AllenK vs Mayhemizer AAR

[AllenK]

The CP stops in the sea area.

2 Japs Trans move a Mar from Korea to Swatow and Umezu to Shanghai. A Trans moves an Inf from Tokyo to Swatow. An Amph moves an Inf to Hainan.

Akagi and a sub go to Truk and various CL's assume convoy escort duties.

CW initiates combat in the Italian Coast. Italy flies a Ftr to the 0-box. Searches Allied 5, Axis 2. The sub is caught on the surface but a hurried crash dive allows it to escape serious damage but enough to send it back to port (D result saved).

[AllenK]

The Germans send 2 Ju-88's on ground-strikes, with fighter escort.

Do the French wish to intercept?

[Mayhemizer_slith]

Yes please, Fighter in Paris intercepts planes over Paris.

[AllenK]

First round of combat - Allies 10 DC, Axis 9 DC. The ME-110's head off home. Where do the French wish to land?

[Mayhemizer_slith]

To 57,27. The hex with text Loire.

[AllenK]

The raid on Paris does a pretty good job.

[AllenK]

The other rain misses it's primary target.

[AllenK]

Germany declares three land combats.

Calais 7:1 +14
Georges 54:4 +21
Garr 21:4 +10.5

Do the French wish to commit HQ support? Presumably Georges will. How about Ground Support?

[Mayhemizer_slith]

Well guessed that Georges is trying to stay alive and uses HQ support.

No ground support.

Edit: after looking at odds he is dead for sure France chooses assault in every combat this impulse if possible.

[AllenK]

Georges finds it all a bit overwhelming.

[AllenK]

With another mediocre roll, the attack on the Garr proves costly.

[AllenK]

Continuing the pattern of the best roll being last.

[AlbertN]

I am not sure why some attacks have been made in that way AllenK.

Besides it would have been better to use all Air Actions to rebase closer with more planes (Stukas, Bf109), anything disorganized now can be reorged with the French HQ in the next impulse. (And Paris by the look is all you need for Vichy).
At the same time you have clearly taken a Land Impulse. Some attacks are pretty risky. Even the Mot-DiV could (and should I think) have been a +21, just to avoid cases of bad luck. Not that the Brits are going to land in France in this moment.
The Mot Division has no zoc, so you could have brought a 2nd unit to attack Georges, and merrily used as many tanks as you wanted. Even if it was going to be at 7 due to France Air support, you could have got like a 6-1 roughly, ontop of like 4-5 panzer / mech units (HQ included).
This would have left your units in the southmost hex to help the attack against the Garrison, helping heavily there too.
The 5-4 in Amsterdam would have easily ensured no risk vs the Mot-Div too.

Also the mountain hex north of Lyon, a unit there could have been a threat to infiltrate more in the south the next Impulse if the French stood still. (Not sure if you had a spare though for that !)

[AllenK]

Thanks Cohen.

You are right about the attacks. I could have committed way less against Georges and put more into the other two. It probably would have swung it against the Garr. In truth I'd originally only thought about taking Georges this impulse and the other two were afterthoughts. Not the best way of doing things really.

I went for the Land option to make sure Mayhemizer didn't get a chance to swap out Georges for something more expendable.

Anyway, Germany rebases 2 Me-109's to the front.

Japan rebases a Nav to Formosa and Land to Swatow, both from Nth China.

Von Leeb reorgs a Ju-88.

On an 8 the rains in Nth Monsoon turn to storms. Elsewhere , fine.

[Mayhemizer_slith]

J/A 40 Allies 3

No DoW

US and CW combined, others land.

CW ships sails to all seas. Trans from Egypt picks up INF from India and another one picks up Australian MIL. INF and div are now in North Sea.

No naval combat.

GROUND STRIKES
USSR long range bomber attacks surrounded Japanese HQ in China and Chinese fighter is feeling lucky attacking other surrounded units.
France attacks with artillery German Arm/Mech stack next to Paris.
CW attacks other stack next to Paris.

Does Germany want to intercept CW bomber? If so, where does fighter land and does adjacent 88mm AA gun want to fire if bomber manages to get through or is not intercept?

[AllenK]

Yes please. Scramble the '109's and let the 88's blast away if the fighters don't get them.

[AlbertN]

That's where you'd want (in my opinion) keep your AA not used instead, because it can fire as AA before to disrupt when attacking if the French will ground support their forces later on. But my comment should not alter your decision now that you have taken it. Because the French are keeping their bombers (and the fighter bomber) for a main combat (Paris prolly).

[AllenK]

Hi Cohen,

Yep, I can see where you are coming from. It was a tricky decision but French Ground-Support is less of a threat than my units being disorganised. Attacking at reduced odds may end up in them disorganised but at least they had a shot.

You never know, there's always the outside chance my fighters might shoot something down or at least abort it.

[Mayhemizer_slith]

Just making sure: Only Bf109 from target hex intercepts, not other one too from adjacent hex?

[AllenK]

Thanks Mayhemizer. Just the one in the target hex.