ALLENK, MAYHEMIZER AND THEIR ALLIES ONLY (Reverse AAR)

[AllenK]

Hoping to place the forts in Singapore. Not sure if they would go to Bayonne but if they do, may be interesting. It'll depend on what the Axis appear to be planning after France.

[Mayhemizer_slith]

Game 1

Germany has NAV Do 217K in France, it can go to BoB box 2 covered by FW190, all Italian planes are OOS in rain. Or it can port attack UK, there are good targets in Plymouth (no AA) and Liverpool. Allies can intercept with fighters, but war is always dangerous.

Or should I wait and Italy rebases NAVs to supply (for BoB ot port attack) and Germany sends FW190 that reaches target we choose (Plymouth or BoB)?

Germany wants to move few land units and rebase some planes. So both combined or land move are possible.

Edit: I prefer taking land action and adjust line more.

[AllenK]

If you want to do the port attack, I think it will have to be this impulse. My guess is those TRANS in Plymouth will load up and be gone in the next Allied impulse. It'll have to go in at -2 but if it gets through with decent surprise points .... Biscay would be more even.

Have thought of a little side adventure which might make an interesting diversion. How about Italy loading the German MAR unit and sailing with the fleet to the West Med? Then invade the hex with the P-47B. It'll put Wavell OOS and if Italy has a bit of luck with planes in East Med, all the Allied units in Libya. Italy rebase the Stuka down there. If Wavell can be ground struck it would be an easy kill.

I think there needs to be a unit in Bordeaux. Perhaps rail the INF from Rome.

[Mayhemizer_slith]

OK for all! Do you need some INF division? I think there is German div close by.

Germany takes land action. You can port strike Plymouth, no ground strikes or rail moves. I do land moves.

[AllenK]

M/A 43 Axis 7

Germany and Japan land. Italy combined.

German Do-217's decide on a day-trip to tour the historic naval dockyards of Plymouth. Do the Allies wish to scrutinise traval permits with either the RAF Spitfire IX at Plymouth or the USAAF P-51B east of Portsmouth. No German fighters available to counter.

[Mayhemizer_slith]

Wrong thread? [;)]

[AllenK]

Fool of a Took

[Mayhemizer_slith]

Have thought of a little side adventure which might make an interesting diversion. How about Italy loading the German MAR unit and sailing with the fleet to the West Med? Then invade the hex with the P-47B. It'll put Wavell OOS and if Italy has a bit of luck with planes in East Med, all the Allied units in Libya. Italy rebase the Stuka down there. If Wavell can be ground struck it would be an easy kill.

Hello

We cannot invade to that hex, only to hexes adjacent to dark blue water.

And invasion to any hex in Tunisia is 5:2 and Allies can send easily that 2 points ground support. Italy can fire 4 points shore bombardment, that would give final odds 9:4. I don't think that is good enough to make invasion.

If Italians would have taken German division too and more ships, we could get odds up to 12:4 = 3:1.

Did I miss something, or should we abort this and land MAr back to Italy?

[AllenK]

Scrub it. I'd forgotten about the +1 for invading from the 0-box. May as well disembark the MAR back to La Spezia. No point in risking it.

[Mayhemizer_slith]

Game 1

Not much we can do in bad weather. Or at this stage of war...

Germany takes land.

Germany rail MAR div from Munich to La Spezia.

Germany makes minor winter offensive in southern USSR to kill MIL and CAV div.


Is there anything Japan can do? I took a look but didn't see much. Can they send any ships to fight somewhere? Or should they wait for summer and the try sink US ships?

[AllenK]

Nothing much for Japan. How about Italy and Japan pass to give 60% to end the turn?

[Mayhemizer_slith]

I prefer Allies and turn for initiative purposes, I don’t think they can do much next impulse, or can they? If there is nothing to do, Italy and Japan can choose some action but not do anything.

[AllenK]

ORIGINAL: Mayhemizer

I prefer Allies and turn for initiative purposes, I don’t think they can do much next impulse, or can they? If there is nothing to do, Italy and Japan can choose some action but not do anything.

Couple of things that can be done. I'll risk two more CP's to South China Sea. If turn ends or Allies fail to find if it doesn't, I'll get better production. Also going to send 3 CA's and lift the 3 Divs. Disembark 2-4 Div to Batavia, 1-4 Div to Saigon and MAR Div to Legaspi.

I'll do a couple of Italian land moves. Can you rebase the two NAV in France north to put them in supply but keep them in range to provide support to the south?

[Mayhemizer_slith]

Yes, I will rebase them.