Netplay Global War AAR

[rkr1958]

Centuur, thanks for the netplay AAR. I'm finding it a fast paced and entertaining read. Please keep it up. By the way, how many sessions and total hours do you estimate that it's taken you to get this far?

[Centuur]

ORIGINAL: rkr1958

Centuur, thanks for the netplay AAR. I'm finding it a fast paced and entertaining read. Please keep it up. By the way, how many sessions and total hours do you estimate that it's taken you to get this far?

I think about 10 sessions for about 3 hours each (but that also includes retrying due to bug hunting).

[Courtenay]

This game surprises me. It looks like I was rolling the weather for the Axis, but I know I wasn't playing ths game! [:)]

[jjdenver]

Thank you for the AAR. Happy to have this to read. You didn't mention it much but it looks like a steady drumbeat of Natchi losses. Things look really good for JP in China.

I'm also interested to see the Italians advance directly on Alexandria this early in the war. I am keen to see how this progresses....and the situation in French N. Africa is also a bit of a fun puzzle. If some Germans could be sent into Oran it appears that Morocco is vulnerable with CW commitment to E. Africa and Tunisia.

German and Italian losses seem rather high.

I can't wait to see whether Vichy is called or a complete conquest of France is attempted. Great stuff.

[Centuur]

ORIGINAL: jjdenver

Thank you for the AAR. Happy to have this to read. You didn't mention it much but it looks like a steady drumbeat of Natchi losses. Things look really good for JP in China.

I'm also interested to see the Italians advance directly on Alexandria this early in the war. I am keen to see how this progresses....and the situation in French N. Africa is also a bit of a fun puzzle. If some Germans could be sent into Oran it appears that Morocco is vulnerable with CW commitment to E. Africa and Tunisia.

German and Italian losses seem rather high.

I can't wait to see whether Vichy is called or a complete conquest of France is attempted. Great stuff.

Just outside of the picture, there's a 7-3 elite CW INF in Casablanca too. French North Africa is indeed a very nice puzzle, full of surprises...

[Centuur]

Yesterday evening, after the end of turn phases, the assault for Paris was about to continue... But the weather still isn't good, and that for the July-August turn. After modifiers, a "12" was rolled...

[Centuur]

Of course, that didn't last. Paris has fallen an impulse later:

[Centuur]

In Northern China, after succesfull artillery and ground stikes on the Chinese Communists, Sian falls:

[Centuur]

And in Southern China, a +10 attack on a disorganized Nationalist GAR resulted in a totally disorganized southern army.

[TeaLeaf]

Ah, nice one!
I am also especially interested to see how North Africa plays out. For now, looks like going well for Italy. Last time I saw Italy being agressive in North Africa this early in the game they were left with no ships (at all) halfway '41.

[Centuur]

ORIGINAL: TeaLeaf

Ah, nice one!
I am also especially interested to see how North Africa plays out. For now, looks like going well for Italy. Last time I saw Italy being agressive in North Africa this early in the game they were left with no ships (at all) halfway '41.

Until now, the key has been the Italian FTR's. But still, I've already lost 5 convoy points and 2 cruisers. And there was the damaged transport in the repair pool too...

[Grotius]

Great stuff! I'm amazed the Japanese can take so much territory even in bad weather. Whenever I try an offensive in rain in China, I get supply trouble. But I'm a newb.

I'm also loving the chess-match in North Africa. Another newb question, though: what are the two sides' objectives in sub-Saharan Africa?

[Centuur]

ORIGINAL: Grotius

Great stuff! I'm amazed the Japanese can take so much territory even in bad weather. Whenever I try an offensive in rain in China, I get supply trouble. But I'm a newb.

I'm also loving the chess-match in North Africa. Another newb question, though: what are the two sides' objectives in sub-Saharan Africa?

This answer was censored by the Italian government.... [:-][:D]

[Centuur]

After the next Allied impulse, the Chicomm army comes to the aid of the disorganised leader:

[Centuur]

While in southern China, the Nationalist army, aware of the problems with the total disruption of command of the Japanese, decide to advance a little. After all, they are save for the rest of the turn:

[Centuur]

After a couple more impulses the turn ends. This is the situation in France at the end of the turn. Vichy will be declared next week...

[Centuur]

In Lybia, despite a valiant effort by the Italian Navy, causing the loss of convoys and ships at the Allied side - and adding the queues at the Italian repair shipyards, Tripolis falls (I was one die roll short of putting the CW out of supply on the Lybian coast. And guess: the cruiser wasn't destroyed, but damaged instead. [:@] That roll saved the CW transport providing supply). And to know that this mess started when I wasn't able to enter the most eastern port in Algeria due to a premature turn ending half a year ago. Well, that's war, isn't it...

[Centuur]

Balbo has got a lot of problems now:

[Centuur]

In Northern China, an attack on Mao by the Japanese failed. He survived a +9 attack by choosing the Blitzkrieg and the following die roll only resulted in a retreat and the total disorganization of the Northern Japanese army. Well, China is fun for as long as you roll high enough to kill more Chinese units.

[Centuur]

Southern China was stalemate already, so not a lot changed there: