PBEM Global War: Narrative AAR.

[rkr1958]

Turn 4. Mar/Apr 1940. Allied #6. (continued).

1/9/21, 2:15 PM - [Axis] no support, no sub
1/9/21, 2:15 PM - [Allied] copy.
1/9/21, 2:17 PM - [Allied] Yikes ... this time search is reversed. Allied=10, Axis=3.
1/9/21, 2:17 PM - [Allied] <Media omitted>
1/9/21, 2:17 PM - [Allied] How do you wish to proceed?
1/9/21, 2:19 PM - [Axis] 4 box only
1/9/21, 2:20 PM - [Allied] copy.

[rkr1958]

Turn 4. Mar/Apr 1940. Allied #6. (continued).

1/9/21, 2:21 PM - [Axis] how much AA?
1/9/21, 2:21 PM - [Allied] 5
1/9/21, 2:21 PM - [Allied] So against 1 plane that's none.
1/9/21, 2:21 PM - [Allied] Isn't it?
1/9/21, 2:21 PM - [Axis] max damage then
1/9/21, 2:21 PM - [Allied] copy
1/9/21, 2:22 PM - [Allied] <Media omitted>

[rkr1958]

Turn 4. Mar/Apr 1940. Allied #6. (continued).

1/9/21, 2:23 PM - [Allied] You choice for X, mine for A.
1/9/21, 2:23 PM - [Allied] see that I cut off the edge of the cap ... will resend.
1/9/21, 2:23 PM - [Axis] thx
1/9/21, 2:23 PM - [Allied] <Media omitted>
1/9/21, 2:24 PM - [Axis] Sussex
1/9/21, 2:25 PM - [Allied] (Axis Choice) X on Sussex. (Allied) A on Sussex if survives; otherwise A on CA Manchester.
1/9/21, 2:28 PM - [Allied] CA Sussex sunk (D10=2) & CA Manchester aborted (D10=6).
1/9/21, 2:28 PM - [Allied] <Media omitted>
1/9/21, 2:28 PM - [Allied] Allies stay. Assume axis do too?
1/9/21, 2:29 PM - [Axis] Yes
1/9/21, 2:29 PM - [Allied] Same instructions as for round 2 (i.e., no air & do not commit sub)?
1/9/21, 2:29 PM - [Axis] correct

[rkr1958]

Turn 4. Mar/Apr 1940. Allied #6. (continued).

1/9/21, 2:29 PM - [Allied] Ok. It's off to round 3 searches.
1/9/21, 2:32 PM - [Allied] Both sides find (Allied=1, Axis=5). Allies only get 3 SPs so it's another naval air.
1/9/21, 2:33 PM - [Allied] Allies have 8 AA pts; which is lowest 1 of 6. No SPs used to increase AA.
1/9/21, 2:35 PM - [Allied] AA=2,7,7,9,9,9. Dang, if it wasn't for that first roll the Italian Nav would have been aborted. As it is, it's 2 air-to-sea are reduced to 0.
1/9/21, 2:35 PM - [Allied] Allies stay. Assume you do to with same instructions?
1/9/21, 2:35 PM - [Axis] yes
1/9/21, 2:37 PM - [Allied] Searches: Allied=1, Axis=7. Ok. This time only the allies find and with enough SPs to shut down (i.e., avoid) combat.
1/9/21, 2:38 PM - [Allied] <Media omitted>
1/9/21, 2:38 PM - [Axis] Abort to La Spezia
1/9/21, 2:38 PM - [Axis] risk interception
1/9/21, 2:38 PM - [Allied] copy
1/9/21, 2:38 PM - [Allied] through Italian coast or West Med?
1/9/21, 2:39 PM - [Axis] Italian Coast
1/9/21, 2:39 PM - [Allied] Had to ask. &#128519;
1/9/21, 2:40 PM - [Allied] Allies will attempt interception. French CA Duquesne (1-box) will flip.
1/9/21, 2:41 PM - [Allied] 2 or less needed (I believe).
1/9/21, 2:42 PM - [Allied] It's a 0! Bad dice pattern. Sorry. Will redo.
1/9/21, 2:43 PM - [Allied] Man! d10=3, just missed.
1/9/21, 2:43 PM - [Allied] CA Manchester aborts to Malta.

[rkr1958]

Turn 4. Mar/Apr 1940. Allied #6. (continued).

1/9/21, 2:44 PM - [Allied] Allies will attempt to initiate in the Italian Coast using the CA Duquesne which flipped to attempt intercept.
1/9/21, 2:45 PM - [Allied] You have a German fighter (He 112) that can reach as high as the 1-box and an Italian fighter (Macchi C.200) that can reach the 0-box.
1/9/21, 2:45 PM - [Allied] Any air reactions?
1/9/21, 2:46 PM - [Axis] no reaction
1/9/21, 2:47 PM - [Allied] copy. No subs either side to worry about. So it's on to the searches.

[rkr1958]

Turn 4. Mar/Apr 1940. Allied #6. (continued).

1/9/21, 2:48 PM - [Allied] Not good for the allies ... Allied=8, Axis=1.
1/9/21, 2:48 PM - [Allied] <Media omitted>
1/9/21, 2:48 PM - [Allied] How do you wish to proceed?
1/9/21, 2:49 PM - [Axis] all boxes
1/9/21, 2:49 PM - [Allied] copy.

[rkr1958]

Turn 4. Mar/Apr 1940. Allied #6. (continued).

1/9/21, 2:50 PM - [Allied] No AA. Assume maximize risk with your 8 SPs?
1/9/21, 2:50 PM - [Axis] max damage
1/9/21, 2:51 PM - [Allied] <Media omitted>

[rkr1958]

Turn 4. Mar/Apr 1940. Allied #6. (continued).

1/9/21, 2:51 PM - [Axis] first result against malaya
1/9/21, 2:51 PM - [Allied] copy. (axis) X vs BB Malaya. (allied) A vs BB Malaya if it survives; otherwise A vs French CA Dquuesne (1-box).
1/9/21, 2:53 PM - [Allied] <Media omitted>
1/9/21, 2:53 PM - [Allied] Allies stay, assume axis do too with same instructions?
1/9/21, 2:54 PM - [Axis] yes
1/9/21, 2:54 PM - [Allied] Off to round 2 searches then.

[rkr1958]

Turn 4. Mar/Apr 1940. Allied #6. (continued).

1/9/21, 2:55 PM - [Allied] Both sides find
1/9/21, 2:57 PM - [Allied] No AA and you have 2 SPs which I'll use to increase allied risk.
1/9/21, 2:57 PM - [Axis] ok
1/9/21, 2:57 PM - [Allied] <Media omitted>
1/9/21, 2:57 PM - [Allied] Instructions for applying 2A risk?
1/9/21, 2:57 PM - [Allied] Well, actually only the first is yours.
1/9/21, 2:58 PM - [Axis] Strausbourg
1/9/21, 2:59 PM - [Allied] Allied 2A risk: (axis) A vs Srassbourgh. (allied) will wait and see what happens with the first A.
1/9/21, 3:00 PM - [Allied] D10=1, got 'em. Strasbourgh aborted.
1/9/21, 3:01 PM - [Allied] Gone to risk it and NOT put the A vs damaged BB Malaya; but against the BB Bretagne.
1/9/21, 3:02 PM - [Allied] d10=3, French BB Bretagne aborted.
1/9/21, 3:02 PM - [Allied] Allies stay. Assume axis do too with same instructions?
1/9/21, 3:03 PM - [Axis] Fly Italian fighter to 0
1/9/21, 3:03 PM - [Allied] Ahh ... copy.
1/9/21, 3:04 PM - [Allied] Italian fighter to 0-box. Round 3 searches coming up.
1/9/21, 3:04 PM - [Allied] Or is it round 4?
1/9/21, 3:04 PM - [Allied] Doesn't matter I guess.

[rkr1958]

Turn 4. Mar/Apr 1940. Allied #6. (continued).

1/9/21, 3:05 PM - [Allied] Not good. Allied=9, Axis=2.
1/9/21, 3:06 PM - [Allied] <Media omitted>
1/9/21, 3:06 PM - [Axis] both boxes
1/9/21, 3:06 PM - [Allied] copy

[rkr1958]

Turn 4. Mar/Apr 1940. Allied #6. (concluded).

1/9/21, 3:06 PM - [Axis] max damage
1/9/21, 3:06 PM - [Axis] one sec
1/9/21, 3:06 PM - [Axis] let me check
1/9/21, 3:06 PM - [Axis] might be better to go with target selection
1/9/21, 3:06 PM - [Allied] already proceeded?
1/9/21, 3:06 PM - [Allied] Ok. Haven't used SPs though.
1/9/21, 3:07 PM - [Axis] ok, hold on
1/9/21, 3:07 PM - [Axis] 8 SP?
1/9/21, 3:07 PM - [Allied] <Media omitted>
1/9/21, 3:07 PM - [Allied] Yes. Initial risk is none.
1/9/21, 3:08 PM - [Allied] Might as well max damage.
1/9/21, 3:08 PM - [Allied] You can't save 3 SPs and get high enough to get 2Ds.
1/9/21, 3:08 PM - [Axis] max damage
1/9/21, 3:08 PM - [Axis] first D on Malaya
1/9/21, 3:10 PM - [Allied] Of course. 2nd D on CA Duquesne.
1/9/21, 3:12 PM - [Allied] BB Malaya survives; French CA Duqesne is damaged and since it's the only ship left with 3A is aborted too. Thus ends the one-side battle off the Italian Coast.
1/9/21, 3:12 PM - [Axis] 115 had some good spotters
1/9/21, 3:13 PM - [Allied] RN and French navies hopefully learned the lesson that ships without air cover are vulnerable to enemy bombers.
1/9/21, 3:13 PM - [Allied] In the real war they didn't learn that off the Coast of Norway or Crete.
1/9/21, 3:14 PM - [Allied] Took the sinking of the Prince of Whales and Repulse for the lesson to really be driven home!
1/9/21, 3:15 PM - [Allied] Naval impulses; especially with combat takes a while.
1/9/21, 3:16 PM - [Allied] Phew ...
1/9/21, 3:16 PM - [Axis] yea
1/9/21, 3:17 PM - [Axis] we were due some finds down there
1/9/21, 3:17 PM - [Allied] Win some, lose some.
1/9/21, 3:27 PM - [Allied] end of allied #6 impulse.

[rkr1958]

Turn 4. Mar/Apr 1940. Axis #9.

1/9/21, 3:27 PM - [Allied] Axis #9. Weather.
1/9/21, 3:29 PM - [Allied] <Media omitted>
1/9/21, 3:30 PM - [Allied] <Media omitted>
1/9/21, 3:31 PM - [Allied] back to you for axis 9 impulse.
1/9/21, 3:31 PM - [Axis] ok
1/9/21, 3:55 PM - [Axis] <Media omitted>
1/9/21, 4:04 PM - [Allied] Was wondering when that was going to happen.
1/9/21, 4:05 PM - [Allied] Dinner. But will check phone every now and then for needed reactions.
1/9/21, 4:10 PM - [Allied] Curious. What actions did axis take?
1/9/21, 4:13 PM - [Axis] Deciding those now
1/9/21, 4:27 PM - [Axis] Land actions for Italy and Japan, combined for Germany
1/9/21, 4:31 PM - [Allied] Thanks.

[rkr1958]

Turn 4. Mar/Apr 1940. Axis #9. (continued)

1/9/21, 4:38 PM - [Axis] initiating in these areas
1/9/21, 4:38 PM - [Axis] <Media omitted>
1/9/21, 4:38 PM - [Axis] Starting in Black Sea

[rkr1958]

Turn 4. Mar/Apr 1940. Axis #9. (continued)

1/9/21, 4:40 PM - [Axis] Axis find 2-7
1/9/21, 4:42 PM - [Axis] thinking
1/9/21, 4:45 PM - [Axis] both boxes
1/9/21, 4:45 PM - [Axis] <Media omitted>
1/9/21, 4:45 PM - [Axis] your choices
1/9/21, 4:46 PM - [Axis] <Media omitted>
1/9/21, 4:48 PM - [Allied] D to the ca and if damaged a

[rkr1958]

Turn 4. Mar/Apr 1940. Axis #9. (continued)

1/9/21, 4:52 PM - [Axis] Taking a break for a while, back to it later
1/9/21, 4:54 PM - [Allied] copy
1/9/21, 7:56 PM - [Allied] FYI. If you get a chance ... check this out: https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=4938957
1/10/21, 3:35 AM - [Axis] Wow, those are some classics
1/10/21, 3:35 AM - [Axis] I fell asleep early last night
1/10/21, 3:35 AM - [Axis] Next up is Eastern Med
1/10/21, 3:35 AM - [Axis] sub not committed
1/10/21, 3:37 AM - [Axis] Miss
1/10/21, 3:37 AM - [Axis] btw, HE 112 flew to 2 box to initiate that search
1/10/21, 3:37 AM - [Axis] Now North Sea
1/10/21, 3:38 AM - [Axis] Subs not in
1/10/21, 3:42 AM - [Axis] Flew Tomahawk to 0 for you. It's late in turn and you have another fighter available in Belgium.
1/10/21, 3:43 AM - [Axis] miss
1/10/21, 3:44 AM - [Axis] that concludes searches

[rkr1958]

Turn 4. Mar/Apr 1940. Axis #9. (concluded)

1/10/21, 4:33 AM - [Axis] Obvious Assault here
1/10/21, 4:36 AM - [Axis] Fractional came into play here
1/10/21, 4:39 AM - [Axis] Japan occupies Kweilin without incident
1/10/21, 4:51 AM - [Axis] Turn ends

[rkr1958]

Turn 4. Mar/Apr 1940. Axis #9. End of Turn.

1/10/21, 5:01 AM - [Axis] You have a partisan in Manchuria, sending file for placement
1/10/21, 5:02 AM - [Axis] <Media omitted>

[rkr1958]

Turn 4. Mar/Apr 1940. End of Turn (continued).

1/10/21, 12:32 PM - [Allied] afternoon.
1/10/21, 12:32 PM - [Allied] Up for some gaming?
1/10/21, 12:33 PM - [Axis] Hey there
1/10/21, 12:33 PM - [Axis] I have some time this afternoon
1/10/21, 12:34 PM - [Allied] Great. Getting started then in a few.
1/10/21, 12:47 PM - [Allied] <Media omitted>
1/10/21, 12:48 PM - [Allied] If no objections, I'll continue from here with end of turn until I get to axis use oil. Unless you need it back from preliminary production?
1/10/21, 12:48 PM - [Allied] Also, am I correct in assuming both Nazi-Soviet pact chits to offensive pool?
1/10/21, 12:48 PM - [Axis] yes
1/10/21, 12:50 PM - [Allied] Soviet chit to defensive pool. All three chit draws upcoming.
1/10/21, 12:53 PM - [Allied] Chit pointer draws are: (1&2) 277 & 362 for German & (3) 94 for USSR; which equate to chit draws of 3, 4 & 1; respectively. Nice chit draws by Germany. Lousy draw by the USSR.
1/10/21, 12:55 PM - [Allied] US Entry: Chit drawn for Ge/It entry.
1/10/21, 12:56 PM - [Allied] pointer draw=197 => chit = 1.
1/10/21, 12:57 PM - [Allied] No (additional) options selected by the allies this turn.
1/10/21, 1:03 PM - [Allied] <Media omitted>
1/10/21, 1:04 PM - [Allied] actual back to you before production. Axis stay at sea.
1/10/21, 1:06 PM - [Axis] ok
1/10/21, 1:25 PM - [Axis] back to u
1/10/21, 1:25 PM - [Axis] <Media omitted>
1/10/21, 1:27 PM - [Allied] copy
1/10/21, 1:46 PM - [Allied] <Media omitted>
1/10/21, 1:46 PM - [Allied] back to you for axis RTB.
1/10/21, 2:20 PM - [Axis] <Media omitted>
1/10/21, 2:20 PM - [Axis] back to you
1/10/21, 2:30 PM - [Allied] copy.
1/10/21, 2:51 PM - [Allied] <Media omitted>
1/10/21, 2:51 PM - [Allied] back to you for axis use oil.
1/10/21, 3:28 PM - [Axis] <Media omitted>
1/10/21, 3:28 PM - [Axis] back to you
1/10/21, 4:00 PM - [Allied] Ok
1/10/21, 4:14 PM - [Allied] <Media omitted>
1/10/21, 4:15 PM - [Allied] back to you for axis breakdowns. Will pass instructions for any allied breakdowns.
1/10/21, 4:16 PM - [Allied] French - no breakdowns. USSR - no breakdowns.
1/10/21, 4:17 PM - [Allied] Will provide allied final production numbers too.
1/10/21, 4:17 PM - [Axis] no scraps or breakdowns.

[rkr1958]

Turn 4. Mar/Apr 1940. End of Turn (continued).

1/10/21, 4:18 PM - [Axis] should be 14, 4, and 11 I think
1/10/21, 4:18 PM - [Allied] Do you wish me to continue then with the turn?
1/10/21, 4:18 PM - [Axis] yes
1/10/21, 4:19 PM - [Allied] copy.
1/10/21, 4:23 PM - [Allied] Final Production. Axis.
(1) Germany: 14 BPs, 3+2=5 saved oil.
(2) Italy: 4 BPs, 1+1=2 saved oil.
(3) Japan: 11 BPs, 10+4=14 saved oil.
1/10/21, 4:23 PM - [Axis] good

[rkr1958]

Turn 4. Mar/Apr 1940. End of Turn (continued).

1/10/21, 4:33 PM - [Allied] Final Production. Allied.
(1) China: 6 BPs, 1+0=1 saved oil.
(2) CW: 17 BPs, 7+2-1=8 saved oil.
(3) France: 8 BPs, 2+1=3 saved oil.
(4) USA: 11 BPs, 6+1=7 saved oil.
(5) USSR: 14 BPs, 6+1=7 saved oil.