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Turn 17
The spread is identical this turn with both of us being at 82. Replacement rate still at a very high 98%. I’ll probably lose Hartford next turn but with that damage kicking ion turn 19 I can’t really say I am all that concerned. Getting me to a bad place replacement wise is going to be quite the task I should think.

Compared to last turn it is a pretty quiet turn. Chris’ attacks are lighter and often focused on shoring up his line. A big chunk of 1st SS Panzer shows up to make sure the advance toward Philadelphia picks up and I launch my own counter attack here to try and pick on the unsupplied German Infantry but there is not much dramatic going on.

The Axis Mexican offencive takes the turn off as 12th Armour in Vera Cruz does succumb.

The one offensive that really hurts me this turn is the Canadians who continue to fall apart. They are retreating behind Axis lines and being destroyed. This is particularly bad as the excellent Free (insert nationality here) units can’t re replaced. They are the Allies only veteran units have the best proficiencies and can’t be replaced.

The turn leaves me straining to keep reinforcing the line near Hartford which is beginning to really crack and a desperate need to feed more Americans up toward Canada to keep that line in existence.

But these all feel like fairly minor issues at the moment. The replacement rate is very high and Chris has only a few turns to really do something about that before it goes to the stratosphere. I think he can stop a launch into orbit… but would be surprised if he can really change ‘very high’.

Oh and we are getting pretty close to the point where the Japanese will probably try and land. I start getting some kind of reserve in the vicinity Olympia up in Washington State to be ready to react to that.

Turn 18
It is back to the grind. The Axis grind there way forward on all fronts but nothing major anywhere. My Allies launch counter attacks but primarily local affairs though some strategic ones meant to push Chris back from Philadelphia in particular take place and also one designed to stabilize the line north of Hartford.

Chris does not storm Hartford which surprises me. I presume it means that he plans to cut it off. My go too strategy for these Industrial Cities close to the coast but it can be an iffy option. I have a high replacement rate. Getting that down should be a priority and I am likely to repeatedly counterattack to keep the area from being cut off. This could add a lot of turns of me getting those extra replacements before the city falls.

For the first time my reinforcements to the front are really low but I also somewhat feel like I’ve managed to get most of the armour off the front line as well - except the Canadians. Though even their line is looking almost OK this turn. The Americans took over everything south of Lake Champlain.

So far everything remains very much under control.

Turn 19
A bit stressful watching so many Axis units pour ashore when I have so little in the way of reinforcements myself but the way the fronts are I just don’t really have any real trouble closing up the gaps even on an aggressive Axis turn. Sure I am going backward but not fast. We are still fighting around Hartford. Not fighting around Albany and Montreal and Quebec are now in the vicinity of the front line. Philadelphia also in the vicinity of heavy fighting but the advance toward Pittsburg or the Ohio River seems to have slowed down.

Also not much of a push south into Georgia. Even Mexico is not all that noisy. The advance there seems to be a little stalled this turn though I can’t figure out why. I don’t imagine my Mexicans can really stop this. In fact here I think a little more focus on a single strong drive will really pay Dividends against the weak Mexican Divisions.

Compare and contrast with much of the rest of the frontlines where I tend to think the stacks are not really all that good at making an advance go faster. If you can break up a defensive line and exploit it makes sense but the terrain here is so bad that it tends to become a stack on the attack and easy targets for artillery.

Outside of the Canadians I continue to mass armour. Normally something I have a hard time with but here the front lines have remained short enough that I can pretty easily find troops to free up my Armoured Divisions.

Turn is a bit rough for me as I get a 1 rounder with a blown proficiency check but I don’t think I am to much out of position.

Turn 20
Well here we are on turn 20 and I feel like I am in a far better position than I expected to be at this stage. The Replacement rate is 148%. Been some while since I had a replacement rate that high.

Chris attacks along the front and the Canadians, as has been the case this whole match are falling apart. I have to retreat away from the St. Lawrence in the centre for fear of being cut off and a number of units are left behind. These guys are having so much trouble that the 3rd National Guard that arrived this turn are going to sent up here to further extend the American line just so I can start trying to put the Canadians back together.
Something of a push against Albany and a stronger one against Hartford. Hartford will probably be cut off next turn and fall a turn or two after that.
Philadelphia is where some pretty significant action takes place. It is almost surrounded on my turn but that leaves it ripe for a counter attack and I cut off two SS Panzer Divisions (SS Hitler Jugend & SS Ferdinand) and wipe them out to a man. I also realize this turn that the New Turn Order rules are off as are New Mud and Snow Rules and New Density Rules. That last won’t have any effect on the game but the lack of New Turn order rules is a pretty significant advantage for the Allies.

I also launch a pretty heavy counter attack south east of Pittsburg. Here I am just trying to play keep away with the Axis. I don’t want them getting to far in this direction.

A small counter attack in the south as well. I remain somewhat surprised at just how limited the fighting is on this front is.

Still being beaten up in Mexico but still some distance before the Axis get to Mexico City.

Loss Rating seems pretty favourable, replacement rate very high and while the number of Rifle Squad+ in the kitty is falling it is not falling all that fast and is still well above 3000. I am feeling ever more confident. Sure I am going to lose some Industrial Cities in the not to distant future but I have a lot of excess production and it will take quite a lot before are even start to become uncomfortable here.

Allied Industrial Output Increases = 148%

Allied Loss Rate = 93
Axis Loss Rate = 108
Spread = -15

Turn 21
The story has not changed to much from last turn. The Canadians continue to really fall apart though the arrival of the entire 3rd National Guard Corp into the area will hopefully get this back into at least looking like it is under control.

Axis advance finally cuts off Hartford. Not sure if I lose it next turn or the turn after. Counter attacks might keep Philadelphia in play. I guess I will see. More counter attacks to keep any advances to the West under control.

Down in Mexico things continue to fall apart. Don’t see that stopping as Axis reinforcements keep pouring in though primarily Bulgarians and Italians. I do catch an Italian Division out at sea with Mexican airpower, and it dies.

On my turn I keep digging up some reserves to send out to the Washington State area including early air units which I think will be just fine against the Japanese. None of this is as much as I would like to be there already but managing to gather some reserves will help to reduce just how out of hand everything gets when they do land.

Spread keeps climbing pretty quickly in my favour.