Pat vs Ronnie GW AAR

[rkr1958]

ORIGINAL: Flanker Leader

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

Thanks for reading. I'm definitely showing how NOT to play the allies. [;)]

[rkr1958]

Turn 23. May/June 1943. End of Turn. Allied Builds.

1. CW (33 BP's). FTR(3) x 2, ATR(3), LND(3), Pilot(3) x 2, Mar Div(3), MTN(4), Inf(3), Arm Div(4), Sub 2nd(1)

2. Free France (0 BP's).

3. USA (62 BP's). O-chit(15), Sub 2nd(1), CV Repair(2) x 2, TRS Repair(2), MTN(4), Mot(4), Inf(3) x 2, Arty Div(6), Pilot(2) x 3, NAV(3) x 2, CVP(2) x 3, Sub 1st(1) x 2.

4. USSR(30). Inf(3) x 5, MTN(4), MIL(2) x 2, GAR(2), FTR(3), Pilot(2).

[rkr1958]

Turn 23. May/June 1943. End of Turn. Conquest.

South Africa falls to the Italians. Beyond El Duce's wildest imagination.

[rkr1958]

Turn 23. May/June 1943. End of Turn. Global Maps.

The axis are dominating the world.

[rkr1958]

Turn 23. May/June 1943. End of Turn. Victory Totals.

[ashkpa]

JA43 Axis Reinforcement Placements

[rkr1958]

Turn 24. Jul/Aug 1943.

Initiative. Axis 2, Allies 5 + 1 = 6. Allies choose to move first. A major operation by the allies is planned. [8D]

Axis #1. Weather.

Goodnight. [>:] [>:] [>:] [>:] [>:]

[rkr1958]

Turn 24. Jul/Aug 1943. Allied #1. DOW.

The Western Allies declare war on Norway.

1. To whom do you wish to align Norway?

2. How do you wish to deploy Norway's land and naval units?

[rkr1958]

By the way, I'm very serious now. I've changed my Avatar back to the USS Alabama and I'm ready for action! [:D]

[rkr1958]

Turn 24. Jul/Aug 1943. Allied #1. Actions.

The Western Allies will be attempting three major operations this impulse.

(1) Amphibious landing in Norway (i.e., the invasion of Norway).

(2) A "Portugal" Dunkirk, or the evacuation of all land and air forces from Portugal.

(3) Combine land and amphibious operations against axis forces in Morocco.

[rkr1958]

Turn 24. Jul/Aug 1943. Allied #1. The Portual "Dunkirk".

USN and RN forces successful evacuate all land forces from Portugal. Because three HQ units were included in this evacuation and allied air was stack to the hilt, three air units flew naval air missions to Cape St. Vincent to avoid overstacking after evacuations. The remaining 5 air units will rebase either after a ground strike or ground support air mission or during the rebasing phase.

The evacuate ground and air forces will be put to immediate use in fighting the German and Italians in Morocco.

[rkr1958]

Turn 24. Jul/Aug 1943. Allied #1. The Norway Invasion Group.

The Norway invasion group puts out to the North Sea supported by strong naval and air forces. This operation was put together in a hurry at the urging of PM Churchill.

[rkr1958]

Turn 24. Jul/Aug 1943. Allied #1. RN. East Med.

No combat attempted by the RN, which means no combat this impulse, in the East Med.

[rkr1958]

Turn 24. Jul/Aug 1943. Allied #1. USN. Bismark Sea.

With storms raging in the Bismarck Sea, which renders Japanese airpower useless, the USN sends in subs and surface ships in an attempt to find and destroy Japanese convoys. No joy ... as the USN search roll badly misses.

[rkr1958]

Turn 24. Jul/Aug 1943. Allied #1. USN. South China Sea.

No joy either for USN subs in the South China Sea looking for Japanese convoys.

[rkr1958]

Turn 24. Jul/Aug 1943. Allied #1. USN. Central Pacific.

The USN chooses not to attempt naval combat in the Central Pacific. However, the Japanese can if they wish. If they do, the USA will react with a weak fighter to the 0-box.

Do you wish to attempt to initiate combat?

[ashkpa]

Turn 24. Jul/Aug 1943. Allied #1. USN. Central Pacific.

The USN chooses not to attempt naval combat in the Central Pacific. However, the Japanese can if they wish. If they do, the USA will react with a weak fighter to the 0-box.

Do you wish to attempt to initiate combat?

No, I'll let sleeping dogs stay asleep.

[Courtenay]

Ronnie, how much longer are you going to continue this? At some point, the game just becomes an exercise in masochism, and I think that point is rapidly approaching, if it hasn't already been reached. Perhaps when Turkey enters and Moscow falls?

[rkr1958]

ORIGINAL: Courtenay

Ronnie, how much longer are you going to continue this? At some point, the game just becomes an exercise in masochism, and I think that point is rapidly approaching, if it hasn't already been reached. Perhaps when Turkey enters and Moscow falls?

I can keep going. All I need is a good cut man!

ADRIAN!

[rkr1958]

Turn 24. Jul/Aug 1943. Allied #1. US Paradrops.

1. The USA drops the 101st airborne division, the "Screaming Eagles" on Rabot, Morocco. This drop is escorted by two RAF fighter unis (w/6 & 5 air-to-air factors).

2. The US XVIII paratrooper is drooped on Casablanca. This drop is escorted by one RAF, 6 air-to-air, fighter unit.

3. On alert are 2 RAF and 1 USAAF fighter units ready to respond. 2 of these units (6 air-to-air & 4 air-to-air) could counter-intercept over both drop hexes. 1 unit (5 air-to-air) can counter-intercept over Casablanca only.

4. The Italians have 5 fighter units that can interfere with one or both of these drops.

5. Intercept Instructions?

6. P.S. Clark's HQ & Mot corps are also attempting an amphibious landing against Rabat, Morocco in conjunction with the drop by the 101st.