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RE: AWD deluxe AAR: Marshall Art - Lebatron - 8/6/2009 8:50:53 PM   
Marshall Art

 

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Status: offline 		The Uboats keep a low profile and move to attack positions for next turn, as I want to gamble and wait another turn prior to DOW on the US. The US war readyness is at 34-38, increasing to 35-41 in the next turn. There is a probability that the US will strike first but I think it is remote. As I need another turn for preparations to be complete I need that extra turn.

The loss of the US gift reduces Japanese production from 20 to 14, but that loss should soon be regained with DEI resources. San Franciso has not been reinforced so Jesse appears to believe it is save from an attack. I hope to get him surprised... The US still have several undeveloped resources, a sleeping giant.





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RE: AWD deluxe AAR: Marshall Art - Lebatron - 8/6/2009 8:53:57 PM   
Marshall Art

 

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Status: offline 		Winter 1942 – As expected the Wallies attacked in Tobruk but unexpectedly succeeded. Some very good rolls for the Wallies.

The Russians moved into Kalinin. Finland was left untouched, not sure why. I concentrate all forces in Kursk, threatening to break through in Spring into Rostov. A counterattack from Rostov in Winter is possible but not likely unless Jesse wants to sacrifice his army to cause some losses to the Axis. The only Axis offensive action in Russia is the successful bombing of some TacAir and the rail leading into Rostov.

Under heavy naval and aerial cover reinforcements are shipped to Tripoli.




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RE: AWD deluxe AAR: Marshall Art - Lebatron - 8/6/2009 8:55:24 PM   
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Status: offline 		On to the Pacific where the US just have finished 2 more CV incl. CAG, but luckily not on the W. Coast.

5 Japanese BBs move in and the result is heartbreaking – despite 3 hits two go on a DD, repulsing the Japanese attack.

There is no way how to get to the US CVs so Plan B is put into action – attack the remaining ships and block PH despite enemy fighters nearby. Now the missing torpedo attack attribute bites me as last turn the 80% chance of reaching Torp attack 5 did not materialize.

At least 2 attacked BBs survive because of that. Overall only 2 BBs and 2 DDs are hit – I could have attacked PH right away, a total failure. 50+ supplies almost wasted, at least about 15 trannies are caught, leaving the Wallies with 42 plus a few damaged ones.  

Even worse, several invasion attempts fail in Midway, in Java and Luzon only second waves reach the objectives. Who said the SNLFs were elite? GO get your sword...  

Finally the torpedo attack tech is obtained, DD ASW spying was successful, too.

Replay note: I got so mad that I reloaded the turn to see if my plan was a total misconception from the start. Again the Jap BBs did not break through but after I simply moved the CVs next to SF harbour the CAGs endeed managed to hurt several US CVs in port. Of course only to loose as many CVs in the following surface battle off the coast. My main mistake was not to commit all 6 possible BBs to the surface attack, everything else would have worked well then...




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RE: AWD deluxe AAR: Marshall Art - Lebatron - 8/8/2009 6:26:25 AM   
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Status: offline 		Winter 1942. Instead of attacking the large German army in Kursk with my force in Rostov I retreated it. In hindsight that was a mistake. I should have depleted some of the German army while the getting was good. And I should have taken out Finland too when the chance was good, but I wanted as many of my forces in position to hit the German's with the first winter bonus. I know, silly of me to think that my opponent would not retreat away from my northern army. Huge brain fart. My move into Kalinin was a waste of supply and a lost opportunity to take Finland right away.




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RE: AWD deluxe AAR: Marshall Art - Lebatron - 8/8/2009 11:08:20 AM   
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RE: AWD deluxe AAR: Marshall Art - Lebatron - 8/8/2009 10:38:33 PM   
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Status: offline 		Spring 1942 – Finland was attacked but survived causing severe losses to the Red Fleet. Despite several ASW attacks the German Uboats (EV3) came through untouched, the Japanese subs (EV2) were sunk in the first attempt.




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RE: AWD deluxe AAR: Marshall Art - Lebatron - 8/8/2009 10:40:21 PM   
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Status: offline 		Rostov was vacated with Soviet strongpoings now being Maikop, Stalingrad, Gorki, Moscow.




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RE: AWD deluxe AAR: Marshall Art - Lebatron - 8/8/2009 10:41:38 PM   
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Status: offline 		As the E.Med CV fleet was unable to attack the Italian convoys, Jesse moved in another from the Atlantic. Long range penalties prevented its success.  




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RE: AWD deluxe AAR: Marshall Art - Lebatron - 8/8/2009 10:45:34 PM   
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Status: offline 		The Wallies have retreated from Tobruk under threat of 7/7 Infantry in Tripoli. These march into Tobruk again, restoring the previous situation in the Med and N. Africa. Finland is reinforced.  

Being given the option to either advance towards Stalingrad, threatening all of Maikop, Stalingrad, Gorki but facing those three Armies or move into Tula to threaten the Fortress Moscow I choose to go down the resource road and move into Voronesh. While Jesse could either defend Moscow or vacate it, I am certain he will have to fight for his resources in Baku and Maikop.

Also this approach gives me better supply lines and allows for a repair of the resources in the Ukraine as they are under less threat. I am currently 4 resources short of full production throughout 1943, living from stocked surplus. Repairing 4 resources will allow me to go into 1944 with full 46+ PPs, and leaving enough for heavy investment into research.




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RE: AWD deluxe AAR: Marshall Art - Lebatron - 8/8/2009 10:48:11 PM   
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Status: offline 		Japan invades the Johnston Atoll and Wake, bypassing Midway for the moment. PH is attacked, leaving one BB damaged and the remainder sunk. Sumatra and Rangoon are added to the Japanese sphere. India is heavily defended, so plans are worked out to recon Australia.




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RE: AWD deluxe AAR: Marshall Art - Lebatron - 8/15/2009 10:56:23 PM   
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Status: offline 		Prime hunting grounds for the Uboats remain the Indian Ocean and the Southern Atlantic as Allied DDs do not pursue the Uboats to greatest extent there. The Wallied trannie pool declined down to 44 again. Still high enough not to hinder any operations but the investment of significant pop points cannot go anyplace else. To make sure the Uboats survive the ASW3 that surely will kick in soon I started to research EV 4. If I get lucky in early 1943 the subs will even jump quickly to EV5 limiting the extent of any Allied 1943 landing operations.

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RE: AWD deluxe AAR: Marshall Art - Lebatron - 8/15/2009 10:58:02 PM   
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Status: offline 		Summer 1942 – After the Madagaskar event fired the Wallied are faced with an even thinner supply line around Africa. The Allied CV fleet strikes at the small fleet guarding the Johnston Atoll, it appears the superior Japanese CAG attributes deter the Allies from going after the Japanese CVs so far. The Red Army has left Stalingrad and Gorki for Germany to plunder, instead they advanced into Kalinin threatening the Northern flank of the Axis. The Army in Maikop was left to die.




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RE: AWD deluxe AAR: Marshall Art - Lebatron - 8/15/2009 10:59:29 PM   
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Status: offline 		German Paratroops seize Baku and the Maikop Army (about ¼ of the Red Army) surrenders. The valuable resources of the Caucasus are secured  at a total cost of 4 German units! The tank units blitzing through Stalingrad and Gorki advance into Kazan to increase the gap between the Northern Armies and the Ural group. Rail bombings support this operation.




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RE: AWD deluxe AAR: Marshall Art - Lebatron - 8/15/2009 11:01:54 PM   
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Status: offline 		Axis troops march towards Cairo, having naval supremacy in the Western part of the Med due to the Wallied withdrawal.




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RE: AWD deluxe AAR: Marshall Art - Lebatron - 8/15/2009 11:03:17 PM   
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Status: offline 		Over to Asia where Japan seizes Midway in a close fight, the defending fighters are destroyed as a result. In preparation of the invasion of Hawaii the defending arty is taken out.




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RE: AWD deluxe AAR: Marshall Art - Lebatron - 8/15/2009 11:07:42 PM   
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Status: offline 		Fall 1942 – A Chinese attack on Shanghai was repulsed, overall losses were comparably low on both sides. The Chinese also came up with a novelty – after buidling a second fighter they teched them up to AA6. Zero pilots are wetting their pants . Now all the Chinese need is a range extension so they can reach Japan....




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RE: AWD deluxe AAR: Marshall Art - Lebatron - 8/15/2009 11:09:15 PM   
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Status: offline 		The German tank unit in Kazan pays for its boldness and is destroyed, after hitting a T-34. A major air and sea attack by the Baltic fleet causes significant damage on both sides. I found it strange that the German BB was not involved at all in the naval confrontation. An auto hit of the Russian DD killed a Z-class which in return sunk the Russian DD. The Russian TacAir attacked trannies instead of warships, too. At least there is no Russian fleet left in the Baltic.

The US CAGs perform some target practice at a few Japanese DDs dispersed over the Pacific.




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RE: AWD deluxe AAR: Marshall Art - Lebatron - 8/15/2009 11:10:34 PM   
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Status: offline 		As the Wallied transport capacity is 5 it is time to reassess the defenses of Fortress Europe. In Russia the bomb runs on rail continue to yield good results. Russia is slowly immobilized and forced to spend its supplies on rail instead on attacking manouvers. The southern Ural factories are unter threat as Stalingrad is reinforced. Same applies to Cairo. As the Allied pressure in the skies starts to mount more fighters are put into the production queue.

Japan sees an opportunity to hurt the Wallies. A CV is lightly defended in an Indian port, thus an air strike is ordered with HBs causing CAP disorder to allow a CAG to get to the CV. The plan works perfectly this time, with the CV sunk and the CAG becoming elite. CV count currently down to 7 for the Wallies, 6 for Japan. Other than that, Hawaii is successfully invaded and some resources repaired.




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RE: AWD deluxe AAR: Marshall Art - Lebatron - 8/15/2009 11:15:50 PM   
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Status: offline 		Although it is too early to judge, it seems that next turn the first watermark is within reach. If Japan can hold its gains for 2-3 turns and Germany can fully repair the Caucasian and Ukranian resources the second watermark could be also possible without much fighting, but Moscow or even further victory cities are needed to get closer to AV. The Allied resitance is rising however, and Jesse has promised the Allies are coming back stronger than in stock AWD, let alone GG4.040.  

With Cairo at siege I hope the Wallies are too busy there to seriously launch any counter offensive in Europe until end of 1943. More subs are to come and with EV4 or even EV5 (depending when the snorkel event materializes) the Allied shipping lanes still should be a constant drain of manpower and resources for a while, as the DDs still have ASW2.

With Russian production about halved, and its resource pool even smaller, it does not look like Germany will face a real threat in 1943 from the East either. Russia cannot keep up with German supply, tech and unit output all at the same time. The Wehrmacht is equal or superior in key attributes, and even in troop numbers there is no big difference. Thus both a defensive posture if required is possible but there still is some gas in the Panzer’s tanks left - I hope.




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RE: AWD deluxe AAR: Marshall Art - Lebatron - 9/6/2009 2:18:30 PM   
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Status: offline 		Winter 1943 – As expected the Allies invaded Madagaskar, taking away the supply base Japan never was able to use. A CAG strike into the Java Sea sunk one Japanese CV and its elite CAG, followed by air raids to reduce Japanese shipping around the DEI. The US CVs are anchoring in Port Darwin. In a first successful air raid 3 Allied H.B.s damage a resource in E. France.




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RE: AWD deluxe AAR: Marshall Art - Lebatron - 9/6/2009 2:20:19 PM   
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Status: offline 		Russia did not do much except counter rail bombings and reinforce Leningrad, Moscow and S. Urals as major defense points. Spying reveals that the WA are not investing into intel at all.  

The rail bombings continue also some Russian resources are damaged. The Stalingrad garrison almost matches its S. Ural counterpart, a pivotal battle can be expected there in 1943, similar to the situation in Finland/Leningrad and Cairo.




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RE: AWD deluxe AAR: Marshall Art - Lebatron - 9/6/2009 2:21:51 PM   
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Status: offline 		Not quite as hoped, the snorkel event fired, actually delaying German Uboats development as the EV4 level was reached. If it had fired next turn, I would be a ble to invest the max. RP number in this and next turn instead of none this turn and only a few next turn.. On the other hand, the Jet event is delayed, allowing me to finish fighter EV8 in time to be researching EV 9 by the time the event may fire. AS Allied ASW ist still at 2 the Uboats still find prey at little risk of being hit themselves except for lucky hits.  

As the WA are trying to hit Japan in the DEI,  a counter offensive against Allied shipping in the Pacific is launched. Based from Hawaii CVs and CAGs and H.B.s from the DEI sink about 8 trannies. The Allied pool drops significantly from 47 to 34. Another blow like that (a total of 10 subs will run down the shipping lanes next turn) and Allied troop movements will be severely hindered.

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RE: AWD deluxe AAR: Marshall Art - Lebatron - 9/6/2009 2:23:41 PM   
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Status: offline 		Spring 1943 – The Wallies land in Morocco, opening up a new front in Africa.  

The Soviets move into Minsk, attempting to threaten the Axis’s supply route towards the Caucasus.  

TacAir from Norway sinks 2 trannies, the Bismarck sorties and damages a lone DD.  Despite Allies ASW just turning 3 all subs sail out, scoring several hits including a damaged CV at a cost of 2 subs damaged. Allied transport pool down from 43 to 37.




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RE: AWD deluxe AAR: Marshall Art - Lebatron - 9/6/2009 2:25:16 PM   
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Status: offline 		Cairo is attacked to increase Allied demand on pop points, the losses being well in favour of the Axis. Finland is abandoned again as part of troop movement into W. Europe.  

As a result of the last Japanese sweep the Allies have lost any link between the US and Australia. An elite Uboat patrols the Pacific to make sure it stays that way. Besides that, Japan slowly pulls back its CVs from Hawaii.




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RE: AWD deluxe AAR: Marshall Art - Lebatron - 9/21/2009 1:06:33 PM   
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RE: AWD deluxe AAR: Marshall Art - Lebatron - 9/28/2009 10:39:31 PM   
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Status: offline 		Summer 1943 – The Russians launch several attacks. A tank each is sacrificed to disrupt supply lines in Poland and Hungary. Stalingrad was attacked and taken yielding even losses which hurt the Axis more of course.




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RE: AWD deluxe AAR: Marshall Art - Lebatron - 9/28/2009 10:41:37 PM   
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Status: offline 		While the events in Russia were not good news those in the Med are even worse. Although I thought my defenses were solid several Allied BBs managed to break through to cut off the Italian Fleet and Rommel’s Army in Africa. Not a big problem if I had left some supplies in Africa but I chose to send another Infantry instead, leaving Rommel and the Italian BBs at the Wallies’ mercy.


No Allied moves in the Pacific. Strange. Secret preparations? 8 CVs now anchor in Australia.





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RE: AWD deluxe AAR: Marshall Art - Lebatron - 9/28/2009 10:46:09 PM   
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Status: offline 		All Uboats are sent into the Med to attempt to breach the blockade. While one BB is damaged the other successfully evades the torpedoes and even the first TacAir misses - my last hope lies on the remaining TacAir within range in Northern Italy. Never ever had I been so releaved to see an auto hit!!! The BB is sunk, leaving a path for the Italian trannies to get at least a few supplies through, just enough to get the Italian Navy and the Panzers going again.

And I thought the only chance to supply Rommel was getting HBs to Greece asap. Now its the British BBs in the Aegean that are stuck....  

Immediately Tripoli is retaken, with Pz IV specials leaving little chance to US General Lee tanks. The Med appears shomewhat secured at the moment. Despite most Uboats busy hunting down BBs some Trannies are sunk in the Pacific, Atlantic and on the Arctic convoy route.




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RE: AWD deluxe AAR: Marshall Art - Lebatron - 9/28/2009 10:48:04 PM   
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Status: offline 		The Russian tanks are punished, one DD shelling them lands an auto hit while the Pz IV lands another, damn I must have used all my remaining auto hits for the rest of the game by now...  

Despite high losses the Red Army seems to have gained the initiative until the Axis powers get their troops back together after the recovery actions this turn.




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RE: AWD deluxe AAR: Marshall Art - Lebatron - 9/28/2009 10:50:05 PM   
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Status: offline 		Japan’s spies gain insight into Allied research activities. Mostly TacAir and CAG attributes are hot also sub evasion and CV AA, a sign of battles in the pacific to come... For the moment the US seems to be reluctant to directly assault the Japanese Fleet as the Jap CAGs are superior. Increased EV and AA has widened that gap and as a large shipment of land based fighters is expected to arrive next turn Japan shall still bid for air superiority in its area of influence.  

Before the Axis decline really kicks in a look at the loss table – the amount of Allied transport losses is probably the most important one, next to the Uboat losses which still are very low. IMO if Jesse had spent a few supplies to hunt the Uboats he might have saved quite a few pop points.




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