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brian brian -> RE: Axis Only. Ronnie vs Composer99. (1/29/2020 3:15:29 AM)
I have begun to think that ‘Artillery’ is a pro-Allied optional rule. It possibly adds one turn to the German conquest of France. And though the Germans have ‘guns’ too, the utility of the French AA/AT is worth quite a bit more. Not having anti-tank assets in the clear hex with the HQ was a grave tactical mistake, particularly if there is one such in Lille. The French ARM should have been in that hex too.

rkr1958 -> RE: Axis Only. Ronnie vs Composer99. (1/29/2020 3:54:46 AM)
Turn 5. May/June 1940. End of Turn. (continued). [ax] Final Production. Axis. Germany. 22 x 0.75 = 17 BP's. -2 Trade. 15 BP's. 9+4=13 Oil Saved. Italy. 6 x 0.75 = 5 BP's. 1+1=2 Oil Saved. Japan. 17 x 1 = 17 BP's. -1 Trade. 16 BP's. 7+1=8 Oil Saved. [al] Allied Final Production China: 5 pp x 1 = 5 bps; 1 oil saved. Commonwealth: 21 pp x 0.75 = 16 - 1 (Fr) = 15 bps; 17 oil saved. France: 7 pp x 1.25 = 9 + 2 (CW/saved) = 11 bps; 2 oil saved. USA: 40 pp x 0.25 = 10 + 1 (Ja) = 11 bps; 8 oil saved. USSR: 23 pp x 0.5 = 12 + 2 (Ge) = 14 bps; 8 oil saved. [ax] Scraped Destroyed. Germany None. Italy. BB Vittorio Veneto. [al] Allied Scrap Destroyed China: No Commonwealth: Scraps 6 pdr (2-4 at gun) France: Scraps MS 406 (ftr2), cruiser Duguay Trouin [ax] Production. Germany. 15 BP's. FTR2 (2), PIL(2), Sub 1st(1) x 3, Mech Div(3), Eng Div(3), MIL(2) Italy. 5 BP's. CP(1), Sub Repair(1), BP Save x 3 (Rome). Japan. 16 BP's. PIL(2), LND(3), Mech Div(3), Inf(3)x2, MIL(2) [al] Allied Production China (5): 1 INF (3), 1 GARR (2) Commonwealth (15): 1 ca (rep) (1)(Sussex), 2 cp (2), 1 pil (2), 1 ftr3 (3), 1 ftr2 (2), 1 INF (3), 1 MIL (2) France (11): 1 pil (2), 1 ftr2 (2), 1 INF (3), 2 MIL (4) USA (11): 1 cv (2nd) (2) (Langley), 1 amph (1st) (3), 1 cp (1), 1 sub (1st) (1), 1 sub (2nd) (1), 1 INF (3) USSR (14): 1 ARM (6), 2 INF (6), 1 GARR (2)

rkr1958 -> RE: Axis Only. Ronnie vs Composer99. (1/30/2020 1:17:41 AM)
Turn 5. May/June 1940. End of Turn. Reserve Pools. The important take aways are: (1) Germany has 1 reserve pilot, but no quality reserve fighter airframes. However, as you shall see Germany will use this reserve pilot to fill the second of two new fighter airfames arriving next turn. (2) France has 1 reserve pilot, which can be used to fill either the reserve fighter (D510) or fighter/bomber (Potez 631) airframe. (3) CW has 3 reserve pilots, but no quality reserve fighter airframes. [image]local://upfiles/31901/12726A557A09465C8A7543D9E88D842A.jpg[/image]

rkr1958 -> RE: Axis Only. Ronnie vs Composer99. (1/30/2020 1:18:55 AM)
Turn 5. May/June 1940. End of Turn. Production Spiral. Germany. [image]local://upfiles/31901/CEAB4CC537934D61B6E9F54930CE3C2B.jpg[/image]

rkr1958 -> RE: Axis Only. Ronnie vs Composer99. (1/30/2020 1:19:24 AM)
Turn 5. May/June 1940. End of Turn. Production Spiral. Italy. [image]local://upfiles/31901/8BBC8B509D2E4793A16A1D94E78762F4.jpg[/image]

rkr1958 -> RE: Axis Only. Ronnie vs Composer99. (1/30/2020 1:19:45 AM)
Turn 5. May/June 1940. End of Turn. Production Spiral. Japan. [image]local://upfiles/31901/3B8DFB1EE302480C8977397AEC61787B.jpg[/image]

rkr1958 -> RE: Axis Only. Ronnie vs Composer99. (1/30/2020 1:20:15 AM)
Turn 5. May/June 1940. End of Turn. Production Spiral. China. [image]local://upfiles/31901/9205165919EA4560A91058DDB2BEEA23.jpg[/image]

rkr1958 -> RE: Axis Only. Ronnie vs Composer99. (1/30/2020 1:20:34 AM)
Turn 5. May/June 1940. End of Turn. Production Spiral. CW. Won't be for two turns until the RAF will be able to field additional (new) fighter units. Hopefully, the Battle for France will be over then. [image]local://upfiles/31901/3E2EF62E5D3C42C9B8B300083316B65C.jpg[/image]

rkr1958 -> RE: Axis Only. Ronnie vs Composer99. (1/30/2020 1:22:50 AM)
Turn 5. May/June 1940. End of Turn. Production Spiral. France. France has 1 aircrew and new fighter plus 1 reserve fighter and airframe that it can field. [image]local://upfiles/31901/3EE64427C2974221AA52FAFF60865397.jpg[/image]

rkr1958 -> RE: Axis Only. Ronnie vs Composer99. (1/30/2020 1:23:14 AM)
Turn 5. May/June 1940. End of Turn. Production Spiral. USA. [image]local://upfiles/31901/AC07E1C3197A47BB9336856AA7067860.jpg[/image]

rkr1958 -> RE: Axis Only. Ronnie vs Composer99. (1/30/2020 1:23:32 AM)
Turn 5. May/June 1940. End of Turn. Production Spiral. USSR. [image]local://upfiles/31901/A6078218459B449DA393D98293326E51.jpg[/image]

brian brian -> RE: Axis Only. Ronnie vs Composer99. (1/31/2020 1:19:38 AM)
The CW will use their Polish pilots to deploy their old CVLs to kill U-Boats with. &/Or their often potent collection of cheap NAVs.

rkr1958 -> RE: Axis Only. Ronnie vs Composer99. (1/31/2020 10:43:14 PM)
Turn 5. May/June 1940. End of Turn. Victory Totals. [image]local://upfiles/31901/A0E284D8812F4EE282425C3645FA8D5A.jpg[/image]

rkr1958 -> RE: Axis Only. Ronnie vs Composer99. (1/31/2020 10:44:10 PM)
Turn 5. May/June 1940. End of Turn. Global Map. Hex Control. [image]local://upfiles/31901/C5558EE29E274DF394921977E70DFF06.jpg[/image]

rkr1958 -> RE: Axis Only. Ronnie vs Composer99. (1/31/2020 10:45:10 PM)
Turn 5. May/June 1940. End of Turn. Global Map. Units. [image]local://upfiles/31901/04F31104056C46029D8CF762A512A65C.jpg[/image]

rkr1958 -> RE: Axis Only. Ronnie vs Composer99. (1/31/2020 10:45:34 PM)
Turn 5. May/June 1940. End of Turn. Global Map. Active Axis. [image]local://upfiles/31901/D3E3B54837664C548C39376FFD9B0637.jpg[/image]

rkr1958 -> RE: Axis Only. Ronnie vs Composer99. (1/31/2020 10:45:56 PM)
Turn 5. May/June 1940. End of Turn. Global Map. Active Allied. [image]local://upfiles/31901/608EA6784BB44E08B240AD904D507054.jpg[/image]

rkr1958 -> RE: Axis Only. Ronnie vs Composer99. (2/1/2020 11:51:19 PM)
Turn 6. July/August 1940. Start of Turn. Place Units. [ax] Germany. Place Units. Fill 2 planes. Bf 109 E-7 & He 100. No PIL's left. Breslau MIL to Breslau. 2 Sub flotillas to Kiel BB Bismark to Konigsberg Bf 109 E-7 & He 100 TO Aachen, Germany. No air removed. [ax] Italy. Place Units. Sub squadron to La Spezia. Mar div & CP to Trieste. No air removed. [ax] Japan. Place. Units. No New Planes. 1 PIL left in reserve. Osaka MIL to Osaka. 1st SNLF D. & 1st Mtn Div to Fukuoka. CP to Fukuoka. No planes removed. [al] Allied Reinforcements Nationalist China - 1st Army (5-3 INF) to Chungking. Commonwealth - Assign pilots to Gladiator cvp1, Swordfish nav2 - Auckland MIL to Auckland - HMS Ark Royal and Suffolk to Liverpool - Gladiator cvp1 to Liverpool (assign to Ark Royal) - Swordfish nav2 to Liverpool - convoy point to Bombay - 13th Indian Corps (4-3 INF) to Bombay - no planes removed France - Assign pilots to MB 152 (ftr2) and L.298 Latecoere (nav2) - Lyons MIL to Lyons - Marseilles MIL to Marseilles - Richelieu to Marseilles - L.298 Latecoere (nav2) to Marseilles - MB 152 (ftr2) to Paris - no planes removed United States - no pilots assigned to planes - no reinforcements to place - no planes removed [al] Soviet Reinforcements Assign Pilots to Planes - Assign pilots to I-153, I-16 (2x ftr2) - Assign pilots to Pe-2, IL-4/DB-3F (2x lnd3) (make sure the IL-4 is the one with 3 tactical and 4 strategic factors) - Assign pilots to TB-3 and TB-7/Pe-8 (2x lnd4) Place Units - Place 43rd Army (5-3 INF) and 39th Army (6-4 INF) in Blagovyeshchensk - Place I-153 (ftr2), IL-4 and Pe-2 (2x lnd3) in Blagovyeshchensk - Place I-16 (ftr2), TB-3 and TB-7 (2x lnd4) in Chita - Place 54th Army (4-1 GARR) in Vladivostok - Place HQ Yeremenko in Ulan-Ulde No planes removed Soviet Asia. Japanese Manchuria. {Looks like trouble's brewing in Soviet Asia. No doubt in my mind for a while that he's (i.e., the USSR) is planning to surprise and attack Japan. Maybe a preemptive DOW by Japan on the USSR? I plan to have the axis move first if they win the initiative (currently at 0 on the initiative w/allies winning ties). I know this isn't good for the long-term but I may even go so far as to ask for a re-roll if the axis lose the first roll. There's only a 45% chance of winning the first roll. And if the axis lose and request a re-roll (+1 for the allies on the initiative) that chance drops to 36%.} [image]local://upfiles/31901/448B8DFE2B844A14B2F5177164192174.jpg[/image]

rkr1958 -> RE: Axis Only. Ronnie vs Composer99. (2/1/2020 11:54:30 PM)
Turn 6. July/August 1940. Start of Turn. Resource Lending. [ax] Resource Lending. Axis. No changes. [al] Trade Agreements - CW cancels its lending to France - France lends 1 (non-oil) resource to CW No other trade agreements [ax] Only two non-mandatory (i.e., temporary) trade agreements. (1) France 1 non-oil RP to CW. (2) Germany 2 non-oil RP's to Italy. Resource Lending. [image]local://upfiles/31901/2F0DEBEC6D47469F8DE02E9E5D593DBE.jpg[/image]

rkr1958 -> RE: Axis Only. Ronnie vs Composer99. (2/1/2020 11:55:53 PM)
Turn 6. July/August 1940. Start of Turn. Initiative. [ax] Initiative. D10(Axis)=5, D10(Allied)=10. Allies win first roll 10 to 5. [ax] Axis are pondering whether or not to request a re-roll. [ax] I know it's probably not good long term strategy but the axis do request a re-roll. [ax] Initiative. Re-roll. D10(axis)=3, D10(allied)=9. Allies win second roll 9+1=10 to 3. I assume you wish to move first? [al] You've assumed correctly. I do wish to go first. [ax] Turn 6. July/August 1940. Allied #1. Weather=6. Fine everywhere except for storms in the north monsoon. Weather. [image]local://upfiles/31901/7D3946D508AA475D9B6C54E8CDDA8518.jpg[/image]

rkr1958 -> RE: Axis Only. Ronnie vs Composer99. (2/1/2020 11:59:51 PM)
Turn 6. July/August 1940. Allied #1. [al] Allied Impulse 1 [al] Declarations of War No declarations or war. (No alignments or other stuff, either.) {Phew ... I thought for sure that the USSR was going to declare war on Japan. I'm not sure why he didn't. But, I'll give serious consideration to a preemptive DOW by Japan on the USSR in my next impulse} [al] Impulses - USSR & CW combined - France & China land - US pass [al] No port attacks or naval air. [al] Naval Movement - Task force out of Port Said (all ships in port) sails to 3 box Eastern Med. - Task force out of Plymouth, HMS Glorious, Queen Elizabeth, Royal Oak, Royal Sovereign, Newcastle & York, sails to 3 box North Sea. - Soviet cruiser Voroshilov sails from Vladivostok to 4 box Japanese Coast. [al] No need to ask for strat bomb CAP, since there won't be any. [al] Do the Axis want to CAP for groundstrikes? [ax] Negative. [al] Ground Strikes RAF atr3s strike Boulogne. - LXII Corps (7-4 INF): 9 miss - LII Corps (6-6 MECH): 4 miss - PzJag I sp at: 8 miss {Well that was fortunate for the axis} [al] Rail Moves - Marseiiles MIL rails to Paris - USSR rails HQ Yeremenko from Ulan-Ude to along frontier with Manchuria (stacked with cavalry divison) [al] Land Moves - 2 Red Army land moves in Vladivostok/Ussuri River sector - 2 Red Army land moves from Chita towards frontier - 39th Army (6-4 INF) moves out of Blagovyeshchensk and stacks with HQ Zhukov. - KMT forces move into the mountains in southern China. - British HQ Gort moves into Rouen. - French make adjustments all along the line, including leaving Paris MIL as a rearguard in Lille. - Cape Town MIL begins the advance up the coast of Italian Somaliland. - 2nd infanry division leaves Alexandria and stacks with II Corps (7-3 INF) in the Egyptian desert. [al] No land attacks. [al] Rebases - USSR rebases planes from Ulan-Ude and Chita towards frontier with Manchuria, and rebases Pe-2 from Blagovyeshchensk to adjacent hex (stacked with Siberians). - MB 152 in Vichy rebases to Paris. - French nav2 in Marseilles rebases to hex in Morocco along Med.

rkr1958 -> RE: Axis Only. Ronnie vs Composer99. (2/2/2020 12:08:48 AM)
Turn 6. July/August 1940. Axis #2. Pre-Impulse. Western Front. Wow ... interesting. This is going to be a long turn so at least on the Western Front there's no need to rush or take any risks. This impulse I plan to take what my opponent has given me and he's give me a lot. (1) Lille (defended only by the French Paris MIL). (2) RP southeast of Lille. (3) 2 most southern Maginot line hexes. (4) Breakthrough due south out of the Arennes (defended only by the Metz MIL). (5) Exhaust French interceptors (i.e., fighters). I will be able to achieve (1)-(4) this with 0 risk. (5) The French have 3 fighters and 1 land bomber. The Germans and Italian will make 3 ground strikes in the hopes of drawing out and exhausting the French fighters, and maybe even flipping some French units as a bonus.) [image]local://upfiles/31901/816E4F9C60FC497CA7887E3CCA00642E.jpg[/image]

rkr1958 -> RE: Axis Only. Ronnie vs Composer99. (2/2/2020 12:11:29 AM)
Turn 6. July/August 1940. Axis #2. Pre-Impulse. Eastern Libya. Egypt. Well, Balbo and his forces have overstayed their welcome in this part of the world. Unfortunately for Balbo, the Italians weren't able to reorganize him due to supply issues. Too bad for Balbo. The Italians plan to evacuate the gun division and infantry corps stacked with him. The evacuation will be dangerous but as the Italians I'm ready to concede eastern Libya. It's time to save what I can. [image]local://upfiles/31901/4CB7A146D5244EFEB427E02C26993E33.jpg[/image]

rkr1958 -> RE: Axis Only. Ronnie vs Composer99. (2/2/2020 12:12:15 AM)
Turn 6. July/August 1940. Axis #2. Pre-Impulse. Soviet Asia. Japanese Manchuria. Yikes ... [image]local://upfiles/31901/598D658CE8C243FC94E3DA064100C6FD.jpg[/image]

rkr1958 -> RE: Axis Only. Ronnie vs Composer99. (2/2/2020 12:12:46 AM)
Turn 6. July/August 1940. Axis #2. Pre-Impulse. Soviet Asia. Japanese Manchuria. Double Yikes ... [image]local://upfiles/31901/F83D7F46C3DC4E32AEB06014317B7C8C.jpg[/image]

rkr1958 -> RE: Axis Only. Ronnie vs Composer99. (2/2/2020 12:23:37 AM)
Turn 6. July/August 1940. Axis #2. [ax] Uncle Joe in Asia has got me a bit worried. [al] Does he now? [al] (I was hoping to accompany that with an innocent whistling emoji/simley, but couldn't find one.) [ax] It was definitely implied. :( [ax] Rules question, if I may please. [al] Sure. [ax] What's the consequence to Japan if they don't have enough CP's in the Japanese Coast to fulfill their trade agreement with the USA? [al] Japan has to have 0 cps in the Japanese Coast (otherwise they can still ship the build point). Should that situation arise, the US may keep its resources & oil for its own use, and the US draws 2 entry markers and places them in the Japan entry pool. [ax] Thanks. [ax] Japanese intel estimates that that vary situation is one of your objectives of an impending "sneak" attack by the USSR against the Japanese. [al] Any shortfall short of hitting 0 cps, and Japan will lose out on resources/oil, but it won't be defaulting on the trade agreement. (The US won't be in default unless it's short cps somewhere.) [ax] If memory serves you have 7-chits in the Japanese entry pool. A surprise DOW by the USSR against Japan would cost you at most 2 chits (70% chance) and at best (for you) 1 chit (30% chance). [al] Sounds about right. [ax] I'm not too happy about what I'm going to do with the Japanese ... [al] I don't know whether I should be excited or concerned. :) [ax] Well, I'm definitely concerned but I don't see any alternative. [ax] Japan declares war on the Soviet Union. [ax] There ... I said it. :) [al] We'll say... I'll be both. (I was kind of hoping to bait out some sort of response before going to war myself. But now it's come to it... well, I guess it's too late for cold feet. 😉) [ax] Exactly. [ax] Japan DOW's the Soviet Union. USE=1, 1-chit added. Chit roll[0,365]=14=>1-value. [ax] Assume the Soviets with to call out their reserves. [al] Correct. [ax] Where to place? [ax] Of course the two MIL's go in their own city. [ax] This leaves the 22nd inf army, 1st Siberians and 3rd cav corps. [al] - 22nd Army (4-3 INF) to Minsk - 1st Siberians Corps to Blagoyevshchensk - 3rd Cavalry Corps to Khabarovsk [ax] It's done. Now begins the war that the Japanese didn't want but started in order to preempt any Soviet surprise attack against them. Soviet Reserves. [image]local://upfiles/31901/73F71899A3914646B8515BED1C803192.jpg[/image]

rkr1958 -> RE: Axis Only. Ronnie vs Composer99. (2/2/2020 12:26:09 AM)
Turn 6. July/August 1940. Axis #2. (continued) [ax] No alignments. [ax] Actions. Japan - combine, Germany - land, Italy - naval. [ax] Port Attack. None. [ax] Naval Air. Germany. He 112 Malta to 2-box East Med. Italy. None. Japan. None. [ax] Naval Moves. Japan x 2. (1) KB Car Div 2 (Soryu & Hiryu) + 2 CA's (Chokai & Mikuma) from Canton to 4-box of Japanese Coast. (2) KB Car Div 1 (Kaga & Akagi) + CVL Hosho, 6 BB's (Hyuga, Ise, Nagato, Mustu, Kirishima, Harun), Amp w/Osak MIL, TRS w/1st SNLF Div, 1st Mtn Div, 2 TRS (empty) move from Fukuko to 3-box of Sea of Japan. Sea of Japan. IJN Task Force. [image]local://upfiles/31901/0B2498D32CE544299AC39FB5DF0FD092.jpg[/image]

rkr1958 -> RE: Axis Only. Ronnie vs Composer99. (2/2/2020 12:28:34 AM)
Turn 6. July/August 1940. Axis #2. (continued) [ax] Italian Naval. Sub moves. (1) Cape St. Vincent. Sub to 3- and 2-box. (2) Bay of Biscay. Sub to 1-box. [ax] Italian RM Moves. (1) West Med. CA Zara. Lepzia to 4-box. (2) Italian Coast. BB Littorio & CA Abruzzi. Malta to 4-box. (3) East Med. 2 BB's (Conte Di Cavour, Giulo Cesare), TRS, CA Trento to 2-box. TRS loads A/T gun div. CA Bolzano & TRS to 1-box. TRS loads CCN inf corps. [ax] Naval Combat. The axis will attempt to initiate in 4 of 5 sea zones (Cape St. Vincent, Bay of Biscay, West Med and Japanese Coast). They will no attempt to in the West Med, but the RN can if they wish. But's that for later. [ax] Cape St. Vincent. Italian sub in 3-box initiates. CW has a NAV2 (Vildebeest) in Gibraltar that can react as high as the 2-box. Instruction? [al] Vildebeest reacts to 0-box. [ax] Vildebeest reacts to 0-box. Italy commits her two sub groups. Search. Italy=8, CW=9. Nobody finds. [ax] Bay of Biscay. Italian sub in 1-box initiates. CW has two planes that could react. (1) Albacore NAV2 in Belfast could react to 0-box. (2) Swordfish NAV2 in Liverpool could react up to 1-box. Instructions? [al] Albacore in Belfast reacts to 0 box, please. [ax] Albacore (Belfast) reacts to 0-box. Italy commits her sub group. Search. Italy=2, RN=1. Both find. Assume you want a naval air? [al] Yes, please. [ax] You have 3 SP's, 2 of which I use to increase Italian risk from D to D, 2A. D=9, failed. Italian sub aborted back to La Spezia. No Italian subs left which closes out the action in the Bay of Biscay. Bay of Biscay. [image]local://upfiles/31901/24F558A53E234E5FB4498555D38E7338.jpg[/image]

rkr1958 -> RE: Axis Only. Ronnie vs Composer99. (2/2/2020 12:32:31 AM)
Turn 6. July/August 1940. Axis #2. (continued) [ax] West Med. Italian lone CA, Zara, in the 4-box initiates. Italy. No air reactions. [ax] CW. No air reactions possible. [ax] West Med. Air reactions. Italy has none and CW can't react any. Search. Italy=6, CW=6. Neither find. [ax] Well, this entire impulse was a bust for the Italian navy and it's still not (potentially) over. Italy chooses not to initiate in the East Med. West Med. [image]local://upfiles/31901/14976AB62A174C1781EFC0147376B267.jpg[/image]

rkr1958 -> RE: Axis Only. Ronnie vs Composer99. (2/2/2020 12:35:37 AM)
Turn 6. July/August 1940. Axis #2. (continued) [ax] Japanese Coast. [al] Doesn't look good for Voroshilov. [ax] I certainly hope not. [ax] Though she has a 50/50 chance of evading detection. [ax] Japan initiates with CA Mikuma. Search. Japan=5, USSR=10. Japanese carrier planes barley find the lone Soviet heavy cruiser Voroshilov. Because of the surprise the Japanese get 15 surprise points. [al] I... don't think there are going to be any survivors. 😨 [ax] The Japanese decide to fight a gun battle. Japanese admirals still believe that naval guns are more lethal than carrier air. And this battle won't dispel that myth either. [ax] 12 SP's are used to increase USSR risk from D, 2A to 2X, which ensures that the CA Voroshilov will be blow out of the water. 2 SP's are used to reduce Japanese risk from A to no effect. [ax] Thus ends the lopsided battle of the Japanese Coast. The result of which reinforcements the myth that carrier planes are best used for observation for the navy's big guns. [ax] Formality. 1st of 2 X's on CA Voroshilov=9, damaged. 2nd X=5, sunk and then sunk some more. Japanese Coast. [image]local://upfiles/31901/F63DCE381365419FAAE072B2A7945850.jpg[/image]

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