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Time for AllenK and I to go head to head again. I've not had the chance to play the Allies much (just one other game) so not had too much more opportunity to see how others play the Axis.

So my plan for this game is not to make the noob mistakes made last game (messing up Case Yellow, Barbarossa AND Pearl Harbor!! - wow that is some feat) but not expecting too much improvement in play - and certainly not getting a victory. But any improvement would be welcome [;)]

Thanks for the AARs guys, much appreciated!

Having fun = victory! [:D]

Good luck, and thanks for posting here too!

CASE YELLOW - 1 September 1939

The Watchers on the Wall attempting to keep the Wilding French at bay....

Japanese Forces in China and Manchuria

Turn 1
1 September 1939

The Chinese XIV Corps does its duty...

Turn 1
1 September 1939

Mmmm... that could have gone better - a 0-4 attack resulting in 2 points of loss didn't improve the mood at Army HQ....

Turn 1
1 September 1939

The Dominions all declare war on me!

- I request the Paras are delayed until they are full formed.
- The Italian corps is transferred to Abysinnia

Turn 2 + Turn 3
15-29 September 1939

Army Group Kimura continue their advance on Changsha, disposing of another Chinese unit on the way.

Turn 2 + Turn 3
15-29 September 1939

There's a lesson learned. It's better to advance less far than try and do too much and get out of supply. Unlike MWIF for example, it seems the supply is calculated at the start of the turn - not the movement. The III Panzer Corps was effectively out of action that turn.

Turn 2 + Turn 3
15-29 September 1939

I feel I got away with one there. Poland surrenders.

Damn I didn't get a picture of the MPP situation [:@]

Turn 4 + 5
13 October - 27 October 1939

Not much to report this turn. I move units in China into position for my next attack - although once again, supply is a problem.

Nothing to report on the German/Italian front other than units manoeuvring west as fast as possible.

Turn 6 + Turn 7
10-24 November 1939

Kimura and Okimura's forces combined to remove a Chinese corps from the OOB. The Central Expedition Army moves into the junction between the Chinese 4th Army and III Corps.

Turn 6 + Turn 7
10-24 November 1939

Again there is little to report from Europe. The Germans are still positioning and the Italians are still building.

Turn 8 + Turn 9
8 - 22 December 1939

A very quiet turn. The Japanese continue to push in Southern China but an attack against Hengyang only reduces the Chinese corps rather than destroying it. Disappointing.

My pocket battleships disrupt supply off Cape Town.

Turn 10 + Turn 11
5-19 January 1940

This time I destroy the defenders of Hengyang, but can't move in.

The Germans declare war on Luxembourg and 1st Army advances, in the snow, to conquer the tiny European country.

The Royal Navy continues to be a pain in the convoys...

Turn 12 + Turn 13
2-16 February 1940

A better attack this time sees Changsha and Hengyang occupied

Turn 12 + Turn 13
2-16 February 1940

My pocket battleships are found off Cape Town by a heavy cruiser squadron. I scarper to try and live another day. One of my wolfpacks - already down to 4 - is set upon by about five destroyers....

The Germans march in Lithuania.

Turn 14 + Turn 15
1-15 March 1940

The Chinese open up a new front just as the rains come down... Kimura and Okimura press on with their attacks in the south regardless, although these meet with limited success.

I hope to contain the new threat with reinforcements on their way....