19.11.2009, 19:00
Well right now in 1946 he is within hours of being turned to toast from West Germany. Not days, weeks, months or years. He can do nothing overt without the threat of instant incineration. He is looking right down the barrel of that machine gun with no protection what so ever. Remember how the US reacted to having nukes in Cuba. We were ready to start a nuclear war. What do you think is going through the mind of a paranoid sociopath?
Thank you. You've just given me an idea for why he attacks now. Let's assume that the US decides to base B29 in West Germany to intimidate Stalin and to keep him in line. Much like we did to Japan by putting B17s in the Philippines. Strategic bombers are not defensive or second strike weapons some say that is why Japan attacked when it did. Stalin is no less immune to this logic.
Oh don't worry he will try and take Finland, Norway and Sweden, Greece as well as Turkey.
Speaking of Turkey many historians say the other sociopath Hitler should have given Rommel more support, turned the Mediterranean into an Axis lake, marched through the Balkans and Turkey and gone after the USSR from the oil rich southern route. Guess what Plan Griddle envisions?
Yet how many WWII strategic level games allow you to try this strategy? The only one I've found is Time of Wrath from Matrix games.
Thank you. You've just given me an idea for why he attacks now. Let's assume that the US decides to base B29 in West Germany to intimidate Stalin and to keep him in line. Much like we did to Japan by putting B17s in the Philippines. Strategic bombers are not defensive or second strike weapons some say that is why Japan attacked when it did. Stalin is no less immune to this logic.
Oh don't worry he will try and take Finland, Norway and Sweden, Greece as well as Turkey.
Speaking of Turkey many historians say the other sociopath Hitler should have given Rommel more support, turned the Mediterranean into an Axis lake, marched through the Balkans and Turkey and gone after the USSR from the oil rich southern route. Guess what Plan Griddle envisions?
Yet how many WWII strategic level games allow you to try this strategy? The only one I've found is Time of Wrath from Matrix games.