The Last Two Years (Stjeand Welcome)

[Harrybanana]

MARCH 10, 1944

3 MS sunk along with 3 U-Boat Hits.

Continued foul weather in Russia. I have given up attacking in the snow and I am waiting for clear weather. I have a good turn in Italy though, capturing 3 hexes.

[Harrybanana]

MARCH 24, 1944

6 MS sunk and 6 U-Boat Hits.

Rain and snow every where.

[Harrybanana]

APRIL 7, 1944

No U-Boats raiding this turn.

Still waiting for a clear turn in Russia. I don't even require it in both the Arctic and the North Moderate Zone. I would be happy with either.


The Axis have added coastal defences across Italy. Smart move as the best odds I can get are 1-2. So instead I sink a sub that was on the coast. Several of my units in Italy, including all air units, are in basic supply. As you can see my TAC bombers are now next to useless. The only possible way to advance is with shore bombardment. But the Axis have rebuilt the Luftwaffe and I am nervous about moving in my capital ships.

[boldairade]

I thought coastal defenses only protected against attacks from a coastal hex?

[Harrybanana]

ORIGINAL: boldairade

I thought coastal defenses only protected against attacks from a coastal hex?

Apparently not. They can also apparently be built one hex inland. The multiples for his units are now 1.6 in the rough hexes and 2.5 for the unit in the mountain. I have never built coastal defenses before; but I will now. Will be useful in Russia to protect the hexes around Leningrad.

[Nirosi]

From what I understand, they will protect from attack coming from beaches or costal hexes (hexes where ships can also go). So there are quite a few hexes where they can be used for. But if there are no beaches or real coastal hexes (in game terms) adjacent, they should not work.

Not quite sure how they work if there are attacks from units in multiple hexes but with only some of them been in coastal/beach? All bonus, none, proportional?

[Harrybanana]

ORIGINAL: Nirosi

From what I understand, they will protect from attack coming from beaches or costal hexes (hexes where ships can also go). So there are quite a few hexes where they can be used for. But if there are no beaches or real coastal hexes (in game terms) adjacent, they should not work.

Not quite sure how they work if there are attacks from units in multiple hexes but with only some of them been in coastal/beach? All bonus, none, proportional?

That may be how it is supposed to work; but I am pretty sure that is not the way it is working.

[Harrybanana]

APRIL 21, 1944

Continued bad weather everywhere except in Italy. I attack the Italian Mountain corps and get hammered pretty badly. I suffer 23 hits to my two attacking units (circled in red) while inflicting only 8 hits. I did much better in the air battles over this hex: Destroying 27 Axis Air while losing 11. But I don't see me advancing here at all. Even with shore bombardment he is just too strong.

I would welcome any ideas.

[Harrybanana]

In NW Europe I now have 6 units (over 25% of my force) receiving only basic supply.

[Harrybanana]

In fact there is not much weakness in the Axis lines anywhere. My only hope is to make another invasion to stretch the Axis lines. But I suspect all of his ports are well garrisoned.

AGN

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AGC

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AGS

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Forces. The Allies are looking strong, but so are the Axis.

[Harrybanana]

Production

I have no doubt that I am out producing the Axis. But I am not sure if it will be enough to conquer both Germany and Italy in only 2 years; especially if my next invasion is rebuffed.

The Russians continue to lose 2 MS per turn even though no raiders (including no air units raiding).

[Harrybanana]

Technology is not a problem.

[Harrybanana]

Deployment Queues. I probably should be building some Russian units. All my production over the last several turns has been spent on upgrading to 45 tech and rebuilding the Russian Air Force.

[Harrybanana]

MAY 5, 1944

After all my whining about how poorly the Allies are doing and how strong the Axis are, the Allies have a pretty start to the Summer 44 Campaign.

On the Axis turn there was no U-Boat raiding, but the Germans did launch attacks in NW Europe retreating 3 infantry corps and inflicting 29 hits while taking 21.

[Harrybanana]

The Allies started off by launching an Invasion in Southern France using 1 British Armour, 4 British Large Corps and 3 para Corps (1 British and 2 American). The Armour is landed first on the beach adjacent to both ports. My hope was to capture Marseilles. But it was garrisoned by a large German Corps (strength 15), while the smaller port was guarded by a small corps. Also Marseilles was protected by AA and I could use all 3 paras to attack the smaller port. Using fresh fleets to provide shore bombardment (which is why I didn't use any shore bombardment in Italy the last few turns) the Allies were able to obtain 5-1 odds and retreat the German Corps as indicated. The German corps was then attacked by an invading corps and shattered. The Allied paratroopers than moved as indicated and further units were landed. it will be interesting to see if the Germans evacuate Marseilles or make me fight for it.

[Harrybanana]

The Axis left a small port in the Bay of Biscay open. I am not sure if this was planned or a mistake, but either way I invade there as well.

Meanwhile to the NE I launch the American counterattack. First I retreat a German infantry corps at high cost.

[Harrybanana]

Than I attack and eventually destroy a German Armour at surprisingly low cost.