ALLENK, MAYHEMIZER AND THEIR ALLIES ONLY (Reverse AAR)

[Mayhemizer_slith]

ORIGINAL: AllenK

ORIGINAL: Mayhemizer

German set up is traditional. Try to survive first turn with Poland, France needs all the time possible [:)]

I'm tempted to go with the set-up I used in Das Experiment. The aircraft fly to internment releasing the pilots and the HQ is interned when USSR takes possession of East Poland. Long-term, it gives CW another HQ in the force pool and you can't have too many HQ's. It would probably need the weather and other luck for Poland to survive into N/D 39 though.

You can do that, place 3 unit stack to one of the factory cities (and 2 units to the other). Or close them so that your units to those cities even if some units gets ground strikes.

[Jagdtiger14]

and the HQ is interned when USSR takes possession of East Poland. Long-term, it gives CW another HQ in the force pool and you can't have too many HQ's.

The HQ would be great to have, and since you are not playing with unlimited divisions, the INF div might be interesting as well.

[Jagdtiger14]

Next turn TRS picks up INF from Morocco.

Keep an eye out for Italian activity west of Gibraltar. The weakest Italian 6 moving CA with an INF div in the CSV is one of those better things to do (might be x2). If you vacate Morocco and Italy gets a surprise impulse...maybe the CW could have an INF div on a SCS ready just in case?

[Mayhemizer_slith]

About first impulse bombing.

If Blemheim and LeO451 reaches any good stacks in Polish front, I would say we should hit them.

Harrow reaches ENG and MOT on Danish border. If they are hit, gate to Baltic Sea is open longer.

If you can, place one Polish unit to western city (Poznan or Katowice) so that there are some nice stacks to hit.

[Jagdtiger14]

What do you make of the Japanese already deploying CV TF's in China Sea and South China Sea? Early DoW on CW?

Wasting oil;-) Highly unlikely DOW on CW...that would really push US entry, but be very interesting!

[Jagdtiger14]

MAR corps are ready to attack USSR also.

I thought you guys are playing with a USSR/Japan house rule...no attack in '39?...then garrison ratio's after that?

[Mayhemizer_slith]

ORIGINAL: Jagdtiger14

MAR corps are ready to attack USSR also.

I thought you guys are playing with a USSR/Japan house rule...no attack in '39?...then garrison ratio's after that?

Yes we are. I just forget things [:(]

[AllenK]

Good point JT14.

With that in mind, how about this? It should buy enough time for the aircraft to rebase and USSR occupy East Poland, interning the HQ and IND Div unless Germany goes for the HQ. If it does, Warsaw and Poland will should survive longer.

[Mayhemizer_slith]

They take Warsaw on first impulse.

Edit: 30+ strength of units in East Prussia plus all planes doubled.

[AllenK]

Yes, forgetting no defence bonus for river crossing on surprise impulse.

[Mayhemizer_slith]

I'm trying to find better set up, but without HQ and division there is not enough units...

[Mayhemizer_slith]

How about something like this? Division is going to die in heroic battle.

[AllenK]

How about?

[Jagdtiger14]

Poland will fall S/O with this German set up no matter what you do...unless it storms every impulse or something freaky like that.

I would put the HQ/INF div/air as far away as possible so they cant be touched by land or air units (forest hex in extreme NE). Even so, they might try a GS with the He 115c. As this possible set up shows, those units are within extended range of the He 111, etc...

[Mayhemizer_slith]

Actually it would be better if div and 4-4 INF chance places.

[Mayhemizer_slith]

ORIGINAL: AllenK

How about?

That looks quite good!

[Jagdtiger14]

I like Mayhemizer's first attempt, but why the INF div there? Save it with the HQ in the extreme NE woods.

[AllenK]

Barring freaky weather and bad combat rolls for the Germans, the fall of Poland in S/O 39 should be a formality. It's whether the set-up is good enough to give the HQ, INF Div and pilots a reasonable chance of survival.

I'll move the HQ and Div to the wood hex in the far NE of Poland.

[Mayhemizer_slith]

ORIGINAL: Jagdtiger14

I like Mayhemizer's first attempt, but why the INF div there? Save it with the HQ in the extreme NE woods.

Division was there so that Germany kills it and then French bomber disorganizes any units in Katowice [;)]

[Jagdtiger14]

Barring freaky weather and bad combat rolls for the Germans, the fall of Poland in S/O 39 should be a formality. It's whether the set-up is good enough to give the HQ, INF Div and pilots a reasonable chance of survival. I'll move the HQ and Div to the wood hex in the far NE of Poland.

AMEN!