Decline and Fall The Long Way Round

AllenK · Post by **AllenK** » Fri Jan 30, 2015 4:48 pm

Oh how the Germans would have loved this roll at Kiel.

AllenK · Post by **AllenK** » Fri Jan 30, 2015 5:02 pm

The Chinese partisan at Haichow is soon dealt with (13 at +15).

The Japs rebase a Ftr and pretty innocuous 2-pt Lnd to China. A Fw-190 heads to Bucharest to defend Ploesti.

With no re-organisations, the impulse ends and it's over to the Allies.

AllenK · Post by **AllenK** » Fri Jan 30, 2015 7:02 pm

M/A 1945 Allies 2

No DoW.

US spends on O-chit for a super-combined. CW Naval, others Land.

No port attacks or naval air.

AllenK · Post by **AllenK** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 9:43 am

M/A 1945 Allied 2: Naval movement

Apart from the usual CP escort moves and transporting units from the colonies, the two significant moves are a large fleet of Amph's, Trans, BB's and CA's puts into the Baltic. Unsure at this stage whether as reinforcements into Estonia or to invade the German coast. Force H (all the CV's with air wings plus 2 BB and 2 CA) sails into the West Med.

The US gives some assistance to the Baltic moves and attends to CP escorts. Subs are sent to the Solomons and China Sea. Two Marine corps loaded for bear and the Pacific Fleet sortie into the Marshalls.

AllenK · Post by **AllenK** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 10:41 am

M/A 1945 Allies 2: Naval combat

First up, the Bismarck Sea. The Aussie sub initiates combat. The Japs respond with a D3A2 to the 0-box. The Allies find the Japs (3) but the Jap Nav has good look-outs and the subs are attacked, sending the RNAS sub back to port (search also 3, damage reduced from 2A to A). The combat ends when both sides fail to relocate each other.

To the Italian Coast. The Italians send a 2-point Nav. RN commits subs. The RN just about manages to find the sea (8), the RM isn't sure even whether it is the right zone (10).

The US declines the Marianas, leaving the China Sea. The Japs send a Nav to the 0-box. The US commits subs. The US subs attack at night, negating the Nav (searches 4 vs 8, 4 points used to choose sub combat, 2 used to increase damage). The escorts send both subs home, one seriously damaged but not before the torpedoes are away. 2 CP's are sunk and 3 aborted.

The USAAF mounts two massive raids on Cologne (2 escorts) and Dusseldorf (1 escort). 2 Bf-109's intercept Cologne. 1 Dusseldorf. The RAF sends a Mossie to help out at Dusseldorf.

AllenK · Post by **AllenK** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 10:49 am

The Bf-109's are bounced by the escorts and shot down (Axis 12 AC, Allies 17 DX).

Moving to Cologne, the Germans discover the scramble order never made it to one of the Bf-109's (the better one of course). This leaves the Allies in a somewhat better position than anticipated.

AllenK · Post by **AllenK** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 11:58 am

The resulting air battle is short and brutal for the Germans, who lose the '109 and pilot (Axis 10 DC, Allies 18 AX PX).

The raid on Dusseldorf destroys a factory and 2 BP's (8 with 30 factors). The raid on Cologne is less accurate (3 rolled) but the weight of bombs (30 factors) means 2 BP are lost. Both attacks had an extra aircraft to absorb a loss, which then didn't happen.

No carpet bombing.

In Russia the Soviets launch 3 ground-strikes. In China, the Chicomms use their artillery while the Nationalists open up with artillery and a ground-strike. The RAF send in two strikes. The US mounts one strike in Spain and sends 3 CVP's into Eniwetok.

The Germans intercept one RAF and one USAAF strike. The Japs intercept the Nationalist one.

AllenK · Post by **AllenK** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 12:05 pm

The Typhoons do enough to hold off the interception, forcing the Fw-190's back to base (Axis 9 AC, CW 6 AA).

In Spain, P-47's tangle with Fw-190's and come out on top.

AllenK · Post by **AllenK** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 12:08 pm

In China, the Nationalist P-40 does it's job of getting the bomber through.

AllenK · Post by **AllenK** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 12:10 pm

RAF Tempests aren't particularly accurate.

AllenK · Post by **AllenK** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 12:13 pm

The first Soviet strike achieves par.

AllenK · Post by **AllenK** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 12:16 pm

The second Soviet effort does about the same as the Tempests.

AllenK · Post by **AllenK** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 12:20 pm

Their final effort is about par.

AllenK · Post by **AllenK** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 12:25 pm

The USAAF appears to have taken off armed with practice bombs and barely managed to hit the ground with those!

AllenK · Post by **AllenK** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 12:30 pm

The ChiComm artillery struggles to find the range.

AllenK · Post by **AllenK** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 12:32 pm

The Nationalist pilots show how it's done.

AllenK · Post by **AllenK** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 12:35 pm

While their artillery doesn't do too bad.

AllenK · Post by **AllenK** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 12:39 pm

The USN's effort is pretty woeful but at least the Militia are disorganised.

AllenK · Post by **AllenK** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 12:57 pm

Salvaging some pride for the western Allied air forces, RAF Lancasters disorganise the Garr unit at Kohlberg with a 2 (forgot screenshot).

The ChiComms rail a Garr to Peking.

US Forces in Spain head inland from the ports.

AllenK · Post by **AllenK** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 2:03 pm

The Japanese and particularly Gen Hata are in trouble again in China.

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