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rkr1958 -> RE: Global War: Japanese Aggression (9/13/2015 11:51:13 PM)

03. Bay of Bengal. Naval Combat.

The Japanese decided during the allied turn to initiate combat against the RN in the Bay of Bengal. Bad decision. The RN won the search and had enough surprise points to force a surface action. Fortunately for the Japanese, they didn't have enough points left to choose their targets. The IJN heavy cruiser Maya was able to hold off a superior RN cruiser force long enough for the two IJN aircraft carriers Hiyru and Soryu to escape. Though the Maya managed to damage an RN heavy cruiser and force a second to retreat, it was sunk by the superior RN force.

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rkr1958 -> RE: Global War: Japanese Aggression (9/13/2015 11:52:08 PM)

03. Jan/Feb 1940. Bay of Bengal (End of Turn).

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rkr1958 -> RE: Global War: Japanese Aggression (9/13/2015 11:53:41 PM)

03. China. North Temperate.

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rkr1958 -> RE: Global War: Japanese Aggression (9/13/2015 11:54:22 PM)

03. China. North Monsoon.

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rkr1958 -> RE: Global War: Japanese Aggression (9/13/2015 11:58:26 PM)

03. Jan/Feb 1940. Birmarck, Marianas, Solomons.

Japans expansion against the British in the South China Sea and the Bay of Bengal is not leaving any resources for Japan to reinforce China (previous two caps) or Truk, Saipan or Kwajaleian in the western Pacific. Though, it will become imperative over the next two or three turns to garrison these islands in defense against the growing US threat to Japan.

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rkr1958 -> RE: Global War: Japanese Aggression (9/13/2015 11:59:09 PM)

03. Jan/Feb 1940. USN. Hawaii. Midway.

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rkr1958 -> RE: Global War: Japanese Aggression (9/14/2015 12:01:57 AM)

03. Jan/Feb 1940. US Entry Options.

At the end of the turn the USA added 1 chit to the Germany/Italy entry pool and two chits to the Japanese entry pool. The US choose the options:

(16) Gift destroyers to the CW and

(4) Intern the French aircraft carrier.

Neither choice resulted to any increase in tension (i.e., no chit was moved from either entry pool to the respective tension pool). The USA choose to substitute a transport for the interned French aircraft carrier.

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rkr1958 -> RE: Global War: Japanese Aggression (9/14/2015 12:13:41 AM)

03. Jan/Feb 1940. Use Oil. Japan.

Japan chooses to forgo the reorganization of two cruisers and a battleship still at sea in order to save an oil point.

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rkr1958 -> RE: Global War: Japanese Aggression (9/14/2015 12:16:59 AM)

03. Jan/Feb 1940. Use Oil. CW.

Also, to save an oil point, the CW chooses not to reorganize three CAs.

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rkr1958 -> RE: Global War: Japanese Aggression (9/14/2015 12:19:15 AM)

03. Jan/Feb 1940. Use Oil. USA.

The US chooses not to reorganize 3 aircraft carriers and 2 battleships deployed to Pearl in order to save a point. They'll wait next turn when they can get the most bang out of a oil point to re-organize (i.e., 1.4 or 1.45 worth of stuff for a single point).

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rkr1958 -> RE: Global War: Japanese Aggression (9/14/2015 12:20:26 AM)

03. Jan/Feb 1940. Use Oil. USSR.

Also in on the act to save a point, the USSR chooses not to reorganize a sub in order to save a point.

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rkr1958 -> RE: Global War: Japanese Aggression (9/14/2015 12:21:03 AM)

03. Jan/Feb 1940. Economic Reports.

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rkr1958 -> RE: Global War: Japanese Aggression (9/14/2015 12:21:59 AM)

03. Jan/Feb 1940. Destroyed. Repair Pools.

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rkr1958 -> RE: Global War: Japanese Aggression (9/14/2015 12:22:51 AM)

03. Jan/Feb 1940. Trade for 04, Mar/Apr 1940.

No changes from last turn to any trade deals.

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Grotius -> RE: Global War: Japanese Aggression (9/15/2015 3:42:47 AM)

I'm loving the AAR. Can I ask a newb question? Where did you find that nifty economic chart? Did you make it in Excel, or is it in an MWIF menu somewhere?

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ORIGINAL: rkr1958

03. Jan/Feb 1940. Economic Reports.

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rkr1958 -> RE: Global War: Japanese Aggression (9/15/2015 11:53:31 AM)


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ORIGINAL: Grotius

I'm loving the AAR. Can I ask a newb question? Where did you find that nifty economic chart? Did you make it in Excel, or is it in an MWIF menu somewhere?

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ORIGINAL: rkr1958

03. Jan/Feb 1940. Economic Reports.

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I created it in excel and I've attached it. This version (i.e., attached version) includes Vichy France, but I edit it before they're created when I post the report. I also print out the attached sheet (which has two copies of the table) on both sides of a page. This gives me four tables per page (i.e., 2 tables per side) which I used to take notes on and then transfer it electronically to the table I post.

Thanks for following the AAR by the way. [:)]



Grotius -> RE: Global War: Japanese Aggression (9/16/2015 2:52:01 AM)

Thanks for the info on your Excel file! Great idea.

I'm loving the AAR, but I'm hung up on a rules question. Why, in this land combat across a river, were none of the attackers' attack strength halved for the river? (The Axis units add up to 55 attack, plus the (halved) ground support, for a total of 57 -- no halving due to crossing a river. MWIF gave the Axis credit for all 57 attack factors; no river malus.) Do rivers freeze in snow? That might make sense, but I can't find any such provision in the rules.

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ORIGINAL: rkr1958

2. Nov/Dec 1939. Land Combat. Brussels.

The Germans take Brussels on the surprise impulse, but at a cost. The Germans lose 2 corps and see three other attacking units disorganized. The disorganized attackers are reorganized by Rundstedt.

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Finarfïn -> RE: Global War: Japanese Aggression (9/16/2015 3:59:40 AM)

Hello,

during surprise impulse river doesn't count IIRC.

Fin



Grotius -> RE: Global War: Japanese Aggression (9/16/2015 4:48:34 AM)

Right you are! That must have been it. Thanks.



rkr1958 -> RE: Global War: Japanese Aggression (9/27/2015 3:13:56 AM)

04. Mar/Apr 1940.

1. No change in the victory totals from last turn.

2. This turn lasted 5 impulses with the allies moving first and last, which means the allies had 3 and the axis 2 of the 5 impulses.

3. The weather in the North Temperate (i.e., France) was either rain or snow for the turn. And, in the Pacific and Asia the weather wasn't much better.

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rkr1958 -> RE: Global War: Japanese Aggression (9/27/2015 3:20:26 AM)

04. Mar/Apr 1940. Bay of Bengal.

1. The IJN made a push to clear the RN from the Bay of Bengal this turn. This push was partially, but not completely, successful as you shall see in the next three posts.

2. The Japanese have also assembled a amphibious task force docked in Rangoon, Burma. The Japanese plan to use this force to establish a foothold in India next turn.

3. The Japanese also align Siam this turn, to which the USA reacted to and added another chit to the Japanese entry pool.

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rkr1958 -> RE: Global War: Japanese Aggression (9/27/2015 3:28:44 AM)

04. Mar/Apr 1940. Bay of Bengal Naval Battle.

The IJN and RN did square off for two rounds of naval battle in the Bay of Bengal which saw two RN aircraft carriers damaged and three others forced to abort. In return the IJN saw 1 of the aircraft carriers damaged and two more forced to abort. Well, really only one forced to abort with the second IJN carrier "aborting" by mistake. More on that later.

The first round of combat include a air to air battle resulting in the downing of a Japanese carrier air unit though Japan had a slight (+2) advantage in the air to air battle.



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rkr1958 -> RE: Global War: Japanese Aggression (9/27/2015 3:34:00 AM)

04. Bay of Bengal Naval Battle, Round 1.

The IJN aircraft carrier Hiryu was damaged by the RN. The Japanese player (that's me) mistakenly "selected" the Ryujo was the abort (2nd) roll instead of the Hiryu. The result was that Japan saw 1 damaged and 2 aborted aircraft carriers instead of 1 damaged and 1 aborted. The only mitigating factor to this mistake was that the Ryujo air unit was still in the air, had room to land on the Akagi and participate in the second round of this naval battle.

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rkr1958 -> RE: Global War: Japanese Aggression (9/27/2015 3:36:07 AM)

04. Mar/Apr 1940. Bay of Bengal, Naval Battle, Round 2.

The second round saw the remaining RN carrier in the sea area damaged and forced to abort.

Combat ended after this round as both sides were unsuccessful in their search rolls.

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rkr1958 -> RE: Global War: Japanese Aggression (9/27/2015 3:38:43 AM)

04. Mar/Apr 1940. Ceylon.

With Singapore gone and the Bay of Bengal nearly under the control of the IJN, the RN Pacific fleet is now operating out of Ceylon.

Also, the CW is trying to build up their forces in India to counter the expected Japanese invasion.

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rkr1958 -> RE: Global War: Japanese Aggression (9/27/2015 3:45:41 AM)

04. Mar/Apr 1940. Malaysia, Singapore and East Indian Ocean.

The IJN also has a second invasion task force, centered around the 4-4 SNLF marine corps, put together in the ports of Singapore and Kuala Lumpur.

In the port Batavia, the IJN has a carrier strike force centered around the Kaga whose mission is to gain full control of the East Indian Ocean including the destruction of the CW convoy point there.

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rkr1958 -> RE: Global War: Japanese Aggression (9/27/2015 3:47:51 AM)

04. Mar/Apr 1940. South China Sea.

In the port of Tarakan, Borneo the IJN has a division size amphibious force ready to go in support of any operations next turn in the Bay of Bengal.

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rkr1958 -> RE: Global War: Japanese Aggression (9/27/2015 3:54:35 AM)

04. Mar/Apr 1940. Truk and Kwajalein.

With the IJN eyeing the Bay of Bengal and India to the West, the Japanese have not had the opportunity to build up their defenses against the USA on Truk, Siapan and now Kwajalein. Returning the IJN cruiser was a mistake. One which the USA reacted to and added another chit to the Japanese entry pool.

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rkr1958 -> RE: Global War: Japanese Aggression (9/27/2015 3:55:35 AM)

04. Mar/Apr 1940. Hawaii and Midway.

Speaking of the USA and their navy ...

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rkr1958 -> RE: Global War: Japanese Aggression (9/27/2015 3:58:35 AM)

04. Mar/Apr 1940. Rabul, Timor and Bismarck Sea.

Also, with the Japanese main focus in the Bay of Bengal, the CW was able to reinforce Rabul.

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