Pelton vs meklore61 Turn 72 VP: -617 Axis Victory Resigned

[Peltonx]

Turn 12 VP’s this turn: -14 Total: -93
Troop ships lost: 92 Cargo: 290

Invasion Brittany (turn11) and early which seems to be the new fade as invading Italy seems a waste of time and VP’s.

1st and 19th Armys rush north to contain the invasion. 10th Army is left behind to defend Italy.

[Peltonx]

Turn 13 VP’s this turn: -19 Total: -122
Troop ships lost: 104 Cargo: 310

The 2 small ports are lost. 1st Army opens the pocket and 2 divisions make it back.
The line is solid, but the main goal now is to hold both of the large ports for as long as possible.
The LW is busy sinking ships.

[Peltonx]

Turn 14 VP’s this turn: -20 Total: -142
Troop ships lost: 128 Cargo: 333

The pocket is reopened and another divisions gets out.

It seems that all of the WA air force is fling over the combat area.

I am very carefull not to move anything and depots are close to the front.

[Peltonx]

Turn 17 VP’s this turn: -12 Total: -191
Troop ships lost: 150 Cargo: 417

Nothing has really changed other then the weather is very poor,
which has let replacement get to the front and a 2nd line of forts are being built.

Because the WA's had all their air force here Germany is getting -12 VP's per turn from subs.

The line is solid so units are being taken off line and being moved north along the coast and new divisions are being sent to Italy.

Germany needs to hold the lines for about 8 turns and then things should start looking better along the France coast and Italy.

I am not sure how long the ports can hold out, but the longer the better another 4 turns would be great.

[LiquidSky]

Hmm...he has a lot more space then I do, but less ports. Not sure if I like the idea of invading of Brittany. Although it is harder to hem him in.

Did he at least take Sicily?

[marion61]

I chose Brittany for a number of reasons, which outweighed invading closer to Germany. My overall plan is different, and a level six, five, two, and one port will easily supply an offensive when it's time. With the weather coming in now, there won't be a lot of attacks till snow hits probably, and by then those ports will be full of supply. Plus I have tank country, and a lot of it is open without a major river before Paris. It has it's drawbacks, but I was thinking end game when I chose Brittany, not just getting ashore.

I'd taken Sardinia several turns ago, and I had just invaded Corsica when the Italians surrendered last turn, which surprised me. I didn't know that you had to have so many cv in Italy to keep them from having a surrender check. Italy looks wide open, and don't think I'm not headed there lol. I left some divisions in the Med.

I rested several AF's this turn, so his supplies flowed again. Typhoons not only rip up tanks, but they are great at railway interdiction. Tactical bombers can generate numbers consistently over 30k in a hex, and sometimes 100k plus. Normally between 30k to 60k. Not going to let him have supply if I can help it, and it locked the area around the beaches down and allowed me to cut off the peninsula in three turns. Those damned divisions at Vannes just had no support units, and kept letting a division slip out each turn. I have about 4 divisions trapped, and although they can leave by sea, they'll pay the price since I'm interdicting the port I'm currently taking.

Pelton's done a good job containing me, and surprised me that he opened that hole two turns in a row. Once I got some su's in them, they started to hold. I'm sure he sees my shiny new forts behind the line. Can't have him trying to break thru and my men need somewhere to get out of the rain.

[Peltonx]

Turn 21 VP’s this turn: 3 Total: -203
Troop ships lost: 159 Cargo: 528
After some quiet turns the WA’s are desperately trying to breakout. LXXVI Panzer Corp held vs 4 attacks and LXXXVI Corp held vs 2 attacks. The cost was 21,000 men.
The LW was busy bombing ST. Milo for 87%. The LW will try and put another port out of action next turn.
Along the coast starting in Denmark and working south Fortress Europe is slowing being put together.

[Peltonx]

Turn 22 VP’s this turn: -22 Total: -225
Troop ships lost: 163 Cargo: 557

The weather is very poor and no assaults are made vs The Brittany Line. OKW keeps putting the new units along the coast.

[Peltonx]

Turn 24 VP’s this turn: 3 Total: -223
Troop ships lost: 167 Cargo: 638

3 large offensives on the Brittany line and one punches a hole in the lines. XIV Panzer Corp plugs the hole. The cost was 28,000 KIA. The LW has been bombing the ports and has them all below 50% or more now I am hoping this slows things down some?

[Peltonx]

Turn 27-35 VP’s this turn: - 3 Total: -329
Troop ships lost: 174 Cargo: 770

Lost a hex turn 26, but lines are stable.

The weather the last 8 turns has be very poor/poor.

The LW been busy bombing all the ports under WA control with long range bombers and Stukas, all have 50-90% damage.

The Wehrmacht has been garrisoning the coast line in Northern France and Italy during the last 8 turns and defenses are at least not weak. Hopefully before spring at least the Northern France defenses will be strong.

[Peltonx]

Turn 44 VP’s this turn: - 4 Total: -272

Finally things liven up, WA take one of the front line hexes.

[Peltonx]

A major landing in Southern France.

[Peltonx]

Turn 45 VP’s this turn: - 13 Total: -285

A few more hexes fall, but the lines seem to be holding just fine.

[Peltonx]

Southern France a few more hexes fall but help has arrived.

Italy is Italy no movement.

[Peltonx]

Turn 47 VP’s this turn: - 20 Total: -318

I am using the very same tactics I used on the Russian front as GHC in WitE.

You can not stop the flood all things being equal, but you can direct the flood. As can be seen at least so far
I am able to shift my best units towards the enemys best thrust. Parrying each turns attacks and not letting any
units get pocketed or letting him breakout.

Never attack as that simply causes a manpower crunch.

So far so good but its only May.

[Peltonx]

The south is under control I only need to control
this area while he losses VP's same goes for Italy.

As long as you control the fighting your winning the VP battle.

[Peltonx]

The Brittany line is bending, but has not broken yet.

The 10th and 140th Infantry Divisions are cut off and give their all for Germany.

They did not die in vain as this helped prevent a breakout and gave more time for the lines to reform.

I am tring to keep the lines at least 2 deep.

WA's will push the line at some pt, but as Germany you can hold where ever you want just not every place.

So like WitE hold the shortest line to Berlin and make WA's take the long road. Next to nothing for VP's in Southern France so let them push that first building VP's on dead GI's

[Peltonx]

In Southern France WA's are slowly pushing north at a very high cost.

As Germany you simply need to control the advance.

The LW at this time as disbanded everything but fighter formations and are spread around Germany.

[Peltonx]

WA's gain a few more hexes at a cost and the German lines are reformed again 2 deep.

[Peltonx]

On the Southern France front the Italian side of the Allied invasion is starting to run out of steam and the same goes for the push north.

Again I am tring to hold the shortest route to Paris, Rome and Berlin.

The Brittany Front I am holding the water from flowing east and forcing it to flow south and on the Southern France Front I have built the dams to the east and north letting it flow west.

Same tactics I used playing War in the East.

turns vs hexes to Berlin.