MM (Axis) vs ComadrejaKorp (allied) ComadrejaKorp very welcome :)

[MagicMissile]

Not only high losses on land but also on the high seas. I got a bit greedy. Saw lots of active allied fleets out and because the subs did so well I wanted to support them with the surface navy. Big mistake.

Very quickly they were found by the British navy and made into German sausages or soemthing [:)].

Ok not sure if both I and ComadrejaKorp have been very lucky finding navies or has it become a bit too easy? Anyway bye bye the German navy.

[MagicMissile]

And as salt in the wounds a CV pursuit combat follow up.

[MagicMissile]

I take it slow and will take Paris next turn. French counterattack everywhere and losses continue to go up.

[MagicMissile]

July 19 1940

Paris falls. The few British units leave. Phew. 300 points of losses. Airlosses could have been higher as well if I didnt overrun a couple of air units in the beginning. Not very good and Barbarossa will be weak. Only comfort is that the British will take a while to recover as well.

[MagicMissile]

More disaster at sea. British launch a naval strike against 6 AA and sink 9 factors of Subs including sinking one unit. Things not going too well for the moment for sure.

I guess I base them in stettin in the future not much reason to have them in Kiel anyway since they cant attack on the first turn out anyway.

[malkarma]

German ships were in raider or in fleet mode? Also Iceland is neutral or UK controlled?
Ships that are in a 6 hex range of a enemy controlled coast hexes are easier to spot.

[MagicMissile]

They were in raider mode for sure but Iceland is allied In august 40 and I had forgotten the 6 hex rule. Have been here before in earlier versions without much troubles but the RNG is always there.

[ago1000]

Raider bonus is not applied in ports. Looks like surface raiders may be easier to find.
With the UK troops in Africa, Did any ports open for invasion early on or did they have garrisons in all of them?

[MagicMissile]

No all ports were covered. He knew I used a LC in Denmark so I had no capability. And when I could have had some LC all ports garrisoned. Just divisions for sure. I was close to land hex next to Dover but just before I was to do it that hex was occupied.

Been well played by ComadrejaKorp he was one step ahead all the time and covered what had to be covered in time.

[MagicMissile]

Posted in the wrong forum [:)]

[Harrybanana]

With the new rules I don't think you have any hope of holding Malta. I would abandon it as soon as it is threatened and concentrate on the Middle East and England.

[Harrybanana]

ORIGINAL: MagicMissile

September 27 1940

Looks like Spain will be the next target for the hungry Axis beast. And after that Gibraltar will be the dessert.

Not sure what I think. Taking Spain adds a whole lot of garrisons. If I can keep Malta and Egypt there is always a backdoor into the Mediterranean so you need garrisons in Spain and in the Mediterranean area and with Norway there is alot of coast. But if Malta and Egypt falls as well then I will be in a severe situation for sure. I am also considering the new convoy raider rules by air. Possibly the African coast line might be under threat now.

I beleive you posted this in the wrong thread. Isn't this the game where you are Allies?

[MagicMissile]

Right you are was too tired when I did it. First time I mix it up though [:)].

[MagicMissile]

August 16 1940

Italy enters the war and does ok in an naval engagement. At the same time the British makes 2 landings in France supported by a battleship in each harbour. I manage to sink Nelson (I think it was) in St Nazaire. So scratch 2 British BBs this turn.

This makes me think about Vichy. I am inclined to maybe skip it. 2 reasons. I dont really want to give the British more ships and 2nd the British navy will now protect against landings in Alger which might make it tricky to take out Vichy North Africa. Have to think about it a bit [:)].

[MagicMissile]

August 30 1940

Continuing my plan for a defensive game I dont go for Egypt. So instead I invade Yugoslavia.

I know the British are fairly weak and maybe go for Egypt would be better but I want to keep losses down after France and I want to see if Germany can defend itself to victory while playing a fairly historical game.

[MagicMissile]

The Italian navy sinking another UK ship but not without cost a sub sunk and another severly damaged.

Yugoslavia surrenders.

[MagicMissile]

Dec 20 1940

Jump forward a bit. Not that much going on. Greece fell in a fairly bloodless campaign.

In the east I try to build up but it is going so so. I think German army might be around 14-1450 range in May 41 so probably 4-5 inf corps less than usual. that will hurt. The good side is I have 6 subs (should have been 7 if it wasnt for that British CV strike before) vs 18 escorts and British army still fairly small.

[ago1000]

ORIGINAL: MagicMissile

No all ports were covered. He knew I used a LC in Denmark so I had no capability. And when I could have had some LC all ports garrisoned. Just divisions for sure. I was close to land hex next to Dover but just before I was to do it that hex was occupied.

Been well played by ComadrejaKorp he was one step ahead all the time and covered what had to be covered in time.

Maybe it's me, but I'm not seeing a downside to that strategy at the moment. From reading the rest of your post, you are also short Inf for Barbarossa.
Also it seems the BoA has heated up with the new rules.

[MagicMissile]

I think Alvaro thinks it has downsides. It is in another thread. But the fact is that you can empty England pretty much so in this game Africa was garrisoned and there were still like 8 corps in France. I am not sure but maybe some knowledge of how I play and build from my AARs made ComadrejaKorp feel safe leaving England virtually empty. Also British build was a lot of troops and no escorts or airplanes in the beginning.

Yes the subs is in both games doing very well again. And there are not that many of them. I worry a little bit if they are a bit too good now. I used to think they were quite bad not any longer [:)]

[MagicMissile]

January 1941

Using a bit from the lessons learnt from my last game I now use 14 range bombers. The Italians score a nice hit.

Talking about lessons I have learnt 2 already in these games.

1) As the UK player move a large fleet to Alger as soon as Vichy France is created. I have not found a very good window to invade in this game.

2) I feel I am bad at adapting to new rules. I still build heavy armour but early game breakthrough is better. But nowadays we can change the type so I think maybe it is better to build breakthrough and later change them to heavy. It is not for free but not superexpensive either. Will have to try that in the next game.