We are going to stamp all over one's Blau Swede Schuhe

[AllenK]

Do you have a game 1 file still at land movement? Not to worry if you don't. The only moves were starting to swap the two French AA and AT guns around.

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: AllenK

Do you have a game 1 file still at land movement? Not to worry if you don't. The only moves were starting to swap the two French AA and AT guns around.

warspite1

Sure, I have the file I sent to you. Is there defo nothing that helps the Chinese?

Otherwise I will do that. Do you want me to finish off the impulse? If so just let me know any other orders.

Thanks

[AllenK]

File you sent me as at Air Rebase.

Nothing in China. The moves I would have wanted to make result in disorganisation due to the weather.

If you can't directly swap the guns, move the 37mm to the resource hex and then move the 75mm to take its place.

Nothing further after that, so you could finish off.

[warspite1]

What about moving the 75mm ART to Reims to cover both the Ardennes and the resource hex? I'd like to move the DIV to replace it but we've run out of moves. However, there are still two units on the resource hex - just less of a Ground Strike target.

[AllenK]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

What about moving the 75mm ART to Reims to cover both the Ardennes and the resource hex? I'd like to move the DIV to replace it but we've run out of moves. However, there are still two units on the resource hex - just less of a Ground Strike target.

Yes, okay.

[brian brian]

In your Axis game, Hitler should hire Badoglio. But Mussolini should hire Rommel...

That Axis should decide, now, what it is going to do in 1941, so it can decide what direction to turn when it crosses the Rhône soon.

The dice will come around for the Germans; they always do. But they are due to turn on the Italians perhaps. It is the challenge of playing the Axis - fewer combat rolls at the start of the game make each roll more impactful. The Allies don’t have that problem as when they are on the attack, they roll more dice and the bad rolls don’t matter as much.

[brian brian]

Was it your Allied game where the UK sent BPs to France? Smart play. The defense of The Rock begins on the Seine and continues on the Gironde. That 1940 French ART parked in Toulouse might end up under a Vichy flag, sure. But it might also make the difference for Ike to arrive in Morocco just in time to save the game for the Allies. Worth every Pound.

[AllenK]

Game 2

Looks like we didn't manage to hold Wavell in Egypt. The Italian sub could have a go. The best it could get would be a 'D' result. If successful (50% chance), Wavell goes to the reinforcement pool but will almost certainly be somewhere in France next turn. An 'A' result just puts Wavell wherever it was intended to go. To get the 'D' needs a 1-10, 2-10 or 1-9 search in our favour. Lesser results in our favour don't have enough surprise points but would knock off some CP's. I have an alternate plan for its use in the East Med if we don't take this path.

The Allies look to be emptying UK to stack France and Belgium. It might make them hold something back if, next turn, you can get your PARA to Amsterdam, with the Ju-52, and have a decent INF at Stettin with the TRANS. It would take commitment of the Kreigsmarine to support it but a successful drop on Harwich or Dover would be entertaining. If, by the time it is in place the Allies have already deployed, it might be worth consideration.

Japan will be land to keep attacking in South China. Italy will be combined to make a couple of moves in Africa, the sub and a couple of air moves. Is it worth going combined with Germany to send out the subs?

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: AllenK

Game 2

Looks like we didn't manage to hold Wavell in Egypt. The Italian sub could have a go. The best it could get would be a 'D' result. If successful (50% chance), Wavell goes to the reinforcement pool but will almost certainly be somewhere in France next turn. An 'A' result just puts Wavell wherever it was intended to go. To get the 'D' needs a 1-10, 2-10 or 1-9 search in our favour. Lesser results in our favour don't have enough surprise points but would knock off some CP's. I have an alternate plan for its use in the East Med if we don't take this path.

The Allies look to be emptying UK to stack France and Belgium. It might make them hold something back if, next turn, you can get your PARA to Amsterdam, with the Ju-52, and have a decent INF at Stettin with the TRANS. It would take commitment of the Kreigsmarine to support it but a successful drop on Harwich or Dover would be entertaining. If, by the time it is in place the Allies have already deployed, it might be worth consideration.

Japan will be land to keep attacking in South China. Italy will be combined to make a couple of moves in Africa, the sub and a couple of air moves. Is it worth going combined with Germany to send out the subs?

warspite1

I'm not surprised he's building up in Belgium, the German losses have been so steep and he knows that me pushing my best units against France means the British will be strong enough to counter-attack the Germans as they advance. I think our best hope remains in the south and trying to swamp the defenders.

I'll have a look at the game either tonight or first thing tomorrow.

[warspite1]

Well there really is nothing on for the short ranged German subs and I don't have an air force so all I can really do is shuffle a few units around.....

Let me know what you want to do with the sub i.e. CSV or elsewhere.

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: brian brian

The dice will come around for the Germans

warspite1

No doubt, but too many crap dice early in the game for Germany and recovery becomes impossible. Remember, the Germans have been lucky with the weather so that will likely turn too - in the opposite direction.

This game accurately shows what would have happened if the Germans had not gone for Sedan and all the luck went with them. It's all about momentum and the Germans simply can't afford to be throwing sub 5 dice in Belgium/Holland and France.... and that's without losing her bomber force and pilots [8|]

[AllenK]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

Well there really is nothing on for the short ranged German subs and I don't have an air force so all I can really do is shuffle a few units around.....

Let me know what you want to do with the sub i.e. CSV or elsewhere.

Let’s try the sub to CSV. I was also going to send the 6 range FTR to West Med 2-box, then react in the 2 NAV’s.

[warspite1]

So you want me to initiate in both sea areas? Do you want to roll the dice when we come to it or are you happy for me to?

[AllenK]

Yes, both sea zones. Have a go with the dice.

[warspite1]

Okay - I'll just to see what the CW want to do

[warspite1]

Do you wish to commit the sub now that the aircraft is in the 0-box?

[AllenK]

Commit the sub. I expected the NAV to be sent there. It’s a gamble but worth a shot. Also gets the NAV out of the way from West Med.

[warspite1]

Game 2

Can you let me know if you have any strat bombing, ground strikes or rail and I will then take the game to German movement and hand over after that.

[warspite1]

Game 1

The CW will have to do a combined this impulse as I need to move some Poles. I've mucked up the CW and US somewhat - partly through inexperience of playing the Allies and partly through the loss of that TRS.

So I won't be able to get a third unit to Antwerp or get the US resource to China this turn [8|]. Soz.

[AllenK]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

Game 2

Can you let me know if you have any strat bombing, ground strikes or rail and I will then take the game to German movement and hand over after that.

Just send the G3M2 to strat bomb Chungking, thanks. Land where it started.