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Turn 17. May/June 1942. Allied #3.

2/23/21, 2:34 PM - [Allied]: Getting that additional chit dropped US DOW chance from 80 to 70%. But I'm going to pull the trigger and see what happens.
2/23/21, 2:34 PM - [Axis]: roger
2/23/21, 2:36 PM - [Allied]: FDR attempts to get the US Congress to declare war on Germany and Italy. The Isolations, even after Japan's dastardly sneak attack on the US fleet at Pearl Harbor, still hold sway was a number of pacifists in Congress. There's a 70% chance that FDR will get his DOW request through. A political chance he's willing to take.
2/23/21, 2:38 PM - [Allied]: DOW = 4. FDR does get his request through Congress and the USA is now at war with all three axis powers.
2/23/21, 2:38 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
2/23/21, 2:38 PM - [Axis]: Alrighty then, it's a world war
2/23/21, 2:39 PM - [Allied]: Technically it's been a world world since Sep 1, 1939. Just one not involving the US until Apr/May 1942 and fully involving the USA until May/June 1942.
2/23/21, 2:40 PM - [Allied]: This is the latest by far that I've ever seen the US get fully into the war. Impressive job on your part causing that.
2/23/21, 2:41 PM - [Allied]: US aligns Mexico.
2/23/21, 2:48 PM - [Allied]: I'm debating to go cautiously or not ... but in for a penny in for a pound. Don't believe what I'm going to do is reckless but it is aggressive.
2/23/21, 2:49 PM - [Allied]: Though you can't see until I finish my two naval (CW & US) moves. Ha!
2/23/21, 2:50 PM - [Allied]: Though you might be let down when you actually do see what I'm trying. Don't want to over sell it.
2/23/21, 2:51 PM - [Allied]: Turn 17. May/June 1942. Allied #3. US - naval, CW - naval, Free France - combine, USSR - land, China - land.

Turn 17. May/June 1942. Allied #3. (Continued).

2/23/21, 2:54 PM - [Allied]: Again, my naval impulses wouldn't take so long if you'd just leave my convoys alone. Last turn you sank another 10 CPs! I haven't been keeping track of how many CPs total you've sunk this game. Do you have the number? If not, I've got the data so we can calculated it (later on that is).
2/23/21, 2:55 PM - [Allied]: By the PM Churchill is dancing a jig, smoking a cigar and going through a bottle of whiskey now that the US is at war with Germany and Italy.
2/23/21, 2:56 PM - [Axis]: lol, I bet he is
2/23/21, 2:57 PM - [Axis]: I won't be let down. I'm sure it's pretty creative
2/23/21, 2:57 PM - [Allied]: Anyone ever tell you that it's exhaustive playing against you. Has been from the very start!
2/23/21, 2:58 PM - [Axis]: lol
2/23/21, 2:58 PM - [Axis]: Not really. But I do challenge the Allies to prove their mastery. The Axis will fight to the bitter end even if the tide turns
2/23/21, 2:59 PM - [Allied]: Where in the heck is that tide!
2/23/21, 3:01 PM - [Allied]: As the axis, that's my philosophy too. Not in MWiF but in other ww2 games (CEaW-GS) I have face opponents as the allies that resigned as soon as I got the initiative around '43/'44.. That's frustrating because you take it on the chin up to that point and finally you get to go on the offensive and your opponent resigns.
2/23/21, 3:02 PM - [Axis]: I know...unsportsmanlike
2/23/21, 3:02 PM - [Allied]: My philosophy as the axis player is that if you should play it out as long as the allied player wishes to continue.
2/23/21, 3:05 PM - [Allied]: As the allied player I will try to play to the unless things are so hopeless and the axis player is willing to stop too. I also think it's poor form for the allied player to quit when the axis is about to pull off something spectacular. If it's to the point though of continuing to grind down into the ground an already beaten opponent then that's something else.
2/23/21, 3:07 PM - [Axis]: Of course
2/23/21, 3:07 PM - [Allied]: As the axis in that case, which I'm really am, I will ask the allied player if he wants to concede. Usually it's the other way around. Where my axis opponent finally takes pitty on me and asks if I'd like to stop. Until then, as the allied player, I will continue as long as there's still something interesting in the game.
2/23/21, 3:08 PM - [Axis]: Same here
2/23/21, 4:00 PM - [Allied]: There were two parts of my aggressive plan. One in France/North Sea and the other in the Med. That second part was a rescue attempt of Wavell's HQ-A. However, after working through the moves I decided the assets at risk were too much given what could be saved. So I've decided to scrap the naval moves I've made so far and start over. Sorry. However, what I have planned for France/North Sea is still in play and won't be scrapped. Just the rescue. So, I'm going to take a break for a while, almost dinner time, and start my naval moves over. Might not be until tomorrow before I finish everything because of all the convoy/production fixes I need to make too.
2/23/21, 4:02 PM - [Axis]: Sure, no worries. Take as much time as you need. Days if need be
2/24/21, 2:24 PM - [Allied]: Afternoon! Phew, just got back from running across town to take care of 3 or 4 errands.
2/24/21, 2:25 PM - [Allied]: Still need to take care a few more things but after that will get back to fixing my convoy lines and moving my CW & USN naval units.
2/24/21, 2:25 PM - [Axis]: sure
2/24/21, 2:26 PM - [Allied]: I think Nimitz had someone to take care of his mundane errands but unfortunately even though I'm in command of 5 major powers I still have to take care of mine and my wife's.
2/24/21, 2:26 PM - [Allied]: And Nimitz was only in command of the USN Pacific fleet!
2/24/21, 2:26 PM - [Axis]: I understand that perfectly
2/24/21, 2:46 PM - [Allied]: You being a former tank command I'm reading a book that you may find extremely interesting. I picked it up for my nook for only $3.
2/24/21, 2:46 PM - [Axis]: What is it?
2/24/21, 2:47 PM - [Allied]: "Spearhead. An American Tank Gunner, His Enemy, and a Collision of Lives In World War II" by Adam Makos.
2/24/21, 2:47 PM - [Axis]: Cool, will check it out
2/24/21, 2:48 PM - [Allied]: I think it was published around 2019. Can't believe I was able to pick it up (from Barnes & Noble) for only $3!
2/24/21, 3:08 PM - [Allied]: You've should have seen the staff meetings and heated arguments over what should be done in the Med. I listen to both sides, really three sides, and have made my decision. Right or wrong this is the way it's to be for the foreseeable future.,
2/24/21, 3:17 PM - [Allied]: By my count you have 14 German U-boat flotillas and 6 Italian sub groups in play. That's 20 sub units!
2/24/21, 3:18 PM - [Allied]: And still you managed to beat the RN in the Med and take the Suez!
2/24/21, 3:19 PM - [Allied]: There's some cleaning house needed at the British Admiralty.
2/24/21, 3:23 PM - [Axis]: The Germans and Italians coordinated exceedingly well during this campaign. It's probably the best I've ever executed this Submarine strategy combined with air power in the med
2/24/21, 3:23 PM - [Axis]: Something was bound to break for the Commonwealth
2/24/21, 3:24 PM - [Axis]: Everything I've read is that the battle of the Atlantic was a very near run thing and the Commonwealth was fortunate to win it
2/24/21, 3:24 PM - [Allied]: You've definitely have put on a clinic. Very impressive even on the receiving end of all this.
2/24/21, 4:22 PM - [Allied]: Well I've finally got production back. Still need to send out ASW escorts, patrols, task forces for Operation Jubliee, Pacific task forces and excess CP RTBs.
2/24/21, 4:23 PM - [Allied]: But it's that time of day. Dinner and cocktails.
2/24/21, 4:40 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
2/24/21, 4:42 PM - [Allied]: Total number of Atlantic convoys at risk is 48 of the 67 that can be reached by Euro-Axis subs. That's 71.6%! You're killing me!

Turn 17. May/June 1942. Allied #3. (Continued).

2/25/21, 12:24 PM - [Allied]: Hi. Finally I've finished my naval moves!
2/25/21, 12:25 PM - [Axis]: Hi there
2/25/21, 12:25 PM - [Allied]: Only 3 Contested Sea Area: (1) North Atlantic, (2) China Sea & (3) New Zealand Coast.
2/25/21, 12:26 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
2/25/21, 12:26 PM - [Allied]: (1) North Atlantic: No combat. I thought hard about this but decided not to make any additional moves into that sea area in order not to allow you to initiate this impulse.

Turn 17. May/June 1942. Allied #3. (Continued).

2/25/21, 12:28 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
2/25/21, 12:28 PM - [Allied]: (3) New Zealand Coast: No combat.

Turn 17. May/June 1942. Allied #3. (Continued).

2/25/21, 12:28 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
2/25/21, 12:29 PM - [Allied]: (2) China Sea: USN Sub group 4268 (4-box) will flip to initiate. With storms no air reactions possible. USN commits her sub groups. Let's hope that they fix their problems with the Mk14 torpedo.
2/25/21, 12:31 PM - [Allied]: Searches: USN=8, IJN=3, only the Japanese CA in the 4 box finds.
2/25/21, 12:31 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
2/25/21, 12:32 PM - [Axis]: fight both
2/25/21, 12:32 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
2/25/21, 12:33 PM - [Axis]: looks good
2/25/21, 12:33 PM - [Allied]: IJN: no risk, USN: D, 3A (after 4 SPs used to increase risk).
2/25/21, 12:33 PM - [Allied]: (1) D vs 2-5-8, (2) A on 2-5-8 until aborted then 2-6-7.
2/25/21, 12:36 PM - [Allied]: 2-5-8 damaged & aborted, 2-6-7 aborted. That ends the naval combat. Apparently MWiF crashed on me before the risk resolution. Need to reload and recreate.
2/25/21, 12:37 PM - [Axis]: bummer
2/25/21, 12:38 PM - [Allied]: Apparently everything has gone belly up. Need to restart. Also, have some errands to run so will be gone for the next 2 hours.
2/25/21, 12:38 PM - [Axis]: ok
2/25/21, 12:39 PM - [Axis]: So two navals and Land for USSR?
2/25/21, 1:14 PM - [Allied]: Naval for CW and USA. Combine for Free France and land for USSR and China.
2/25/21, 1:15 PM - [Allied]: Just got my PC restarted!
2/25/21, 1:15 PM - [Axis]: Roger
2/25/21, 1:15 PM - [Axis]: cool
2/25/21, 1:15 PM - [Allied]: I hate Microsoft at times like this.
2/25/21, 1:16 PM - [Allied]: Ling story but caused me to waste 30 minutes trying g to login!
2/25/21, 1:16 PM - [Allied]: Long story
2/25/21, 1:16 PM - [Allied]: See you after my errands.
2/25/21, 1:16 PM - [Axis]: wow
2/25/21, 3:36 PM - [Allied]: I'm back! Need to recreate the battle in the China Sea. Also, you will have the opportunity to search in the East Med. Will pass file to you to look at for that after I recreate the China Sea Battle.
2/25/21, 3:36 PM - [Axis]: ok
2/25/21, 3:37 PM - [Allied]: Errands always take me longer than I think they will.
2/25/21, 3:37 PM - [Allied]: Then throw MS Windows into the mix ...
2/25/21, 3:40 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
2/25/21, 3:40 PM - [Allied]: China Sea: USN Risk Resolution.
2/25/21, 3:42 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>

Turn 17. May/June 1942. Allied #3. (Continued).

2/25/21, 3:42 PM - [Allied]: East Med: Axis can search. Game file coming.
2/25/21, 3:43 PM - [Axis]: Yes, search, flip any cruiser
2/25/21, 3:43 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
2/25/21, 3:43 PM - [Allied]: copy
2/25/21, 3:44 PM - [Allied]: I flipped 1 in the 0-box.
2/25/21, 3:45 PM - [Axis]: thx
2/25/21, 3:46 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
2/25/21, 3:46 PM - [Allied]: RN reacts twin-engine FTR3 & NAV2 to 1-box.
2/25/21, 3:46 PM - [Allied]: Axis air reactions?
2/25/21, 3:47 PM - [Axis]: one sec
2/25/21, 3:48 PM - [Axis]: macchi to 0
2/25/21, 3:48 PM - [Axis]: that's it
2/25/21, 3:49 PM - [Allied]: copy
2/25/21, 3:50 PM - [Allied]: Searches: Axis=10, Allied=4, both miss.
2/25/21, 3:51 PM - [Allied]: This indeed concludes the naval for my impulse.

Turn 17. May/June 1942. Allied #3. (Concluded).

2/25/21, 4:22 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
2/25/21, 4:22 PM - [Allied]: USN HQ (Nimitz) Reorg.

Turn 17. May/June 1942. Axis #5.

2/25/21, 4:25 PM - [Allied]: Turn 17. May/June 1942. Axis #5. Weather.
2/25/21, 4:27 PM - [Allied]: d10=3+2=5. Weather improves considerably worldwide. Fine everywhere except for rain in the north monsoon.
2/25/21, 4:27 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
2/25/21, 4:28 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
2/25/21, 4:29 PM - [Allied]: axis impulse 5.
2/25/21, 4:29 PM - [Allied]: Dinner time ... pretty much finished for the day ... I (think) you (might) have a lot to mull over ...
2/25/21, 4:30 PM - [Axis]: got it
2/26/21, 7:41 AM - [Axis]: Land actions across the board
2/26/21, 7:42 AM - [Axis]: The OKW is concerned that the raid on Calais may turn into something more...

Turn 17. May/June 1942. Axis #5. (Continued).

2/26/21, 7:48 AM - [Axis]: intercept?
2/26/21, 9:10 AM - [Allied]: No intercept please.
2/26/21, 9:11 AM - [Axis]: roger
2/26/21, 9:13 AM - [Axis]: <Media omitted>

Turn 17. May/June 1942. Axis #5. (Continued).

Turn 17. May/June 1942. Axis #5. (Continued).

2/26/21, 11:31 AM - [Axis]: ground support cap?
2/26/21, 11:31 AM - [Allied]: no cap

Turn 17. May/June 1942. Axis #5. (Continued).

2/26/21, 11:39 AM - [Axis]: <Media omitted>
2/26/21, 11:39 AM - [Axis]: Sent allied ground support
2/26/21, 11:44 AM - [Allied]: got it. taking a look now.
2/26/21, 11:57 AM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
2/26/21, 11:58 AM - [Allied]: RTB Instructions: TB-3 to Gorki, rest to Moscow
2/26/21, 12:00 PM - [Allied]: FYI: Choose Assault for LC in China. Everything else looked to be your choice (i.e., Blitz) or auto.
2/26/21, 12:16 PM - [Axis]: roger
2/26/21, 12:18 PM - [Axis]: <Media omitted>
2/26/21, 12:19 PM - [Allied]: &#128077;
2/26/21, 12:21 PM - [Axis]: Allies score DC, Axis Nil. Going to round II
2/26/21, 12:23 PM - [Axis]: Allies score DC, Axis AA. Fighter chosen
2/26/21, 12:23 PM - [Allied]: Allies stay
2/26/21, 12:24 PM - [Axis]: Axis do as well
2/26/21, 12:25 PM - [Axis]: <Media omitted>
2/26/21, 12:25 PM - [Axis]: Allies scored AC
2/26/21, 12:27 PM - [Allied]: IL-4. Allies stay.
2/26/21, 12:27 PM - [Axis]: Axis do as well
2/26/21, 12:28 PM - [Axis]: Allies score DC, Axis DA, your choice
2/26/21, 12:31 PM - [Allied]: Abort air-to-air. RTB as previously instructed. A poor performance by the Red Air Force.
2/26/21, 12:31 PM - [Axis]: Yea, tough luck there
2/26/21, 12:32 PM - [Axis]: <Media omitted>

Turn 17. May/June 1942. Axis #5. (Continued).

Turn 17. May/June 1942. Axis #5. (Continued).

Turn 17. May/June 1942. Axis #5. (Continued).

Turn 17. May/June 1942. Axis #5. (Concluded).

2/26/21, 12:52 PM - [Axis]: back to u
2/26/21, 12:52 PM - [Axis]: <Media omitted>
2/26/21, 1:17 PM - [Allied]: got it. out for a bit. Will also need to take a long hard look at France, in additional to elsewhere. But deciding what to try in France is critical I think.
2/26/21, 1:18 PM - [Allied]: By the way, did I overbuild what I was/am going to try?
2/26/21, 1:18 PM - [Axis]: overbuild?
2/26/21, 1:18 PM - [Allied]: not overbuild in units but overstate more specifically ...
2/26/21, 1:19 PM - [Axis]: No, I don't think so. It's a concern for the Axis what the Allies might do. They have some capability to cause problems
2/26/21, 1:20 PM - [Axis]: As you can see by the save, the Axis have been forced to react
2/26/21, 1:20 PM - [Allied]: Well, they need to cause the axis a headache somewhere to blunt their initiative.
2/26/21, 1:20 PM - [Allied]: Talk to you later ...
2/26/21, 1:20 PM - [Axis]: Sure

Turn 17. May/June 1942. Allied #6.

2/26/21, 2:48 PM - [Allied]: Turn 17. May/June 1942. Allied #6. US - combine, CW - land, Free France - land, USSR - land, China - land.
2/26/21, 2:49 PM - [Allied]: US aligns Brazil.
2/26/21, 2:50 PM - [Axis]: roger
2/26/21, 2:52 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
2/26/21, 2:53 PM - [Allied]: USN during the naval air flies a PBY-5 to the 4-box of the North Atlantic. This means the Italians subs can search is they wish.
2/26/21, 2:54 PM - [Axis]: roger
2/26/21, 2:54 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
2/26/21, 2:54 PM - [Allied]: Here's a better picture capturing the allied situation. The CW has a Sunderland NAV4 in Greenland that will react to the 0-box if the Italian subs search.

Turn 17. May/June 1942. Allied #6. (Continued).

2/26/21, 2:59 PM - [Allied]: Two contested sea areas: (1) New Zealand Coast, (2) North Atlantic.
2/26/21, 2:59 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
2/26/21, 2:59 PM - [Allied]: USN will search neither.
2/26/21, 3:00 PM - [Allied]: Do the Italian subs in the North Atlantic wish to search?
2/26/21, 3:02 PM - [Axis]: no thx
2/26/21, 3:03 PM - [Allied]: copy. no search.
2/26/21, 3:03 PM - [Allied]: this ends the naval for the current impulse.

Turn 17. May/June 1942. Allied #6. (Continued).

2/26/21, 3:08 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
2/26/21, 3:09 PM - [Allied]: RAF & USN ground strike the 3 German units in Boulogue. You can intercept with the Bf 109 E-3 FTR2. The RAF and USN have several units that can counter-intercept if you do. Do you wish to intercept?
2/26/21, 3:09 PM - [Allied]: Not shown is USN F5F-4 (5 a2a).
2/26/21, 3:09 PM - [Axis]: sec
2/26/21, 3:10 PM - [Allied]: do you need the file?
2/26/21, 3:10 PM - [Axis]: no thx
2/26/21, 3:11 PM - [Axis]: intercept
2/26/21, 3:11 PM - [Allied]: copy
2/26/21, 3:11 PM - [Axis]: return to Brussels if survives
2/26/21, 3:12 PM - [Allied]: Also looking the Eastern Front. But will only (possibly) ground strike if Luftwaffe can't intercept.
2/26/21, 3:12 PM - [Axis]: ok
2/26/21, 3:15 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
2/26/21, 3:18 PM - [Allied]: axis=8, DA. Allies abort Spitfive VB FTR2
2/26/21, 3:19 PM - [Allied]: allied=9, no effect.
2/26/21, 3:19 PM - [Allied]: allies stay. assume axis too?
2/26/21, 3:19 PM - [Axis]: Axis will stay
2/26/21, 3:20 PM - [Allied]: Round 2. +1 axis/-1 allied.
2/26/21, 3:21 PM - [Allied]: axis=13, no effect.
2/26/21, 3:22 PM - [Allied]: allied=9, no axis bomber to clear. Off to round 3.
2/26/21, 3:23 PM - [Allied]: axis=7, AA. Abort last fighter or SBD-1 bomber?
2/26/21, 3:24 PM - [Axis]: fighter
2/26/21, 3:24 PM - [Allied]: copy
2/26/21, 3:24 PM - [Allied]: allied=13, no effect.
2/26/21, 3:25 PM - [Allied]: Allies abort the air-to-air.
2/26/21, 3:25 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>

Turn 17. May/June 1942. Allied #6. (Continued).

2/26/21, 3:27 PM - [Allied]: USSR Ground Strike. Pe-2 (3) vs 2-stack (52,62). XXV Inf corps & Rundstedt HQ-A.
2/26/21, 3:27 PM - [Axis]: roger