pyrhic
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Game type:pbem 1x1 Scenario: 1940 campaign Victroy: F45, Total Allied Victory ~ 6500 to 600 Axis set up for a conventional two pronged, german/japanese, soviet attack after seizing spain, norway, gibralter. Allies conserved strength, but seized all of non-vichy african med while axis was busy in north. Subtly moving my ships around I lured the axis into overconfidence. On the eve of the invasion of russia, destroyed all axis shipping in the med, repositioned transports and successfully landed in southern italy! Italy surrenders, including the entire garrison of northern italy. Allies swoop in and take the fortified territory uncontested (pivotal point). Axis siphons off a portion of the russian attack to deal with the italian situation, but still goes ahead. Japan attack is pretty well done, pushing russia back to the urals. Meanwhile the german offensive, lacking resources that are attempting to clear norther italy, is faltering while russia mounts a counterattack on two fronts (aided by an aggressive china). West allied pours EVERYTHING into northern italy and it holds (so very barely). Meanwhile russia is nearing it's original borders and the us is entering the war. Japans entry into war with the west is faulty. Realing from defeats in siberia and china, she is ill equiped to go to war with the US or the commonwealth. A skilled counterattack sends her precious carriers to the bottom of the central pacific and a screen of subs wreak havock on her underdefended transports. Soon she sits idle, her still sizable fleet overextended and without supplies. The allies creep in, land in hokkaido and then in the south. In the spring of 45, she surrenders. Germany sees the handwriting on the wall and slowly pulls its armies back. Over 80 units make the final stand in West Germany, including 15+ tanks, 20+ artillery and 13 AA guns. This massive, well supplied, force requires patience, and for almost a year the allies build their forces and prepare for the onslaught. The offensive starts in Spring 45, and 2 seasons later the Western allies are victorious. It was a good game, but it ended a little dull.There were some bad glitches near the end but these were due to the patch (things like my own forces opfiring on planes, research beakers showing wrong research values)
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