PBEM Global War: Narrative AAR.

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Turn 8. Nov/Dec 1940. Axis #1. (Continued).

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Turn 8. Nov/Dec 1940. Axis #1. (Continued).

1/21/21, 2:55 PM - [Axis]: Use Defensive Shore Bombardment?
1/21/21, 2:55 PM - [Allied]: Yes please.

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Turn 8. Nov/Dec 1940. Axis #1. (Continued).

1/21/21, 3:00 PM - [Axis]: Fly ground support?
1/21/21, 3:00 PM - [Allied]: negative

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Turn 8. Nov/Dec 1940. Axis #1. (Continued).

1/21/21, 3:04 PM - [Allied]: obviously assault for both
1/21/21, 3:04 PM - [Axis]: Obvious Assault in Antwerp
1/21/21, 3:04 PM - [Allied]: beat you to it! 😀
1/21/21, 3:05 PM - [Allied]: or were they simultaneous posts ...
1/21/21, 3:05 PM - [Allied]: Great minds and the such ... think alike ...
1/21/21, 3:09 PM - [Axis]: HeHe
1/21/21, 3:09 PM - [Axis]: <Media omitted>
1/21/21, 3:10 PM - [Allied]: The Brits didn't want to give up their last foothold on the continent without a fight!
1/21/21, 3:11 PM - [Axis]: <Media omitted>

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Turn 8. Nov/Dec 1940. Axis #1. (Continued).

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Turn 8. Nov/Dec 1940. Axis #1. (Continued).

1/21/21, 3:12 PM - [Allied]: What is with the IJA! They're unstoppable!
1/21/21, 3:15 PM - [Axis]: Yea, but they are increasingly making the USA nervous. Another chit added against Japan - value of 1.
1/21/21, 3:15 PM - [Allied]: Influence of the isolations continue
1/21/21, 3:25 PM - [Axis]: <Media omitted>
1/21/21, 3:25 PM - [Axis]: back to u
1/21/21, 3:26 PM - [Allied]: copy

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Turn 8. Nov/Dec 1940. Axis #1. (Continued).

1/21/21, 3:46 PM - [Axis]: We got bitten by the saved oil bug. Japan has 24 saved oil and should only have 19. I can probably burn them during oil reorg without gaining a benefit. If not, we can edit them out later.
1/21/21, 3:58 PM - [Allied]: I can handle it by editing. Did Japan get their full production?
1/21/21, 3:59 PM - [Axis]: yes
1/21/21, 3:59 PM - [Allied]: If so, I'll go ahead (later) and edit away 5 oil from Japan, if that's ok?
1/21/21, 3:59 PM - [Axis]: that's fine
1/21/21, 3:59 PM - [Allied]: will do then
1/21/21, 9:28 PM - [Allied]: I will edit out 5 oil points and will reduced saved oil at: (1) Sapporo from 2 to 1, (2) Tokyo from 4 to 2 and (3) Osaka from 4 to 2.

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Turn 8. Nov/Dec 1940. Axis #1. (Concluded).

1/21/21, 9:36 PM - [Allied]: Through the magic of editing, Japanese oil situation made right.
1/21/21, 3:33 PM - [Allied]: CW and France will do a naval so my impulse may take some time. Going to take a long break, which will include dinner. Will likely (hopefully) get to my impulse later this evening.
1/21/21, 3:33 PM - [Allied]: Part of the length of the naval is reevaluating my convoy lines and possibly moving them out of harms way if/where I can.
1/21/21, 3:33 PM - [Axis]: no problem, talk to u later
1/21/21, 3:34 PM - [Allied]: Well, I guess you can never move them completely out of harms way as long as the axis have subs, surface raiders and aircraft ... it's moving them to more safer routes if I can find them.
1/21/21, 3:35 PM - [Axis]: right
1/21/21, 3:36 PM - [Allied]: Especially critical now that France has fallen.
1/21/21, 9:37 PM - [Allied]: won't get to my impulse until tomorrow. see you then and goodnight. &#127769;

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Turn 8. Nov/Dec 1940. Allied #4.

1/22/21, 12:07 PM - [Allied]: afternoon. &#9749;
1/22/21, 12:08 PM - [Axis]: Howdy
1/22/21, 12:08 PM - [Allied]: ready for some gaming?
1/22/21, 12:08 PM - [Axis]: Always
1/22/21, 12:08 PM - [Allied]: &#128077;
1/22/21, 12:20 PM - [Allied]: Turn 8. Nov/Dec 1940. Allied #4. CW - combine, Free France - naval, China - land, USSR - combine, USA - combine.
1/22/21, 12:40 PM - [Allied]: Two Contested Sea Areas: (1) Faeores Gap & (2) East Med.
1/22/21, 12:40 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
1/22/21, 12:41 PM - [Allied]: (1) Faeroes Gap: RN will not initiate, but you can (later) if you wish.
1/22/21, 12:46 PM - [Allied]: Back to the Faeores Gap. Do you wish to initiate?
1/22/21, 12:46 PM - [Axis]: no thx
1/22/21, 12:47 PM - [Allied]: copy.

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Turn 8. Nov/Dec 1940. Allied #4. (Continued).

1/22/21, 12:42 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
1/22/21, 12:46 PM - [Allied]: East Med. Interesting one here. RN & French are stronger, should initiate; but won't because they don't wish to risk a bad search split that puts their reinforcement of Athens at risk. One of my golden rules that I've learned the hard way not to break. If reinforcing, invading, etc. don't risk combat even far superior. In this case I'd say the allies are less than far superior, more likely slightly superior. Because of the weather and axis ships that are flipped, axis cannot initiate. So, no combat.

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Turn 8. Nov/Dec 1940. Allied #4. (Concluded).

1/22/21, 12:47 PM - [Axis]: And I agree with your assessment
1/22/21, 12:48 PM - [Allied]: Thanks. It's a lesson that I've learned and relearned several times. The general golden rule I think is don't start something unless you can accept the worst outcome.
1/22/21, 12:49 PM - [Axis]: Exactly
1/22/21, 1:06 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
1/22/21, 1:07 PM - [Allied]: Great Britain moves to protect their ally (Greece).
1/22/21, 1:07 PM - [Allied]: That ends my impulse. Now for the next weather roll.

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Turn 8. Nov/Dec 1940. Axis #7.

1/22/21, 1:10 PM - [Allied]: d10=3+2=5. Weather clears everywhere except for rain in the north temperate and storms in the Arctic.
1/22/21, 1:10 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
1/22/21, 1:12 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
1/22/21, 1:12 PM - [Allied]: back to you for axis impulse 7.
1/22/21, 1:14 PM - [Axis]: roger
1/22/21, 1:38 PM - [Axis]: Land actions for Japan and Germany. Naval for Italy
1/22/21, 1:45 PM - [Axis]: <Media omitted>

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Turn 8. Nov/Dec 1940. Axis #7. (Continued).

1/22/21, 1:46 PM - [Axis]: West med first
1/22/21, 1:46 PM - [Axis]: no support from Axis
1/22/21, 1:46 PM - [Axis]: <Media omitted>
1/22/21, 1:48 PM - [Allied]: Whirlwind & Harrow to 0 & Blenheim to 3.
1/22/21, 1:50 PM - [Axis]: not committing subs
1/22/21, 1:51 PM - [Allied]: copy

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Turn 8. Nov/Dec 1940. Axis #7. (Continued).

1/22/21, 1:52 PM - [Axis]: both find, bloodless combat
1/22/21, 1:53 PM - [Axis]: Assuming you stay of course
1/22/21, 1:53 PM - [Allied]: yes

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Turn 8. Nov/Dec 1940. Axis #7. (Continued).

1/22/21, 1:54 PM - [Axis]: round 2, allies have SPs
1/22/21, 1:55 PM - [Allied]: the nav has 1 a2s factor?
1/22/21, 1:56 PM - [Axis]: 2
1/22/21, 1:56 PM - [Axis]: 2 naval bombing factors
1/22/21, 1:56 PM - [Allied]: ok, use 4 SPs to avoid
1/22/21, 1:56 PM - [Axis]: air to air strength is 1
1/22/21, 1:56 PM - [Axis]: But that doesn't matter in this case
1/22/21, 1:57 PM - [Allied]: wasn't looking at the long shot of getting an abort in aa
1/22/21, 1:58 PM - [Allied]: but best I could get was lowest 1 out of 5, which is only a 3% chance of getting an abort and 0.1% chance of shooting it down.
1/22/21, 1:58 PM - [Axis]: <Media omitted>
1/22/21, 1:58 PM - [Allied]: Not worth the risk of getting a ship damaged.
1/22/21, 1:59 PM - [Axis]: I see

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Turn 8. Nov/Dec 1940. Axis #7. (Continued).

1/22/21, 1:57 PM - [Axis]: Now East Med
1/22/21, 1:59 PM - [Allied]: FTR & NAV on Crete to 2-box.
1/22/21, 2:01 PM - [Axis]: Miss
1/22/21, 2:01 PM - [Allied]: copy.
1/22/21, 2:01 PM - [Allied]: Well at least you pulled away any potential defensive ground support or intercept over Athens.
1/22/21, 2:07 PM - [Axis]: Right. I was gonna force your hand there

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Turn 8. Nov/Dec 1940. Axis #7. (Continued).

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Turn 8. Nov/Dec 1940. Axis #7. (Concluded).

1/22/21, 2:15 PM - [Allied]: That was close ... change from snow to rain almost bit me ... would have been my fault though.
1/22/21, 2:16 PM - [Allied]: Should have planned for the possibility of supply changing from 3 to 2 and the danger that would have put Chaing in ...
1/22/21, 2:25 PM - [Axis]: That's easy to miss
1/22/21, 2:31 PM - [Allied]: Lot's of details like that is this game that one has to deal with or face the potential consequences. That why this game is best out there ...
1/22/21, 2:31 PM - [Allied]: Well except for setting convoy lines and productions ...
1/22/21, 2:41 PM - [Axis]: back to u
1/22/21, 2:41 PM - [Axis]: <Media omitted>
1/22/21, 2:41 PM - [Allied]: copy
1/22/21, 2:42 PM - [Allied]: assumed turn continued. &#128512;
1/22/21, 2:42 PM - [Allied]: was a bit worried I might get only 1 impulse.

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Turn 8. Nov/Dec 1940. Allied #9.

1/22/21, 2:54 PM - [Allied]: Turn 8. Nov/Dec 1940. Allied #9. CW - naval, France - naval, China - land, USSR - combine, USA - combine.
1/22/21, 3:10 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
1/22/21, 3:10 PM - [Allied]: Intercept Decision: RN BB Renown moved from Gibraltar into the West Med. Intercept?
1/22/21, 3:11 PM - [Axis]: yes
1/22/21, 3:11 PM - [Axis]: flip Gabby
1/22/21, 3:11 PM - [Allied]: copy
1/22/21, 3:12 PM - [Allied]: d10=1, intercept successfully. Renown stops and goes into the 0-box of the West Med.

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Turn 8. Nov/Dec 1940. Allied #9. (Continued).

1/22/21, 3:29 PM - [Allied]: Four contested sea areas: (1) Faeroes Gap, (2) Italian Coast, (3) West Med & (4) East Med.
1/22/21, 3:29 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
1/22/21, 3:29 PM - [Allied]: (1) Faeores Gap: RN will not initiate, but axis can (later) if they wish.
1/22/21, 3:30 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>