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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (2/25/2015 7:40:11 PM)

And here is the initiative track. The Allies don't want a reroll. The Axis, after some thinking, decide to go first.

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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (2/25/2015 7:40:40 PM)

Here is the weather report. And some French wartime Swing: "For Dancers Only" ,Alix Combelle & Le Jazz de Paris

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReTAgb-dYFk


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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (2/26/2015 7:31:38 PM)

November/December 1941, Axis impulse number 1:

Germany and Italy take land actions. Japan takes a naval action.

The Japanese admiralty wants to either force the CW navy to engage the Japanese carriers or to get ashore in New Britain and Papua in force. Apart from this, the general staff wants to take our Singapore this turn. Therefore a lot of naval activity at the start of the turn.

So here is: The Advance of The Sea March

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvU24r9J084

Apart from a loaded TRS in the China Sea , the convoy escorts and the Japanese SUB's again sailing to harass CW shipping, these are the major area's of the Japanese fleet:

South China Sea:


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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (2/26/2015 7:32:11 PM)

Timor Sea:

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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (2/26/2015 7:32:50 PM)

Coral Sea:

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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (2/26/2015 7:33:27 PM)

Bismarck Sea:

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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (2/26/2015 7:34:20 PM)

A small but healthy reserve fleet is still available in Fukuoka, consisting of fast moving cruisers and a loaded CV.

Japan initiates combat in Polynesia, however the Ocean is big. The SUB's don't find the convoys and their escorts.

Here are some pictures of the Japanese Fleet, with marches of course; The Glorious Imperial Japanese Navy　栄光の大日本帝國海軍

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRmUxH0bWO0

In the Ukraine, a Stuka grounds strikes a stack of defenders. Rain or Snow doesn't matter for the odds....


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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (2/26/2015 7:35:07 PM)

Now, that pretty well ends any German attacking thoughts in the Ukraine for this impulse. The Mud season takes it's toll...

A German soldiers song: Das Balkan-Lied: "Wir stürmen dem Siege entgegen"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXN_jCMs6eM

In Iraq, Italian and German planes ground strike the USSR positions. After next impulse the Soviets will have air superiority over the frontlines, which means time is running out for Guderian to break out of the mountains.

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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (2/26/2015 7:35:47 PM)

The second Stuka:

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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (2/26/2015 7:36:34 PM)

And the Italians:

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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (2/26/2015 7:37:28 PM)

The Finns finally liberate the borderlands, while a ski division is slowly making some disturbing progress towards the Moscow-Arhangel railroad. Something needs to be done about this, orders Stalin.
But what can be done about this (mistake made by me, I should have put one of the INF reinforcements into Vologda. I totally forgot about the Ski division being able to go this far during this turn).

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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (2/26/2015 7:38:03 PM)

The Germans keep reïnforcing the frontlines in the USSR. A breakthrough however, is out of the question, since there are no weak points except around Leningrad, which is a minor front at the moment...

Time for some Italian music: Meme Bianchi- Un Giorno ti Dirò (One Day I'll Tell You)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2pj-aHibIA

After carefull inspection of several enemy positions, two attacks are declared on Soviet positions, first, Novgorod gets captured, but not without losses:


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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (2/26/2015 7:38:43 PM)

Next is the attack in the mountains of Persia. A very important attack for Germany...

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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (2/26/2015 7:39:19 PM)

Not totally without losses. Also, this outcome means that the next loss by Germany on this frontline will be an expensive one. Guderian decides to reorganise the Stuka and two land units:

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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (2/26/2015 7:40:04 PM)

Before going to the maps, here is German Swing: Erwin Steinbacher - Finden Sie es nicht gefährlich?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52vZRr1K0JM

Here is the Persian Front:

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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (2/26/2015 7:40:35 PM)

The Ukrainian Front:

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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (2/26/2015 7:41:13 PM)

And the Belorussian Front:

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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (2/27/2015 5:33:06 PM)

November/December 1941, Allied impulse number 3:

The French and the CW take naval actions. The US a combined and the USSR a land action.

The CW and the French transport more landunits around the Cape towards India and East Africa. The convoy chain from India towards the UK is repaired and the convoy escorts are installed. SUB's sail into the South China Sea. A French cruisers enters the Coral Sea to restore supply to Rabaul. The CW fleet in Brisbane stays in port.

Here's: Harry Roy - The Booglie Wooglie Piggy:

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

The Allies don't want to fight in any sea area. The Japanese, however, want to get rid of the French cruiser in the Coral Sea. Carrier planes spot the ship:


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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (2/27/2015 5:33:38 PM)

The cruiser doesn't stand a chance against the carrier planes of the Japanese...

In Polynesia, the Japanese search for CW shipping again. At Sunset, the Japanese SUB's find the convoy and attack on the surface, surprising the escorting cruiser:

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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (2/27/2015 5:34:33 PM)

There is no next combat round, because the Japanese decide not to include the submarines. Mission succesfully completed:

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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (2/27/2015 5:35:44 PM)

The citizens of Lyons are wakened, when in the early morning, Blenheim bombers attack the industrial district of the city. And there are no Italian or German FTR's available to protect the city:

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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (2/27/2015 5:36:14 PM)

The USSR rails a factory out of the Ukraine into Siberia. The Saratov MIL is railed to Vologda (probably too late to prevent the cutting of the railroad, but who knows...

Here's the March of Stalin's Airforce:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DisPLXjp6cI

The Leningard MIL retreats into Leningrad. At the Belorussian and Ukrainian fronts, minor adjustments are made to improve positions. However, in Persia, the front is closed by a ARM and the FTR's are rebased into positions so they can reach the frontlines.

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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (2/27/2015 5:36:58 PM)

Next morning, Stalin wakes on a sunny morning and receives the weather report for the next couple of impulses. He's not happy at all:

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Orm -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (2/27/2015 5:59:56 PM)

quote:

Next morning, Stalin wakes on a sunny morning and receives the weather report for the next couple of impulses. He's not happy at all:

I suspect that is a understatement. [X(][:D]



Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (2/27/2015 10:14:23 PM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: Orm

quote:

Next morning, Stalin wakes on a sunny morning and receives the weather report for the next couple of impulses. He's not happy at all:

I suspect that is a understatement. [X(][:D]


Yes, the Luftwaffe is very busy fueling and arming all planes...



Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (2/28/2015 3:00:44 PM)

November/December 1941, Axis impulse number 5.

All Axis powers take land actions. The orders from Berlin and Rome are simple. Break the Soviet frontlines. Ground strikes are announced against several hexes.

Some music out of occupied France: Ray Ventura - Ménilmontant

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHTRGL1sMYA

Guderian again gives his statement on the situation in Persia: “If I do nothing, I will never break through. If I wait for reinforcements out of Greece, they will take the whole winter to arrive. I've got no choice. Also, meine Herren: Klotzen, nicht Kleckern...”. The Stuka flies, escorted by an Italian FTR to ground strike the stack in the mountains. The Soviet airforce reacts by sending up one FTR to intercept. An air-to-air battle commences:

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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (2/28/2015 3:01:27 PM)

In Belorussia, Rommel orders another Stuka ground strikes the Soviet frontlines. Zhukov orders all FTR's to intercept. The Luftwaffe reacts by sending two FTR's into action too. Another air-to-air battle is fought:

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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (2/28/2015 3:02:06 PM)

After the Stuka gets cleared through, the Soviets decide to abort.

Time for another German Soldierssong: "Wohlauf Kameraden, aufs Pferd"

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

Rommel orders artillery to bombard that hes too:


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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (2/28/2015 3:02:41 PM)

In the Ukraine, von Manstein sends a Stuka to the frontlines too:


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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (2/28/2015 3:03:22 PM)

While a little further South, von Bock's artillerymen wreck havoc on the enemies frontlines:

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