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warspite1 -> Bob Flemin's MWIF AARse IV - Nice AArse (7/26/2014 7:09:02 AM)

Okay, maybe a little early in terms of progress on Production Planning, but I can't stay away from this game any longer.....




warspite1 -> RE: Bob Flemin's MWIF AARse IV - Nice AArse (7/26/2014 7:13:19 AM)

With that being the case, I will try another attempt at Global War.

Here are the Optional Rules in play.

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warspite1 -> RE: Bob Flemin's MWIF AARse IV - Nice AArse (7/26/2014 7:18:35 AM)

The Lend Lease Options are next. As usual I decide not to take advantage of any of the options here, and the game moves onto US Entry.

I choose three German chits - a 1, 2 and 4. More about this later.

This means Entry / Tension levels are as follows:



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warspite1 -> RE: Bob Flemin's MWIF AARse IV - Nice AArse (7/26/2014 7:21:34 AM)

Onto scrapping of units and I decide to be quite ruthless here.

USA

All Carrier Air units and the 2-factor fighter
The 2-range TRS and AMPH
The Black Print 3-MP Infantry and the 3-strength Garrison

All are removed.

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warspite1 -> RE: Bob Flemin's MWIF AARse IV - Nice AArse (7/26/2014 7:31:37 AM)

US Set-Up

I place the Atlantic Fleet in Norfolk, on the border of the East Coast and Caribbean Sea Zones. Two TRS are also placed there.

The Pacific Fleet is based in San Diego with all three subs and the remaining two TRS.

The Carrier Air are placed on the West Coast - not on the carriers as I have plenty of time to sort out what will go where.

The East Coast has the Boston bomber, the ART and the ENG. All other land and air units are based on the West Coast.




warspite1 -> RE: Bob Flemin's MWIF AARse IV - Nice AArse (7/26/2014 7:34:14 AM)

Soviet Union

I am a little more selective. I scrap:

The 2-strength FTR
The 2-range AMPH and TRS
The 2 and 3-strength Garrison





warspite1 -> RE: Bob Flemin's MWIF AARse IV - Nice AArse (7/26/2014 7:43:02 AM)

For the Soviet set-up I place my units around Leningrad (for a possible move into Finland) and in Belorussia, in order to seize Eastern Poland and the Baltics. There are also some units in Odessa to take care of Bessarabia.

The Soviet Baltic, Black Sea and Far East Fleets, no surprise, are based in Leningrad, Sevastopol and Vladivostok respectively.

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warspite1 -> RE: Bob Flemin's MWIF AARse IV - Nice AArse (7/26/2014 7:48:02 AM)

With the Italians I choose to scrap:

The useless 1-strength Ca-133
The 2-range AMPH, TRS and the weakest 2-range sub




warspite1 -> RE: Bob Flemin's MWIF AARse IV - Nice AArse (7/26/2014 7:54:24 AM)

The Italian set-up is pretty standard; most heavy units are placed on the border with France, the fleet is anchored in its entirety at La Spezia, and a couple if TERR are placed on the border with Tunisia. The NAV is stationed in Cagliari, on the border of the Italian Coast and Western Med sea zones.

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warspite1 -> RE: Bob Flemin's MWIF AARse IV - Nice AArse (7/26/2014 8:00:14 AM)

I scrap nothing with the Chinese.

The Communists hold the river line south of the Yellow River, while the Nationalists hold a line roughly Nanning-Changsha and west of the Yangstse.

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warspite1 -> RE: Bob Flemin's MWIF AARse IV - Nice AArse (7/26/2014 8:03:25 AM)

With the CW I scrap:

The 0 and 1-strength Carrier FTR and the Anson
The 2-range AMPH, TRS and Sub




warspite1 -> RE: Bob Flemin's MWIF AARse IV - Nice AArse (7/26/2014 8:22:34 AM)

The Commonwealth set-up is also pretty standard. The best land units are placed in Dover, along with the best fighters, for the forthcoming defence of France. I split the Royal Navy between Malta (Mediterranean Fleet) Plymouth (Force H) Trincomalee (Eastern Fleet) and Newcastle (Home Fleet). There is also a cruiser squadron or two in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

I do not know to what extent Production and convoy routing has been improved and so place these in the usual positions and hope.....

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warspite1 -> RE: Bob Flemin's MWIF AARse IV - Nice AArse (7/26/2014 8:24:28 AM)

The French scrap:

All Carrier Air + the 2-range TRS and Sub.




warspite1 -> RE: Bob Flemin's MWIF AARse IV - Nice AArse (7/26/2014 8:32:48 AM)

The French set-up is also pretty predictable. The bulk of their units are in the Maginot Line. The navy is anchored at Toulon along with the TRS which will soon be busily employed bringing units from Syria and Algeria back to France.

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warspite1 -> RE: Bob Flemin's MWIF AARse IV - Nice AArse (7/26/2014 8:43:23 AM)

Moving onto the Japanese now and some more heavy-duty scrapping of carrier aircraft is in order.

I scrap:

All Carrier Air except the best three light blue planes
The 2-range TRS and AMPH




warspite1 -> RE: Bob Flemin's MWIF AARse IV - Nice AArse (7/26/2014 8:59:21 AM)

Japanese set-up is further forward this time (as it should be [8|]) with the main forces threatening Changsha, but with heavy - and soon to be reinforced - units in Canton.

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warspite1 -> RE: Bob Flemin's MWIF AARse IV - Nice AArse (7/26/2014 9:01:44 AM)

And finally, of the Major Powers, its the Germans.

I only scrap the three rubbish fighters and the 2-range submarine.

German set-up will be shown when the Poles place their units.




Orm -> RE: Bob Flemin's MWIF AARse IV - Nice AArse (7/26/2014 9:10:06 AM)


quote:

ORIGINAL: warspite1

Onto scrapping of units and I decide to be quite ruthless here.

USA

All Carrier Air units and the 2-factor fighter
The 2-range TRS and AMPH
The Black Print 3-MP Infantry and the 3-strength Garrison

All are removed.

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Not ruthless enough. [:D] But it can be remedied later on. [:)]

There is no reason to keep the XXXII Corps when playing with the 1d10 land combat charts.




warspite1 -> RE: Bob Flemin's MWIF AARse IV - Nice AArse (7/26/2014 9:14:08 AM)


quote:

ORIGINAL: Orm


quote:

ORIGINAL: warspite1

Onto scrapping of units and I decide to be quite ruthless here.

USA

All Carrier Air units and the 2-factor fighter
The 2-range TRS and AMPH
The Black Print 3-MP Infantry and the 3-strength Garrison

All are removed.

[image]local://upfiles/28156/88472D01D2D040E085DDC230A32F863A.jpg[/image]

Not ruthless enough. [:D] But it can be remedied later on. [:)]

There is no reason to keep the XXXII Corps when playing with the 1d10 land combat charts.
warspite1

What is the significance of the land combat chart on which units to scrap Ormster?




warspite1 -> RE: Bob Flemin's MWIF AARse IV - Nice AArse (7/26/2014 9:15:23 AM)

The Initiative phase now.

The Weather is Fine everywhere. The Axis have the Initiative.





warspite1 -> RE: Bob Flemin's MWIF AARse IV - Nice AArse (7/26/2014 9:20:29 AM)

Meanwhile, in Berlinsville, a malevolent moustachioed mischief maker sits in the Reichkanzlei and salivates over the draft of his first Fuhrer Directive.


The Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces.

MOST SECRET

Berlin,
31st August 1939.

Directive No. 1 for the Conduct of the War

1. Since the situation on Germany's Eastern frontier has become intolerable and all political possibilities of peaceful settlement have been exhausted, I have decided upon a solution by force.

2 The attack on Poland will be undertaken in accordance with the preparations made for 'Case White', with such variations as may be necessitated by the build-up of the Army which is now virtually complete.

The allocation of tanks and the purpose of the operation remain unchanged.

Date of attack 1st September 1939.

This time also applies to operations at Gdynia, in the Bay of Danzig, and at the Dirschau bridge.

3. In the West it is important to leave the responsibility for opening hostilities unmistakably to England and France. Minor violations of the frontier will be dealt with, for the time being, purely as local incidents.

The assurances of neutrality given by us to Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Switzerland are to be meticulously observed.

The Western frontier of Germany will not be crossed by land at any point without my explicit orders.

This applies also to all acts of warfare at sea or to acts which might be regarded, as such.

The defensive activity of the Air Force will be restricted for the time being to the firm repulse of enemy air attacks on the frontiers of the Reich. In taking action against individual aircraft or small formations, care will be taken to respect the frontiers of neutral countries as far as possible. Only if considerable forces of French or British bombers are employed against German territory across neutral areas will the Air Force be permitted to go into defensive action over neutral soil.

It is particularly important that any infringement of the neutrality of other states by our Western enemies be immediately reported to the High Command of the Armed Forces.

4. Should England and France open hostilities against Germany, it will be the duty of the Armed Forces operating in the West, while conserving their strength as much as possible, to maintain conditions for the successful conclusion of operations against Poland. Within these limits enemy forces and war potential will be damaged as much as possible. The right to order offensive operations is reserved absolutely to me.

The Army will occupy the West Wall and will take steps to secure it from being outflanked in the north, through the violation by the Western powers of Belgian or Dutch territory. Should French forces invade Luxembourg the bridges on the frontier may be blown up.

The Navy will operate against merchant shipping, with England as the focal point. In order to increase the effect, the declaration of danger zones may be expected. The Naval High Command will report on the areas which it is desirable to classify as danger zones and on their extent. The text of a public declaration in this matter is to be drawn up in collaboration with the Foreign Office and to be submitted to me for approval through the High Command of the Armed Forces.

The Baltic Sea is to be secured against enemy intrusion. Commander-in-Chief Navy1 will decide whether the entrances to the Baltic should be mined for this purpose.

The Air Force is, first of all, to prevent action by the French and English Air Forces against the German Army and German territory.

In operations against England the task of the Air Force is to take measures to dislocate English imports, the armaments industry, and the transport of troops to France. Any favourable opportunity of an effective attack on concentrated units of the English Navy, particularly on battleships or aircraft carriers, will be exploited. The decision regarding attacks on London is reserved to me.

Attacks on the English homeland are to be prepared, bearing in mind that inconclusive results with insufficient forces are to be avoided in all circumstances.




warspite1 -> RE: Bob Flemin's MWIF AARse IV - Nice AArse (7/26/2014 9:22:08 AM)

GERMANY DECLARES WAR ON POLAND!!!!!




Orm -> RE: Bob Flemin's MWIF AARse IV - Nice AArse (7/26/2014 9:22:48 AM)


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ORIGINAL: warspite1

I scrap nothing with the Chinese.

The Communists hold the river line south of the Yellow River, while the Nationalists hold a line roughly Nanning-Changsha and west of the Yangstse.


As Japan I would consider a central manoeuvring and flanking attack with the Japanese. I would likely send one Japanese unit operating out of supply to threaten the two central factory cities. I would also send another OOS unit towards the Kweiyang-Chihkiang road.

This to force the Chinese Army to relocate and hopefully become disorganized. Or to force them to gather several units behind their lines to take care about my OOS units.

But I suspect that there are risks with this strategy as well. [:D]

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Orm -> RE: Bob Flemin's MWIF AARse IV - Nice AArse (7/26/2014 9:28:01 AM)

When playing with the 2d10 table the following rule applies.

When using the Blitz table, no matter who chose it, the attacker’s first
loss must be MOT, MECH, ARM, or HQ-A
if any of those attacked (even
before winterized unit loss, but after ENG loss).


This means that there is a huge need for motorized units. MOT divisions are the most needed unit with the 2d10 table. The perfect loss unit. But any motorized corps can do the job as a loss unit and they can become in short supply.




warspite1 -> RE: Bob Flemin's MWIF AARse IV - Nice AArse (7/26/2014 9:30:31 AM)

Well that's a shocker! [X(]

The US reacts very angrily to the news.

Roosevelt: We are very angry at the news.

In a bid to show congress just how angry he is, he picks a 2 from the German/Italian Entry markers and announces to the American people:

Roosevelt: I've taken Ge/It Entry Level to 14 (and Japan to 5) so be very careful Mr Hitler.

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warspite1 -> RE: Bob Flemin's MWIF AARse IV - Nice AArse (7/26/2014 9:36:33 AM)


quote:

ORIGINAL: Orm


quote:

ORIGINAL: warspite1

I scrap nothing with the Chinese.

The Communists hold the river line south of the Yellow River, while the Nationalists hold a line roughly Nanning-Changsha and west of the Yangstse.


As Japan I would consider a central manoeuvring and flanking attack with the Japanese. I would likely send one Japanese unit operating out of supply to threaten the two central factory cities. I would also send another OOS unit towards the Kweiyang-Chihkiang road.

This to force the Chinese Army to relocate and hopefully become disorganized. Or to force them to gather several units behind their lines to take care about my OOS units.

But I suspect that there are risks with this strategy as well. [:D]

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warspite1

Orm ol' buddy. There is one fatal flaw I can see with this plan. It assumes a level of competence of the attacker that, I can assure you, simply does not exist [:D]

However, Tojo will take your sage advice and give it earnest consideration.




warspite1 -> RE: Bob Flemin's MWIF AARse IV - Nice AArse (7/26/2014 9:44:35 AM)

The Poles, fortified by President Roosevelt's strong response and, comforted by the pact they have with the French and British, are not too worried.

Marshal Edward Smigly-Rydz, Commander in Chief of the Polish Forces is confident that he can hold the Germans for sufficient time to allow the Anglo-French forces to charge across the Siegfried Line and crush the German invaders from the rear.....

I am not sure the poor Marshal has read the French plan of er...attack too closely.....





warspite1 -> RE: Bob Flemin's MWIF AARse IV - Nice AArse (7/26/2014 9:50:55 AM)

The Poles set up with the Modlin and Tarnow Armies, in the west and south respectively, to delay the Germans. The bulk of their forces are placed around the key cities of Warsaw and Lodz (the cities the Germans will need to conquer Poland).

The Polish air force are sensibly placed in the far east of the country. If the German attack goes badly they can fly west to carry on the fight. If things go wrong, they can fly into Lithuania and be interned. They can then make their way to the UK and join the RAF.

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warspite1 -> RE: Bob Flemin's MWIF AARse IV - Nice AArse (7/26/2014 10:05:16 AM)

While most of the world is in a state of temporary shock, the Japanese decide to use the diversion in Europe to crank up its offensive in China. Tojo announces a combined move in order to begin getting reinforcements to that theatre.

Meanwhile at the Palazzo Venezia, Mussolini is playing Hunt the Sausage with Clara Petacci, when he receives the news of Hitler's attack on Poland.

"Mamma mia" exclaims the faintly ridiculous buffoon in exaggerated Italian stylee. He leaves his mistress and rushes to find his Chief of Staff. Pietro Badoglio.

"We must be decisive - we must be strong. We cannot sit on the fence, we must join our Fascist partners in their hour of need". exclaims an over-excited Mussolini.
"What do you want to do Il Duce?" asked a nervous CoS.
"We'll er..... do nothing and await developments.....order a combined move - I'm off to continue my important business with Clara".




warspite1 -> RE: Bob Flemin's MWIF AARse IV - Nice AArse (7/26/2014 10:13:21 AM)

And so the serious business of war begins.....

The Japanese send a Heavy Cruiser Squadron to the China Sea to escort TRS and AMPH carrying Yammamoto, the 11th Army and two SNLF corps to China.



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