New AAR Keith Vs Ian

[rkr1958]

ORIGINAL: professorhex

This was the risky one, von Rundstedt in the woods.

Whoa! Too risky for my taste. If you'd taken a loss then you would've had to lose Rundstedt.

[Centuur]

Far to risky indeed. This was surely a mistake at setup...

[professorhex]

ORIGINAL: rkr1958

ORIGINAL: professorhex

This was the risky one, von Rundstedt in the woods.

Whoa! Too risky for my taste. If you'd taken a loss then you would've had to lose Rundstedt.

Berlin

The Fuehrer praises Field Marshal von Rundstedt for his "inspirational example" in leading Army Group South against Polish border forces. The Field Marshall is said to have exposed himself to significant personal danger by racing ahead of his panzer divisions in a staff car, waving his baton excitedly, urging his soldiers into the attack.

[professorhex]

ORIGINAL: Centuur

Far to risky indeed. This was surely a mistake at setup...

In retrospect I should have positioned a couple of extra corps in the east. Sometimes you have to gamble. [8D]

[Centuur]

The best way to handle this is to have von Rundstedt attack in conjunction with a MOT. That unit will take the loss if the attack fails...

[professorhex]

If the Field Marshal is to proceed in this gung-ho fashion he will need his own dedicated production line of motorized divisions. Unable to sleep following the excitement he has been compiling a list for the attention of the Directors of the Skoda works in Prague.

Church bells ring out all morning. Reservists muster at depots across the Fatherland.

[keith63]

The peace loving peoples of France and The United Kingdom, can't believe the audacity of Adolph. After declaring war on The Reich, British warplanes take to the sky, seeing a nice target in Kiel, they port strike with all the vengeance they can muster!!!

[keith63]

Using their surprise points, they lower the aa unit which fired on them to no effect. The result was 2 German BB's disorganized.

[keith63]

Seeing the success of their CW cousins French bombers take to the skies to try and impede the German war machine.

[keith63]

The Chinese in the north, seeing the Japanese trying to flank them, reorient their line to face this assault.
On a separate note the Soviets, never one to miss a chance for mayhem, advance into eastern Poland, seeing the poles are on the total defensive. Being a busy news day back in the States, i believe their was a badminton tournament in DC that day, the Americans took no notice of the Russian activity.

[keith63]

The french army seeing a weak spot in the german line surge forward into the Reich.

[keith63]

The turn continues, but the weather take a turn for the worse, with a roll of a 10.

[cfinch]

doesn't germany get a production bonus for that unit on german soil? not sure it's worth it if so

[Courtenay]

This is one of the few after action reports with the MWiF maps that I've seen that does not use the additional Chinese cities. I have to say that this makes the Chinese defense much, much harder. I would advocate the use of the Additional Chinese Cities rule in any game I played. The pictures of the Chinese front make clear why; it is very hard for the Chinese to supply their troops.

[keith63]

Yes it does give the germans a production boost. But the allies will gain a benefit shortly from this action.

[professorhex]

ORIGINAL: wifgamer63

The turn continues, but the weather take a turn for the worse, with a roll of a 10.

Berchtesgaden

High on the Obersalzburg, the Fuehrer stands at the rain lashed patio doors, brooding. That damned Hungarian.

[professorhex]

ORIGINAL: Courtenay

This is one of the few after action reports with the MWiF maps that I've seen that does not use the additional Chinese cities. I have to say that this makes the Chinese defense much, much harder. I would advocate the use of the Additional Chinese Cities rule in any game I played. The pictures of the Chinese front make clear why; it is very hard for the Chinese to supply their troops.

... and fewer chances to upset USA, as Chinese cities fall to the Japanese?

[AllenK]

ORIGINAL: wifgamer63

The peace loving peoples of France and The United Kingdom, can't believe the audacity of Adolph. After declaring war on The Reich, British warplanes take to the sky, seeing a nice target in Kiel, they port strike with all the vengeance they can muster!!!

Did the Allies not spend 2 of their surprise points? Reducing AA from lowest 1 of 3 to NE should have taken 8 points, leaving 2 to increase damage. That would have boosted the damage from D, A to 2D, A.

[professorhex]

SEPT/OCT 1939 AXIS #3

No declarations of war.

Germany land action, Italy combined, Japan naval.

There are many seasick Japanese soldiers suffering on the China Sea.

Meanwhile the Imperial Guard is headed somewhere in the South China Sea, also with a cruiser escort.

[professorhex]

Italian transport ships make their way through the Suez canal and embark an Italian army corps from Asmara.