Until 1948: The war that never ends (A solo AAR)

[Rysyonok]

May/Jun 1941, Axis Impulse #2:

French lose both battles spectacularly - and now Vichy forces are cut off from the capital. And every Axis frontline ground unit remains organized.

[Rysyonok]

May/Jun 1941, Allied Impulse #3:

Finnish army attempts a sneak attack around Ladoga. Soviet bombers stop that. But isn't it amazing how every time Rumanian oil is about to be lost for the Axis, something just happens to come along to delay that?

[Rysyonok]

May/Jun 1941, Allied Impulse #3:

Commonwealth bombers sneak a ground strike on frontline Axis troops just out of reach of those numerous German fighters (3 remain active). A single unit is disorganized, but it's now a roadblock, and those do matter.

[Rysyonok]

May/Jun 1941, Allied Impulse #3:

Soviet troops do not go after the German arrivals in Bucharest just yet, but stray Rumanian units are another story.

[Rysyonok]

May/Jun 1941, Axis Impulse #4:

Minor shuffles in East China as Japanese forces keep growing, but not enough to make any significant impact just yet.

[Rysyonok]

May/Jun 1941, Axis Impulse #4:

Despite the desperation to win and reshuffling of best units to the right positions, none of planned Axis attacks even start due to low odds; however, one of secondary destinations provides just enough advantage to proceed at the cost of flipping over last available German HQ (but Italians do have a couple HQs left).

Paris is now encircled from 5 hexes out of 6.

[Rysyonok]

May/Jun 1941, Allied Impulse #5:

It's only a 1 in 10 chance, but, frankly, there isn't much that Allies can hope to accomplish this impulse. France is a hotspot, but most units are disorganized. Rumania is an opportunity, but it's raining. Let's roll the dice... And a 4 is rolled.

[Rysyonok]

May/Jun 1941, Allied Impulse #9:

Minor Axis troops reshuffles, some Italian units edge closer to Paris, but it's just not enough. So Allies get to try their all-pass trick once again... a 7 is rolled with less than 6 needed.

[Rysyonok]

May/Jun 1941, Axis Impulse #10:

Two desperate assaults in France, one in China - Axis is realizing time is slipping by... All stops are pulled, fighters are flying as bombers...

Lille falls in France, with a loss of German MIL and a few disorganized units.

Paris falls.

NAT-CHI INF is destroyed - the very same unit that had gone on a suicide mission earlier - but it takes down a Japanese MOT with it.

[Admiral Delabroglio]

Thanks for the AAR

1- Does Germany give Italy resources ? It might not have been required so far, as long as Italy got Rumanian oil and managed to grab a couple French resources, but that might change if the Germans instal a Vichy government or if the USSR gets / destroys the Rumanian oil.
2- Russia can attack Germans in Rumania, whereas Germany can only defend, unless I'm completely mistaken about the peacekeeper rule. So, the USSR could start an attrition war against the Germans.
3- On the other hand, for Russia, being at war against Rumania and Finland was bad. It the USSR claims the Finnish borderlands, it should be reday to end the war quickly and with minimal or no losses. For instance, once, I (nearly) lost Finland after denying the USSR claim. The Sovient army facing FInland did not seem to be able to finish the job any time soon, and the loss of one or two US entry chits seemed a great trade off. However, there was a paratrooper with a Soviet Air transport in range of Helsinki, as well as a couple divisions ready to land. So, when I had to put the Finnish army on the map, I realized my oversight : I had to defend Helsinki, and either give up the Petsamo resource or have too few troops in Carelia.

Best regards

[Rysyonok]

Thanks for the AAR

1- Does Germany give Italy resources ? It might not have been required so far, as long as Italy got Rumanian oil and managed to grab a couple French resources, but that might change if the Germans instal a Vichy government or if the USSR gets / destroys the Rumanian oil.
2- Russia can attack Germans in Rumania, whereas Germany can only defend, unless I'm completely mistaken about the peacekeeper rule. So, the USSR could start an attrition war against the Germans.
3- On the other hand, for Russia, being at war against Rumania and Finland was bad. It the USSR claims the Finnish borderlands, it should be reday to end the war quickly and with minimal or no losses. For instance, once, I (nearly) lost Finland after denying the USSR claim. The Sovient army facing FInland did not seem to be able to finish the job any time soon, and the loss of one or two US entry chits seemed a great trade off. However, there was a paratrooper with a Soviet Air transport in range of Helsinki, as well as a couple divisions ready to land. So, when I had to put the Finnish army on the map, I realized my oversight : I had to defend Helsinki, and either give up the Petsamo resource or have too few troops in Carelia.

Best regards

Thank you for the feedback. I tried playing that game without any resource sharing, as German units were clearly stronger.

Not yielding Bessarabia was a clear mistake on my part. Losing that oil hurt a lot.

As for Finland, having an INF division in Helsinki might be enough, no?