Invasion Amerika - US player vs PO
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The situation in the south:
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Turn 41, Feb 11
In the East, General Guderian fought with his troops to the last man, for what may be a dying cause now. However, AXIS forces in the Ohio Valley and around Washington DC may not agree with that assessment. Nor would the Japanese.
Overall, the US has six divisions that are either just coming available, or are reorganizing, and will soon be ready, or are already entrained for the front. There is a sense in Denver, that even with a new invasion by the Japanese, the enemy is contained. Famous last words??
In the East, General Guderian fought with his troops to the last man, for what may be a dying cause now. However, AXIS forces in the Ohio Valley and around Washington DC may not agree with that assessment. Nor would the Japanese.
Overall, the US has six divisions that are either just coming available, or are reorganizing, and will soon be ready, or are already entrained for the front. There is a sense in Denver, that even with a new invasion by the Japanese, the enemy is contained. Famous last words??
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Two Japanese divisions are known to be ashore at San Francisco. They are strong units that have smashed against the initial US attempt to contain them near the coast.
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In Central America, the Brazilian force has moved forward to meet 4th Armored Div.
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Turn 42, Feb 18
Faster than the US can transport troops from the south up to the Ohio Valley region, the AXIS forces are already at the planned disembarkation locations. The 9th Inf at Detroit, and the 2nd Mtn at Indianapolis were sent to the front directly from the trains. The 1st Marines, coming east from Chicago, had their trains stopped in the middle of the countryside, with German troops threatening the way forward.
Immediate and relentless pressure appears to be the enemy posture right now, with Montreal, Buffalo, Detroit, Toledo, Indianapolis, Cincinatti, and Washington under the guns.
Faster than the US can transport troops from the south up to the Ohio Valley region, the AXIS forces are already at the planned disembarkation locations. The 9th Inf at Detroit, and the 2nd Mtn at Indianapolis were sent to the front directly from the trains. The 1st Marines, coming east from Chicago, had their trains stopped in the middle of the countryside, with German troops threatening the way forward.
Immediate and relentless pressure appears to be the enemy posture right now, with Montreal, Buffalo, Detroit, Toledo, Indianapolis, Cincinatti, and Washington under the guns.
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4th Army, Western Defense Command, blundered in positioning forces against the Japanese invasion at San Francisco. After the failed attempt to push the enemy back into the sea, the US forces should have been withdrawn to the north and south, letting the mountains safeguard the interior, with light troops. Instead, the Japanese have been allowed to break out all along the coast.
30th Inf Division was pushed out of the Sacremento area after intense fighting, but the Japanese have for once been lax in following up their victory. The 30th has been ordered back into the city, to hold while the 82nd Airborne is trained in from the north.
High command is unsure whether there are landings planned either north or south, or both.
30th Inf Division was pushed out of the Sacremento area after intense fighting, but the Japanese have for once been lax in following up their victory. The 30th has been ordered back into the city, to hold while the 82nd Airborne is trained in from the north.
High command is unsure whether there are landings planned either north or south, or both.
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Denver High Command is outraged that 4th Army has allowed a single battalion of Mexican commandos to hold off the entire Free French Belize Division. That division, relatively fresh, could be used better in the push to Panama. 4th Army has been ordered to leave the Mexican commandos to the mercy of the Zapatistas, and get the French troops moving to port, for possible landings in the isthmus.
The AXIS has not committed any naval forces to the Carribean or Gulf, so the greatly weakened Enterprise Group should be able to support the retaking of Panama.
Brazil now has two divisions facing the 4th Armored, which is at this point merely holding, awaiting the arrival of the 4th Army.
The AXIS has not committed any naval forces to the Carribean or Gulf, so the greatly weakened Enterprise Group should be able to support the retaking of Panama.
Brazil now has two divisions facing the 4th Armored, which is at this point merely holding, awaiting the arrival of the 4th Army.
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Turn 54, May 14
The Eastern Front has been mostly static for the last two months. US forces are dug-in, and all Spring the AXIS forces have relentlessly struck all along the lines with air and artillery bombardments, but have seemed reluctant to assault fixed positions around Washington, near Chicago, and in Canada.
US reserves are down to two divisions, and miscellaneous refitted units. Holding the line seems all that can be done, unless those reserves are released to one of the fronts.
Fighting along the rail link between Chicago and Ontario has continued back and forth, and the enemy finally broke through at Buffalo.
The Eastern Front has been mostly static for the last two months. US forces are dug-in, and all Spring the AXIS forces have relentlessly struck all along the lines with air and artillery bombardments, but have seemed reluctant to assault fixed positions around Washington, near Chicago, and in Canada.
US reserves are down to two divisions, and miscellaneous refitted units. Holding the line seems all that can be done, unless those reserves are released to one of the fronts.
Fighting along the rail link between Chicago and Ontario has continued back and forth, and the enemy finally broke through at Buffalo.
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In the west, heavy fighting south of San Francisco has been a mixed bag, with the US 7th Armored pushing all the way to the coastal highway, almost shutting off any Japanese effort to move south. However, the enemy struck back and was able to destroy the 7th's HQ elements, and forced the US forces back with heavy losses.
The attempt to reposition 8th Armored was stymied, with the Japanese pinning the 8th against the foothills to the Sierras.
It appears the Japanese have suffered heavy losses too, as they have pulled back along their southern flank. 7th Armored will begin to probe back towards the coast, even while awaiting the reconstitution of its HQ. Without their HQ, the 7th has no recon capability.
The attempt to reposition 8th Armored was stymied, with the Japanese pinning the 8th against the foothills to the Sierras.
It appears the Japanese have suffered heavy losses too, as they have pulled back along their southern flank. 7th Armored will begin to probe back towards the coast, even while awaiting the reconstitution of its HQ. Without their HQ, the 7th has no recon capability.
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Turn 57, June 4
The fronts remain relatively static, especially in the east and Mexico. The Japanese are expanding their hold on the central California region, but they really only have two viable options - go south towards LA, or north. Only the southern route seems likely, and could seriously damage the US war effort.
High Command in Denver has determined that the AXIS forces in the east are a much bigger threat to the nation, having already occupied the northeast all the way through the Ohio Valley, the industrial heartland. Therefore all available reserves are going to be released from Mexico, and from the Seattle region, to go on a concerted offensive against the enemy in the Ohio Valley.
The fronts remain relatively static, especially in the east and Mexico. The Japanese are expanding their hold on the central California region, but they really only have two viable options - go south towards LA, or north. Only the southern route seems likely, and could seriously damage the US war effort.
High Command in Denver has determined that the AXIS forces in the east are a much bigger threat to the nation, having already occupied the northeast all the way through the Ohio Valley, the industrial heartland. Therefore all available reserves are going to be released from Mexico, and from the Seattle region, to go on a concerted offensive against the enemy in the Ohio Valley.
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Natl Guard forces will remain in the Pacific Northwest, to guard against a Japanese landing there. Similarly, the 1st Marine Division, backed up by Natl Guard units, will remain in place in Southern California. In Mexico, the 4th Army has taken San Salvador, and can hold against the Brazilian forces currently present in the region.
That leaves four relatively fresh divisions to move east to undertake the offensive in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio.
That leaves four relatively fresh divisions to move east to undertake the offensive in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio.
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Turn 60, June 24th
The US offensive into the Ohio Valley has advanced rapidly, with the arrival of the four fresh divisions. It's pretty clear that the AXIS design to conquer the Americas has failed. It has, at the very least, run out of all momentum.
The current victory conditions are:
The US offensive into the Ohio Valley has advanced rapidly, with the arrival of the four fresh divisions. It's pretty clear that the AXIS design to conquer the Americas has failed. It has, at the very least, run out of all momentum.
The current victory conditions are:
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The situation in the east:
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In the West, the Japanese again have expanded their holdings, but to little avail. Both the 7th and 8th Armored Divisions have taken the brunt of the enemy push, and have been pretty much shattered. Sacremento has fallen, also. However, the 1st Marine Division, along with the California Guard have succeded in quashing any enemy advance towards the prize - Los Angeles.
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Turn 60
With forces in place around the Ohio Valley, the offensive has been successful early on.
It is obvious at this point that the AXIS forces have lost all major punch, and will not advance - indeed are being pushed back or stymied on all fronts.
The latest scenario reports continue to state that the US and its Allies have a significant victory. Here are the scenario notes pertaining to a 'substantial victory,' which I take to be the same or similar to a significant victory:
SUBSTANTIAL VICTORY
--WITH Japanese Involvement
-- No Soviet Entry
Germany and Japan have been soundly defeated. Axis soldiers lay down their arms all over North America. Some surrendering to local townspeople armed only with pitchforks. A humiliated Hitler goes berserk, hanging several top generals and civilian officials on grounds of conspiracy to undermine the German republic. Hitler, frustrated beyond belief and now desperate for a military success, begins the mobilization for operation Barbarossa, the invasion of Russia. The US now looks towards liberating England and all of Europe. Russia, buoyed by the US success and a prosperous farming season, begins rebuilding its military. Plans are being made in Moscow for a Russian invasion of Germany and Japan. A US puppet government has been established in Mexico and Brazil. Mexico later is broken-up into the 49th, 50th, 51st and 52nd states. In the Pacific, the United States still controls the Philippines. Hawaii, severely depleted of Japanese troops and ships, lies open for the US. The retaking of Hawaii is imminent. Japan, halts the planned invasion of India, unsure where to go next, or even, what to do. The loss of seasoned troops, equipment and ships has been felt hard in Tokyo. The future of the rising sun is in jeopardy.
And so ends this play of Invasion Amerika. It was fun, but I lost a bit of enthusiasm for it as it became apparent that I should have begun by giving the AI an advantage, AND the map and initial setup needs to change:
1) As noted earlier in the AAR the Delmarva Penninsula become a black hole for almost all newly arrived AXIS troops who enter at New York, and have objectives directing them to the south and southwest. I had to repeatedly take over from the PO to set new objectives for those many divisions. So anyone wanting to play the scenario as the US vs. the PO should probably start by resetting those objectives; or perhaps some enterprising soul would want to revise the scenario in that regard;
2) The coastal batteries at San Francisco need to be removed, as (perhaps as a result of changes in TOAW4?) all Japanese troops passing by there on the way to landings get wiped out.
3) I had to help the AXIS move air units from their staging base northeast of Newfoundland. After being repositioned onto the mainland, the AI handled them well.
Of course player vs player, most if not all of the above can be ignored.
Oh yeah, I think a house rule is necessary that there should be no Allied sea interdiction. Otherwise, there's really no game. Again, I wonder if this factor is a result to improvements in the game in TOAW4.
With forces in place around the Ohio Valley, the offensive has been successful early on.
It is obvious at this point that the AXIS forces have lost all major punch, and will not advance - indeed are being pushed back or stymied on all fronts.
The latest scenario reports continue to state that the US and its Allies have a significant victory. Here are the scenario notes pertaining to a 'substantial victory,' which I take to be the same or similar to a significant victory:
SUBSTANTIAL VICTORY
--WITH Japanese Involvement
-- No Soviet Entry
Germany and Japan have been soundly defeated. Axis soldiers lay down their arms all over North America. Some surrendering to local townspeople armed only with pitchforks. A humiliated Hitler goes berserk, hanging several top generals and civilian officials on grounds of conspiracy to undermine the German republic. Hitler, frustrated beyond belief and now desperate for a military success, begins the mobilization for operation Barbarossa, the invasion of Russia. The US now looks towards liberating England and all of Europe. Russia, buoyed by the US success and a prosperous farming season, begins rebuilding its military. Plans are being made in Moscow for a Russian invasion of Germany and Japan. A US puppet government has been established in Mexico and Brazil. Mexico later is broken-up into the 49th, 50th, 51st and 52nd states. In the Pacific, the United States still controls the Philippines. Hawaii, severely depleted of Japanese troops and ships, lies open for the US. The retaking of Hawaii is imminent. Japan, halts the planned invasion of India, unsure where to go next, or even, what to do. The loss of seasoned troops, equipment and ships has been felt hard in Tokyo. The future of the rising sun is in jeopardy.
And so ends this play of Invasion Amerika. It was fun, but I lost a bit of enthusiasm for it as it became apparent that I should have begun by giving the AI an advantage, AND the map and initial setup needs to change:
1) As noted earlier in the AAR the Delmarva Penninsula become a black hole for almost all newly arrived AXIS troops who enter at New York, and have objectives directing them to the south and southwest. I had to repeatedly take over from the PO to set new objectives for those many divisions. So anyone wanting to play the scenario as the US vs. the PO should probably start by resetting those objectives; or perhaps some enterprising soul would want to revise the scenario in that regard;
2) The coastal batteries at San Francisco need to be removed, as (perhaps as a result of changes in TOAW4?) all Japanese troops passing by there on the way to landings get wiped out.
3) I had to help the AXIS move air units from their staging base northeast of Newfoundland. After being repositioned onto the mainland, the AI handled them well.
Of course player vs player, most if not all of the above can be ignored.
Oh yeah, I think a house rule is necessary that there should be no Allied sea interdiction. Otherwise, there's really no game. Again, I wonder if this factor is a result to improvements in the game in TOAW4.
RE: Invasion Amerika - US player vs PO
gwgardner,
Neat stuff, thanks for sharing. Good luck pushing the Germans back into the sea.
Neat stuff, thanks for sharing. Good luck pushing the Germans back into the sea.
Mike
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I just gotta do this one! thanks for sharing!
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ORIGINAL: danfrodo
I just gotta do this one! thanks for sharing!
Your welcome. You too Mike. As you've stated before, it brings a scenario alive to do an AAR, makes me think better.
If you decide to play the US vs the AXIS PO, I have a version of the scenario where I made the Delmarva Penninsula inaccessible from the north, thus keeping the AXIS from losing their units in the penninsula. I'd post it, but I didn't get permission from the developer to do so.