<insert witty title here>: an Allied WitP:AE AAR

[Baron von Schtinkenbutt]

Considering the Japanese totally whiffed on Pearl Harbor, he ought to have plenty of battlewagons to spare.

Yeah, in his shoes I'd be looking at a restart with a better scenario.  The Japs have completely whiffed on everything in this one.

The Reluctant Admiral is a good one.  I'm playing that one as the Japanese first, then will switch to the allies on 1 July 1942.  It has a much smarter Japanese air production model than historical, and changes more ship production to carriers and light carriers.

I think that is a good idea.  The Japanese are getting spanked when they leave Betty range.  It seems like it will be too easy to set up a defensive perimeter and wait for the Essex Rush.

I'm going to play with RA, but since RA 6.0 should be released any day now I'm not going to start an AAR for one yet.  I like the idea of playing the Japanese for the initial expansion and will do so, though my wife will complain.

[CountDeMoney]

I like the idea of playing the Japanese for the initial expansion and will do so, though my wife will complain.

What's her beef with the Lil' Nippers? 

[Baron von Schtinkenbutt]

What's her beef with the Lil' Nippers? 

They're the "bad guys", so I shouldn't be playing them.

[CountDeMoney]

[Baron von Schtinkenbutt]

Tell me about it.  I get all kinds of shit when I play HOI2 since Germany and Russia are the only two fun countries.

Anyway, I'm going to start over with AndyMac's Ironman "Nasty" scenario.  This time I am going to rerun the turn 1 resolution until the Japs do something meaningful at Pearl.  When RA 6.0 hits I will pick that up and do the Japan/Allies switcheroo.  Alternately, if Ide, Drakken, or someone else cares for it, I will do one or more RA 6.0 PBEMs in parallel with the Ironman runthrough.

[CountDeMoney]

Where does the little missus stand on the Wars of Austrian Succession?

[Baron von Schtinkenbutt]

She has no opinions about random wars, but she loves Maria Theresa.

[Ideologue]

How was the Soviet Union the bad guy?  They had to protect themselves with a defensive buffer, Poland and the Balts refused to ally with them against the Nazis, the Brits and French were sure to adopt a passive stance, and the RKKA needed a few years to get reorganized following its rightsizing of the officer corps, so a temporary deal with Hitler was the only option.  Then, after the trap had been set, Stalin rid the world of Hitler and Hitlerism, liberating Germany with what history records to be a minimum of violence.

[Neil]

She has no opinions about random wars, but she loves Maria Theresa.

Did you marry Habsy's sister?

[Neil]

How was the Soviet Union the bad guy?  They had to protect themselves with a defensive buffer, Poland and the Balts refused to ally with them against the Nazis, the Brits and French were sure to adopt a passive stance, and the RKKA needed a few years to get reorganized following its rightsizing of the officer corps, so a temporary deal with Hitler was the only option.  Then, after the trap had been set, Stalin rid the world of Hitler and Hitlerism, liberating Germany with what history records to be a minimum of violence.

What an odd thing to say.

[Baron von Schtinkenbutt]

Did you marry Habsy's sister?

No, a polisci who loves modern European history.

[Viking]

How was the Soviet Union the bad guy?  They had to protect themselves with a defensive buffer, Poland and the Balts refused to ally with them against the Nazis, the Brits and French were sure to adopt a passive stance, and the RKKA needed a few years to get reorganized following its rightsizing of the officer corps, so a temporary deal with Hitler was the only option.  Then, after the trap had been set, Stalin rid the world of Hitler and Hitlerism, liberating Germany with what history records to be a minimum of violence.

Muscovy already had Novgorod, Zaporoszhe, Kiev and most of Lithuania as a buffer. The largest country in the world decided it needed a buffer. WTF? If he hadn't murdered all his officers and violently subjugated the various minorities then the USSR would have been in a better state to resist. Plus, not oiling, feeding and resourcing the fascist economies during the first two years of war.

[Drakken]

Anyway, I'm going to start over with AndyMac's Ironman "Nasty" scenario.  This time I am going to rerun the turn 1 resolution until the Japs do something meaningful at Pearl.  When RA 6.0 hits I will pick that up and do the Japan/Allies switcheroo.  Alternately, if Ide, Drakken, or someone else cares for it, I will do one or more RA 6.0 PBEMs in parallel with the Ironman runthrough.

I have no objection. I'd propose however to use DaBigBabes' standard maps, which introduces individual hex stacking limits.

[Baron von Schtinkenbutt]

Anyway, I'm going to start over with AndyMac's Ironman "Nasty" scenario.  This time I am going to rerun the turn 1 resolution until the Japs do something meaningful at Pearl.  When RA 6.0 hits I will pick that up and do the Japan/Allies switcheroo.  Alternately, if Ide, Drakken, or someone else cares for it, I will do one or more RA 6.0 PBEMs in parallel with the Ironman runthrough.

I have no objection. I'd propose however to use DaBigBabes' standard maps, which introduces individual hex stacking limits.

Fine by me.  I have never played with global stacking limits, but certain areas certainly need them.  RA is DBB-compatible, so I assume we could use the stacking limits.

[Razgovory]

How was the Soviet Union the bad guy?  They had to protect themselves with a defensive buffer, Poland and the Balts refused to ally with them against the Nazis, the Brits and French were sure to adopt a passive stance, and the RKKA needed a few years to get reorganized following its rightsizing of the officer corps, so a temporary deal with Hitler was the only option.  Then, after the trap had been set, Stalin rid the world of Hitler and Hitlerism, liberating Germany with what history records to be a minimum of violence.

What an odd thing to say.

He's an odd person.