Varn H (allies) vs. *your-name-here* (axis): Spring 1942

Round 7, Russia; continued

Non-Combat Movement:
–-1.) Russia Infantry x1 to West Russia
—2.) India Fighters back to Caucasus
—2.) Ukraine Fighters back to Caucasus

Mobilize:
—1.) Infantry x2, Tank x2 to Caucasus
—2.) Infantry x3 to Russia

Collect Income:
Russia collect 26, total 26 in hand

Summary:
—Russia: Infantry x6
—Caucasus: Infantry x10, Tank x2, Fighter x5 (plus UK Bomber)
—Kazakh: Infantry x8
—Persia: Infantry x4
—SZ 13: Sub x1
—West Russia: Infantry x1
—India: Tank x1
—Trans-Jordan: Tank x1
—Ukraine: Infantry x2

Varn H(Allies) Vs Crunch(Axis) R7.AAM

Germany’s Turn!

Thanks again for this game. I can’t tell you how much I’ve learned in the last week!

I’ve been reading some of the forum discussions (including the one about cruisers and their utility vs. destroyers and whatnot). Several of them feature replies you posted. It’s funny because I’ll read what you or Gargantua say to NOT do, and then I’m doing a face palm because its exactly what I’ve been doing for the last 6 rounds. I need to focus a lot more on Carriers and air power in future games, particularly with the US. I guess I got attracted to the idea of absorbing a free hit with each Battleship, forgetting that it was the offensive power projection of the carrier that made it a better buy.

@MrMalachiCrunch:

I find in a long game, decisive battles are rare.  It’s the dance that wins the game.  If I can make you dance harder then I have the initiative and can dictate to you more than you can dictate to me what will be purchased and where your forces go.  If I can make you devote more and more to my threats, then you have less and less to threaten me.

I just looked at the map. Got a little shiver thinking about all those Russian comrades about to be butchered in their beds next German round. It appears you have grown weary of “dancing” with me, lol!!! 27 armor in Caucasus next turn, good grief… Don Rae is shaking his head at me somewhere saying “I told you so, moron!”

Round 7, UK

Purchase: $24 in hand
–-1.) Fighter x1, Infantry x3, Tank x1  (-$24, 0 remaining)

Combat Movement:
—1.) SZ 6 Fighters x2 to Karelia
—2.) Norway Infantry x2 to Karelia

Round 7, UK; continued

Combat KARELIA, Attacker, Round 1: Infantry x2, Fighter x2
Rolls: 2@1 2@3; Total Hits: 22@1: (3, 5)2@3: (2, 1)

Combat KARELIA, Defender, Round 1: Infantry x1
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (4)

Round 7, UK; continued

Karelia liberated, no losses!

Round 7, UK; continued

Non-Combat Movement:
–-1.) Archangel Infantry x3 and Artillery x3 to Russia
—2.) SZ 6 Fleet loads Transports with UK Infantry x5, Norway Artillery x3, Norway Infantry x4, proceeds to SZ 4, unloads in Archangel
—3.) Karelia Fighters land in SZ 4
—4.) SZ 20 Transport loads Panama Infantry x1 and Tank x1, proceeds to SZ 25
—5.) Caucasus Bomber x1 to Russia

Mobilize:
—1.) Fighter x1, Infantry x3, Tank x1 to UK

Collect Income:
UK collect 28, total 28 in hand

Summary:
—UK: Infantry x3, Tank x1, Fighter x1
—SZ 4: BB x2, Destroyer x4, Carrier x1, Fighter x2, Transport x6
—SZ 25: Transport x1 with Tank x1, Artillery x1
—Russia: Bomber x1, Artillery x3, Infantry x3
—Eastern Canada: Infantry x1
—Solomons: Infantry x1 plus USA units
—Australia: Infantry x2
—Karelia: Infantry x2
—Archangel: Infantry x9, Artillery x3
—others: 0

Varn H(Allies) Vs Crunch(Axis) UK7.AAM

Japan’s Turn!

In your experience, in a KGF scenario, where USA and UK are together in the Atlantic focused on Germany, which works better in supporting Russia: 1.) a two front war with UK and USA breaching Western Europe/Mediteranean and Russia on the Eastern Front, or 2.) running everything that USA and UK can produce through Archangel and fighting on the Eastern Front? Or is it something else?

One more question: a single transport carrying two units must offload both units to the same destination, correct? Even if there are two possible destinations bordering the same final sea zone of the transport? For example, look at my American “fleet” in the Atlantic. My understanding is that if I sailed to SZ 23 with only the one transport, I could only offload into one of either French Equatorial Africa or Belgian Congo, not both. Same thing if I went to SZ 13: with only one transport I would have to choose between Western Europe and Algeria.

Round 7, USA

Purchase: $47 on hand
–-1.) Carrier x2, Fighter x1, Tank x1, Infantry x1  (-$46, 1 remaining)

Combat Movement:
—1.) SZ 18 Fleet (minus the Fighters) loads Brazil units, proceeds to SZ 23, unloads Infantry x1 and Tank x1 to French Equatorial Africa

Non-Combat Movement:
—1.) SZ 18 Fighters x2 to Rhodesia
—2.) Australia Bomber x1 to Rhodesia

Mobilize:
—1.) Carrier x2, Fighter x1 to SZ 55
—2.) Infantry x1, Tank x1 to Brazil

Collect Income:
USA collect 38, total 39 in hand

Summary:
—SZ 55: BB x5, Carrier x3, Fighter x1, Destroyer x1, Sub x5, Cruiser x1, Transport x2
—Solomons: Infantry x1 plus UK units
—Western USA: Infantry x3, Artillery x1
—Rhodesia: Bomber x1, Fighter x2
—Alaska: Infantry x1
—Hawaii: Infantry x2
—Midway: Infantry x1
—SZ 23: Carrier x1, Battleship x1, Destroyer x1, Transport x1
—Brazil: Tank x1, Infantry x1
—French Equatorial Africa: Infantry x1, Tank x1

Varn H(Allies) Vs Crunch(Axis) USA7.AAM

Round 8, Russia

Purchase: 26 on hand
–-1.) Infantry x7, Tank x1  (-$26, 0 remaining)

Combat Movement:
—1.) Trans-Jordan Tank x1 blitz Egypt into Libya (uncontested)
—2.) Persia Infantry x3 w/ Caucasus Fighters x3 to India
—3.) Russia Infantry x2 w/ Caucasus Fighters x2 to Novosibirsk