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After seeing some Allies landing in Italy and taking Rome on turn 4 I wanted to see if I could do the same. Played solitaire version 1.00 the entire way through.

I tried to do the best I could for each side, Maintained garrison levels at full strength and the East Front Box over 3500+ every turn.

There are probably things that I could have done better.. but enjoy.

Air Directives and moves done on German Turn Two

Most of Luftwaffe bombers etc have transferred to northern Italy. 1000 fighters defending the Reich.

Moving Germans to cover what I know is the landing zone, I am trying to do everything possible at this point to stop the invasion at sea.

Invade buttons are clicked, everyone going to northern Italy except one US amphib just east of Cagliari in Sardinia

Some action as the Amphibs sail to the invasion area ....

ITS A BUG!!!

Found an interesting strategy in HQ assignment. Maybe the Germans think this allied force is coming to defect? The bug is fixed in latest version.

So all of the invasions are set up now lots of interdiction messages......

Pelton's cruise ship pic was much better than mine in the tester forum but I'll just put my version up.

I'm pretty sure in that pic some of the ladies by the pool might have been getting some sun all over, it is Europe after all.

German response turn 3

Everyone who could get there got there.

One of the best things about this game is that you cant shove the whole army down one rail line. There is a cost per unit, and the more stuff you try to move through one area the more it costs until you cant move anything else. Plus you just can't dismount anywhere you want, if you don't get off the train at a depot it costs a lot more. Oh and don't forget all that rail isn't moving freight down to the depots at the front when its moving your shiny new toys.
In WitE you could move the entire Russian army down one rail line and dismount in the middle of nowhere as long as you had the total capacity. Not in this game.

There was a hiccup in the grand german plan to dominate the med with the Luftwaffe. Some very nasty things happen to Italian Airbases when they surrender even after they have been changed to Luftflotte 2 etc. Was very tedious to go back and reset them and cost some time ramping up the support needed on the airbases. Its been fixed now that Italy will not surrender in July in the latest version.

Allied Air on turn three

nice overview of the front, the plan is to get fighters into Sardinia to cover the beaches ...

Freight levels

Apparently if you invade a port hex, when you capture the depot and your troops loot it, they loot your own freight as well that is supposed to be coming ashore from your amphib hq. Its probably the same supply officers that were trying to attach to the German HQ's ....

Follow up forces unload in the allied movement phase.

So far so good for the Allies....

German turn 4

Luftwaffe has the beaches isolated and the Wehrmacht has come tumbling down from their alpine ski resorts to do battle.

Crunched one beach ... and where did the Big Red One go?

Well here it is

Even though it says retreated in the combat result, this division has been reformed from replacements, check the experience levels of the elements.

After the Allied moves on turn 4.

Freight being flown in from Cagliari might make the difference. Allies having a hard time getting airbases up and running in Sardinia. Pretty much its just p38's and some p40n's that can cover the beaches. I attempted to base some spitfires and shortrange stuff right on the beach head, but the Luftwaffe smoked them. The Luftwaffe is doing a great job pounding on the ports and airfields on the beaches.

Germans are getting beefy.

Well not really. Mountain units from the East Front Box are trickling in and 2 Fallschirmjaeger divisions are the bulk. 14th PzC is getting organized as well.

More attacks on turn 5

Germans try the southern end of the beach.

Another attack on the south, these allies seem to be much tougher.... or is that they have freight to work with?

The allies might have a chance to supply the beaches

For some reason the Luftwaffe is slacking

Well the beaches are no longer isolated, but not much freight got in other than the airdrops. However the Allied units are going to fight much better I think.
Losses are pretty high for the allies, was this cruise even worth taking?

Germans bounce in the north on Turn 6

Germans go for it again ....