Axis mistakes galore

[terje439]

Turn 33

Weather
Clear.

Supply raids
Allied losses : 0 MPP
Axis losses : 31 MPP

Germany
We finally sink the CW submarine off Norway, good riddance. German forces take Belgrade, causing the fall of Yugoslavia. To teach them a lesson, we create Croatia. Croatia promptly joins our cause.
Pinsk still holds...

Italy
This turn we take out a Commonwealth army in Africa. We might not win here quickly, but we should win it. Well, having no clue, but maybe the Commonwealth can place units in Egypt? That would be annoying.

Allies
The USSR sends an armoured train to Pinsk, and allow the corps in the city to attack. Neither do any damage, but this city is officially annoying me now! A USSR BB appears and attack the Tirpitz. Bad idea! Damages are 2-6 in our favour.

Purchases
Germany saves 240 MPP.

Reinforcements
None.

Research
Germany finishes Industrial Technology2 and Advanced Tanks2.

Decisions/Events
Nothing.

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Turn 34

Weather
Clear.

Supply raids
Allied losses : 0 MPP
Axis losses : 0 MPP

Germany
German naval units sink the USSR BB, and then heads back towards Kiel. I fear I might allready be slowing down in the USSR...
Pinsk holds [8|]

Italy
Another outsatnding turn in Africa. Not only is a Commonwealth corps destroyed, but we also take Alexandria.

Allies
The UK secures the Persian oil fields, and the UK and the USSR eventually take Persia.
French partisans blow up stuff in Paris.
However no more land grabbing in Syria, suppose their units have been pulled into Egypt.

Purchases
Finland buys an army.
Germany saves 43 MPP, and Italy saves 44.

Reinforcements
4 German garrisons arrive in the west.

Research
Italy starts work on Ground Attack Weapons2, and Germany starts on Industrial Technology3 and Advanced Tanks3. Germany also gets a breakthrough on Advanced Aircraft2.

Decisions/Events
Apart from Malta being annoying, nothing.

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Turn 35

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Forgot to actually SAVE the image before closing pain. [8|]

Weather
Clear.

Supply raids
Allied losses : 0 MPP
Axis losses : 0 MPP

Germany
Alot of reinforcements this turn, and we still cannot tackle Pinsk.

Italy
This turn we take out an UK Tactical bomber in Africa. That unit has annoyed me for some time.

Allies
The USSR spend their turn reinforcing units I damage, and the UK seems to be sailing alot of ships from Egypt towards Gibraltar. Are they leaving the Med???

Purchases
A Finish HQ is ordered.

Reinforcements
A German submarine is placed off Cuxhaven, and two are placed off Kiel.

Research
Italy starts working on Spying and Intelligence1, while Germany goes for Advanced Aircraft3.
German scientists are on fire nowadays as we get two more breakthroughs, Ground Attack Weapons2 and Command and Control2.

Decisions/Events
Partisans starts to appear in the USSR.

[Hartmann]

Hey, things are really going your way! [:)] Special congrats on Egypt - this was a real good performance. The UK cannot directly place troops there, but they can use the special hexes in the Southern Atlantic to get units to the Red Sea fast AND (more importantly) they have lots of events giving them troops in the region. Often, they can hold you at El Alamein and the Quatara depression for a LOOONG time.

Just so you know: Pinsk is ALWAYS a pain in the ass! You can get it early with heavy tac bombing etc, but this binds just so many forces at a time when you want to push forward with all you got ...

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ORIGINAL: Hartmann

Hey, things are really going your way! [:)] Special congrats on Egypt - this was a real good performance. The UK cannot directly place troops there, but they can use the special hexes in the Southern Atlantic to get units to the Red Sea fast AND (more importantly) they have lots of events giving them troops in the region. Often, they can hold you at El Alamein and the Quatara depression for a LOOONG time.

Just so you know: Pinsk is ALWAYS a pain in the ass! You can get it early with heavy tac bombing etc, but this binds just so many forces at a time when you want to push forward with all you got ...

yeah, I cannot really complain. And yes, I decided to send my planes north to secure Leningrad first. And ofc it does not help that my armies cannot advance on Pinsk in an orderly fashion either. Enemy ZoC+Morale effects+terrain makes it hard to get close to the city.

In Africa, I think what has been a blessing is the Allied attacks. Had they not done those, and just dug in, I doubt I would manage to push as I do right now.

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Turn 36

Weather
Clear.

Supply raids
Allied losses : 0 MPP
Axis losses : 0 MPP

Germany
We take Narva, an important steppingstone towards Leningrad. We hunt an USSR submarine off Sweden, and cause some damage to it.

Italy
We destroy a CW corps, and capture Asyut.

Allies
The USSR sub tries to run away, but remain spotted. Two partisans appear in Yugoslavia, and one in the USSR.

Purchases
Germany buys one garrison and a fighter, then save 61 MPP.
Italy saves 42 MPP.

Reinforcements
The Germans place a Tactical bomber in Tilsit, and the 5th Army is placed outside Lublin.

Research
Italy starts researching Infantry Warfare.

Decisions/Events
None.

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Turn 37

Weather
Clear.

Supply raids
Allied losses : 0 MPP
Axis losses : 0 MPP

Germany
Germany pushes on towards Leningrad, but make no real progress elsewhere.
We keep attacking the USSR submarine, but it survives this turn too.

Italy
We destroy a CW corps, and capture Qina.

Allies
UK retake Asyut, which means that the DAK recce unit is cut off from its own lines.

Purchases
Germany buys one Tactical bomber.
Italy saves 47 MPP.

Reinforcements
None.

Research
None.

Decisions/Events
None.

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Turn 37

Weather
Rain.

Supply raids
Allied losses : 0 MPP
Axis losses : 0 MPP

Germany
Both Germany and Finland are now outside Leningrad, but the really good news is that PINSK finally falls. We also manage to sink the USSR submarine this turn.

Italy
[:@]

Allies
The Commonwealth launches several attacks on the Ariete, and KILLS it. They also retake Qina.

Purchases
Germany buys one army and a paratrooper, then save 63 MPP.

Reinforcements
Germany places a garrison outside Cologne, von Kleist outside Lublin and a naval bomber at Klagenfurt.
Rumania places the 1st Panzer in Jassy, and the Hungarians place their 1st Panzer outside Cluj.

Research
Italy scompletes Advanced Tanks1 (with Ariete gone, that makes sense), and Industrial Technology2. Germany finishes Spying and Intelligence2.

Decisions/Events
None.

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Turn 38

Weather
Mud.

Supply raids
Allied losses : 0 MPP
Axis losses : 0 MPP

Germany
The mud is a pain, we make little to no headway.
We are not getting anywhere with Tito's partisans.

Italy
We capture Aswan.

Allies
The USA decides that they are done playing neutral and joins the Allies.

Purchases
Germany buys paratrooper, then save 99 MPP.
Italy saves 47 MPP.

Reinforcements
The Rumanian 2nd Panzer is placed outside Jassy, and the 2nd Hungarian Panzer is placed in Cluj.

Research
Italy starts researching Industrial Technology3, while Germany start on Spying and Intelligence3.

Decisions/Events
Italian East Africa surrenders to the Commonwealth.

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Turn 39

Weather
Snow.

Supply raids
Allied losses : 0 MPP
Axis losses : 0 MPP

Germany
Just minor skirmishes this turn, with the exception of the destruction of an USSR fighter.

Italy
We destroy a RAF tactical bomber, and recapture Qina.

Allies
Some attacks in the USSR, but it does nothing.

Purchases
Germany buys a medium bomber, and save 38 MPP.
Italy saves 189 MPP.

Reinforcements
Finland places a HQ outside Petsamo.

Research
None.

Decisions/Events
USA starts to send resources to the USSR through Persia.

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Turn 40

Weather
Snow.

Supply raids
Allied losses : 0 MPP
Axis losses : 0 MPP

Germany
The Soviet winter strikes, no less than 45 units are damaged from it.

Italy
We destroy a CW corps, and capture CAIRO. This causes Egypt to surrender, and Germany plunders 64 MPPs.

Allies
Some counterattacks in the USSR that does not achieve much. In the diplomatic field however, they do better. Sweden moves 8% towards the Allies.

Purchases
Germany buys the 3rd Heavy Panzer, then save 43 MPP.
Italy reforms the Ariete, and saves 53 MPP.

Reinforcements
Finland places an army in Petsamo, and Germany gets the Graf Zeppelin.

Research
None.

Decisions/Events
Soviet winter strikes.
Heavy tanks are unlocked.
The Allies agree that a complete surrender of the Axis is needed.
Germany is asked if she would release Indian PoWs to form a garrison for 15 MPP, we say yes.

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Turn 41

Weather
Clear but snow on the ground.

Supply raids
Allied losses : 0 MPP
Axis losses : 0 MPP

Germany
Leningrad falls.

Italy
We destroy a CW army in Africa.

Allies
The USSR attacks out of D-town, and Soviet heavy tanks appear out of Kharkov. We need to send our bombers south.
A partisan unit spawns in the USSR, and their diplomats have been at it again, this time in Spain, which moves 13% towards the Allies.

Purchases
Germany buys the XIV Heavy Panzer, and then saves 222 MPP.
Italy saves 107 MPP.

Reinforcements
None.

Research
Germany finishes Advanced Tanks3.

Decisions/Events
Singapore falls to Japan.

[Hartmann]

It's a bit as if the UK had less planes in Africa as they (mostly) use to have. Maybe that's part of the reason why you could bypass El Alamein so early. On the other hand I like that the tactical AI did not just throw in the towel, but tried to cut you off and got the Ariete. I really like the AI in this game - though I'm already spoilt and want it to be even better.

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ORIGINAL: Hartmann

It's a bit as if the UK had less planes in Africa as they (mostly) use to have. Maybe that's part of the reason why you could bypass El Alamein so early. On the other hand I like that the tactical AI did not just throw in the towel, but tried to cut you off and got the Ariete. I really like the AI in this game - though I'm already spoilt and want it to be even better.

Well, the AI is quite good in some aspects, but somewhat lacking in others. I find that it allows itself to be baited a little too easy.

In Africa the main issue I've had is how deadly the Allied artillery has been actually.

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Turn 42

Weather
Mud.

Supply raids
Allied losses : 0 MPP
Axis losses : 0 MPP

Germany
In the north, the Finish take Murmansk, forcing the Allies to run a longer convoy route. The weather is slowing us down.

Italy
This turn we take out a Canadian army and HQ Ritchie.

Allies
A few weak USSR attacks, and the CW sends a sub to raid our lines from Norway, but we do heavy damage to it.

Purchases
Germany buys a fighter, and saves 35 MPP.
Italy saves 75 MPP.

Reinforcements
The Germans place a Medium bomber, a Tactical bomber, a paratrooper and the 13th Army in and around Lublin.

Research
Germany start to reasearch Advanced Tanks4 and Ground Attack Weapons3.
Italy finishes Spying and Intelligence1 and Infantry Weapons2.

Decisions/Events
Germany and the USSR are allowed to build AT units.
A partisan appear in the USSR.
UK Commandos raid Calais and St.Malo.

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Turn 43

Weather
Clear.

Supply raids
Allied losses : 0 MPP
Axis losses : 4 MPP

Germany
We keep attacking the UK submarine off Cuxhaven, and of course we end with bringing it down to 1 strength... In the USSR we deliberately target a fighter and a heavy tank, and destroy them both. I am somewaht concerned with our slow progress at the moment.

Italy
A CW Corps is wiped out.

Allies
The damaged submarine escapes to England. The USSR keeps building its forces, luckily their attacks do not do alot of damage, but they are bogging us down.

Purchases
Germany buys the XV Heavy Panzer, and saves 44 MPP.
Italy saves 233 MPP.

Reinforcements
The Germans place a fighter and a heavy panzer around Lublin.

Research
None.

Decisions/Events
The USSR transfers units from Siberia.
Germany is asked if they want to form 3x AT units in Warzaw, we go with yes.

Concern
The progress in the USSR. We are being bogged down more and more.

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Turn 44

Weather
Clear.

Supply raids
Allied losses : 0 MPP
Axis losses : 0 MPP

Germany
More slugging with the USSR.
We sink a UK DD off Denmark.

Italy
Reinforcing and rearranging the units.

Allies
The USSR keeps attacking, my slight concern about this is that I never have the ability to rotate and upgrade my units, they are needed at the line.

Purchases
Germany buys a fighter, and saves 74 MPP.
Italy builds a Tactical bomber, and saves 25 MPP.

Reinforcements
The Germans place a Tactical bomber outside Lublin, and get the 3x AT units in Warzaw.

Research
None.

Decisions/Events
None.

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Turn 45

Weather
Clear.

Supply raids
Allied losses : 0 MPP
Axis losses : 0 MPP

Germany
We FINALLY take out the last of Tito's partisan units. Not much headway in the USSR, as we are now facing walls of units in most places, but atleast we have brought the Luftwaffe to bear, and we do remove 4-5 units per turn now, so hopefully we will thin out the herd. I hope the infaltion of the Red Army is due to those Siberians, and not from production.

Italy
Suez falls!

Allies
The attacks from the USSR keeps up, and they are now focusing on one unit at a time. That is not good, that increases the chance for losing units, something I can ill afford.

Purchases
Germany buys the XVI Heavy Panzer, and saves 74 MPP.
Italy saves 180 MPP.

Reinforcements
The Italian BB Roma arrives in Trieste, and the reborn Ariete is placed in Rome.

Research
None.

Decisions/Events
UK Commandos raid Stavanger.
Franco is impressed by the fall of Suez.
The Japanese suffer a heavy blow at Midway.

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Turn 46

Weather
Clear.

Supply raids
Allied losses : 0 MPP
Axis losses : 0 MPP

Germany
The DAK takes Jerusalem, this forces Palestine to surrender, and 29 MPPs are plundered. In the USSR we keep destroying enemy units, but we make little headway.

Italy
Only a CW Corps remain in Egypt now.

Allies
The USSR number are still increasing aroun D-town, and there is heavy fighting in the area D-town to Kursk. We do not lose any units, but to put things in perpective, we spent around 400 MPPs per turn to repair units now.

Purchases
Finland builds an army. I need it in the north to finish of the USSR there.
Germany saves 35 MPP.
Italy saves 75 MPP.

Reinforcements
The Egyptian Legion arrives in Cairo.

Research
Italy finishes Infantry Warfare.

Decisions/Events
Germany decide to raise the Egyptian Legion.
Karl Dönitz suggests that we send a German submarine to the Black Sea, we agree.
A Yugoslavian partisan arrives in the northern part of Yugoslavia, here we go again...

Concern
The situation in the USSR. I might lose the game there. Who knew attacking the USSR would be such a big task!?

[Klydon]

Excellent AAR!

As a suggestion, if you could include the in game date on some of your turns instead of just "turn 32", it would be helpful for some of us newbs that don't equate what date each turn is associated with.