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Chuck and I are restarting due to having gone through several new beta versions with enough changes to warrant a new test after playing with the mod and getting feedback from Speedy and Pauk in their first run through.

WitM NM Beta4 changes

- scrubbed Ger and UK subs.....generally raised exp to make them more
effective
- reduced port levels (except Tobruk) between Tripoli and Alexandria to zero
with zero SPS. Did this because even though there were a couple other ports
the Ger's couldn't use them to keep the DAK going (it all had to be unloaded
at Tunis, creating a very long supply line...hence Tobruk is a key capture
and any Axis attempt to build a port for supply dump purposes will be tough
(for shortening the supply path))
- Increased fort level of Tobruk
- Added a few leaders to game (Like Auchinleck for example)
-scrubbed panzer tank values
- eliminated disabled device % for Axis reinforcements
- Allied LCU scrub. added missing Allied units, also repositioned some units to be able to be deployed better
- Sicilian AV support further reduced
- scrubbed Italian battleship armor values
- added missing Allied LCUs at game start. Some of the missing unit's didn't deploy until later in 42, so in compensation those LCUs start with a high disablement level.
- Sherman tanks replaced with Grants - Sherman deployed in time Alamein.
- adjusted some LCU starting positions for Axis and Allies.
- Italian fuel and in some places supply levels decreased at game start.
- Adjusted some airplane stats.
- completed NM conversion of American air force planes.
- PP levels reduced to zero at game start




view of the map @ game start showing the re-positioning of the LCU's

Part DU? Don't you mean Part Duh?[:'(]

wow Termy.....your so quick!

[8|]

ORIGINAL: Nikademus

your so quick!

As your GF usually tells you...[:'(]

The first turn's back to Nik. Death to the purple people eater!

Below is a picture of the scourge of the Italian Navy. (I'll try to showcase some of Fremen's art - it's amazing):

I like those experience levels[:D] Warspite looks like she should be a little longer, looks a bit top heavy in that graphic.

Hmmm. Am I reading correctly that Warspite's top speed is 48 knots?[X(]

The Med Mod is based on a 30 mile hex, so all speeds were doubled to reflect this.

ORIGINAL: Capt. Harlock

Hmmm. Am I reading correctly that Warspite's top speed is 48 knots?[X(]

The map is a 30-mile hex. So all speeds have been doubled to make up for that. That apparent 48 knots = 24 knots in truth.

It certainly makes naval movement different. The hard-coded max movement/phase is 6 hexes/phase or 180 miles in this mod. So naval units can't move more than 15 knots even if they have a top speed much more than that. It's taking some getting used to, but I don't have a better idea of how to represent it.

Edit: bradfordkay beat me to it.

The campaign started with a couple ground attacks against Indian troops in Libya. But the main news was an all-out effort by Axis forces against Malta. Ouch!

My fighters and fighter-bombers were all on 80% CAP, staggered roughly between 20K & 30K. (The CAP % may have worked against me. Last game I started at 60% and upped it later after the morale went down. This turn my fighters mostly stayed & fought and got shot down.)

The runways are clear, but engineers estimate the hangars & machine shops are 26% damaged. A squadron of Kittyhawks has flown in to bolster the defense.

Day Air attack on Malta , at 35,120

Japanese aircraft
CR-25 x 1
MC-200 x 21
Bf-109F-4 x 19
MC-202 x 24
Re-2001 x 21
BR 20 M x 37
Ju-88A-4 x 14
Bf-109F-4 R2 Recon x 1

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc x 33
Spitfire Vc x 11
Beaufighter X x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
MC-200: 5 destroyed, 5 damaged
MC-202: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
Re-2001: 8 destroyed, 5 damaged
BR 20 M: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
Ju-88A-4: 7 damaged
Bf-109F-4 R2 Recon: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc: 12 destroyed, 10 damaged
Spitfire Vc: 4 damaged
Beaufighter X: 6 damaged
Beaufighter VIF: 2 destroyed
Wellington III: 1 destroyed
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported

Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 12
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Day Air attack on Malta , at 35,120

Japanese aircraft
Bf-109F-4 Trop x 24
Ju-88A-4 x 40
Hs-126 B-2 x 1

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc x 10
Spitfire Vc x 5
Beaufighter X x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Bf-109F-4 Trop: 4 destroyed, 3 damaged
Ju-88A-4: 15 damaged
Hs-126 B-2: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc: 14 destroyed
Spitfire Vc: 1 damaged
Beaufighter X: 1 destroyed
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed
Beaufighter VIF: 1 destroyed
Baltimore II: 1 destroyed
Sunderland: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
96 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 19

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ju-88A-4 bombing at 23000 feet
15 x Ju-88A-4 bombing at 23000 feet
9 x Ju-88A-4 bombing at 23000 feet
3 x Ju-88A-4 bombing at 23000 feet
6 x Ju-88A-4 bombing at 23000 feet
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Day Air attack on Malta , at 35,120

Japanese aircraft
CR-42 x 15
SM 84 x 11
SM 79 x 30
IMAM Ro-37 x 1

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc x 4
Spitfire Vc x 5
Beaufighter X x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
CR-42: 1 damaged
SM 84: 5 damaged
SM 79 : 10 damaged
IMAM Ro-37: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
Spitfire Vc: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
Beaufighter X: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Sunderland: 1 destroyed
Baltimore II: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 14
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Day Air attack on Malta , at 35,120

Japanese aircraft
MC-200 x 18
MC-202 x 26
Bf-110D-3 x 20
Z-1007 Bis x 9

Allied aircraft
Spitfire Vc x 5
Beaufighter X x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
Bf-110D-3: 3 damaged
Z-1007 Bis: 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Spitfire Vc: 8 destroyed
Beaufighter X: 5 destroyed

Runway hits 1

46 new potholes in your runways... Close to being closed...

The large engineering presence in Malta definitely helps. Nik still has some work to do to close it.

gosh boys and girls, that sure was fun and exciting yesterday. As my old pal Herman once said...."if you fly there, they will come.....come up to be shot down by our Messerschmidts!" .....huh huh......

We luv U Malta!

Despite the enemy terror-bombers, the citizens of Malta are determined to hold firm.

ARGH![:D]

[:D]

Let me guess, what BB1A Barney drops is designed to discourage the engineers from going out to repair the runways, right?

its a Cookie.......

a yummy cookie.

Well as expected, after the Max-effort of the previous day, the reception committee over Malta was decidedly less intense. They SHOULD hide.......we are LEGION... [:)] Traded two Italian fighters for about 4-6 Enemy fighters.....The defenders were holding their own until bounced by the high flying Me-109's which shot down most of today's victims.


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/02/42

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Day Air attack on 9th Indian Brigade, at 45,130

Japanese aircraft
Bf-109F-4 Trop x 13
Ju-87 D (Ger) x 21

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
55 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ju-87 D (Ger) bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Malta , at 35,120

Japanese aircraft
MC-200 x 11
Bf-109F-4 x 18
MC-202 x 20
Re-2001 x 20
BR 20 M x 30
Ju-88A-4 x 11

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc x 8
Kittyhawk I x 4
Beaufighter X x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
MC-202: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
Re-2001: 3 damaged
BR 20 M: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
Ju-88A-4: 5 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc: 5 damaged
Kittyhawk I: 4 destroyed
Beaufighter X: 1 destroyed
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed
Beaufighter VIF: 1 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
26 casualties reported

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 12

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ju-88A-4 bombing at 22000 feet
12 x BR 20 M bombing at 22000 feet
12 x BR 20 M bombing at 22000 feet
5 x Ju-88A-4 bombing at 22000 feet
3 x BR 20 M bombing at 22000 feet
2 x BR 20 M bombing at 22000 feet
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Day Air attack on Malta , at 35,120

Japanese aircraft
Bf-109F-4 Trop x 24
Ju-88A-4 x 42

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ju-88A-4: 15 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufighter X: 1 destroyed
Wellington III: 1 destroyed
Hurricane IIc: 1 destroyed
Baltimore II: 1 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported

Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 9

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ju-88A-4 bombing at 23000 feet
19 x Ju-88A-4 bombing at 23000 feet
17 x Ju-88A-4 bombing at 23000 feet
3 x Ju-88A-4 bombing at 23000 feet
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Day Air attack on Malta , at 35,120

Japanese aircraft
CR-42 x 8
MC-200 x 20
MC-202 x 26
Bf-110D-3 x 19
Z-1007 Bis x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
Z-1007 Bis: 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Z-1007 Bis bombing at 25000 feet
3 x Z-1007 Bis bombing at 25000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 41,116


Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk I x 5
Blenheim IV x 2
Wellington III x 3


Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 1 damaged
Wellington III: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Conte di Cavour, Bomb hits 1 ACK!
BB Giulio Cesare

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Wellington III bombing at 10000 feet Lucky Brits....grumble grumble
2 x Blenheim IV bombing at 10000 feet

Now now children......Don't go making Barney angry.....you wouldn't like Barney when he's angry......[:-]