GG 4.040 Tourney - Rd1 - Guggy vs Marshall Art

[Marshall Art]

Allied turn 10 - another Uboat damaged while Bombers hit French factories. Russian strongholds in Smolensk, Rostov and Siberia reinforced.

Most noteworthy is that despite the US WR being close to DOW Japan relies on 9 trannies to supply the empire. Does not seem like Japan wants to start a fight with the US? If not we will [:D]

[vonguggy]

Axis turn 11

Very quiet winter turn. Some fresh troops join the front, ressources and factories repaired... expecting some counter-attacks from the soviets.

[Marshall Art]

Allied turn 11 (Winter 1942) - Due to unfavourable odds Red Army does not counterattack but retreats in order. China launches a massed attack and succeeds in causing some damage. Wallies prepare countermeasures in case Japan attacks. 

[vonguggy]

Axis turn 12.

Wehrmacht advance in Russia, main stack is in Kursk. Velikiye, Smolensk and Rostov flagged.
Japan surprised by high US WR is not ready but forced to launch a limited attack while taking Central Siberia.

[Marshall Art]

Allied turn 12 (Spring 1942) - Russian Army evades battle except for some aerial engagements and reinforces in Siberia. Wallies come up short in Spain. At least they showed their flag [:(]

[vonguggy]

Axis turn 13

Feel like Napoleon running after russia army... impossible to catch.

[Marshall Art]

Allied turn 13 (Summer 1942) - Wallied invasion misfortune in Portugal amounts to incompetence - Next try in Switzerland maybe... Red Army takes positions next to Axis Army in Stalingrad, no place else to retreat to. US war machine slowly gets into gear, a batch of P-39 dispatched to DEI. 

[vonguggy]

Axis turn 14.

Wehrmacht call for more troops in Russia. Failed attack of Gibraltar.
Japan striking trannies with strat bombers, and repair captured oil.

[Marshall Art]

Allied turn 14 (Fall 1942) - Russia fights back in Siberia, and further reinforces. It looks like it is going to be a battle with 120+ units...

Wallies use lack of defense in Portugal to finally land. Japanese Carrier Force was completely destroyed, with 4 CV sunk or damaged as shown and the last carrier sunk by BB gunfire thereafter.

[vonguggy]

Axis turn 15

Quiet turn in Europe, it is winter. Some submarine and naval activity near Spain.
Not much in the pacific, Japan shocked by the loss of the carriers.

[Marshall Art]

Allied turn 15 (Winter 1943) - Allied fleet advances towards Japan, setting up a blockade of Honshu. Wallies reinforce Portugal. Russia does the same - neither side wants to attack in Winter...

[vonguggy]

Axis Turn 16.
Huge battle in Astrakhan, involving 120+ units of both sides. Looks like a tactical victory for the Wehrmarch as ground is taken, but heavy losses.
Japan build air to defend vs US carrier raids.

[Marshall Art]

Allied turn 16 (Spring 1943) - Russia licks its wounds and puts up a last stand in the Southern Ural area. Can the Wallies rush in to the rescue in time? Some Axis shipping sunk and aircraft destroyed but little ground gained. Axis subs successfully evaded even hitting one DD...

[vonguggy]

Axis turn 17.
 
Quiet turn, some dogfight over London and Southern Ural. Not much in the pacific.

[Marshall Art]

Allied turn 17 - Greece and Bonin Island invaded, bombing over France. Axis Jets are superior at the moment but Allied scientists are working overtime to catch up...

[vonguggy]

Axis turn 17.
Very quiet, some air fights over russia.

[Marshall Art]

Allied turn 18 (Fall 1943) - Looks like a stand-off near the Ural factories, while first attempts to hurt the Axis in China, off Japan and in Spain, although only partially successful, should be enough to divert some forces from Russia... Greece was reinforced while Allied aircraft raided successfully the Baltic Sea, Japanes Trannie pool down to 5 or 6. U.S. factories begin to churn out fighters, tanks and everything else in increasing numbers.

[vonguggy]

Axis turn 19.
 
Naval fight in eastern med, axis take control and try to blockade alexandria for isolation of allied forces in Greece.
Still reinforcing Spain.
In Russia, keep the soviet ressources down to 8-9 with the ural bomber squad.
Japan loosing ground fast in the NEI.
 

[Marshall Art]

Allied turn 19 (Winter 1944) - a few more attacks on Japan while Europe does not see much fighting except for a daring ride into the Baltic by a British BB. Even more reinforcements arrive in Portugal.

[vonguggy]

Axis turn 20.
 
Greece cleaned, Spain reinforced, Russia bombed to 6 ressources.[/align]Japan hold positions.[/align]