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RE: Decline and Fall The Long Way Round - 11/23/2014 3:12:34 PM   
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It’s time for the Allies to sit back and take stock.

For the US it’s simply a case of shuttling what they can to jumping off points in Europe and the Pacific and not committing too few too soon. Enough will be brought to Spain to stalemate the front, which, by pinning Axis units down away from homeland defence, suits the Allies more than the Axis. There may, however, be some opportunity for limited mischief making with the Mar Corps and two Mar Divs in the Pacific. This will be as much about seeking to draw out and further wear down the IJN as capturing ground.

To a certain extent, the CW will need to hang-fire until the US is ready. A couple of small operations to retake Burma and recapture Suez are ongoing. With the exit of the Finns, the German northern front is very weak. The temptation is to see whether an unusual second front can be opened through the Baltic States.





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RE: Decline and Fall The Long Way Round - 11/23/2014 3:28:53 PM   
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Status: offline 		The Chinese need to keep on with harrying and tying down Japanese forces in China.

For the Russians the word is survival. Their main worry is the powerful group a Ryazan. If it goes North, it will smash it's way to Moscow. Move east and it could complete a near encirclement of 8th Gds and 3rd Mech. Extracting these from the pocket will be first priority.





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RE: Decline and Fall The Long Way Round - 11/23/2014 7:19:44 PM   
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No port strikes or Naval Air missions.

The US moves Ike and XXXVIII Mot to the North Atlantic. 2 Trans from Spain return to the East Coast and load VIII and XX Mech. The US Fleet at Copenhagen sails to the Baltic 2-box along with an Amph containing CW III Inf and a Trans containing CW 9 Arm. 2 Subs are deployed to the Marianas and the Solomons. A Trans loads V Mar at the West Coast and an empty Yorktown returns to San Francisco for a new air wing. Various CL's are sent to escort CP's and 5 CL's sat in Norfolk relocate to the Pacific.

Gort embarks on a Trans and joins the other units in the Baltic 2-box. Monty, an Arm and a Mot embark into the North Sea 2-Box. 2 BB and 6 CA move to the Baltic 3-box. 4 CV, 2 BB and 3 CA move to the West Med 1-box. The RSA Hurricane IIa embarks into the Bay of Bengal. Two Mot are moved towards Iraq as is the Australian Inf HQ. CP's are put into the Baltic and Bay of Bengal for supply reasons. The rest of the RN is deployed on escort duties.




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RE: Decline and Fall The Long Way Round - 11/23/2014 8:17:03 PM   
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The CW have the choice of West Med, Biscay and Arabian Sea. Of these, only the West Med will be chosen. The US will try and bring its subs into action in the Marianas and Solomons.

First on the bill is the CW in the West Med.

The Italians fly their Dardo and 3 Navs to the 1-box, which contains a CA. That should stop it becoming easy pickings.

The CW commits subs.

Can the RN in the Med find the enemy more successfully than their colleagues in the Baltic? It turns out they can. Before the Italians know what is happening, torpedoes slam into the sides of the convoys sending one to the bottom and one back to port (search rolls CW 2, Italy 10; submarine combat chosen; CW damage reduced to no effect and damage to Italians increased from D to D,2A). Both sides elect to stay and fight but are unable to find each other. This suits the CW as the CP's were the main target and to have got them without loss is a good result.

Filthy weather in the Marianas means the US sub commanders can barely see out of their periscopes and they are unable to locate the Japanese, who similarly struggle to spot the subs.

In the Solomons, the US flies a P38 to the 0-box to run interference on any Nav the Japs might send. The Japs see the US and raise them a D3A2 and A6M3.

The US commits subs - it is what they are there for - and hunts for the convoy. Escaping detection the US Sub captains make short work of the lone CP (Search rolls US 1, IJN 6; sub combat chosen and US damage reduced to 0). Both sides stay to fight but are unable to relocate each other.

Finally, the Germans are invited to have a go in Biscay. They accept but are spotted by the Allies well before they could come in range and the valuable convoys diverted (searches Germans 6, Allies 1, avoided combat).

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RE: Decline and Fall The Long Way Round - 11/24/2014 7:57:03 PM   
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No Strategic or Carpet Bombing missions flown.

The Chinese attempt an artillery strike on the Jap 4th Mech. The Communists try similar against the Para's

The US sends the Black Widow against XXVI (Alb) in Madrid.

The Soviets send a Sturmoviv escorted by a Yak-3 against von Rundstedt. The Germans attempt to intercept with a Bf-109 F.

In the air battle, the Yaks throw themselves into the '109s to try and protect the IL-2's. The Germans engage and fight them off. Seeing the Yak's breaking off and heading for home, the IL-2's join them. Rundstedt is safe for now (die rolls; Axis 15 DA USSR aborts front FTR, hoping for a good result but gets 11, DC. Second round IL-2's abort).

The Black Widow begins earning it's name by disorganising the Italians in Madrid.

The two Chinese strikes fail.


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RE: Decline and Fall The Long Way Round - 11/29/2014 3:04:18 PM   
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The Russians extract the two corps from the threatened encirclement and extend their line northwards. A mostly Arm/Mech group (outlined in black) threatens to out-flank the German line. This should help keep the free German group (outlined in Blue) from moving north. They plan one attack (outlined in red) where, with ground-support, they can get reasonable odds and a breakthrough would put a number of German units OOS.

Off the picture, a 3-3 Inf moves into Sevastopol. It is flipped and OOS but there isn't much around that will trouble it.



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RE: Decline and Fall The Long Way Round - 11/29/2014 3:13:44 PM   
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RE: Decline and Fall The Long Way Round - 11/29/2014 3:28:54 PM   
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Status: offline 		The Russians fly 3 LND, with escort, as ground support to add 12 factors to the attack. With no fighters available to support the German bombers, they decline to fly.

Ground-support and making the fractional bring the attack to a +10. The Soviets choose a Blitz attack but too long on the defensive has blunted their attacking skills. The hex is taken and the defender destroyed but the attackers are all disorganised.

The Russians advance 2 units into the captured hex. They succeed in putting several of the German units at the tip of the salient OOS.





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RE: Decline and Fall The Long Way Round - 11/30/2014 5:18:57 PM   
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The Soviets move their Tu-2 to where it can strike more of the German units in southern Russia.

The CW rearrange their CVP's, send the Hampdens to Finland and a Spit VIII to Denmark.

The US moves their C-54 to Spain and a B-24 to Pearl.

Koniev and Vatutin reorganise the two best ground-strike aircraft plus 39th Inf, 2nd Arm (they took the hex in the attack) and 6th GD Inf.

That concludes the impulse.

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RE: Decline and Fall The Long Way Round - 11/30/2014 5:41:15 PM   
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No Dow.

All three Axis powers opt for Land.

No Naval Air, Strategic or Carpet bombing.

The Germans task the Stug II and Hummel with Groundstikes at Kiel. As the shells start to fall, the CW realise they have made what could be a costly mistake. They originally intended to ship another unit in but then forgot that Kiel was only defended by one unit and sent it into the Baltic. The CW position will depend on Air and Naval support.


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RE: Decline and Fall The Long Way Round - 12/1/2014 8:06:34 PM   
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Status: offline 		Aside from the artillery, the Germans send a 7-point Stuka against an OOS Russian unit to the West of Moscow.

The Italians send a strike against the OOS Spanish III Mot in the mountains.

The Japanese see a chance to possibly put Mao OOS and launch two aircraft at him.

The Stuka succeeds on a 5.

The Hummel disorganises both the Spit 1 (didn't get a chance to rebase it with other commitments) and I Inf at Kiel on a 2 and a 1. The Stug wasn't needed. The CW holding Kiel is looking a shaky prospect.

The Italian strike by it's Z.1018 also succeeds on a 3.

The Japanese Ki-32 disorganises Mao on a 2.

Well, that's a 100% success rate and a lot of low die rolls used up.


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RE: Decline and Fall The Long Way Round - 12/1/2014 8:16:11 PM   
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Status: offline 		The Germans rail LXXX Garr to Tallinn and Magdeburg Milita from Amsterdam to Parnu. The latter is replaced by LXXXII Gar.

No other rail movements

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RE: Decline and Fall The Long Way Round - 12/2/2014 8:25:40 PM   
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RE: Decline and Fall The Long Way Round - 12/2/2014 9:02:12 PM   
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Status: offline 		In the East, the Germans plug a weak spot, where the Soviets were pushing towards a 4-1 attack, with their reserve 8-6 Mech.

Rundstedt moves to restore supply to the OOS units, who then begin the process of extracting themselves from the Saratov salient and forming a less vulnerable defensive line based on the rivers. Elsewhere, units position themselves for good odds attacks on an OOS supply unit and one on the wrong side of the planned defensive line along the river.

Off map, the Germans pull back to put a unit in the empty Leningrad. It is OOS and disorganised but, as an elite unit, at least 3 points is better than none.

A couple of units around Kiel are shuffled around to maximise the attack factors.





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RE: Decline and Fall The Long Way Round - 12/2/2014 9:21:10 PM   
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Status: offline 		In China, the Japanese move to put a disorganised Mao OOS. Off the display, they move two units to engage the partisans at Palembang.






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RE: Decline and Fall The Long Way Round - 12/2/2014 9:50:55 PM   
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Status: offline 		At Kiel, the CW adds 8 points of defensive shore bombardment. Both sides commit substantial air resources to support/defend the attack on Kiel. The Japanese also add a 2-point Lnd to their attack on Mao.






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RE: Decline and Fall The Long Way Round - 12/2/2014 10:16:48 PM   
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Status: offline 		J/A 1944 Axis 2: Air Battle over Kiel.

A drawn out battle over 9 rounds goes the Allies way. For no losses, they clear their desired 8-points of ground support through to target. The Germans clear 3 points of support but it costs them their FW-190 F-8






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RE: Decline and Fall The Long Way Round - 12/2/2014 10:35:44 PM   
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Status: offline 		Anticipating the Allies may throw everything towards Kiel, the Germans had moved an 88mm AA within range. The gunners don't exactly enhance the reputation of the '88's, barely managing to reduce the Allied bombs by 1 point.

The result of all the Allied effort is a much improved position at Kiel. Elsewhere, the attacks are pretty much in the Axis favour.






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RE: Decline and Fall The Long Way Round - 12/2/2014 11:10:53 PM   
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In Spain, the attack succeeds, without loss, on a roll of 12 at +13.

In Russia, the attack on the OOS and disorganised unit west of Moscow is a formality (15 on +15) as it is blitzed out of existence.

The second attack in Russia, aimed at setting up the defence along the river-line by Moscow succeeds with a 12 on +11.

A roll of 11 at Palembang (+12) sees the Japanese destroying the Partisan.

In China Mao is dispatched on another 11 (+12).

Which leaves the crucial attack on Kiel. Even at +4, the odds of retaking Kiel are pretty good. The Allies pray for a miracle .... and get one. The Germans roll a 9. No losses on both sides and attackers disorganised.

The Germans rue what might have been but, looking on the bright side, the CW have used almost all their available air force and naval support. Without these, further expansion on the Baltic front looks unlikely or at least risky for the rest of this turn. The loss of the Fw-190 may prove a decent trade for the time bought.

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RE: Decline and Fall The Long Way Round - 12/3/2014 5:41:02 PM   
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Germany rebases an Me-210 from Prague to near Kursk to boost the fighter support in that sector. 2 Stukas relocate to less exposed positions.

With no reorganisations, business is concluded. The Axis are reasonably satisfied with the result.

The recapture of Palembang and destruction of Mao suits the Japanese nicely. Spain looks a bit of a stalemate and may prove an eventual undoing but the Allies lost a unit for nothing in return. The Germans have established a pretty good ring of steel but, if it cracks, the cupboard marked 'reserves' contains little more than an IOU.

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RE: Decline and Fall The Long Way Round - 12/3/2014 6:14:29 PM   
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Weather 10: Fine everywhere except Storms Nth Monsoon.

No Dow

US chooses Combined. Everyone else Land.

No Port Attacks or Naval Air.

The US moves Ike, a 6-4 Mot and 8-6 Mech from the Atlantic into Spanish ports.

The US has choice of combat in the Solomons and Marianas. The former is declined as there is nothing to interest the US subs. In the Marianas, despite the Storms, the US Sub skippers succeed in locating the Japanese convoys and giving the escorting CL the slip (both sides rolled a 2. Allies only successful. Choose to engage 0-box only, avoiding the CL in the 1-box). The Japanese have been careless. Somewhere along the line orders have been misdirected or misplaced and nobody has noticed, until far too late, the convoy had no close escort.

The 2 US subs make short work of the CP and, feeling brave, decide to stick around and have a bash at the CL. The Japanese, who want to maintain a presence in the area, rise to the challenge. Single cruisers prove far more difficult to locate and the storms do a good job in hiding the subs. Neither side finds each other.

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RE: Decline and Fall The Long Way Round - 12/3/2014 6:57:34 PM   
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After the maximum effort defending Kiel, the CW has nothing worth flying Strategic Bombing. The US on the other hand ...

Following the battles over Kiel, northern Germany lies devoid of fighter or AA cover. The US air commanders have been waiting for just such an opportunity to prove themselves and launch a maximum effort 25-factor attack against Hamburg. As the US bombing fleet makes its uncontested approach to the city, the Germans, in hindsight, think the rebase of the Me-210 might not have been the wisest of choices to make.

With nothing to disturb their concentration, the US bomb-aimers carefully and precisely set their sights on everything but the two exposed factories. The volume of bombs falling cannot but fail to do some damage and, more by luck than judgement, warehouses containing war materials are hit (roll of 4, increased to 5, 2 BP loss).


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RE: Decline and Fall The Long Way Round - 12/3/2014 8:34:55 PM   
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The US and CW don't have targets for Ground-Strike and the German withdrawal means its tactical bombers need to be rebased to within range of the worthwhile targets. No Ground-Strikes.

No rail movement.

The US moves an Arm unit inland in Spain and Bradley plus another unit to ports in the US east coast.

In China the OOS 8th Rte disorganises itself by moving to the east. Doing so cuts supply to a number of Japanese units with no immediate prospect of countering it.






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RE: Decline and Fall The Long Way Round - 12/3/2014 8:55:26 PM   
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RE: Decline and Fall The Long Way Round - 12/3/2014 9:18:46 PM   
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In Spain, the Allied line takes shape. It doesn't look like there will be much further Axis expansion and Madrid should be recaptured.






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RE: Decline and Fall The Long Way Round - 12/3/2014 10:21:48 PM   
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Status: offline 		The Royal Marines cross from Helsinki to Estonia, just east of Tallinn. Gort disembarks to join them. III Inf invades Hiiumaa with the aim of cutting German supply to the capital.

The Spanish launch their attempt to recapture Madrid and the Nationalists attack a lightly defended Kaifeng. The CW attacks Tallinn.

The CW and US add naval support to the two Baltic attacks and the Hampdens join the attack on Tallinn.

The Japanese and Italians fly defensive ground support.








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RE: Decline and Fall The Long Way Round - 12/3/2014 11:01:18 PM   
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Status: offline 		At Kaifeng the lone Japanese Inf Div fights the Chinese to the death (roll of 10 at +5, 1 defender and two attackers lost).

The Spanish assault makes heavy going taking Madrid and all end up disorganised (3 at +15).

The invasion at Hiiumaa makes it ashore without hiccup (12 on +12).

Too late the CW learns the invading unit has not managed to cut the supply to Tallinn (forgot the little bit about invading units temporarily losing ZOC). This could be messy.

The assault (German choice) goes in to much heavier than expected defensive fire. Undeterred the Marines, led by the General, press home the attack and take the city but at the cost of disorganisation (12 at +6).

The Baltic front appears to be opening up.







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RE: Decline and Fall The Long Way Round - 12/4/2014 7:48:27 PM   
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Status: offline 		Bringing the rest of the impulse up-to-date, the US rebases a B-24 from Pearl to Kwajalein and a P-51 in Spain to cover Ike and bring it closer to the front.

The Soviets rebase two Lnd and a Ftr closer to the front, the Ftr covering Zukhov.

The CW use the Harrow to air-reorg the disorganised Inf at Kiel.

A good impulse for the Allies, largely reversing the previous reasonable impulse for the Axis. The Japanese are, once again, bogged down in China. Spain is a stalemate and the CW are back in continental Europe. The latter is going to be a headache for the Germans. To stop the advance, they will need to send units but that will simply further stretch the defence elsewhere. There are still plenty of Allied units ready to pounce on any weak spots and sea-lift capacity is improving.

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RE: Decline and Fall The Long Way Round - 12/4/2014 8:31:36 PM   
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No DoW.

The Japanese would like to go Naval to re-establish supply to the Marshalls Islands but need to make some land moves in China. They opt for Combined. Germany and Italy go for Land.

No port attacks or naval air.

The Japanese send 2 CL from Truk into the Solomons 0-box. A CP from Tokyo is sent to join them. The US tries to intercept the CP but fails on an 8.

The Japanese decline combat in the Marshalls and Solomons. The US decide to have a go in the Solomons. No addition air is flown out and the US commits its subs.

The US are initially elated to find the Japanese until they realise the dots in the periscopes are not distant ships but planes bearing down upon them. Both US subs are forced back to port (Only the US search roll was successful but the Japanese roll was good enough that the US couldn't use surprise points to force a sub combat. With air support available, the Japanese were able to choose Naval-Air Combat). The US wish their search hadn't been quite so 'successful'.

With no reason to hang about the US P-38 aborts to Kwajalein, followed by the two subs.

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RE: Decline and Fall The Long Way Round - 12/4/2014 9:12:37 PM   
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No strategic, carpet or ground-strike missions flown.

The Germans rail a Mot to Pskov plus a Mot and Arm Div to Parnu.

The Japanese juggle units around to bring their army back in supply and plug gaps.






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