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The courageous polish units have to stop the offensive after a lot of loses

Uboots reveal themselfs...sunking freighters (6 PP lost already) and even hiting warships

It tooks me two hours to play this september 39 month...two more to write this AAR (with a dictionnary to open too often). USRR and ITALIA are in the AI hands but I may take the control of Italia pretty soon (Italia is not going to follow germany in this war regarding this french offensive). I will keep track of the PP lost with the strategic warfare (this was a main issue in this war). In my first game I lost all the uboots and kriegsmarine in six months...I stopped building those units...I was playing against the AI and the german factories were never bombed at all. Right now, one Uboot has been hit (should sail back home for repair ?), 6 english PP sunk...two RAF raids only one german PP lost for two strengh point lost by the planes...RAF cease those flights...

Very interesting AAR, well done. Don't stop now!

Thanks gwgardner, I may begin to ask some questions so don't hesitate to answer. By the way, I had a great time readind your AAR.
The date is "8 DEC 39" so I replaced the csvconst file (following the instructions of this mod) to reflect in a better way the winter conditions. (In my first game, I was surprised to be abble to attack too easily on the east front during the winter 40-41)
During November, Poland was conqered...

You see this screenshot when a country surrenders...See the amount of PP of germany...in this mod you have a few the first year, and as germany I try to spend what I can in reseach, some in uboots and the other to build new panzers div...I have plenty of planes, not all at the top level of reseach but enough to take control of the north sea, to destroy those french troops which did manage to enter germany.

England and France have now a level one in their land warfare doctrine...hum, same as germany as you can see on this screenshot (and many more about germany)

I forgot to take a screenshot of the retreat of De gaulle's blindés...They were near Saarbruken, been attacked by Stuka (french fighters could not secure the sky). Even the motorised div surrenders to an attack of an inf german corps...the blindés had to cross back the maginot line...this adventure cost around 20 pp to France but was politically a victory.
Germany honor the Molotov Ribbentrop Pact

I forgot to tell that during the poland invasion, some units of the kriegsmarine help taking Danzig

As germany, I did put all my uboots at sea, but maybe I began this economic war against England a little too early...I had 9 units the 16 of october...4 have been sunk in three weeks and for 10 pp lost by England...Not all the allied fleet is hunting them...(two subs damaged badly the Bearn and the Dunkerke). Am I doing something wrong or his the stategic uboot warfare not very well simulated ?

before continuing this game, I have to figure out the stategies of each country for the next year...i may let the AI play URSS (they should begin a winter war with finland), I have to check what can be done diplomaticly (there is diplomaty too in this game...cool...cout d'etat, pressure...). Will England launch an amphibious assault on Narvik ?(in this mod, you can hurt badly the german economy by interdicting the import of the swedish Iron). Could Belgium and Netherlands join the Allies ? (they should...). What will do Mussolini ? (should stay neutral or decide to conquest all North Afrika..

Great AAR. Thank you.

in this mod, you can hurt badly the german economy by interdicting the import of the swedish Iron

I am not familiar with this mod. How does it handle the Swedish iron ore transport? The default game certainly does not provide enough reasons to consider a Scandinavian campaign for either side.

Thanks chocolino and I have a great time following your aar too.
Here is what have been done in this mod, see the picture and this explanation below:


"Moved part of German economy outside of Germany proper. Thus certain hexes in Norway/Sweden (iron ore), Finland (nickel), Yugoslavia (rail-transit country for most Balkan and Turkish imports) and Romania (crude oil and refined fuel) are German ”territory” from the start. Germany needs to make sure her opponents doesn’t get these areas, lest she will lose some of her resources.

5. Moved part of British economy outside of UK. Thus certain hexes in Palestine, Kuwait, Iraq and Iran hold British resources. This is supposed to symbolise UK’s oil reserves in the Middel East. UK need to protect these areas lest she will lose some of her resources."

The first winter of this war is almost over. On the ocean, in Three months the uboots have sunk around 14 english'pps and damaged three battle ships but 6 uboots groups have been sunk by the french and english fleet. (only 50 % of those fleet were at sea). I will adress a post in the war room about this, It seems that you cannot simulate what was an important issue in this war...A raider group left Kiel but has been intercepted in the north sea...
Germany has air superiority and did some attacks on the french border. The north sea coast in under control too. Diplomatic actions began: Germany made some pressure on Hungary and Roumanie...The allies on Belgium...

"Moved part of German economy outside of Germany proper. Thus certain hexes in Norway/Sweden (iron ore), Finland (nickel), Yugoslavia (rail-transit country for most Balkan and Turkish imports) and Romania (crude oil and refined fuel) are German ”territory” from the start. Germany needs to make sure her opponents doesn’t get these areas, lest she will lose some of her resources.

5. Moved part of British economy outside of UK. Thus certain hexes in Palestine, Kuwait, Iraq and Iran hold British resources. This is supposed to symbolise UK’s oil reserves in the Middel East. UK need to protect these areas lest she will lose some of her resources."

Thank you for the explanations on the mod. That makes for some interesting strategic decisions and improves on the standard game where especially Scandinavia is treated step childishly. I am looking forward to how it evolves.

first of April Germany did the first move (there had been some airstrikes on the french border but nothing much) declaring war to Denemark. Stukas stiked the poor danish units on the border and Oslo wich sufered shore bombardement too...The german 28th infantery tried to invade Oslo by sea and was destroyed totaly...(the 28th was too weak...my mistake). Danemark will surrender only after three weeks, the Royal navy tried to take control of the north sea coast but failed and suffered some damage.

England and France prepare an invasion of Narvik (they will declare war to Norvege. England will lead the operation by herself, three inf div will land help by a task force of heavy battleships and three CV but there are opponents to this plan, attacking a neutral country could have major political issue specially on the negociation to involve Belgium and netherland in the war...The invasion is postphone. (In fact, when I wanted england to declare war, I realise that I had not enough diplomatic points...)
Here is a shot of the front in Mai 1940

The 16th of May, Germany declare war to the netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg and launch a massive attack. The sky is full of german planes, most of the fighters in those countrys are destroyed on the field...German paratroopers cut the road between Antwer and Rotterdam, isolating the netherlands, powerful armor divisions push west...the 4 mot div reach Brussel

Allies react as quickly as possible...the BEF will advance in Belgium, protected by the RAF. The french 4th armor division will counter attack in the south of Brussel and will manage to build a front with the belgium's units there

Second week of battle...the luftwaffe suffer major damage in the benelux sky, the RAF is strong there and german fighters seems to be too far (I will move them near the front to see if this is the problem)