Oil and Water

[Deadeye]

I've been inspired by Greybeard's Big Bash and Czerpak's Auction.

So here is the Oil and Water Battle:

The year is 2010. The USA is hungry for oil and thirsty for fresh water. Their eyes turn North.

Auction:
Starts : now
Ends : Friday Oct 3, 2008, 10 p.m. (EST)
Slot : 003 or 004
Platform : winSPMBT v4.0
Type of battle : Canada vs. USA Meeting Engagement
Year : 2010
Me : Canada (Player 1)
You : USA (Player 2)
Air Sorties : 3 each
FOO Rule: Yes but does not apply to mortars < 80mm.
Game Settings : Experimental including percentages (as given by Weasel in https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards...?tid=43807
Arty : 10%, Only mortars onboard.
Ammo : as per Experimental Rules for mortars, 1 Ammo Section per mortar battery, including SP-Mortars. Additionally one ammo section per battalion for ATGMs, SAMs etc.
Canada points : 35000
USA points : your bet
Map : Suffield Ranges, Alberta, 120x100 (attached) (this is rough terrain)
Length : 30 turns
Special rule for Canada : Since the UK has a training base at Suffield, up to 20% can be UK units.
Victory conditions : excel sheet
Restrictions:
- No turn 0 bombardment
- No turn 0 Paratroopers.
- No mines
- No minelet Arty
- No fortifications
- No reinforcements
- No empty air lifts (recon flights with transports)
- No empty jeeps/trucks used in scouting unless they are designated a scout unit in the purchase screen
- Only units designated as airmobile may be airlifted
- Flags not being surrounded by mines, wire, dragonsteeth or fortifications; there must always be a clear route to the flag
- Killing the opponents HQ gains 20% point bonus of overall players purchase points
- Size 0 units may not capture flags.

Update:
Special Rule for USA: USA gets to buy 15% Arty as per Weasels's Experimental Rules.

I should be able to do 1 -2 turns per week for this battle.

Due to the taxpayer burden of the recent US $700 billion bailout, the player with the LOWEST bid (points for USA) that is above a hidden value (to keep it to serious bids) gets to crush the Canucks. :smoke:

Deadeye

[Walrus]

Hi Deadeye.

It sound interesting.
I'll get the bidding started at an even 35000

Cheers
Walrus

[Weasel]

What part of Suffield is that suppose to be of? If the southern part around the base then it is not accurate (but a nice map still). I haven't been to the northern part of the base but I do believe it is wooded. I have included some pics I took when I was posted there.

CFB Suffield base:



Suffield looking south to Trans Canada Highway (about 3 miles)



Suffield looking west towards Medicine Hat (50km)

[seabolt]

Is that a parade ground or a rodeo arena? Looks like norte Oklahoma, to me. ;)

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[Deadeye]

What part of Suffield is that suppose to be of? If the southern part around the base then it is not accurate (but a nice map still).

LOL :) I have no idea - I've never been there, although I lived in Calgary for a couple of years - beautiful country out there.

In WinSPMBT, I started a battle between Canada & USA in Sept 2010, and after generating a number of locations in Germany (??) it spat this one out and named it Suffield Ranges, Alberta. So I saved it for the Oil & Water battle.

Al B.

[Deadeye]

Is that a parade ground or a rodeo arena? Looks like norte Oklahoma, to me. ;)

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But will it make a tactical difference doing your invasion? If it's a parade ground, will you take time out to give the locals a parade?

Al B.

[seabolt]

If it's a parade ground, will you take time out to give the locals a parade?

No, but if it's a rodeo arena, I am so there! Cowgirls in starched Wranglers, mmmmm.

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[Deadeye]

Hi Deadeye.

It sound interesting.
I'll get the bidding started at an even 35000

Cheers
Walrus

Thanks for the bid Walrus!

Any other takers out there? We Canucks are so polite, we'd probably just wave the American invading force on through to its objectives.

Which in Seabolt's case would be all the local rodeo arenas. :)



Al B.

[Vesku]

What's up with these umpteen million point battles? They take several hours to play one turn well and who wants to play his battles less than well? I'm waiting for someone to challenge to a battle that I can actually participate in.

[Deadeye]

What's up with these umpteen million point battles? They take several hours to play one turn well and who wants to play his battles less than well? I'm waiting for someone to challenge to a battle that I can actually participate in.

Have you seen the cost of quality equipment in 2010?

Seriously though, I wanted to try an armour-heavy battle with the experimental rules - and armour is expensive. :dunno:

I appreciate the overhead in playing a battle like this - that's why I'm only committing to 1 - 2 turns per week.

Al B.