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warspite1 -> RE: Folly a deux: AllenK vs Warspite1 AAR (2/10/2019 6:13:32 PM)

May/Jun 1940
Impulse: 5 (Axis) (cont)

Land Combat:
Germany

The first attack is against Lodz and is a 3:1 no modifier (with 1-point required for 4:1). I assume Assault as there is no retreat path.

The roll is a 3. One unit lost each and the attackers are disorganised.

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Orm -> RE: Folly a deux: AllenK vs Warspite1 AAR (2/10/2019 6:21:04 PM)

The elite of Luftwaffe strikes again.



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warspite1 -> RE: Folly a deux: AllenK vs Warspite1 AAR (2/10/2019 6:22:26 PM)

May/Jun 1940
Impulse: 5 (Axis) (cont)

Land Combat: (cont)
Germany

The next attack is against Liege and is automatic.

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AllenK -> RE: Folly a deux: AllenK vs Warspite1 AAR (2/10/2019 6:24:52 PM)


quote:

ORIGINAL: Orm

The elite of Luftwaffe strikes again.



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Yess, they did do rather well.



warspite1 -> RE: Folly a deux: AllenK vs Warspite1 AAR (2/10/2019 6:25:03 PM)

May/Jun 1940
Impulse: 5 (Axis) (cont)

Land Combat: (cont)
Germany

The final attack is against Antwerp. The odds are 4:1+2.

What table do the Allies wish to use?



AllenK -> RE: Folly a deux: AllenK vs Warspite1 AAR (2/10/2019 6:25:39 PM)

What's attacking Antwerp?



AllenK -> RE: Folly a deux: AllenK vs Warspite1 AAR (2/10/2019 6:29:24 PM)

Assault please.



warspite1 -> RE: Folly a deux: AllenK vs Warspite1 AAR (2/10/2019 6:32:53 PM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: AllenK

What's attacking Antwerp?
warspite1

An attack from two hexes.

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AllenK -> RE: Folly a deux: AllenK vs Warspite1 AAR (2/10/2019 6:34:25 PM)

With MECH and ARM involved, I'll go for Assault please.



warspite1 -> RE: Folly a deux: AllenK vs Warspite1 AAR (2/10/2019 6:40:59 PM)

May/Jun 1940
Impulse: 5 (Axis) (cont)

Land Combat: (cont)
Germany

A 2(4) is thrown and the Belgians lose one unit. All attackers are disorganised.

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warspite1 -> RE: Folly a deux: AllenK vs Warspite1 AAR (2/10/2019 6:45:02 PM)

May/Jun 1940
Impulse: 5 (Axis) (cont)

Air Rebase:
Germany

1. A Ju-87B flies to Holland
2. A Bf109-E2 flies to Belgium

Italy

1. A CR.42 flies to La Spezia

HQ Reorganisation:
Germany

von Rundstedt reorganises 4 corps.



AllenK -> RE: Folly a deux: AllenK vs Warspite1 AAR (2/10/2019 7:36:02 PM)

M/J 40 Allies 6

No DoW or alignments.

Land: CW, France, China.
Combined: US, USSR.

US moves loaded TRANS from West Coast to Midway.

USSR starts railing Zhukov west.

The Chinese make a couple of minor adjustments.

The Allies advance into Belgium to take up new defensive positions. Elsewhere there are some adjustments in Yugoslavia.

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AllenK -> RE: Folly a deux: AllenK vs Warspite1 AAR (2/10/2019 7:53:55 PM)

CW rebases both Spitfires to Lille.

France makes a couple of rebases to keep fighter support available to the front lines.

Gort reorganises the Belgium INF in Antwerp.

The weather turns fine everywhere.

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Courtenay -> RE: Folly a deux: AllenK vs Warspite1 AAR (2/11/2019 12:06:57 AM)

Two comments and a question:

I would have put all the damage from the surprise port strike on the Italian transports. Knocking out one battleship, while nice does not have a decisive effect on the war in the Mediterranean. Knocking out all Axis transports can have a much larger effect.

Also, I would have put the two Belgian CPs in the Belgian Congo, where they would be have been safe even if the Germans had taken Antwerp on the first turn.

Lastly, are we sure that the Germans aren't using a four sided die for land combat?



composer99 -> RE: Folly a deux: AllenK vs Warspite1 AAR (2/11/2019 2:28:00 AM)

France is living the Little Entente dream. (Good thing for Germany they can't swing Romania.)



brian brian -> RE: Folly a deux: AllenK vs Warspite1 AAR (2/11/2019 5:03:19 AM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: warspite1

The first attack is against Lodz and is a 3:1 no modifier (with 1-point required for 4:1). I assume Assault as there is no retreat path.



just an FYI - the final retreat priority possibility is

to a hex in enemy ZOC
but with friendly units
and causing over-stacking

in that case, the retreating unit then has to be retreated again (and can even be retreated again after that), until there is no over-stacking in any hex

so as long as Poland still controlled the hex due east of Warsaw (as there does not appear to be a ZoC on it), a unit could have retreated out of Lodz.

Not that anyone would usually pick Blitz for such a combat. But the Retreat possibility would be a factor in what happens on a Shatter result.



AllenK -> RE: Folly a deux: AllenK vs Warspite1 AAR (2/11/2019 7:00:28 AM)


quote:

ORIGINAL: Courtenay

Two comments and a question:

I would have put all the damage from the surprise port strike on the Italian transports. Knocking out one battleship, while nice does not have a decisive effect on the war in the Mediterranean. Knocking out all Axis transports can have a much larger effect.

Also, I would have put the two Belgian CPs in the Belgian Congo, where they would be have been safe even if the Germans had taken Antwerp on the first turn.

Lastly, are we sure that the Germans aren't using a four sided die for land combat?


I did think about going for both TRANS but as the likely result of the X was going to be ‘Damaged’. I thought I’d put it on the more expensive to repair BB.

There may be a bug as I couldn’t put the Belgium CP’s in the Congo. Got an error message about having to place them in a controlled hex. I’ll post it to Tech Support.



warspite1 -> RE: Folly a deux: AllenK vs Warspite1 AAR (2/11/2019 8:07:09 PM)

May/Jun 1940
Impulse: 7 (Axis)

Declarations of War and Alignments: None

Japan: Land
Germany: Land
Italy: Land

Port Attack: None
Naval Air: None

Strategic Bombing:
Japan

A Nell attempts to damage production at Chengtu. A 1 is rolled for no effect.

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warspite1 -> RE: Folly a deux: AllenK vs Warspite1 AAR (2/11/2019 8:20:41 PM)

May/Jun 1940
Impulse: 7 (Axis)

Ground Strike:
Japan

1 and 2. The ordnance of an ART Division and a Ki-51 unit are ranged against the Communist forces in the mountains east of Sian. The results of the attack are as follows:

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warspite1 -> RE: Folly a deux: AllenK vs Warspite1 AAR (2/11/2019 8:28:41 PM)

May/Jun 1940
Impulse: 7 (Axis)

Rail Movement: None
Land Movement:
Italy

The 3rd Julia moves toward Skopje and there is some re-arrangement of forces in Northern Italy.

Germans

The Germans re-arrange their forces on the Yugoslav and Belgian borders.

Japan

The Southern Area Army continues to demonstrate around Changsha

Land Combat:
Germany

An attack is announced west of Zagreb

Japan

An attack on Changsha is ordered

No aircraft are brought in, leaving the attacks as follows:

Assume Assault in Changsha as surrounded. What about Yugoslavia?

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AllenK -> RE: Folly a deux: AllenK vs Warspite1 AAR (2/11/2019 8:44:24 PM)

Go with Blitz in Yugoslavia, thanks.



warspite1 -> RE: Folly a deux: AllenK vs Warspite1 AAR (2/11/2019 8:53:30 PM)

May/Jun 1940
Impulse: 7 (Axis)

Land Combat: (cont)

In Yugoslavia the Germans win the fractionals throw and make it 3:1. A 2 was thrown. The Germans lose a unit and all are disorganised.

In China a 6 was thrown and the defending army destroyed. The US are outraged by the occupation of the city (a 1 is thrown and a chit drawn)

Edit: It looks like I've taken the wrong screen shot in Yugoslavia. The SS Division is taken as the hit.
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warspite1 -> RE: Folly a deux: AllenK vs Warspite1 AAR (2/11/2019 9:03:17 PM)

May/Jun 1940
Impulse: 7 (Axis)

Air Rebase:
Germany

1. A Bf-109E1 heads for the Rhineland
2. A Bf-110C moves south of Leipzig

HQ Reorganisation: None

End of Turn: Turn ends on less than 2 - a 3 is thrown.



AllenK -> RE: Folly a deux: AllenK vs Warspite1 AAR (2/12/2019 9:07:12 AM)

M/J 40 Allies 8

No DoW or alignments.

All pass except France; Combined.

TRANS brings Dakar MIL to St. Nazaire.

French sub initiates combat in Italian Coast. The Italians have several aircraft to fly in some air support. Z.501 and SM.79 can get to the 2-box. Z.1007 and CR42 can reach the 1-box and the C.200 the 0-box.

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warspite1 -> RE: Folly a deux: AllenK vs Warspite1 AAR (2/12/2019 5:00:34 PM)

The longest range bomber go to its max box please, the other two go to the 0-box - I assume no Allied fighters can fly?



AllenK -> RE: Folly a deux: AllenK vs Warspite1 AAR (2/12/2019 5:53:17 PM)

No Allied fighters available.

Searches: Allies 3, Axis 5. The Allies choose 0-box only. Four surprise points used to choose sub combat. The remaining two will go to increasing damage.

The Allied subs are sent back to port.





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AllenK -> RE: Folly a deux: AllenK vs Warspite1 AAR (2/12/2019 5:55:10 PM)

In return, 2 Italian convoys are sunk and the remainder heads back to port.

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AllenK -> RE: Folly a deux: AllenK vs Warspite1 AAR (2/12/2019 6:04:44 PM)

The French sub aborts to Marseilles, the CW ones to Malta.

I send the Italian one back to La Spezia, as the others are based there. Can be changed if required.

The French swap a couple of units around at the front.

No combat, rebases or reorgs.

The turn continues on a 9 and the weather stays fine.



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warspite1 -> RE: Folly a deux: AllenK vs Warspite1 AAR (2/12/2019 6:36:47 PM)

Can anyone remember how to call up the naval display - not the NRD or NRS but the other one? Damned if I can remember or can find it in the manual.



AllenK -> RE: Folly a deux: AllenK vs Warspite1 AAR (2/12/2019 6:59:04 PM)

Which is the one that comes up if you double left click on a sea hex then hover over ships?



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