PBEM Global War: Narrative AAR.

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Turn 13. Sep/Oct 1941. End of Turn. Global Map. Active Allied.

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Turn 13. Sep/Oct 1941. End of Turn. Victory Totals.

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Turn 14. Nov/Dec 1941. Start of Turn.

2/11/21, 6:20 PM - [Allied]: place units axis
2/11/21, 6:20 PM - [Axis]: got it
2/11/21, 6:34 PM - [Axis]: back to u
2/11/21, 6:34 PM - [Axis]: <Media omitted>
2/11/21, 6:34 PM - [Allied]: copy
2/11/21, 6:35 PM - [Axis]: Create a new lending agreement. Germany will lend Vichy France 1 resource ( 1 oil minimum )
2/11/21, 6:35 PM - [Allied]: copy
2/11/21, 6:37 PM - [Axis]: If Axis win initiative Axis will move first
2/11/21, 6:38 PM - [Allied]: copy
2/11/21, 6:47 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
2/11/21, 6:48 PM - [Allied]: no changes to allied lending.
2/11/21, 6:48 PM - [Allied]: Germany now giving Vichy 1 oil.
2/11/21, 6:49 PM - [Allied]: Initiative. First roll. Axis+2, allies win tie.
2/11/21, 6:50 PM - [Allied]: axis=9+2=11, allied=7. axis win and elect to move first.

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Turn 14. Nov/Dec 1941. Axis #1.

2/11/21, 6:50 PM - [Allied]: Turn 14. Nov/Dec 1941. Axis #1. Weather.
2/11/21, 6:51 PM - [Allied]: d10=8+1=9. Old man winter arrives.
2/11/21, 6:52 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
2/11/21, 6:53 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
2/11/21, 6:53 PM - [Allied]: impulse 1 back to you.
2/11/21, 6:53 PM - [Allied]: That'll do it for me tonight. Talk to you tomorrow.
2/11/21, 6:53 PM - [Axis]: Roger
2/12/21, 12:59 AM - [Axis]: <Media omitted>
2/12/21, 12:59 AM - [Axis]: Naval actions for Italy and Germany. Land for Japan

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Turn 14. Nov/Dec 1941. Axis #1. (Continued).

2/12/21, 1:01 AM - [Axis]: will search these areas

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Turn 14. Nov/Dec 1941. Axis #1. (Continued).

2/12/21, 11:08 AM - [Allied]: Morning.
2/12/21, 11:08 AM - [Axis]: Morning
2/12/21, 11:08 AM - [Allied]: Just downloaded the game turn and ready to get this over when you are.
2/12/21, 11:08 AM - [Axis]: ok, ready on my end
2/12/21, 11:08 AM - [Axis]: North Atlantic first
2/12/21, 11:09 AM - [Axis]: Committing subs
2/12/21, 11:10 AM - [Axis]: <Media omitted>
2/12/21, 11:12 AM - [Axis]: <Media omitted>
2/12/21, 11:12 AM - [Allied]: Will stay, aborts to Halifax.
2/12/21, 11:13 AM - [Axis]: <Media omitted>
2/12/21, 11:13 AM - [Axis]: Going to round II
2/12/21, 11:14 AM - [Axis]: Won't commit subs next round

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Turn 14. Nov/Dec 1941. Axis #1. (Continued).

2/12/21, 11:15 AM - [Axis]: Now Black Sea. No support available either side
2/12/21, 11:16 AM - [Axis]: <Media omitted>
2/12/21, 11:18 AM - [Axis]: <Media omitted>
2/12/21, 11:18 AM - [Axis]: <Media omitted>
2/12/21, 11:19 AM - [Allied]: D on BB if damaged then 2nd D on BB.
2/12/21, 11:19 AM - [Axis]: roger
2/12/21, 11:21 AM - [Axis]: <Media omitted>
2/12/21, 11:22 AM - [Allied]: Abort to Batum please
2/12/21, 11:23 AM - [Axis]: Roger. Rumanian Destroyer flotilla aborted

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Turn 14. Nov/Dec 1941. Axis #1. (Continued).

2/12/21, 11:24 AM - [Axis]: Now Bay of Biscay
2/12/21, 11:24 AM - [Axis]: No additional support from Axis
2/12/21, 11:24 AM - [Axis]: You have lots of options
2/12/21, 11:26 AM - [Allied]: 0-box Hurricane IIB & IIA (Liverpool), Swordfish (Belfast)
2/12/21, 11:28 AM - [Axis]: Committing subs
2/12/21, 11:29 AM - [Axis]: <Media omitted>
2/12/21, 11:31 AM - [Axis]: <Media omitted>
2/12/21, 11:31 AM - [Axis]: To nothing
2/12/21, 11:32 AM - [Axis]: <Media omitted>
2/12/21, 11:32 AM - [Axis]: Axis will stay
2/12/21, 11:33 AM - [Axis]: Presume Allies will as well
2/12/21, 11:33 AM - [Allied]: Allies stay too
2/12/21, 11:33 AM - [Axis]: Axis will not commit subs this round
2/12/21, 11:34 AM - [Axis]: Assume no additional support
2/12/21, 11:34 AM - [Allied]: correct
2/12/21, 11:34 AM - [Allied]: abort to Liverpool
2/12/21, 11:35 AM - [Axis]: miss

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Turn 14. Nov/Dec 1941. Axis #1. (Continued).

2/12/21, 11:35 AM - [Axis]: Now Cape Verde Basin
2/12/21, 11:35 AM - [Axis]: Committing subs
2/12/21, 11:37 AM - [Axis]: miss
2/12/21, 11:37 AM - [Axis]: Now Faeroes Gap
2/12/21, 11:37 AM - [Axis]: you have support options
2/12/21, 11:38 AM - [Allied]: Albacore (Belfast) to 0-box, Sunderland (NW Belfast) to 3-box.
2/12/21, 11:39 AM - [Axis]: Not committing subs
2/12/21, 11:40 AM - [Axis]: <Media omitted>
2/12/21, 11:40 AM - [Axis]: <Media omitted>
2/12/21, 11:41 AM - [Allied]: put A on Adm Hipper please
2/12/21, 11:41 AM - [Axis]: Roger
2/12/21, 11:43 AM - [Axis]: Hipper aborted. Axis abort zone back to Kiel
2/12/21, 11:45 AM - [Axis]: Subs not committing so that ends combat in Faeroes Gap

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Turn 14. Nov/Dec 1941. Axis #1. (Continued).

2/12/21, 11:45 AM - [Axis]: Now Western Med
2/12/21, 11:45 AM - [Axis]: Storms so no support available
2/12/21, 11:45 AM - [Axis]: miss
2/12/21, 11:46 AM - [Axis]: lastly CSV
2/12/21, 11:46 AM - [Axis]: Sub will commit
2/12/21, 11:47 AM - [Axis]: <Media omitted>
2/12/21, 11:48 AM - [Allied]: allies stay
2/12/21, 11:48 AM - [Allied]: abort(s) to Gibaltar
2/12/21, 11:48 AM - [Axis]: Axis will stay and commit again

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Turn 14. Nov/Dec 1941. Axis #1. (Continued).

2/12/21, 11:50 AM - [Axis]: <Media omitted>
2/12/21, 11:51 AM - [Allied]: copy. allies stay too
2/12/21, 11:53 AM - [Axis]: That concludes naval.
2/12/21, 11:53 AM - [Allied]: I would hope so ... that was nothing short of brutal.
2/12/21, 11:54 AM - [Axis]: Those were the best search rolls I've every gotten in a WIF game
2/12/21, 11:54 AM - [Axis]: Sorry you had to receive them
2/12/21, 11:54 AM - [Allied]: No doubt, very impressive.
2/12/21, 11:55 AM - [Allied]: How may CPs were sunk?
2/12/21, 11:55 AM - [Axis]: 14
2/12/21, 11:55 AM - [Allied]: plus, what 8 to 10 last turn.
2/12/21, 11:56 AM - [Axis]: 12 I think
2/12/21, 11:56 AM - [Axis]: 25% of cps
2/12/21, 11:57 AM - [Allied]: I really need the US to get into the war; but that's a way aways
2/12/21, 11:57 AM - [Allied]: Strict food and goods rationing on the islands of Great Britain.
2/12/21, 11:57 AM - [Allied]: Fuel too
2/12/21, 11:58 AM - [Allied]: While the US eastern seaboard is still lit up with people enjoying restaurants and clubs throughout all hours of the night.
2/12/21, 11:59 AM - [Axis]: lol

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Turn 14. Nov/Dec 1941. Axis #1. (Continued).

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Turn 14. Nov/Dec 1941. Axis #1. (Concluded).

2/12/21, 11:59 AM - [Axis]: <Media omitted>
2/12/21, 12:17 PM - [Axis]: <Media omitted>
2/12/21, 12:23 PM - [Axis]: Back to u
2/12/21, 12:23 PM - [Axis]: <Media omitted>
2/12/21, 12:31 PM - [Allied]: Got it

[rkr1958]

Turn 14. Nov/Dec 1941. Allied #4.

2/12/21, 12:34 PM - [Allied]: Turn 14. Nov/Dec 1941. Allied #4. CW - naval, Free France - naval, China - land, USSR - land, USA - combine.
2/12/21, 12:48 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
2/12/21, 12:50 PM - [Allied]: 4 CPs in Lagos will each move 1 at a time into and possibly through Cape Verde Basin. Do you wish to attempt intercept (1 required)?
2/12/21, 12:50 PM - [Axis]: yes
2/12/21, 12:50 PM - [Allied]: copy
2/12/21, 12:50 PM - [Allied]: will generate 4 intercept rolls then.
2/12/21, 12:53 PM - [Allied]: Intercept rolls = 5, 6, 4, 2. Missed all. 2 continue to North Atlantic and 2 continue to CSV.
2/12/21, 1:10 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>

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Turn 14. Nov/Dec 1941. Allied #4. (Continued)

2/12/21, 1:10 PM - [Allied]: Just ran into a bug that I've seen before.
2/12/21, 1:11 PM - [Axis]: ?
2/12/21, 1:11 PM - [Allied]: SBC-4 on the CV Wasp. I return him and his PIL back to reserve pool at the end of last turn. He appears to be both in the reserve and pool and sort of still on the Wasp.
2/12/21, 1:12 PM - [Axis]: Yea..I've seen that too
2/12/21, 1:12 PM - [Allied]: Basically, the bug if I remember causes the phantom to take up a slot on the CV but can't/won't fly and prevents another plane from being loaded.
2/12/21, 1:12 PM - [Allied]: I'm going to see if I can do some editing and fix the issue.
2/12/21, 1:13 PM - [Axis]: I don't know how to fix that.
2/12/21, 1:13 PM - [Allied]: Going to give it a shot during US rebase phase.
2/12/21, 1:13 PM - [Axis]: You do what you want but I recommend we wait until it becomes a bigger issue
2/12/21, 1:13 PM - [Axis]: ok
2/12/21, 1:14 PM - [Allied]: Sort of is now.
2/12/21, 1:14 PM - [Allied]: I wish to load the SDB-1 on the Wasp.
2/12/21, 1:15 PM - [Axis]: We can adjust the rolls as necessary to reflect the better plane on it
2/12/21, 1:15 PM - [Axis]: We can use our chat as a record of what should be on it

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Turn 14. Nov/Dec 1941. Allied #4. (Continued)

2/12/21, 1:16 PM - [Allied]: By the way, the CPs running through Cape Verde can only reach Cape St. Vincent. The North Atlantic is 1 sea area too far.
2/12/21, 1:16 PM - [Allied]: So all 4 CPs from Lagos, Nigeria move to CSV.
2/12/21, 1:16 PM - [Axis]: ok
2/12/21, 1:16 PM - [Axis]: roger
2/12/21, 1:17 PM - [Allied]: By the way, in December 1984 I was in Lagos, Nigeria.
2/12/21, 1:17 PM - [Axis]: Wow, cool
2/12/21, 1:17 PM - [Axis]: I guess
2/12/21, 1:17 PM - [Allied]: Just passing through to Oweria, Nigeria.
2/12/21, 1:17 PM - [Axis]: My wife went to Africa. Said it was fascinating but kinda sad at the same time
2/12/21, 1:18 PM - [Allied]: And back of course.
2/12/21, 1:19 PM - [Allied]: Went for two weeks with a co-worker of mine. He grew up there. His parents were missionaries and had been there since the 1960's. In fact, they were in country during the Nigerian civil war and had to be evacuated.
2/12/21, 1:19 PM - [Axis]: Wow
2/12/21, 1:19 PM - [Allied]: His father, who died this past year, stayed even through our state department was ordering him to leave.
2/12/21, 1:20 PM - [Allied]: Finally over the short-wave they said we're no longer responsible for your safety if you refuse to leave. He said that was the lonest feeling of his life.
2/12/21, 1:21 PM - [Axis]: I bet
2/12/21, 1:31 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
2/12/21, 1:31 PM - [Allied]: Empty TRS from Gibraltar to CVB. Intercept?
2/12/21, 1:31 PM - [Axis]: yes please
2/12/21, 1:33 PM - [Allied]: d10=3, missed. TRS continues on the Gulf of Guinea (1-box).

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Turn 14. Nov/Dec 1941. Allied #4. (Continued)

2/12/21, 1:39 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
2/12/21, 1:39 PM - [Allied]: 1 CP moves from Aden into the East Med. Intercept?
2/12/21, 1:39 PM - [Axis]: intercept, flip CA in 1 box
2/12/21, 1:39 PM - [Allied]: copy
2/12/21, 1:40 PM - [Allied]: d10=2, intercept. CP stops.
2/12/21, 1:45 PM - [Allied]: A second CP from Aden attempts to run the blockade in the East Med. Intercept?
2/12/21, 1:45 PM - [Axis]: yes
2/12/21, 1:47 PM - [Allied]: d10=8, missed. CP continues on to 0-box of West Med.
2/12/21, 2:00 PM - [Allied]: Must say that you've given me an interesting puzzle to solve with all the devastation that the axis subs visited on allied convoys.
2/12/21, 2:00 PM - [Allied]: But truthfully as fun as it is to try to figure out this puzzle I wish I didn't have to ...
2/12/21, 2:01 PM - [Axis]: Ha Ha. I hear ya. Lot of lucky subs stumbling upon convoys in that last impulse

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Turn 14. Nov/Dec 1941. Allied #4. (Continued)

2/12/21, 2:43 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
2/12/21, 2:43 PM - [Allied]: CA from Liverpool to Faeroes Gap. Intercept?
2/12/21, 2:43 PM - [Axis]: yes
2/12/21, 2:46 PM - [Allied]: d10=9, failed. CA Niels Jual continues on to the1-box of the North Atlantic.
2/12/21, 3:07 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
2/12/21, 3:07 PM - [Allied]: Empty Queens moves from Liverpool to Faroes Gap. Intercept?
2/12/21, 3:07 PM - [Axis]: no thx
2/12/21, 3:08 PM - [Allied]: continues on the 1-box of East Coast
2/12/21, 3:39 PM - [Allied]: Naval moves complete.

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Turn 14. Nov/Dec 1941. Allied #4. (Continued)

2/12/21, 3:39 PM - [Allied]: 8 contested sea areas: (1) North Atlantic, (2) Cape Verde Basin, (3) Cape St. Vincent, (4) Faeroes Gap, (5) Bay of Biscay, (6) Italian Coast, (7) West Med & (8) East Med.
2/12/21, 3:40 PM - [Allied]: The allies will not search any of these areas. Will provide details on each that you can search.
2/12/21, 3:40 PM - [Axis]: Send file please
2/12/21, 3:41 PM - [Axis]: Will be easier for me
2/12/21, 3:41 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
2/12/21, 3:42 PM - [Allied]: naval contested game file
2/12/21, 3:42 PM - [Axis]: thanks, looking now
2/12/21, 3:44 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
2/12/21, 3:44 PM - [Axis]: I will let you know which areas to search, one min
2/12/21, 3:44 PM - [Allied]: (1) North Atlantic, (2) Cape Verde Basin, (3) Cape St. Vincent: Allies will not search.
2/12/21, 3:45 PM - [Allied]: Understand ... just "documenting" for our AAR.
2/12/21, 3:45 PM - [Axis]: ok

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Turn 14. Nov/Dec 1941. Allied #4. (Continued)

2/12/21, 3:46 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
2/12/21, 3:46 PM - [Allied]: (4) Faeroes Gap, (5) Bay of Biscay: Allies will not search.