The Rematch. GW AAR #2. Ronnie vs Pat.

[rkr1958]

GW AAR#2. The Rematch.

Wanting to give it another go against Pat in the hopes that I can make a better showing as the allies, Pat has generously agreed to another game and AAR. I've learned a lot about human to human MWiF play since our first game which we started almost 18 months ago. I do hope to be able to apply these lessons and give Pat a much more competitive game than I did in that one.

The Sides.

I will be playing the allies (again) and Pat will be playing the axis.

Optional Rules.

We agreed to play with the same optional/house rules as before with three notable exceptions.

1. No unlimited breakdown.

2. (House rule) No USSR Japan Pact.

3. (House rule) USSR Japan Compulsory Peace.

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Setup. USA Lend Lease.

USA Entry Pool Chits.

All three chits go to the Germany/Italy entry pool.

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Setup. USA Scrapped.

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Setup. USA Setup.

Typical convoy placement and unit setup I would think.

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Setup. USSR Setup.

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Setup. USSR Scrapped.

[Orm]

Why scrap that Soviet naval bomber?

I know that some do so but I tend to delay to do so until I actually plan to build one naval bomber and am sure that I do not want all three of them.

[rkr1958]

ORIGINAL: Orm

Why scrap that Soviet naval bomber?

I know that some do so but I tend to delay to do so until I actually plan to build one naval bomber and am sure that I do not want all three of them.

Habit, I guess. I probably should have kept it.

[ashkpa]

Here are the Italian Scrapped Units.

[ashkpa]

Here is the Italian Setup. Heavy against France and on the Egyptian border, though no HQ.

[brian brian]

Fortified Tripoli on the east _and_ west - never thought of that one before, looks good.

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Setup. Chinese Setup.

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Setup. Chinese Scrap.

Chinese scrap a 4 range fighter in hopes of getting their 7 range fighter. China starts with 2 4-range and 1 7-range fighter in their force pool. By scrapping the fighter they increase the odds of getting the 7-range fighter from 33% to 50%. But, alas the scrap was in vain ... the Chinese drew the remaining 4-range fighter.

[rkr1958]

Setup. Chinese Setup Regret.

After sleeping on and seeing how I setup in China I was not a happy camper. Pat has graciously agreed to allow me to adjust it. Hopefully my adjusted setup will be better than my original.

[rkr1958]

Setup. Chinese Setup (revised).

[Courtenay]

I am of the firm opinion that the Nationalists should always set up two units in Chengchow, to slow down the Japanese from rushing the Communists off the map.

[brian brian]

Looking forward to seeing the CW TERR draws for this one. The AOI will need 2 moves to reach French Somaliland instead of just one, a minor boo-boo.

[rkr1958]

Setup. CW Convoy Routes, Idle Resources and Convoyed Resources.

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Setup. CW Setup, Europe.

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Setup. CW Setup, Med.