Global War AAR in Pictures

[rkr1958]

ORIGINAL: Orm

ORIGINAL: rkr1958

ORIGINAL: Orm

As Axis I am often pleased when the Western Allies use their strategic bombers on ground strike missions.

Especially when they fail. [;)]

[:(]

Note that most Allied players, including me, misuse their strategic bombers like this. [:D]

[X(] [;)]

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Turn 31. Sep/Oct 1944. Economic Reports.

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Turn 32. Nov/Dec 1944. Trade.

Two changes from last turn.

(1) The CW stopped the 1 BP to the USSR.
(2) The CW increased the non-oil RPs given to the USA from 1 to 2.

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Turn 32. Nov/Dec 1944. Initative.

ORIGINAL: Courtenay

I have seen few setups that demand a reroll on initiative as much as that one does. A double move here by the Soviets is devastating.

The allies got excited when the axis rolled a 1. At worse, the axis would have to re-roll and move the marker on the initiate track 1 close to the allies, which would be to 0. At best, the allies would win the second roll and make mush out of the axis in the East and in Austria/Poland. Maybe some too in France. Well, all of this is predicated that the allied don't roll a 1. However, the allied players had the gut feeling that they that's exactly what they were going to roll. I don't know why, but they had it right. The allies roll a 1 too, so no re-roll was necessary and the axis move first.

[Orm]

ORIGINAL: rkr1958

Turn 31. Sep/Oct 1944. Allied #10. USSR.

Is the Hannover militia the only Axis unit, in supply, in mainland USSR?

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Turn 32. Nov/Dec 1944. Axis #1. Weather.

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Turn 32. Nov/Dec 1944. Axis #1. Actions.

[Courtenay]

ORIGINAL: Orm

As Axis I am often pleased when the Western Allies use their strategic bombers on ground strike missions.

At this stage of the war, hitting German production is a lot less important than earlier in the war. Any newly produced units won't be on the map for very long, and if you can get rid of some units that are already there, that is worth it.

[rkr1958]

ORIGINAL: Orm

Is the Hannover militia the only Axis unit, in supply, in mainland USSR?

More or less, yes.

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Turn 32. Nov/Dec 1944. Axis #1. IJN. China Sea.

No combat by either side.

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Turn 32. Nov/Dec 1944. Axis #1. IJN. South China Sea.

Same here.

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Turn 32. Nov/Dec 1944. Axis #1. Japan. China. China Sea.

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Turn 32. Nov/Dec 1944. Axis #1. Germany. The Eastern Front. Land Combat 1.

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Turn 32. Nov/Dec 1944. Axis #1. Germany. The Eastern Front.

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Turn 32. Nov/Dec 1944. Axis #1. Germany. Fronts Opposite Western Allies.

[Courtenay]

ORIGINAL: Orm

Is the Hannover militia the only Axis unit, in supply, in mainland USSR?

The four units around Vilna are supplied from Kaunas. Also, as soon as one unit in Rommel's pocket retreats one hex, the other units will be back in supply. However, I don't see any way that the Germans can stop the units now in Pskov from being cut off again, and as moving into the swamp would flip them, staying right where they are is almost certainly best for them. Rommel and the units around him can get into supply, and the Germans can guarantee they stay that way through the Russian movement of the first impulse.

However, given that the weather is absolutely horrifying from the German point of view, the only question is what is the best Russian move the first impulse -- a supercombined, or Zhukov using an O-chit. The answer depends on how many Russian bombers are in range of the German line. If there are a lot, the supercombined is probably the way to go. I don't see that many, though, so maybe Zhukov. In any case, I would expect the Russians to make mincemeat of the German position.

[Courtenay]

I still don't understand the Chinese builds. They are building marginally useful units, not the units that can flip the Japanese and win war for them. Build nothing but planes and ART. Nothing.

[Orm]

ORIGINAL: Courtenay

ORIGINAL: Orm

Is the Hannover militia the only Axis unit, in supply, in mainland USSR?

The four units around Vilna are supplied from Kaunas. Also, as soon as one unit in Rommel's pocket retreats one hex, the other units will be back in supply. However, I don't see any way that the Germans can stop the units now in Pskov from being cut off again, and as moving into the swamp would flip them, staying right where they are is almost certainly best for them. Rommel and the units around him can get into supply, and the Germans can guarantee they stay that way through the Russian movement of the first impulse.

However, given that the weather is absolutely horrifying from the German point of view, the only question is what is the best Russian move the first impulse -- a supercombined, or Zhukov using an O-chit. The answer depends on how many Russian bombers are in range of the German line. If there are a lot, the supercombined is probably the way to go. I don't see that many, though, so maybe Zhukov. In any case, I would expect the Russians to make mincemeat of the German position.

I was asking because I wondered if that unit was solely responsible for the Soviet production boost. (only 5 BPs but still)

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Turn 32. Nov/Dec 1944. Allied #2. Actions.

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Turn 32. Nov/Dec 1944. Allied #2. USN. China Sea.

The USN puts two invasion task forces (box 3 & 4) whose target beaches are in Manchuria adjacent to Port Arthur.

The USN elects no combat.