DQ2004's AAR #2 - "Ouch. ...that hurt"

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The end result that definitely did happen (the game was crashing just after the AA phase), was that the USS Wasp was hit by torpedo bombers. The Japanese made the decision to hit the weakest US carrier - which turned out to be wise, as any other carrier would have survived the hit.

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In the North Atlantic the U-boat buildup is beginning to have an effect. Up until now the U-boats have been more of a nuisance than anything. But now there are six and they have found the Allied convoys. For some reason I didn't take a screenshot of the result, but if I recall correctly the U-boats destroyed six convoys and aborted three others. They didn't find them a second round.

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In the North Sea the Allies find the German fleet and go for a surface battle.
KMS Blucher is sunk. The constant use of the Kriegsmarine is beginning to take its toll.

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In the Western Med the RN sends in a small carrier battle group to hunt down the Italian supply lines.
Instead they find the Trieste escorting troops for North Africa. But the Sparvieros also find them

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The amphibious ships are very lucky and flee the area.

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The Indefatigable is not so lucky.
Ouch, that hurt.

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Over England the RAF is getting hammered on a regular basis, although fortunately for them the bombers are often failing to hit any strategic targets.

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In East Africa the Alcione wing has arrived, and quickly makes its presence felt. Despite being only a '3' rating, this unit is amongst the most devastating of the game, it seems to hit almost every time.

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The North African campaign is beginning to heat up (as it were)

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The British XIV motorized corps is annihilated near Djibouti.

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Escorted by new Focke-Wulf 190's, the Italian bomber pilots were confident of success as they headed out over England. They didn't count on the RAF's elite, who swat the Piaggios down in droves, but at the cost of their lives, as the 190's swoop down and exact revenge.

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The bombing campaign over England really isn't going very well at the moment, despite only a handful of defending fighters they are doing a lot of damage to the bombers. A new wing of He-177's are blown out of the sky.

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In the Urals, Guderian attacks south-west of Perm. The river is causing him more than a few headaches here, and the odds aren't as good as they might have been.

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Over Leningrad the force of Polikarpovs have been defending the city since 1940. They have done a sterling job too, aborting a number of attacks and destroying some Stukas. Eventually it had to come to and end.

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The follow up assault on Leningrad however, achieves nothing whatsoever except embarrassment for Manstein.

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In Central Asia, the combined Italian/German assault finally succeeds in taking Ashqabad.

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The Japanese land in the Philippines

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Its really not going well for Axis four-engine aircraft; Gladiators splash the Condors over the Bey of Biscay.

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In the Red Sea, the Italian Marines have arrived to sieze the key British port of Aden. Incredibly, for the first time in this game, they don't die in the process.

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The turn ends.
It hasn't been a good one for Naval aviators, Spitfire pilots or the crews of large Axis aircraft.