DQ2004's AAR #2 - "Ouch. ...that hurt"

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The Royal Navy also moves a sizeable force into the North Sea.
They find the single German supply convoy and send it to the bottom.

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In the second Axis impulse the weather clears.
The Luftwaffe heads out to find the Allied ships and prepare the way for the Kriegsmarine, which now looks very small compared to the Allies, with the additional US ships there.
But the Luftwaffe fails to find the Allied force.

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In the Far East, Yamashita attacks Singapore. It is a risky attack, albeit supported by loads of shore bombardment - and it succeeds.
However an equally risky landing in the Philippines meets with disaster - the Japanese lose an INF and an SNLF marine.

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In the Marshalls sea area the Japanese fleet tries to find the US fleet that they missed last impulse. The US fleet is surprised. ...this could hurt

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Noting the large amount of AA firepower, the Japanese elect to fight it out the way Admiral Tojo did - with a giant surface battle! They use their surprise points to shift the damage columns in their favour and...
...hoping the battleships can take the punishment, the US finds that in fact, they can't. Ouch.

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I might add, apologies for the quality of the screenshots - I had to go back to the laptop (long story not worth explaining, but suffice to say the temporary switch was unavoidable). For some reason the laptop does not take good screenshots, even though I'm doing exactly the same thing as with the PC. Perhaps its my version of Paint? Will try some alternative methods next time.

Anyway, the Japanese use the Yamato and Musashi's extraordinary defence ratings to weather the hits from the US ships. Unfortunately they have to allocate one more destroyed somewhere, so they choose the INS Kirishima.
...it proves not nearly so tough as the super-battleships

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In the south-west of England the RAF prepares to get revenge at last, with B-26s, Lancasters and Whitleys all joining to ground strike the out of supply Wehrmacht. Two out of the three succeed. The German invasion of England appears doomed to fail...

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The Yankees have arrived in England.

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In the North Sea, the German Navy heads for battle. This screen can't quite show all of the forces that may be involved (but it's most of them)

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The Luftwaffe fails to protect its charges, and loses the air battles. Swordfish torpedo bombers head for the prized German amphibious ships

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In the second round of air battles the Bf-110's fail to defend against the multitude of Allied aircraft.
The convoys are also quickly sent to the bottom. The Kriegsmarine will not be able to reinforce England, much less keep them in supply. The German fleet flees back to Brest.

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In the Red Sea the Italians finally have some air cover, although it can only get to the #2 box. Apologies again for the poor quality screenshots.

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The Italians again get surprise on the RN - the German Navy wishes that some of this luck would head their way.
Naturally the Italians choose a surface combat

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While the carriers flee, the Malaya shields them from the large Italian squadron. The outcome is inevitable, but HMS Malaya's heroic stand will not be forgotten.

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In Central Russia, the Soviets abandon their lines and head back to the next river defence line, and the Ural mountains.

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In Portsmouth, the British Army destroys the first of the out of supply units, re-taking Portsmouth

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OKH agrees that at the moment, an invasion of England is impossible in the face of Allied naval superiority. The 1st Infantry Corps is evacuated by the BV-222 wing.

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In Russia, the surrounded Russians corps near Penza are finally destroyed. Guderian attacks towards Perm, one of only four original Soviet factory cities left (the others are Tashkent, Smolensk and Novosibirsk). All must be taken to conquer the USSR.

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In Northern China, the Communists have moved forward, somewhat hastily it turns out. Terauchi punishes them, and counterattacks.

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Near Leningrad, Manstein proves the value of divisions. They take the losses after a bloody assault on the forces in the swamp.