Another Solo Global AAR

[markb50k]

Sep/Oct 1942

Allies 2nd Impulse:

Land Combat:
In the Pacific, instead of invading Truk, which they may still do next impulse, the Allies drop the Sydney MIL in Guam and three divisions take ports near the Phillipines.

All of the three DIV invasions are automatics. Not sure if that is correct for the port that borders another sea area, but that what the game says even after adding notionals.

[markb50k]

Sep/Oct 1942

Allies 2nd Impulse:

Land Combat (continued):
In France, with shore bombardment, the Allies attack St Malo along the Normandy coast. An Air battle ensues which we will talk about next.

Also, the Allies land two 8-5 MECHs from Morocco, and do three invasions on the NW coast of Spain. Again, each of these are automatics even with notional (In these cases I agree since the notional forces would be out of supply and get a -1)

[markb50k]

Sep/Oct 1942

Allies 2nd Impulse:

Land Combat (continued):
Allies fly ground support on the attack at St Malo. Allies use their air superiority to produce a +2/-2 odds.

1st round, Axis rolls a 16, and choose to abort the lead Allied fighter. Allies roll a 10, and choose to clear the weakest Axis bomber.

Odds move to 0/0.

2nd round, Axis rolls a 12, and choose to clear the weakest Allied bomber. Allies roll a 5, and kill the lead German fighter.

Odds move back to +2/-2 Allies.

3rd round, Axis rolls a 3, choose to kill lead Allied fighter. Allies roll a 11, Axis clears its best bomber.

Wow, tug of war here. Odds move to 0/0 again.

4th round, Axis rolls a 12, clearing the last Allied bomber. Allies roll a 6, and abort the last Axis bomber.

Altogether, each side lost a fighter, and let 2 bombers through, adding 5 ground support points to each side.

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Sep/Oct 1942

Allies 2nd Impulse:

Land Combat (continued):
Here's the resolution of the only combat that's not an automatic, I wont go into the others. The ratio ends up being +13.6 on the Blitz table, which is what the Allies choose.

US gets the fractional, and rolls a 13, destroying the two GARR units.

Folks, I didn't think this time would come, but the Allies had their first real victory against Axis troops. Is this the signal of the end?

[markb50k]

Sep/Oct 1942

Allies 2nd Impulse:
CW transfers a long range fighter from Australia to the Bismarck Sea islands.
US transfers 3 air to the new ports in Spain to protect the beachhead.

Axis 2nd Impulse:
Japan needs to move some troops to ports so they can be moved to garrison island and back to Japan. The US is flexing its muscles and Japan is concerned.

Actions:
Japan - Land
Germany - Land
Italy - Land

Ground Strikes:
Only one strike this impulse, Japan uses ARTY on the CW defenders in India. What a waste those ARTY are, the Japanese 4 strength one has done terribly the whole war it seems.

[markb50k]

Sep/Oct 1942

Axis 2nd Impulse:

Land Moves:
Japan starts moving troops to ports so they can be picked up by TRS and moved overseas. They want to reinforce the Phillipines and Japan.

They also move on the CW defenders in India, and decide to launch an attack.

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Sep/Oct 1942

Axis 2nd Impulse:

Land Moves (continued):
The Japanese Imezu HQ enters Russia and a small attack on a 1 strength defender happens around Vladivostok.

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Sep/Oct 1942

Axis 2nd Impulse:

Land Moves (continued):
German heavy units man the line at every point in France, while more units including 3 MTN corps are sent to Spain.

No attacks this impulse.

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Sep/Oct 1942

Axis 2nd Impulse:

Land Moves (continued):
In Syria, I think a supply bug is showing up. Prince Paul is in supply. On reloads, Graziani is in supply and drawing supply from Prince Paul, but he keeps going out of supply. Worse, no one is drawing supply from Graziani. Doesn't make sense, when I look at the rules.

[markb50k]

Sep/Oct 1942

Axis 2nd Impulse:

Land Moves (continued):
In Russia, no attacks other than the surrounded 4-1 GARR. The Russian defense is good enough to make the Germans rethink attacks along the line this impulse. However, next impulse, the Germans should be able to ooze through the line and create some higher odds attacks.

[markb50k]

Sep/Oct 1942

Axis 2nd Impulse:

Land Combat:
As shown in the previous shots, in India we have a ground combat. CW puts up 2 FTRs on CAP, and the Japanese join the party using one FTR escorting three NAV bombers. The odds start at 0/+1 for the Allies

1st round, Allies roll a 18, killing the Japanese FTR. Axis rolls 10, no effect.

Odds get very bad at -3/+4 for the Allies. Japan aborts.

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Sep/Oct 1942

Axis 2nd Impulse:

Land Combat (continued):
In Manchuria, the Soviet 1-5 CAV DIV is destroyed in an automatic. Won't show the screenshot.

An important attack for the Japanese. Both Mountbatten and Yamamoto gave HQ support, and the Japanese attempt at ground support failed, so the modifier stands at +9.8333.

CW chooses the Blitz table. Japan gets the fractional (+10) and rolls a 18 (23 overall). 2 units destroyed.

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Sep/Oct 1942

Axis 2nd Impulse:

Land Combat (continued):
In Russia, Germany has a +15.5 modifier on a surrounded 4-1 GARR.

Germany chooses the Blitz table, doesn't get the fractional, and rolls a 8 (23 overall).

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Sep/Oct 1942

Axis 2nd Impulse:
Germany uses its 4 air moves to move fighters closer to the fronts.

Allies 3rd Impulse:

Weather:
Well, the good weather had to end eventually. It does now.

Actions:
USSR - Land
CW - Combined
US - Combined
Fr - Land

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Sep/Oct 1942

Allies 3rd Impulse:

Naval Moves:
US moves the three fleet carriers in Rabaul out to sea to join up with the rest of the fleet. US now has 10 CV and 5 CVL in the Pacific, compared to around 6 CV and 4 CVL for the Japanese.

CW SUB attempts to find convoys in South China Sea. Search unsuccessful.

Ground Strikes:
USSR sees a German unit out of supply vulnerable to attack. They send a 2pt TAC bomber to see if they can get lucky. Needing a 1 to hit, it does as expected and misses.

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Sep/Oct 1942

Allies 3rd Impulse:

Ground Strikes (continued):
The US attempts to ground strike the closest Axis ground unit to the Spanish beachhead, a 5-1 GARR. Its in Fine weather (Mediterranean) so 3/10 chance. No dice.

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Sep/Oct 1942

Allies 3rd Impulse:

Ground Strikes (continued):
US also uses its two 4pt ARTY DIVs to take pot-shots at the Germans to perhaps get lucky and create another opportunity for an attack.

Hmm, when i first bought MWIF I am positive that ARTY were halved in bad weather. Looks like that has changed.

The northernmost strike hits 1 out of 2

[markb50k]

Sep/Oct 1942

Allies 3rd Impulse:

Ground Strikes (continued):
The 2nd ARTY strike misses both.

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Sep/Oct 1942

Allies 3rd Impulse:

Land Moves:
Nothing in the way of attacks this impulse from the Allies. Will show updates of unit positions in Russia and Western Europe.

[markb50k]

Sep/Oct 1942

Allies 3rd Impulse:

Land Moves (continued):
US lands a 3-3 MIL in Spain. The Allies can't go to far from the beachhead without HQ support, that won't arrive until end of turn.