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

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Impulse 3 MAR/APR 40

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Germany and Japan land, to take advantage of the good weather.
Italy combined.

And so it begins.

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I was to try a different set up, but each combination has its weak spots. If the Belgians can repel at least one attack, it will be a success.

Every time I get to a point where the game is "getting interesting", it seems like I have to pass a WIF random task check. It is in section 25.1 in the WIF RAC manual.

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The Italians fly their NAV to the Italian coast, and send a CL for convoy protection duty.

The Japanese fly the only strategic bombing mission.

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The NAV rebases after the mission to Canton.

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After sending out the groundstrikes, and looking at the map, I realized there is a potential overun on the cav unit. Overuns up until A day or two before starting this AAR was something that only happened to SHips and planes. Realizing that I had been missing out on one of the main uses for armor, came as a wake up call.

I dont remember if armor can perform an overun from across a river or not, but I will find out shortly.

I am looking to do three attacks on the circled hexes this turn, if the unit in Brussels is disorganized. If not, I will consider Brussels and do the other two.

A strike is sent down to try to disrupt the HQ, and to give the French air force more tartgets than their fighters can cover. The RAF has the potential to hit back hard.

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The first strike against the French missed the target, but half of the French air force was eliminated. I call the battle a win for the Germans.

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The second attack missed its target also.

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The Japanese with Yamamoto are formed up and march south. Motorized Infantry seize the opprtunity to take Ichang, while the US shows no reaction. Engineers and artillery move inland from the ports to join the attack. The HQ outside of Sian begins moving to Sian, where they will swap commands with the HQ in Wuhan. The object, is to extend a greater command range outside of Sian.

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The third attack at least will ground the Belgian air force.

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There isn't going to much fancy moves made here for a while. Will keep hammering until something breaks.

The further east the Allies move, the better. Let them have Brussels and Antwerp. For now.

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The attack on Brussels will not be made, since the ground strike did not disorganize the INF. There is a chance that the attack could work, but I will not gamble at this point.

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terrible rolls.

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There was never any doubt about the outcome of the fight. The question is, to use the breakthrough or not?

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Amsterdam, has fallen.

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After the advance and breakthrough.

The armor units that broke though have 18 strength. It will take the whole of available French army to attack that hex, and at best, they can only get a 3:1 odds I am guessing.

If the French fail to attack and somehow win the hex back, they will have a weak point in their line if they move forward.

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Von Leeb and Rundstedt HQs reorganize the Luftwaffe and the impulse ends.

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impulse 5 MAR/APR 40

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Its time for the CW and France to determine what kind of actions they will perform this impulse. If the French decide to attack the armored breakthrough units, a 2:1 ratio is the best they can get. A successful attack will cost the enemy some disruption and maybe a unit lost. The risk of the French losing a unit and having several others disorganized, could be deadly.

The French could move to occupy the empty hexes in order to create one more hex the Germans have to take in order to get to Paris. That would mean the Belgians combine forces in Brussels, and the CW moving into Antwerp, the French occupy the wooded hex. The two strongest German units are in the hexes to the north, and more across the river. The Luftwaffe is reorganized.

With this situation, I'm damned if I do, and I'm damned if I don't. With the German forces in good order, and attack will hasten the end.

Move forward, and hold as long as possible.

France, China, land
CW, USSR, US combined

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Cw lands the Indian garrison in Gibralter, and four convoys sail to Liverpool from Rotterdam, joining the rest of the surviving Dutch fleet.