Subject: Fw: Axis and Allies (Europe) Fixing Strategic Bombing 

Michael Sandy <mehawk@teleport.com> wrote in message 
<1ebib7n.1nns3ad1c0k536N%mehawk@teleport.com>...
Here is a short idea for fixing Strategic Bombing,
without making it too powerful:

A bomber can bomb more times if it has more movement
remaining.  This means that the AA gets an extra
shot as well.

Fighters would only be able to escort bombers on
the runs that they had range for.

If the Germans have two bombers escorted by a
fighter bomber Leningrad from Germany then on
round one of the bombing the Russian would get
3 AA rolls against the three German planes.  The
bomber have two extra movement, so they bomb
Leningrad again.  This time, they are not escorted
by the fighter.  The Leningrad AA gets two shots.

Disadvantages to this fix:

1)  Since the Allies control no territory within
2 territories of a German factory they can't make
use of this rule, at least at first.

2)  The Germans can strategic bomb the pogies out
of the Russian this way, which isn't good for game
play or for historical realism.  Oh well.

3)  Russia has too many factories to guard with
fighters easily.

However, if the Western Allies take Norway, they
have a perfect platform to bomb Germany with,
especially if they have a Carrier in the North
Sea to provide escorts.

Michael Sandy