warspite1 (Allies) vs AllenK (Axis) Full Campaign

[warspite1]

10th November 1939

Looks like a YES - doesn't really say too much in the notes about a NO decision. I'll go with the historical.

[warspite1]

10th November 1939

The replay went quite quickly and I wasn't really able to keep up. I think the Japanese made an attack further north but can't be certain. What is certain is that yet another Chinese corps has been destroyed east of Changsha, and added to this, the Japanese build up against Nanning continues....

The fighter unit brought south was heavily mauled and its unclear if it caused any damage to the Japanese. It's difficult to know how much longer holding Changsha will be tenable.

Losses

1 x Army Corps

[warspite1]

10 November 1939

I place the two reinforcements in the south and of these, I place V Corps (perhaps stupidly) in a position to threaten the Japanese held ports of Foochow and Amoy - or at least divert attention away from Changsha....

I use my points to purchase another corps and to reinforce land and air units.

[warspite1]

10 November 1939

The Poles are conquered.

In France I continue with my policy of reinforcing the French units and also spend 25 points to transport a corps to the south of France from Algiers.

The British research ASW. I don't really know what to do with the navy and the destroyers are just tooling around.

I do nothing with the US and USSR due to a lack of MPP.

[warspite1]

10 November 1939

I say YES to this, although may regret the lack of MPP as a result

[warspite1]

10 November 1939

I am going to need to get a grip on this convoy malarchy....

[warspite1]

8 December 1939

The Japanese are unstoppable - another corps is destroyed defending Changsa. I don't think there is much option but to retreat. It seems whatever firepower the Japanese have, is sufficient to guarantee a corps destroyed a turn....

The Japanese also probe again in the far north, adding to my suspicions that they begun this last turn.

Losses

1 x Army Corps

[warspite1]

8 December 1939

But in a moment of madness I push ahead with my plan to threaten Japanese coastal holdings (I wish I had played a few games as the Axis so I know what I'm up against!).

III Corps advances toward Amoy, screened by V Corps to the north still holding the river line. XXX Corps takes the place of V Corps but I've denuded the defences around Nanning to achieve this dubious manoeuvre....

Accepting that these are dead meat, I order two corps and a garrison.

[warspite1]

8 December 1939

The French continue to build up their existing units.

The British build an Engineer and beef up the BEF and the WDF.

The US research Infantry Weapons.

No idea what is going on with the submarine war. The British and French destroyers find three submarines and not only do no damage, but they take some heavy losses.... I may have to read the manual on this before my navy gets wiped out and my convoys obliterated...

...but then having said that, there appears to be no interception of my convoys this turn. Hussah!

[warspite1]

5 January 1940

The French are given a decision to make and I say YES

[Elessar2]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

10th November 1939

Looks like a YES - doesn't really say too much in the notes about a NO decision. I'll go with the historical.

I believe that both US & Russian readiness takes a drop, which will cut into their incomes.

ORIGINAL: warspite1

10 November 1939

I am going to need to get a grip on this convoy malarchy....

Usually the first DD to find the sub will take some damage. Note every attack will drop them 1 supply point (so that they'll have to slink back to base, a 6+ month round trip back to the German ports), as will every raid, and that being adjacent to them will prevent raids in the first place. But it will give them a free shot at you the next turn. So an alternate strategy is to pull back a hex, out of spotting range and make him run into you, but then he can raid before then.

China: In the crap winter weather [planes are grounded, specifically his de-entrenching medium bombers) and lacking any arty [usually my first build as the Japanese] it will take him awhile to cut your army garrison down to size, and may pork some of his armies' experience. If it is killed with supply of 5+ you can rebuild the army at half price. [60% actually] But if he gets 2 units adjacent to the city they will start lowering the city's supply by one/turn. Again the game is all about tradeoffs like that.

[warspite1]

5 January 1940

Well that went as perhaps could be expected, but to be fair, based on this result I would have lost V Corps anyway and the river line with it. The Chinese simply can't stop wholesale destruction of a corps every turn. Is he too weak elsewhere perhaps?

Whatever, III Corps is now isolated and about to be swallowed up.

Losses

1 x Army Corps

(Note this picture was taken after the placement of an army and corps reinforcement (units greyed out)

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: Elessar2

ORIGINAL: warspite1

10th November 1939

Looks like a YES - doesn't really say too much in the notes about a NO decision. I'll go with the historical.

I believe that both US & Russian readiness takes a drop, which will cut into their incomes.

ORIGINAL: warspite1

10 November 1939

I am going to need to get a grip on this convoy malarchy....

Usually the first DD to find the sub will take some damage. Note every attack will drop them 1 supply point (so that they'll have to slink back to base, a 6+ month round trip back to the German ports), as will every raid, and that being adjacent to them will prevent raids in the first place. But it will give them a free shot at you the next turn. So an alternate strategy is to pull back a hex, out of spotting range and make him run into you, but then he can raid before then.

China: In the crap winter weather [planes are grounded, specifically his de-entrenching medium bombers) and lacking any arty [usually my first build as the Japanese] it will take him awhile to cut your army garrison down to size, and may pork some of his armies' experience. If it is killed with supply of 5+ you can rebuild the army at half price. [60% actually] But if he gets 2 units adjacent to the city they will start lowering the city's supply by one/turn. Again the game is all about tradeoffs like that.

warspite1

Thank-you [:)].

[warspite1]

5 January 1940

I am hoping III Corps won't die in vain, but will divert Japanese attention - at least for one turn - away from Changsha. I move it away from the pursuing Japanese - but sadly it suffers attrition at the end of the turn so suspect it will be easy meat for any one unit.

I buy a Corps and bring my fighter unit back to full strength.

[warspite1]

5 January 1940

The French receive a DD and a BC. Two garrisons are bought and the remainder used to reinforce.
The British receive a couple of DD and purchase another. They bring the BEF up to strength. A Canadian DD joins two RN DD on the North Atlantic pipeline. A French and British DD join forces in the Med.
The US research ASW
The USSR research Armoured Warfare

A surface raider is on the loose....

[warspite1]

2 February 1940

Decision time in Paris. Strange decision this one. If I say No then the Allies can't send units to Narvik whereas in real life the Allies said No and sent units to Narvik....

But regardless, I am not going to spend 150 points on a 50% chance of failure.

[warspite1]

2 February 1940

The Chinese continue to take a lot of pain. XXX Corps are destroyed in Hengyang, although the Japanese don't occupy the city this turn. No losses appear to be inflicted on the Japanese units here.

However there is some light relief. IV Corps holds Nanning and, although suffering some loss, the attacking Japanese appear to have taken some losses too.

The Japanese don't appear to have taken the bait and have left V Corps - stranded and surrounded - alone.

Losses

1 x Army Corps

[warspite1]

2 February 1940

I think the folly of wasting three corps in the south is now exposed. I have a rapidly thinning line around Changsha.... I push V Corps toward Foochow to try and give the Japanese something to think about. I sacrifice a garrison that moves into Hengyang.

The attacks in the north seem to have abated but the build up of forces in the south continues. I put 1st Army in Nanning and hope....

I try to get my aircraft out of the way and buy two corps as I think I will be needing them imminently...

[warspite1]

2 February 1940

There is nothing to purchase or research with the Soviets due to a lack of points.

In the meantime the engineers start defensive works southwest of Leningrad.

The US begin research of Naval Warfare

[warspite1]

2 February 1940

The German build up in the west shows signs of strengthening. I place two garrisons on the Italian front.

Units on map are almost up to strength now.