"Germanies fate": a modded WAW scenario

[xBoroNx]

Finally this turn's casualities and the total casualities so far.
The ship losses i forgot to mention last turn, there the italian fleet lost a naval engagement vs. a superior british fleet.

So the totals so far are:
223190 production points Allies, 70550 Axis.

[xBoroNx]

Freeboy indeed purchased the no vichy card. So it is August 1940 now and we have to kill the last french. Oh well, target practice under semirealistic maneuver conditions for the german artillery [;)].

Japan immediately ends the war with China, the Chinese need no free pp. Next couple of turns not much will happen, some skirmishes and maybe a battle for britain, but nothing too serious probably.
So i'll only comment every now and then till barbarossa or something other that is interesting happens.

[freeboy]

Yep, and before yo all b slap me for my utter failure in France.. I should have known the cards where there but I did not as this is an unusual and creative mod, no excusses but had I seen them and properly planned I think France would have been much harder to take, you must launch some raids into some places to help, But I still hold Norway and Denmark..... and the PP grants the west gets starting in July really are needed .. as I feel exposed..

[xBoroNx]

Hm i begin to share Freeboy's opinion. Though they require lots of PP those 2 cards are probably worth it. Japan got no Vietnam for free and for Germany Norway is more or less out of reach.

[freeboy]

I would like a card for the Germans t ocounter the two forthe west to isolate the Balkins politaically forcing them to be neutral through Barbarrossa, they could still recieve dow from either side but would not automatically be given to allies when Barb starts..
 
SSOO> The balkins are attacked and Tito falls.. I rush fresh troops in Africa into Greace, para some commandoes into Southern Romania, Land troops
In Northern Itally and Belgum.. Bombard Rome with Fleets and fly some heavies in..as well.. Not too much pressure but trying to distract him from Russia and Greace for a few months of precious building

[xBoroNx]

Currently freeboy's attacks are indeed only a minor annoyance. But we will likely have to delay barbarossa till autumn 1941 nontheless because the wehrmacht buildup isn't progressing as well as we hoped.

Biggest worries:
-Freeboy seems to have spent the UK pp grants on tech. So the british army is currently of superior tech.
-Barbarossa forces are more or less ready, but we do not have sufficient reserves
-Uk holds 3 footholds in Europe. A rather large area in southwestern france, a small bridgehead in italy and most of greece
-Uk control of the mare nostrum. Italy needs help

[freeboy]

Unfortunately there is no random event for the US declaring war lol I am restriced in my forces, and still need to prepair for the japanees.. although in this one Chins, not attacked through an interesting non agressive JAp stance, is building thanks to the new factories in outer mongolia lots of troops, poor quality but lots of them thousands, literally.. and supplies.. lots of supplies too.. I could build a roud to india and china could EXPORT supplies lol! hehe
So, I saw these tremendous builds, over fity aa 88's in France.. so I sure am doing recon before my air raids and 30 arts in greace.. oh well, no stopping the uber stack of arts their...and those frieghtedn my admirals with there 100 mile art range, cough, that all ships are now a safe distance from shore. Africa is totally in control of the west and a baby hq under patton begins to form forthe invasions to come! Sycilly? Rome? Marsaille? I hope when pearl fires off I actually get some decent partisans... I was hoping without vichy I would already be getting some in France..

[xBoroNx]

Axis slowly advance further in Greece under artillery cover. Build up of fortress europe continues. We want to start our crusade with enough reserves [:)]

[freeboy]

Note XBX added T34s for the Reds at the start, a cheaper less potent medium tank.. expext to see limited counter attacks...
The reds dig in long miles of trenches.. and I cannot get enough supplies so how do I build an army?
Anyone??

this scenario really hurts the reds! They need another decent factory

[xBoroNx]

Freeboy the Reds get 960 PP in 1942 to simulate their industrial gear up. That is enough to build factories providing an additional 24k production. And i increased the west lend lease, they get 2000 supply and 36 pp per lend lease card the west buys. The west has to pay 20% more.

So the reds should have at least some chance to survive i think. Also note that i made the kayuscha much cheaper. It is a useful very mobile artillery now.

Turn sent fyi.

[xBoroNx]

In the April 1941 turn not much action. Reich builds up more. Barb is still planned for late 1941. Nearly zero fighting. Only a few artillery barrages and fighter attacks vs. exposed allied troops.

I need to find a solution vs. Freeboys air supremacy.

[xBoroNx]

Hm i think i need to delay barbarossa till spring 1942. I would like to provide data about the current state of the Wehrmacht, but it would give freeboy too many hints what i am planning i fear.

But eventually the sitzkrieg will be over.

[freeboy]

In a hushed conference the war powers aggreed to allow a late barbarrossa in the east.. I think I am stressing his ability to attack as I am not allowing him to know what is mthe next move... All kinds of guys running around the med and Southern France... I will eventually get some of those darned AA guns under my bombers and blow them away, but I really am not stong enough in England as G Pattons Troops are getting fed and housed in Sardina and others are funneled into Greece..
One thing I love is the ability to get localized air supperiority and then pound the other guys ground units... and Wioth fow they may never know what you are doing... I would like to FINALLY get some partisans!!!! now those guys are great! I hope to tie XbX down in the Balkins for the summer.. although if he tries he can sweep me away... He is very exposed, as was the Axis in 43, not really knowing if Ia will atttack in the North Sea, Denmark Belguim, South France.. which has a HQ and some small units Italy... all these are posible, and he must look to both garrison these and attempt to cover garrisons with fighters or flak
As I used my generous English pp grants to reach Fighter 3, and now Bomber 2 staff 2 and a host of others, I can go head to head with the LW in he air and he must face losing planes at a disadvantage which he is now unwilling. I split up my bombers into English and North african/mediterranian forces... giving me the best coverage since my numbers are still pretty low considering after the US comes in I will have many bomber sft's/
 
In teh East I busily form first and second trench lines, with pethetically few troops as my supplies just are not there... but pp grants I am promised in 42 will help with the quality if nothing else

[xBoroNx]

In Greece the Luftwaffe for the first time intercepts. 21 german fighters II vs. 6 british fighters III, 1 fighter II and 1 Transporter with 9 Paras.
Casualities are: 3 german fighters vs. 4 british fighters + the transporter + all paras.

This turn sees some combat action then too. The Reich takes Athen and starts to methodically destroy some of the other allied raiding groups. Allied stuff worth 18230 production points is destroyed and with the conquest of Athen the production power of the Allies is reduced by another 2000.

[xBoroNx]

Hmpf what i feared happened. Freeboy bombed my greek forces, likely from crete. The result is very ugly. Equipment worth 23600 production points and additionally much of my Artillery is now demobilized [:@]

[xBoroNx]

Bleh i manage to totally screw up an air battle. Battle of Britain with 1 year delay [;)]

[Barthheart]

OUCH!

[freeboy]

Well, I cannot see this turn yet as I am doing a massive 1 gig patch dl, but It is nice to see those types of losses after XBX slaughtered my air force with supperior air last game... I have the ability to hit a good amount of southern Europe, and all of coast Northern France and LC and Denmark, hopefull this will drain off some resources from the upcomming invasion of Russia.. I allow no time line for Barbbarrossa as we had origoanally aggreed, BUT am inforcing hteUS intry by feb-march 42.. as this is all that really matters for the allies..
Interstingly I have a huge fort system, the small forts are easier to build in this mod.. in both China and Russia.. although russia has trouble feeding itself.. ping Japan is at peace with China.. So China with Two xtra factories pumping out large amounts of militia, super duper bad troops and lots of supplies are the only choices.. yet china is ready to build and link to the west and export supplies in the tens of thousands lol and attack the nips, or not.. I hope he invades California!
 
The Russians HAVE to be forward deployed or the get a 100 rediness reduction, and G gets 100 pp.. not a good thing. So I am building a network of mini trenches, not as strong but scheaper to build, 40 ex points and 1 pp. I plan to slow the advance and hopefully drain off some troops.. It is what April 41? Soon he must act or face a STRONG russia bolsterd with aid from the US ... The bombing campiegn changed over france as I hit some bridges, might get all french bridges knocked out and dstart to go after his AA guns.. not ready for them yet, as u really want to overwealm them to get the best results.. althou the win in the air over England was a nice surprise.. very interesting XbX thought he could get to those guys... So, Greece is gone, I have some forces there that if still alive will be removed to sea.. and My forces in France are being wittled away

[freeboy]

ok turn played, not sent as I am dl a 1.2 gigpatch..
Here we are, greece is all but gone, one unit/formation in Corintina port.
I lost a few carrieer air to an uber stack of fighters in hte Southern area, although I do not know where they flew from... They are strong enough to stop a raid against he artiller I could not find.
I raided Mairseille doing 40% apx damage. I knockedout some more bridges across the Rhine, buthe has the central bridges well protected and I am not stronge enough to kill his flak without losses, and I do not want losses hehe.. so the buildup of troops and air in the med and England continues.. and Russia and China are now in stage two of the building campeign awaiting war they are shifting construction to heavy forts, and no I am not telling my force comps lol

It is now the Fall / aug 1941 German turn.. I should get it off this afternoon

[xBoroNx]

As freeboy said my interceptors killed 3 cag during his turn. I was so stupid last turn to attack with too limited forces, in total i had about 90 fighters in 2 groups each ~45, and only attacked with the one group which led to that annoying total desaster.