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lomyrin -> RE: A global wat - 2 (9/21/2014 12:28:19 AM)
Here are the correct March/April 40 reinforcements. My thanks to the observant viewer who pointed out my error above [image]local://upfiles/19136/31EC7236B28A4FB6AB2ECA8663BBBB01.jpg[/image]

lomyrin -> RE: A global wat - 2 (9/21/2014 4:21:12 PM)
March/April 40 Allies win initiative. Weather is still winter, storm in temperate and rain in Med. CW naval, China and France land, US Russia combined action CW readjusts convoy defense lines and again sends a fleet to the W Med. Fails to find Italian convoy in E Med. France strengthens their lines on the Belgian border and moves one Inf southwards toward the Italian front.

lomyrin -> RE: A global wat - 2 (9/21/2014 4:46:00 PM)
Mar/Apr 40 Axis impulse 1 ( impulse 4 ) Storm in temperate and rain in med. Japan land, Ge and It combined. Italian Air in W Med fails to find the W fleet. SUB in CSV sinks 2 CW convoys and aborts 3. German SUBs fail to find. Japan attacks in South China at +14.6, fails the fraction and rolls 7 for 22 net. Kills 1 Chinese Inf but loses a Div and 4 units disorganized. HQ Yamamoto reorganizes the four units. [image]local://upfiles/19136/976D23EA1825498686CC390808421197.jpg[/image]

lomyrin -> RE: A global wat - 2 (9/21/2014 11:20:10 PM)
Allies impulse 2 ( impulse 7 ) Fine everywhere Russia DoW Iraq, USA objects. The entry levels are dismally low. Ch land, rest combined action French CA's pass through W Med undetected by searching IT planes snd aborts an Italian convoy in Italian Coast placing Sardinia OOS CW ground strikes Rotterdam, an intercepting German Ftr is shot down and an artillery is disorganized. CW invades NW Cagliari in Sardinia with a Div against no opposition. The Chinese move to block the Japanese entrance to the Chinese Central area

lomyrin -> RE: A global wat - 2 (9/22/2014 2:30:16 AM)
Mar/Apr 40 Axis impulse 2 ( impulse 8 ) Fine everywhere Germany DoW Belgium, USA is concerned and gets a chit. All take land actions. Belgum setup is problematic since the German para is in range. Leaving Brussels empty makes the para drop there with assist from adjacent hexes in the attack. Other positions are equally vulnerable to an overwhelming German strength.

lomyrin -> RE: A global wat - 2 (9/22/2014 2:31:29 AM)
Here is the less than desirable Belgian defense. [image]local://upfiles/19136/A7207DFC2FA14016AAF2A8A816475A3F.jpg[/image]

lomyrin -> RE: A global wat - 2 (9/22/2014 3:07:23 AM)
Several attacks this impulse. Shown is the Kweilin attack at a risky odds but an important supply point in the mountains, Rolled as net 19 so the Japanese Engr and a Mil were lost and 2 more units disorganized but the city was taken. [image]local://upfiles/19136/A568CF375E5543AAAAE011A7C64895C6.jpg[/image]

lomyrin -> RE: A global wat - 2 (9/22/2014 3:13:54 AM)
The next attack in China near TING SHUI IS AT A BASE +10 and a fraction, rolled a net 22. Japan lost 1 unit and suffered two more disorganized but the hex was taken causing supply problems for the Communists in the area. [image]local://upfiles/19136/FA2D972146DF47998986AECEA794F414.jpg[/image]

lomyrin -> RE: A global wat - 2 (9/22/2014 3:21:18 AM)
After all the attacks here is the west front situation Belgrade fell and the Italians broke through in the south of France. [image]local://upfiles/19136/8D7334CF11EA41CD8B86B83E01988679.jpg[/image]

composer99 -> RE: A global wat - 2 (9/22/2014 1:12:08 PM)
Why didn't the Germans attack Antwerp?

lomyrin -> RE: A global wat - 2 (9/22/2014 3:52:10 PM)
The Germans did not have enough attack strength to attack both Brussels and Antwerp at the same time and they chose the Capital Brussels. This is already the 8th impulse and the turn might end before the next German impulse. If so and Antwerp had been chosen instead of Brussels the country would not have been conquered this turn. It does leave the CW an opportunity to send the BEF into Antwerp and west along the coast of Belgium. I think that the German could ignore that pocket and go for the French border. Eventually the CW, not having that many units yet, would have to either evacuate or slide westwards into France anyway. This raises the question of what will I have the CW do next and unfortunately in a solitaire game that does not include the fog of the other players intentions. As yet I have not decided on what to have them do.

lomyrin -> RE: A global wat - 2 (9/22/2014 7:20:25 PM)
Mar/Apr 40 Allies impulse 3 ( impulse 9 ) rain in temperate China, France land rest combined action CW sends the BEF to N Sea, German NAV intercept failed. Allied conferences resulted in a decision to land the BEF in Belgium andsenda CW fighter there as well. In the rain the French could only bet a poor +4 attack on the German Para in SW Belgium and decided it was not worth the risk of losing French units. The French also choose to not enter Belgium and instead defend on their own border which should also result in higher production next turn. The front in France [image]local://upfiles/19136/3B9AEFF52C584114A319F2B0930AC497.jpg[/image]

lomyrin -> RE: A global wat - 2 (9/22/2014 7:21:32 PM)
And in China after impulse 9 in Mar/Apr 40 [image]local://upfiles/19136/0AEABE3192DF468283D99EE274E8BEA4.jpg[/image]

lomyrin -> RE: A global wat - 2 (9/23/2014 5:52:29 PM)
Mar/April 40 Axis impulse 3 ( impulse 11 ) rain in temp and Med Germany, Italy land, Japan combined action Japan collects and ships more troops to China reducing the partisan risk to 9% Germany fillds Belgium with troops and Italy tries going around the French Mtn in the south. No attacks and turn end with a 3 roll. No partisans. US imposed the strategic embargo. The USentry is shown. [image]local://upfiles/19136/577FE35B284D436A915ECB695A2B58EE.jpg[/image]

lomyrin -> RE: A global wat - 2 (9/27/2014 5:19:25 PM)
The units destroyed during Mar/Apr 40 [image]local://upfiles/19136/F57A7CB4B0834DDF857188FA186D29DC.jpg[/image]

lomyrin -> RE: A global wat - 2 (9/27/2014 5:20:36 PM)
Reinforcements for May/Jun 40 [image]local://upfiles/19136/3ECB1D24139E4CEF9DC50DA0DA440F3D.jpg[/image]

lomyrin -> RE: A global wat - 2 (9/27/2014 6:05:57 PM)
Mar/Apr 40 production Germany 17 Arm, Lnd2, Ftr, Inf, 2Pil Italy 5 NAV3, Pil Japan 15 Synth, Gar, BB, NAV3,CVP0 China 6 2Inf CW 14 Ftr3, CV2, 2Pil, TRS2, CVP, 1BPsave France 10 Mot, Ftr, Pil, Mil USA 10 BB, TRS, NAV3, Pil, SUB Russia 15 Arm. 3Inf

lomyrin -> RE: A global wat - 2 (9/28/2014 5:05:48 PM)
May/Jun 40 Axis win initiative an fine weather everywhere Germany aligns Bulgaria, US does not care All take land action, Germany uses O-chit on Rundstedt Japan Strat bombing of Chungking nets 2 pp lost. German ground strikes in France and Belgium are shown with the first air/air battle [image]local://upfiles/19136/69397CE2EFE84335AF35D06C445AD12C.jpg[/image]

lomyrin -> RE: A global wat - 2 (9/28/2014 5:51:02 PM)
The air/air fights caused a few Fighters to be aborted but all bombers got through. The strike results were about half successful. The attacks in China worked fine but in France one was successful and the other just caused all to be disorganized with no moves. HQ Rundstedt reorganized the unsuccesful attack units.

lomyrin -> RE: A global wat - 2 (9/28/2014 11:16:05 PM)
May/Jun 40 Allies impulse1 ( impulse 2 ) Fine everywhere France, China land, rest combined. CW statbomb Munich failed. CW Ground strike E Lille failed and France ground strike SE Lille cost them their bomber lost. CW replenishes the convoys in CSV for full production. CW abandons Rotterdam and the HQ enters France with 2 units still in Belgium, French reorganizes the units the Germans attacked in their impulse.

lomyrin -> RE: A global wat - 2 (9/29/2014 4:47:12 PM)
May/Jun 40 Axis impulse 2 ( 3 ) Fine everywhere all land action Germany and Japan fly ground strikes The 2 CW units let in Belgium had one disorganized already and now both are disorganized. One of the French near Belgium also suffered after the French AA there shot to reduce the German factors. Japan disorganized the Communist in Tianshui, failed in the South.

lomyrin -> RE: A global wat - 2 (9/29/2014 4:52:21 PM)
May/Jun 40 Axis impulse 2 The attacks are shown. Tianshui fell but cost the Japanese 2 units and the rest all disorganized. In the south the attck want fine. The CW units in Belgium were helped by shore support and a bomber that got through despite German Fighter interceot. They were only shattered and will return in England nextturn. France suffered lost units. [image]local://upfiles/19136/D2EA089B347A4047AFE5F9025CF35C9F.jpg[/image]

lomyrin -> RE: A global wat - 2 (9/29/2014 4:53:31 PM)
The front in Europe after the attacks were completed [image]local://upfiles/19136/E12857FC3E7346D99B1FB109ECB93E9B.jpg[/image]

lomyrin -> RE: A global wat - 2 (9/29/2014 4:55:00 PM)
The China positions at the end of the Axis impulse 2 in M/J40 [image]local://upfiles/19136/0016C3105D7F4846870889E681E5D04B.jpg[/image]

ajds -> RE: A global wat - 2 (9/29/2014 6:15:27 PM)
Out of curiosity, what was the best attack you could have made (as the French) against the lone PARA in the rainy woods - 3:1 in the rain can't be the best? I would suggest two max French stacks outside Brussels, and then what can you do against the PARA, because occupying those hexes and the forest hex (with the BEF on the flank) hamstrings Germany here quite effectively - you only give Germany two hexsides on each big stack, and the forest hex is well covered. Assuming you can take the forest hex, of course. It also kills the dang Para which is a 'good thing.' I know this is going back a few impulses, but just for your consideration.

lomyrin -> RE: A global wat - 2 (9/29/2014 9:41:33 PM)
Good catch, I did not really detail the attack, only made a quick estimate. I did not consider moving into Belgium with the French because the Germans could get the same attack on the French units in Belgium as they could into France itself and hitting them in Belgium would not give the French a production multiple increase. I use the 2D10 tables and when I went back and reloaded a saved game to check on the attack in question I found the attack, without entering Belgium and after adding German air support in the rain was +7 + a small fraction. Entering Belgium and adding those units in the attack made it +10 and a fraction which would not have been a bad attack. I am glad there are players looking at and considering the actions taken in the game.

lomyrin -> RE: A global wat - 2 (9/29/2014 11:31:05 PM)
May/Jun 40 Allies impulse 2 ( impulse 4 ) Fine everywhere China, France land, rest combined action CW had to load an Infantry unit in Malta to send to France to replenish the BEF. Italian intercept in W MEd and German in N Sea both failed. French artillery managed to disrupt 2 German arm units that were in a key position to attack, this made the French to keep Lille garrisoned instead of backing the line up.

lomyrin -> RE: A global wat - 2 (9/29/2014 11:32:20 PM)
This is the situation in France [image]local://upfiles/19136/26D6A02059494AD39A312FF0D720C61E.jpg[/image]

lomyrin -> RE: A global wat - 2 (9/29/2014 11:34:36 PM)
In China the communists have backed up some more, the Japanese there are all disorganized and cannot follow this turn. There are Communist reinforcements coming next turn. In the south the line looks bad but there is still hope

lomyrin -> RE: A global wat - 2 (9/29/2014 11:36:28 PM)
I messed up, here is the picture [image]local://upfiles/19136/132390DF8C45426B82E5D0488FF876F4.jpg[/image]

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