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three years earlier, on july 10 1940, the vichy government in southern france is established.

I can´t even guess what my first book was…

Stalingrad from anthony beevor, or ¨A bridge too far¨/¨the last battle¨ from Cornelius Ryan, (have read the longest day as well)

I think it´s a bridge too far, but not sure.

It could have made a difference I think, the brits could still not beat the blitzkrieg then.

And their army was 10x smaller then the italian, whose moral would raise by the arrival of the germans/first defeats of the british.

But of course, malta should be taken first.

I just like these things:

The german Fliegende Panzerfaust (its name is already funny) was a german parasite aircraft, meant to be towed under a ME 109G. Its task was to be launched by the ME 109, then fire it´s rockets.

Once it had fired its rockets, the plane would split in 2 parts: the front part with the pilot, and the back part. The parts would land with parachutes, and retrieved to fire another day.

only one mock-up was ever build.

Ever heard of the Triebflügel? It is one of the many wunderwaffe the germans created.

Here is a picture:

Today is july 5th 2013, the 70th anniversary of the battle of kursk, hitlers last gamble to re-gain the strategic initiative in the east.

I just wanted to note that, I am fascinated by this battle.

I don´t think that would a good idea, because the donets basin is way more important then a small piece of land which can be abandoned without any cost.

(this is a maybe)

What if the germans not attacked where they did, but elsewhere? (like at the west side of the salient, or bypassing the soviet defence lines completely) (that could make it a VERY long front, but it´s just an idea)

Another idea: What if they prepared the attack, but did not launch it?

@wittmann:

Axistiger: Kursk was never going to work in July of 43).

I know.

I was just wondering if it could have made a difference, I am a supporter of von mansteins backhand low.

If model used his tanks as spearheads at kursk, would that have made a difference?

Hello,

I would like to ¨kill¨ this game, since we´ve got more PlayDip fun coming up, and I got RL issues.

(I´ll stay active on PlayDip, don´t worry about that)

Captured stalingrad with 1 tank 2 tacs 1 bmr remaining.

NCM will come tomorrow.

Rolls: 2@3 3@4; Total Hits: 42@3: (1, 2)3@4: (4, 5, 4)

Rolls: 2@4; Total Hits: 12@4: (3, 6)

New round in stalingrad:

Rolls: 9@3 3@4; Total Hits: 89@3: (6, 6, 6, 4, 1, 2, 2, 3, 2)3@4: (2, 3, 1)

Rolls: 1@2 3@3 6@4; Total Hits: 71@2: (2)3@3: (6, 3, 5)6@4: (1, 1, 4, 4, 5, 4)

I messed up the defender part, too much @2

New round:
Rolls: 7@2 3@3 6@4; Total Hits: 67@2: (6, 2, 6, 4, 6, 5, 3)3@3: (4, 3, 3)6@4: (1, 4, 6, 4, 5, 6)

Bomber SBR:
Rolls: 1@6; Total Hits: 11@6: (4)

Stalingrad:
Rolls: 6@2 9@3 3@4; Total Hits: 66@2: (4, 6, 1, 5, 6, 6)9@3: (4, 6, 1, 3, 4, 4, 5, 3, 3)3@4: (6, 5, 1)

Rolls: 13@2 3@3 6@4; Total Hits: 1113@2: (4, 1, 2, 2, 6, 5, 3, 3, 4, 5, 4, 5, 2)3@3: (1, 5, 3)6@4: (6, 4, 3, 3, 4, 4)

And germany is off, crushing allied resistance for the second time this game!

Purchase: Repair normandy NB and ukraine IC, 1 DD, 2 FTR, 1 trn, 1 inf, 1 art, 2 arm. Save 3 IPC.

BTW, remember the techs! UK has radar, US war bonds. I have advanced arty and super subs twice  :evil:

Combat move:
6 inf, 6 mech, 2 art, 6 arm Rostov-Volgograd
2 mech, 2 arm ukraine-stalingrad
1 inf vyborg-novgorod
1 tac. 1 ftr belarus-volgograd
1 bmr, 1 ftr crete-iraq
1 SS sz 112- sz 123
1 SS SZ 117-SZ 101

combat:

Iraq aa fire:
Rolls: 3@1; Total Hits: 03@1: (4, 4, 5)(is that correct?)

bomber
Input ErrorThere was an error in your dice throw: “1d6” is not correct syntax.

SZ 101:
Rolls: 1@3; Total Hits: 11@3: (3)

Rolls: 1@1; Total Hits: 11@1: (1)(only if the AC survives my sub attack)

Stalingrad: (the most epic part)
Rolls: 10@1 6@2 9@3 3@4; Total Hits: 610@1: (2, 4, 2, 3, 3, 5, 4, 5, 6, 2)6@2: (5, 6, 5, 5, 3, 3)9@3: (1, 5, 3, 6, 1, 2, 6, 5, 6)3@4: (5, 2, 4)

Defender AA:
Rolls: 3@1; Total Hits: 03@1: (4, 4, 4)

Ground forces:
Rolls: 13@2 3@3 6@4; Total Hits: 1013@2: (5, 1, 6, 1, 4, 4, 5, 3, 3, 1, 1, 3, 5)3@3: (6, 5, 2)6@4: (1, 3, 5, 1, 4, 1)

Have to stop now, further stuff comes tomorrow.

Stalingrad: (the most epic part)

I´ll be away this weekend, camping without internet access…

Back somewhere on sunday.

The game starts in june 1940, so germany would attack russia on G2, and japan would attack on J3.

(the map reflects the situation in june 1940, low countries are defeated but paris has not been taken yet)

Syria-Egypt is 2 spaces, don´t you mean trans-jordan?

Doesn´t matter.

Anyway, G2 is underway!