World at War 41-45 - Nukkxx/axis vs. Mdanz/Allies

[nukkxx5058]

Turn 36 - February the 22nd, 1942

Massive Soviet counter attack on the southern front. AGS in trouble. Operation Naked Frog begun.

[nukkxx5058]

Turn 36 - February the 22nd, 1942

The Briansk mess !

[nukkxx5058]

Turn 36 - February the 22nd, 1942
War in China

[nukkxx5058]

Turn 37 - March 1st, 1942
Huge Soviet counter attack in Smolensk.
The third OP Naked frog has begun to try to stop it.
Situation always very tense around Briansk.
The Operation Barbarossa is idle. Itg's time to start to think about defending the Reich...

[nukkxx5058]

Turn 40 March 22 1942

- The invasion of Soviet Union is a failure. The Soviet troops keep flowing from who knows where. Endless convoys coming from the far east. The situation is dramatic.
- Soviets have pierced the front in several points and are starting to encircle us. On the top of that the railroad on our west are damaged in numerous points preventing reinforcement from arriving fast enough to stop the enemy.
- Soon the Soviets will be marching on Berlin.
- It's time to defend the Reich !

[StuccoFresco]

Well that was quick. Do you plan on abandoning the Balkans and focus defense in Czekoslovakia-Austria-Poland?

[nukkxx5058]

Not sure yet what will be the main line of defense ...
And spring is coming. We need to re-assess the whole situation.

[nukkxx5058]

Turn 42 - April 5th,1942
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Situation in Asia ...

[nukkxx5058]

Turn 42 - April, 5th 1942

Eastern front in big trouble. Situation in Europe and Northern Africa

[nukkxx5058]

Turn 43 - April 12th, 1942

News from the eastern front:
Soviets counter attack is deadly. More reinforcement are expected from Germany and northern Italy but the railroad network is totally devastated. Soviet units are spawning everywhere!

News from the War in China. The situation is globally under control.

[nukkxx5058]

War in China:

[StuccoFresco]

Is the Soviet Union a bit too strong in the scenario, given how quickly it started its big counteroffensive? Or did the Soviets just play really well? Or did you do some costly mistake?

[nukkxx5058]

#3 ! [:D]
I puushed my troops far too much during winter and took massive losses. After I won Lenningrad and Odessa, I abslutely wanted to be in Moscow for Christmas. Tragic error. And also I'm a beginner at toaw so supply is still a mystery
Otherwise no, I think the scenario is very well balanced, given its complexity. Well, it's at least my rookie impression, some others might disagree of course.
I definitely would advise you to try it in PBEM. Both sides seem interesting to play.

[nukkxx5058]

and also of course, my opponent plays very well

[mdanz]

The mistake that probably saved Russia was not noticing the British are set up for an offensive on turn one. At the beginning of this scenario the Axis player has Barbarossa to launch and the Allied player has an attack in N. Africa that historically was a failure. I don't think Nukkxx noticed it until turn two or three. By then the Africa Corp was surrounded at Tobruk. I was able to destroy it quickly which freed up the 8'th Army which I then used to counterattack in the Crimea. That counterattack probably saved Russia actually. He was moving and I couldn't stop it much until then.
I'm not in complete disagreement that the Russian might be a bit overpowered. I do have a ridiculous number of counters to use at this point. I didn't let many get surrounded and destroyed early either, so they piled up over time to some extent.
Anyways, its a really fun scenario. Nukkxx is clearly an experienced strategy gamer who has made some mistakes because of unfamiliarity with the nuances of TOAW.
Mistakes I was able to take advantage of.
And we were in agreement from the beginning to play wide open strategically. We are not trying to follow historical precedent.
What fun is that anyway?
Good Game Nukkxx. If you want the pain to end all you have to do is surrender Hitler so I can parade him down Red Square with his wanker hanging out at the tale end of our victory parade. And then withdraw to 1936 borders. Then we can call it even.
I think that's fair. [:)]

[nukkxx5058]

"Nein, nein nein !!!!" Sagt der Fuhrer ! We are ready to defend the Reich !

[nukkxx5058]

Turn 44 - April 19th, 1941

- Eastern front news:
The Soviet counter attack seems somehow contained. More fresh troop are expected. The Fuhrer even mentioned that the Soviet Union invasion might resume soon !

Still several weaknesses to address on the southern front.

- War in China:
Japan offensive progress in difficult terrain (Jungle guerrilla).
Nearing the soviet corridor to block far east soviet reinforcements from reaching the eastern front.

[StuccoFresco]

How many units are in the game at the start? And how many are "created" each year?

[nukkxx5058]

3300/3800 units says the scenario briefing, but many aren't activated. Complexity score : 419.000
Couldn't tell you for the number of units created as reinforcement are partly units that were previously deactivated.
IMO the best is you open it in head-to-head mode (to prevent AI to play a full turn) and browse the units and the reinforcement schedule for both side.
Sorry, couldn't be more specific. It's quite a complex scenario. It's in the Misc directory and comes in 3 versions: 39-45, 41-45 and 43-45
We are playing the 41-45 version starting with Barbarossa and Afrika that as mdanz said, I totally screwed up [:D][:D][:D]

[nukkxx5058]

Turn 46 - May 3rd, 1942
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Organizing the defense of the Reich !
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- Troops from the whole Reich, including civilians are sent to the front to contain the communists assault.
- The Soviets have launched a massive counter offensive on the three theaters. Some rogue communist elements (a few divisions) tried to sneak inside Leningrad from the Finland border as the city was left mostly unguarded (all the men are on the front). Fortunately we were able to organize an emergency landing south of the city and the assault is now under control and the terrorists punished.
- The situation in the Balkans is critical. Fortunately, the mountains can become a natural ally and a good line of defense allowing us to channel the enemy with a corridor tight enough so that we can defend.
- Situation around the swamp is still on red code.
- The Fuhrer is nervous and ordered major changes in our defense doctrine.

Meanwhile in China Japan is kicking #sses