Turn 244: 1270 AD

[DeepO]

I've been going over them myself... it seems to me Aeson is right, but he does take it one step at a time. See if the bombardment works, if that's the case, use the transports. Both have a smaller chance of succeeding, but by evaluating, it works.

anyway, to counter the promotion problem, just make 1 BB, with 5 hp, promotable, and use 11 transports to attack it. It works the same way, more or less (no bombardment of the transports)

DeepO

[DeepO]

Anyway, we can't really turn back now. We already chained the arts, so let's at least see how they do.

DeepO

[DeepO]

battle report part 2
- art bombs 5/5 BB Tipperary (or Karina? only looked after bombing). failed.
- art bombs 5/5 BB Tipperary (or Karina). Tipperary 4/5
- fighter bombs BB Jackson. Fighter fails.
- 2/4 DD attacks BB Jackson. 2/4 DD destroyed. Jackson promoted to 2/5.
- art bombs 4/5 BB Karina. Karina 2/5.
- art bombs 4/5 Tipperary. fails
- art bombs 4/5 Tiperrary. fails
- art bombs 4/5 Tipperary. Tipperary 3/5
- art bombs 3/5 Tipperary. Tipperary 2/5
- art bombs 2/5 Karina. Karina 1/5.

- transport attacks 2/5 Jackson. counter bombardment failed. Transport destroyed, Jackson 1/5
- transport attacks 2/5 Tipperary. counter bombardment hits. Transport destroyed.
- 3 transports attack 2/5 Tipperary. All destroyed, Tiperary 2/5.
- transport attacks 2/5 Tipperary. Transport promotes to 3/5
- transport attacks 1/5 Karina. destroyed.
- transport attacks 1/5 Karina. Transport 1/4.
- transport attacks 1/5 Jackson. Transport 1/4.

DeepO

[DeepO]

This went superb, I would say. After the bombardment, only 5 hp remained for 11 transports, so I continued...

Net result: we've got 2 full health transports, and 3 damaged ones. This is going to be great

pic coming.

DeepO

[Cort Haus]

[Cort Haus]

I'm just having dinner (while watching a bit of Liverpool v Olympiakos), but I'll be back v. soon.

This is amazing. Can we capitalise on it?

[DeepO]

DeepO

[DeepO]

Originally posted by Cort Haus
I'm just having dinner (while watching a bit of Liverpool v Olympiakos), but I'll be back v. soon.

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing, I urgently need to make some dinner, I'm starving. I'll be back in less than an hour

This is amazing.

Actually, it is not that amazing, you know. I hesitated when the arts missed twice in a row, it looked like we would end with 8 or 9 hp on the BBs, and that would not make it possible for the transports. But then I thought: what else are those arties going to do? Even if we only can get a couple of the hps off those BBs, at least that makes it less likely that they will be going for hub 2. I'm glad I continued

Once the BB were at 5 hp, it was a no brainer.

Can we capitalise on it?

You bet we can! after dinner, I'm going to see how we can chain the maximum amount of units across, and that will be it for today, I guess. We've got to decide how to do it. I would very much like to try to keep Quanto, but I also very much would like to put one of those transports out in the sea, to serve as a backup hub 3. We still have 4 settlers on Stormia, and our current hub 3 is exposed to the Abilene blockade.

But at any rate, I think this means we can take out the FP. Huge advantage!!

DeepO

[DeepO]

You know what? Lego is going to regret it that they put the 2/5 BB in Quanto to rest. If that was also blockading, our chances would have dropped considerably. We might still have gone for it, as it is one of the best uses for those 11 transports, but still... They are going to be mad

DeepO

[vmxa1]

Originally posted by vulture
vmxa1: the stack isn't in a city, so Lego can see everything in the stack, so they know it's all marines.

Sorry I should not have stayed up so late last night.

How is the WW for them now that troops are on the ground?

[Jon Shafer]

Poor Radek, we may never see him around here again...

[vulture]

Radek???

Excellent results on the transports attacking. Very bad news for Lego though. And I forgot to figure in counter-bombardment from the stacked BBs (although the stack combat generator doesn't hadle those really).

[Jon Shafer]

Radek Vondracek = Vondrack

[vmxa1]

Originally posted by DeepO
You know what? Lego is going to regret it that they put the 2/5 BB in Quanto to rest. If that was also blockading, our chances would have dropped considerably. We might still have gone for it, as it is one of the best uses for those 11 transports, but still... They are going to be mad

DeepO

About time they made a little mistake and we got some breaks. What do you expect we could put into Quanto and what do you expect Lego to do about it?

I would like to hold it, but I would hate to lose many precious units, especially if they could be used to hold New Inchon.

Would we be likely to force Lego to use more units on GoW, than us if the extra troops went into New I?

[Cort Haus]

I sent a quick email to MZ with news of the naval victory. They can take heart from that.