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RE: Witness to World War 2. - 2/3/2019 5:43:19 PM   
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RE: Witness to World War 2. - 2/3/2019 5:43:47 PM   
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RE: Witness to World War 2. - 2/3/2019 5:44:50 PM   
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RE: Witness to World War 2. - 2/3/2019 5:45:19 PM   
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RE: Witness to World War 2. - 2/3/2019 5:45:46 PM   
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RE: Witness to World War 2. - 2/3/2019 10:18:02 PM   
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Status: offline 		Turn 10. Mar/Apr 1941. Axis 1. Japanese Strategic Bombing. China.

Japanese bombers miss their mark by a wide margin this time out.




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RE: Witness to World War 2. - 2/3/2019 10:26:00 PM   
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Status: offline 		Turn 10. Mar/Apr 1941. Axis #1. Japanese Supreme War Council. Planning.

The Japanese Supreme War Council as (pre) designated 3 targets (i.e., hexes) for land combat this impulse.

PDLC(1) - objective is to turn/expose the southern flank of the Nationalist defending in the South.

PDLC(2) - objective is to capture Nanyang, thus exposing Mao's southern flank in the north.

PDLC(3) - objective is to split Mao's communist army in half, achieve a breakthrough and pocket Mao and the southern half of the communist forces.




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RE: Witness to World War 2. - 2/3/2019 10:27:00 PM   
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RE: Witness to World War 2. - 2/3/2019 10:27:35 PM   
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RE: Witness to World War 2. - 2/3/2019 10:29:48 PM   
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Though victory was achieved, the Japanese forces failed to achieve a breakthrough and pocket Mao and half his army. However, the communist are in trouble if they don't pull back and the weather holds.




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RE: Witness to World War 2. - 2/3/2019 10:30:15 PM   
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RE: Witness to World War 2. - 2/3/2019 10:39:52 PM   
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RE: Witness to World War 2. - 2/3/2019 10:40:37 PM   
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RE: Witness to World War 2. - 2/3/2019 10:41:01 PM   
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RE: Witness to World War 2. - 2/3/2019 10:41:25 PM   
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RE: Witness to World War 2. - 2/3/2019 10:42:03 PM   
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RE: Witness to World War 2. - 2/4/2019 3:28:27 AM   
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Should have reported on this before the land combat reports, but forgot. Germany's ground strike on the 2 units in Belgrade is completely successful.




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RE: Witness to World War 2. - 2/6/2019 2:03:36 PM   
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Status: offline 		Turn 10. Mar/Apr 1941. Allied #3. Japanese-Soviet Neutrality Pact.

With the pact entering into its third calendar year, garrison ratios that were sufficient last calendar year are dangerously low this year. The Soviets, who desire more or less a permanent though uneasy peace with the Japanese, will have to commit more forces in Asia on the border with Manchuria/Korea in order to achieve that aim.




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RE: Witness to World War 2. - 2/6/2019 3:40:00 PM   
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Provided both major powers agree, you may re-confirm a neutrality pact during any subsequent Neutrality Pact step (this allows you to re-start the defensive garrison values at maximum effectiveness ~ see Garrison Values below).


Keeping in mind that the historical Russians and Japanese did not sign a non-aggression pact until April, 1941. And then Stalin rather famously used troops trained in Siberia, elsewhere - later in that same year.

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RE: Witness to World War 2. - 2/6/2019 5:24:29 PM   
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ORIGINAL: brian brian

You may wish to consider this rule:

Provided both major powers agree, you may re-confirm a neutrality pact during any subsequent Neutrality Pact step (this allows you to re-start the defensive garrison values at maximum effectiveness ~ see Garrison Values below).


Keeping in mind that the historical Russians and Japanese did not sign a non-aggression pact until April, 1941. And then Stalin rather famously used troops trained in Siberia, elsewhere - later in that same year.
Thanks!


Vyacheslav Molotov has discreetly approached Hideki Tojo about "renewing" this pact; however, the Japanese have been non-committal and to make matters worse is that the Japanese have placed all five of their pact chits into the offensive pool. The KGB has "uncovered" what the values of the chits are, so Stalin has a very good, if not exact, idea of what the pact garrison ratios are. He will likely add more troops to this region in order to keep the pact in place as long as possible. Especially with Germany's buildup on their border in Eastern Europe.

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RE: Witness to World War 2. - 2/6/2019 5:32:08 PM   
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Actions.

China - land.

USSR - combine.

Great Britain - naval.

Free France - naval.

USA - combine.

Allied Production & Convoy Routes.

Production for all the allied major powers is humming along at 100% (i.e., maximum BP's).

The objective of the RN and Free French naval is to:
(1) Keep allied output at 100%,
(2) Secure the Med and
(3) Secure the North Sea.




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RE: Witness to World War 2. - 2/6/2019 5:33:51 PM   
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RN/Free French Assessment of Unused CP's at Sea.

Only 3 unused allied CP's at sea. Not bad really.




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RE: Witness to World War 2. - 2/6/2019 5:46:42 PM   
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RN. Great Threat Number Matrix (GTNM).

The GTNM is used by the RN and Free French to establish priorities for allocating ships and naval air to ASW escorts and patrols. Note that other critical naval missions (e.g., enemy supply convoy interdiction, troop transport escort, enemy counter-fleet operations) constrained the ships and naval air available for ASW missions.




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RE: Witness to World War 2. - 2/6/2019 5:48:52 PM   
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RN. Free French. ASW Escort and Patrols.

Note that for the West Med that all ships and naval air shown include both ASW, counter-fleet and troop escort missions.




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RE: Witness to World War 2. - 2/6/2019 5:51:47 PM   
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Yugoslavian Navy.

The Italian RM attempt to intercept the Yugoslavian Heavy Cruiser Dalmaciza and 1 CP attempting to transit the Italian Coast and link up with the RN in the West Med. The CA and CP attempt this individually. The Italian RM attempt to intercept both naval forces but fail, rolling a 10 and 7, respectively against a needed 5 or less.

RN.

Two RN sub groups supported by a RAF fighter group are in position to interdict Italian supply convoys and naval forces as necessary. However, since there are not such forces present at this time the two RN sub groups remain silent.




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RE: Witness to World War 2. - 2/6/2019 5:59:02 PM   
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Italian RM.

The Italian BB Giulio Cesare attempt to intercept the Queens loaded with a British mot corps but fail on a roll of 6 against a required 2 or less.

RN.

The RN find, surprise and sink the lone Italian BB Giulio Cesare in a naval air action. The Italian battleship didn't stand a chance and paid the price for remaining on patrol at the end of last turn.




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RE: Witness to World War 2. - 2/6/2019 6:04:26 PM   
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The RN is unable to find.




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RE: Witness to World War 2. - 2/6/2019 9:07:24 PM   
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Status: offline 		Hi Ronnie,

The rules should also allow RU to move one chit per turn between the two garrison areas. Once you give up on trying to keep the pact with Germany, you should start shifting high value chits to the JP/RU border area.

Note, in the board game version (limit chits) you should also move 0 value chits to JP/RU border area. That keeps them out of the draw pool longer so the US will not have to worry about drawing them. In MWIF I don't think this would change the odds of drawing a chit (it is an infinite pool - fixed probabilities).

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ORIGINAL: brian brian

You may wish to consider this rule:

Provided both major powers agree, you may re-confirm a neutrality pact during any subsequent Neutrality Pact step (this allows you to re-start the defensive garrison values at maximum effectiveness ~ see Garrison Values below).


Keeping in mind that the historical Russians and Japanese did not sign a non-aggression pact until April, 1941. And then Stalin rather famously used troops trained in Siberia, elsewhere - later in that same year.
Thanks!


Vyacheslav Molotov has discreetly approached Hideki Tojo about "renewing" this pact; however, the Japanese have been non-committal and to make matters worse is that the Japanese have placed all five of their pact chits into the offensive pool. The KGB has "uncovered" what the values of the chits are, so Stalin has a very good, if not exact, idea of what the pact garrison ratios are. He will likely add more troops to this region in order to keep the pact in place as long as possible. Especially with Germany's buildup on their border in Eastern Europe.

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RE: Witness to World War 2. - 2/6/2019 10:11:49 PM   
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ORIGINAL: ashkpa

Hi Ronnie,

The rules should also allow RU to move one chit per turn between the two garrison areas. Once you give up on trying to keep the pact with Germany, you should start shifting high value chits to the JP/RU border area.

Note, in the board game version (limit chits) you should also move 0 value chits to JP/RU border area. That keeps them out of the draw pool longer so the US will not have to worry about drawing them. In MWIF I don't think this would change the odds of drawing a chit (it is an infinite pool - fixed probabilities).

Pat

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quote:

ORIGINAL: brian brian

You may wish to consider this rule:

Provided both major powers agree, you may re-confirm a neutrality pact during any subsequent Neutrality Pact step (this allows you to re-start the defensive garrison values at maximum effectiveness ~ see Garrison Values below).


Keeping in mind that the historical Russians and Japanese did not sign a non-aggression pact until April, 1941. And then Stalin rather famously used troops trained in Siberia, elsewhere - later in that same year.
Thanks!


Vyacheslav Molotov has discreetly approached Hideki Tojo about "renewing" this pact; however, the Japanese have been non-committal and to make matters worse is that the Japanese have placed all five of their pact chits into the offensive pool. The KGB has "uncovered" what the values of the chits are, so Stalin has a very good, if not exact, idea of what the pact garrison ratios are. He will likely add more troops to this region in order to keep the pact in place as long as possible. Especially with Germany's buildup on their border in Eastern Europe.


Thanks! What happens to the chits once the Nazi-Soviet pact is broken? Can the Soviets keep them and move them to the border with Japan or are the chits lost?

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RE: Witness to World War 2. - 2/6/2019 10:26:46 PM   
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Status: offline 		The Japanese do have the same motivation to free up troops for operations elsewhere, too. The IJA likes “north”; the IJN likes “south”. Such an irony that FDR’s decision on the oil embargo probably gave the IJN the upper hand, which in turn might have saved Stalin’s bacon and then sealed Hitler’s fate.

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