Campaign For North Africa 40D-43

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: Zorch

Orders from the PM, marked 'Action This Day'. You have just been sacked! [:D]

warspite1

A very sensible decision from the PM [:D]

[warspite1]

Turn 34
5th April 1941

The RAF and allied air forces no longer have a shock penalty - huzzah!

Meanwhile the land shock penalty reduces from 10% to 4%.

[Zorch]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

Turn 34
5th April 1941

The RAF and allied air forces no longer have a shock penalty - huzzah!

Meanwhile the land shock penalty reduces from 10% to 4%.

Seems a rather artificial way of reproducing historical results.

[warspite1]

Turn 34
5th April 1941

Winston Churchill: "warspite1?!?!? Who on earth put that utter imbecile in charge!!!!!"

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: Zorch

ORIGINAL: warspite1

Turn 34
5th April 1941

The RAF and allied air forces no longer have a shock penalty - huzzah!

Meanwhile the land shock penalty reduces from 10% to 4%.

Seems a rather artificial way of reproducing historical results.

warspite1

I think it's quite an elegant solution from the limited exposure I've had to the game so far.

[Zorch]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

Turn 34
5th April 1941

Winston Churchill: "warspite1?!?!? Who on earth put that utter imbecile in charge!!!!!"

Utter, complete, clueless imbecile. Probably a German agent, should be tried by court martial and shot.

[Zorch]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: Zorch

ORIGINAL: warspite1

Turn 34
5th April 1941

The RAF and allied air forces no longer have a shock penalty - huzzah!

Meanwhile the land shock penalty reduces from 10% to 4%.

Seems a rather artificial way of reproducing historical results.

warspite1

I think it's quite an elegant solution from the limited exposure I've had to the game so far.

Does it represent command limitations (incompetence) or political restriction?
Do units/leaders gain experience?

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: Zorch

ORIGINAL: warspite1

Turn 34
5th April 1941

Winston Churchill: "warspite1?!?!? Who on earth put that utter imbecile in charge!!!!!"

Utter, complete, clueless imbecile. Probably a German agent, should be tried by court martial and shot.

warspite1

I hear he's also the Flanders pigeon murderer too....

[warspite1]

Turn 34
5th April 1941

The original plan having been shown up for the utter bilge that it was, Lt-General Neame orders a general retreat.

All units in Alexandria head for the Bardia area to beef up the limited number of units garrisoning the key towns and airfields there. The only exception are the 65th AT Regiment and the 8th Field Artillery Regiment, both of which have gone by ship to Tobruk.

Although a general retreat has been put in effect, the armoured units around Msus have been ordered to attack the last two remaining units of the Ariete Division.

In the desert around the Giarabub Garrison, the last of the Saharan Detachment has been destroyed and the British units head north, leaving behind the Czech battalion.

Finally, around Tobruk, the Royal Navy task force open up their guns along with the Polish artillery regiment.

The Italian armour around Msus are destroyed, but the danger of getting too close to the RN can be seen below. 7 tanks and 78 precious trucks destroyed.

[Olorin]

Good timing, the Matilda Bn is released just as they are needed in the north.
I think by now, the CW should have 3 Matilda Bns (150 Matildas in total)?

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: Olorin

Good timing, the Matilda Bn is released just as they are needed in the north.
I think by now, the CW should have 3 Matilda Bns (150 Matildas in total)?

warspite1

No: 36 or 40 (not sure of the difference between on hand and assigned).

1st/7th Royal Tank Regiment - 14 Matilda II
2nd/7th RTR - 11
3rd/7th RTR - 15

[DanNeely]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: Zorch

ORIGINAL: warspite1

Turn 34
5th April 1941

Winston Churchill: "warspite1?!?!? Who on earth put that utter imbecile in charge!!!!!"

Utter, complete, clueless imbecile. Probably a German agent, should be tried by court martial and shot.

warspite1

I hear he's also the Flanders pigeon murderer too....

*clears throat* Music please.

All the world seems in tune
On a spring afternoon,
When we're poisoning pigeons in the park.
Ev'ry sunday you'll see
My sweetheart and me,
As we poison the pigeons in the park.

[DanNeely]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

Turn 34
5th April 1941

The original plan having been shown up for the utter bilge that it was, Lt-General Neame orders a general retreat.

All units in Alexandria head for the Bardia area to beef up the limited number of units garrisoning the key towns and airfields there. The only exception are the 65th AT Regiment and the 8th Field Artillery Regiment, both of which have gone by ship to Tobruk.

Although a general retreat has been put in effect, the armoured units around Msus have been ordered to attack the last two remaining units of the Ariete Division.

In the desert around the Giarabub Garrison, the last of the Saharan Detachment has been destroyed and the British units head north, leaving behind the Czech battalion.

Finally, around Tobruk, the Royal Navy task force open up their guns along with the Polish artillery regiment.

The Italian armour around Msus are destroyed, but the danger of getting too close to the RN can be seen below. 7 tanks and 78 precious trucks destroyed.

As far behind the lines as they are at this point, I hope delaying to pick off the Italian tanks isn't going to be a mistake. Your armor is going to be low/out of supply; which is going to make their retreat slower and things much more difficult if they have to fight through a blocking force to get back to friendly controlled territory at some point.

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: DanNeely

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: Zorch



Utter, complete, clueless imbecile. Probably a German agent, should be tried by court martial and shot.

warspite1

I hear he's also the Flanders pigeon murderer too....

*clears throat* Music please.

All the world seems in tune
On a spring afternoon,
When we're poisoning pigeons in the park.
Ev'ry sunday you'll see
My sweetheart and me,
As we poison the pigeons in the park.

warspite1

Quaint [;)]

[DanNeely]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: Olorin

Good timing, the Matilda Bn is released just as they are needed in the north.
I think by now, the CW should have 3 Matilda Bns (150 Matildas in total)?

warspite1

No: 36 or 40 (not sure of the difference between on hand and assigned).

1st/7th Royal Tank Regiment - 14 Matilda II
2nd/7th RTR - 11
3rd/7th RTR - 15

Assigned equipment is in units currently on the battlefield. On hand is available to be added as reinforcements to replace losses between turns.

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: DanNeely

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: Olorin

Good timing, the Matilda Bn is released just as they are needed in the north.
I think by now, the CW should have 3 Matilda Bns (150 Matildas in total)?

warspite1

No: 36 or 40 (not sure of the difference between on hand and assigned).

1st/7th Royal Tank Regiment - 14 Matilda II
2nd/7th RTR - 11
3rd/7th RTR - 15

Assigned equipment is in units currently on the battlefield. On hand is available to be added as reinforcements to replace losses between turns.

warspite1

Okay great, so that equates to the 40 on the battlefield

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: DanNeely

ORIGINAL: warspite1

Turn 34
5th April 1941

The original plan having been shown up for the utter bilge that it was, Lt-General Neame orders a general retreat.

All units in Alexandria head for the Bardia area to beef up the limited number of units garrisoning the key towns and airfields there. The only exception are the 65th AT Regiment and the 8th Field Artillery Regiment, both of which have gone by ship to Tobruk.

Although a general retreat has been put in effect, the armoured units around Msus have been ordered to attack the last two remaining units of the Ariete Division.

In the desert around the Giarabub Garrison, the last of the Saharan Detachment has been destroyed and the British units head north, leaving behind the Czech battalion.

Finally, around Tobruk, the Royal Navy task force open up their guns along with the Polish artillery regiment.

The Italian armour around Msus are destroyed, but the danger of getting too close to the RN can be seen below. 7 tanks and 78 precious trucks destroyed.

As far behind the lines as they are at this point, I hope delaying to pick off the Italian tanks isn't going to be a mistake. Your armor is going to be low/out of supply; which is going to make their retreat slower and things much more difficult if they have to fight through a blocking force to get back to friendly controlled territory at some point.

warspite1

Indeed. The plan is to head back using the southern track, while the Australians try their luck on the northern track - and hopefully they can link up with the few forces working their way through the Jebel Akhtar.

[DanNeely]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: DanNeely

ORIGINAL: warspite1

I hear he's also the Flanders pigeon murderer too....

*clears throat* Music please.

All the world seems in tune
On a spring afternoon,
When we're poisoning pigeons in the park.
Ev'ry sunday you'll see
My sweetheart and me,
As we poison the pigeons in the park.

warspite1

Quaint [;)]

You can't beat the classics.

[warspite1]

Turn 34 - Round 4
5th April 1941

The British armour moves southeast and splits the Italian Sabratha Division from the following HQ units. There is unlikely to be any attack this turn however.

Instead, the action is limited to bombardments from Tobruk and the RN and also against the Italian VII Tank Battalion at Bomba which ends the turn.

[warspite1]

Turn 34 - Rounds 7-10
5th April 1941

The chances of success in an attack anywhere were too low so Neame orders units to limit their attacks to bombardments.