Random take 2

[henri51]

ORIGINAL: Josh

You don't need to shut down your factories, all you need to do is *not* move your gasguzzling units. So put those armoured units in a defensive position and forget about them, and only move the armoured units you need for the offense. Also moving ships and attacking with lots of planes does cost you a lot of oil. Burning 22.000 oil per turn... blimey [X(]

Yep, but fuel guzzlers require fuel (a lot less) even when not moving, and as you mention in the next message, they also need supplies, which is also an issue in this game.

A bigger issue I am now facing is the impossibility of building ships in the NW sea, although I have captured 3 enemy cities and built a port there.[:(]

Henri

[henri51]

If you look at the last map, my strategy succeeded, and I now not only control the necks of land but have units in all of them, and the central ones have broken out West into French territory. I have also fought my way further South where I am meeting mixed French-Russian resistance.I have moved KG Blue down the pike where they will replace the AGS (red) units fighting their way South so that these red units can concentrate on fighting their way West across the 3 necks of land, and into the main French territory.I have also sent AG Rose (pink) down the pike where they will be diverted East to go fight the Russians.

As mentioned before, I have exterminated the British, and just finished building a shipyard up NW, from where with AG West (grey) I will launch an amphibious invasion )of the NW island and of the Japanese retort containing the last Japanese city, hopefully joining my Westward forces in the former Japanese territory.

In the far East, I have succeeded in holding on until the British were beaten, and I have switched to the offensive on all fronts against the Russians, who have been giving the French a hard time in the center.

Because AGW stopped altogether until a port could be built and because KG Blue and KG Rose were only moving and not fighting, I grew a considerable reserve fuel and supplies. I am still keeping my factories shut down though, and manufacturing only horses and SMG infantry.

For the first time, it looks like I am winning. Or at least I have the initiative. If I can get AG West (my strongest army)into the former Japanese territory, the French will have a hard time holding me off.

Henri

[henri51]

Here is a situation map of the central front.Mot of AG Rose is not visible, but they are coming down the pike. Almost all of AG Blue are nearing the Southern Front or are engaged there, whereas AGS (red) have moved most of their units towards the Western Front. All of AG West (grey) are stationary up North waiting for a fleet to carry them on their amphibious strike, which will begin on the NW island, then followed up with an attack on the Japanese redoubt.

When AG Rose reaches the front, the red units there will either be pulled out and sent West, or change HQs to AG Rose.

Henri

[henri51]

Here is the situation in the Far East. AG East (orange) has retaken the territory East of the neck of land and is about to break out into the main Russian territory. In the meantime, the fastest units of KG Rose have arrived and are helping the AGS (red) units nearby to break out. The two groups will try to link up as fast as possible.

The rest of KG Rose are still coming down the pike and will reach the front in a few moves. The problem will be with the AGS (red) in the area, which are getting further away from their HQ as the AGS HQ moves West into French territory. I may have to pull hem back when KG Rose arrives to allow them to change HQs to AG Rose or AG Orange.

The main Russian force seems to be fighting the French near my main AGS forces further West. A similar situation is developing as that I faced earlier against the Japanese, when I found myself fighting both the Japanese and the French on the same Front. So I have exercised restraint there to allow the French and the Russians to batter each other while I gain territory elsewhere.

I have landed a few units without opposition on the island in the NW (see minimap in previous post). The engineer with them will build a port next turn to ensure a flow of supplies, then I will bring in more forces there.

Henri

[henri51]

After 5 years of hard fighting, here is the situation on the Eastern Front. AG East (orange), element of AG South (red), KG Rose and KG Green have linked up and are pushing the Russians back hard. My armor has captured a piece of the only road and cut communications between those Russians and the other Russians fighting in the French territory.

On the central Front, I am fighting both the French and the Russians, but I have flanked the Russian right wing and also have a foothold on the road there. Linking up my two forces could be a problem due to the blown bridges that should cause supply problems until I can bring up some engineers, but I have non in the vicinity.

One engineering unit is coming down the sea, but will take some time to arrive. Another engineering unit is near the central front, but will have a number of bridges to repair there. There is another one to the North, but he will also not be available for some time, and he might be required to build airbases to the West of the map (not shown) where most of AGS is fighting the main French forces and the remnants of the Japanese.

In the NW Island, the French resistance is stronger than expected, and I decided to transfer the main HQ of AGW to the island, with the result that most of its sub-units and production facilities were paralyzed while the HQ was at sea, and almost all the units on the island found themselves out of supplies (the feared red dot).

Henri

[henri51]

OK, I guess I will put an end to this AAR here (unless there is an outcry...). Although I have captured only 47 of the required 60 victory points, it is clear from the map that my forces (green) am now unstoppable. The Russian main force in the center are about to be cut off from their capital Kiev, and the last significant resistance is that of the French. But the latter's forces in the center are being overwhelmed by my advance, I am making significant progress towards the West, and my large AG West forces in the North are about to take the last city on the island in the NW, and will then be poised for an amphibious invasion of the French West flank.

Henri