mrdozer2379 vs operating (active match)

[operating]

Turn 86

Stats:

Take a look at Norway's NM now that their capitol (Kristiana) has been recaptured, quite a dramatic NM reversal..!![:'(] The English tank unit is totally isolated now (yes it is showing again on the mini-map). Transporting a German AC up to Trondheim just to put my mind at ease, that Mrdozer will not get away with another sleeper attack and capture. Doing the same at Kristiana too, except placing a German garrison in the city as a protector (has better AA defense too).[;)] And by the way: When the capitol was recaptured a English dreadnaught was in port. Before the capture placed Kaisermarine all around the port so when the city capture took place the Dreadnaught had no where to go, thus had to be removed from the map (it did not count as a NM loss to the English, because it was not actually sunk). Kool though!!![:)]

Have been keeping an eye on Gibraltar and Malta (both have garrisons stationed there). I believe Cyprus has been captured by CP, if it has not, it will be. It looks like the English have been pushed back a little towards Alexandria. Contact has been made at Aleppo (my aim there is to cut the rail to Beirut) then capture the city. Basra looks to be English occupied at half supply and under attack/siege. Can't wait to close this Mid-East campaign and concentrate on England.[&o]

Time is running out on this over-all campaign and will need many of the Mid-east units back in France so AH bought another RR point (they're expensive) to hasten troop movement. I'm thinking about invading the USA later in the game if possible.

[operating]

Turn 87

Stats:

Germany's new techs: Heavy Bomber (can now recruit bombers), Sound Ranging (artillery) and Reinforced Fuselage (fighters) requires upgrading costs for each grouping.

Basra is close to being over-run by OE. Samsun region has been cleared of Arabs, off to Sarakamish next. Aleppo has been captured/liberated to OE, now the main CP army will move on Beirut-Damascus cities. The Italian lead campaign is still inching it's way towards Alexandria. It seems these campaigns are sucking the life out of the English, however they do fight/contest every step of the way.

[operating]

Turn 88

Stats:

When you first look at this SS, you might notice that 3 zeppelins and at least 3 German submarines are present, which adds up to 6PP for upkeep and you might wonder is this cost worth it per turn? To me it is! If one English submarine causes the loss of one tenth of supply ship load that's a loss of 10PP, if that same sub causes two tenths (1/5th) of it's load that's a loss of 20PP. Mrdozer knows this after several attempts at sinking this Baltic convoy, however he also realizes the cost of him doing so (usually the cost of building a submarine 20PP, upkeep of sub getting to the Baltic 1PP per turn), then to lose the submarine after just one attack (or weak second attempt) (due to CP defense/offensive power) this just might be a deterrent from him repeating the process for little gain. His PP resources are starting to dry up in the Mid-east and may think twice about if he has the luxury to do Baltic raids.

A CP submarine is scouting Scapa Flow and discovers no defender, so I am sending an armada with transport in tow to attempt the capture of this island (as you may see in the mini-map), this has to be timed just right in order (FOW) to not tip off Mrdozer as to what would be an obvious target.

The Egypt campaign is starting to really tighten up and close to Cairo. CP is getting ever closer to Beirut.

Germany bought another RR point plus CP allies have improved NM percentages..

[operating]

Turn 89

Stats:

OE occupies Kuwait as a precaution from amphibious assaults. Beirut and Damascus appear to have been liberated to OE, now marching on to Jerusalem and Gaza. Looks like the English have a unit at Fort Ismailia and the battle for Cairo continues. Malta and Gibraltar are reconnoitered again.

There's some activity with the English up by Trondheim, but not sure what? A quick capture of Scapa Flow failed, mainly cause Mrdozer placed a defender there foiling my plans.[:(]

Once the Mediterranean is secured by CP, all the units in this SS will be freed-up for other tasks instead of securing vulnerable coastal hexes and ports, cities, ect..

[operating]

Turn 90

Stats:

Positioned CP subs west of England to start intercepting enemy convoys to squeeze the English economy. Since turn 85 Bulgaria has purchased one transport.

From looking at the mini-map it appears CP has captured Alexandria and cut the Suez Canal (no more English supply convoys through here), besides liberating Gaza and Jerusalem to the OE. Kicking the English out of Egypt is my priority now, then work on taking Aqaba, Tabuk and Medina, which will end the presence of the English in the Eastern Mediterranean and end the Arab Revolt..[8D]

[operating]

Turn 91

Broken Neutrality Event:

Knowing the Eastern Mediterranean campaign is near coming to an end, decided to shorten the train route of troops repositioning to France in preparation of the Great Invasion of England. This scenario's timeline is starting to run out. Compare what happens to Italy's NM this turn to next turn's, it might come as a surprise to you..[X(]

Scapa Flow is still being observed, and the fight for Cairo goes on.. You'll see a number of damaged aircraft in France, which is as a result of probing CP air attacks that expose English defenders.[:@]

[operating]

Turn 92

S.O.S. Event (English lose a dreadnaught in battle):

IIRC losing a dreadnaught causes a -20 NM to the owning faction. Seems this dreadnaught had come out to bombard a German fighter squadron in Calais possibly destroying survivors of a massive English air assault (Gee, what a novel idea). In doing so the dreadnaught waded into a wolf-pack of CP submarines supported by surface fleets that hemmed-in the dreadnaught to the French coastline (there was no escape). Likely zeppelins struck the fleet first dropping the fleet's morale, then was hit hard by successive torpedo attacks till the fleet sank, for it could have been struck at least one more time if needed.

Noticed American naval activity near Gibraltar. Cairo situation still in doubt, although I believe CP has the upper hand by far. Scapa Flow is the same, another invasion possible there. Baltic zeppelins are now stationed in Norway (testing their range of attack).

Noticed Italy's NM changed from 42 NM down to 18 NM after Switzerland was attacked, a change of -24 NM. Had Switzerland been attacked several or more turns ago, it appears either Italy would have gone neutral (ending it's campaign to capture Cairo), or possibly flipped over to the Entente side of the ledger? This is something I do not know..[&:]

[operating]

Turn 93

Stats:

Italy's NM sank another point from 18 to 17 NM (curious). Mechanized units are pouring into the CP OOB. Malta (half supplied) is being blockaded and bombarded by CP naval assets and I believe set to be invaded. I'm trying to roll-up all English Mediterranean possessions: First to deny them PP, Second, Deny them a supply source. Third, deny them an intelligence source. Fourth, deny the English the ability to deploy units behind CP lines, or anywhere in the Mediterranean.

More USA naval activity (including transports) near Oran. Will have to deal with this later.

As I look closely at the mini-map it appears English and CP naval assets are engaged in open water east of England. Wish I could remember what it was about, or had SSs of this.[:'(]

[operating]

Turn 93

Another S.O.S. Event: (2nd English dreadnaught sunk in battle, it's the 3rd English dreadnaught eliminated from the match).

I'm in the dark as to what happened before, after and during the above event, although in the information panel it indicates the last action was by a German Class V submarine in open water. The mini-map seems to show more than one English fleet involved in the engagement. Do see the last English dreadnaught in London's port. These are precisely the events I have been waiting for before committing to an England invasion, getting the last dreadnaught would clinch it. I doubt that Mrdozer would commit the funds for a dreadnaught this close to the end of the match for a 24 turns (80 PP cost) building a new fleet. Then again he might have deeper pockets than anybody realizes.

One English fighter squadron got eliminated this turn near London. Going to guess it had to do with multiple air-strikes, other zeppelins could have had a hand striking the dreadnaught, not sure.[8|]

Curious naval formation next to Malta (it may have been captured)? Port Said, Fort Ismailia and Aqaba look to be occupied by CP.

[operating]

Turn 93

Cairo has Fallen Event:

The informational panel shows that an Italian XI infantry captured this capitol city. The capture of Cairo is a -5 to -15 NM to the owner (England) (I'll check on the actual NM loss). This capture means that all Entente units in the region will be at half supply next turn if they own Suez city, otherwise they will be considered isolated, the only other option is that a friendly surface fleet hugs the coast adjacent to friendly units that have direct contact with the fleet (meaning that 2 possibly 3 units will be supplied, all the rest will be out of luck.

Take note in this SS that Tabuk has been captured/liberated to OE. I might add the OE armored train at Tabuk is excellent for reaching Medina and exiting Medina.

Once the remaining English units are eliminated, I'll leave a rear guard force here to prevent English transport landings from achieving back door successes. As far as I know it's still possible for transports to deploy in the Red and Persian Seas.

All other CP units will head west, either by RR, transport, flyover and on foot. It's a logistical headache.

[operating]

Turn 95

Stats:

Not a lot happened this turn that I can detail. IIRC when some CP units boarded transports by Egypt, they were greeted by English submarines on Mrdozer's turn, forcing some of my transports to immediately disembark or face total destruction. Yeah, that was a total surprise..!![X(] Also it's surprise that Suez city has not been captured yet... I think Oran has been captured by the Americans...

Notice how much Norway's and OE's NM has risen, yet Italy's NM has not changed..

I believe a CP sub had reached Halifax, Nova Scotia,[8D] that's good news, the bad news is: the English occupy it.[:(]

[operating]

Turn 96

Stats:

Germany closes out 2 sections of the tech tree from 2 categories: Barrage Balloons adds +4 AA to ground units and Streamlined Framework adds High defense +1 and Strategic Attack +5 to zeppelins. By closing out these 2 sections related labs will increase focus more on remaining sections in each category of the tech tree.

As you can see, there are many more assets being added to the invasion force, some take time to get into position. Keep in mind: The English have some very lethal assets of their own and home field advantage.[;)]

Egypt is now a vassal to many CP factions. I'm a little surprised I did not capture a SS of Malta Falling (which I believe adds -5NM to England), it's a little late to paste this event from an archive folder of events I had been saving (from this and other matches). Those 2 English sub fleets (off Egypt's coast) have really messed up my re-positioning plans to France and elsewhere (Algeria). Wait to see in upcoming SSs to view what the Americans have been up to. Taking back Oran is next on the CP agenda.

There's been no enemy activity in the Baltic for some time, so repositioned the zeppelin umbrella here off to the west. You might notice the German AC (upper left corner of this SS) stationed at Trondheim to keep the pesky Mrdozer at bay.

Other than some reconnoitering of England I couldn't tell you what's happening down London way...

[operating]

Turn 97

Stats:

Germany received Infiltration Tactics tech which adds Ground attack +1, adds Base Defense +1, and Assault +2 to many ground units.

Another Baltic convoy makes Koenigsberg port unmolested..[:)] Notice Kristiana is occupied..

The American navy ventured deeper into the Mediterranean (their fleet consists of dreadnaught, pre-dreadnaught, AC (armored cruiser) and submarine). They do have a base at Oran. This will get interesting..!![:D] There's all kinds of CP naval and land assets heading towards this region. The American fleet could be looking to hook-up with the 2 English sub fleets (that's only a guess).[8|] The Atlantic CP sub fleet is heading for Gibraltar.

[operating]

Turn 98

Stats:

Now IIRC there a little bit of a chess match going on here (like who is going to draw and shoot first). I'm trying to get the Italian infantry in transport to Algiers, it's fairly well protected in a combined CP fleet. I'm assuming the American submarine is scouting my fleet and I do not feel the CP fleet is strong enough yet to get a decisive naval victory. If you look at the mini-map, you'll see a number of CP naval units heading for Gibraltar (on the Atlantic side), presumably to prevent the American fleet's escape. I had a strategy at the time, but can't remember all the details, but I do remember that I put some kind of bait out there to get a reaction from the Americans. At the same time am moving up quite a few airships from different factions (Italian, AH and German some upgrading as they move) to get with-in striking range of the Americans. I'm confident that the Americans have no knowledge about the Atlantic group, nor the airships.[8D] There are other Mediterranean CP naval units heading towards Algiers (like the new AH sub deployed last turn near Cattaro). I'm trying not to get ahead of myself, for no units have moved yet this turn and won't know what if anything happened till the next SS is edited..

What I do know is: The 2 English sub fleets are still at the Egypt coast attacking CP transports, forcing many units to go the long overland route to France.[:(] Also sent a fleet to inspect Casablanca, cause I smell a "RAT", or why I know that, none the less you'll see for yourself why soon enough..

Now that OE is on the mend, it's starting to produce a decent amount of PP, it's so far from where the action will be. Only 20 turns left..

[operating]

Turn 98
North Sea Blockade Broken: German merchant fleets will start to spawn at Trondheim, Norway and down in the South Atlantic again.

In order to achieve breaking the blockade, the manual (or rather the lua scripts for this event) says that the CP navy has to be 1.5 times larger than the entire Entente navy. To tell the truth I felt the CP navy has been twice as large as the Entente navy for many turns, regardless I'm thrilled this event has finally happened..!!![:)] [:)][:)]

OK, Now how did this happen?[&:] I made some observations in the previous post: "Turns out I was wrong". Even this post is out of order, the next post should of been here, I'm not going to change it all now, so bare with me for a couple of turns, PLEASE..![:)]

I'm not exactly sure if a English fleet was lost here to trigger this event, however in the information window it indicates a Class V zeppelin might have something to do with it, usually a zeppelin does not suffer damage when striking an enemy submarine, that's what I think happened here, plus on the mini-map there appears to be a naval battle going on off the English coast and don't forget German zeppelins are stationed in Norway, for they may have attacked also. BUT----The real story is in the next post..!![;)]

EDIT: I'm sorry (change in medication clouds thinking) post #474 (just prior to this one) is a SS of units that "had not" moved yet starting turn 98. Then there was movement and attacks on the American fleet that contributed to this later Blockade Event. Almost the entire American fleet had been sunk (sunk were American Pre-dreadnaught, AC and I believe an American troop transport) except for the American dreadnaught and submarine, both of which received damage, also prevented them from returning to Oran port. To me something happened up by England after this large naval battle to trigger the Blockade Event there.

[Robotron]

North Sea Blockade Broken:

triggers after British Blockade has been established and total CP naval strength in North Atlantic divided by total Entente naval strength in North Atlantic is higher than 1.5

The event will be checked at the start of either player's turn and during any combat triggered by any kind of unit.

[operating]

ORIGINAL: Robotron

North Sea Blockade Broken:

triggers after British Blockade has been established and total CP naval strength in North Atlantic divided by total Entente naval strength in North Atlantic is higher than 1.5

The event will be checked at the start of either player's turn and during any combat triggered by any kind of unit.

Hi Robotron!

Your comment must of posted while I was editing the prior post, much to my surprise.[X(] [:)] I was a little confused as to the chain of movement that lead to the event. It's interesting you mention the fleets involved either way have to be in the "North Atlantic". I was thinking it was fleets from the whole map, not just the North Atlantic.

Thanks, Bob[;)]

[Robotron]

Correction: it's the North Sea, not the North Atlantic, my bad.

[operating]

Turn 99

American S.O.S.:

Last turn the attack on the whole American fleet started, this turn the American dreadnaught was sunk and I'm sure the American submarine fleet was sunk also. It appears (in the information panel) that a AH class IV sub fleet finished off the dreadnaught. I do not recall what the 7 CP airships struck or in what order? So just indicated they were attacking just before the event triggered. IIRC Mrdozer (on his turn) tried to breakout from the naval trap, in doing so incurred losses (to both his submarine and dreadnaught) making them easier targets this turn. You might notice that an American infantry had moved from Oran towards Algiers (you can only see USA star on the lower left side of the event pop-up). From that star going to the left side of the SS a series of markers (indicating neutral French border hexes) confused me? For I did not get a notification that the USA had DOW'd France? Also what that row of markers indicate is: The USA had to have landed by Casablanca then traveled overland (To do so would have taken several turns) to Oran (there might be another USA unit in Oran city FOW). Matter of fact: I do not think that I had realized that Mrdozer made this crossing till after my recapture of Oran.[&:] I recall having a chat about this with Mrdozer, he was amazed I did not notice any of this![:D] My only thought is: It was a repeat of how both Mrdozer (1st) and I (later) had found ways to manipulate diplomacy for territorial gain.

There's some kind of naval engagement that's happening east of England, not sure what is involved?

[operating]

Turn 100

Stats:

Yes I'm even including German class II ATs (armored Trains) for possible use in the Great Invasion.[:)]

Mind you this is a SS before movement. I can spot 2 green dots (on mini-map) between Oran-Algiers, any Entente units in Africa will be at half-supply at best, there's no sign of any enemy surface fleets. Curious though; there appears to be a very small green dot at Malta (you need a magnifying glass to spot it). I'm wondering if I had captured Malta after-all?, or is this something else?[&:] There's a couple of red dots by Casablanca, not sure why they are there?[8|] They are there for a purpose..

Scapa Flow is still being observed. After the big North Africa naval engagement many of the naval units are heading to ports for repair and upgrades. Others are likely pounding American ground units. Notice how Italy's NM is still stuck at 17NM..