Pat vs Ronnie GW AAR

[ashkpa]

MJ43 i9
Italy and Germany take land actions, while Japan takes a combined action.
No port strikes or naval air movement. Japan moves a fleet to the 3-box of the Bay of Bengal and then moves another fleet into the BoBengal with the intent of moving on. Will you intercept the 2nd fleet (I did not even give you the option on the first fleet since I knew it was stopping).

[rkr1958]

No to the intercept attempt.

[ashkpa]

MA43 i9 Naval
the 3 suface units continue on to the Arabian Sea 4-box.

Below are possible NC. I declined combat in all but the Arabian Sea.

[ashkpa]

MJ 43 i9
Arabian Sea NC
Search rolls of 5/3 resulted in the Axis finding with 3 SP. I made it a naval air and used 2SP to move my attack column up one. Destroyed the CP and aborted the BB (to Port Mosambique - Victoria was full).

[ashkpa]

MJ43 i9
Allies have the option of initiating combat in the Bay Of Bengal.

[ashkpa]

MJ43 i9 Strat Bombing.
CW intercept per instructions.
Both A-A attacks rolled 3's. Because of the two engine fighter disadvantage of the CW, the Germans got to choose their loss and took it on the fighter. The Strat bombing, though close, missed.

[ashkpa]

MJ43 i9
Ground strikes. Germany is making two ground strikes (the only axis GS). The Russians could intercept the one. Will they?

[ashkpa]

RU intercepted and shot down the GE fighter bomber.

[ashkpa]

MJ43 i9 Land Attacks.
Just noticed I forgot to take an image of the other ground strike. I rolled a 4 and flipped the RU Corp.

There are two attacks. You have the option of providing Defensive HQ support. I have yet to decide on Offensive HQ support.

[ashkpa]

MJ43 i9 Land Attacks
RU do not provide HQ support, the Germans do.
Both attacks go off well. And negotiations with the Turkey Government have now entered high gear.

[ashkpa]

MJ43 i9 EOT
The Germans reorganized via air the corp in the swamp near Batum. Could have waited, the turn ended on a 2. No partisans showed up anywhere on the map.

[ashkpa]

MJ43 EOT
Turkish negotiations are nearing completion and expect to be done in early July.

[ashkpa]

MJ43 EOT
Here are the Destroyed and Repair Pools.

[ashkpa]

Here are the Reserve and Construction Pools

[ashkpa]

And finally, the current outlook (1 turn builds will be added later) for JA 43 Reinforcements

[rkr1958]

Turn 23. May/June 1943. Return to Base. Arabian Sea.

Three IJN heavy cruisers "ambushes" and sinks an RN heavy cruiser in the Arabian Sea attempting to return to base.

[ashkpa]

The axis use the following oil.
Germany 3 oil and leave one MOT corp disorganized
Italy 1 oil and leave one FIG 2 disorganized
Japan 3 oil and everyone is organized.

[ashkpa]

MJ 43 EOT Axis Final Production Plans and saved oil

[ashkpa]

MJ43 Axis Builds
GE (53+8 saved = 61 BP)
Offensive chit
3x pilot
2x FIG2
LND4
LND3
FIG3
sub-fu
2x sub-fd
CA-rp
AT gun
INF-div
GAR
MOT
2x MOT-div
PARA

IT (17 BP)
3x pilot
2x FIG2
NAV3
MTN

JP (33 + 7 saved = 40 BP)
offensive chit
Synth Oil
sub-rp
CP
3x pilot
CVP0
CV2-fu

[JagdFlanker]

crammed in this whole AAR in a week - great read!