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Rysyonok -> RE: Until 1948: The war that never ends (A solo AAR) (5/1/2021 11:43:09 PM)

Jan/Feb 1941, Allied Impulse #1:

Minor reshuffles in France. The front there might just be stabilizing.

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Centuur -> RE: Until 1948: The war that never ends (A solo AAR) (5/2/2021 12:03:24 PM)


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ORIGINAL: Rysyonok

Jan/Feb 1941, Allied Impulse #1:

In Rumania, despite an Italian FTR on standby (didn't fly) or German AA (didn't fire), for the second turn in a row Soviet troops wipe out Rumanian oil production - all 3 units. Axis may have to consider enforcing the peace in the area...

[image]https://i.ibb.co/nD1KQF8/0501D.png[/image]


They can't fire or fly because they are not at war with the Soviets. They can only fly or fire when they are defending German or Italian units...
This is the reason, why, in an oil game, the Axis should always allow the Soviet claim to Bessarabia.



Rysyonok -> RE: Until 1948: The war that never ends (A solo AAR) (5/3/2021 12:09:37 PM)

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ORIGINAL: Centuur
They can't fire or fly because they are not at war with the Soviets. They can only fly or fire when they are defending German or Italian units...
This is the reason, why, in an oil game, the Axis should always allow the Soviet claim to Bessarabia.


Good feedback, thank you. My line of thinking was that, well, first Soviets will be drawn in the north, then in the south. The object in the north was to destroy defenders of Helsinki then do quick landings from Estonia onto Finnish mainland. Those odds ended up being way too low, so then bombers were deployed south. I was counting on winter to help, and those LND4's kept rolling 9's on each run! I'm considering declaring war as Italy the next impulse.

Yes, losing oil hurts, but, had France not resisted as well, USSR would have walked into 1941 with 80% of the army pinned along the flanks.

Hope my newbie mistakes are a fun read for grognards ;)



Rysyonok -> RE: Until 1948: The war that never ends (A solo AAR) (5/3/2021 2:43:59 PM)

Jan/Feb 1941, Axis Impulse #4:

Japanese finally shuffle enough units in China to avoid any chance of partisans. Literally, every ground unit, save for one brand new INF and a couple of territorials that can't leave their homeland, that Japan has, is on the mainland. Now, it's all about finally gaining some ground.

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Rysyonok -> RE: Until 1948: The war that never ends (A solo AAR) (5/3/2021 3:33:19 PM)

Jan/Feb 1941, Axis Impulse #4:

Germans keep encircling French troops around Verdun. Italians find a single French INF DIV that was just vulnerable enough.

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Rysyonok -> RE: Until 1948: The war that never ends (A solo AAR) (5/3/2021 3:40:12 PM)

Jan/Feb 1941, Axis Impulse #4:

French in the North are pushed back, in the South - destroyed. Axis advance in France is slow but unstoppable.

[image]https://i.ibb.co/G7fVT9p/0503C.png[/image]



Rysyonok -> RE: Until 1948: The war that never ends (A solo AAR) (5/3/2021 3:50:22 PM)

Jan/Feb 1941, Allied Impulse #7:

Oh, time. What a currency, say Allied generals. We have until 1948, say their underlings.

And a die of 3 on a 4 or less needed is cast.

Good job, says Lady Luck.

[image]https://i.ibb.co/nBDDRW4/0503D.png[/image]



Rysyonok -> RE: Until 1948: The war that never ends (A solo AAR) (5/3/2021 4:58:04 PM)

Jan/Feb 1941, End of Turn, Production:

Germany - 21BP: 1 submarine (2nd phase), 1 armor HQ (Manstein), 2 of FTR2 / pilot combos, and 1 AA.

Italy - 4BP: 2 territorials.

Japan - 16BP: A synthetic oil, CV Taiho (1st phase), carrier air, INF-HQ (Yamashita).

China - 5BP: Communist INF and Nationalist GAR.

Commonwealth - 22BP: 2 pilots, LND4, 2 territorials, INF-HQ (Alexander), a carrier air, and 4 CP.

France - 11BP: 3 INF and a garrison.

USA - 11BP: 4 brand-new CV5's and 3 x carrier air.

USSR - 15BP: An INF-HQ (Koniev), and the units below.

[image]https://i.ibb.co/G3v8jt0/0503E.png[/image]



Rysyonok -> RE: Until 1948: The war that never ends (A solo AAR) (5/3/2021 7:26:25 PM)

Mar/Apr 1941, Axis Impulse #1:

Italy declares war on USSR over Rumanian oil field bombardments. A US chit is added.

The weather is pretty much fine across the world, and the war commences once again.

[image]https://i.ibb.co/JRrb5sv/0503F.png[/image]



Rysyonok -> RE: Until 1948: The war that never ends (A solo AAR) (5/3/2021 8:30:19 PM)

Mar/Apr 1941, Axis Impulse #1:

The world lights up as Fine weather isn't to be missed by Axis troops.

Germans try to curve and curb the southern flank of French Magino line front.
Italians clips a couple of stray units in the south of France.
Japanese assault the center of Communist Chinse as well as trying to disable the NAT-CHI artillery unit sneaking up to Canton.

[image]https://i.ibb.co/TvQ290G/0503G.png[/image]



Rysyonok -> RE: Until 1948: The war that never ends (A solo AAR) (5/3/2021 8:43:20 PM)

Mar/Apr 1941, Axis Impulse #1:

Overall, Axis has as a successful impulse;

In Northern China, COM-CHI lose an INF
In Southern China, NAT-CHI lose an ART
In Alps, French lose a division and a territorial
In Northern France, German units are within a hex of Paris.

[image]https://i.ibb.co/J7QBkKV/0503H.png[/image]



Rysyonok -> RE: Until 1948: The war that never ends (A solo AAR) (5/6/2021 3:47:52 AM)

Mar/Apr 1941, Allied Impulse #2:

Commonwealth attempts a night-time strategic bombing of Belgium... a fail with an abort, fortunately without casualties.

Soviets attempt a daytime strategic bombing of Rumanian oil production... a fail, and a Soviet LND4 goes down hard, with a pilot as well.

Soviet bomber units redeploy North, clearly aiming for Finnish targets in the future.

[image]https://i.ibb.co/kBVSXKx/0505A.png[/image]



Rysyonok -> RE: Until 1948: The war that never ends (A solo AAR) (5/6/2021 4:06:29 AM)

Mar/Apr 1941, Allied Impulse #2:

A NAT-CHI INF sneaks in a suicide mission to take over an empty Chinese city, a way to trigger an extra US chit.

[image]https://i.ibb.co/xJLhPS6/0505B.png[/image]



Rysyonok -> RE: Until 1948: The war that never ends (A solo AAR) (5/6/2021 9:41:37 PM)

Mar/Apr 1941, Allied Impulse #2:

Despite the best efforts by France, the front is starting to collapse. This is the first impulse where the thick blue line is switching to sacrificial lamb mentality, leaving a unit here and there just to slow down the enemy. And it's the relentless push of Italian troops that did it by pulling away vital 2nd line reserves from the north; when Germans finally broke through, there was no one to stop them. For an impulse, Paris was wide open.

[image]https://i.ibb.co/FsdTzX3/0506A.png[/image]



Rysyonok -> RE: Until 1948: The war that never ends (A solo AAR) (5/6/2021 11:12:45 PM)

Mar/Apr 1941, Allied Impulse #2:

Soviet forces attack a weaker point in Rumanian defenses; now that both ITA fighters are grounded, remaining Soviet air force is unstoppable.

A mere +9 turns into a +18.

Soviets break through.

[image]https://i.ibb.co/Sm9T8N8/0506B.png[/image]



Rysyonok -> RE: Until 1948: The war that never ends (A solo AAR) (5/7/2021 10:21:12 PM)

Mar/Apr 1941, Axis Impulse #3:

Rains come down, saving French army from a complete annihilation. Still, the situation is dire; the oil reserves in Bayonne are about to be cut off. No oil = no refueling French fighters in Paris.

[image]https://i.ibb.co/vdszc6Y/0507A.png[/image]



Rysyonok -> RE: Until 1948: The war that never ends (A solo AAR) (5/8/2021 10:02:42 PM)

Mar/Apr 1941, Axis Impulse #7:

French front continues to collapse as another 3 units are claimed by merciless Germans.

French oil reserves in Bayonne are taken over by Italian troops.

Rumanian troops in Rumania are having to fall back to Bucharest; this may pose an issue soon.

Japanese troops finally claim victory of a NAT-CHI division that was overseeing Canton, ready to strike south.

[image]https://i.ibb.co/tmnXBy4/0508A.png[/image]



Rysyonok -> RE: Until 1948: The war that never ends (A solo AAR) (5/8/2021 10:04:19 PM)

Interlude, Rumania:

[image]https://i.ibb.co/Cs08ymV/0508B.png[/image]



Rysyonok -> RE: Until 1948: The war that never ends (A solo AAR) (5/8/2021 10:05:49 PM)

Interlude, South China:

[image]https://i.ibb.co/b5gS3Tp/0508C.png[/image]



Rysyonok -> RE: Until 1948: The war that never ends (A solo AAR) (5/8/2021 10:17:33 PM)

Mar/Apr 1941, Allied Impulse #10:

Allies try for an all-pass one again - it's all about buying time for France and for the cause in general - a 60% chance to succeed, wiped out by a perfect roll of 10.

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Rysyonok -> RE: Until 1948: The war that never ends (A solo AAR) (5/8/2021 10:30:32 PM)

Mar/Apr 1941, Axis Impulse #13:

16 Axis Submarines strike out of ports to attack the weaker links of Allied shipping and CW troop movement (there were 3 corps loaded here and there than I didn't get a chance to resolve / move properly).

The effort is a massive dud; only a single weaker Italian submarine finds a CW cruiser and aborts as a result of combat.

[image]https://i.ibb.co/qNwyMn0/0508F.png[/image]



Rysyonok -> RE: Until 1948: The war that never ends (A solo AAR) (5/8/2021 10:45:11 PM)

Mar/Apr 1941, Axis Impulse #13:

The last impulse of a turn and the overall clock running down lead to some risky behaviors.

Italians attempt to clear the last French unit blocking them from using captured Bayonne oil: French INF division falls, and there's now an uninterrupted rail link from the oil to Italy (unless enemy corps ZOC does matter).

Japanese marines catch up to the suicide NAT-CHI infantry that snuck a Chinese city from under them (not that it earned them any US Entry chits): Disorganized, isolated, NAT-CHI corps dies.

Germans press on against the last active French HQ: Germans do lose a MECH, but the French HQ is disorganized, and with no oil (that I can tell of), this is the death sentence to remaining Paris defenders. Plus, it's almost a given that Axis starts the next turn, and there are now 2 ART units looking right at Paris.

[image]https://i.ibb.co/q1cnm1Q/0508H.png[/image]



Rysyonok -> RE: Until 1948: The war that never ends (A solo AAR) (5/8/2021 10:59:30 PM)

Mar/Apr 1941, End of Turn:

US may be quiet and still on standby, but this is just enough to initiate providing resources to Western Allies while cutting strategic economic relations with Japan.

[image]https://i.ibb.co/DwThhHR/0508I.png[/image]



Rysyonok -> RE: Until 1948: The war that never ends (A solo AAR) (5/8/2021 11:20:11 PM)

Mar/Apr 1941, End of Turn:

Looking at the Destroyed pool, this has been a deadly turn for French military.

[image]https://i.ibb.co/MpqKGc5/0508J.png[/image]



Rysyonok -> RE: Until 1948: The war that never ends (A solo AAR) (5/9/2021 2:56:18 AM)

Mar/Apr 1941, End of Turn, Production:

Germany - 21BP: INF, 2 submarines (first phase), pilot, ARM-HQ (Rommel), FTR2, and an ARM division.

Italy - 6BP: A militia, a garrison, a first-phase submarine, and a repaired CL.

Japan - 16BP: BB Shinano (2nd phase), CVL Zuiho (2nd phase), MECH, a submarine (2nd phase), a carrier air, and a FTR2.

China - 7BP: 2 INF (1 - Communist, 1 - NAT), and a submarine (to avoid a BP loss).

Commonwealth - 23BP: 4 convoys, ARM-HQ (Montgomery), Canadian TRS (2nd phase), pilot / LND4 combo, submarine.

France - 6BP: 3 Militias.

USA - 10BP: Carrier, 2 Battleships, 2 Cruisers, 2 carrier air.

USSR - 14BP: FTR2, 2 pilots, INF, MOT, CA Maxim Gorky starts repair.



Rysyonok -> RE: Until 1948: The war that never ends (A solo AAR) (5/10/2021 4:57:37 AM)

May/Jun 1941, Setup:

France pulls an unimaginable effort, and a total of 8 units are set up to help slow down Germans; this shows the price of delaying conquest even by a single turn.

[image]https://i.ibb.co/8xd9jsy/0510A.png[/image]



Rysyonok -> RE: Until 1948: The war that never ends (A solo AAR) (5/10/2021 5:36:41 AM)

May/Jun 1941, Allied Impulse #1:

Allies win initiative this turn - even after Axis re-roll and they choose to go first.

No strategic bombardments, as both Commonwealth and Russian bombers are wary of Axis fighters; but just along the French coastal shore British risk a carpet bombing run with a Spitfire FTR in tow. The bombing is a dud, but an Axis FTR does go down.

[image]https://i.ibb.co/4M2cJdB/0510B.png[/image]



Rysyonok -> RE: Until 1948: The war that never ends (A solo AAR) (5/10/2021 5:51:44 AM)

May/Jun 1941, Allied Impulse #1:

Re-stabilized French front: while the south is pretty much gone (although a brand newly-placed INF in Bordeaux will slow down Italians), the north is now stable, with ATs and AAs hiding right next to Paris. The only concern is oil, however; once French fighters fly, there is no more recovery for them.

[image]https://i.ibb.co/s2kp93m/0510C.png[/image]



Rysyonok -> RE: Until 1948: The war that never ends (A solo AAR) (5/10/2021 6:11:44 AM)

May/Jun 1941, Allied Impulse #1:

Aided by good weather, Soviet tanks break through Rumanian defenders, facing Bucharest.

[image]https://i.ibb.co/pQtT2Nd/0510D.png[/image]



Mayhemizer_slith -> RE: Until 1948: The war that never ends (A solo AAR) (5/10/2021 6:59:52 AM)


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China - 7BP: 2 INF (1 - Communist, 1 - NAT), and a submarine (to avoid a BP loss).


If you have an extra BP you can choose not to use it and after production phase game asks where do you want to save it (city or port). In China, save it to communist city or there might be a bug (at least there was one a while ago). If you don’t choose any city or port you will lose the BP.

If enemy captures city with BP they capture BP too. So save it as far from enemy as possible.



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