Spanking of the Sheep! - Allied Surrender on T53

[Seminole]

when you see your blue supply bar going above the black one, your ready to attack.

Blue is stored supplies and black should be capacity. Blue shouldn't be able to go above black (unless you withdraw a temp port lowering the depot capacity).
That having been said, I've found the visual cues can be misleading, and prefer to mouse hover and check supply status with hotkey 'N'.

Does Screenpresso capture the 'mouse hover' pop ups? I haven't had any crash problems with Fraps, but it doesn't grab those pop-up displays when I screenshot.

[marion61]

It doesn't. You need the mouse to use the target square, which doesn't allow you to do both at the same time.

[smokindave34]

Although stacking up the TF's to support your future attacks sounds like a good idea, I'd be prepping them for the next invasion. A second landing site will force Pelton to distribute his forces and make a breakout at either beach easier. He doesn't have the units you have - make him thin out as much as you can.

[Seminole]

Although stacking up the TF's to support your future attacks sounds like a good idea, I'd be prepping them for the next invasion. A second landing site will force Pelton to distribute his forces and make a breakout at either beach easier. He doesn't have the units you have - make him thin out as much as you can.

I'm not sure to what degree supplies on the beach are issue, but using TF as mobile artillery parks and prepping for invasion isn't exclusionary.

[JocMeister]

Supply is fine. Beaches are open with a good margin. All troops are above 100% supply.

Only lost 18 troop and 32 cargo ships last turn. LW did their best but flying from long range results are limited. 700 LW planes shot down. [:)]

[JocMeister]

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[font="Verdana"]D-day + 3[/font]
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Pretty good turn. 2nd RAF do a great job but are running out of steam fast...Some squadrons are now down to 35-40 MRL. I´ll keep them flying though as they are the only thing keeping me in this game.

Liebstandarte, Das Reich, HJ, HG, 2nd + 11th Panzer are struck hard.

Over the last two weeks the Germans have lost 105.000 men and 1500 AFVs. How long can they keep this up?

[JocMeister]

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[font="Verdana"]Luftwaffe[/font]
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Pelton sorties the LW in earnest to hit my shipping. Losses are horrendous though as the P47s from the 9th tear them to pieces before many can ever reach the the sea. (Thank you whoever gave that advice! [&o] Meklore?)

[JocMeister]

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[font="Verdana"]D-day + 3 After turn[/font]
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Bah, didn´t notice Fraps crashed (yes I will stop using it soon! [X(]) so I never got the screens after movement. Going a bit by memory.

But instead of trying to get the lost hex back I struck out to the west. I know I probably shouldn´t attack but I need 6 more hexes in 2 turns or I´ll get slapped with a 1000 VP penalty. [8|]

In WitW you don´t do what is military sound but rather what the VP system forces you to do...

The positive thing about this though is that I managed to get two more very good armored divisions ashore. The Mulberry is almost repaired now. I have 10 IDs prepping for what initially a small little OP but has now developed into a full "D-day" landing. I have 4 IDs ready to go but I need to find the 6 Panzers first I dare to land with only 4 IDs.

Things are still very dicey. If I lose another beach its most likely game over. My most eastern landings are very exposed but with some shifting of troops their defensive CVs are now around 70 instead of the 15 and 56 shown in this screen.

With some luck Pelton gives up the Penninsula and focuses on closing me off rather then attacking. Doubt it though. He will hit me as hard as he can no doubt.

[marion61]

Just a word of warning before you hit the invade button again. You already have 4 TF's out, if you use 3 or 4 more TF's you won't move much sea lift capacity on the following turns. Your transport capacity will take a huge dive using all those TF's at once, and you won't get any reinforcements to either beaches. Just be careful that you don't make your position worse. I've done this thinking it would relieve one beach, but that's not how it happens.

You can take two TF's off the invasion you already have, cause two TF's cover all the beaches there. Just be careful you don't create a worse situation by not being able to ferry units across, except maybe one or two empty infantry divisions a turn.

[Lowpe]

Wow! Go away for a couple of days and I missed DDay!

It looks like the fun factor is kicking in! Go get him Jocke...I see you are channeling your inner Patton and attacking! No consolidation for you!

[JocMeister]

ORIGINAL: meklore61

Just a word of warning before you hit the invade button again. You already have 4 TF's out, if you use 3 or 4 more TF's you won't move much sea lift capacity on the following turns. Your transport capacity will take a huge dive using all those TF's at once, and you won't get any reinforcements to either beaches. Just be careful that you don't make your position worse. I've done this thinking it would relieve one beach, but that's not how it happens.

You can take two TF's off the invasion you already have, cause two TF's cover all the beaches there. Just be careful you don't create a worse situation by not being able to ferry units across, except maybe one or two empty infantry divisions a turn.

Thanks for the warning! [:)]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

Wow! Go away for a couple of days and I missed DDay!

It looks like the fun factor is kicking in! Go get him Jocke...I see you are channeling your inner Patton and attacking! No consolidation for you!

Haha, you didn´t miss that much. Although it was pretty tense for a while the game will end in 2 turns. It started raining and Pelton has contained the landing in the bocage. No way I can grab 5 more hexes in that time and I´ll be slapped with a -1000 VP penalty. With motivation for this game being pretty much zero to start with I don´t see myself playing on after that. [:)]

I´ll not give up quiet yet though. Managed to pull a miracle last time....

[JocMeister]

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[font="Verdana"]D-day + 4[/font]
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Little to report. Bad weather smashed the Mulberry but supply is fine despite that. Because of the rain I decide to let the 2nd RAF rest. Rest of the air force fly as usual but damage is minimal. We managed to gain another hex to the west and bring in 2 more Armor IDs.

But the -1000 VP penalty is now only two turns away and pretty much unavoidable. Good thing I still have the surrender letter from last time left! [:D]

[LiquidSky]

Do a quick invasion of the channel islands to get two more hexes.

[JocMeister]

ORIGINAL: LiquidSky

Do a quick invasion of the channel islands to get two more hexes.

How? With only 2 turns left there isn´t enough time to prep? Or...?

[LiquidSky]

Maybe not....if you prep a regiment in a big port it might be fast enough..you could try a hail mary para regiment landing, but it would probably miss the island and land in Canada.

[JocMeister]

ORIGINAL: LiquidSky



Maybe not....if you prep a regiment in a big port it might be fast enough..you could try a hail mary para regiment landing, but it would probably miss the island and land in Canada.

Hah! Well...I got nothing to lose. But doesn´t the paras need prep too? I think a regular landing is out of the question though. Don´t think even a RGT will prep enough over just one turn to make a landing even at a 120 port.

[carlkay58]

Paras will have 50 prep points the turn after assignment - enough to do it. But make sure they are divisions otherwise they will most likely scatter into the Channel and be destroyed.

[JocMeister]

ORIGINAL: carlkay58

Paras will have 50 prep points the turn after assignment - enough to do it. But make sure they are divisions otherwise they will most likely scatter into the Channel and be destroyed.

Thanks for the info. No point though. 2 units on one island which probably means units on the other too. [:(]

[JocMeister]

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[font="Verdana"]D-day + 5[/font]
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Still raining. [:(]

Managed to grab two hexes but will lose the western most next turn.

[marion61]

Miracle Time Joc! You can do this! Rain Iron Death upon those evel nazis.