PBEM Global War: Narrative AAR.

[rkr1958]

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

2/12/21, 3:47 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
2/12/21, 3:47 PM - [Allied]: (6) Italian Coast, (7) West Med & (8) East Med: Allies will not search.

[rkr1958]

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

2/12/21, 3:47 PM - [Axis]: Axis will search North Atlantic and will commit subs
2/12/21, 3:47 PM - [Axis]: I may search others as well but start there please
2/12/21, 3:47 PM - [Allied]: copy
2/12/21, 3:48 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
2/12/21, 3:48 PM - [Allied]: North Atlantic: Axis search & commit subs
2/12/21, 3:49 PM - [Axis]: Flip German please
2/12/21, 3:50 PM - [Allied]: already did, though I was sorely tempted to flip the Italian one. &#128513;
2/12/21, 3:50 PM - [Allied]: Searches: Axis=7, RN=5. Neither find.
2/12/21, 3:51 PM - [Axis]: No search of Cape Verde Basin
2/12/21, 3:51 PM - [Allied]: copy
2/12/21, 3:51 PM - [Axis]: No search of Faeroes Gap
2/12/21, 3:52 PM - [Allied]: copy
2/12/21, 3:52 PM - [Axis]: No search Bay of Biscay
2/12/21, 3:52 PM - [Allied]: copy
2/12/21, 3:54 PM - [Axis]: No Search of Western Med
2/12/21, 3:54 PM - [Allied]: copy
2/12/21, 3:54 PM - [Axis]: No search of Eastern Med
2/12/21, 3:54 PM - [Axis]: That's it
2/12/21, 3:54 PM - [Allied]: copy

[rkr1958]

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

2/12/21, 3:55 PM - [Allied]: It's taken a day to do the naval impulse.
2/12/21, 3:56 PM - [Axis]: Yea, that was a tough one
2/12/21, 3:56 PM - [Allied]: And it's still not over.
2/12/21, 3:56 PM - [Allied]: CW will reorg 19 CPs!
2/12/21, 3:57 PM - [Allied]: If I done my calculations correctly that is.
2/12/21, 3:57 PM - [Axis]: Damn!
2/12/21, 3:57 PM - [Allied]: That will definitely be a record.
2/12/21, 4:29 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
2/12/21, 4:30 PM - [Allied]: CW HQs & Sea Lift reorg 19 CPs.
2/12/21, 4:30 PM - [Axis]: ok

[rkr1958]

Turn 14. Nov/Dec 1941. Axis #7.

2/12/21, 4:30 PM - [Allied]: Turn 14. Nov/Dec 1941. Axis #7. Weather.
2/12/21, 4:32 PM - [Allied]: d10=5+2=7. Weather improves slightly but old man winter still sticks around.
2/12/21, 4:32 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
2/12/21, 4:33 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
2/12/21, 4:33 PM - [Allied]: axis impulse 7.
2/12/21, 4:33 PM - [Allied]: That'll be pretty much it for me today.
2/12/21, 4:34 PM - [Axis]: Roger

[rkr1958]

Turn 14. Nov/Dec 1941. Axis #7. (Continued).

2/12/21, 6:36 PM - [Allied]: if you haven't started your impulse yet, I got an edit that fixes the CV Wasp air group bug.
2/12/21, 6:36 PM - [Allied]: If you have, I can apply to the file I get back from you.
2/12/21, 6:37 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
2/12/21, 6:38 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
2/12/21, 6:38 PM - [Allied]: game file with edit

[rkr1958]

Turn 14. Nov/Dec 1941. Axis #7. (Continued).

2/13/21, 12:04 AM - [Axis]: <Media omitted>
2/13/21, 12:04 AM - [Axis]: File sent for Allied ground support
2/13/21, 12:05 AM - [Axis]: Land actions across the board
2/13/21, 8:16 AM - [Allied]: negative on any ground support.

[rkr1958]

Turn 14. Nov/Dec 1941. Axis #7. (Concluded).

2/13/21, 8:16 AM - [Allied]: morning. Just back from my run. &#127939;
2/13/21, 8:17 AM - [Allied]: Time to hit the shower. &#128703; And have to breakfast. &#9749;
2/13/21, 8:17 AM - [Allied]: I'll choose assault where I can.
2/13/21, 8:21 AM - [Axis]: roger
2/13/21, 8:24 AM - [Axis]: <Media omitted>
2/13/21, 8:29 AM - [Axis]: <Media omitted>
2/13/21, 8:30 AM - [Axis]: <Media omitted>
2/13/21, 8:31 AM - [Axis]: <Media omitted>
2/13/21, 8:39 AM - [Axis]: turn continues, back to u
2/13/21, 8:39 AM - [Axis]: <Media omitted>
2/13/21, 8:40 AM - [Axis]: will be afk a while
2/13/21, 8:40 AM - [Axis]: probably an hour or so
2/13/21, 8:51 AM - [Allied]: Copy

[rkr1958]

Turn 14. Nov/Dec 1941. Allied #9.

2/13/21, 12:15 PM - [Allied]: Turn 14. Nov/Dec 1941. Allied #9. CW - naval, Free France - combine, China - land, USSR - land, USA - combine.
2/13/21, 12:52 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
2/13/21, 12:53 PM - [Allied]: Until your subs devastate my convoy lines again the CW has gotten back to 90.9% (20 of 22) production through shipping.
2/13/21, 12:53 PM - [Axis]: nice
2/13/21, 12:53 PM - [Allied]: Of course, 100% production is the goal with a couple of extra oil shipped and saved to the UK.
2/13/21, 12:54 PM - [Allied]: I would be able to play my turns faster if your subs would leave my convoys alone.

[rkr1958]

Turn 14. Nov/Dec 1941. Allied #9. (Continued).

2/13/21, 12:55 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
2/13/21, 12:55 PM - [Allied]: CA moves from Liverpool to the Bay of Biscay. Intercept?
2/13/21, 12:55 PM - [Axis]: no
2/13/21, 12:55 PM - [Allied]: CA Trindad continues on to the 3-box of Cape St. Vincent.

[rkr1958]

Turn 14. Nov/Dec 1941. Allied #9. (Continued).

2/13/21, 1:01 PM - [Allied]: Eight 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.
2/13/21, 1:02 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
2/13/21, 1:02 PM - [Allied]: sent you the game file so you can play along at home
2/13/21, 1:02 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
2/13/21, 1:03 PM - [Axis]: bhx
2/13/21, 1:03 PM - [Axis]: thx
2/13/21, 1:03 PM - [Allied]: (1) North Atlantic: Allies do not search but axis can.

[rkr1958]

Turn 14. Nov/Dec 1941. Allied #9. (Continued).

2/13/21, 1:03 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
2/13/21, 1:03 PM - [Allied]: (2) Cape Verde Basin: No combat.

[rkr1958]

Turn 14. Nov/Dec 1941. Allied #9. (Continued).

2/13/21, 1:03 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
2/13/21, 1:04 PM - [Allied]: (3) Cape St. Vincent: No combat.

[rkr1958]

Turn 14. Nov/Dec 1941. Allied #9. (Continued).

2/13/21, 1:04 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
2/13/21, 1:04 PM - [Allied]: (4) Faeroes Gap: No combat

[rkr1958]

Turn 14. Nov/Dec 1941. Allied #9. (Continued).

2/13/21, 1:04 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
2/13/21, 1:05 PM - [Allied]: (5) Bay of Biscay: Allies will not search, axis may.

[rkr1958]

Turn 14. Nov/Dec 1941. Allied #9. (Continued).

2/13/21, 1:05 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
2/13/21, 1:06 PM - [Allied]: (6) Italian Coast: RN sub group 4731 (2-4-8) flips to initiate search. No air reactions by the allies. Axis?
2/13/21, 1:07 PM - [Axis]: erone to 0
2/13/21, 1:08 PM - [Allied]: copy. RN does not commit her sub groups. Combat ends but RN subs remain in the area.

[rkr1958]

Turn 14. Nov/Dec 1941. Allied #9. (Continued).

2/13/21, 1:09 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
2/13/21, 1:10 PM - [Allied]: (7) West Med: RN will not search, but Italians may.

[rkr1958]

Turn 14. Nov/Dec 1941. Allied #9. (Continued).

2/13/21, 1:10 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
2/13/21, 1:10 PM - [Allied]: (8) East Med: RN will flip Beau-fighter FTR2 to initiate search.
2/13/21, 1:14 PM - [Allied]: CW Air reactions: 1-box: F2A (3 a2a), Whirlwind (5 a2a), Hurricane 1 (4 a2a). 0-box: Spitfire I (5 a2a).
2/13/21, 1:14 PM - [Allied]: Axis?
2/13/21, 1:14 PM - [Axis]: none
2/13/21, 1:14 PM - [Allied]: copy
2/13/21, 1:15 PM - [Allied]: no subs, so it's off to search.
2/13/21, 1:16 PM - [Allied]: Searches: RN=2, Axis=6, only the RN force in the 3-box finds.
2/13/21, 1:18 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
2/13/21, 1:20 PM - [Allied]: Will fight the Italians in the 0 & 4-box, which gives the RN 4 SPs. Still working through the numbers if I want to fight a naval air or surface.
2/13/21, 1:24 PM - [Allied]: It's going to be a surface. The initial risk to both sides is the same: X, D, 2A. The RN will save their 4 SPs in order to place an X on the CA Pola.
2/13/21, 1:24 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
2/13/21, 1:25 PM - [Allied]: How do you wish to allocated your D and 2A risks?
2/13/21, 1:25 PM - [Allied]: allocate not allocated
2/13/21, 1:26 PM - [Axis]: D on Veneto.
2/13/21, 1:26 PM - [Axis]: A on damaged or best defense
2/13/21, 1:27 PM - [Allied]: copy
2/13/21, 1:29 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
2/13/21, 1:29 PM - [Allied]: Excellent damage control by the RM.
2/13/21, 1:30 PM - [Axis]: nice
2/13/21, 1:32 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
2/13/21, 1:33 PM - [Allied]: Not as excellent but still very good damage control by the RN.
2/13/21, 1:33 PM - [Allied]: Allies stay.
2/13/21, 1:33 PM - [Allied]: Axis?
2/13/21, 1:33 PM - [Axis]: yes
2/13/21, 1:34 PM - [Allied]: no additional air reactions by the allies. axis?
2/13/21, 1:34 PM - [Axis]: no support
2/13/21, 1:34 PM - [Allied]: copy. to round 2 search then
2/13/21, 1:35 PM - [Allied]: Round 2 searches: RN=8, Axis=6. Neither find.
2/13/21, 1:36 PM - [Allied]: Italian aborts (CA & BB) to where?
2/13/21, 1:36 PM - [Axis]: Athens
2/13/21, 1:36 PM - [Allied]: copy

[rkr1958]

Turn 14. Nov/Dec 1941. Allied #9. (Concluded).

2/13/21, 1:37 PM - [Allied]: That ends the allied searches. Axis can search either or both North Atlantic and Bay of Biscay.
2/13/21, 1:37 PM - [Axis]: Search NA to start
2/13/21, 1:37 PM - [Axis]: flip German
2/13/21, 1:37 PM - [Allied]: copy
2/13/21, 1:38 PM - [Axis]: commit subs
2/13/21, 1:39 PM - [Allied]: Searches: Axis=4, Allies=1, only the allies find.
2/13/21, 1:39 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
2/13/21, 1:41 PM - [Allied]: Got to fight.
2/13/21, 1:42 PM - [Allied]: RN gets 4 SPs. 2 SPs used to increase axis sub risk from D, A to 2D, A and 2 SPs used to decrease allied risk from D, A to 2A.
2/13/21, 1:43 PM - [Axis]: ok
2/13/21, 1:43 PM - [Allied]: RN risk (2A) allocation: A vs each CA (Sheffield & Shropshire).
2/13/21, 1:44 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
2/13/21, 1:44 PM - [Allied]: CA Sheffield aborted.
2/13/21, 1:45 PM - [Axis]: D on each 6 defense German sub
2/13/21, 1:45 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
2/13/21, 1:45 PM - [Axis]: A on damaged or best defense
2/13/21, 1:48 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
2/13/21, 1:49 PM - [Allied]: 2 U-boats damaged (accidentally placed 1/2 on an undamaged u-boat but didn't matter. Too excited I guess).
2/13/21, 1:49 PM - [Axis]: stay and commit subs
2/13/21, 1:49 PM - [Allied]: copy. off to round 2.
2/13/21, 1:50 PM - [Allied]: Searches: Axis=9, RN=10, neither find.
2/13/21, 1:51 PM - [Allied]: Bay of Biscay?
2/13/21, 1:52 PM - [Axis]: no search
2/13/21, 1:52 PM - [Allied]: copy. That ends naval for this impulse.
2/13/21, 2:13 PM - [Allied]: Turn 14. Nov/Dec 1941. Allied #9. End of turn check. Ends on 3 or less.
2/13/21, 2:13 PM - [Allied]: d10=4, turn continues. now for the weather.

[rkr1958]

Turn 14. Nov/Dec 1941. Axis #11.

2/13/21, 2:15 PM - [Allied]: d10=8+1=9. Winter weather deteriorates.
2/13/21, 2:16 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
2/13/21, 2:17 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
2/13/21, 2:17 PM - [Allied]: axis impulse 11.
2/13/21, 2:32 PM - [Axis]: out for a while
2/13/21, 2:38 PM - [Allied]: no rush ...
2/13/21, 6:15 PM - [Axis]: Land actions for Germany and Japan. Combined for Italy

[rkr1958]

Turn 14. Nov/Dec 1941. Axis #11. (Continued).

2/13/21, 6:15 PM - [Axis]: will search these