GLOBAL WAR COUNTER-FACTUAL (W1/Wilhelm vs rkr1958/jp)

[jesperpehrson]

Avoid combat please

[warspite1]

May/Jun 1940
Impulse: 7 (Axis)

Strategic Bombing: None
Ground Strike:
Japan

As above two bombers tried to stop Mao's retreat but failed (two x 6 thrown).

Germany

Two bombers attempt to ground strike French forces east and north east of Paris.

[warspite1]

May/Jun 1940
Impulse: 7 (Axis)

Rail Movement: None
Land Movement:
Germany

The Germans take vacated Antwerp and press deeper into France.

Over to Japan

[WILHELM_slith]

May/june 1940 Axis 7

3 combats. No HQ or ground support.
Assault Sian. Unmodified roll +17,5. Roll 12. Modified roll 23.
HQ Terauchi and the 105mm art move into the city. USentry roll is 10. No chit.

Bliz attack on Chinese HQ. Unmodified roll 12+. Roll 15. Modified roll +23.
Both defending units destroyed. The Manchurian unit moves in with the 4-4 Marine corps.

Assault on Korean partisan is automatic. No Japs move into hex.
That's all for this impuls for Japan.

[WILHELM_slith]

Final positions.

[warspite1]

May/Jun 1940
Impulse: 7 (Axis)

Land Combat:
Germany

One attack is announced as the Germans seek to break out of the Ardennes

von Rundstedt is called in to provide HQ Support on this one but no aircraft are requested. Odds as they stand are 50:12 (+12.3/17.8B)The French can bring in their Amiot. Do they wish to do so?. The Germans have 2 x 3-strength fighters they may counter with.

Japan

The Japanese announce 3 attacks (see above for details)

[jesperpehrson]

No thank you

[warspite1]

May/Jun 1940
Impulse: 7 (Axis)

Land Combat:
Germany

The fractionals succeed (123 thrown) and the modifiers settle on 18. A 10(23)* is thrown and 2 French are destroyed, the other shattered. I choose not to convert. I assume the ART but Which unit do the French want to survive?

*I threw a 1D10 by mistake. I've re-thrown and the roll was a 19 so as you were.

Edit: To move the game along I am going to save the ART. Rationale: Saving the ART was accepted last time, but more importantly, if Paris survives this turn, the ART can come back to defend the capital.

[warspite1]

May/Jun 1940
Impulse: 7 (Axis)

Rebase:
Italy

Two fighters head south - one to Syracuse and the other to Southern Italy

Germany

Two fighters rebase within range of Paris

Reorganisation: None

That's a shame - I thought I could reorganise the TERR in Libya but it looks like a need two TRS.

End of Turn: Turn ends on less than a 2 (a 2 is thrown)

[rkr1958]

ORIGINAL: WILHELM_slith

May/june 1940 Axis 7

3 combats. No HQ or ground support.
Assault Sian. Unmodified roll +17,5. Roll 12. Modified roll 23.
HQ Terauchi and the 105mm art move into the city. USentry roll is 10. No chit.

Bliz attack on Chinese HQ. Unmodified roll 12+. Roll 15. Modified roll +23.
Both defending units destroyed. The Manchurian unit moves in with the 4-4 Marine corps.

Assault on Korean partisan is automatic. No Japs move into hex.
That's all for this impuls for Japan.

William, I just wanted to thank you on what I consider a class move! I know there are some players out there that would have effectively eliminated Chaing for the entire game by keeping him "prisoner". That is, never attacking. Thanks again for attacking and giving me the chance to rebuild him. [&o]

[rkr1958]

Turn 5. May/June 1940. Allied #8. USSR & China MPs (1/2).

(1) No DOWs. No special actions. No alignments.
(3) Actions. USSR (neutral) - combine, China - land.
(3) No air or naval missions.
(4) No rail.

Europe.

The USSR uses 2 of her 5 land moves in Europe.

(1) 1st eng div. USSR 40,51 to Latvia 43,50.
(2) 37 mm AT div. Poland 54,51 to 52,51.

[rkr1958]

Turn 5. May/June 1940. Allied #8. USSR & China MPs (2/2).

China.

communist Chinese, use 3 of 5 USSR land moves.
(1) 1st inf army. China 75,35 to 75,134.
(2) Lanchow Warlord. Tianshui to China 73,133.
(3) Mao HQ-I. China 75,134 to Tianshui.

Nationalist Chinese.
(1) 1st cav. China 78,135 to 79,133 (flips).
(2) 1st inf army. China 79,133 to 80,134.
(3) Chungking MIL. China 85,143 to 87,142 (flips).
(4) Canton MIL. China 90,142 to 90,141.
(5) 2nd cav corps. China 91,138 to 89,136.
(6) Shanghai MIL. Nanning to China 91,137.
(7) Chunking Warlord. Chinkieng to China 85,137.
(8) Kumning MIL. China 89,135 to 90,136.

[jesperpehrson]

Turn 5. May/June. Allied #8

No DOW or alignments.

CW combined
France Land
US Pass

End of turn chance 20%

Portattack:
None

Naval air:
None

Naval moves:
A CW fleet in Port Said moves out into the Eastern Med. As I am staying the the sea I will elect to not intercept in the interest of moving the impulse along.
The dutch SUB moves into the Italian Coast.

Naval combat:


(1) CW does not initiate in Cape St. Vincent.

(2) CW initiates in the Eastern Med



Does Italy want to intercept their FTR in Syracuse to the 0 or 1-box?
Does Italy want to commit their subs in Eastern Med?


(3) CW initiates in the Italian Coast with their lone SUB.


Italy has up to 3 FTR that can react, do any of them want to react?

[warspite1]

What's in the Eastern Med fleet please?

Edit: Looks like only one CV plane with 1-factor so no aircraft for the Italians anywhere thank-you.

[jesperpehrson]

and the SUBS?

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: jesperpehrson

and the SUBS?

warspite1

The subs will remain deep; no thank-you

[jesperpehrson]

Turn 5. May/June. Allied #8, part 2

Naval combat continued:
There are actually no CVs on the CW side.
CA Kent flips to initiate combat in the Eastern Med.
Italy does not fly their FTR.
Italian subs do not commit.

Allies rolls 8
Axis rolls 7
No combat.

CW initiates naval combat in the Italian Coast with their lone SUB.
Italy does not commit their FTRs.
CW commits their SUB.
Allies rolls 1
Axis rolls 2
(1) No surprisepoints for some reason I do not understand. Both in the 4-box, I roll 1 better and they have convoys. Why do I not get two surprisepoints?
(2) Another strange thing is that my Dutch sub has Naval attack 3 against the 3 Naval attack of the Italian CA. The program suggests no effect on the CA and an abort my SUB. Why? Should the damage not be symmetrical here?

[warspite1]

Sorry Jp - I'll let someone who understands these things answer those questions!

[jesperpehrson]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

Sorry Jp - I'll let someone who understands these things answer those questions!

I am just confused, it might be correct but then this is a learning experience

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: jesperpehrson

ORIGINAL: warspite1

Sorry Jp - I'll let someone who understands these things answer those questions!

I am just confused

warspite1

I second that emotion..... all the time [;)]