GC Republican AAR

[Rysyonok]

Republican Enclave 8 - Lugo - Ribadeo: We're falling back the best we can to Oviedo. There are a couple of new units caught up in Vivero - I don't see a way to save them. There's a mass of NATs coming from the southwest. I scramble a couple of units to pillage a NAT ENG in Luarca. Ribadeo is an airfield - it's important to note that I'm only talking about already existing level 2+ airfields, as I'm clearly not in a position to spend supply to expand - but there are no airbase engineers or planes here.

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Republican Enclave 9 - Southwest Madrid: A quick clean-up is needed, as three entire airbase engineer units are caught on the front lines, and they are sorely needed back in Madrid. Shock attacks all across the region it is! I can't wait what was aboard those NAT ENG units in Talavera. There are 4 airfields, but no aircraft here for me. Also, a point for recon: a unit that looked like an INF last turn is a RSV this turn, which typically means easy to grab vehicles. We'll see.

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Republican Enclave 10 - Tarragona - Lerida: I'm gathering up in Lerida, but the troops are literally consuming everything in their path. I've already had to turn reinforcements and upgrades off, and if this continues, the entire idea of the northeast offensive from Madrid may be toast. There are some nice airfields in the area, but no planes or engineers. The only airbase just charged southwest along the coast to relieve Cartagena.

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[Dreamslayer]

Republican Enclave 8 - Lugo - Ribadeo

Try to use "sector" instead of "enclave".

[Rysyonok]

Try to use "sector" instead of "enclave".

Great suggestion!

[Rysyonok]

Republican Sector 11 - Cordoba - Jaen - Linares: Everyone is concentrating in Cordoba, if only to recover the two airbase ENGs stuck in there. In the meantime, NATs employ tanks on the western edge of the enclave. There are a few airfields, but no planes. Mandating that my units don't spend supply on reinforcements while moving becomes a norm. Resting whenever it's possible to train up, too.

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Republican Sector 12 - Menorca: Quiet. Almost every unit goes into "rest/training" mode. A couple of new units show up and are sent to Mahon to board APs, so is the Naval ENG from the west. I need to figure out what's eating so many supplies down here. There's an airfield at Mahon, but at this starvation rate, I'm not sending any air ENGs or planes down to the island.

Republican Sector 13 - Madrid: Pretty much all training for ground forces and mostly stand down for the Airforce, as I try to repair what I can. Note: there are a few NATs starting to approach from the northeast. My offensive may become a defensive before long...

Republican Sector 14 - Teruel - Montalban - Castellon - Valencia: REPs are concentrating to deal with NATs around Teruel, but the overall strategy remains a question. Montalban seems a dead-end for either faction. There are some airfields in the area, but no planes or bases.

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[RangerJoe]

If you press "W" or "w" you can see the hex side control. Your units may still retreat even if they don't control the hex side. To open an escape route, all that you have to do is move a unit through a hex side but preferably while not crossing a river to avoid the shock attack.

[Rysyonok]

If you press "W" or "w" you can see the hex side control. Your units may still retreat even if they don't control the hex side. To open an escape route, all that you have to do is move a unit through a hex side but preferably while not crossing a river to avoid the shock attack.

Even as the enemy is actively attacking them?

[Rysyonok]

Sometimes one can get too involved in the details. My Navy did not sail this turn. No worries. Santiago, Santiago! At least I didn't lose a bunch of airplanes, and I can start to fix my Airforce blunders from the earlier turns.

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Republican Sector 1 - Huelva - Sevilla: Quiet, switching to rest/training.

Republican Sector 2 - Gibraltar: Same, but there's a NAT INF sneaking a bit north from here.

Republican Sector 3 - Granada - Almeria: Basic combat north of Granada, in the meantime a sneak force is going right for the city itself. The Airforce ops are pretty much shut down due to low airbase support (11/14).

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Republican Sector 4 - Malaga - Loja: Some air groups stand down. There's a visible lack of fuel: moving too fast to the frontlines had its cost. Tomorrow, the faster TBs, DDs, CLs, and patrol boats will move to Cartagena. Air support at Malaga is 26/48, but I have nowhere to move those planes to yet. Most groups are stood down.

Republican Sector 5 - San Sebastian: Enemy is coming up heavy from the south. We're going to attempt one shock attack west of San-Seb just to clear up the locals so that we can fall back to the city and prepare.

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Republican Sector 6 - Badajoz - Merida - Caceres: It's pretty much a retreat towards Madrid as NATs are starting to push north. We're going to do a shock attack again as to link up with Southwest Madrid forces - and we do have an airbase ENG unit to save. Saving Private Ryan #2 it is - we've already shuttled one air ENG unit back to the capital.

Republican Sector 7 - Oviedo - Gijon: It's a tough 50/50 battle. We're falling back to Oviedo despite some victories. Mind you, some units you see only have 1 squad on file.

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[CrusaderRex]

"Republican Enclave 9 - Southwest Madrid: A quick clean-up is needed, as three entire airbase engineer units are caught on the front lines, and they are sorely needed back in Madrid."

I have used Republican air transport squadrons in Madrid-Barajas to redeploy the airbase LCUs in Navalmoral, Talavera, and Torrijos using the "Troop Pickup" mission to fly them back to Madrid-Barajas airfield. I did dump the 2ton trucks in each airbase unit to make the loading easier. Worked great. I then flew two of them on to the Malaga sector using the "Troop Transport" mission as additional bases for my Vildebeest naval bombers. The DC 2 aircraft of 4a/LAPE squadron have a range of 78 and a load capacity of 4000 and were perfect for the long trip from Madrid to Malaga. I eventually gave them their trucks back from an RSV.

[Rysyonok]

Republican Sector 8 - Lugo - Ribadeo: Pretty much a loss at this point. I still have 3 units in Vivero (62,50), but it's just 3 squads and a static unit.

Republican Sector 9 - Southwest Madrid: Nothing no report.

Republican Sector 10 - Tarragona - Lerida: Nothing to report.

Republican Sector 11 - Cordoba - Jaen - Linares: Nothing to report.

Republican Sector 12 - Menorca: NATs land 4 men on the island. I'm still evacuating mobile forces to the mainland, but let' s see what's up.

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Republican Sector 13 - Madrid: We're consolidating, although a couple of motivated INFs are sent northeast to face NAT skirmishers. The airplanes are mostly resting. Getafe is at 71 aviation support - 56 needed. Madrid-Barajas is at 12 support - 30 needed.

Republican Sector 14 - Teruel - Montalban - Castellon - Valencia: REP forces are finally in a position to attack in force - let's see what happens.

[Rysyonok]

"Republican Enclave 9 - Southwest Madrid: A quick clean-up is needed, as three entire airbase engineer units are caught on the front lines, and they are sorely needed back in Madrid."

I have used Republican air transport squadrons in Madrid-Barajas to redeploy the airbase LCUs in Navalmoral, Talavera, and Torrijos using the "Troop Pickup" mission to fly them back to Madrid-Barajas airfield. I did dump the 2ton trucks in each airbase unit to make the loading easier. Worked great. I then flew two of them on to the Malaga sector using the "Troop Transport" mission as additional bases for my Vildebeest naval bombers. The DC 2 aircraft of 4a/LAPE squadron have a range of 78 and a load capacity of 4000 and were perfect for the long trip from Madrid to Malaga. I eventually gave them their trucks back from an RSV.

Wow. Impressive beyond words. Next Christmas, I will wish to be as awesome as you, Sir.

[jwilkerson]

BTW, Welcome !!

Great AAR !!

[Rysyonok]

BTW, Welcome !!

Great AAR !!

Thank you, Sir.

We fought well in WPO.

Maybe I will peak your interest in there or another game again.

[Rysyonok]

Republican Sector 15 - Santander - Bilbao (New entrant): I have dismissed this region because it seemed to be full of my troops. Now I'm actively falling back, as NATs are pushing across the entire border. There are a few airports in the area, but I don't have any airbase engineers - aviation support, so, perhaps, the North is not for REP airplanes?

Republican Sector 16: Cartagena - Lorca - Alcoy - Murcia (New entrant): Nothing to speak of.

[RangerJoe]

If you press "W" or "w" you can see the hex side control. Your units may still retreat even if they don't control the hex side. To open an escape route, all that you have to do is move a unit through a hex side but preferably while not crossing a river to avoid the shock attack.

Even as the enemy is actively attacking them?

Yes, the movement occurs before the combats.

Also, it helps you to see what you need to do and is more informative in your pictures as well. I play with the hex side control showing.

[Rysyonok]

Yes, the movement occurs before the combats.

Also, it helps you to see what you need to do and is more informative in your pictures as well. I play with the hex side control showing.

Good call - I will show hex control going forth.

[Rysyonok]

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[Rysyonok]

Republican Sector 1 - Huelva - Sevilla: Quiet.

Republican Sector 2 - Gibraltar: Quiet.

Republican Sector 3 - Granada - Almeria: Tomorrow will be interesting as my 2nd force makes it into Granada, so the NAT enclave is cleaved in half effectively. More NATs appear from the west, the Sevilla sector. More confusion about air support: I send the units to rest - support drops from 11/15 to 0/15 - I send them back in combat mode - the support is now 13/15. Aaa. Maybe I will finally read the manual.

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Republican Sector 4 - Malaga - Loja: Airforce is half-standing down to catch up on repairs. Current air support is 26/51, so half of what's needed. Low on fuel, coal; the bigger ships already left the area. Patrol boats will take a night off, too.

Republican Sector 5 - San Sebastian: At 11:1 west of town, so I'm shock-attacking, so that I have a couple of days to rest before more NATs come from the south.

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Republican Sector 6 - Badajoz - Merida - Caceres: 3:1 odds south of Caceres and shock attacks as well. NAT losses are heavy, but they aren't giving up any ground. My tactics of combine-and-charge is working so far, and I'm regrouping any Regiment I can't. I haven't tried the "merge" function yet.

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Republican Sector 7 - Oviedo - Gijon: Still a tough 50/50 in Oviedo. I have a few squads I'm still pulling in, but they have to pause north of town before entering to avoid the river. The only air support unit in the area is sent east to Santander to staff a level 4 airfield there.

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[Rysyonok]

Republican Sector 8 - Lugo - Ribadeo: Lost. The only remaining units are locked up and can't even score a single kill.

Republican Sector 9 - Southwest Madrid: I'm hoping to wrap up the battle in Talavera soon, 4:1 odds, and I got more troops coming in, that's 3 airbase forces I can use elsewhere. Weird Texas standoff by Toledo.

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Republican Sector 10 - Tarragona - Lerida: The setting of the future Hunger Games. I pulled in so many troops, that they are literally eating up everything. At this rate, we might as well fall back to the coast, because neither will I make it to Zaragosa, nor NATs from there to Barcelona. Lerida is still holding on with 5K of supplies, but that's going to last what, a week at best?

Republican Sector 11 - Cordoba - Jaen - Linares: NAT artillery is hurting really bad at Cordoba. Hopefully I can wrap up Granada soon to reinforce. A few more NATs pop up northwest of the city. I'm still using my tactics of concentrating battle groups, but in this sector that may not be enough.

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Republican Sector 12 - Menorca: The 4 NAT soldiers manage to knock out one of my batteries, and suddenly the entire island is in danger. Ouch. Maybe I should have considered that Majorca invasion after all.

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Republican Sector 13 - Madrid: The attack force sent northeast is slowing down and will encamp just 5 hexes away. We finally have a positive airbase support ratio at one airbase, so more planes are starting to fly. We're going to try the "artillery barrage" option this turn, as a couple of enemies are in range.

Republican Sector 14 - Teruel - Montalban - Castellon - Valencia: Somewhat of a 50/50, but I have quite a few troops on the way. A new strategy shapes up: take the cities - let them starve in forests.

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[Rysyonok]

Republican Sector 15 - Santander - Bilbao: After some initial panic, we're going to establish a couple of vectors of counterattack.

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Republican Sector 16: Cartagena - Lorca - Alcoy - Murcia: Pretty much a full stand-down. We got one local airbase operational, the other one is on the way.

Republican Sector 17: Barcelona: Quiet. Lots of training.

[Rysyonok]

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