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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (11/29/2015 1:05:40 PM)

At Sevastopol, Students Para's, transported by Italian planes, are dropped. The Rumanians attack the fortress. The Soviet Black Sea fleet provides defensive shore bombardment and the Kriegsmarine bombards the forts to. Stuka's provide ground support:

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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (11/29/2015 1:06:12 PM)

At Dili, Japanese marines and infantrymen invades, supported by the big guns of the Yamato and the Kongo:


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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (11/29/2015 1:06:44 PM)

The Island of Melville, just of the coast of Darwin is invaded. Carrier planes provide ground support and the guns of several cruisers provide shore bombardment:

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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (11/29/2015 1:07:16 PM)

The Italian airforce arrives in Egypt. Italian and German planes arrive in Morocco.

Listen to: Tina Allori e il Trio Capinere, Contadinello innamorato

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsneV62tUFA

And here is the weather for the next couple of impulses:

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Klydon -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (11/29/2015 2:44:51 PM)

Germans and their allies take some losses (4 units). Very unfortunate for those in the Middle East around that oil. The Germans should be able to move some more units down there to protect the gulf and perhaps even take Kuwait away from the CW.

Is there even anywhere the Allies can send aid to the Russians? The south is closed off. No dice in the Pacific and the north is isolated away from the factories that survived.

As always, thanks for putting this together. I really enjoy coming here and seeing the latest.




Torplexed -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (11/29/2015 3:33:45 PM)

Just curious. Why an occupation of the mangroves of Melville Island, when nearby Darwin is unoccupied?




Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (11/30/2015 6:30:32 PM)


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ORIGINAL: Klydon

Germans and their allies take some losses (4 units). Very unfortunate for those in the Middle East around that oil. The Germans should be able to move some more units down there to protect the gulf and perhaps even take Kuwait away from the CW.

Is there even anywhere the Allies can send aid to the Russians? The south is closed off. No dice in the Pacific and the north is isolated away from the factories that survived.

As always, thanks for putting this together. I really enjoy coming here and seeing the latest.


Two build points per turn can go to Murmansk each turn and in the Summer another 2 can be send to Archangel. That's to say: for as long as Germany decides not to take out those ports and the Allies have the convoys to spare to send those build points over.




Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (11/30/2015 6:37:38 PM)

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ORIGINAL: Torplexed

Just curious. Why an occupation of the mangroves of Melville Island, when nearby Darwin is unoccupied?


Because the notional unit on Melville Island is easier to kill:

Mainland Australia: 1 (standard value) + 1 (Home Country) = 2.
Melville Island: 1 (standard value) + 1 (Home Country) - 1 (Out of supply) = 1.

Next turn, the Japanese Marine will simply walk to Darwin, capturing the port...

It's always easier to get ashore at a island on the coast of a home country as compared to the home country itself, when you are able to cut supply to such an island (which is impossible to do with a hex in a home country).




Torplexed -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (12/1/2015 12:20:39 AM)

Ah, the inherent shallow-water movement ability of the marine units. I had forgotten about that.




Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (12/1/2015 8:01:40 PM)

May/June 1942, Allied impulse number 7:

Let's start with a picture of all neutral minor countries...

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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (12/1/2015 8:02:15 PM)

It is not advisable for the US to use the “Monroe doctrine” strategy and gobble up all South American nations for the resources in those nations. Every DoW by the Allies on a South American nation makes the US lose a victory point. To attack Argentina (to grab Buenos Aires) is the only exception (since Buenos Aires is the only victory hex in South America which the US can get out of a DoW). This would mean the build up of forces in Brazil. The Brazilians however, are needed in Morocco, since the US hasn't got a large army of their own at the moment. Somehow, the US and the CW needs to divert German and Italian units out of the USSR towards other places and building up an attack force in South America is counterproductive.

France takes a pass action. The US, USSR and the CW take land actions.

Music out of Poland: Tylko we Lwowie (Only In Lwów!).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fhc6ZgA4hrM

In Morocco the Allies slowly move northward. However, they lack the necessary airforce to really advance and attack the Axis positions.


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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (12/1/2015 8:03:02 PM)

CW forces enter Asmara and Berbera. Fast infantry moves into Anglo-Egyptian Sudan towards Khartoum.

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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (12/1/2015 8:03:48 PM)

Yeremenko gets railed towards Kazan. The Soviet Para is railed into Chita. Eastern Siberia will be emptied of Soviet troops. The last Soviet unit still in Manchuria moves further towards the West. Large columns of Soviet tanks are moving east towards Kazan:

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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (12/1/2015 8:05:19 PM)

Here is Manchuria. Apart from the units in the pictures, the USSR has a CAV in Irkutsk, 2 MIL and an AA gun in Leningrad, a GAR in Murmansk and a GAR in Archangel.


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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (12/1/2015 8:05:57 PM)

The turn doesn't end (10% chance). Listen to: BING CROSBY - Be Careful It's My Heart

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByQTKnlxl2o


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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (12/2/2015 7:13:52 PM)

May/June 1942, Axis impulse number 8:

Good weather in the Arctic means that all Axis major powers take land actions.

Japanese carrier planes ground strike CW units in Birma:

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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (12/2/2015 7:14:31 PM)

Germany rails a MECH to Cadiz out of Germany and an INF out of the USSR to Sevilla. An Italian Para gets railed out of the USSR to Spain too.

Badoglio enters Bandar Shapur. Balbo starts moving towards Ashqabad. It will take a while, but ultimately, the Soviets need to defend the border with Persia too...

The Japanese capture Blagoyeshchensk and Umezu moves further west. Darwin is captured by Japanese marines, after which Yamashita is unloaded at the port there.

Listen to: <軍歌>君が代行進曲(Kimi ga yo March)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQuwr6NBwBw

Germany improves positions in Morocco and captures important raillines in the USSR Mechanized units march towards the East. Von Leeb orders an attack on Yaroslav, where a Stuka gives ground support:


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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (12/2/2015 7:15:23 PM)

German air units are rebased towards the East. However, the Soviets for now have far move FTR's available around Kazan. Here is global control with the Allied convoys:


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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (12/2/2015 7:16:15 PM)

The turn doesn't end (20% chance):

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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (12/2/2015 7:16:57 PM)

And here's the weather for the next couple of impulses.

Listen to: Kurt Widmann - Wenn der Weisse Flieder wieder blüht

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQca5CbB900

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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (12/3/2015 6:47:35 PM)

May/June 1942, Allied impulse number 9:

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

Soviet submarines enter the Baltic Sea. They search for the Axis merchantmen. The Germans react by sending a NAV to escort the convoys. Allies roll 4, Axis 7. No combat occurs.

In the Black Sea, the Soviet Admiral searches for the enemy fleet. Allies roll 4, Axis roll 4. Due to the weather, no combat occurs.

The Soviets rail another INF out of Siberia to the West. Some minor adjustments are made to the Soviet positions. Eisenhower consolidates his position in Morocco. He needs FTR's to be able to accomplish something in the region. Khartoum gets liberated by the CW. In Australia, some units move to the West. Some aircraft are rebased.

Listen to: The Bells Of San Raquel - Dick Jurgens (Harry Cool, vocal)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHCkMvx40TE

The turn ends (30% chance). A partisan appears in Mosul.


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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (12/4/2015 4:31:09 PM)

May/June 1942, end of turn phases:

A view at the destroyed pool. The cruisers are scrapped due to the houserule in play. The Soviets scrap the 2-1 GAR.

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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (12/4/2015 4:31:39 PM)

The repair pool:

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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (12/4/2015 4:32:13 PM)

And the construction pool:


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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (12/4/2015 4:33:03 PM)

The Soviet Black Sea fleet decides to stay at sea. This move forces the German and Turkish fleet to stay at sea too. A US cruisers squadron and the CW fleet in the Red Sea stays at sea too.

Listen to: Blues In The Night - Dinah Shore

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu6IBXvh2KA

Germany produces 49 build points of which 5 are send to Italy. It saves 11 oil and uses 4 oil for reorganisation. .. oil remain for future use. It builds 3 forts, 2 NAV4, 2 FTR2, 2 pilots, ART, 2 MIL, GAR, ARM, 2 INF.

Italy produces 15 build points and receives 5 from Germany. It saves 2 oil and uses 1 oil for reorganisation. .. oil remain for future use. It repairs the Vittorio Veneto, builds a NAV3, 2 FTR2, 3 pilots, CAV and MIL.

Japan produces 21 build points. Due to the losses of the convoys in the South China Sea, 5 factories are idle. It saves 5 oil and uses 5 oil for reorganisation. .. oil remain for future use. 1 cruiser stays disorganised. It finishes the Shoho and starts a CV. Builds are 4 CP, TER, INF, 2 CVP1, 3 pilots

France produces nothing and receives 2 build points from the US. It did save a build point last turn. No oil is saved and 0 oil is used for reorganisation. 4 oil remains for future use. It builds a pilot and again saves a build point.

The US produces 66 build points and sends 2 to France. It saves 5 oil and uses 5 oil for reorganisation. .. oil remain for future use. The US repairs a CW submarine, the CW cruiser Suffolk, the Spanish cruiser Canarias and the cruiser Raleigh. It starts 1 BB, 2 CV and 3 CVL, 2 ATR, 2 FTR2, 2 LND4, 4 pilots, 2 ARM, PARA, MAR, MTN, CAV.

The CW produces 30 build points and sends 1 to the USSR. It saves 5 oil and uses 3 oil for reorganisation. .. oil remains for future use. It finishes the Victorious, a TRS and an AMPH. Builds are 3 CP, 2 NAV3, 2 pilots, HQ INF and a GAR.

The USSR produces 16 build points. It saves no oil and uses 2 oil for reorganisation. .. oil remain for future use. It builds 2 GAR, 2 MIL, 2 INF, FTR2

Notice that the Allies produce 112 build points and the Axis 85 build points...

East Timor was conquered by Japan. Eritrea was conquered by the CW.

Eritrea and East Timor didn't have a national anthem during the war.
Upper Volta was liberated by the CW and returned to France. Anglo-Egyptian Sudan was liberated by the CW. Now, I run into a nasty bug. The Italian BB's in Sudan are not forced to rebased...

I'm going to recreate this, by making the Allies all pass and have the Italians take a naval action in the first impulse. They make only one move in this impulse, subject to interception. After this, for all remaining impulses in J/A I will reduce the die roll for the turn ending by two.

Interception succeeds (die roll 3). The Italians have to fight through in the zero box and roll a 10. The Allies go for a naval air combat:

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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (12/4/2015 4:34:10 PM)

The Iraqi partisan blows up the oilfields at Kirkuk and a German division destroys the blue factory at Vladivostok.

July/August 1942, start of turn phases:

Listen to German propaganda: Charlie and his Orchestra - Goody Good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acra_keZD84

Here are the reďnforcements for this turn:

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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (12/4/2015 4:34:47 PM)

And the trade agreements:

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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (12/4/2015 4:35:17 PM)

The Allies wins the initiative. The Axis doesn't want to reroll and the Allies decide to move first.

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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (12/4/2015 4:35:50 PM)

And here's the weather for the next couple of impulses:

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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (12/8/2015 5:55:59 PM)

July-August 1942, Allied impulse number 1:

I totally forgot to give the saved oil totals:

Germany: 14
Italy: 12
Japan: 10

Spanish Swing: Marramiau - María Luisa Gerona con Nicasio Tejada y su Gran Orquesta

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kh4doZBK-8U

Commonwealth: 42
France: 4
United States: 24
USSR: 29

The US, France and the CW take naval actions. The USSR take a land action.

The convoy escorts are put back into place. Several air and land units from the CW and the US are being transported towards Africa. Montgomery arrives in Port Sudan. The US CV fleet arrives in the Bay of Bengal and searches for the enemy cruiser picket there. However, it's a big bay (Allies 10, Axis 4).

Bomber Command, escorted by Fighter Command attacks Lille. Italian and German FTR's intercept and Fighter Command scrambles more FTR's over the city:

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