Bob Flemin's MWIF AARse V - Fat AARse

[warspite1]

China

I scrap nothing with the Chinese

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CW

I scrap a lot of the weak SUB, TRS and aircraft - particularly the Lt Blue Carrier air.

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France

The French scrap the Carrier Aircraft, the two worst bombers and a rubbish submarine

[Courtenay]

For the CW I would not scrap the Swordfish. Yes, it has no range, but it has three points of air-to-sea factors and can react into the zero box. An excellent unit to put at the boundary of two sea zones. Of course, you did not do much submarine warfare in your last AAR, so did not have to worry about ASW. If you do have to do ASW, it is an excellent unit.

One unit I do always scrap is the French MTN unit. It is not a horrible unit, but it is not a unit the French really intend to build, and scrapping it means that you ensure getting the white print French MTN unit. This unit is the perfect unit to defend the northern hex of the Alps, because even if it is put out of supply and flipped, it is still hard for the Italians to get a decent attack on it.

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Japan

The Japanese scrap a few Carrier Air, a rubbish SUB and a NAV

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Germany

And last but not least its the Germans who get rid of the three useless fighters and the worst Submarine.

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I will go through placement of the units as when the countries are featured the first time.

In the meantime we have the small matter of the Initiative and Weather. I say small matter because for this opening turn/impulse its already settled. The Axis have the initiative and the Initiative Track is on the +2 Axis (giving the Axis a +2 to the dice next turn (and also the choice of re-rolling if they lose)).

[AllenK]

Hi,

Looking forward to another entertaining and instructive read.

Regards

[warspite1]

The weather is Fine everywhere.

The weather is now set for two impulses at a time.

The Impulse Advance (bottom left) is one, meaning that the turn moves on one step at a time. This is important because as the turn progresses, the chances of a turn ending increase (see the Impulse Track above). The Impulse Advance can be 1, 2 or 3 (the worse the weather, the higher the Advance) and clearly the quicker the marker moves up the Impulse Track so the more chance a dice roll can end the turn.

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ORIGINAL: AllenK

Hi,

Looking forward to another entertaining and instructive read.

Regards

warspite1

If you can't find one then just read this old b*****cks instead! [:D]

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SUCK ME SIDEWAYS!!! I never expected that in a WWII game!

One of the great things about MWIF is that the game does not strait-jacket a player in terms of what he can and can't do. That said, the game does set down a framework and a limited number of rules within, to ensure that any game "feels" like a WWII game.

One of these rules is that in the first impulse that nutter Adolf Hitler issues Fuhrer Directive No.1.

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MOST SECRET
Senior Commanders only
By hand of Officer only Berlin,
31st August 1939.

Directive No. 1 for the Conduct of the War

Since the situation on Germany's Eastern frontier has become intolerable and all political possibilities of peaceful settlement have been exhausted, I have decided upon a solution by force.
The attack on Poland will be undertaken in accordance with the preparations made for 'Case White', with such variations as may be necessitated by the build-up of the Army which is now virtually complete.

The allocation of tanks and the purpose of the operation remain unchanged.

Date of attack 1st September 1939.

This time also applies to operations at Gdynia, in the Bay of Danzig, and at the Dirschau bridge.

In the West it is important to leave the responsibility for opening hostilities unmistakably to England and France. Minor violations of the frontier will be dealt with, for the time being, purely as local incidents.

The assurances of neutrality given by us to Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Switzerland are to be meticulously observed.

The Western frontier of Germany will not be crossed by land at any point without my explicit orders.

This applies also to all acts of warfare at sea or to acts which might be regarded, as such.

The defensive activity of the Air Force will be restricted for the time being to the firm repulse of enemy air attacks on the frontiers of the Reich. In taking action against individual aircraft or small formations, care will be taken to respect the frontiers of neutral countries as far as possible. Only if considerable forces of French or British bombers are employed against German territory across neutral areas will the Air Force be permitted to go into defensive action over neutral soil.

It is particularly important that any infringement of the neutrality of other states by our Western enemies be immediately reported to the High Command of the Armed Forces.
Should England and France open hostilities against Germany, it will be the duty of the Armed Forces operating in the West, while conserving their strength as much as possible, to maintain conditions for the successful conclusion of operations against Poland. Within these limits enemy forces and war potential will be damaged as much as possible. The right to order offensive operations is reserved absolutely to me.

The Army will occupy the West Wall and will take steps to secure it from being outflanked in the north, through the violation by the Western powers of Belgian or Dutch territory. Should French forces invade Luxembourg the bridges on the frontier may be blown up.

The Navy will operate against merchant shipping, with England as the focal point. In order to increase the effect, the declaration of danger zones may be expected. The Naval High Command will report on the areas which it is desirable to classify as danger zones and on their extent. The text of a public declaration in this matter is to be drawn up in collaboration with the Foreign Office and to be submitted to me for approval through the High Command of the Armed Forces.

The Baltic Sea is to be secured against enemy intrusion. Commander-in-Chief Navy1 will decide whether the entrances to the Baltic should be mined for this purpose.

The Air Force is, first of all, to prevent action by the French and English Air Forces against the German Army and German territory.

In operations against England the task of the Air Force is to take measures to dislocate English imports, the armaments industry, and the transport of troops to France. Any favourable opportunity of an effective attack on concentrated units of the English Navy, particularly on battleships or aircraft carriers, will be exploited. The decision regarding attacks on London is reserved to me.

Attacks on the English homeland are to be prepared, bearing in mind that inconclusive results with insufficient forces are to be avoided in all circumstances.

[signed] ADOLF HITLER

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US Entry is not set in stone. The timing of it is dependent upon the action of both the Allied and the Axis player. At high level the rule to remember is this. The more Hitler is a jerk-off and goes around issuing turgid directives that order the invasion of neutral countries, the more President Roosevelt gets the right hump. The same applies to the actions of Mussolini and Tojo.

But equally, if the Western Allies or the Soviets are themselves guilty of not acting like good citizens, Congress feels less inclined to be judgemental of the Axis and more likely to decide to stay out of foreign conflicts.

As with most everything with MWIF, no actions have set consequences - only likely outcomes. Each time there is a US Entry "event" a dice is rolled. Thus the perpetrator of the crime may get away without any US penalty, or they may pay a heavy price.

[composer99]

Yes, the land-based Swordfish is a great investment for the CW. It's excellent for defending against submarine attack, and can be used to keep the Axis navy in Brest honest (or in shambles). All for a mere 4 bp, which is a bargain for air units.

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Wow the Germans are being a tad unlucky here.

If we look at the US Entry Actions Chart we can see that the die is set at 12 for a German attack on Poland. For every "10" a US Entry Chit is picked out. If there is any surplus - in this case 12 minus 10 = 2, a dice is rolled. If that dice roll is equal to or less than the resulting number (2) then another Chit is drawn. Thus, because the US threw a 2 (above) another Chit has to be drawn.

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At the start of the game the Allies pick out three Chits. The two just added join these. We will look at what this means at the end of the turn.

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A message pops up asking



All minor countries have to be operated by one of the major powers. If not then they must surrender. In the case of Poland the only choice is to align to the Commonwealth or surrender. Naturally the answer is yes.

As a result, the Polish units moves will come under the Action Limitations of the Commonwealth player.

[composer99]

For new players, the US entry effect for a German declaration of war against Poland is set at "12", which means there is a 100% chance the US will draw 1 marker and add it to its entry pool, and a 20% chance it will instead draw 2 markers, with the roll (or throw) of a 10-sided die (or virtual equivalent in MWiF) deciding whether 1 or 2 markers are drawn.

The roll shown on warspite1's screenshot is a '2', meaning 2 markers are drawn.

In 1939, the marker values range from 1 (I think they got rid of the 0-value markers in 1939) to 5, so the Axis hopes the US draws low markers, and the US/Allies hope the US draws high.

(On the other hand, low US markers early on make Allied aggression easier to justify/get away with.)

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ORIGINAL: composer99

For new players, the US entry effect for a German declaration of war against Poland is set at "12", which means there is a 100% chance the US will draw 1 marker and add it to its entry pool, and a 20% chance it will instead draw 2 markers, with the roll (or throw) of a 10-sided die (or virtual equivalent in MWiF) deciding whether 1 or 2 markers are drawn.

The roll shown on warspite1's screenshot is a '2', meaning 2 markers are drawn.

In 1939, the marker values range from 1 (I think they got rid of the 0-value markers in 1939) to 5, so the Axis hopes the US draws low markers, and the US/Allies hope the US draws high.

(On the other hand, low US markers early on make Allied aggression easier to justify/get away with.)

warspite1

Please see post 35

[composer99]

Yeah, I was typing that up and took too long, so it ended up just being a duplicate.