Bob Flemin's MWIF AARse

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Turn: Jul/Aug 1940
Impulse: 4

Meanwhile, in the Western Med the Royal Navy tries to initiate combat with the Italian convoy.

They roll a 3 - compared to the Italian 7. The RN finds its prey and chooses its combat type. "We got ourselves a convoy!!"

A surface combat is chosen and the convoy, unsurprisingly, is sent to the bottom of the sea.

After the battle, the RN return to base job done.

[Missouri_Rebel]

Good work on the AAR. I'm enjoying it.

Convoy [:)]

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: Missouri_Rebel

Good work on the AAR. I'm enjoying it.

Convoy [:)]

warspite1

Glad you appreciated the reference! [:)] It was either that or nick one from the US Navy "Scratch one Convoy".

[Missouri_Rebel]

No you did well with eleven long-haired Friends of Jesus in a chartreuse micro-bus.

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ORIGINAL: Missouri_Rebel

No you did well with eleven long-haired Friends of Jesus in a chartreuse micro-bus.

warspite1

I suspect that is not a sentence you see in a wargaming forum everyday!

[warspite1]

Turn: Jul/Aug 1940
Impulse: 5

The impulses are moving along 1 at a time so potentially plenty more still to come this turn.

In a bid to get at the Allied convoys once more, the Italians send three submarines to the Western Mediterranean. This allows them to try and initiate combat. The rolls are 9 and 6... so no combat once again.

Damn..when I aborted the Italian Coast earlier, my 3 carrier planes have remained in the sea area. Don't know if this is a bug or I did something wrong [&:]

Apart from some shuffling around of units, there is little more the Axis can do. The German Army cannot afford more losses in France...

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Turn: Jul/Aug 1940
Impulse: 6

The French try and get some combat going in the Western Med by sailing three cruisers from Algeria. Campioni tries to intercept - they roll a 2 and the search succeeds. The cruisers join their fellow ships in the 3 sea box.

The French roll a 2 and the Axis a 5 for their search rolls. The French find the Italians and request units in sea box 0 (the Italian convoy) and 3 join the battle.

The French use their surprise points to increase their naval combat column.

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Turn: Jul/Aug 1940
Impulse: 6

The Italian Fleet lose three cruisers, one is damaged and one aborted

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Turn: Jul/Aug 1940
Impulse: 6

The French are slightly luckier. They lose two cruisers, one damaged, one aborted and one half aborted(?)

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Turn: Jul/Aug 1940
Impulse: 6

Both sides decide to stick around. The Allies search roll is an 8, but this time the Axis roll a 2 and so get the choice of which section to fight. Surprise surprise they choose the 0 Section. Time for the RM to get amongst the Allied convoys!!

[warspite1]

This battle is showing the WIF naval rules to their best!! Brilliant.

[warspite1]

Turn: Jul/Aug 1940
Impulse: 6

Needless to say, the battleships and cruisers of the RM choose the CW convoys and tear them to shreds.

At the end of the battle the Regia Marina breaks off combat and sails triumphantly for La Spezia.

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Turn: Jul/Aug 1940
Impulse: 6

In the Western Desert, a British, Canadian and South African force begin setting out for the Libyan border.....

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With both sides having little left to move, the Jul/Aug turn peters out.

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At the end of the turn the Indian partisan problem doubles! another partisan arrives and it too is put on a resource hex.

US Entry Level is now

Ge/It Entry level = 36
Japan Entry level = 19

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THIS IS BAD....

Those three British carrier aircraft left at sea when the carriers aborted are stuck at sea and the game won't advance [&:]

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Okay - by going back to a previous saved game I've been able to save the game - although in so doing the results of the Italian-French naval clash have come up very different.

The Italians did not pulverise the Allied convoys. Not great but at least I can continue the game....

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Turn: Jul/Aug 1940
Phase: End of Turn

Production:
Germany
Naval Repair
Air Transport
2 x Infantry
Fighter
Armour

Italy
Naval Repair
Fighter

Japan
Naval Construction
Motorised
Land Air

China
Saved

Commonwealth
2 x Naval Construction
2 x Carrier Air
Infantry
Armour

France
Infantry
Anti-Tank

USA
Infantry
Naval Air
Fighter
Naval Repair

USSR
Infantry HQ
2 x Infantry
Motorised

[warspite1]

Sep/Oct 1940
Phase: Reinforcement
Highlights for the Germans: a nice 6-quality Stuka, Rommel and a 7-3 Infantry....nice [8D]

Italy get a marine

Japan gets the Musashi and the Hiyo in the construction pool + a 13-range Zero.

The talking points for the Commonwealth are: Queen Elizabeth, a night-fighter Beaufighter and a 7-6 motorised.

The French get an HQ and two Infantry

The US get Indiana, South Dakota and Hornet in the Construction pool and a 4-quality Wildcat.

The USSR get three Infantry

[warspite1]

Sep/Oct 1940
Phase: Initiative and Weather

Good and Bad news for the Axis; the weather is fine everywhere..but they have lost the initiative with no right of re-throw...