An advanced beginners AAR, and what i've learned so far and hope to learn

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Here is the turn ending chances for this impulse. Japan and Germany will do land actions and Italy combined.

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It is the German ground strike phase, and I need to decide what units to strike with. Trying to keep everything straight in my head was pushing it a bit, what I had come up with was close to what I came up with when creating a graphic, so they brain is at least calculationg fairly well this morning.

If I only commit the 4 tac bomber, it will leave me 12 points for Ground support, which combined with the 48 points of ground forces will give me 6:1 odds. Not counting possible added disorganozation I have +13 to add to the die roll. I can gain another +3 if the strike is perfect. If my calculations are correct, I need to roll at least a 7 to take the city.

Being new to this game, I could be missing something. With 6 reorg points available, I think I will go for it. I will use the 3-3 art to strike Lodz in case the attack goes less than perfect. It may get lucky and disorg enough there to prevent them from replacing losses in Warsaw if there are any.

Here is the planning of the attack. The numbers on the units are the individual strength factors for the hidden ground forces beneath them.

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No luck in Lodz.

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A good result in Warsaw. With the HQ disorganized, +2 more will be added to the die roll. Things are looking up.

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The move into position continues. Tungkwan is occupied with no US reaction. All forces here are now in supply. If the weather holds and the turn does not end, an attack on the garrison may be possible. If it is looking iffy, then I will use the air units to make another strategic bombing attack, and attack the mountain next turn.

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THe moves and assignments.

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With the entire remaining air units providing 8 points for ground support, the results were outstanding and Poland will fall this turn. Before the attack was rolled, the air units confident that their work in Poland was finished, regressed towards the west.

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The turn does not end after Japan rebases two bombers closer to the front.

At the beging of the Allies 3rd impulse or impulse 8 according to the official count

All pass except China land
USSR combined to redeploy.

Sides will do what they need to do in this game regardless of who wishes the turn to end sooner.

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It is the Chinese movement phase. With the Japanese forces now commited towards Sian, they can now begin to consider some short term options.

The Chicoms are hoping that the turn will end soon, and have to hold their ground and hope for the best. Their warlord is at its furthest extent and is holding the best ground that it can. Anyother moves will weaken the line.

CHinese warlords can shift position accordingly, however looking at this the norther one will probably move NW instead of NE. I do not want then too far into the mountains just yet.

Chinese cav. can join up in order to look for any opportunity to get behind the Japanese lines toward the NE.

The main body around Changsa will look to shift a unit or two around the Japanese left flank. A concerted effort with the cav could cut off supply to the Japanese Changsa blocking force.

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Amoy and Swatow are now threatened. Hangchow has a possible threat. the 4-2 and 4-3 units switched places in order to give the 4-3 more room to move. The AT unit was paired with the cav at the start for extra muscle. It is now not needed for that role and will get back to the Burma road for better mobility.

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The big picture in China.

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Impule 9

Germany aligns Bulgaria, and the weather is fine again. No US entry points.

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Axis actions.

Germany and Japan, land.
Italy pass.

Japanese strategic bombing misses the target.

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With the Polish campaign essentialy over, the Germans begin the march west. THe cost in oil works out to 1 unit per attacking impulse. With three units of oil being saved this turn, A total reorganization will still give us one extra unit saved. More oil will need to be obtained, and or synth oil plants need to be built for when the tempo picks up.

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The Japanese are now one or two impulses away from athe first attack toward Sian. Two garrison units were moved to Nanking and Hangchow to block the chinese flanking maneuver. They do so at the risk of partisan takeover of the cities. A motorized unit was pulled back to cover Peking. Lastly, a 2-2 mikitia was sent to Nanyang to thwart any ambitions the Chinese cavelry may have had.

I was not about to divert troops from their impending assault on Sian. Had we not had the impulse of bad weather, an attack would almost have been certain. There is still a chance one could happen this turn.

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The turn does not end.

USSR combined
China land
CW, US, France pass

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Very little movement for China. Every impulse that they do not lose ground is a good impulse.

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Once again the weather turns bad. This time the Chicoms are rejoicing for a slight reprieve, and the Japanese have to accept it. The German march west slows down. A possible time to make a raid into the North Atlantic. Having to lose a box because of the end of the turn coming real soon might be a deterant.

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Japan and Germany choose land, while Italy passes.

The Japanese cannont really make much headway here toward Sian. The force from Manchuria was able to move along the rail south and took another empty mountain hex.

With the bad weather, the Changsa blocking force is out of supply. It the HQ moves, it opens the area to it NW to the cavelry waiting for such a break if the weather changes, and it is still open. The chinese cannot afford to attack the out of supply units due to the weather and the reluctance issue. Not to mention they are there to hold if possible, not attack. Must have patience.

It will get interesting when more troops are brought into the theater, and the Sian attacks are made.

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More moves to the west. Von Bock must move back east to put Warsaw back into supply. It would be bad if the Poles were able to get lucky and retake Warsaw at the end of the turn.

EDIT

Poland has not fallen. Don't ask me why I thought when the capital falls so does the country. Probably left over from my ETO/PTO days a long time ago. Anyway, I am adding this for those of you who are scratching their heads wondering what the heck I am thinking that the campaign is over. I am just starting the NOV/DEC turn, and will finish off Poland in that turn. Sorry for any confusion.