[PBEM] Vovan and Gramps vs the World

[Grandpa Troll]

Continuation of our Great game

[vovan]

Oops, it's been so long since I posted anywhere outside this forum on 'Poly, I forgot all about the 500-post thread limit!

In game-related news, switched to peaceful civics, like Free religion and such. This brought in a whole lot more research and money. (Thus, despite the revolution, at the end of the turn, the ETA for Electricity is shorter than before )

[Grandpa Troll]

me too

did a little switching as well
we will need the gold in our onslaught

[vovan]

Electricity coming up next turn. Otherwise, just building up the economy and upgrading troops, and such.

[Grandpa Troll]

Originally posted by vovan
Electricity coming up next turn. Otherwise, just building up the economy and upgrading troops, and such.

question:?

Will Infantry be worth a flip or should I concentrate on tech to get to Tanks?

I dont have a huge troop's massed

I ask so I can have a multitude come D Day

[vovan]

Got electricity. Starting on industrialism.

[vovan]

Originally posted by Grandpa Troll
Will Infantry be worth a flip or should I concentrate on tech to get to Tanks?

Well, I'm no expert on the moden era, but I think that Infantry is fine, but it won't do as the main attack force any more. They have machine guns which are +50% on defense vs. gunpowder units, and infantry is +25% offense vs. gunpowders. So, basically, machines get +25% on defense, so with base 18, they have base as good as 18 + 18/4 = 22.5, vs. Infantry's base 20. Factor in fortification bonuses and possible culture bonuses, and Infantry would be fighting an increasingly uphill battle.

Tanks, on the other hand, are base 28, so even with some defensive bonuses, infantry and machine guns don't stand up to them.

So, I would say, certainly bring any excess infantry along to defend the tanks (tanks don't get any defense bonuses) and conquered cities, and pick off any obsolete units, but concentrate on getting the tech, and then massing some tanks.

[Grandpa Troll]

ok

I have some Oil now and putting a well onto it

Once you get Industrialzation, we get tanks?

Looking forward

[vovan]

Originally posted by Grandpa Troll
Once you get Industrialzation, we get tanks?

Correct. Only Hatty and Fred already have Industrialization, so we must take them by numbers, which won't be easy, since their production is higher than ours ( ). One hope we have is that one or both of them don't have Oil. We have to look into that, I forgot to check if they do...

I also need to send in some troops into their territory on recon missions to see what their defenses are like.

Vovan

[Grandpa Troll]

1 more turn to Military Tradition

[vovan]

And, yes, it looks like they both have plenty of oil, and, indeed, Frederick is using it: he's got some Panzers going, which would be a bad thing, because they get attack bonus against tanks. I guess what we need to do after we get industrialization is go for planes and bomb the hell out of 'em.

[Grandpa Troll]

back at ya

let me know when to start ramping up troops

[vovan]

Industrialism is upon us. Time to go get flight, and in the mean time, upgrade infantry to marines and also get us some tanks.

Incidentally, I was just looking at what Frederick has, and it looks like he doesn't have any Uranium... That gave me quite an evil idea, but then it turned out Hatty has enough for the both of them. Still might be something to consider, since diplomacy is no longer an issue.

[Grandpa Troll]

I have aluminum near Gaul

mining it now

I am going after Radio

since you will have flight which gives us fighters Radio will allow us Bombers

I see Marines give us Bonus versus Machine gunners

I am gonna look into it

Marines have 24 attack..+50% attack vs machine gunners + 50 % vs artillery

seems like a bargain

[vovan]

Yeah, I didn't realize that. See, told you, I don't know much about modent era!

Also I forgot I was playing as the Americans! Navy SEALS, baby, YEAH! (Can heal while moving! )

Churn out a dozen or two o' these bad boys, and back 'em up with bombers, ooooh yeah! I'm feeling bloodthirsty.