Been wondering for a while if Nukes were worth the effort. Had a friend of mine attack an army of mine to get some idea of damage per explosion. He used the first level nuke bomber.
See my 3 links.
Overall damage from two attacks on one army was just over 50%, plus damage to province which I didn't include here as target was army. Considering each plane/missile is a one time attack not sure if its worth investing into unless it is a very long game.
The nuke in my eyes is a great deterant against invasion. Mainly because of all the splash damage they do. Still Nukes should wipe out armies in the province that the nuke is dropped on, unless they are in the mountains otherwise, they are just wiped out. Also any Motorized or Mechinzed Infantry should become regular infantry because the EMP will short out the power train of the vehicles that they use.
I do not want to offend you, but your opinion is very naive. Nuclear weapons will not help you fight off the attack, and no use in the defense.
If I decide to attack you, I will attack while you sleep. it is easy to calculate reading the newspaper for all the days. For the first 30 minutes I will destroy all your airports within a radius of flight (this can be done by conventional missiles and bombers). Your nuclear missiles and bombers or they are destroyed along with the airports (99% of naive players store them on airports) or it will not be able to rise into the air as you do not repair the (built) their airports. If for some reason one missile and an airfield will remain intact, they can not do anything. My troops will move in small groups on your territory, you will not bomb its territory (because your troops will die too, and you will destroy their regions). if you bomb my territory you can only destroy the building, but it will not affect the attack. Even if you choose the latest missile strike on my troops on your territory, you can not find a group larger than 10 units. I am ready to pay 10 units of infantry in return an atomic bomb - this exchange is beneficial for me.
In fact nuclear weapons is a good trap for naive people. If you think that nuclear weapons will help you defend your country, you are mistaken. I do not know why, but people will never protect their nuclear weapons. They think that nuclear weapons is a cure-all. If you want to have an effective nuclear weapons, then you must first take care of the quality of missile defense. layered air defense, measures disguise their positions, and a set of tools for early detection of attacks. I do not know why, but 99% of the players completely ignore it. If you are not willing to defend him - you do not have to build nukes.
15 Jul 2015, 18:29
^ That is why you nevere sleep when facing the Russian warmachine
Indeed, i also think throwing a nuke at an empty province just because it is highly industrialized very naive
15 Jul 2015, 21:10
I prefer using SB for industrial targets, more economic than a nuke.
"Victory needs no explenation, defeat allows none" -imperium thought of the day
15 Jul 2015, 21:56
The strat bomber sucks, why destroy something you can use later? I only used them once and hated them.
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16 Jul 2015, 00:03
True but you forget, let's say I have massive batteries of nuclear warheads, ICBMs aka the Nuclear Rocket. I can launch these things and gut your reserves if I so wanted too. Not to mention, You know Nuke bombers, 'Where is my B-52?' they are also great.
16 Jul 2015, 00:04
Nukes are the best, I love having stacks of them.
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16 Jul 2015, 00:22
Butter Ball Bill wrote:
Nukes are the best, I love having stacks of them.
Gotta love Russian Enthusiasts
16 Jul 2015, 13:38
The one thing I like about Bill he is easy to read, nukes, nukes, nukes, have a problem? Nuke it. Someone look at you funny? Nuke it, gonna pay the bills? Nuke it!
I wonder if this is going to be a problem.
"Victory needs no explenation, defeat allows none" -imperium thought of the day
16 Jul 2015, 16:22
I rarely lose and when I do it is because people gang up on me. Depending on the size of the enemy forces, I can hold off two countries on two fronts as USSR(one front at the top and one at the bottom) that both have an army the same size as mine. For all you know, what I say could just be a clever ploy to trick you all so when we play a game you will be very surprised.
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16 Jul 2015, 16:37
you are very fond of praising himself.
you have proportion provinces captured and lost 4 to 1 - is a good ratio.
I have more - 12 to 1, but I've never written about his superiority.
16 Jul 2015, 16:40
Well, I do have a swollen head. I always have. Congrats on your ratio though, I am a little jelly of it :3
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16 Jul 2015, 20:33
If it wasn't because I knew you were only weird, I'd have thought you were a big-headed, not-so-humble megalomaniac.
The past is a foreign country.
16 Jul 2015, 20:37
Ehehehe, I am definitely not a meglomaniac and I totally do not strive for complete power...
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17 Jul 2015, 00:32
Let's put those words to the test!
I would challenge you but sadly I'm busy that i can't log in for 2-3 days, guess it will have to wait.
"Victory needs no explenation, defeat allows none" -imperium thought of the day
17 Jul 2015, 00:46
I have 9 games running at the mo, some should finish up soon.
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1 Oct 2015, 20:03
well i get nukes for the lolz and the fact of blowing people up with "yo momma" Kills me every time i see that name in the newspaper
