Cohen vs Enrico - AAR nr. 2

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RE: Cohen vs Enrico - AAR nr. 2

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Start of Impulse #7 - Allied - Jul / Aug 1942

The Fatherland and the Western Regions.

The W.Allies have started to perform strategic bombing with appropriate bombers. In May / June they scored 1 hit, and 2 in Jul / Aug. No air losses.

Besides that the sector here is very quiet, the US starting to ship troops to Belfast, including a PARA unit.

Since we play with a "custom" en-route interception for the Strategic Bombing - the Bf109 at Lubeck is required to "block" the path around the north, as the W.Allies cannot fly over neutral Sweden; or they'd reach at extended range many factories behind the line of fighters.

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Jul / Aug 1942 - Axis Spain Defences.

Not many, I know, but the Allies just not started to be nosy in the seas.

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Jul / Aug 1942 - Southern Spain and Marocco

The Italians just quelled down a partisan revolt in Spain, that is why they're so oddly inland.

They will reach back the shores and Seville zone soon! (And man again Lisbon!)

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Jul / Aug 1942 - Movements in the Sahara Desert

The W.Allies seem interested in Marocco - quite historical I dare say, and echo of the last game as well.

The Axis can struggle some to reinforce Marocco due to limited rail ability - and currently the Allies do not need to truly invade to get down there, they can just march from the south.

For now .... and I underline for now, their forces are not a big threat even for the weak Italians positioned there; but if in the other game there was plenty of Italian Airforce right now the Italy has sent most of its assets in Russia and to the Aden zone ... which means thei Axis air forces there are all what you see (in the sea, screenshot above - 4 planes) and 1 on the ground.

The W.Allies purpose is probably to seize airbases to retake Gibraltar and then ... well if that happens, a big can of worms open up for the Axis!

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Enhanced Monroe Doctrine - Prosecuted.

The US conquest Bolivia as well - their Marines landed in north Chile and then marched into Bolivia and headed back. Without firing a single bullet.

Chile on the other hand is not very prone to be captured and their valiant defenders are preparing trenches and positions around their capital.

Not only - the Chile and Argentina navy both performed sorties! (Well ... as mentioned earlier, the Germans fired a SuperCombined. It was curious to see at once the Yugoslav, Turk, Argentinian, Chile, Romanian, and German navy moving around!).

The Chile Navy lost a cruiser, but intercepted US transports that were bringing in Panama Auxiliaries; and managed to force the convoy back home (damaged!). Also as the US land forces cut Buenos Aires factories, the Chile convoy unit went to supply 1 resource there at least!

In the while the Argentina Navy rushed out hunting convoys. That was not very lucky for them, and the Free France navy retaliated brutally. Though the Argentine Navy managed to sink a convoy in the end and damage a French Cruiser, they got 2 cruisers damaged and one forced back to Buenos Aires. Their best ships are trying to reach for European ports of the Axis though.

With land operations in Argentina the brave Cavalry corp maneuvered to cut the US supply - earning some time, but the US, once organized their new supply line, attacked it and exterminated the daring Argentinians who are rebelling to their dominance.
Alike Peru, the last Argentinian forces are digging in their Capital.

More in the north, Colombia still resist and the US seem to have no interest in conquering it, to have claimed their resources suffice (Leaving there the Panama CAV).

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Jul / Aug Destroyed Pool at Allied Impulse #7

Meanwhile I'll have you wait for the Japanese situation, I'll post production and destroyed related stuff!

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Coming Production of the last 2 turns - before Jul / Aug production is done:

I rest in my case the USA and UK should pump more land units - an ARM will require 4 turns to get on the map.
Soviets - I expect once Jul / Aug end to fill Nov / Dec with INF and GARR units!
Japan needs lots of land units, their force pool is crowded of INF and MIL units!
Italy is getting some lend lease from Germany to use their "regular units"; meanwhile Germany who has few regular units is doing "fancy and superflous" stuff!

I am aware it could be a mistake to produce Euro-Axis Navy, but the game is in a good situation for the Axis, and as previously explained, I "account" a virtual agreement between Japan and Euro-Axis so that for the Japan help to supply the German Persian Army, the Japan demands naval assistance later (or better to keep busy some Allied ships in the Atlantic).

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Production Perspect - A very crude collage.

Things to keep in mind:

Germany has still 2 Argentina Factories - one of them will add to the USA, once they seize Buenos Aires.

The Soviets can lose (By conquest or railing) some factories, Gorky, Saratov and Stalingrad are endangered, and Leningrad is cut anyhow.

The Brits have lost connection to India and Australia at the present and cannot harvest those resources. (Hence you also see many convoys non used, because in the Atlantic there is the pipeline that would allow these to get to UK, though partially being used for Lend Lease from USA atm).

Germany can potentially get hands on Stalingrad, depending on how the turn end rolls go.

US gears up at Nov / Dec.

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Amazingly enough, I've n00bed and I've updated the wrong AAR thread ...
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AAR "Excursus".

Due to me posting in the old AAR - reference to this link here from post 176 onward.

What I am to post below is the prosecution from the end of the other thread.

Someone bumped it and I got tricked in believing it was my most recent AAR.
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End of MAR / APR 1943 - Failed D-Day

The W.Allies prepared to land somewhere, from Bay of Biscay.
They opened the turn with a Naval Impulse - that gave forewarning to the Axis, so forces were scrambled via rail around.

Ironically enough, the AMPH invading force, sitting in the 3 Box, never got to land its troops because of the rough sea that boosted the Notional too much.

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End of MAR / APR 1943 - Marocco

The W.Allied forces have not managed to crack the Italian defences - yet at least.

The German High Command is thinking the "D-Day" was a fake move to keep troops busy in France and Spain and not send elite reinforcements in Marocco though.

There is a pesky French submarine that is closing in to the mediterranean though!



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End of MAR / APR 1943 - Urals

Meanwhile the Western Allies are waiting the good weather to push on with their forces, in the far and distant Russia Uncle Josef is not exactly well set.

His generals maneuver poorly, slow units are left behind as stragglers and mobbed up by the advancing Wermacth.
The spectrum of a new disaster is at the horizon for the Soviets, with the wall of the Urals bypassed from South; and Perm fallen to the Axis.

This means Baku is now the only source of oil for the Soviets. Very dire news considering it is both bombable, interdictable via sea, or even a small spearhead from Persia could seize the last port the Soviets use to extract that oil.

But the Red Army is just a shadow, and now the good season looms ahead.
The Axis attacked with snow even preying and picking on any unit left alone, including a precious INF-HQ that was bombed.

The Red Airforce lost one of their fighters too, trying to protect their ground units.

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RE: Cohen vs Enrico - AAR nr. 2

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Due to a fatal error with the 2.0 patch - after 2 turns played with that patch - the game cannot be moved on, so we're starting over (again).
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