PBEM Global War: Narrative AAR.

[rkr1958]

Turn 8. Nov/Dec 1940. Allied #9. (Continued).

1/22/21, 3:30 PM - [Allied]: (3) West Med: Allies will not initiate, but axis can (later) if they wish.

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Turn 8. Nov/Dec 1940. Allied #9. (Continued).

1/22/21, 3:31 PM - [Allied]: (2) Italian Coast: Lone RN sub group will (flip to) initiate.
1/22/21, 3:32 PM - [Axis]: fly German fighter to 0
1/22/21, 3:32 PM - [Allied]: copy
1/22/21, 3:32 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
1/22/21, 3:32 PM - [Allied]: RN commits her sub group. Searches coming ...
1/22/21, 3:35 PM - [Allied]: Searches: RN=7, Italians=8, neither find.

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Turn 8. Nov/Dec 1940. Allied #9. (Continued).

1/22/21, 3:36 PM - [Allied]: (4) East Med: Allies will flip Buffalo F2A to initiate.
1/22/21, 3:37 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
1/22/21, 3:37 PM - [Allied]: Any axis air reaction(s)?
1/22/21, 3:37 PM - [Axis]: No support
1/22/21, 3:37 PM - [Allied]: copy.
1/22/21, 3:38 PM - [Allied]: RN commits her two sub groups in the 3-box.
1/22/21, 3:38 PM - [Allied]: Now searches.

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Turn 8. Nov/Dec 1940. Allied #9. (Continued).

1/22/21, 3:39 PM - [Allied]: Searches: Allied=9, Axis=5. Only the axis find.
1/22/21, 3:39 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
1/22/21, 3:41 PM - [Axis]: thinking...
1/22/21, 3:41 PM - [Axis]: fight 3 and 4 box
1/22/21, 3:41 PM - [Allied]: copy
1/22/21, 3:42 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
1/22/21, 3:42 PM - [Axis]: spend 2 to decrease your AA to nil
1/22/21, 3:43 PM - [Allied]: That leaves you with 3 SPs and the allies with risk = D.
1/22/21, 3:43 PM - [Allied]: Assume you wish to increase risk 1 column to 2D?
1/22/21, 3:44 PM - [Axis]: yes please

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Turn 8. Nov/Dec 1940. Allied #9. (Continued).

1/22/21, 3:44 PM - [Allied]: You place the first D and I get to place the 2 D.
1/22/21, 3:44 PM - [Axis]: D on Liverpool
1/22/21, 3:44 PM - [Allied]: copy
1/22/21, 3:45 PM - [Allied]: Allies place their D on French CA Duguay Trouin.
1/22/21, 3:46 PM - [Allied]: Revised. Allies place their D on the Greek CA in the 3-box.
1/22/21, 3:48 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
1/22/21, 3:48 PM - [Allied]: CA Liverpool damaged, Greek CA aborted. Allies stay.
1/22/21, 3:48 PM - [Allied]: What about the axis?
1/22/21, 3:48 PM - [Axis]: Axis stay

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Turn 8. Nov/Dec 1940. Allied #9. (Continued).

1/22/21, 3:49 PM - [Allied]: round 2 coming up. This time allies do NOT commit their sub groups.
1/22/21, 3:50 PM - [Allied]: Searches: Allies=4, Axis=6, only allies find.
1/22/21, 3:50 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
1/22/21, 3:53 PM - [Allied]: Allies elect to fight axis in the 3-box.

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Turn 8. Nov/Dec 1940. Allied #9. (Continued).

1/22/21, 3:56 PM - [Allied]: Allies use 2 SPs to decrease their risk from 2D, 3A to 1D, 3A. Italian risk remains at 3D, 1A.

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Turn 8. Nov/Dec 1940. Allied #9. (Continued).

1/22/21, 3:56 PM - [Allied]: First up the Italians (2D, A). Instructions?
1/22/21, 3:57 PM - [Axis]: D on Pola
1/22/21, 3:57 PM - [Axis]: Then Trento
1/22/21, 3:58 PM - [Axis]: A on Trento if damaged, otherwise Pola if damaged
1/22/21, 3:59 PM - [Allied]: d10=6, Pola aborted.
1/22/21, 4:00 PM - [Allied]: Trento damaged and then aborted.

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Turn 8. Nov/Dec 1940. Allied #9. (Continued).

1/22/21, 4:01 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
1/22/21, 4:03 PM - [Allied]: RN Risk (D, 3A) assignments: D vs RN CA Cornwall then A's on damaged CAs until aborted in order of : CA Liverpool, CA Cornwall. Then any remaining As, 1 each in order on: French CA Duguay Trouin, CA Algerie, CA Suffren.
1/22/21, 4:05 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
1/22/21, 4:05 PM - [Allied]: Cornwall damaged & then aborted. Liverpool aborted. Allies stay.
1/22/21, 4:05 PM - [Allied]: Axis?
1/22/21, 4:05 PM - [Axis]: Axis stay
1/22/21, 4:06 PM - [Allied]: copy.
1/22/21, 4:06 PM - [Allied]: Need to take dogs out. Will finish when get back.

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Turn 8. Nov/Dec 1940. Allied #9. (Continued).

1/22/21, 4:17 PM - [Allied]: Round 3 searches coming. Allies do NOT commit their subs.
1/22/21, 4:19 PM - [Allied]: Searches: RN/French=7, RM/KM=3, only the Italians find.

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Turn 8. Nov/Dec 1940. Allied #9. (Continued).

1/22/21, 4:19 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
1/22/21, 4:19 PM - [Allied]: Instructions?
1/22/21, 4:20 PM - [Axis]: 4 box
1/22/21, 4:20 PM - [Allied]: Naval air I assume?
1/22/21, 4:20 PM - [Axis]: yes
1/22/21, 4:21 PM - [Allied]: No AA
1/22/21, 4:21 PM - [Axis]: max damage
1/22/21, 4:21 PM - [Allied]: copy

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Turn 8. Nov/Dec 1940. Allied #9. (Continued).

1/22/21, 4:21 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
1/22/21, 4:21 PM - [Axis]: D on Algerie
1/22/21, 4:21 PM - [Allied]: copy
1/22/21, 4:22 PM - [Allied]: 2nd D on Duguay.
1/22/21, 4:22 PM - [Axis]: Axis will stay in zone
1/22/21, 4:22 PM - [Allied]: Allies too
1/22/21, 4:24 PM - [Allied]: Got two emails for Round 3 searches? Did you too? Applied the first. Not sure why the second came?
1/22/21, 4:26 PM - [Allied]: CA Algeire damged, CA Duguay aborted. That leaves the last A. Algerie or Suffren
1/22/21, 4:26 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
1/22/21, 4:26 PM - [Axis]: Suffren
1/22/21, 4:26 PM - [Allied]: copy
1/22/21, 4:26 PM - [Axis]: I received 2 as well. Probably accidentally clicked twice
1/22/21, 4:27 PM - [Allied]: So in those cases first one received by timestamp is the one applied ... sound ok?
1/22/21, 4:27 PM - [Allied]: Suffren aborted.
1/22/21, 4:27 PM - [Axis]: sure

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Turn 8. Nov/Dec 1940. Allied #9. (Continued).

1/22/21, 4:27 PM - [Allied]: Off to round 4. Subs not committed.
1/22/21, 4:29 PM - [Allied]: Searches: RN/French=10, RM/KM=5, only the Italians find.
1/22/21, 4:30 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
1/22/21, 4:30 PM - [Axis]: 4 box only
1/22/21, 4:30 PM - [Axis]: Let's try and sink the Algerie
1/22/21, 4:30 PM - [Allied]: copy. no aa so max damage I assume.
1/22/21, 4:31 PM - [Axis]: yes

[rkr1958]

Turn 8. Nov/Dec 1940. Allied #9. (Continued).

1/22/21, 4:32 PM - [Allied]: 2D, 1A. But only the first roll matters as the Algerie is already damaged. 70% chance of sinking her. Time to roll.
1/22/21, 4:32 PM - [Allied]: d10=1, she's sunk.
1/22/21, 4:32 PM - [Allied]: Allies stay.
1/22/21, 4:33 PM - [Axis]: Axis stay
1/22/21, 4:33 PM - [Allied]: Round 5 now.
1/22/21, 4:33 PM - [Allied]: Subs not commited.
1/22/21, 4:35 PM - [Allied]: Searches: RN=9, Ita RM/Ger KM=6. Neither find. Battle ends.
1/22/21, 4:37 PM - [Allied]: Italian aborts to where? Potential for intercept in both West Med and Italian Coast.
1/22/21, 4:37 PM - [Axis]: Salonica
1/22/21, 4:37 PM - [Allied]: Where is that?
1/22/21, 4:38 PM - [Axis]: Northern Greece
1/22/21, 4:38 PM - [Allied]: got you.
1/22/21, 4:38 PM - [Allied]: Need to learn my geography.

[rkr1958]

Turn 8. Nov/Dec 1940. Allied #9. (Continued).

1/22/21, 4:39 PM - [Allied]: What back up: Faeores Gap & West Med. Initiate in either or both?
1/22/21, 4:40 PM - [Axis]: Just West Med
1/22/21, 4:40 PM - [Allied]: copy
1/22/21, 4:41 PM - [Allied]: air support? commit sub?
1/22/21, 4:41 PM - [Allied]: no air support possible. sub?
1/22/21, 4:42 PM - [Axis]: no
1/22/21, 4:42 PM - [Allied]: copy
1/22/21, 4:42 PM - [Allied]: Searches then
1/22/21, 4:44 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
1/22/21, 4:44 PM - [Allied]: Italy=3, RN=9. Only Italy finds.
1/22/21, 4:44 PM - [Allied]: Instructions?
1/22/21, 4:45 PM - [Axis]: avoid
1/22/21, 4:45 PM - [Allied]: Ok. That's interesting since you initiate but understand.
1/22/21, 4:45 PM - [Allied]: avoided.
1/22/21, 4:46 PM - [Allied]: time for dinner and such. Will finish up later and get turn back to you for you to go through your impulse tomorrow (or later).
1/22/21, 4:47 PM - [Allied]: But before, RAF will go ahead and strat bomb Paris.
1/22/21, 4:48 PM - [Axis]: ok

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Turn 8. Nov/Dec 1940. Allied #9. (Continued).

1/22/21, 4:48 PM - [Allied]: d10=3+1=4 missed.
1/22/21, 4:49 PM - [Allied]: Oh you can intercept ... missed that.
1/22/21, 4:49 PM - [Allied]: Intercept? 5 a2a vs 1 defense.
1/22/21, 4:49 PM - [Axis]: yes
1/22/21, 4:50 PM - [Allied]: How should we handle my premature strat roll, or such rolls like that in the future?
1/22/21, 4:51 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
1/22/21, 4:52 PM - [Allied]: Axis 2D10=7, Wellesley shot down, PIL survives (so strat roll n/a, but still need to decided how to handle such mistakes in the future).
1/22/21, 4:53 PM - [Axis]: What do u think is fair?
1/22/21, 4:54 PM - [Allied]: Allied 2d10=18, Bf 109 E-2 shot down, PIL survives.
1/22/21, 4:54 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
1/22/21, 4:55 PM - [Allied]: Personally I think if there are prior rolls that need to be made for an event that has been rolled for prematurely
1/22/21, 4:56 PM - [Allied]: But for only for those events.
1/22/21, 4:58 PM - [Allied]: For example if a series of rolls are made for a number of strat or ground strikes, but we find that a mission could be intercepted; then the person that can intercept can decide to intercept or not and only that specific mission is impacted (i.e., it's strat or ground strike roll is voided).
1/22/21, 4:59 PM - [Allied]: This does penalize the player a bit who rolled prematurely in that the defender knows the outcome of the event (strat or ground strike) if they choose not to intercept.
1/22/21, 4:59 PM - [Allied]: But only that event.
1/22/21, 5:00 PM - [Allied]: But only that specific event (or mission) is void if they choose to intercept. The others which can't be intercepted are not.
1/22/21, 5:00 PM - [Allied]: Long winded I know. What do you think? Your opinion?
1/22/21, 5:01 PM - [Axis]: Let me think about it, family talking to me
1/22/21, 6:17 PM - [Allied]: ND40. Allied #9. End of turn check (ends on 3 or less).
1/22/21, 6:18 PM - [Allied]: d10=9, turn continues. Now for the weather.
1/22/21, 6:19 PM - [Allied]: d10=7,
1/22/21, 6:19 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
1/22/21, 6:20 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
1/22/21, 6:20 PM - [Allied]: back to you for axis impulse 11

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Turn 8. Nov/Dec 1940. Axis #11.

1/23/21, 12:08 AM - [Axis]: Land actions for Italy and Japan. Combined for Germany
1/23/21, 6:12 AM - [Axis]: Turn ends

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Turn 8. Nov/Dec 1940. End of Turn.

1/23/21, 6:12 AM - [Axis]: Good morning
1/23/21, 6:19 AM - [Axis]: <Media omitted>
1/23/21, 6:19 AM - [Axis]: U have a Chinese partisan. I will need it back for SAS this time
1/23/21, 8:32 AM - [Allied]: morning.&#9749;
1/23/21, 8:32 AM - [Allied]: Just back from my run. &#127939;
1/23/21, 8:34 AM - [Allied]: Will get to my impulse later this morning.
1/23/21, 11:32 AM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
1/23/21, 11:32 AM - [Allied]: Chinese partisan placed on RP 73,143
1/23/21, 11:33 AM - [Axis]: ok
1/23/21, 11:33 AM - [Allied]: Assume both Nazi pact chits to offensive?
1/23/21, 11:33 AM - [Axis]: yes please
1/23/21, 11:34 AM - [Allied]: Soviet to defensive.
1/23/21, 11:36 AM - [Allied]: 172, 62, 80; all 1's.

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Turn 8. Nov/Dec 1940. End of Turn. (Continued).

1/23/21, 11:36 AM - [Allied]: US draw will be made for Germany/Italy entry
1/23/21, 11:37 AM - [Allied]: 286 => 3-value
1/23/21, 11:38 AM - [Allied]: no additional US entry options (could be) selected.
1/23/21, 11:38 AM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>

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Turn 8. Nov/Dec 1940. End of Turn. (Continued).

1/23/21, 11:51 AM - [Axis]: Have to run an errand. For Germany, only the He 115C remains at sea. For Italy, everything in the one box of East med moves down a box. Gabby in 4 box there moves down a box. Everything else returns to base
1/23/21, 12:05 PM - [Allied]: copy
1/23/21, 12:27 PM - [Allied]: German RTB (can move if necessary):
(1) 2 German U-boats Faeores Gap to Bordeaux, France
(2) He 112 Italian Coast (0-box) to Trapani, Sicily
1/23/21, 12:29 PM - [Allied]: Italian RTB (can move if necessary):
(1) Gabbiano West Med (4-box) to Sicily 73,37
(2) Sub West Med (4-box) to La Spezia, Italy
(3) 2 BBs & CA Italian Coast (3-box) to La Spezia, Italy
(3) CA East Med (3-box) to La Spezia, Italy
1/23/21, 12:31 PM - [Axis]: 2 bbs to salonica
1/23/21, 12:31 PM - [Axis]: everything else good
1/23/21, 12:31 PM - [Allied]: copy