Mayhemizer vs AllenK: The rematch

[Jagdtiger14]

Really? Turn ends on a 1 again? I've learned something about non-netplay MWiF in this AAR.

[AllenK]

ORIGINAL: Jagdtiger14

Really? Turn ends on a 1 again? I've learned something about non-netplay MWiF in this AAR.

No, I was just kidding. Thought I'd put that in to see how people reacted.

Yes, really.

[Mayhemizer_slith]

I would have been happy for a second. But I already noticed save file in my email...

[AllenK]

CW CV task force stays in West Med 3-box. 3 CA's stay in East Med 3-box.

US recalls a number of CP's across the Pacific due to the embargo.

[Mayhemizer_slith]

Destroyed in J/A 1940. Italy is doing what they do best, killing own units. For some reason Japan decided to go that way also.

[AllenK]

Japan
3 CP stay at Japanese Coast, 2 will return to Tokyo. Also 2 CL will return to Tokyo.
2 CL in China Sea will return to Yokohama.

Germany
Bf110 in West Med to Genoa.

Italy
Subs to La Spezia.
NAV in West Med to Sicily [73,37].
Sparviero in Red Sea to Egypt [83,57].

No breakdown armies/corps.

[AllenK]

Queens go to Mombasa. An Indian Inf arrives at Suez. The Hurricane goes to Gibraltar. Gort goes back to Plymouth.

[AllenK]

Axis production

Add Finland to force pool.

Germany (14)
ARM HQ
Ski div
SUB (1st)
FTR-3

Italy (8)
MIL
Pilot
2x SUB (1st)
BB Vittorio Beneto repair




Japan (15)
INF HQ
MIL
Pilot
CV Zuikaku (2nd)
CVL Chiyoda (2nd)
2x SUB (1st)

[AllenK]

Allied Production

China 6
Inf x2

CW 19
Repair CA
CP x2
Ftr-3
Pilot x2
Mil x2
CVP-1
Amph 2nd cycle

France 5
Mil
Terr
Sub 2nd

US 10
Terr
BB 1st
Amph
Pilot
Sub 1st

USSR 16
Inf x3
Ftr-2
Pilot x2
1 BP saved in Moscow

Bulgaria conquered by Germany

Libya conquered by CW. 2 Trans and a CA are forced to rebase. The CW attempts to intercept but rolls of 8 for the Trans and 4 for the CA allow them to escape to Rhodes.

2 Factories in Lille are destroyed.

[AllenK]

Reinforcements

Germany assigns pilot to Bf109C
MIL in Helsinki
SUBs in Kiel
FTR-2 in Cologne
Ski div in Tampere. My avatar needs to start from my home city.

Italy assigns pilot to NAV
NAV-2 in Genoa
SUB in La Spezia

Japan assigns pilot to A6M2
FTR-2 in Sasebo
MIL

China puts Stilwell and Inf in Chihkiang

CW puts Victorious plus Gladiator in Liverpool. Sunderland to Bristol, Montreal and Bombay Mils. Sub to Plymouth.

I then realise the French Mil I built is Lille, which has nowhere to go [8|]. Terr goes to Algiers.

US puts sub and Catalina at San Diego and a CVP on Wasp at Norfolk.

USSR puts 2 x Inf and Ftr to Minsk.

China puts a Garr in Tianshui and Cav in Yenen

Germany reduces help to Italy. 4 resources will be sent to Italy.

[AllenK]

S/O 40 Initiative

Axis 8, Allies 7. Allies opt for a re-roll. Axis roll a 9. So do the Allies but initiative goes to the Axis on ties.

Axis elect to move first.

First, a look at the weather. It's pretty miserable just about everywhere.

[Mayhemizer_slith]

I was hoping to get initiative. For a second I was happy, then I saw the weather. It might be that France can set up defense line before attack. I wonder of I can take Paris this turn, hopefully weather turns better. There are some naval moves Germany need to do. Maybe it is time for those...

[Mayhemizer_slith]

For some reason I thought that Allied ships or subs are in Italian Coast. I think I could returned my transporters to La Spezia. Instead I sent them to Rhodes waiting for port attack

[Mayhemizer_slith]

S/O 40 Axis 1

No DoW

Germany and Italy naval, Japan combined.

In Egypt Balbo uses emergency HQ suply to bring Italian air force in supply.

Sparviero port strikes in Suez. Allies roll 4, Axis 8. I bet Allies want to avoid combat.

[AllenK]

ORIGINAL: Mayhemizer

For some reason I thought that Allied ships or subs are in Italian Coast. I think I could returned my transporters to La Spezia. Instead I sent them to Rhodes waiting for port attack

At one time there were subs still in the Italian coast, which I originally posted. After messing up your stay at sea instructions a couple of times and then realising I'd messed up the Allies, trying to redo them and messing them up a couple of times by the time I'd sorted it out, I then discovered I hadn't left the subs at sea as intended. By that time I was fed up and decided to live with it. I edited the post not realising you had already seen it and decided accordingly. I suggest I go back, redo the stay at sea and replay a new end of turn and see what happens. I expect the turn will continua but it seems only fair as it was my mistake that caused you to send the Trans where you wouldn't have done.

[Mayhemizer_slith]

Turn ended before return to base phase. It seems so much work to get those ships to Italy. I think you can kill my units in Africa so there is nothing to save. Then I don't need transporters that much

And actually I can move them using my naval move if you don't intercept them in East Med.

[AllenK]

Yes, I realised about turn-ending before RTB 5 mins after I posted it. I'll do a Nelson with those ships as they move out the East Med.

[AllenK]

Yes, avoid combat in Suez thanks.

With naval moves, it looks as though the wolf-packs are shortly to be among the sheep.

[Mayhemizer_slith]

Italian NAV fly to West Med box 4.
German He112 and Bf110 fly to West Med box 2.

3 Japanese transporters loaded with fresh units (INF, GAR, MIL) and escorted by 9 cruisers sails to China Sea box 3.

Finland takes CP's safe to Germany.
5 fast German ships sails to Bay if Biscay box 2.
BB Graf Spee loads INF div and sails to Baltic Sea box 4. TRANS and AMPH loads MIL and GAR and sails to Baltic Sea box 3 with some escorting ships.
3 German subs sails to North Atlantic.

Italian fleet from Alexander sails to East Med box 4. Large Italian fleet with INF div sails to East Med box 3.
2 Italian ships sails to Italian Coast box 3.
2 Italian subs sails to Cape St. Vincent box 2 and one sub to North Atlantic box 1.
(Those transporters in Rhodes are disorganized and OOS so they will stay there)

Edit: Axis really try to get naval combat going on everywhere.

[Mayhemizer_slith]

First East Med.

Italy fly FTR and NAV from Egypt to box 1.

Does CW bombers in Malta want to join?

Edit: Boston in Malta can reach box 2 (factor 1). Hampden in Cairo can reach box 2 with extended range (factor 1).