Pat vs Ronnie GW AAR

[rkr1958]

Pat, please scrap for the allies then.

1. CW scraps the CA Liverpool.

2. The USSR scraps both the fighter and bomber.

[ashkpa]

SO42 Builds
Axis builds shown below. To get to the allied builds, and a point where I could save the game, I needed to accepted for the CW the merger of the two divisions into a corp shown in the image below.

GE: (44)
3x pilots
2x MECH
INF
INF-div
2x MOT
sub-fd
LND4
LND3
NAV4
FIG3

Italy (10)
2x pilot
2x FIG2
CP
sub-fu

JP (26)
3x pilot
CV2-fd
BB-fu
CA-rp
2x CP
FIG2
LND3
INF
MIL

[rkr1958]

Turn 19. Sep/Oct 1942. End of Turn. Allied Builds.

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Turn 19. Sep/Oct 1942. End of Turn. Conquest Phase.

Italy continues to expand their African empire.

[rkr1958]

Turn 19. Sep/Oct 1942. End of Turn. Liberation.

[ashkpa]

ND42 Axis Reinforcements

[ashkpa]

Current view of the world control.

[rkr1958]

Turn 20. Nov/Dec 1942. Start of Turn. Reinforcements. CW.

[rkr1958]

Turn 20. Nov/Dec 1942. Start of Turn. Reinforcements. USA.

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Turn 20. Nov/Dec 1942. Start of Turn. Reinforcements. USSR.

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Turn 20. Nov/Dec 1942. Start of Turn. Trade.

With Archangel being the only Soviet port in the Arctic and the likelihood of that port being frozen in, the USA regrettably stops their Arctic convoys to the Soviet Union for the time being. The USA, does however, start up a new convoy of 3 BPs to England.

[rkr1958]

Turn 20. Nov/Dec 1942. Beginning of the Turn. Determination of Initiative.

Regardless of weather it would be an unmitigated disaster if Pat got the initiative again this turn and moved first. Pat won the initiative last turn and was rewarded with to impulses in a row (last two turns previously and first last turn) and both with fine weather. Pat had the last impulse of last turn. It wasn't easy and I had to request a re-roll but finally I won a initiative roll. I had lost the last four rolls for initiative before I finally won this one. I'd lost the first roll this turn, both rolls last turn (I requested a re-roll) and the second roll the turn before that (Pat had requested a re-roll then).

Now let's see what the weather has in store for us.

[rkr1958]

Turn 20. Nov/Dec 1942. Allied #1. Weather.

Wow ... we go from fine across the globe most of last turn, including the last impulse of last turn, to this. Old man winter, or as Stalin likes to refer to him, Colonel Winter has arrived.

[rkr1958]

I'll need to stop for the evening here as my next impulse requires some serious planning and execution on all fronts.

But first I plan to take a break and relax by watching an episode of Agatha Christie's Poirot. Who knows, I may even have a drink. [;)]

Good evening all ...

[rkr1958]

Turn 20. Nov/Dec 1942. Allied #1. Actions.

The USA plays on o-chit and takes a super-combined. This is the first o-chit played by any allied power this game.

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Turn 20. Nov/Dec 1940. Allied #1. Post Allied Naval Move. ETO.

This screen cap shows the disposition of allied forces in the Bay of Biscay, Cape St. Vincent and Portugal post allied naval moves. The axis have no naval or air units in place to interfere with these forces this impulse.

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Turn 20. Nov/Dec 1940. Allied #1. Contested Sea Area. Polynesia. No Combat.

The USN elects not to attempt to initiate combat and the axis don't have the opportunity to try in the Polynesia sea area.

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Turn 20. Nov/Dec 1940. Allied #1. Contested Sea Area. Tasman Sea. Initiate?.

The USN and RN elect not to attempt to initiate but the IJN may is they wish in the Tasman Sea area.

1. Do you wish to try to initiate in the Tasman Sea? Is so, what are your instructions for the attempted battle?

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Turn 20. Nov/Dec 1942. Allied #1. China Sea. IJN Air React?

USN subs will attempt to initiate combat in the China Sea.

2. Which air units react and to which sea box do they react? What are you instructions for this potential battle?

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Turn 20. Nov/Dec 1942. Allied #1. Bismarck Sea. IJN Air React?

The USN will attempt to initiate combat in the Bismark Sea.

3. Which air units react and to which sea box do they react? What are you instructions for this potential battle?