Originally posted by Murdr
I must be on the ignore list because I made those points in my first post
Not on my ignore list... (No one is on it) You made many of the same points that I made later... You and I only disagree on one point though:
You said you thought of the old MA as 2 or 3 big blobs on the radar screen moving around to avoid each other.
I am a "Win the war" "Landgrabber" but when I see a huge enemy blob, particularly one taking bases, I dive in to slow them however I can, even if I have little or no help. I will bomb ammo, kill troops, kill goons, kill bombers... whatever it takes to stop or slow the momentum of the enemy.
The thing I truly miss about the old MA was the numbers. I miss those high count arenas where ANYTHING could happen, and sometimes fast. With numbers it was easy to coordinate attacks with squad members and with other squads both on defense and offense. Participation in SOME missions was so high... I remember once filming 45 or so formations of B-24s with a couple dozen P-51 escorts. I still take a look at some of those films now and then, mannnnnnn those were some amazing times!