Italy/New Zion II: Electric Boogaloo

Started by The Rock Doctor, June 13, 2010, 09:33:22 AM

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Guinness

#45
June 27, 2010, 07:52:10 PM
Cars suck. This is why I traded my 2nd one in for a bike (that has accumulated 1 month out of the last 14 in the shop, grrr).

Seriously though: the Canadian climate must be hell on cars. I know Massachusetts was hard enough.

The Rock Doctor

#46
June 27, 2010, 08:09:59 PM
It's a thirteen year old SUV that spent its first seven years outdoors in the Arctic.  On the whole, I'm not unhappy with it.  I just wish it hadn't crapped out in a grocery store parking lot an hour from home on a Sunday afternoon.  It's not a good time to be looking for repairs, apparently.

Carthaginian

#47
June 27, 2010, 08:23:57 PM
Damn, Rock. Lotsa fun with vehicles lately apparently.
Everyone I know seems to have something going wrong with their 'mode' in the last few weeks.
So 'ere's to you, Fuzzy-Wuzzy, at your 'ome in old Baghdad;
You're a pore benighted 'eathen but a first-class fightin' man;
We gives you your certificate, an' if you want it signed
We'll come an' 'ave a romp with you whenever you're inclined.

The Rock Doctor

#48
June 27, 2010, 08:38:23 PM
Must be contagious somehow...

If this had happened two months from now, we'd have a minivan for backup.  But we haven't taken possession from the in-laws yet (and they're half a country away).

Oh well...at least I hadn't bought a weed-whacker, dog pen, and stuff that wouldn't have fit into the car that we ended up borrowing.

maddox

#49
June 27, 2010, 08:46:56 PM
Damn,  life sounds so difficult.

Nobody

#50
June 28, 2010, 12:18:33 AM
Quote from: The Rock Doctor on June 27, 2010, 08:09:59 PM
I just wish it hadn't crapped out in a grocery store parking lot an hour from home on a Sunday afternoon.  It's not a good time to be looking for repairs, apparently.
Sound like you didn't have the possibility to call the "Yellow Angels".

Anyway take your time if you have to - leaves us more time to think ;)

The Rock Doctor

#51
June 28, 2010, 10:55:46 AM
The upside of spending three hours in a Canadian Tire waiting room is that - with the proper preparation and a couple of dice - there's nothing much to interrupt simming of naval battles.

I'll put a summary of the Battle of the Tadjoura Strait into the overall war report and post it in a bit.  A more detailed battle report will follow later in the day.

The Rock Doctor

#52
June 28, 2010, 01:14:44 PM
BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD!

ORDERS TO THE ORDER - er, please have orders for all of August to me by Wednesday if possible.

miketr

#53
June 28, 2010, 01:29:49 PM
Hmmm... I am impressed by the amount of damage that the Italian torpedo strike did.  This will cause me to rethink some things.  Ditto Subs have at last clearly come into their own.

TexanCowboy

#54
June 28, 2010, 01:35:10 PM
Two capital ships down!  ;D

Too bad about the NSS United States, I always thought that was a fairly good example of 'economy' semi-dreadnoughts.

Guinness

#55
June 28, 2010, 01:35:27 PM
Quote from: miketr on June 28, 2010, 01:29:49 PM
Ditto Subs have at last clearly come into their own.

Well, if you think about it: this conflict is perfect for subs. Lots of relatively confined waters. A small number of subs can do a lot of damage here, since they barely even have to look for their prey, and in many cases transit times to operating areas are quite short. Add to that good weather too. It's not like they're having to find convoys in the North Atlantic in winter.

I agree with your other point: aviation enthusiasts the world over will likely take great cheer in reports from this war.

ciders

#56
June 28, 2010, 01:35:55 PM
The submarines of both countries showed themselves very effective, indeed.

The market of modern submarines will be very active this summer, I think.
The only difference, between the balls of July 14th and the French Revolution, it is the size of firecrackers and the direction towards which we launch them.

Christophe Barbier, French journalist

TexanCowboy

#57
June 28, 2010, 01:38:17 PM
Quote from: Guinness on June 28, 2010, 01:35:27 PM
I agree with your other point: aviation enthusiasts the world over will likely take great cheer in reports from this war.

Sounds like a certain princess will be overjoyed!  :D

damocles

#58
June 28, 2010, 01:47:11 PM
Some quick thoughts.

1. The Zionites in the hills acted just as I thought they would.
2. Someone is not reinforcing southern success.
3. Airship recon works?!?!?!?!?!
4. Airpower as an attacker is still not quite there.
5. Minefields are not as effective as they should be.
6. Destroyer's.......torpedoes continue to be the bane of naval forces. I was surprised by how ineffective the naval gunnery was.  
7. What should have been an encirclement trap at sea failed. Now the 25,000 NS have to be stomped on land. Drowning them would have been more important than a big slug-fest at sea. When in doubt with your air-strike kill transports!

Desertfox

#59
June 28, 2010, 01:53:07 PM
*grumble, grumble, GRUMBLE* WHY!?!?!? Am I the one that must suffer from air strikes! *grumble*

The naval battle was a perfect example of Swiss naval tactics and a complete Swiss success. 3 vs 1 odds and I still succeed. Now I just have to buy a gazillion airplanes...

But why is EVERYONE stomping on little New Zion.
"We don't run from the end of the world. We CHARGE!" Schlock

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