Folly a deux: AllenK vs Warspite1 AAR

[AllenK]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

May I complement you sir on your rather horny Hellcat.

You are welcome, sir.

[AllenK]

No air missions.

USSR rails a couple of MIL into Chisinau.

The Soviets continue their advance into Manchuria.

[AllenK]

The Communists push forwards and the CAV overruns the Ki-51 at Tientsin. Where would the Japanese like to rebase it?

[warspite1]

Is Seoul possible? If not then Port Arthur please.

[AllenK]

Seoul it is.

Soviet forces in USSR advance into the border territory.

[AllenK]

Chinese forces around Changsha push forwards a bit.

[AllenK]

The Communists try one attack. Odds are currently 36:5. Do the Japanese wish to add any ground support?

[warspite1]

No thank-you

[AllenK]

I go with assault as blitz at 7:1 is an automatic success.

The opening of the attack runs into difficulties as units fail to meet their initial objectives on time (fractional failed) but weight of numbers prevail.

[AllenK]

The Soviets rebase 3 FTR's forwards to provide some air cover.

CW rebases a CVP from Ark Royal in Malta to Glorious in Italian coast.

No reorgs.

Weather stays mostly fine.

[warspite1]

May/Jun 1943
Impulse: 3 (Axis)

Declarations of War and Alignments: None

Germany: Land
Italy: Land
Japan: Combined

Port Attack: None
Naval Air:
Japan

A Zero heads to the South China Sea 4-box

Naval Movement:
Japan

A TRS sails to the China Sea 4-box and picks up Yamamoto. As he boards the transport the Japanese Commander vows to his troops "I won't be back".

The Japanese don't initiate combat in the South China Sea - what about the US?

[AllenK]

Allies will pass this one, thanks.

[warspite1]

May/Jun 1943
Impulse: 3 (Axis)

Strategic Bombing: None
Ground Strike: None

Rail Movement: None
Land Movement:
Japan

With their limited moves the Japanese move the 4th Siamese Panzer Army to Bangkok, move a warlord into Nanchung and push a Korean TERR into the mountains northwest of Haichow.

Germany

The Germans continue to shuffle their meagre forces on the Eastern Front

Italy

The Italians decide Sicily isn't worth the effort and, risking the wrath of Scylla and Charybdis, they leave Messina for the mountains of Calabria

Land Combat: None

Air Rebase:
Japan

Two carrier aircraft move to Formosa

Germany

The Germans rebase west what they can in the east, but 4 moves isn't enough

Reorganisation: None

[AllenK]

M/J 43 Allies 4

Land: CW, USSR, China
Combined: US.

CW Beaufighter from Singapore to South China Sea 3-box.

Naval Movement

US sends CP from Truk to South China Sea. Wasp and South Dakota sail from Manilla to South China Sea 4-box. I decline the intercepts for obvious reasons. Two BB and AMPH in Faeroes Gap put into Edinburgh.

CL San Diego initiates searching. No air is added by the Allies. How about the Japanese? Fighters can make the 1-box, the B5N2 the 2-box. The two not shown on the map are around Hong Kong.

[warspite1]

No additional air for the Japanese thank-you.

[AllenK]

Searches: Allies 3, Axis 10. The Allies find and have 6 surprise points. Naval air is chosen. All the Allied CVP's fly as bombers. How about the Japanese?

[warspite1]

All aircraft with a choice fly as bombers please

[AllenK]

Allies use 2 points to reduce Japanese air value. Any adjustments to the batting order?

[warspite1]

No thank-you

[AllenK]

The picture after 3 rounds of air combat. Destroy the fighter or bomber?