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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (1/1/2016 5:04:35 PM)

Both sides decide to stay for another round and roll a three. The carrier planes engage one another above the ocean. Fighter and bomber roles are decided by the Japanese:


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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (1/1/2016 5:05:07 PM)

And the United States:

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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (1/1/2016 5:05:50 PM)

Air to air battles with carrier planes are often fought to the bitter end, since one does want to prevent to have carriers destroyed with the planes on them if one can. Also: their might not be a carrier waiting anymore...


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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (1/1/2016 5:06:31 PM)

The Japanese bombers receive anti air fire, destroying one of them:

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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (1/1/2016 5:07:21 PM)

The Japanese anti aircraft fire is also quite effective:

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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (1/1/2016 5:07:53 PM)

The Japanese pilots, seeing that there are planes on the deck of the Hornet, decides to target her:

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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (1/1/2016 5:08:42 PM)

Of course, the American pilots aim for the Shokaku, whose deck is filled with planes too:

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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (1/1/2016 5:09:21 PM)

Next, both sides carefully examine what is left for possible use in a next combat round. Admiral Halsey decides to sail away as fast as possible, since he is almost out of carrier planes:

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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (1/1/2016 5:11:16 PM)

The Ranger aborts to Adelaide (since he is sailing alone). Admiral Halsey orders his fleet to abort toward New Zealand. A Japanese SUB commander in the Tasman Sea shouts “Banzai” and rolls a 1 (!). Halsey is unlucky and rolls a 10(!). However, when choosing the combat type, the Japanese commander picks the wrong type (submarine) instead of surface (I pressed the wrong button, allowing the Yorktown to escape). The commander and his crew commit seppuku after this disgrace...


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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (1/1/2016 5:12:01 PM)

This ends the battle of Cape naturaliste...

Listen to: To the South by Junko Mihara:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iw3VJvEVRo

In the South China Sea, Japan doesn't want a combat happening, but the Allies of course do. But it proves to be a big ocean again (Allies 6, Axis 5). Finally, in the Sea of Japan, Soviet SUB's search for the Japanese merchantment. Japanese NAV patrol the Sea area, but the commander presses forward the attack. Allies roll 3, Axis roll 2. Japanese naval bombers attack:

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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (1/1/2016 5:12:40 PM)

In the Soviet Union, the Luftwaffe is again faced with being out of reach from important parts of the front. Therefore, the focus switches from the southern part to the northern part of the frontline. A Stuka groundstrikes Soviet positions. Being outgunned 2-1 in FTR's, the Soviets decide not to intercept:

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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (1/1/2016 5:13:18 PM)

The Reichsmarschall receives reports of large number of bombs turning out to be malfunctioning...
German troops are railed towards Leningrad. More troops are entering Morocco and in Egypt, Guderian improves the positions there.

Listen to: Horst Winter- Lass dein Herz bei mir zurück...!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Haa5BaQg6pM

For someone with knowledge of the German language, the advertisments in the video with this song are quite revealing...

South of Kuybishev, von Monstein personally directs an attack involving a lot of German mobile units. The Soviets realises that this is it. The Luftwaffe flies in two FTR's for ground support and the Soviets decides to throw in ground support to. A dog fight takes place over the Russian Steppes:

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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (1/1/2016 5:14:16 PM)

Von Manstein chooses the Blitzkrieg table:


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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (1/1/2016 5:15:01 PM)

The Rumanian CAV gets rid of the partisan at Sevastopol:


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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (1/1/2016 5:15:36 PM)

Near Kazan, Rommel attacks:

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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (1/1/2016 5:16:09 PM)

Here is the Ostfront:

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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (1/1/2016 5:17:06 PM)

And the weather for the next couple of impulses. Not the kind of weather the Soviets were hoping to see:


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Klydon -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (1/1/2016 6:23:41 PM)

Shame on the naval action, but that is the way it goes sometimes. Good turn for the most part for the Axis. Lot of Japanese planes chewed up, but no carriers gone. It could have been far worse in a sense that the Japanese fleet has a glass jaw; once it goes down, there isn't any replacing it.

Russians are really in a bad spot. Their line is in danger of being rolled up from the south and they could lose another HQ depending on what happens before the end of the turn. If they try to run away again, the Germans can just crush what doesn't get away and slaughter some more Russian units in the open.



Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (1/2/2016 12:20:09 PM)

That glass jaw is also the reason why I've been building a lot of CV's by the Japanese. I've got the build points to do so (with China conquered and the Soviets on the ropes). That's normally something the Japanese can't affort to do...


September/October 1942, Allied impulse number 3:

The USSR, CW and the US take land actions. France passes.

The Red army tries to salvage the situation. Well, if you can call this salvage? It's the best they can do at this moment:

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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (1/2/2016 12:21:11 PM)

The Wallies are still having problems getting enough troops and planes in the area's in which they oppose the Axis. So they are unable to advance. There aren't enough reserves around to take losses. So they keep trying to improve positions, get more planes and men on the ground and divert as many Axis units as possible out of the USSR. But is looks like it isn't enough. The Luftwaffe and the Aeronatica Regina rule the skies over large portions of the frontlines. Sure planes are being build, but it will take a while before they arrive at the frontlines.

Listen to: Deep In The Heart Of Texas - Alvino Rey (Bill Schallen-Skeets Herfurt-band, voc)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pt2CCD_zafQ

In Morocco, the Mexican army and airforce arrives:

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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (1/2/2016 12:21:51 PM)

While at the borders of Egypt, Montgomery decides to stay put, with all that air opposing him:

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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (1/2/2016 12:22:41 PM)

Alexander in Birma realises that his position has become bad. It's only a matter of time before the Birmese troops will start defecting. He start withdrawing towards India:


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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (1/3/2016 12:52:47 PM)

September/October 1942, Axis impulse number 4:

All Axis powers take land actions.

Let's start with some good German propaganda: Charlie His Orchestra - Thanks For The Memory

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ddX7uOEoOQ

The port of Adelaide gets attacked by the Japanese. Allies roll 1, Axis roll 10. Radar gave early warning to the port authority, which was able to cover large area's of the port in smoke. The Japanese pilots couldn't see any targets. The combat was avoided.

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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (1/3/2016 12:53:19 PM)

A Stuka ground strikes the garrison at Kuybyshev:

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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (1/3/2016 12:54:00 PM)

Kesselring, the Finnish Ski division and an INF are railed towards Leningrad. At the Ostfront, Rommel personally leads an attack on Soviet positions in the woods near Kazan. After some thinking, the Luftwaffe decides to support the attack. The Soviet FTR doesn't intercept, after seeing the odds:

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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (1/3/2016 12:55:04 PM)

Von Rundstedt orders an attack on Kuybyshev:

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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (1/3/2016 12:56:18 PM)

Apperently, there are some morale issues in the German army attacking here. Von Rundstedt reorganises the mobile forces and gives the soldiers a necessary peptalk: “look at what the Bolsheviks are fighting with! Men hardly equipped with rifles and obsolete guns. Victory is near, but it won't happen if you don't believe in it and start throwing low dice”... Here is the Ostfront:


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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (1/3/2016 12:56:58 PM)

Italian marines capture Kuwait, Guderian and von Bock strengthen positions and stay put. The war will be won in the USSR, not in Egypt or Morocco. So why attack and run the risk of high losses? It isn't that easy to get reïnforcements into the area fast, so it's better to preserve the units. There isn't anything of value to be taken too. It's a long, long way to a resource (let alone if one could get it back towards a factory).

More German Swing: Theo Reuter: Wolgawellen:

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

In the far east, Umezu moves towards Chita. Other Japanese units link up near Khabarovsk and start moving towards the city of Komsomolsk, which is the last city under Soviet control in the area. In Australia, Yamashita moves slowly forward. Broome gets taken by Marines, leaving no allied port at the Timor Sea area. Terauchi, who's been sitting in defensive positions along the Birmese-Chinese border for years, suddenly receives orders to start moving his forces to the west, along the Birma Road. Yamamoto captures Rangoon and starts moving north:

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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (1/3/2016 12:58:25 PM)

And here's the weather for the next impulses:

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Centuur -> RE: A musical global war AAR... (1/5/2016 6:39:15 PM)

I'm on a hold again, due to a bug. I'll give Steve some time to look into it, before I continue...



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