1 vs 1 Round3 MrQuiet vs Forwarn45

[Forwarn45]

It's Spring of 1945 and there are new breezes blowing from the East and West toward Germany. And what would Spring be without the sound of Russian tanks and artillery barrages! Unfortunately, a prepatory air attack doesn't go so well and the subsequent ground attack also fails to meet expectations. But new reinforcements are dispatched to the front and to Siberia.

[Forwarn45]

Meanwhile, the US pins its hopes on a new weapon. A massive air battle develops over Western Germany and "the bomb" is dropped with the hopes of ending the war. Although German industry is dealt a severe blow, bomber losses from AA are high. Allied leaders publicly promise a swift end to the war, but privately express some doubts.....

[MrQuiet]

Axis Summer45

Tactical nukes fall all over W Germany.
Hitler heads for the bunker last heard mutter "now where did I put that syinide?"

WA have pulled out of the Med.
Italy appears to be able to relax a little bit, so in celebration some of the troops packed up their beach Blankets and headed for the South of France to spend the rest of the summer.

Yougo, Hungary, and Southern France have all been brought back into the Axis Family [;)]

Major air battles developed in the North Sea as the Luftwafe try to flex there shrinking muscles. A couple of the nuke carying aircraft are given a nice return blow.

[MrQuiet]

Current Europe situation

[MrQuiet]

Millians of American Subs in the Pacific.
WA Carriers are known to be on the East Side of Africa on there way to play in the South Pacific.

[Forwarn45]

Summer of '45 sees little progress in Europe - although the Luftwaffe is reduced and Czechoslovakia is liberated. In the East, Soviet forces do launch an inconclusive counterattack against the Japanese interlopers.

[MrQuiet]

Axis Fall45

Germany tries to hold, buying time for the inevitable.

I need to report a wonderfull piece of luck that I noticed in the playback that happened to be in my favor. Milita stationed in Hungary armed with only molotov cockatials and 'sticky bombs' for anti-armor was able to damage a group of the all powerfull Soviet T-34s sending them back to factorys most likely in Moscow.

[MrQuiet]

Europe FAll45

[MrQuiet]

Japan Fall45

Japan has taken the US sub fleet threat very very seriously and has devoted much to the hunting and killing of US subs which currently pose the biggest threat to Japan just rolling over and surrendering without a real fight.

This screenshot of the current forces shows this season to be effective in cutting the number of subs in the Pacific to an acceptable level.

[MrQuiet]

And final SS showing the very mad and very hostile Reds in Siberia

[Forwarn45]

Allied strategy versus Germany has devolved into a "sledgehammer" strategy. Just keep hitting them. In the East, the Soviets attrition the Germans.

[Forwarn45]

And in the West.

[Forwarn45]

But that is it for 1945 and the Allies have very little time left. Allied high command is confident that despite some questionable decisions Germany will be liquidated. But as for Japan - who can say? The Allied sub threat was easily vanquished (as I expected given the Japanese tech although I expected to do a bit better than I did). Sea routes are just beginning to be reestablished, and the Reds are stymied. China also attacked the last turn (not shown) and gained a little ground but is probably spent for the time being.

[Forwarn45]

Winter of '46. The Allies have gotten into position for what they hope to be a successful Spring offensive against Germany (not shown). But the big news is that India is at last resupplied and the Brits go on the offensive in the area.

[Forwarn45]

After positioning in Czechoslovakia last turn, the Soviets are poised to take Germany. Stalin orders an offensive against Berlin, which succeeds on about an 85% chance (after a preparatory bombardment).

[Forwarn45]

In the Far East, the Allies attempt to put maximum pressure on Japan. Singapore is taken (I probably should have taken a screenie) and airforces are moved forward. But Japan is strong, and the US is tiring of war. Congress has passed several resolutions aimed at forcing Truman to negotiate with Japan for an end to the war. Most believe that the war will end in some manner by Fall of '46. [;)]

[MrQuiet]

Axis Summer46

Well My Germans finally gave up the good fight.
They just could not stand up to all that SU artillary any longer.
I lost count of the bombard '1 n 2' and auto hits Russia got in ther 28 chances to fire before my Germans could fire back. By the time we got to roll the army was surpressed into submission.

Now it is Japans turn to feel Allied heat.
There does seem to be a bit of a bug that after Germany surrendered so did FOW on the map.
Japan has tried to position itself to hold onto the required 10 PPs by placing a blocking force in Siberia and Floating Armada in the Indian Ocean. (se SS)

Can we hold against a excellent player like Forwarn??

[MrQuiet]

Siberian front.
SU infantry very supperior to Japanese infantry but Japan currently has more artillary in position

[MrQuiet]

And finally a screen of the damage /destroyed to date.
Considerable losses in the Allied Merchant Fleets

[Forwarn45]

Summer of '46. No screenies as the Allies have no victory to report. We did have a plan with something better than a 50-50 shot at finally taking out Japan. But it was not in the cards. One more turn, and the Allies have already commenced peace talks with Japan in Switzerland. It looks like we are going to have to drop the demand of unconditional surrender. [:@]