll be Japan and all we need now is a Russian.  Uncle_Joe, Interested?
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I'm sorry guys, I'll have to skip this one although the setup sounds interesting. Real life doesn't leave me that much time at the moment and my other PBEMs are in their "hot phase". Sorry again. [:o]
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Back to square 2, I guess a 1942 2x2 ladder does not seem all that appealing.....Sveint, please try to russle up a freind and I will do the same......a one World Power turn seems nice right now to me. Fairly easy to do.... 
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Hi guys, since I only got two ongoing games and one is almost finished, I think I can sign in, besides in 2x2 pbem it takes longer to get the turn back to you and that suits me just fine.
So if I got it right:

Sveint: Germany
Christian: Japan
And me: either western allies or russia. I'll take western allies unless that when we find the fourth player wants them, if so I'll play russia + china then.

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is the game on?
if not i can take the last place and as allies of my old pal rjh.

im fine to play either RUS or WA but to make the game move smoothly, i shall play the power which will make the game go smoothly time-zone wise. im at GMT+8 (Far East).

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Sorry A511 the game started two days ago, the last player did not post his apply. I might still have time for another game if you wanna pbem, let me know.

Let me tell you everybody is answering real fast, doing a turn per day which has never happened to me while playing a 2x2 pbem.

Keep it up guys, I'll try my best as well.
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It would be nice if you could drop a note about how it is going from time to time. I'm curious to see how the 1942 scenario plays out. [:)]
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Christian, Svein you should not look here, as I'm posting screenshots and giving away the deployment of allied forces.

Though I know this is not athe section for an AAR here goes some hints of how is it going.

In Germany's first turn the krauts took the Velikiye Luki region from Mother Russia, in order to prepare for an assault on Lenin's city.
Air attacks against Malta were also carried WA airfield defended well against superior axis airforce damaging a HB, next attack by Stukas damaged the WA TB, planes sent to England for spare parts and repairs.
Subs attacks indiscriminate against transport ships.

japan took Ceylon Island and seems to be preparing for an all out attack against India, take a look at the number of troops in Mandalay, also Manchuria is holdin a big number of troops, Christian seems to be preparing for an attack on the Soviet Union, as you will see later Ishould have warned Mike (he's playing the ruskies).

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Map situation on India and Japan. In Manchuria there are 11 units



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On the Russian Front everythings more or less calm before the storm breaks, my comrade made some prone attacks on german airfields in the Kursk region with no succes, some of his planes had to do and emergency landing, nonetheless they reached the russian lines.

The WA allies sent a convoy with war material to their brother's in arms the russians, which was greatly appreciated, did some harashing attacks on Japan's merchant fleets and conducted some air raids over occupied french territory.

Summer 42:

As expected the germans' divisions tried to take Leningrad, but were repelled to their original line, not without some considerable loses on the soviet side, but nothing to worry about. Rostov was taken by nazi invaders, it's Comissar deported to Siberia.
Submarines wiped out the convoy merchants on their return back home [:@]




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