Pat vs Ronnie GW AAR

[rkr1958]

ORIGINAL: ashkpa

Turn 16. Mar/Apr 1942. Allied #2. (Non-Phasing) IJN. The Marianas, Solomons, East Indian Ocean.

5. Which or these three sea area would the Japanese wish to attempt to initiate combat?

6. (If applicable) How do they wish to allocate the indicated air units to the battle?

7. (If applicable) What are your standing orders for how they wish to fight in each area?

5) Only the Marianas.
6) React the zero out to the 3-box of the Marianas, joining the other aircraft.
7) If I can get 6 surprise points against the 3-box, engage them and use 6 surprise points to adjust your A-A down 2 and mine up 1 column. Any extra SP are used to move my attack on the naval units up one column (after the effects of AA). If in the first round I get less than 6 SP, then target the 0-box only. Naval attacks you target the Carriers (order - Lexington, Saratoga, Yorktown). If a damage can potentially sink a carrier, select it.

The loss/abort of all Japanese CP's in the China Sea has put the Japanese naval base at Truk out of supply. This means that the Japanese aircraft at Truk can no longer fly out and join a potential naval battle in the Marianas.

16. Do you still wish to attempt to initiate a naval combat in the Marianas?

[rkr1958]

ORIGINAL: ashkpa

8. Do the Italians wish to attempt to initiate combat in the East Med?

9. (If applicable) how do they wish to allocate the additional air units that could join the battle?

10. (If applicable) What are the standing orders for how the Italians wish to fight?

POTENTIAL BUG: I just noticed that the game didn't give the Italians the chance as the non-phasing player to initiate a naval combat in the North Atlantic. I know the CW added a NAV to the 3-box and, I pretty such the RN/USN added more SCS to the sea area. The Italians do have on organized sub so this may be a bug. I'll do some investigation and post both here and in the tech forum if applicable. If it is a bug, and you would have wanted to initiate combat, which I'm not sure you would, then I can go back and have the allies try to initiate combat.

8) yes
9) The Freccia will fly to the 1-box.
10) target the 0-box alone at first and sink the CP. Next the ships in the 0-box and then finally the ship in the 3-box. AA should be ne (only engaging 1 box at a time). Use SP to move attack up in columns.

Axis search roll was a 6 and the allies a 4. Neither side made contact.

[ashkpa]

16. Do you still wish to attempt to initiate a naval combat in the Marianas?

I will pass at this time and wait for better opportunities

[rkr1958]

Turn 16. Mar/Apr 1942. Allied #2. USSR Ground Strike Attempts.

The USSR will be attempting three air and one artillery ground strike. Only one of the three air ground strikes, which is indicated in red, can be intercepted by the Germans.

1. Do you wish to intercept and, if so, which unit(s) do you wish to intercept with?

The Soviets have NO fighters in position to counter-intercept if the Germans did to do so.

[ashkpa]

1. Do you wish to intercept and, if so, which unit(s) do you wish to intercept with?

Bf109 under Rommel will intercept.

[rkr1958]

Turn 16. Mar/Apr 1942. Allied #2. USSR. Ground Strike 1.

Luftwaffe fighters waste no time in downing the Soviet bombers. At least the Soviet pilot survives.

[rkr1958]

Turn 16. Mar/Apr 1942. Allied #2. USSR. Ground Strike 2.

All I can say is wow ... Soviet 122 mm artillery do a number on the Germans.

[rkr1958]

Turn 16. Mar/Apr 1942. Allied #2. USSR. Ground Strike 3.

A miss ... but I'm not complaining after the result of the last ground strike.

[rkr1958]

Turn 16. Mar/Apr 1942. Allied #2. USSR. Ground Strike 4.

Another miss ... still not complaining.

FYI - I'm going to be gone for the next hour or two. I'll finish my turn then ... Soviet land moves which is very critical and which I need to take time to think through.

[ashkpa]

I will be watching the rams game for the next several hours. Time to see them lose again

[rkr1958]

ORIGINAL: ashkpa

I will be watching the rams game for the next several hours. Time to see them lose again

[:D]

[rkr1958]

Turn 16. Mar/Apr 1942. Allied #2. USSR Rail.

The Soviets rail the blue factory in Leningrad east to Akmolinsk.

[rkr1958]

Turn 16. Mar/Apr 1942. Allied #2. The Eastern Front.

Post movement. No land combat.

[rkr1958]

Turn 16. Mar/Apr 1942. Allied #2. USSR HQ Reorg.

Zhukov is used to reorganize the two air units disorganized by a Luftwaffe ground strike last impulse, hopefully saving them and their pilots from destruction. These two air units are located in Vila, Poland, which is the exposed salient in the Soviet northern lines.

Also, the Hero artillery unit is also reorganized.

[rkr1958]

Turn 16. Mar/Apr 1942. Allied #2. USA HQ Reorg.

[rkr1958]

Turn 16. Mar/Apr 1942. Axis #3. Weather.

[ashkpa]

MA42 i3:
Germany takes a land, Japan a naval and Italy a combined.
Many Navy moves completed, made no interception attempts, since I was stopping in each zone except for this last move.
A CA in Tokyo picks up a division and moves into the China Sea.
Will the US subs intercept.

[rkr1958]

ORIGINAL: ashkpa

A CA in Tokyo picks up a division and moves into the China Sea.
Will the US subs intercept.

No thank you.

[ashkpa]

MA42 i3: Naval Combat
Below is the image of the possible combats. Not shown are three areas where the axis have not initiated combat: The North Atlantic, Sea of Japan, and China Sea. The allies should have the option of initiating in the China Sea, but not the others.

I will attempt to proceed first in those areas least likely to require interaction.

[ashkpa]

MA42 i3:
E. Med searches of 9/2 result in one CW CA finding. The could engage the 4-box but at best do an A on the axis and take a D 2A, so I am having the CW avoid the combat. Let me know if you'd like to redo this.