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RE: A musical global war AAR... - 12/17/2014 6:49:37 PM   
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The CW and the US take combined actions. The USSR takes a land action and France passes.

The Saratoga enters Pearl Harbor, loaded with planes. The Ranger (which currently doesn't have any planes) leaves Pearl Harbor.

Let's listen to: It All Comes Back To Me Now - Gene Krupa (Howard Du Lany, vocal)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xg-TDagjjNY

The sky above Lille is filled with English bombers. Sirens hail. It appears the whole of Bomber Command, escorted by Hurricane fighters is above the city. The Luftwaffe scrambles Messerschmidts after which Spitfires at Dover and a long range Beaufighter react also. An air to air battle commences:





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RE: A musical global war AAR... - 12/17/2014 6:50:39 PM   
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Status: offline 		After the first round, the Luftwaffe, being seriously outgunned in the air, decides to abort. The Allied bombers aim for the industrial district of the city: The FLAK opens fire:





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RE: A musical global war AAR... - 12/17/2014 6:51:11 PM   
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Status: offline 		The crews of the Harrow abort the attack and the bombs of the Wellingtons misses the industrial area. The Whitley's however, can press on the attack:




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RE: A musical global war AAR... - 12/17/2014 6:51:58 PM   
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Status: offline 		Wavell arrives in Mombasa and Alexander in Bombay. Some minor moves are made by the USSR around the different area's. The USSR's army is now in a position from which they can tactivally retreat to avoid the Stuka's from the Luftwaffe during the surprise impulse. Question is: when will they withdraw...

Here is: Soldat de France, by Y Fossoul / H.Latragette

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkQGiJfzZ2A

While we take a look at the occupied countries in the West:





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RE: A musical global war AAR... - 12/18/2014 4:36:20 PM   
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Germany choses a combined action. Italy and Japan land actions.

The German battle fleet leaves Malta and sails into the Cape Verde Bassin. The target: CW shipping. However, due to the weather, search rolls fail...

Here is: Erhard Bauschke / Schuricke-Terzett - Ganz leis erklingt Musik

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUIuWBEFSu0

A Stuka ground strikes the CW INF at Beirut:




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RE: A musical global war AAR... - 12/18/2014 4:36:54 PM   
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Status: offline 		Von Bock is railed to the Bulgarian-Rumanian border. Graziani is railed into the woods in Brittany, providing supply in France. Yamamoto rails out of Manchuria towards Pusan.

The Japanese army around Vladivostok moves slowly towards the USSR CAV, which is on a resource. There won't be an attack this impulse, but the next one might see another Soviet resource in Japanese hands.





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RE: A musical global war AAR... - 12/18/2014 4:37:34 PM   
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Status: offline 		Also, in south China, Japanese units slowly move towards the border with Birma:




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RE: A musical global war AAR... - 12/18/2014 4:38:07 PM   
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Status: offline 		German units capture Jerusalem, Damascus and Amman. Italian units in Egypt moves to the east.

Some Italian music now: Trio Lescano e Aldo Masseglia - Villanella

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRz77z_ZavI





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RE: A musical global war AAR... - 12/18/2014 4:39:02 PM   
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Status: offline 		No attacks are made. And here is the weather for the next couple of impulses:





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RE: A musical global war AAR... - 12/19/2014 7:30:13 PM   
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Status: offline 		May/June 1941, Allied impulse number 5:

The US takes a combined, the CW and the USSR land and the French take a pass action. The CW and the US make minor movements to improve positions.

STAVKA decides that it is too dangerous to wait anymore. Weather might become rain again and if that happens, the slaughter among the front line troops at the start of the next turn will be horrendous. Orders are send out of the USSR's headquarters. Large troop movements are being reported by the German spies in Lithuania and Eastern Poland. It appears the whole of the Soviet army is marching east In Manchuria, following the withdrawal of Yamamoto, the Soviets decide to withdraw the Para from the frontlines. In the Middle East, Soviet units start moving towards the mountains at the Iraqi-Persian border to take up defensive positions there.

So: here is: Марш советских танкистов / Soviet tankmen march song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGGVe3xR2JM

Let's look at the positions of the Soviet armed forces:

First: there's the Manchurian Front:





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RE: A musical global war AAR... - 12/19/2014 7:30:52 PM   
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Status: offline 		Than: we go to the Iraqi-Persian Front:




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RE: A musical global war AAR... - 12/19/2014 7:31:30 PM   
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RE: A musical global war AAR... - 12/19/2014 7:32:03 PM   
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RE: A musical global war AAR... - 12/19/2014 7:32:48 PM   
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Status: offline 		Finally the Karelian Front. In about a week time, it's June 22nd 1941...

Lets listen to: Vadim Kozin "Druzhba"/ Дружба

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Wer6xJC56A





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RE: A musical global war AAR... - 12/19/2014 7:41:30 PM   
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Status: offline 		In Berlin, at the headquarters of Admiral Canaris's Abwehr, there is astonishment and surprise by this bold moves made by the Soviets. Canaris himself speeds to the general headquarters of OKH, who in it's turn study the reports and send it's assessment of the situation to the Führer...

"Mein Führer,


The Soviets withdrawal from the frontlines mean that the main defensive line of the Soviet army is now beyond the effective range of the Luftwaffe. This move, however, also gives us the possibility of entering Eastern Poland and the Baltic states without having to fight the Red Army from the start. What's your decision? Should we attack or not?

Von Brauchitsch"

So gentlemen: this is it. Attack or not attack, that's the question. Or wait until next turn, so Germany get's two oil out of the USSR for another turn? Let's take a vote, I'm not going to proceed until somewhere on Sunday.

You know: Christmas shopping...

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RE: A musical global war AAR... - 12/19/2014 8:58:44 PM   
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Status: offline 		Go. You have good weather, the Russians will only improve their position, it is relatively late in the turn, so any units of yours that flip will soon unflip; (the same applies to the Russians, of course, but if they are out of the range of the Luftwaffe, who cares?)

I see no reason to wait. Two oil for an impulse, possibly two, possibly more than that? If I were Russians, I would offer the Germans four oil to not attack, if it were legal. I would also turn that offer down as the Germans.

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RE: A musical global war AAR... - 12/20/2014 3:20:34 PM   
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Status: offline 		I agree with Courtenay. Go for it. The weather is good and the Russians could have this backfire on them in a big way if the Axis manage a double move against the Allies over the turn break.

Yes, they mostly avoid the blow of the surprise turn, but they also give up a fair amount of ground without delaying the Germans in the least. The Germans should be able to use most of their air actions to do transfers. What they don't transfer, they can use for ground support nearer the front line and then have it land closer to the front, ready to go for next turn if necessary. It also gets the Rumanians in and ready to go for a concerted threat later this turn or early next tern as it looks like you have German units posed to run into Rumania as soon as they go active.

Not that it matters one way or the other on going, but do the Germans have a offensive chit? If they do, I would save it for Jul/Aug and try to land a haymaker on one side of the swamp or the other.

After dealing with the Allies in Syria, I assume the goal is going to be to get Turkey into the war. At this point, it is going to be a case of the Axis trying to land the knockout shot on the Russians while trying to hold off the US/CW.

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RE: A musical global war AAR... - 12/20/2014 7:38:31 PM   
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Status: offline 		The two offensive chits were used in France and at Gibraltar. Germany couldn't build an offensive, because it needed units to get the garrison ratio. I think I'm going to build a SYNTH this turn with Germany, since the oil situation when war with Russia starts, isn't that good...

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RE: A musical global war AAR... - 12/21/2014 4:35:54 PM   
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Status: offline 		May/June 1941, Axis impulse number 6:

“Wollt ihr den totalen Krieg?” “Ja”... seems to be the answer...

In the early sunny morning in June, the Führer arrives at the Deutschlandsenderstudios. Just 15 minutes after his arrival, the Deutschlandfunk stops it usual programms and the voice of the Führer is heard instead. He announces that German, Italian and Rumanian troops have entered the USSR during the night to “end for all times the filth of communism and to get rid of the dictator in Moscow”. After his speech, the Deutschlandlied is played on the radio, followed with military marchmusik:

Listen to: Unter der Reichskriegsflagge

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0KKKGtlGVk




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RE: A musical global war AAR... - 12/21/2014 4:36:48 PM   
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Status: offline 		In Rome: Mussolini simply orders to send the Italian War Declaration to Moscow:

In the US, this gives headlines in the newspapers and a debate in Congress. One entry chit gained.

The USSR immediately mobilizes and calls out the reserves. In Rumania, Antonescu follows with a DoW on the USSR too (Germany aligns Rumania). In the US, there is no reaction on this at all...

So here is the Rumanian national Anthem, as used in WW II: Imnul Regal:Trăiască Regele

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XT52HY2vSEA

All Axis major powers take land actions.

Stuka's ground strike Kaunas, Lods and Beirut. The first two are a succes. The last one, however...





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RE: A musical global war AAR... - 12/21/2014 4:37:41 PM   
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Status: offline 		Italy rails Badoglio into Damascus.
Japanese troops close onto the resource in Siberia. Finnish Ski troops cut the railline from Murmansk towards the south. German troops enter Eastern Poland, Latvia and Lithuania. Rumanian troops enter and leave Chisinau. Beirut gets surrounded and Italian troops continue moving in Egypt towards the East. An Italian division disembarks in Tripoli. Attacks are declared against Kaunas, Lods (both automatic victories), Beirut and in Siberia. At Beirut, the Italian Fleet and airforce provide support to the attacks. The CW chooses the Assault table, hoping to kill Axis units:




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RE: A musical global war AAR... - 12/21/2014 4:38:22 PM   
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RE: A musical global war AAR... - 12/21/2014 4:39:03 PM   
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Here is the Karelian Front:




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RE: A musical global war AAR... - 12/21/2014 4:40:07 PM   
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RE: A musical global war AAR... - 12/21/2014 4:41:07 PM   
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RE: A musical global war AAR... - 12/21/2014 4:41:39 PM   
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RE: A musical global war AAR... - 12/21/2014 4:42:19 PM   
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RE: A musical global war AAR... - 12/21/2014 4:42:54 PM   
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Status: offline 		Time for some statistics:

The Axis forces (units not capable of leaving the minor countries excluded) at the Eastern Front counts up to: 40 land and 13 air units. In the Middle East, there are 7 ground and 6 air units available. On the Soviet side, there are now: 39 land and 9 air units at the Eastern Front. In Iraq, there are 4 land units. Division are counted for half a land unit. There are 5 Axis HQ's and 2 Soviet HQ's active in the region. Guderian is available for Iraq (since the Italian HQ's have to be used to provide supply). Only the higher quality of the Axis units involved, gives the Axis a small advantage, however, the Wehrmacht can't deal with large losses at all. And that's a little troublesome for the Axis. This gives the Axis something to think about. To attack or not attack in the USSR itself. They haven't done so, yet. Attacking or having an in supply unit in the USSR gives that country a nice production boost. You did want “totalen Krieg”. So you've got it. But if it s was wise to do, that remains written in the stars...

Here's: Xavier Cugat & his Hotel Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra - Perfidia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bcg9n1lxN_g

Here is the weather for the next couple of impulses:





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RE: A musical global war AAR... - 12/22/2014 1:41:07 AM   
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Status: offline 		I am not really sure where you had a choice in the matter to a point. Yes, the Russian economy will result in more build points for him, but its not like you could continue to wait into 1942 and do what in the mean time?

The Axis should be able to push the action someplace against the Russians simply because there are so many fronts that are going for them. They have to watch a credible threat in the ME, Machuria is active as well. Now, getting through that nice line the Russians have is going to be tough going, no question and the Russians know the Germans do not have an offensive chit to play with (need to fix that at some point if possible). The threat of a German offensive chit would cause the Russians to likely change how they are doing their defense. The Russians can afford to throw up a wall like that with not a ton to fear from the Germans, except in the event of a double move. In that case, they would have serious issues, but then that threat exists all the time.

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RE: A musical global war AAR... - 12/22/2014 5:11:30 PM   
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Status: offline 		An offensive chit is the equivalent of a "kill stack" (2 ARM corps and a division). That's a lot of build points to spend as Germany. Usually, I don't build any with the Axis. The effectiveness for the Axis side is fastly overrated, I believe. It's the "one time usage" which I believe is the problem. When did someone kill for 15 BP on units due to an offensive chit? That doesn't happen a lot. Sure, the aftermath of an offensive chit can be quite effective if it is used on a small front (such as France in 1940, or to capture places like Gibraltar or Leningrad). But even then, apart from a Japanese supercombined, the overall costs is usually higher than the benefits.

Now, there is also the USSR itself to consider. If I now spend 15 build points on an offensive, this will mean at least 5 Soviet units more on the Eastern Front than Germany has there at this moment. Also, it takes three turns to build one, and that means it's winter before it can be used. That will mean that it will be available for the Summer of 1942 (never use one in winter in Russia. To much bad weather around). And there are a lot of nice German units still in the force pools to be build (Synth, FTR's, LND 3, very good INF/MOT and MECH. The draw until now for the Germans has been a little, let's say on the bad side. I started the game with the worst of the German MECH/ARM possible, and guess what: they are still all alive and kicking). If I build one (and notice the word "if"), I won't build it before S/O at the earliest...

If you look at the US in the end game, things are usually different. Provided the US has got the "boots on the floor and planes in the skies", than offensive chits can be build, since transporting units from the US to the front often isn't possible due to the fact that the Allies are always short on TRS/AMPH capabilities. Even with those pools completely emptied, the US usually can't transport the units to the frontlines...


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