Bob Flemin's MWIF AARse IV - Nice AArse

[warspite1]

Jul/Aug 1941
Impulse: Production

Germany:
2 x INF
ARM
ART
GARR
2 x FTR
2 x Pilot
LND

Italy:
FTR
SUB (2nd Cycle)
Pilot

Japan:
Shinano (2nd Cycle)
3 x CARR AIR
2 x Pilots
1 Saved Build Point

[Orm]

So now the summer is almost over and Germany have yet to cross the Pyrenees. I got a bad feeling about this.


If Germany does declare war on Spain I say that it is time for USSR to move all its forces to the German border and make an attempt to break the pact while Germany is occupied in Spain.

[warspite1]

Jul/Aug 1941
Impulse: Production

China:
INF
CAV DV
GARR

Commonwealth:
INF
MOT
HMS Unicorn (2nd Cycle)
LND
FTR
CARR AIR
3 x Pilot

France:
Nothing

USA:
USS New Jersey
USS Juneau
Pilot
2 x CARR AIR

USSR:
LND
FTR
2 x Pilot
MOT
ENG DIV


In Memory of the Sullivan Brothers.

[warspite1]

Sep/Oct 1941
Impulse: Reinforcement

Germany:
2 x INF
ARM HQ
AA

Italy:
Impero
Badoglio

Japan:
Chitose
INF
INF HQ

[warspite1]

Sep/Oct 1941
Impulse: Reinforcement

China:
INF HQ
AT
CAV (Communist)

Commonwealth:
FTR
2 x INF HQ
ARM HQ
AA
HMS Nigeria
INF (Can)
NAV (Aus)

France:
ARM HQ
INF

USA:
USS Hornet
USS Indiana
USS Denver

USSR:
LND

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: Orm

So now the summer is almost over and Germany have yet to cross the Pyrenees. I got a bad feeling about this.


If Germany does declare war on Spain I say that it is time for USSR to move all its forces to the German border and make an attempt to break the pact while Germany is occupied in Spain.

warspite1

Yes it's not looking great is it? I think not declaring Vichy should be considered if the Germans get off to a flyer against France, otherwise.....

[warspite1]

Sep/Oct 1941
Impulse: Weather and Initiative

Axis 9:8 Allies - re-roll is ordered.
Axis 3:2 Allies

The weather roll is a 1 - Fine everywhere.

[warspite1]

Sep/Oct 1941
Impulse: 1

The Axis have caught a break with the weather this impulse - they need to make use of it.

The Luftwaffe attempt four air strikes - Nantes, Toulouse, The British Army between Bordeaux and Bayonne and the French 10th Infantry west of Toulouse.

The He-111 bomber over Nantes excels himself - but this is not the key hex!

[warspite1]

Sep/Oct 1941
Impulse: 1

On the coast further south, the first of the three Stuka attacks begin. Its only a 50% success rate....

[warspite1]

Sep/Oct 1941
Impulse: 1

West of Toulouse the second Stuka throws a 1 for his one and only shot

[warspite1]

Sep/Oct 1941
Impulse: 1

While in the city itself the third Stuka gets a 2/3.

[warspite1]

Sep/Oct 1941
Impulse: 1

The Yugoslav Navy is overrun and finds refuge in Cyprus.

There are three attacks:

Nantes
Belgrade
against British Army

[warspite1]

Sep/Oct 1941
Impulse: 1

First up its the attack in China north of Kweillin. Its 3:1 no modifiers on the Assault table with Yamamoto and Fractional Odds making it 5:1.....

...3 Ouch. The Chinese is destroyed but all Japanese are disorganised

[warspite1]

Sep/Oct 1941
Impulse: 1

The second attack is on Belgrade. Its 4:1 no modifiers on the Assault Table.

Its a 6 - One unit destroyed and the other Shattered. Belgrade falls.

[warspite1]

Sep/Oct 1941
Impulse: 1

To Southern France now and its a 3:1 +1 on the Blitz table.

Its a 4(5) [&:]. The Germans lose a unit and are disorganised. The only good news is that the British are also destroyed as they cannot retreat. But that attack has pretty much sealed the Germans fate....

[warspite1]

Sep/Oct 1941
Impulse: 1

Finally we move to Nantes. This is a 4:1 +2 on the Assault table...

...agh its a 10. They needed that last throw!

[Centuur]

And Toulouse still holds. Vive La France. I think the USSR are in a very good shape by now, aren't they? Two whole years to build up the army and the airforce... Have they grabbed Persia yet? If not, it's about time to do so in the upcoming winter months...

The CW has got losses, that's for sure. But on the other hand, time is slipping away for Germany very, very fast...

[Courtenay]

My AAR shows what happens when the Germans attack Spain too late. At least in my game, the Germans had time to conquer Spain in '41. In this game, they won't. If I were the Germans, I would leave Spain alone now, swing over to Russia, and try for a '42 Barbarossa. It might work; going for Spain at this point won't. Also, a Vichy declaration now might mean there is no Free France, as there is no place for the French navy in France.

[Centuur]

ORIGINAL: Courtenay

My AAR shows what happens when the Germans attack Spain too late. At least in my game, the Germans had time to conquer Spain in '41. In this game, they won't. If I were the Germans, I would leave Spain alone now, swing over to Russia, and try for a '42 Barbarossa. It might work; going for Spain at this point won't. Also, a Vichy declaration now might mean there is no Free France, as there is no place for the French navy in France.

I think I agree. Declare Vichy and see what happens with the Free French. If they aren't created, that's very good for the Axis. Spain in 1942 is a very difficult thing, because it's got more units to build up a good defense. Especially if the CW can assist with the airforce and the USSR build up the forces in the common border, Germany won't have the forces necessary to conquer Spain and keep the Russian bear in it's cage...

[AllenK]

Apologies, in the wrong thread