Atomic Eagle II: The Price of Freedom Development

[Harry Tuttle]

Here's another exerpt:

"One bright spot in the first few months of the war was that it seemed that the Nazis had no sustainable atomic production line in place to counter the American stockpile. While the destruction and looting of Oak Ridge had been a major setback to American atomic bomb production it had not halted it. The laboratory in Los Alamos, New Mexico was still working on perfecting the bomb and ways of producing it, becoming more efficient as weeks passed. Experiments on producing a "hydrogen" bomb were underway. Though the atomic bomb program had not produced a bomb in time for the war with Japan it was hoped that it could now stop the Nazis dead in their tracks. Security surrounding the laboratory at Los Alamos had been increased. It was even boasted by Oppenheimer himself that "it would take an army" to breach the base's defenses..."

[Sarsstock]

Ah... so the first atomic bomb hasn't even been used in combat then eh? I get it now. At first, I was under the impression that the bomb had in fact been developed and used against the Japanese.

This does mean then however that there are existing stockpiles of atomic weaponry in the American arsenal right? Or am I misreading your Atomic Eagle timeline Harry?

[Harry Tuttle]

Originally posted by Sarsstock
Ah... so the first atomic bomb hasn't even been used in combat then eh? I get it now. At first, I was under the impression that the bomb had in fact been developed and used against the Japanese.

This does mean then however that there are existing stockpiles of atomic weaponry in the American arsenal right? Or am I misreading your Atomic Eagle timeline Harry?

Yep, in AE I the U.S. had an event that would give them an atomic bomber every 20 turns.

As alternate histories and the A-Bomb usually go, the Manhatten Project was given such high priority because the Nazis were developing their own bomb. In the AE timeline the Manhatten Project was not given such a high priority. Also, since the war with Japan ended in 1944, the project wouldn't have been able to produce one in time anyways.

...and you did like my foreshadowing, right? Los Alamos, New Mexico ?

[Sarsstock]

Yes I did both pick up and like your foreshadowing of the "Los Alamos" event. Just what this event might involve... well I suppose we'll all have to wait and find out in due time.

The way I see it, you could have a small scale "Oak Ridge" style raid mini scenario where the US has to defend Los Alamos from the German raiders, or it could be an event triggered massive all out assult on the city on the full scale North America map in regular gameplay.

Either way Harry it sounds like you have a real winner on your hands here!!

[Sarsstock]

Say Harry, I was once working on a scenario that also took place in the late 1940's and featured an all out war on North American soil. I had planned to include a "Hoover Dam" unit inside or just outside of Las Vegas which would serve a key purpose in the game.

The Hoover Dam, which provides 4+ billion kilowatts annually, 56% of which goes to California was to be crucial to one sides war effort. If the Hoover Dam was to be destroyed by an enemy attack, the result would be a massive loss of money on the part of the defender. Also, several hex's of desert terrain around the Hoover would be converted to ocean squares to represent the 46,000,000,000 yd³of water that would be emptied out of Lake Mead and into the Colorado River Basin. Basically, two years worth of river flow would be unleashed in a matter of minutes.

Essentially, for the dam's defender it would be key to protect the dam at any and all costs. For the attacker, it was to be key to their war strategy that the dam be destroyed as soon as possible. I think this idea could be applied in the case of Atomic Eagle II, as the dam's destruction would certainly hamper America's war effort throughout the American southwest.

[Harry Tuttle]

Very interesting idea Sarsstock. I think I will include it. The Hoover dam would definately have been a major target. Thanks for the idea!

[Sarsstock]

Say Harry, you wouldn't happen to have any more previews from the story line to post for us anxious fans would you? Perhaps some more information on this shadowy group behind Rommel's rise to power and what this group saw in Rommel that they didn't see in Hitler?

[Broken_Erika]

Here are some more units that i hope you find useful,

[Harry Tuttle]

Originally posted by Sarsstock
Say Harry, you wouldn't happen to have any more previews from the story line to post for us anxious fans would you? Perhaps some more information on this shadowy group behind Rommel's rise to power and what this group saw in Rommel that they didn't see in Hitler?

Nope. You'll just have to wait...


Right now I'm working on the details of the scenario; ie. the text files. I do have one sort of neat thing to note. The buildable Wonders will be directly tied into the tech tree and the events in the scenario. Also, a few of the wonders will function as outputs for governmental policy.

For example:

Gain the tech "Brutal Police Tactics" ---> The American Patriotism and Times Square Wonders are made obsolete. ---> You can build the Wonder "Brutal Police Tactics".

So basically, you would be swapping the use of some happy wonders (The Oracle, Shakespeare's Theatre) for an improvement wonder (Women's Suffrage).

[Harry Tuttle]

Originally posted by Broken_Erika
Here are some more units that i hope you find useful,

Thanks.

[Harry Tuttle]

Oh and the Midwest now has farmland.

[Sarsstock]

Any news to report on the Atomic Eagle II front Harry? Perhaps some more preview's of the story and or history from the AE universe?

[Harry Tuttle]

Originally posted by Sarsstock
Any news to report on the Atomic Eagle II front Harry? Perhaps some more preview's of the story and or history from the AE universe?

You're really keen on my storytelling aren't you? Well Ok, here's a nice zinger for you.

"Early in March 1947 it became apparent that the effectiveness of the U.S Navy carrier fleet was going to be minimal in the North Atlantic. During the first major naval battle of the German-American war, dubbed the "Battle of Rio de Janeiro" 5 U.S. carriers, 4 battleships, 7 cruisers, and 16 support vessels were lost, along with 734 USN Bearcat fighters and 12,000 sailors. This was the most costly loss to the Navy since Pearl Harbor and nearly destroyed any hope of securing the Atlantic. During the engagement only 212 German Bf-109 "Toni"s, 13 converted Me-262's, and 4 German cruisers were destroyed. Kriegsmarine advances in the past few years had outpaced anything the American Navy had developed during the Pacific War."

[Harry Tuttle]

Another little update. I'm busy coverting everything over to ToT. I'm still editing the map using MGE do to it's ability to "Cheat" city improvements into being. CivCity has also been useful. The terrain and icon graphics are almost done too.

[Sarsstock]

So now its the Kriegsmarine that rules the Atlantic eh? I guess this would be a most unwelcome wake up call for the Americans, as in your earlier story preview you told us how the general American mindset was that the Navy was strong enough to protect America's shores.

To loose five carriers in a single battle would be a disaster, let alone the bulk of America's Naval Air Force in the Atlantic and a sizeable chunk of her Atlantic fleet in general.