RE: DQ2004's AAR #2 - "Ouch. ...that hurt"

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DQ2004 -> RE: DQ2004's AAR #2 - "Ouch. ...that hurt" (2/11/2014 8:32:15 AM)
Axis reinforcements for May/Jun 44: [image]local://upfiles/46315/92022911B1864F3485AB05BA98514C89.jpg[/image]

DQ2004 -> RE: DQ2004's AAR #2 - "Ouch. ...that hurt" (2/11/2014 8:33:07 AM)
Axis control at the end of the Mar/Apr 44 turn: [image]local://upfiles/46315/C50662CE71B24D2D874FA7468C736971.jpg[/image]

DQ2004 -> RE: DQ2004's AAR #2 - "Ouch. ...that hurt" (2/13/2014 9:36:02 PM)
I must apologise that the screenshots didn't happen for May/Jun 44. A lot happened but I didn't record most of it. There were a lot of bombing raids over England, many bombing raids over Germany in response, and lots of naval encounters, although no really large encounters, that is no battle went for more than one round before ships lost sight of one another. There was a big battle in the monsoon in the Solomons. The US lost the North Carolina and Northampton whilst the Japanese lost the Ashigara. Here's the line up prior to the battle: [image]local://upfiles/46315/0B784A1CD13C4437952D6BFECCD4C5E7.jpg[/image]

DQ2004 -> RE: DQ2004's AAR #2 - "Ouch. ...that hurt" (2/13/2014 9:39:11 PM)
On the Russian Front the Soviets retreated to a new defensive line on the Ob river - their last defensive line. They didn't have enough units to defend it, and their lack of airpower was going to hurt. All they could do was hope that they survived until the bad weather in Sep/Oct. [image]local://upfiles/46315/F38844ED63844174AE8AA6CB031154FC.jpg[/image]

DQ2004 -> RE: DQ2004's AAR #2 - "Ouch. ...that hurt" (2/13/2014 9:41:07 PM)
In the Urals, a group of Russian armies had been forced into a box of just six hexes (which includes two factories and one resource). For these armies they could only hope that Novosibirsk held on. [image]local://upfiles/46315/F94281E207274B02900C3B62E44C90CE.jpg[/image]

DQ2004 -> RE: DQ2004's AAR #2 - "Ouch. ...that hurt" (2/13/2014 9:42:32 PM)
In the Indian Ocean the Royal Navy tried a risky move in stormy weather to get supply back to Alexander in Somaliland, and to get some reinforcements to India. They achieved that, but then the storm cleared, and Italian NAVs came out from Victoria in the Seychelles and sank the Prince of Wales. [image]local://upfiles/46315/62B60BB2B86143468CE484C9410AF021.jpg[/image]

DQ2004 -> RE: DQ2004's AAR #2 - "Ouch. ...that hurt" (2/13/2014 9:45:01 PM)
In the Far East there was heavy fighting in Central China as the Japanese sought to contain a breakout of Chinese Nationalist units that were threatening to cut Japanese held China in two. Significant reinforcements were shipped in and the breakout was contained, albeit with heavy losses. The RN lost the carrier Victorious, although I can't remember how she was sunk. Here are the losses for May/Jun 44: [image]local://upfiles/46315/7C11AC1948EA4323B88AEB88F5145214.jpg[/image]

DQ2004 -> RE: DQ2004's AAR #2 - "Ouch. ...that hurt" (2/13/2014 10:05:03 PM)
Allied reinforcements for Jul-Aug 1944: [image]local://upfiles/46315/194A2B7316E24CACBC479F57EF06763D.jpg[/image]

DQ2004 -> RE: DQ2004's AAR #2 - "Ouch. ...that hurt" (2/13/2014 10:06:08 PM)
Axis reinforcements for Jul/Aug 1944: The Luftwaffe is particularly excited about the new Pfeils - finally a fighter that can reach any part of the United Kingdom and also get to the #4 sea box section! [image]local://upfiles/46315/EF2F0FEDDB2742359B4F127931BA4B4A.jpg[/image]

DQ2004 -> RE: DQ2004's AAR #2 - "Ouch. ...that hurt" (2/13/2014 11:04:30 PM)
Global control at the start of Jul/Aug 1944: [image]local://upfiles/46315/CBA2D4B76D2D4191820E5038DB3A2DEB.jpg[/image]

DQ2004 -> RE: DQ2004's AAR #2 - "Ouch. ...that hurt" (2/15/2014 4:43:28 AM)
With the remaining Soviet forces entrenched behind the Ob River, Guderian and Rommel have two choices - go for the centre or try to work their way around the river from the south. The north isn't really an option due to the swamp which will massively delay moving forces into position. Rather than waste time, the Germans expend an offensive chit right in the centre to crack the line wide open and hopefully ensure that Novosibirsk falls before the onset of winter. [image]local://upfiles/46315/6276221172784A8CBB394A723E865E0D.jpg[/image]

DQ2004 -> RE: DQ2004's AAR #2 - "Ouch. ...that hurt" (2/15/2014 4:45:01 AM)
In Central Asia, the other remaining Soviet factory city, Tashkent, is losing the defenders on its flanks. [image]local://upfiles/46315/69A3994F9BCA474A8B6DA85934020562.jpg[/image]

DQ2004 -> RE: DQ2004's AAR #2 - "Ouch. ...that hurt" (2/15/2014 4:46:45 AM)
In North Africa, the Americans tried racing some fast units to Tunisia, to take some more ports in the Western Med. The Axis are just able to get some reinforcements into Bone and Tunis in time. [image]local://upfiles/46315/5C29DA86D49744DBA4A8B13FCC489AAA.jpg[/image]

DQ2004 -> RE: DQ2004's AAR #2 - "Ouch. ...that hurt" (2/15/2014 4:48:29 AM)
In Russia, Guderian's offensive smashed the line. The Soviets retreat to Novosibirsk. There are no useful defensive positions left. The next attack destroys two more corps. It won't be much longer. [image]local://upfiles/46315/4369F86686764CD8B82825D593CC9546.jpg[/image]

DQ2004 -> RE: DQ2004's AAR #2 - "Ouch. ...that hurt" (2/15/2014 4:51:46 AM)
In Western Europe, the Italian airforce has taken delivery of hundreds of huge Piaggio P-108 heavy bombers. Along with new G57 Centauro fighters and the latest Macchi C205N's, the Regia Aeronautica is ready to play its part in the final defeat of the United Kingdom. [image]local://upfiles/46315/FCE73F36D283422CB16180AFA38E8E3A.jpg[/image]

DQ2004 -> RE: DQ2004's AAR #2 - "Ouch. ...that hurt" (2/15/2014 4:53:33 AM)
In the Azanian Sea off the coast of East Africa, the Royal Navy and the Regia Marina have yet another engagement. Again the RN comes off worst, suffering damage to both the Hood and the Anson before the British ships retreat. [image]local://upfiles/46315/0C80720E6F524E86A6B2A834A22D98AC.jpg[/image]

DQ2004 -> RE: DQ2004's AAR #2 - "Ouch. ...that hurt" (2/15/2014 4:55:06 AM)
In Russia the Germans are choosing land impulse after land impulse, trying their utmost to finish off the USSR before the end of the turn. Rommel's latest attack brings them adjacent to Novosibirsk. They have finally reached their target. [image]local://upfiles/46315/3B00414F28F247D5B123483D590BB134.jpg[/image]

DQ2004 -> RE: DQ2004's AAR #2 - "Ouch. ...that hurt" (2/15/2014 4:56:05 AM)
Tashkent falls in a bloody assault. Now only Novosibirsk remains. [image]local://upfiles/46315/4B7E33F18CF944559DCFAEB6CF34ECE7.jpg[/image]

DQ2004 -> RE: DQ2004's AAR #2 - "Ouch. ...that hurt" (2/15/2014 4:57:47 AM)
In China the Nationalist incursion into Central China towards Nanking has been crushed. Now over half a dozen crack Japanese Army units are freed up to continue attacking elsewhere. [image]local://upfiles/46315/26DC9DE7B5AF43D8904486956FA74747.jpg[/image]

DQ2004 -> RE: DQ2004's AAR #2 - "Ouch. ...that hurt" (2/15/2014 4:59:55 AM)
The turn continues, and Rundstedt orders an attack on Ufa. It is a potentially pointless attack if Novosibirsk falls. However. [image]local://upfiles/46315/62E36DE20E834362BC020F4B2B9564BE.jpg[/image]

DQ2004 -> RE: DQ2004's AAR #2 - "Ouch. ...that hurt" (2/15/2014 5:01:52 AM)
In the North African desert, the US Sherman tanks, despite being out of supply and disorganized, are able to hold off an infantry attack. [image]local://upfiles/46315/AB8362CDBF564646A1507B7F3DE6F080.jpg[/image]

DQ2004 -> RE: DQ2004's AAR #2 - "Ouch. ...that hurt" (2/15/2014 5:03:50 AM)
However at Novosibirsk, a risky quick assault succeeds. The USSR is conquered. [image]local://upfiles/46315/5E61F5B2E5E84DCEA6D3CD22C6F35C95.jpg[/image]

DQ2004 -> RE: DQ2004's AAR #2 - "Ouch. ...that hurt" (2/15/2014 5:04:37 AM)
The turn ends. Here is global control before the Conquest phase at the end of the turn. [image]local://upfiles/46315/18A13EA464BF4D1AA57B450969EA1989.jpg[/image]

DQ2004 -> RE: DQ2004's AAR #2 - "Ouch. ...that hurt" (2/15/2014 5:05:31 AM)
The losses pool for Jul/Aug 44 tells the story too. [image]local://upfiles/46315/8728325A55F54E21A6C1E217411B8EE9.jpg[/image]

DQ2004 -> RE: DQ2004's AAR #2 - "Ouch. ...that hurt" (2/15/2014 5:06:30 AM)
The Soviets ships in the damage pool get captured by the Germans. [image]local://upfiles/46315/851BA26BE5684E02AB3511A04D8F4E76.jpg[/image]

DQ2004 -> RE: DQ2004's AAR #2 - "Ouch. ...that hurt" (2/15/2014 5:09:12 AM)
And what does it look like when the Soviet Union turns grey? Well, it looks like this. The new Soviet home country is Mongolia. They have one Soviet INF that was just on the other side of the border and the Mongol CAV unit. It won't take much for the Japanese or the Germans to remove Mongolia from the scene. The only other surviving Soviet units are two submarines that were forced to rebase from the Japanese Sea to Dutch Harbor. Even now the US Admirals are wondering what to do with these rather useless submarines. [image]local://upfiles/46315/B30C57CE2FD242C09DA1B91C580CD6FD.jpg[/image]

DQ2004 -> RE: DQ2004's AAR #2 - "Ouch. ...that hurt" (2/15/2014 5:14:57 AM)
So this brings this AAR to an end. With the USSR conquered and Japan still relatively strong there seems no way for the Allies to come back. I will be continuing the game to see if the Axis can conquer Spain, take Gibraltar and get the Italian and German fleets together to then invade the UK. If anyone's interested in seeing this please let me know. I can tell you that the Sep/Oct 44 turn was very bloody with an enormous naval battle in the Solomons during which both sides lost many carriers. Anyway, for those that have been watching, thanks for your interest. Here's global control in dark grey (some editing in photoshop) as of the start of Sep/Oct 1944: [image]local://upfiles/46315/A97112DDE2454520AE6401678BA6E143.jpg[/image]

Klydon -> RE: DQ2004's AAR #2 - "Ouch. ...that hurt" (2/15/2014 2:25:51 PM)
I found this to be a great and entertaining read for an AAR. Thanks for doing it!

DQ2004 -> RE: DQ2004's AAR #2 - "Ouch. ...that hurt" (2/16/2014 1:05:51 AM)
Thanks Klydon

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