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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 4/1/2016 12:24:05 AM

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Turn 12. Jul/Aug 1941. Allied #8. USSR. Eastern Front, North.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 4/1/2016 12:25:23 AM

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Turn 12. Jul/Aug 1941. Allied #8. USSR. Eastern Front, North. HQ Reorg.

Three Soviet bomber units were reorganized and now are available to provide defensive ground support next impulse.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 4/1/2016 12:26:05 AM

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Turn 12. Jul/Aug 1941. Allied #8. USSR. Eastern Front, South.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 4/1/2016 12:27:23 AM

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Turn 12. Jul/Aug 1941. Allied #8. End of Action.

The turn continues.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 4/1/2016 12:48:42 AM

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Hmm do you mind me continueing to provide assistance or? I would not like to stomp over your feet as I depict how I would play.

If not - attached a "screenshot" with notes for the North group of Germans. (Not embedded so it does not clash with your AAR)

For the South - I'd not attack Kiev - move the ART to bombard the next impulse closeby it, and blitz the Kharkov MIL stack instead with maximized attack power. (Do not use HQ support unless it's strictly needed).
If you attack Kiev the enemy bombers risk to turn it into a mayhem (to Reorg the Bf110 is still an option to be evaluated as it is ready to give air cover - and eventually the obsolte Bf109 too can be reorged at worst)

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 4/1/2016 5:23:37 AM

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Hmm do you mind me continueing to provide assistance or? I would not like to stomp over your feet as I depict how I would play.

If not - attached a "screenshot" with notes for the North group of Germans. (Not embedded so it does not clash with your AAR)

For the South - I'd not attack Kiev - move the ART to bombard the next impulse closeby it, and blitz the Kharkov MIL stack instead with maximized attack power. (Do not use HQ support unless it's strictly needed).
If you attack Kiev the enemy bombers risk to turn it into a mayhem (to Reorg the Bf110 is still an option to be evaluated as it is ready to give air cover - and eventually the obsolte Bf109 too can be reorged at worst)

Don't mind at all. You, and everyone else, are welcomed to post comments and pictures related to this AAR as you wish. I personally enjoy and I'm immensely benefiting from the strategic and tactics discussions. Thanks again for taking the time to follow and comment on this AAR!

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 4/1/2016 5:52:49 PM

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Cohen is right. The two disorganised HQ's in Vitebsk and south of Smolensk are primary targets, but you should only attack them if you get at least a +10 or more on the hex they are in. Now, that's pretty difficult if you attack across rivers and with the Soviet bombers available for ground support if you don't get FTR's in the area. If you cut those two HQ's of oil, they stay disorganised and put. So you can take them out next turn if you can't do it this one (which IMHO is something you should expect, because you have to few FTR's to oppose the Soviet bombers).

Reorganising FTR's is therefore needed. A FTR is far more important to have on the frontlines as compated to a Stuka. The Stuka has no value if it can't fly due to a crappy Soviet FTR in the region.

And something else you should consider doing too. If the first impulse of next turn gives you bad weather in the USSR, take an air impulse and move your airforce back into attack positions. The best way the German army can fight is together with the Luftwaffe. Without the Luftwaffe, they lack the necessary punch when the weather is rain of snow...

Von Leeb should be moved into the USSR (if you can, replace him with an Italian HQ).

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 4/1/2016 8:13:29 PM

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In Latvia German INF div is guarding USSR INF. Remember that divisions don't have ZOC, USSR INF can move three hexes...

Oh my goodness, you're right. Looks like the Germans just lost a stored oil point. I guess it could have been worse. They could have had lost a Synth oil facility if the Soviet corps had one more movement point.

I would have destroyed disorganized Ju88, it is a very good bomber worth of 5 BP's if pilot is counted too.

I have done this same mistake once. This one is easy to remember in the future, some mistakes I do over and over again

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 4/2/2016 1:04:54 AM

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Turn 12. Jul/Aug 1941. Axis #9. Weather.

German, Italy and Japan all take a land. There's a 30% chance that this will be the last impulse of the turn.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 4/2/2016 7:44:56 PM

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Turn 12. Jul/Aug 1941. Axis #9. Germany. The Eastern Front.

I wish to thank General Cohen for his excellent essay on the value of maneuver in modern mechanized war. His essay is required reading for all Wehrmacht division, corps and army commanders. I think you see that all elements of General Cohen's maneuver essay were applied this turn.

Also, I wish to thank General Cohen for his various position papers on Germany strategy on the Eastern Front. While I think you'll also see that the majority, but not all, of the elements in his various position papers were also adopted by the Wehrmacht in their fight against Bolshevism.

Turn 12. Jul/Aug 1941. Axis #9. Germany. The Eastern Front. North

Attack odds weren't good enough so the Germans decide to end this impulse in the North without any land combats. Understanding the value of fighter cover, Germany was able to rebase an organized fighter unit directly on the front. A second organized fighter unit is making its way to the front and was able to make it to the hex directly southwest of Minsk. And finally, a third organized fighter unit made it to Warsaw. The last two organized fighter units were transferred from the West, leaving them with very little air defense against CW strategic bombing. But, the CW has pulled most of their bombers from England to put them in the Med or in East Africa.

On the irritation side, the Germans had to divert 2 corps and 2 divisions to corral the Soviet corps that raided Memel and captured the German fuel depots there. Also a bit frustrating was that only a division was able to make direct contact with the disorganized, and out of supply, Soviet corps. The Germans decided not to risk an attack but wait another impulse, assuming the turn doesn't end first, when overwhelming force can be brought to bare and destroy that corps once and for all.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 4/2/2016 7:47:31 PM

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Turn 12. Jul/Aug 1941. Axis #9. Germany. The Eastern Front. South

The Wehrmacht did carry out two successful land combats in the South and are on the verge of completely breaking the Red Army there.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 4/2/2016 7:48:12 PM

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Turn 12. Jul/Aug 1941. Axis #9. Germany. The Eastern Front. South. Land Combat.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 4/2/2016 7:52:13 PM

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Turn 12. Jul/Aug 1941. Axis #9. Enemy Partisan Numbers and Probabilities.

Germany hopefully remedied the valid criticism that they were being too conservative in garrisoning. That is, they were using too many units for garrison duties. Units that could, and should, be sent to where they were needed the most, which is the Russian Front.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 4/2/2016 7:57:04 PM

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Never realized Kiev had only 1 land unit of the Soviets, the 2nd thing must have been a plane!

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 4/2/2016 8:05:06 PM

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Turn 12. Jul/Aug 1941. Axis #9. Germany. The Western Front.

All fighters, all AA division and grounds that could be spared on the Western Front were sent east and will be used on the Eastern Front.

There was also a push by sensor military commanders at OKW (i.e., Generals Cohen and Centuur) to have General von Leeb and his command transferred to the Russian front. Gro�admiral D�nitz from the start opposed that position and argued the General von Leeb's presence and HQ was necessary to support Admiral Donitz's u-boat operations out of Brest and Lorraine. His most convincing argument was that Germany's u-boat effort to sink CW convoys, and effect that should be increased, was just as important to ultimate victory as the land war in Russia. After much discussion and deliberation it was decided that von Leeb and his HQ would be kept in France with the primary objective of support Admiral Donitz and German u-boat operations.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 4/2/2016 8:09:25 PM

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Turn 12. Jul/Aug 1941. Axis #9. Italy. Egypt and the Middle East.

Significant Italian ground and air forces are in Egypt and the Middle East. These forces are actively fighting but are then on alert against possible incursions by the CW. Even if they wanted to pull them back to the Italy, the Italian RM only has one transport unit and the route through the Eastern Med, given the dominance of the RN there, would be treacherous at best and suicidal at worst. For now these Italian troops remain on alert and in limbo.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 4/2/2016 8:12:43 PM

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Turn 12. Jul/Aug 1941. Axis #9. Japan. Northern China.

Transfer of command underway from Yamamoto to Yamnashira.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 4/2/2016 8:13:50 PM

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Turn 12. Jul/Aug 1941. Axis #9. Japan. Southern China.

Quite this turn because of all the storms and rain. It's monsoon season in Southern China.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 4/2/2016 8:22:10 PM

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Turn 12. Jul/Aug 1941. Axis #9. End of Turn.

This turn does end on a roll of 2 against a 30% chance of ending.

Having the initiate is crucial to both Germany and the Soviet Union given the situation on the Eastern Front. If Germany gets another impulse before the Soviets do, meaning that Germany would have two impulses in a row, and fine weather then the Red Army would be in much more desperate situation than they current are. If the Soviets get to move first, while they're still not out of the woods, they would have a chance to salvage the situation.

The situation for the initiate track is that neither side has an advantage. But, since the axis moved first and last this turn, the allies win ties. Assuming a re-roll regardless of wins the first roll the chance of the axis winning the initiate is 44.5% and the allies 55.5%. The fate of the Soviet Union may rest on a coin flip?

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 4/2/2016 8:23:20 PM

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Never realized Kiev had only 1 land unit of the Soviets, the 2nd thing must have been a plane!

Yes, the second unit was a disorganized bomber which was destroyed when Kiev fell.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 4/2/2016 8:29:49 PM

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Turn 12. Jul/Aug 1941. Actions and Weather Summary.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 4/2/2016 8:30:37 PM

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Turn 12. Jul/Aug 1941. Destroyed and Repair Pools.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 4/2/2016 8:31:22 PM

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Turn 12. Jul/Aug 1941. Victory Totals. Captured Facilities.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 4/2/2016 8:31:55 PM

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Turn 12. Jul/Aug 1941. Global Map.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 4/2/2016 8:36:16 PM

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Turn 12. Jul/Aug 1941. USA Entry Options.

The USA adds a chit to the Japanese entry pool and this gives the USA just enough points in both entry and tension pools select option, "34(17) Pass War Appropriations Bill", which will increase the USA production multiplier from 0.5 to 0.75.

Next on the list for the USA is option 23 followed by option 31. No doubt that this will significantly increase tensions with the Japanese but it should also have a crippling effect, especially with oil, on the Japanese military economy.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 4/2/2016 9:39:29 PM

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Turn 12. Jul/Aug 1941. CW. Gibraltar, Cape St. Vincent and Western Med. Post Return to Base.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 4/2/2016 9:42:03 PM

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Turn 12. Jul/Aug 1941. CW. Eastern Med, Malta & Cyprus. Post Return to Base.

The CW is putting to very good use the newly captured air fields on Cyprus, which doubles the air basing capability of Malta alone (currently at 4 because of Engineer). Now the CW can base 8 air units directly in contact with the Eastern Med.

One thing that I love about MWiF, and there are many, is how strategically important Malta, Cyprus and other small islands are, including numerous ones in the Pacific, when the major combat in a given theater is fought on the sea and in the air above the sea and small islands.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 4/2/2016 9:47:52 PM

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Turn 12. Jul/Aug 1941. CW. Red Sea, East Africa and South Africa. Post Return to Base.

The CW continues to pour reinforcements into the Red Sea area around the horn of Africa.

Note that the most important ship in the British navy is providing protection for the transport of a Mosquito air unit, all of whom are currently docked in South Africa.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 4/2/2016 10:03:40 PM

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Turn 12. Jul/Aug 1941. Use Oil. USSR. A Major Strategic Error by Germany!

A major strategic error made by the Germans during their last impulse results in the ability for Yeremenko's HQ and two fighter units based with him to reorganize!

How many lessons like this will it take to teach that dim witted German player that divisions on excerpt a zone of control in the hex they occupied. This is the second time this turn alone that this oversight has cost Germany dearly. This time allowing Yermenenko and two fighter units to use oil to reorganize.