It Takes A Village to Raze a Village

[rkr1958]

Turn 94. Axis. April 9, 1943. The Eastern Front. Army Group North. End of Turn.

[rkr1958]

Turn 94. Axis. April 9, 1943. The Eastern Front. Army Group Center. End of Turn.

[rkr1958]

Turn 94. Axis. April 9, 1943. The Eastern Front. Army Group South. End of Turn.

[rkr1958]

Turn 94. Axis. April 9, 1943. China. End of Turn.

1. The CCP join the allies at the end of my turn. [:(]

[rkr1958]

Turn 94. Axis. April 9, 1943. Burma/French Indo-China. End of Turn.

[rkr1958]

Turn 94. Axis. April 9, 1943. Dutch East Indies. End of Turn.

[rkr1958]

Turn 94. Axis. April 9, 1943. Home Islands. End of Turn.

ORIGINAL: happycats (email)

On the game front, I haven’t much hope for a 1943 Russian counter-attack, or the classic destruction of Army Group Centre. Otoh, I expect to be in Tokyo for Christmas of 1944 😊

ORIGINAL: rkr1958 (email response)

I hear Christmas in Tokyo is pretty bad. Now fall is beautiful. May I expect you in the fall of 1945 then? [:D]

[rkr1958]

Turn 94. Axis. April 9, 1943. MPPs.

[Elessar2]

Oh: you can make note of when an invasion is coming by seeing if a bunch of new enemy "naval" units (=transports, of whatever sort) are seen in the Units chart, vs. last turn...

[Epekepe]

ORIGINAL: Elessar2

Oh: you can make note of when an invasion is coming by seeing if a bunch of new enemy "naval" units (=transports, of whatever sort) are seen in the Units chart, vs. last turn...

That's too much information to opponent IMO, should be changed.

[rkr1958]

ORIGINAL: Elessar2

Oh: you can make note of when an invasion is coming by seeing if a bunch of new enemy "naval" units (=transports, of whatever sort) are seen in the Units chart, vs. last turn...

Great tip!

[Elessar2]

ORIGINAL: Epekepe

ORIGINAL: Elessar2

Oh: you can make note of when an invasion is coming by seeing if a bunch of new enemy "naval" units (=transports, of whatever sort) are seen in the Units chart, vs. last turn...

That's too much information to opponent IMO, should be changed.

Been arguing that for years (includes pretty much everything in the Reports section; should not be visible in FoW, unless Spying & Intelligence tech gives you a hit somewhere). But it's there, some may not be aware that it is...

[rkr1958]

Turn 96. Axis. May 7, 1943. Opening Messages.

[rkr1958]

Turn 96. Axis. May 7, 1943. Battle of the Atlantic. South Atlantic (1/2).

1. U-boats and Italian sub sink 19 MPPs headed to the UK.
2. U-30, U-37 & Axum continue south.
3. The two U-boats have reached their patrol stations and will remain there indefinitely.

[rkr1958]

Turn 96. Axis. May 7, 1943. Battle of the Atlantic. South Atlantic (2/2).

1. Axum continues south to meet up with the U-30 & U-37.

[rkr1958]

Turn 96. Axis. May 7, 1943. Battle of the Atlantic. Murmansk Convoys.

1. German U-boats only manage to sink 13 MPPs headed to Russia last turn.
2. U-35 is hit and then along with U-371 tangles with the offending RN DD squadron.
3. U-35 is mauled and will try to get back to port.
4. U-377, which was reinforced in Bergen last turn, heads back out to sea looking for convoys headed to Russia.

[rkr1958]

Turn 96. Axis. May 7, 1943. Greece/Med End of Turn.

1. A lot of activity (shelling and bombing) by the RN versus facilities in Greece.
2. Otherwise, no additional amphibious units spotted.

[rkr1958]

Turn 96. Axis. May 7, 1943. The Eastern Front. Army Group North. End of Turn.

1. Army Group North is slowly making their way to Arkhangelsk (hopefully).
2. The northern flank of Army Group South is attempting to trapped a number of Soviet units west, northwest of Vologda.

[rkr1958]

Turn 96. Axis. May 7, 1943. The Eastern Front. Army Group Center. End of Turn.

1. Gorky & Kazan are abandoned by the Red Army and gladly seized by the Wehrmacht.

[rkr1958]

Turn 96. Axis. May 7, 1943. The Eastern Front. Army Group South. End of Turn.

1. The Red Army appears to be trying to make a push in the Astrakhan sector and managed to destroy and Italian corps last turn.
2. Significant Wehrmacht reinforcements are (strategically) moved in to shore up this area.
3. In the Caucuses the fighting is bitter but the Wehrmacht continues to make progress.

Builds/Research.
1. This turns entire budget for Germany, and Japan and Italy also, went to operational movements, reinforcements and a one or two upgrades.
2. No budget for additional research or new units was left.