Witness to World War 2.

[rkr1958]

Turn 24. July/August 1943. Allied #7.

USSR. Central Front (3/4).

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Turn 24. July/August 1943. Allied #7.

USSR. Central Front (4/4).

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Turn 24. July/August 1943. Allied #7.

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[composer99]

I think the tide has basically turned in favour of the Allies now. Maybe not enough for them to win the game by July/August 1945, but it seems that despite difficulties such as the reduction of the Baku enclave and the flubbed attack in Vichy France, they are definitely winning.

[rkr1958]

ORIGINAL: composer99

I think the tide has basically turned in favour of the Allies now. Maybe not enough for them to win the game by July/August 1945, but it seems that despite difficulties such as the reduction of the Baku enclave and the flubbed attack in Vichy France, they are definitely winning.

Yes, I think your assessment is right on.

[Courtenay]

The key thing is that the Western Allies alone are outproducing the whole Axis, and Russia is still building over thirty points of units a turn. The kill ratio has to be very much in the Axis's favor to overcome that. The Axis had a one time bonus from Turkey entering the war, but even that has a downside: It gives the Allies another front to attack on. Of course the whole front has a terrible terrain, but it is not someplace that can be shut down like the Allies seem to have been in France.

[rkr1958]

ORIGINAL: Courtenay

The key thing is that the Western Allies alone are outproducing the whole Axis, and Russia is still building over thirty points of units a turn. The kill ratio has to be very much in the Axis's favor to overcome that. The Axis had a one time bonus from Turkey entering the war, but even that has a downside: It gives the Allies another front to attack on. Of course the whole front has a terrible terrain, but it is not someplace that can be shut down like the Allies seem to have been in France.

To me this games feels like the 10th round of a heavy weight fight where both opponents are throwing punches that are landing, inflicting and taking punishment, and feel that they can win.

[rkr1958]

Turn 24. July/August 1943. Axis #8.

Actions. Japan - combine, Germany - land, Italy - land.

IJN. 2 Naval Moves.

1) CP + 2 CVL's to Bismarck Sea, 0-box to restore supply to their naval base at Truk.

2) 2 CP's to China Sea to restore Japanese convoy lines and increase Japanese production. Still, Japanese convoy losses have hurt as their are 3 non-oil RP's that they now don't have the convoy capacity to get to Japanese factories.

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Turn 24. July/August 1943. Axis #8.

IJN. Coral Sea.

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Turn 24. July/August 1943. Axis #8.

IJN. South China Sea.

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Turn 24. July/August 1943. Axis #8.

IJN. Bay of Bengal.

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Turn 24. July/August 1943. Axis #8.

IJN. Bismarck Sea (1/3).

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Turn 24. July/August 1943. Axis #8.

IJN. Bismarck Sea (2/3).

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Turn 24. July/August 1943. Axis #8.

IJN. Bismarck Sea (3/3).

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Turn 24. July/August 1943. Axis #8.

Japan. China. Strategic Bombing.

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Turn 24. July/August 1943. Axis #8.

IJA. Northern China.

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Turn 24. July/August 1943. Axis #8.

Euro-Axis. Eastern Front (1/2).

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Turn 24. July/August 1943. Axis #8.

Euro-Axis. Eastern Front (2/2). Middle East.

Of significant note, the axis lift their sieges of Stalingrad and Astrakhan in order establish a coherent defensive line protecting their large army group closing in on Baku and pushing into Persia.

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Turn 24. July/August 1943. Axis #8.

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[rkr1958]

Turn 24. July/August 1943. Allied #9.

Weather. Looks like the Western Allies will get one more crack at Japanese convoys in the South China Sea and their supply convoy in the Bismarck Sea.

Actions. US - combine, Free France - combine, Great Britain - combine, China - land, USSR - land.