AAR Ike99->joerock22 (Axis) vs PanzerGeneral (Allied)-End

PanzerGeneral · Post by **PanzerGeneral** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 8:32 pm

27. June 1940 – France is crumbling, counter attack into Germany continues
The second defence line have been breached, there is nothing left of it. The end is near. I will try to hurt the Germans a little bit. All units not directly involved in the defence around Paris, will counter attack. French losses are very heavy. I manage to pick of some steps here and there from German units.

The garrisons are closing in on Berlin. I think I have managed to cut off the German attack force. It will only last one turn as I see Ike99 has begun to move units to handle my diversionary attack.

PanzerGeneral · Post by **PanzerGeneral** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 6:09 am

17. July 1940 – Paris surrounded, counter attack into Germany is running out of steam, clash in the Atlantic
Ike99 disregarded my futile French counter attacks and seems to have concentrated on isolating Paris. Paris will fall next turn. The counter attack into Germany has run out of steam, it was fun while it lasted.

I have moved the French BB with the company of a British DD to where the sub attacks have occurred. I will use the French BB to either try to lure out a sub or run into one so that it becomes visible. Then my DD can close in for a potential kill. The result is that the French BB doesn’t run into anything, but my DD does. The DD and sub lose 3 steps each. I am a bit worried if it will survive the next turn.

Britain builds another DD, the Allied build queue:

joerock22 · Post by **joerock22** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 4:25 pm

France lasted until August? Nicely done; you are winning this game so far. Your opponent's options will be limited now because of time constraints. It is probably too late for Sealion, though you will have to be careful because of his powerful air force. Plus, you've denied him months of French resources that he could have used to make Barbarossa stronger. It seems to me that your opponent is a big fan of air power. In that case, your top priority should be denying him the Middle East oil. If you do that, he stands a good chance of running out of fuel before Russia is completely crippled. If he gets the oil, then he will probably bomb you into submission.

PanzerGeneral · Post by **PanzerGeneral** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 6:37 pm

France lasted until August? Nicely done; you are winning this game so far. Your opponent's options will be limited now because of time constraints. It is probably too late for Sealion, though you will have to be careful because of his powerful air force. Plus, you've denied him months of French resources that he could have used to make Barbarossa stronger. It seems to me that your opponent is a big fan of air power. In that case, your top priority should be denying him the Middle East oil. If you do that, he stands a good chance of running out of fuel before Russia is completely crippled. If he gets the oil, then he will probably bomb you into submission.

Thanks for the advice. This means I would need more fighters. With my limited budget it will take some time. SO many things on my wish list and too few PPs

PanzerGeneral · Post by **PanzerGeneral** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 6:43 pm

6. August 1940 – France has been defeated, Britain stands alone
France has been defeated.

A British destroyer has been deployed.

Summary of the war so far
Der PanzerGeneral will share some thoughts on the last year of fighting.

The losses so far. The Germans have lost a lot of tanks and planes. This credit goes to France.

France
I feel that the two river defence lines were a success. From what I could tell, the Germans lost a lot of steps when breaching them (especially the last line of defence). The goal in France was to hold out as long as possible and inflict as many losses as possible on Germany. From my intelligence this goal has been accomplished. This would force Ike99 to spend more PPs on repair rather then buying new units.

The French navy counter attack outside Oslo was a success. I lost a French BB, but that would eventually be lost when France surrendered. But it sunk the only German BB at the time. I believe this will make a Sealion operation most unlikely as Germany will not have any means of supplying their amphibious operation.

Overall, I am happy with the French performance.

Britain
Lessoned learned, I must concentrate on building destroyers after the initial labs have been built. The attacks on the convoys have hurt me more than I anticipated. Every PP I can get from those convoys would have helped me to buy new units.

When the Brits have all 4 destroyers I will for some serious sub hunting. Hopefully I can send those little pests to the bottom of the Atlantic.

The British goal was basically to preserve strength and not involve itself in any fighting.

The defence of England is poor, as the chances for Sealion are very slim

The British research teams are slow in this game. The lazy slobs! Perhaps it is time to distribute some focus points.

Some predictions until Barbarossa
I believe that Sealion is postponed. This means Ike99 will be a busy bee until Barbarossa. I predict that Yugoslavia and Greece will fall There is nothing I can do about that, and I will not spend PPs there. Perhaps he might even grab Sweden or Spain.
But I fear without Sealion he will send some German units to North Africa and help the Italians destroy my army there and go for the oil. This will be a tough year for the Brits.

The 8. Army is as ready as it can be with its limited forces, should I send them another fighter squadron?

PanzerGeneral · Post by **PanzerGeneral** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 7:07 pm

26. August 1940 – Waiting for the next German move
The research teams have received some focus points in order to speed them up.

Saving my PPs to buy another fighter.

Another bonus when my French army had its adventure in Germany is that I now can see what is happening there

JyriErik · Post by **JyriErik** » Sat Aug 08, 2009 12:36 am

PanzerGeneral wrote:Another bonus when my French army had its adventure in Germany is that I now can see what is happening there ]

Actually, that area of "cpnquest" can be a bad thing also. Each and every one of those hexes you control in Germany itself can breed German partisans (aka Corps or Garrisons which cost no manpower). Admittedly it won't be a significant amount of troops, but every little bit helps.

Jyri

PanzerGeneral · Post by **PanzerGeneral** » Sat Aug 08, 2009 8:22 am

Actually, that area of "cpnquest" can be a bad thing also. Each and every one of those hexes you control in Germany itself can breed German partisans (aka Corps or Garrisons which cost no manpower). Admittedly it won't be a significant amount of troops, but every little bit helps.

Another lesson learned, and I thought a was clever

PanzerGeneral · Post by **PanzerGeneral** » Sat Aug 08, 2009 8:23 am

15. September 1940 – Yugoslavia under attack
The Germans turn east. Yugoslavia is invaded.

Another Brit fighter has been purchased.

USA and Russia have bought another air lab.

PanzerGeneral · Post by **PanzerGeneral** » Sat Aug 08, 2009 5:52 pm

5. October 1940 – Yugoslavia under attack, tension in North Africa
Yugoslavia is defending itself. Belgrade is still safe. Where is the Luftwaffe? By now I would have thought that the army of Yugoslavia would have been bombed into submission.

The tension in North Africa is growing. The garrison on Malta can observe transports with troops from Italy to Libya.

I decide to move in the fleet in the Mediterranean towards the transport and try to sink it. I move in the first BB. It runs straight into an Italian sub! That was a smart place to put it by Ike99. I decide to try to sink it. I send everything to the attack. The sub survives with only one 1 step left. So close.

PanzerGeneral · Post by **PanzerGeneral** » Sat Aug 08, 2009 7:18 pm

25. October 1940 – Yugoslavia under attack, tension in North Africa
Where is the rest of the attack?

Britain builds a tactical bomber.

I am going to do a bit of a gamble. I am moving all planes from England to North Africa. The planes are escorted with everything that can sail. England will be very vulnerable, but I guess that Ike99 has his interests elsewhere.

JyriErik · Post by **JyriErik** » Sun Aug 09, 2009 4:44 am

PanzerGeneral wrote:
Actually, that area of "cpnquest" can be a bad thing also. Each and every one of those hexes you control in Germany itself can breed German partisans (aka Corps or Garrisons which cost no manpower). Admittedly it won't be a significant amount of troops, but every little bit helps.
Another lesson learned, and I thought a was clever

I suspect everyone learns that lesson at some point. I had one opponent going crazy thinking I had found some hack to the game when he saw 6 Finnish Corps. When he found out that the Axis can also get partisans he understood why I left Karelia and Bessarabia under Russian "control".

Jyri

PanzerGeneral · Post by **PanzerGeneral** » Sun Aug 09, 2009 6:37 am

14. November 1940 – Yugoslavia under attack, tension in North Africa
The Germans are closing in on Belgrade.

Britain deploys a new fighter near London.

More Italian troops are observed are there any German units hiding behind?

PanzerGeneral · Post by **PanzerGeneral** » Sun Aug 09, 2009 4:14 pm

4. December 1940 – Yugoslavia under attack
Belgrade will fall next turn.

Britain deploys a new destroyer and buys another destroyer.

PanzerGeneral · Post by **PanzerGeneral** » Sun Aug 09, 2009 4:16 pm

24. December 1940 – Yugoslavia defeated, tension in North Africa increases
Yugoslavia has been defeated.

Britain deploys a new tactical bomber.

The Italian army is cautiously approaching the British defenders.

PanzerGeneral · Post by **PanzerGeneral** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 6:15 am

13. January 1941 – ALmost contact between Italian and British troops, convoy attacks in the Atlantic
Two convoys reach Britain and I have an all time high of PPs (138). I buy two more labs (air and navy). My scientists certainly are not working any overtime, even during a war. I have not gotten one tech yet

The Italian army has stopped its advance. I suspect they are waiting for reinforcements.

A convoy is attacked outside the coast if USA. When I got Ike99 last email with his move, the only words in his mail were “wolfpack”. I thought he had spotted my super duper fleet escorting my planes to Africa and had laid a trap waiting for my naval units in front of the shipping lane to the Red Sea. But luckily it was “only” a convoy.

PanzerGeneral · Post by **PanzerGeneral** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 6:14 pm

2. February 1941 – All quiet
What is the Wehrmacht up to? Surely Ike99 must be cooking up some evil scheme.

The British buy another lab (General tech).

PanzerGeneral · Post by **PanzerGeneral** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 6:11 am

22. February 1941 – All quiet, first techs acquired
Finally I get my first techs.

The reinforcements have arrived and have been deployed in North Africa. The reinforcements are one CV, two fighters and one bomber. Another two BBs and a tactical bomber are on their way. The plan is to attack Ike99 when he starts Barbarossa.

No German activity reported by allied intelligence.

joerock22 · Post by **joerock22** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 4:27 pm

Neither England nor Egypt have come under attack? I think it's important for the Axis player to either capture one or the other. This means the Brits get to keep both the oil and the resources, and it also means the Axis have very little room for error the rest of the game. If you can stop the Germans in Russia, you have this game won.

PanzerGeneral · Post by **PanzerGeneral** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 5:00 pm

joerock22 wrote:
Neither England nor Egypt have come under attack? I think it's important for the Axis player to either capture one or the other. This means the Brits get to keep both the oil and the resources, and it also means the Axis have very little room for error the rest of the game. If you can stop the Germans in Russia, you have this game won.

Thanks for your vote of confidence Joe. I find playing Russia hard even against the AI (AI with advantage). I tend to get to eager and don't pull back as far as I have seen in other people do in their AARs.

I must be patient and let Ike99 run out of steam in Russia before getting to bold with my counter attacks.