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RE: Until 1948: The war that never ends (A solo AAR) - 4/20/2021 4:30:51 AM   
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French convoys in the Mediterranean are essentially wiped, with one falling back to Syria.



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RE: Until 1948: The war that never ends (A solo AAR) - 4/20/2021 10:01:49 PM   
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To quote Bananarama, it's going to be a cruel, cruel summer.



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RE: Until 1948: The war that never ends (A solo AAR) - 4/20/2021 10:26:43 PM   
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May... let's say 5th, 1940. The day Nationalist Chinese Cavalry died.



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RE: Until 1948: The war that never ends (A solo AAR) - 4/20/2021 10:31:08 PM   
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Italy opens the ground kill tally with a single French INF in the Alps. Italians choose not to exploit the opening left by regrouping French Mountain troops on the fear of being isolated.



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RE: Until 1948: The war that never ends (A solo AAR) - 4/20/2021 10:48:56 PM   
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Status: offline 		May/Jun 1940, Allied Impulse #3:

Commonwealth, of course, has to retaliate, even if a US entry is lost: CW declares war on Italy.

British battleships are deployed all over the Mediterranean.

4 x 6-3 cruisers fall back from Singapore to Aden.

It's a British world, after all.

P.S. Carrier fleet, although powered up through appropriate reshuffles, still holds ground in UK.



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RE: Until 1948: The war that never ends (A solo AAR) - 4/21/2021 12:18:27 AM   
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Commonwealth takes no prisoners - British ships scour the Mediterranean, seeking Italian vessels. However, luck does not favor the Brits; all they have to show for their effort is a single sunk CP just off Rome.



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RE: Until 1948: The war that never ends (A solo AAR) - 4/21/2021 12:24:39 AM   
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Second wave of strategic bombardment hits German mainland; French bombs miss, but British, despite active Wehrmacht AA, find their target.



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RE: Until 1948: The war that never ends (A solo AAR) - 4/21/2021 12:46:28 AM   
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French forces fall back marginally in the Alps, straightening the defense lines.



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RE: Until 1948: The war that never ends (A solo AAR) - 4/21/2021 1:21:08 AM   
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Status: offline 		May/Jun 1940, Axis Impulse #4:

Germans lined up against the Netherlands.

Italians flood the Alps.

Japanese keep retaking the area around Wuhan. Nat-CHI losses are starting to add up.



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RE: Until 1948: The war that never ends (A solo AAR) - 4/21/2021 1:43:56 AM   
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Emboldened by the shift of Japanese forces to the south, Communist Chinese launch their first attack of the campaign. A +8 before the HQ support, so may Mao help them...

P.S. He did - no Communists were lost, but they were sure disorganized across the entire front.



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RE: Until 1948: The war that never ends (A solo AAR) - 4/22/2021 2:03:14 AM   
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Italians keep flooding into Southern France, pushing against a Thin Blue line.



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RE: Until 1948: The war that never ends (A solo AAR) - 4/22/2021 2:13:35 AM   
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Germany declares war on the Netherlands - and Panzers quickly flood the Lowlands.



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RE: Until 1948: The war that never ends (A solo AAR) - 4/22/2021 2:30:51 AM   
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Netherlands falls - sadly, not a single trophy for Axis as ships either sink (1) or escape to UK (3) - but Italians balance it out. Behold: Alpine troops cut through the French lines. And France has no reserves anywhere close by to plug the hole. This is what happens when one over-relies on individual divisions to hold the frontline.



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RE: Until 1948: The war that never ends (A solo AAR) - 4/22/2021 2:41:54 AM   
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Another full-pass attempt from the Allies, hoping to avert what seems to be a German-Belgian declaration of war the next impulse - or Japanese massacre of disorganized Communist Chinese units.



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RE: Until 1948: The war that never ends (A solo AAR) - 4/22/2021 2:44:02 AM   
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Ha! It works.



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RE: Until 1948: The war that never ends (A solo AAR) - 4/22/2021 2:50:55 AM   
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With Italians breaking through in the Alps, Americans choose to pick up the French carrier Bearn - as a carrier and not a transport.



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RE: Until 1948: The war that never ends (A solo AAR) - 4/22/2021 9:58:24 PM   
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Production:

Germany concentrates on heavy bombers, submarines, and quick militia garrison top-ups. Next turn it's all about long-term ground builds for the potential Soviet campaign.

Italy builds a militia and a submarine.

Japan builds a pilot / carrier air combo, an infantry. Carriers also get a boost - 2 x CV2s are started on, and one light CVL1 enters the second production stage.




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RE: Until 1948: The war that never ends (A solo AAR) - 4/22/2021 10:18:14 PM   
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Production:

China builds a Communist MTN and a Nationalist INF division.

British continue the strategy of heavy bombers and cheap territorials. A TRS is sent back for repair; naval gearing overall is down to only 1 unit per turn, and that's dangerously low, something not to repeat in future games as CW.

France builds an infantry, a garrison, and a fighter / pilot combo.

USA starts 2nd phase construction on 1939 battleships, while repairing CV4 Saratoga and building a carrier air.

USSR builds 2 infantry, 2 x LND2, a ski division, and a pilot.



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RE: Until 1948: The war that never ends (A solo AAR) - 4/22/2021 10:45:01 PM   
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Germany declares war on Belgium. US entry adds a chit:



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RE: Until 1948: The war that never ends (A solo AAR) - 4/22/2021 10:48:58 PM   
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Belgium sets up in the most defensive way possible, across the river.



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RE: Until 1948: The war that never ends (A solo AAR) - 4/23/2021 1:01:21 AM   
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All 4 of Italian subs sail to Cape Vincent - carnage follows, with every single surprise point spent for the kill, even at the cost to our submariners.



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RE: Until 1948: The war that never ends (A solo AAR) - 4/23/2021 1:03:50 AM   
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The aftermath of Cape Vincent massacre.



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RE: Until 1948: The war that never ends (A solo AAR) - 4/23/2021 1:15:41 AM   
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An example of why it's unadvisable to keep HQ on the frontlines.



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RE: Until 1948: The war that never ends (A solo AAR) - 4/23/2021 1:31:25 AM   
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German Luftwaffe firebombs Brussels.



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RE: Until 1948: The war that never ends (A solo AAR) - 4/23/2021 1:36:23 AM   
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Mostly safe battles - North China partisan clean-up and Belgian all-out assault supported by every possible best unit.

In Central China, IJA troops try to corner a stray flank garrison before considering taking out disorganized Mao INF-HQ.

P.S. Defenders lose the garrison, but 2 Japanese infantry units are disorganized.



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RE: Until 1948: The war that never ends (A solo AAR) - 4/23/2021 2:21:28 AM   
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Commonwealth reinforces Cape Vincent with 4 CPs and 2 Dutch cruisers - Italians still hope for a victory - but their luck runs out. No permanent losses, but one submarine ends up damaged, and another one goes home for the turn.




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RE: Until 1948: The war that never ends (A solo AAR) - 4/25/2021 2:04:32 AM   
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Commonwealth and French planes stay grounded in preparation for battle support, while Soviet ones fly. And finally there's a hit - an entire Finnish corps is wiped, leaving Helsinki unprotected. Will that be enough for the victory, as two Soviet divisions sit just across the bay, ready to transport?



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RE: Until 1948: The war that never ends (A solo AAR) - 4/25/2021 2:19:05 AM   
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French troops move into Belgium, and they are quite well-armed; an AA behind the front lines, 2 ATs right on the front lines. Plenty of cheap divisions scattered all over to absorb or mitigate the losses.



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RE: Until 1948: The war that never ends (A solo AAR) - 4/25/2021 3:04:43 AM   
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There are attacks initiated in Belgium, in French Alps, and in Northern China; all of them at meager +8 odds. Axis is tempting Lady luck; and in Belgium that results in the largest fighter battle to date. Eventually, Allies (or French) retreat, having lost the bomber with its pilot.



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RE: Until 1948: The war that never ends (A solo AAR) - 4/25/2021 3:14:06 AM   
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Battles go very poorly for Allies.

Italians break through further in the Alps, potentially forcing French to fall back to Marseilles.



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