AAR: Pat (Allies) vs. Larry (Axis) Larry don't read!

[a511]

so sorry to hear that ...
in this case, hold cario at all cost to delay axis' attempt to take the RPs in middle east and africa.
besides, build up the defence in india to prevent a quick grab of RP by JP once the pacific war commence.
btw, whats axis' PP now?
 
a511

[Forwarn45]

As A511 says, hold in the Middle East. I'd recommend putting at least an artillery in East Africa in case Cairo falls. Make sure the US has plenty of transports so you can hit the ground running as soon as they are in it. Hopefully the Soviets are a bit better quality than the Germans at this point and have built in places close to the front. It's late enough in the day that you have a shot if you can counterrattack quickly. He's got to build a lot of supply to get the AV.

Good luck! [;)]

[philturco]

Thanks for the great AAR. I am interested in seeing how other players develop thier strategies. As Axis I usually try and take Yugoslavia earlier rather than later as it adds several militia and a fighter to your order of battle. You also get the 3 resource points to support increased production that are sorely needed in early 42. The militia free up infantry that are badly needed to tip the balance in the fight for either Russia or England at a critical moment. Given that taking the country is a must either for automatic victory with an England first strategy or a staging area if you plan on hitting Russia first it seems a good idea to do it as soon as possible.
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[a511]

hows things going after Sp42?

[lojishen]

The War Ends!!!

Fall '42.

The game paused for a couple weeks as I was on vacation. Little did I know that there was only one turn left post vacation.

Larry started the invasion of the DEI in the Fall of '42. With the extra resources to Japan (DEI plus China) and the German production he was at 75 PP. I was able to cut the line to some of his SW African possessions, but that only brought it down to 73: Automatic Axis victory.

After losing England, I'm not sure what I could have done. Larry moved very quickly to pick up the rest of the European minor countries, and it just needed a Japanese assault on the DEI to put him over the top.

I definitely made mistakes in losing England. I squandered a couple units in a misguided effort to hold the Canaries. One extra unit would have prevented the fall of Scotland or later England (for at least one more turn). Once Scotland fell, I didn't have enough transports to maintain the link to Canada. Just one extra link there would have also helped me to defend London for a couple more turns.

It took Larry everything he had to get to 75. If I could have delayed one more turn, E. Europe was pretty much open.

I'll have to run another AAR in the future.

Thanks for all of the comments.

Pat

[Rabbitman]

Shame it ended so suddenly for you:(
 
Good go of it tho!![8D]