World War III - East vs West

[RufusTFirefly]

File is on its way to Widell.

Hope I have enough time tomorrow to start an AAR.

[Widell]

Turn sent to Ccr - This will be a challenging and fun game indeed [:D]

[Ccr]

file to USA
China got a bit overexcited & tried an early invasion of Taiwan - bad decision!

[Barthheart]

Turn sent to Nato.

Interesting game! I think maybe the Afgan rebels are too much... USA can buy infinite units for them [X(].... lets see what Russia says....[:D]

Never use Stealth bombers as ground attack aircraft!!!!

Are we doing one common AAR? Who's starting it? Maybe NATO should as they started this war!!![:D]

[Grymme]

I am also thinking about the afghan rebels, will be interesting to see if they could be broken.
 
The feeling i want to convey is that the afghan mountains should be a hopeless swamp for Soviet forces. On the other hand there should be little or no possibility for the Afghans to advance outside afghanistan. What limits the afghan rebels are basicly three limitations.
- Kabul can only produce 1000 supply and support limited amount of units.
- They are only infantry with limited offensive capability.
- Outside afganistan they would get slaughtered by artillery/aircraft/armour.
 
The possible strategy for an USSR player is to identify (if they havent checked the editor or know anyway) the four hexes that the afghan rebels can emerge from, and then occupy each hex with a strong defensive infantry unit. Then each unit bought would be destroyed as they enter play. A little bit like anti guerilla warfare in real life. Worst case scenario USSR can build trenches outside Afghanistan & let the mujaheddin bleed to death on the barbed wire :=
 
But i do agree that they are really cheap and it will be interesting to see what they can do. Also pondering wether the stealthbombers are a little bit underpowered. Fun to see that you are using them anyhow. 

[RufusTFirefly]

Nato second turn done and file send to Widell.

Started an AAR. So feel free to continue. [:)]

[Widell]

Looking at the situation right now - The Comrades in the STAVKA are all wasted on cheap Vodka, so I guess I'll make the calls on my own [:)] - I'm writing a USSR AAR as a PDF document and will post it when the game's over...

EDIT: Turn sent to China. This is a great scenario so far. Lot's of diversity in the different theatres = Good fun!

[Grymme]

Rufus: Read your AAR start. Nice. You should set the retratpercentage on 5 % if you want youe AWAC:s to survive. And possibly it could be dangerous even then to recon over Germany/Poland.

[Barthheart]

Turn 2 complete and sent to NATO.

I've lost 23 Stealth bombers so far![X(] But they're cheap so what the hell![:D]

Maybe, Grymme, you want to change these to B-1's instead of B-2's. The B-1 started service in Oct. 1986 and the B-2 was much, much later. Same effects just not stealth in '86.... picky b@stard Iknow....[:-]

[RufusTFirefly]

NATO turn 3 done and send to Widell.
 
Southern and northern flank (Turkey and Finland) under heavy pressure. Tchechian army had to give up Praque. But WP troops conquered Vienna. South east Europe might fall to Warshaw Pact. Dark clouds over Austria and Tchechoslovacia (damn, how is it spelled?).

[Grymme]

Rusty: i think its spelled chzech republic, but not sure.
 
Bartheart: I must admit that i wasnt gunning for the stealtbombers to be seen as cheap aircraft i was going for expensive and experimental. How do you use them? Ill gladly change, maybe you could submit a picture & some descriptive text?

[Ccr]

File to USA

[Barthheart]

Turn 3 done. Turn sent to NATO.

Cuba free again!

Damascus captured by IDF tanks! Syrian leadership destroyed!

Still losing in the Pacific though.....

[Barthheart]

ORIGINAL: Grymme
Bartheart: I must admit that i wasnt gunning for the stealtbombers to be seen as cheap aircraft i was going for expensive and experimental. How do you use them? Ill gladly change, maybe you could submit a picture & some descriptive text?

Use of Stealh bombers:
Turn 1 spend 100 PP to buy 20 bombers. Bomb Havana into the stone age so he has no supply and planes and ships don't work well.
(Spent another 100 PP on 20 more stealth bombers and used them to attack Cuban ground troops.... lost them all!! DO NOT DO THIS![:-][:D])

Turn 2 Bomb Havana a sceond time to make sure no supply and planes/ships hobbled. Land US First army on four adjacent hexes to Havana.

Turn 3 Bomb Havana a third time just for fun and to keep readiness down! Shore bomb Havana, air-to-ground attack Havana, artillery Havana then attack with ground units. All Cuban troops destroyed.

Going to try the same thing with Ethiopia and Egypt.... OOPS![:-]

I'll see what I can do for you about the B-1 stuff.

Afgan rebels are REALLY bad on attack and don't have enough supplies to go very far into Russia.... more just a pain....

IDF can only make half of the supplies they need! So I went offensive with them to get more supplies... Captured Damascus and killed his HQ. Will take Iraq oil and that will help with supplies...

China is a real PAIN.....[:D] I'm going to lose S.K. this turn but not really suprised.

This is a fun scenario.

[RufusTFirefly]

NATO turn 4 done and send to SU.
 
Some heavy fights in northern Germany, heavy losses on both sides, but no advance of NATO. SU corps attacked in Finland. Helsinky is seriously damaged and can hardly be held.
 
AWACs was used, but could not really do good recon in Near East. Seems like Russian paratroopers have conquered the Iraqi oil fileds.
 
This just as some headlines. More in next AAR.

[Barthheart]

ORIGINAL: RufusTFirefly

... Seems like Russian paratroopers have conquered the Iraqi oil fileds....

Not for long...[:'(]

[Widell]

[:D] You wish! Anyways, turn sent to China - I have to say this once again: AT is great, and this scenario is really fun to play! At least as the WP player there are lots of small and big stuff going on all over the place, even if the local office in Cuba is temporarily shut down - To my Comrade Fidel, I can only say.... DISPAPPOINTEEEEEED [;)]

[Ccr]

Turn to USA

The revolution spreads to Burma & the peoples of Korea will soon be reunited under Chinese 'supervision'!

[Barthheart]

Turn 4 complete and sent to NATO.

Nicaragua captured.

Heavy strategic bombing of Ethiopia and Egypt reduces those countries production to 0. Egyptian ariforce destroyed.

Israel advancing towards Iraqi oil.... need supplies!

South Korea surrenders! SE Asia a real mess.... USA not doing well there.....

Afgan rebels regroup....


Note to Grymme: maybe give USA an action card to turn over Europe base US forces to NATO for use in defence. USA can't move through or fly over NATO territory so my units in Belgium are on continual coffee break.[>:]

[Grymme]

Barthheart: aaah.. a nice feature. Although people having trouble with to much troops doing nothing is low on the priority list In the new scenario Bornholm is US territory so i think they would get some enemy contact. In any case you have transportships for the coffedrinking armies.
 
Btw. nice exploit of the stealthbombers. Have changed the PP cost to 30. To high or to low? what do you think?