USA vs. UK?

@NYCSBoy13: Does the guy who is playing the United Kingdom in your game get a vote in your poll?

Operation: Sea Lion is active

MontanaBB wrote:

@NYCSBoy13: Does the guy who is playing the United Kingdom in your game get a vote in your poll?

NYCSBoy13 wrote:

No. It is AI.

There is NO Geneva Convention for the AI. No quarter.

[Keeping in mind, of course, that its infrastructure, industrial complexes and other improvements may come in handy later.]

One thing that could be a problem is Egypt. All provinces have L2+ Fortifications, and about half have L3+ Fortifications!

NYCSBoy13 wrote:

One thing that could be a problem is Egypt. All provinces have L2+ Fortifications, and about half have L3+ Fortifications!

>steamroll the enemy using loads of units, quick approach, but is gonna be costly

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Day 41 and you have One artillery and One antitank? So what does the UK have to counter you? Have you scouted your landing zones?

My opinion you could have taken a computer controlled UK 20 days ago with a dozen artillery, six tanks, six infantry. and been done with it. I think building 8 nuclear bombers is a bit overkill for a wee island.

Research Update:

L3 Nuclear Bomber

L2 Aircraft Carrier

By the way every province you conquer is going to take FOOD, so start increasing production of that as well.

Do you plan on having a peacekeeping force in some key provinces to quickly stifle revolts, or plan on reconquering some provinces several times?

What forces are you going to leave to defend your homeland while your forces are two or three days boat ride away?

VorlonFCW wrote:

By the way every province you conquer is going to take FOOD, so start increasing production of that as well.

MontanaBB wrote:

VorlonFCW wrote:

By the way every province you conquer is going to take FOOD, so start increasing production of that as well.

If you are already running a food surplus, you can usually catch up quickly when you take down a full-size country of 20 or 22 provinces. However, when you quickly capture a country of 50, 75 or 100+ provinces, you are probably going to run a sizeable food production deficit. For that reason alone, it is smart to have a food reserve of at least 15,000 to 20,000 tons of food.

VorlonFCW wrote:

By the way every province you conquer is going to take FOOD, so start increasing production of that as well.

Do you plan on having a peacekeeping force in some key provinces to quickly stifle revolts, or plan on reconquering some provinces several times?

What forces are you going to leave to defend your homeland while your forces are two or three days boat ride away?

I will reconquer provinces that revolt.

I don't need to defend my homeland because, as you said, forces are two to three days away.

My opinion is no... I at first thought that the Uk was an active player, but the fact that it is AI does not change much.

Your army is incredibly weak, with a non-existant air force to support it. Sure, you will land in the UK, thanks to your navy. But then, once you used all your nuclear weapons on dispersed groups of AI infantry, what do you do? At day 41, the AI must normally have developped a strong army.

If you win - which you will probably do - you will come out extremely weakened out of this.

darksoul111 wrote:

At day 41, the AI must normally have developed a strong army.

But if he has nothing to invade the actual land with...

@MontanaBB

@NYCSBoy13: I suggest you scout Britain and find out what units the AI has.

You have plenty of armor for an invasion (22 LT, 4 MT). Have you researched anti-tank units yet? Do you know how to use artillery?

@darksoul111: By adding some 6-8 AT regiments and 7-9 arty regiments, he could be ready to go in a day or two. He may be ready now, depending on what the UK AI has, and what his tolerance for casualties is. I usually blow through standard-level AI countries with virtually no casualties. But, then again, that's what the AIs are there for: to learn, and at some point you learn by doing, and then analyze your mistakes in conversation with others.

@MontanaBB

Of course of course. I am sure that if he develops somewhat of an artillery capability, the AI should fall rapidly. After all that's what they do.

BUT

What I am talking about here is the following problem.

NYCSBoy13 wrote:

I am allied with a few inactive players.

MontanaBB wrote:

@darksoul111: By adding some 6-8 AT regiments and 7-9 arty regiments, he could be ready to go in a day or two. He may be ready now, depending on what the UK AI has, and what his tolerance for casualties is. I usually blow through standard-level AI countries with virtually no casualties. But, then again, that's what the AIs are there for: to learn, and at some point you learn by doing, and then analyze your mistakes in conversation with others.

darksoul111 wrote:

@MontanaBB

Of course of course. I am sure that if he develops somewhat of an artillery capability, the AI should fall rapidly. After all that's what they do.

I am producing Artillery and Anti-Tank units left and right.

"Left and right?" Don't go too crazy, @NYCSBoy13. A dozen arty regiments (including the one you already have), max. AT regiments are really need based -- if the UK AI doesn't have much armor, your AT units become redundant.

Mightiest Armies: up 27 (37-10)