PBEM Global War: Narrative AAR.

[rkr1958]

Turn 1. Sep/Oct 1939. Allied #2. Ground Strike. von Leeb.

12/28/20, 12:06 PM - [Allied] Resolution of surprise CW ground strike vs von Leeb.
D10=4, 3. Flipped.

[rkr1958]

Turn 1. Sep/Oct 1939. Allied #2. USSR Claims Eastern Poland.

12/28/20, 12:14 PM - [Allied] USSR claims Eastern Poland by moving 2nd cav corps into Vilna.
USE D10=2, 1 chit removed.
Remove(0-4)=2.
2-value chit removed.

[rkr1958]

Turn 1. Sep/Oct 1939. Allied #2. France. Land Combat.

12/28/20, 12:27 PM - [Allied] Allied Land Combat x 1.
(1) French attack 3-1 Gar at Germany 57,34.
(2) LeO 451 provides 3/2 x 2 = 3 factors in ground support.
(3) Final odds are +16.
12/28/20, 12:27 PM - [Allied] <Media omitted>
12/28/20, 12:30 PM - [Axis] Assault
12/28/20, 12:35 PM - [Allied] Land Combat Resolution. Germany 57,34. +16 Assault.
No fractional, 2D10=8, LCR=16+8=24. 3-1 Gar destroyed, French take no losses or flips and advance into Germany.

[rkr1958]

Turn 1. Sep/Oct 1939. Allied #2. HQ Reorg.

12/28/20, 12:42 PM - [Allied] I believe that ends my turn. I'll send it back to you to end the allied HQ reorg phase and advance to make the weather roll for the next impulse pair.
12/28/20, 12:43 PM - [Allied] Turn sent. Back to you.

[rkr1958]

Turn 1. Sep/Oct 1939. Axis #3. Land Combat. CRTs.

12/28/20, 12:47 PM - [Axis] Weather roll is a 2
12/28/20, 4:14 PM - [Axis] Land actions for Japan and Germany
12/28/20, 4:14 PM - [Axis] your choice of table in both attacks
12/28/20, 4:24 PM - [Allied] China blitz, lodz assault

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Turn 1. Sep/Oct 1939. Axis #3. Land Combat. China.

[rkr1958]

Turn 1. Sep/Oct 1939. Axis #3. Land Combat. Lodz, Poland.

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Turn 1. Sep/Oct 1939. Allied #4. USSR Claim on Bessarabia.

12/28/20, 7:06 PM - [Allied] Turn 1. Sep/Oct 1939. Allied #4.
1. USSR claims Bessarabia.
2. Does Germany allow the claim?
12/29/20, 5:20 AM - [Axis] Germany denies the claim.
12/29/20, 7:20 AM - [Axis] Setup: Ships in Constanta. Cavalry in Chisenau. I Infantry in 62,53. II Infantry in 60,54. Mountain in 59,52.
12/29/20, 9:26 AM - [Allied] Didn't see that coming. Looks like we're both a bit of of gambler. Definitely makes for an interesting game from the start.
12/29/20, 9:27 AM - [Axis] This game requires one be a gambler whether they like it or not
12/29/20, 9:29 AM - [Allied] Will get to my impulse a bit later. Just got back from my morning workout (100 pushups in < 5 min, 3.5 mi run @ 10min/mi & 1.25 mi recovery walk). Well, just got finished feeding the dogs with I do after my morning workout routine. I need to shower, breakfast and do a bit of reading. Retired life is so difficult. &#128512;
12/29/20, 9:31 AM - [Axis] Well, you have a life routine which is essential I think...and the discipline to follow it. I bet you enjoy your retirement. Hope it's a long a happy one.
12/29/20, 10:53 AM - [Allied] Thanks! The old saying, "today is the first day of the rest of your life", is more real (at least for me) when you retire. No more excuses putting off taking care of yourself.
12/29/20, 11:00 AM - [Allied] Germany denies USSR claim to Bessarabia.
USSR DOW's Romania.
USE D10=7, 2 chits removed from Germany/Italy entry pool.
1st chit lost, position (0-3)=0. 1-value chit lost.
2nd chit lost, position (0-2)=2. 4-value chit lost.
12/29/20, 11:01 AM - [Allied] Assume you wish to align Romania to Germany?
12/29/20, 11:01 AM - [Axis] Yes
12/29/20, 11:07 AM - [Allied] Setup correct?
12/29/20, 11:08 AM - [Axis] yes

[rkr1958]

Turn 1. Sep/Oct 1939. Allied #4. Actions & Strat Bombing.

12/29/20, 11:09 AM - [Allied] Turn 1. Sep/Oct 1939. Allied #4. Actions.
1. China - land.
2. CW - land.
3. France - land.
4. USA (neutral) - combine.
5. USSR (neutral) - combine.
12/29/20, 11:12 AM - [Axis] for brevity, I assume China is always a land and all countries that are neutral must take a combined
12/29/20, 11:12 AM - [Axis] So for now CW and France are all I care about
12/29/20, 11:13 AM - [Allied] Ok.
12/29/20, 11:18 AM - [Allied] Strategic bombing. It's a biggie.
USSR Pe-8 (5 strat), IL-4 (4 strat), IL-4 (4 strat) bomb Ploesti, Romania.
12/29/20, 11:19 AM - [Axis] ok
12/29/20, 11:22 AM - [Allied] Resolution. D10=7+1=8. All 3 oil points knocked out for the turn.

[rkr1958]

Turn 1. Sep/Oct 1939. Allied #4. Land Combat. Possible Axis Air Reaction 1.

12/29/20, 11:48 AM - [Allied] 3 Allied Land Combat. You have air reaction options on 2.
12/29/20, 12:00 PM - [Allied] First. Current odds +9.8
He 111H (3 TAC), Do 17M (2 TAC), Bf 109 E-2 (2 TAC or 5 a2a).
French MS 406 (4 a2a) in position to intercept if necessary.
12/29/20, 12:01 PM - [Axis] fly he111 with 109 escort
12/29/20, 12:06 PM - [Allied] By the way, French attack is against garrison in woods so TAC factors are halved. Initial reaction orders still good?
12/29/20, 12:06 PM - [Axis] yes
12/29/20, 12:06 PM - [Allied] copy that.
12/29/20, 12:07 PM - [Allied] French MS 406 does intercept.
12/29/20, 12:09 PM - [Allied] French/Luftwaffe Air-to-Air. Round 1.
Axis +1, Allied -1.
Axis 2D10=20. Oh my goodness!
There goes the French fighter and pilot. &#129324;
12/29/20, 12:12 PM - [Allied] Allied 2D10=6.
French choice, abort bomber.
Return bomber & fighter where?
12/29/20, 12:12 PM - [Axis] sec
12/29/20, 12:14 PM - [Axis] Fighter to Munich, Bomber to Dusseldorf

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Turn 1. Sep/Oct 1939. Allied #4. Land Combat. Possible Axis Air Reaction 2.

12/29/20, 12:03 PM - [Allied] Current odds +3.667
Ki-27 (1 TAC), B5N1 (2 TAC), Ki-32 (2 TAC), Ki-27 (5 a2a, not needed)
Chinese fighter NOT in range to intercept.
12/29/20, 12:04 PM - [Allied] Sorry about the comm gap after announcing 3 land combats. Had a wife-errand to take care of before resuming. &#128519;
12/29/20, 12:05 PM - [Axis] np
12/29/20, 12:05 PM - [Axis] no support for that attack

[rkr1958]

Turn 1. Sep/Oct 1939. Allied #4. Land Combat. CRTs.

12/29/20, 12:15 PM - [Allied] Land Combats. Your choice of CRT on all 3 (1st is automatic though).
12/29/20, 12:16 PM - [Allied] Will go ahead and take care of the 1st. No need to roll.
12/29/20, 12:17 PM - [Axis] Assault in Germany, Blitz China

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Turn 1. Sep/Oct 1939. Allied #4. Land Combat. Resolutions.

12/29/20, 12:18 PM - [Allied] First up, +9.8 Assault. French vs German 5-1 gar.
12/29/20, 12:22 PM - [Allied] Resolution. FOR=21 (yes), 2D10=16, LCR=9+1+16=26.
German 5-1 gar destroyed.
French take no losses or flips.
Though, Billotte HQ-I provided HQ support and is flipped.
12/29/20, 12:25 PM - [Allied] +3.667 Blitz. Nationalist vs IJA Terauchi.
12/29/20, 12:29 PM - [Allied] Resolution. FOR=646 (yes), 2D10=9, LCR=3+1+9=12.
Terauchi HQ-I is destroyed.
Nationalist take an extra loss and lose 2 units (Kumning MIL & 3-1 Gar).
4-1 Gar (lone survivor) captures Kaifeng, China.
12/29/20, 12:30 PM - [Axis] 3+1+9 = 13
12/29/20, 12:30 PM - [Allied] Got to say that this was both a stressful and exciting impulse.
Well, stressful is relative as this is a game.
12/29/20, 12:31 PM - [Allied] Yes 13 not 12. Big difference on the Blitz CRT.
12/29/20, 12:31 PM - [Allied] MWiF did the calculations correctly for me. &#128077;
12/29/20, 12:36 PM - [Axis] Yea, this quite a start
12/29/20, 12:37 PM - [Allied] Also, during the CW movement phase the Polish Karpaty army in Katowice moved to and captured Bratislava, Czechoslovakia (red factory hex).
12/29/20, 12:37 PM - [Axis] ok
12/29/20, 12:39 PM - [Allied] game turn and end of allied HQ reorg sent.
12/29/20, 12:39 PM - [Allied] at end
12/29/20, 12:40 PM - [Axis] ok

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ORIGINAL: rkr1958

Post German DOW, Polish Setup. Germany & Poland.

This is pretty good; I totally forgot the idea of using the division in the woods to extend the initial Polish line.

I have been setting up the CE Poles without anything stacked to lower the Surprise ground strike results. Fighting carefully in Poland can really go a long time if done with care on the Allied part, and/or Germany tries to get greedy elsewhere. They will roll poorly somewhere in Poland, but the Allies have to be ready for that.

[rkr1958]

Turn 1. Sep/Oct 1939. Axis #5.

12/29/20, 1:10 PM - [Axis] Weather fine everywhere
12/29/20, 1:13 PM - [Axis] Germany Aligned Hungary. 1 US Chit added ( value = 1 )
12/29/20, 1:35 PM - [Axis] Italy Declaring War On France and England
12/29/20, 2:02 PM - [Allied] That Mussolini. He'll stab you in the back every time!
12/29/20, 2:02 PM - [Axis] lol
12/29/20, 2:03 PM - [Axis] This is probably the most eventful and exciting September of 1939 I've ever played.
12/29/20, 2:11 PM - [Allied] Me too.
12/29/20, 2:12 PM - [Allied] I really didn't mean for it to be.
12/29/20, 2:13 PM - [Axis] You started the fireworks with the attack on Germany
12/29/20, 2:13 PM - [Allied] But it's the gambler in me. Well I don't like to, and don't, gamble money.
12/29/20, 2:13 PM - [Axis] I was looking for a boring smash of Poland
12/29/20, 2:14 PM - [Allied] But I do like to take calculated risks in my games.
12/29/20, 2:14 PM - [Axis] Same here
12/29/20, 2:14 PM - [Allied] Game is definitely not boring.
12/29/20, 2:14 PM - [Axis] So far all good bets by you.
12/29/20, 2:15 PM - [Axis] well thought out I mean
12/29/20, 2:15 PM - [Allied] Not so sure
12/29/20, 2:15 PM - [Allied] Thanks!
12/29/20, 2:15 PM - [Allied] Are you aware of my 2d10 excel based calculator?
12/29/20, 2:16 PM - [Axis] No
12/29/20, 2:16 PM - [Allied] I use that a LOT to make risk/reward decisions.
12/29/20, 2:17 PM - [Allied] I'll send you a link in a bit to it. It's on the MWIF forum.
12/29/20, 2:17 PM - [Allied] If you'd like.
12/29/20, 2:17 PM - [Axis] cool
12/29/20, 2:17 PM - [Allied] I'm up to version 8.
12/29/20, 2:44 PM - [Allied] https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.a ... 53&mpage=2#
version 7 (2D10 EXCEL calculator) posts 35 - 38
actual EXCEL download file is in post 38.
12/29/20, 2:27 PM - [Axis] Assuming you don't want to intercept here.
12/29/20, 2:37 PM - [Axis] It being a surprise impulse and all. I will continue on but if I'm wrong we will go back to this point
12/29/20, 2:45 PM - [Allied] no intercept is correct.

[rkr1958]

Turn 1. Sep/Oct 1939. Axis #5 (continued).

12/29/20, 2:50 PM - [Axis] Searches
12/29/20, 2:50 PM - [Axis] First up US East Coast
12/29/20, 2:52 PM - [Axis] Miss

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Turn 1. Sep/Oct 1939. Axis #5 (continued).

12/29/20, 2:52 PM - [Axis] Cape Verde Basin
12/29/20, 2:58 PM - [Axis] Spent 2 to decrease your damage to me to nil

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Turn 1. Sep/Oct 1939. Axis #5 (continued).

12/29/20, 2:52 PM - [Axis] Cape Verde Basin (round 2)
12/29/20, 2:58 PM - [Axis] Spent 2 to decrease your damage to me to nil
12/29/20, 2:59 PM - [Axis] Your choice for losses
12/29/20, 3:01 PM - [Allied] Put x on revenge. If survived put d.
12/29/20, 3:01 PM - [Axis] it's a sub combat
12/29/20, 3:01 PM - [Axis] has to be convoys
12/29/20, 3:01 PM - [Allied] Ok.
12/29/20, 3:02 PM - [Axis] You have a nationality mixture, only reason I asked
12/29/20, 3:02 PM - [Allied] X on 2 cw, d on French cp, a on cw cp.
12/29/20, 3:02 PM - [Axis] stay for round III?
12/29/20, 3:04 PM - [Allied] Yes.
12/29/20, 3:04 PM - [Axis] one sec, work stuff
12/29/20, 3:07 PM - [Allied] No abort please.
12/29/20, 3:07 PM - [Allied] If that's ok
12/29/20, 3:08 PM - [Axis] sure, np
12/29/20, 3:08 PM - [Allied] If you haven't rolled yet that is
12/29/20, 3:08 PM - [Axis] was close
12/29/20, 3:09 PM - [Allied] Abort CPS to gib please
12/29/20, 3:10 PM - [Axis] ok
12/29/20, 3:16 PM - [Axis] FYI. I aborted your ships to St. Johns in British Antilles. Going to Gibraltar would have risked interception. They are save there and can get oiled for sure and are near CSV

[rkr1958]

Turn 1. Sep/Oct 1939. Axis #5 (continued).

12/29/20, 3:17 PM - [Axis] Next up CSV
12/29/20, 3:23 PM - [Axis] Axis find 3-7
12/29/20, 3:24 PM - [Axis] Spent 4 to make it a sub, 4 to decrease your damage to nil
12/29/20, 3:25 PM - [Axis] Mixed nationalities again so will await your casualty decisions
12/29/20, 3:32 PM - [Axis] Actions were: Italy naval, Germany land, Japan combined
12/29/20, 3:58 PM - [Allied] Take French and then CW.
12/29/20, 3:58 PM - [Allied] Stay please.
12/29/20, 3:58 PM - [Axis] roger
12/29/20, 4:45 PM - [Axis] Had to go for a while. Round II coming
12/29/20, 4:47 PM - [Axis] Miss
12/29/20, 3:59 PM - [Allied] Aborts to gib

[rkr1958]

Turn 1. Sep/Oct 1939. Axis #5 (continued).

12/29/20, 4:48 PM - [Axis] Now Western Med
12/29/20, 4:49 PM - [Axis] Both find 2-5
12/29/20, 4:51 PM - [Allied] Allies will abort after this round.
12/29/20, 4:51 PM - [Axis] ok
12/29/20, 4:52 PM - [Allied] CW to Gib. French CP to port in mainland France where Fleet is based. Marseilles I think.
12/29/20, 4:52 PM - [Axis] <Media omitted>
12/29/20, 4:55 PM - [Axis] Newcastle sunk