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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 4/30/2016 6:04:35 AM

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Turn 18. Jul/Aug 1942. Allied #2. Northern China. Land Combat.

Mao and his communist throw everything they have into a low odds attack (< 33%) that if successful would cripple the Japanese armies in Northern China. The land combat comes up a bit short.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 4/30/2016 6:05:31 AM

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Turn 18. Jul/Aug 1942. Allied #2. communist Chinese. Northern China.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 4/30/2016 6:07:11 AM

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Turn 18. Jul/Aug 1942. Allied #2. National Chinese. Southern China.

The rain in Southern China is causing supply problems.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 4/30/2016 6:09:15 AM

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Turn 18. Jul/Aug 1942. Allied #2. USSR. Land Combat.

The USSR manages to put the northern flank of the German army out of supply and destroy an elite infantry corps.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 4/30/2016 6:10:01 AM

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Turn 18. Jul/Aug 1942. Allied #2. USSR. Northern Front.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 4/30/2016 6:10:47 AM

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Turn 18. Jul/Aug 1942. Allied #2. USSR. Southern Front.

Like the Germans, the Soviets just need more troops in the south.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 4/30/2016 6:38:56 AM

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quote:

Like the Germans, the Soviets just need more troops in the south.

You always need more troops.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 4/30/2016 6:58:48 PM

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Turn 18. Jul/Aug 1942. Axis #3. Weather.

Fine except for storms across the North Monsoon, which includes southern China.

Actions/Objectives:

Germany - land, Objectives:

1. Captures Pskvo and Odessa and finally secure their northern and southern flanks on the Eastern Front.
2. Destroy the Zuhkvo salient.
3. Reestablish supply to the "other" northern flank northwest of Moscow.
4. Breakthrough Soviets lines in on the southern front (i.e., southern part of the Eastern Front).

Italy - naval, Objectives:
1. Reinforce the Italian Coast.
2. Keep supply lines open through the Italian Coast and East Med.
3. Join up with German u-boats and sink allied convoys.

Japan - combine, Objectives:
1. Reinforce the Bonin Islands.
2. Turn the tables on the Mao and his communist.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 4/30/2016 7:01:40 PM

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Turn 18. Jul/Aug 1942. Japan. Strategic Bombing. Kunming, China.

Another ineffective bombing run by long range Japanese bombers.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 4/30/2016 7:03:17 PM

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Turn 18. Jul/Aug 1942. Japan. Bonin Islands.

Japan disembarks an infantry division to Bonin Islands and has a two carrier task force in the China Sea to provide air support if the USN decides to try to invade those islands.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 4/30/2016 7:03:56 PM

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Turn 18. Jul/Aug 1942. Japan. Land Combat. Chengchow, China.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 4/30/2016 7:08:41 PM

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Turn 18. Jul/Aug 1942. Japan. Northern China.

The Japanese are making an all or nothing gamble to place Mao and a significant portion of his armies out of supply.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 4/30/2016 7:11:10 PM

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Turn 18. Jul/Aug 1942. Italy. Italians Subs & Germany U-boats. North Atlantic.

An Italian sub unit meets up with three German u-boat units in the North Atlantic and tries to initiate a naval combat. The attempt fails. Neither side is able to find the other.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 4/30/2016 7:13:08 PM

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Turn 18. Jul/Aug 1942. Italy. Italians Subs. Cape St. Vincent.

The Italians make no attempt to try to initiate combat off Cape St. Vincent. This sub unit will be used to interfere with allied naval movement through this area, especially transports.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 4/30/2016 7:14:14 PM

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Turn 18. Jul/Aug 1942. Italy. RM. Italian Coast.

The RM makes no attempt to initiate a naval combat.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 4/30/2016 7:16:29 PM

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Turn 18. Jul/Aug 1942. RN. Italian Coast.

However, the RN choose to try and successfully forces a naval air combat. Two RAF bomber units get through, however, Italian AA fire is such that neither get their bombs to the target. The result is a bloodless naval combat round.

Both sides stay and both sides search rolls miss.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 4/30/2016 7:17:58 PM

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Turn 18. Jul/Aug 1942. Italy. HQ Reorg.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 4/30/2016 7:19:57 PM

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Turn 18. Jul/Aug 1942. Germany. The Eastern Front. Ground Strike Mission 1 of 4.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 4/30/2016 7:20:55 PM

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Turn 18. Jul/Aug 1942. Germany. The Eastern Front. Ground Strike Missions 2, 3 and 4.

What a waste of bombs!

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 4/30/2016 7:24:32 PM

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Turn 18. Jul/Aug 1942. Germany. The Eastern Front. Ground Support Missions 1, 2 and 3.

Mission 2 also includes defensive ground support from a Soviet artillery division. Mission 2 is the Zhukov salient.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 4/30/2016 7:31:50 PM

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Turn 18. Jul/Aug 1942. Germany. The Eastern Front. Land Combat 1 & 2 (of 5).

The Zhukov salient is obliterated. The Germany player decides to force Zhukov to retreat instead of shattering him in the hopes of being able to destroy him later this turn. This first land combat went very well for the Germans.

The second attack, which had an 88% chance of success, if successful would put the Germany army on the north flank back into supply. This attack which had an 88% chance of succeeding fails on a roll of 2. Not only does it fail but it disorganizes more quality German troops that have no chance of being reorganized this turn due to all but one of the German HQ's on the Eastern Front also being disorganized. Oh, what the Germany player wouldn't give for an o-chit to be able to reorganize all his HQ units. Oh, what the German player would give not to roll a 2!

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 4/30/2016 7:33:15 PM

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Turn 18. Jul/Aug 1942. Germany. The Eastern Front. Land Combat 3.

The Germans roll an 11, which is not great but much better than the 2 last roll.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 4/30/2016 7:41:59 PM

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Turn 18. Jul/Aug 1942. Germany. The Eastern Front. Land Combat 4 (Pskov) and 5 (Odessa).

The next land combat was an assault to take Pskov and secure that sector once and for all. The odds of killing both Soviet armies and, thus, taking the city was 56%. Not great but slightly better than a coin flip. Not only do the Germans fail to take the city but their roll of a 6 produces a modified roll of the "dreaded" 14 on the assault table. The Germans fail to take the city and they lose 3 units.

The there's the assault on Odessa. This attack also had a slightly better chance of a coin flip (53%) of succeeding. The German player rolls a 3! Not only doesn't it succeed but the Soviets lose no units.

For the five land combat this impulse the German player rolled 15, 2, 11, 6 and 3. If these were physical dice and I were the German player, I'd have to buy replacement dice and have these replacement dice watch as I bash these two dice in pieces with a hammer.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 4/30/2016 7:54:06 PM

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Turn 18. Jul/Aug 1942. Germany. The Eastern Front. North.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 4/30/2016 7:54:41 PM

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Turn 18. Jul/Aug 1942. Germany. The Eastern Front. South.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 4/30/2016 9:18:51 PM

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Turn 18. Jul/Aug 1942. Allied #4. Actions.

All five allies (USA, China, CW, Free France and CW) take a land. The major objectives for the allies this turn are:

(1) Land in Sardinia (USA).
(2) Land east of Tripoli, Syria (CW).
(3) Land and Capture the Bonin Islands (USA, USN).
(4) Destroy OOS Northern Flank of German lines (USSR).
(5) Make desperation attack to destroy or disorganized IJA MTN corps before it can put Mao and the majority of his armies out of supply (communist China).

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 4/30/2016 9:21:36 PM

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Turn 18. Jul/Aug 1942. Allied #4. USSR. Land Combat 1 of 1.

The Soviets show the Germans that they too can roll low.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 4/30/2016 9:22:06 PM

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Turn 18. Jul/Aug 1942. Allied #4. USSR. Northern Front.

In looking at this cap I just noticed a mistake I made as the Soviet player. The 7-3 white print German corps, two hexes north-northwest of Moscow should be in the hex with the 4-1 garrison, which also contains a 3-2 anti-tank division.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 4/30/2016 9:22:53 PM

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Turn 18. Jul/Aug 1942. Allied #4. USSR. Southern Front.

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RE: Global War AAR in Pictures - 4/30/2016 9:27:03 PM

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Turn 18. Jul/Aug 1942. Allied #4. Northern China. (Desperation) Land Combat.

It's hard enough when a must win attack is at low odds, but to roll a 3 for such an attack. What a reversal for Mao and his communist from the start of the turn.