Sicily to Brenner Pass Revised

[larryfulkerson]

Here's a shot of the Italian invasion beach area. I'm going to start pushing north and when I get some more troops I'll push east around
the horn of the peninsula.

[sPzAbt653]

When did Messina fall in WWII anyway?

US 3rd Division took Messina on August 16.

[larryfulkerson]

ORIGINAL: sPzAbt653

When did Messina fall in WWII anyway?

US 3rd Division took Messina on August 16.

Well it appears that I'm about a month behind schedule because I didn't get Messina until September. I've dropped some paratroops
on the next place where the expected reinforcements will appear and when they come into the game I'm going to push north w/ them
and try to get us back on schedule.

[larryfulkerson]

I've got a partisan in downtown Rome that was probably going to get killed anyway so I thought I'd bust some bridges w/ him before he
goes down. I dropped a couple of bridges and that ought to disrupt the Axis some.

[sPzAbt653]

If the turns went from full-day to half-week then don't the RR
engineers need some help repairing rails?

I'm thinking that if you are able to run the map before May 1945, then we don't really need to make it any easier, do we ?

[sPzAbt653]

Well it appears that I'm about a month behind schedule because I didn't get Messina until September.

So now we know you are not a Patton, lol. And neither am I, as I have yet to get Messina by August 16th. [:@]

[larryfulkerson]

Here's what happening at Corsica:

[larryfulkerson]

It appears that we've had at least one German unit do an amphibious invasion on the island of Sicily that I need to go take a look at.
I may have to leave somebody on Sicily long term just for things like this.

[larryfulkerson]

Here's what Italy looks like now:

[larryfulkerson]

I ran into some resistance so I thought I'd drop some paratroopers to help out. I'm running into the very low supply areas again. That's
because there's a supply point so far away.

[larryfulkerson]

Here's the same area in T24. I've floated some more Regiments in through the port(s) and I need to dispatch those two German units
because nothing north of them has any supply. So technicley they are isolated I guess. So if they get attacked their losses won't
contribute something to the pool(s). D'oh.

[larryfulkerson]

When I was floating a unit going from somewhere to somewhere else I ran it by the coast up by Salerno just to see what's there and I see
where the German is guarding both supply points w/ all kinds of equipment. The only thing missing is the tactical nukes. I don't think an
invasion via the sea is viable. I'll have to run some rested units from the nearest port to Salerno and hope they can do combat when
they get there. Next best thing is to make a diversion to draw the units off the supply points so I can invade by the sea once again.

[larryfulkerson]

Here's what Corsica looks like in T24:

[larryfulkerson]

I've received a partisan unit in northern Italy and I'm keeping it moving and busy. As soon as I get to the next junction I'm planning on
splitting into three parts and going separate directions. Rip up the roads even more.

[larryfulkerson]

Here's the strategic situation in T24: I'm floating in rested units to ports and rolling road-wise from there so I'm making progress along
the east coast road and I'm pressing northward. On the west coast I've run into German resistance and it's hampered the advance.
I've floated in some rested units to dispatch the Germans and once that's done we'll make more progress.

[larryfulkerson]

I see where the very next expected reinforcement is an AA unit that's supposed to spawn on the island of Sardinia. So I guess that's the
next target island I'll be heading to. I'm going to plot the place on the map where the expected reinforcement is supposed to spawn and
thereby get a better idea where I need to be going and what I need to be doing. As if I didn't know all that already. But the new data
might change the situation. Unlikely but possible.

[larryfulkerson]

So....this is the plot of expected reinforcements by location and where some supply points are and I'm getting the picture that I need to
expand into the heel of the Italian boot and it looks like Sardinia would be a good place to conquer next after Taranto. Primary goals:
Taranto and the heel of the Italian boot, Sardinia via the south port ( supply point there ), and then expand northward along the east
coast as well as the west coast.

[larryfulkerson]

Here's the 8th Indian Division landing on Sardinia. The beaches were clear and the city was empty. There's nobody at the airfield and
so far there's no resistance. Maybe a good omen. Perhaps I should sacrafice a sheep and look at it's entrails for some clue of what's
going to happen next. Maybe not.

[larryfulkerson]

Here's the 1st Armoured Division coming to the aid of some British elements at Taranto. From here I'm going to try to branch out in all
directions to get the supply into the grid as fast as possible.

[larryfulkerson]

Here's the tip of the spear headed toward Salerno on the west coast of the mainland. Um.....all the units in the picture are out of supply
and they are only there for a turn or two and then they are headed back to the nearest port for a ride to some port in full supply so they
can refit and be thrust back into combat. Other than this scheme there would be no movement and no progress.