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Re: Post your Strategy Game Status
« Reply #425 on: July 20, 2012, 11:59:52 PM »
Brazil is still a regional superpower, the fact that you have an aircraft carrier at all puts you in the top ten navies in the world.

As far as tanks go yes the Leopard Is and M60s are old but they're still good solid vehicles, unless you're planning on taking on Abrams or Leo IIs you're fine in that regard, the only place you might be lacking in a bit is air force, but even then thats not bad

Good grief, they're still using M60's? Well its as you said, unless they plan on taking on NATO, they're fine. Brazil could dominate most of the nations in South and Central America, unless as mikethor said Venezuela starts using their oil profits to upgrade their military.
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« Reply #426 on: July 21, 2012, 12:07:18 AM »
Good grief, they're still using M60's? Well its as you said, unless they plan on taking on NATO, they're fine. Brazil could dominate most of the nations in South and Central America, unless as mikethor said Venezuela starts using their oil profits to upgrade their military.

The M60 is a fine tank, what do you guys use up there in canada?
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« Reply #427 on: July 21, 2012, 12:16:32 AM »
The M60 is a fine tank, what do you guys use up there in canada?

Leapord 2A6's, with some Leapord 1's in reserve.
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« Reply #428 on: July 21, 2012, 12:19:48 AM »
Leapord 2A6's, with some Leapord 1's in reserve.

Leo 2 is a good tank, not as good as the Abrams though :P
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« Reply #429 on: July 21, 2012, 12:28:35 AM »
Leo 2 is a good tank, not as good as the Abrams though :P

That goes without saying, but I'd put my money on the British Challenger 2. :P
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« Reply #430 on: July 21, 2012, 12:57:34 AM »
That goes without saying, but I'd put my money on the British Challenger 2. :P
It says the Challenger still uses a rifled barrel, which puts it under in comparison to the smooth bore cannon the Abrams has.

Though the with Armor being mostly classified for both tanks, their is no true way of knowing which is better, but the Abrams from what I know does have in newer models, Depleted Uranium Armor, providing 1000s of times comparative thickness to steel.

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« Reply #431 on: July 21, 2012, 01:03:46 AM »
Depleted Uranium Armor
Too bad that thing is still relatively radioactive. But daaaaamn effective.
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« Reply #432 on: July 21, 2012, 01:08:40 AM »
It says the Challenger still uses a rifled barrel, which puts it under in comparison to the smooth bore cannon the Abrams has.

Though the with Armor being mostly classified for both tanks, their is no true way of knowing which is better, but the Abrams from what I know does have in newer models, Depleted Uranium Armor, providing 1000s of times comparative thickness to steel.

True, but I'm going by battle statistics for the two tanks. The only tank casualties the C2 has taken was friendly fire from another C2, and one instance where an IED detonated under the driver compartment, causing three injuries but no deaths. The Abrams, even the newer versions, don't even have that kind of record.
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« Reply #433 on: July 21, 2012, 01:22:58 AM »
It says the Challenger still uses a rifled barrel, which puts it under in comparison to the smooth bore cannon the Abrams has.


Indeed, the rifled gun is less effective firing both HEAT and APFSDS rounds, its a hold over the the HESH days, which the Brits have held on too doggedly even though its been rendered ineffective as a anti tank munition
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« Reply #434 on: July 21, 2012, 01:37:32 AM »
Indeed, the rifled gun is less effective firing both HEAT and APFSDS rounds, its a hold over the the HESH days, which the Brits have held on too doggedly even though its been rendered ineffective as a anti tank munition

It may be less effective at firing APFSDS rounds than a smoothbore, but I say the range you get with a rifled cannon is well worth it. Don't forget that the Challenger 2 uses Chobham armour, like the Abrams, so its no pushover. I still say the Challenger 2 is superior to the yanks Abrams.
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« Reply #435 on: July 21, 2012, 10:06:57 AM »
Uhm...can you like, make a thread about military stuff and talk about this stuff there instead? You seem to have a lot to talk about, but this is not the place to do it.

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« Reply #436 on: July 21, 2012, 10:09:48 AM »
Uhm...can you like, make a thread about military stuff and talk about this stuff there instead? You seem to have a lot to talk about, but this is not the place to do it.

Well technically this is my thread, so in theory I can get away with it. :P

But you are right, this thread needs to get back on-topic.
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« Reply #437 on: July 21, 2012, 10:42:13 AM »
Before recommending that we start a new military hardware thread I'll say this, comparisons between modern NATO MBTs are a bit silly because they're all really the same tank (same armor, same engines, same gun once they finish upgrading the challenger

Anyway a military stuff thread may be in order

Back on topic, I might do a Hearts of Iron 2 AAR as Britain in the near future, if I can figure out how to upload and post screen shots
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« Reply #438 on: July 21, 2012, 11:20:31 AM »
Before recommending that we start a new military hardware thread I'll say this, comparisons between modern NATO MBTs are a bit silly because they're all really the same tank (same armor, same engines, same gun once they finish upgrading the challenger

Anyway a military stuff thread may be in order

Back on topic, I might do a Hearts of Iron 2 AAR as Britain in the near future, if I can figure out how to upload and post screen shots

Do me a favour and annex Canada into the British Empire, would you? Also is it possible to take screenshots in E:TW?
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« Reply #439 on: July 21, 2012, 11:30:27 AM »
Do me a favour and annex Canada into the British Empire, would you? Also is it possible to take screenshots in E:TW?
You really want to belong to Britain, don't you?

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« Reply #440 on: July 21, 2012, 11:36:26 AM »
Do me a favour and annex Canada into the British Empire, would you? Also is it possible to take screenshots in E:TW?
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« Reply #441 on: July 21, 2012, 11:40:26 AM »
Does Germany work for you.  :P
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That's Victoria, isn't it? Damn, how can you do that kind of progress? I can't really understand that game with all the things you need to keep track on.

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« Reply #442 on: July 21, 2012, 11:45:35 AM »
That's Victoria, isn't it? Damn, how can you do that kind of progress? I can't really understand that game with all the things you need to keep track on.
Alot of microing at first... like a excrement ton of microing.  Then when it balances out then it is pretty easy.

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« Reply #443 on: July 21, 2012, 12:12:50 PM »
Does Germany work for you.  :P
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Nein, aber das ist eine Hölle eines Deutschen Reiches. :P

You really want to belong to Britain, don't you?

I really want Canada to be part of the British Empire, not Britain itself per se. :P
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« Reply #444 on: September 01, 2012, 02:26:20 PM »
Bought Sword Of Islam DLC for the CKII a while ago, and I have finally started to play as a Muslim ruler. Started out as Emir of Seville, now playing as the Sultan of Andalusian Sultanate. Progress so far in Iberia looks like this:


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My Sultanate is very prosperous, and only the provinces/cities of Venice, Pisa, Baghdad, Tunis and Constantinople can rival Seville and Granada in wealth. My armies are the 4th largest in the world, only Holy Roman Empire (Surprise,eh? OP'd bastards... :P), Persian Empire and Egyptian Sultanate are ahead of me in that regard, although I'm fairly certain that with never ending Christian Crusades to Jerusalem, combined with my never ending territorial and economical growth, I'm certain I will climb past Egypt very soon.

Christian Kingdoms housed in Iberia have been pretty much beaten into a ruin and submission, although the entry of the HRE to the scene with its conquests of Barcelona and Valencia will make things uncomfortable in the future.

And finally, overlook of the situation in the world:

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« Reply #445 on: September 01, 2012, 03:08:25 PM »
Is this game complicated, Savakka? As in Victoria stuff? Because I can't understand Victoria at all.

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« Reply #446 on: September 01, 2012, 03:16:24 PM »
Is this game complicated, Savakka? As in Victoria stuff? Because I can't understand Victoria at all.
Very hard to say. Both games take their time to learn, but I'd say that CKII is more user friendly game: Learning curve or "getting in" isn't as hard as with Victoria II, and basics are relatively easy to learn, even if mastering the mechanics will take longer of course. Still, I'd say far less work is required in this game than in Victoria II.

Choosing good/easy families/rulers for your first games also helps: Like some strong Irish nobles or Bohemian and Polish kings are rather good first time choices in CKII. Iberian and Scandinavian nobles are also reasonable choices, although maybe not as fun at the start.
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« Reply #447 on: September 01, 2012, 05:30:46 PM »
Very hard to say. Both games take their time to learn, but I'd say that CKII is more user friendly game: Learning curve or "getting in" isn't as hard as with Victoria II, and basics are relatively easy to learn, even if mastering the mechanics will take longer of course. Still, I'd say far less work is required in this game than in Victoria II.

Choosing good/easy families/rulers for your first games also helps: Like some strong Irish nobles or Bohemian and Polish kings are rather good first time choices in CKII. Iberian and Scandinavian nobles are also reasonable choices, although maybe not as fun at the start.
Iberian nobles are not fun? you're surrounded bu muslims you can fight freely, i'd call that fun :P i'm 30 years in and i 've already taken everything in Africa
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« Reply #448 on: September 01, 2012, 05:55:29 PM »
Iberian nobles are not fun? you're surrounded bu muslims you can fight freely, i'd call that fun :P i'm 30 years in and i 've already taken everything in Africa
If you want it, then yeah. :P
If you want to learn the mechanics in peace, then maybe not.
But if you want to add lots of warfare to it, then sure.

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« Reply #449 on: September 01, 2012, 06:27:07 PM »
If you want it, then yeah. :P
If you want to learn the mechanics in peace, then maybe not.
But if you want to add lots of warfare to it, then sure.
peace is for pussies and french  :D
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