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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 3/19/2016 10:11:39 PM

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Turn 9. Jan/Feb 1941. Allied #4. CW. Naval. Convoy Escorts.

The primary purpose of the CW naval was to beef up their convoy escorts in critical sea areas and that's exactly what the RN did.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 3/19/2016 10:13:22 PM

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Turn 9. Jan/Feb 1941. Allied #4. CW. RN. Eastern Med.

The RN moved additional surface forces into the East Med. The storm raging there has prevented air from flying. However, that didn't stop the CW from moving in 2 additional aircraft carriers giving them three in the area.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 3/19/2016 10:16:03 PM

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Turn 9. Jan/Feb 1941. Allied #4. CW. Malta. East Med.

Also, the CW used the 3 air missions of the naval to move to rebase via transport 2 fighters and 1 more nav air unit to Malta. This gives Malta 2 fighter and 2 nav air units. When the storm clears, an epic naval battle for the Eastern Med could ensue. Or, maybe no battle as either side may not find the other. Only time will tell.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 3/20/2016 10:00:05 PM

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Turn 9. Jan/Feb 1941. Axis #7. Weather.

Germany, Italy and Japan all take a land.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 3/20/2016 10:01:53 PM

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Turn 9. Jan/Feb 1941. Axis #7. German and Italian Naval Air. Eastern Med.

The Germans and Italians use three air missions to put naval air and fighter units into the Eastern Med.

The RN declines to initiate combat at this point.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 3/20/2016 10:04:01 PM

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Turn 9. Jan/Feb 1941. Axis #7. Italy. Iraq.

Italy has four corps on the move to enter Iraq, and thus, align Persia. Only one of the four corps made to Iraq this turn. All four are expected to make it their next impulse, assuming the Italians can take a land.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 3/20/2016 10:05:27 PM

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Turn 9. Jan/Feb 1941. Axis #7. Japan. Strategic Bombing Raid. Sian, China.

Japan continues their strategic bombing raids on Chinese production. This raid, which was against Sian, however, failed to damage any production.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 3/20/2016 10:06:31 PM

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Turn 9. Jan/Feb 1941. Axis #7. Japan. Ground Strike. Kweilin, China.

Once again Japanese bombers fail to disrupt any Chinese defenders.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 3/20/2016 10:14:53 PM

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Turn 9. Jan/Feb 1941. Axis #7. Japan. Land Combat. Kweilin, China.

However, the Japanese army has no problem destroying the defenders and capturing the city. No reaction from the USA.

This attack required an 8 or higher to succeed (i.e., destroy both Chinese units and capture the city). That put the odds of success at 79%, or about 4 out of 5. Good odds but far from a sure thing. There was a 2% chance that the Japanese would lose 3 units, 14% chance that they would lose 2 and a 23% chance that they would lose one. That's a 39% chance total that the Japanese would take some losses.

In summary, the attack which had risks was worth the risks. Fortunately for the IJA, they rolled well losing no units and having no units disorganized other than Umezu who provided HQ support to the attack.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 3/20/2016 10:18:35 PM

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Turn 9. Jan/Feb 1941. Axis #7. Japan. Southern China.

The IJN disembarked a 2-5 mech division to Canton.

Also, while looking over this theater I realized I had made a tactical error last axis impulse, when the Japanese took a combine. The error was that I failed to load the 2-2 MIL in Formosa onto a transport for disembarking into China this turn. This MIL, for example, could be used for garrison duty in Shanghai and free up the 8-3 infantry corps doing it now. What makes this error sting even more is that I only used 1 of 2 of Japan's naval moves of the combine last impulse.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 3/20/2016 10:21:43 PM

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Turn 9. Jan/Feb 1941. Axis #7. Japan. Northern China.

Stalemate with the Mao and his communist. A stalemate that I don't believe can be broken until the weather clears in the North Temperate. And then, only by successfully attacking at moderately acceptable odds (i.e., +8A or higher). Or maybe at acceptable/unacceptable odds of +6A or higher.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 3/20/2016 10:26:29 PM

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Turn 9. Jan/Feb 1941. Axis #7. End of Turn Roll.

This turn ends on a roll of 1 against a 10% chance that it would. A very short turn indeed, with the axis getting two impulse and the allies only getting one. Also, by moving both first and last this turn the axis advantage on the initiative track is reduced to even (i.e., +1 to 0). Also, by moving last, the allies win ties.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 3/20/2016 10:46:00 PM

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Turn 9. Jan/Feb 1941. Action and Weather Summary.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 3/20/2016 10:49:51 PM

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Turn 9. Jan/Feb 1941. USA Entry Options.

The USA added a chit to the Japanese entry pool and selected option 26, "Relocate fleet to Pearl Harbor". This gets tension levels in both pools at 17 or over. Which is the required tension level for option 34(17), "Pass War Appropriations Bill." No more options will be choose until entry levels in both pools reach 34, or higher, and the USA selects this option.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 3/20/2016 10:51:28 PM

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Turn 9. Jan/Feb 1941. Destroyed & Repair Pools.

No much action this turn.

With respect to the damaged factory in Metz, the Germans ended the turn with an engineer in that hex so that factory will be repaired and ready for operation beginning next turn.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 3/20/2016 10:52:12 PM

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Turn 9. Jan/Feb 1941. Victory Totals and Captured Facilities Summary.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 3/20/2016 10:55:13 PM

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Turn 9. Jan/Feb 1941. Global Map.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 3/21/2016 12:08:20 AM

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Turn 9. Jan/Feb 1941. Germany Aligns Finland. Axis #7.

I forgot to mention that Germany aligned Finland on their last impulse. No reaction from the USA.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 3/21/2016 12:10:53 AM

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Turn 9. Jan/Feb 1941. Nazi-Soviet Pact.

The Germans are now in position to be able to break the pact at their convenience.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 3/21/2016 12:43:39 AM

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To align Finland early can be a mistake; since it lets the URSS measure where you'll go with the Finns.

To align them at the first impulses of war - after they deployed reserves - the Finns can easily measure if it worth to seize Murmansk for free (with 1 unit) or screen Leningrad and seize Murmansk to prevent Lend Lease.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 3/21/2016 12:47:29 AM

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To align Finland early can be a mistake; since it lets the URSS measure where you'll go with the Finns.

To align them at the first impulses of war - after they deployed reserves - the Finns can easily measure if it worth to seize Murmansk for free (with 1 unit) or screen Leningrad and seize Murmansk to prevent Lend Lease.

Thanks. I guess I fouled that one up.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 3/21/2016 12:48:32 AM

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Turn 9. Jan/Feb 1941. Economic Report.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 3/21/2016 1:13:53 AM

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Turn 10. Mar/Apr 1941. Trade.

No changes to trade from last turn.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 3/21/2016 1:19:39 AM

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Turn 10. Mar/Apr 1941. Initiative.

The axis roll a 1 and the allies a 6. With no modification the final result for the first roll is 1-6. The axis elect NOT to re-roll. The allies decide to go first. Again this was a tricky decision, however, the allies wanted to minimize the opportunity for the Germans to invade the Soviet Union this turn if the Germans got a favorable weather roll to that end. Also, there is the near alignment of Persia to the Italians to think about too.

The bottom line is that the allies choose to go first.

Turn 10. Mar/Apr 1941. Allied #1. Weather.

The unmodified weather roll is a 1, which results in a modified weather roll of 3.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 3/21/2016 3:42:36 AM

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ORIGINAL: rkr1958

Turn 10. Mar/Apr 1941. Initiative.

The axis roll a 1 and the allies a 6. With no modification the final result for the first roll is 1-6. The axis elect NOT to re-roll. The allies decide to go first. Again this was a tricky decision, however, the allies wanted to minimize the opportunity for the Germans to invade the Soviet Union this turn if the Germans got a favorable weather roll to that end. Also, there is the near alignment of Persia to the Italians to think about too.

The bottom line is that the allies choose to go first.

Turn 10. Mar/Apr 1941. Allied #1. Weather.

The unmodified weather roll is a 1, which results in a modified weather roll of 3.

What you have here is an example of weather control. If the Allies had chosen to go second, the weather would have been good the whole turn, and Russia would have been invaded. As it is, the weather started off bad, and might continue that way. In other words, whatever the Allies chose was wrong. Isn't it wonderful how WiF works?

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 3/21/2016 4:00:21 AM

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The Soviets should redeploy their front - it's very weak by how you deployed it.

Also a small scale offensive at Pestamo could be evaluated (and 1 CP built and placed in Murmansk - or even a CW CP can do the trick if Pestamo falls.)
Finland will have hard time reinforce it - meanwhile Russians have a natural supply source and can pour more units there. It's 1 resource extra for Soviets and one less for Axis (if Soviets can spare the troops).

With the current upfront deployment - the Germans would just fire a supercombined (eventually); hole the front in various places and pin on the spot most of the Soviet ground forces.
They'd have just their reserves, disrupted already, in cities somewhere around.
Also the VVS is useless in the surprise impulse, upfront. It only risks to be bombarded - and pinned on the ground - and stomped all over (with loss of plane and pilot). At best place your airplanes on their own - and not stacked with land units if you want them ready for action the 1st Soviet impulse of war.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 3/21/2016 4:45:20 AM

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ORIGINAL: Cohen
Also the VVS is useless in the surprise impulse, upfront. It only risks to be bombarded - and pinned on the ground - and stomped all over (with loss of plane and pilot). At best place your airplanes on their own - and not stacked with land units if you want them ready for action the 1st Soviet impulse of war.

They were forwarded based originally for neutrality pact garrison purposes. But now that the Germans can break the pact at will I will redeploy them further back.

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The Soviets should redeploy their front - it's very weak by how you deployed it.

With the current upfront deployment - the Germans would just fire a supercombined (eventually); hole the front in various places and pin on the spot most of the Soviet ground forces.
They'd have just their reserves, disrupted already, in cities somewhere around.

I've been trying but the majority of the land actions from the combined have been going to the communist Chinese. I know the Soviet front's a wreck and troops need to be moving back pronto. Well that's their orders this turn using whatever land actions the communist Chinese leave them.

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Also a small scale offensive at Pestamo could be evaluated (and 1 CP built and placed in Murmansk - or even a CW CP can do the trick if Pestamo falls.)
Finland will have hard time reinforce it - meanwhile Russians have a natural supply source and can pour more units there. It's 1 resource extra for Soviets and one less for Axis (if Soviets can spare the troops).

Thanks. I'll give that a look.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 3/21/2016 4:46:23 AM

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ORIGINAL: Courtenay
What you have here is an example of weather control. If the Allies had chosen to go second, the weather would have been good the whole turn, and Russia would have been invaded. As it is, the weather started off bad, and might continue that way. In other words, whatever the Allies chose was wrong. Isn't it wonderful how WiF works?

Absolutely!

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 3/22/2016 3:53:04 AM

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Turn 10. Mar/Apr 1941. Allied #1.

The CW takes a naval and use some of their naval moves to beef up convoy escorts, especially in threaten sea areas such as the North Atlantic and Cape St. Vincent.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 3/22/2016 3:56:28 AM

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Turn 10. Mar/Apr 1941. Allied #1. CW. Naval. Sea Areas.

Other sea areas in which the RN moved into to protect the vital CW convoy lines included Cape Verde, Mouth of the Amazons, Caribbean and the East Coast, which are all in range of one or more axis sub units in port.