GG 4.040 tourney Rd. 1: Marshall Art - rjh1971

[rjh1971]

Russia Fa41

Leningrad, Moscow and Kharkov were reinforced by the Stavka.

[rjh1971]

China, supplies were requested to the UK.

WA: This time a sub was sunk in the Atlantic and another damaged off the East Africa coast.
A blockade fleet was sent to close the Atlantic to the pesky Italians, enough is enough [:@]
A land battle took place in Trans Jordan and despite favorable odds (60% chances) the battle was lost. [:(] Irak was again reinforced.
The UK granted the much needed supplies to the Chinese, now they'll be forced to attack the Chinese army, or not?

Turn sent to M. Art

[Marshall Art]

Axis Winter 1942 (turn 11) - Germany regroups in Russia, evading the 20+ unit stacks in Kharkov and Leningrad. Spring will be a better time to advance... Japan takes the last coastal region in China, cutting off a supply route. Trans-Jordan was reinforced, some air raids all over the map caused some losses to the Wallies while only one Axis fighter was damaged.

[rjh1971]

Allied Wi 42

Edit:

USSR: Baltic States and Kiev were retaken, the germans had repaired their rail tracks so we just got there scorched the railway and retreated.

China: , no supplies no action, well played by my opponent, Liuchow was taken and 8 supplies lost.

W. Allies: the US is still off the war, where will the japanese CAGs attack? They are ready and in place. No subs to worry about this turn...

[Marshall Art]

Axis Spring 1942 (turn 12) - After the Iraqis threw the British out of Iraq by themselves Axis reinforcements were rolled in. In Russia Kursk was taken and now Russia is forced to either counterattack or retreat from quite a lot of places.  Japan Bombs the last Chinese factory to complete rumble and prepares for the inevitable - the fight against 8+2 Allied Carriers with 5 of their own...

[rjh1971]

Allies Sp 42

Edit:

USSR: had no choice but to attack Kursk, odds were not favorable but it had to be done... or maybe we should have retreated to Rostov area [&:][&:]

China better leave it aside[:(]

WA waiting for the japanese attack

[Marshall Art]

Axis Summer 1942 (turn 13) - In Russia after the defensive tactial victory in Kiev Kharkov was isolated and the Russian Army group there destroyed (the remnants flew to sevastopol and will be destroyed new turn). All damaged Russian units were destroyed (no trace to factory). The gates to the Caucasus are wide open for the Axis spearheads...

Finland picked pretty much the worst possible moment to join as a 20+ unit Army group still holds Leningrad. Next turn they likely will have to learn Russian...

Japan strikes at SW USA despite 2 fighters and 2 AA protecting the juicy CV harbouring there. In the end a great victory was achieved and enough CAGs survived to be able to block PH. Now the CV ratio is a more favourable 5 vs. 6 instead of 5 vs. 8....

Mandalay was invaded among other targets to cut off supply to the Chinese. A total of 18 trannies was sunk or damaged this turn, Allied pool down to 34.

[rjh1971]

Allies Su 42

Place holder, so late... [:D]

[Marshall Art]

Fall 1942 (turn 14) - Axis advances in force into Grozny, Norway reinforced, some air strikes to even the playing field while Japan is busy destroying the Chinese army, although at some losses.

[rjh1971]

Fa 42

USSR: trying to hold on, thought finnish units would surrender if their homecountry was invaded something similar to Italy but either I read it wrong or there is a bug, will check out. Overall the russians are in a very delicate position

China Hmmm they didn't do so bad in bleeding the IJA, did they? [;)]

Western Allies The bombing of french resources continued 2 more Resorce Centers damaged.

In the Pacific theatre Rangoon was recapture and an elite german sub damaged in exchange of Brittish LF.
In North Pacific 16 (area below Midway) a LF was sunk for BB damaged.
Now the important part, the US Cvs attack the japanese flattops which only had one CAG and two fighters flying CAP, the attack was made by four CAGs and though their inferior to the japanese ones in evasion and torpedo attack by two points each they managed to damaged 3 CVs and one fighter, the counter attack was aborted by our P51s flying CAP in Hawai sea area. Also a TF was sunk in that area.

[Marshall Art]

Axis Winter 1943 (turn 15) - The pressure on Leningrad and Stalingrad rises after the return of Finish forces into their homecountry (with a couple of German units) and a tactical victorry at the gates of Stalingrad. Japan gets rid of the Chinese Army and defeats the CW corps in Rangoon. 

[rjh1971]

Allies Wi43

Place holder: sorry guys I have very little time lately and AARs are high time consuming, will try to post the turn but can't guarantee.

[Marshall Art]

Axis Spring 1943 (turn 16) - Allied fighter production is staggering (16) ... such are subs (11 on map and in docks). However it seems the WAllies will have a hard time preventing the slow destruction of Russia. Germany squashes the Army that advanced into Kursk and sees Moscow in reach. Japan desperately tries to regain some strengh.

[rjh1971]

Allies Sp43

USSR

The soviets straff german railway tracks to disrupt the supply system and if possible delay the Moscow offensive, at least they're trying to be a bother. [:(]
Velikiye Luki was recapture for the same purpose of hindering german supplies. All four attacked areas have no rails operative.
Rostov was retaken with high losses on the soviet side and on the LW, should have commited AA units earlier in battle, bad strategy on my side [:-]

China

What ??? they're erased from the map

Western Allies

The LW is back in France and prevented new air raids on resources, this time railway tracks were hit.
In the Pacific two more jap TF are sunk and Midway is liberated without losses.

[Marshall Art]

Axis Summer 1943 (turn 17) - Russia in crisis as the Wehrmacht seems unstoppable. Some air attacks to reduce Allied air supremacy (in the future...) -  Japan eats up some more peace of Chinese cake (Lanchow) and manages to sink the US vet sub, but not the other one attacked.

[rjh1971]

Su 43

USSR

The Russians in a desperate attack managed to retake Kursk, an armour group from Leningrad retook Smolensk and trapped the Krauts in Moscow.
The questions are:

• Are the LW HB in Kiev?
• Will they be able to air supply the trapped army?
• How many Pz groups are in Kiev?

China

And now they're even losing territory... [:@][:D]

[rjh1971]

Su 43

Western Allies

US submarines attacked japanese sealines in the South China Sea resulting in one TF damaged and another sunk for one sub lost (sunk [:@] damned autohits).

The attack on the California coast was avenged, US Cvs attacked just recently repaired japanese flattops before they could sail from harbour, both sunk in exchage of 3 CAGs damaged, losses were rapidly replaced with new CAGs.

Allied HQ is somewhat worried about a possible japanese counter attack, 3 fighters and 3 CAGs culd be in position to attack.

Also an air battle took place in the Java Sea one fighter damaged on each side.

In the Baltic Sea US submarines sink iron shipments from Sweden

[Marshall Art]

Axis Fall 1943 (turn 18) - Although the Romanian Infantry managed to damage the Russian armour in Smolensk it got damaged itself leaving the Moscow group stranded. On the positive side Britain was swept of Allied fighters again and after some regrouping Germany still can hold off the Russians and threaten Leningrad. Axis Uboats should keep the Allied fleet busy for a while.

The true catastrophy happended in the Pacific where a Japanese strike went the Allied way despite highly favourable odds, the counterstrike yielded as many Japanese CV lost as were hit in the Japanese strike. With Allied supremacy in CVs (4-2) the sea lanes to DEI are in great danger, even after 2 subs were sent to docks or sunk.

[rjh1971]

Fa 43

Soviets

Stavka ordered the recapture of Moscow before german reinforcements could be brought to help the units in the cauldron. The operation was fully succesful the enemy eliminated in Moscow.

Units in Velikiye Luki were moved to Leningrad once more [:(]

Bielorussia was capture in order to demolish its railway tracks.

China

Allies liberate some chinese territory, but no supplies are still able to be delivered in order to rebuild her industry and resources

[rjh1971]

Fa 43

Western Allies

A new menace threatens allied sea lanes, Germany has develope new submarine types ev=4 attack=4. ASW R&D boosted.
No luck with the hunt of subs this term.

Two lonlely german transports were sunk by a LF (Kategatt) and in the Baltic Sea by a US sub.

In the Pacific

The Caroline islands were invaded in order to provide a submarine base and a port of future operations.
With the redeployment of Allied bombers in India, due to the tough defense by the LW in Europe, bombing raids were conducted succesfully and without losses against japanese railways, resources and TFs.
CAGs also attacked sealanes.
Japan is down to 6 TF, but will surely bite back if we're not careful

Kumming was attacked and liberated, wonder if we shouldn't have retreated and occupied instead [&:]