Slitherine

Turn 23
May 18, 1942
Weather: Clear and Dry

Strategic map
Atlantica
German submarine detected.
Germany
Air recon found Tirpitz (!)
It is being repaired at the fleet base in Rostock.

Syria
The situation is bad.
From Iraq comes reserves.
Africa
Germans flew to Cairo and plan to land troops there.
Our one unit was returned from Syria, but it does not have time to block the airfield.

Russia

North
The situation in the north.
Centre
On the outskirts of Moscow and in the city are heavy fighting.
Germans use armored units.
And also they concentrated a huge amount of artillery near the city.
On our 2 weakened artillery units, 7 enemy units.
The overall situation is in the air.
The sky over Moscow controls the Axis. We still have one AA unit for the whole of Moscow.
Our aircraft strikes at enemy artillery.
Bad news:
- Axis has an advantage in artillery
- A huge advantage in the air
- A large number of tanks (which are more superior to ours in quality, experience and heroes)

Good news:
- We cannot leave Moscow because it is a big transport hub(if it is left all fronts and reinforcements delivery falls apart).
- We have good defense position
- The number of troops on both sides and their concentration is very similar to my Russia at War mod. It's good
The battle resembles a simplified chess puzzle.

South
Nothing happens.
But our cavalry spotted one more enemy AT unit.
Crimea
We started air raids on the enemy in the Crimea.
Also noticed enemy heavy artillery covered by anti-aircraft guns.
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Intenso82 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 13, 2019 3:28 pm Crimea
We started air raids on the enemy in the Crimea.
Also noticed enemy heavy artillery covered by anti-aircraft guns.

The defense of Sevastopol might (still) be too strong for the multiplayer version?

PeteMitchell_2 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 13, 2019 4:11 pm

Intenso82 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 13, 2019 3:28 pm Crimea
We started air raids on the enemy in the Crimea.
Also noticed enemy heavy artillery covered by anti-aircraft guns.

The defense of Sevastopol might (still) be too strong for the multiplayer version?

For me, the defense is normal

Turn 24
June 2, 1942
Weather: Clear and Dry

Strategic map
Germany
Germans continue to repair Tirpitz.
Another air raid under the escort of fighters on the Ruhr area.
Germans use radar.

Atlantica
We are pursuing a U-boat.
Syria
Syria’s defenders are getting smaller.
Naval transport has been noticed in the sea, we inflict an air strike on it.
Africa
Egypt again became a battlefield.
Alexandria had landing ships of the enemy.
The second wave!
The infantry is being transferred from Cairo to Alexandria.
Our aircraft in the south shoot down enemy transport aircraft.
In the area of ​​Cairo, the Axis was able to land one infantry unit.
We are blocking the airfield of aviation.
Our ships are moving along the Suez Canal to Alexandria.
From Syria, we direct another unit.

North
Enemy is moving towards Moscow.
And still does not begin the assault on Leningrad.

Centre
Germans entered Moscow.
Heavy fighting.
Germans fully control the sky.
We continue to bring reserves and are not going to surrender the city without a fight.
South
On the Mius Front, the situation is reminiscent of the times of World War I - Sitzkrieg.
Both sides do not have enough strength to go on the offensive and just wait.

In Sevastopol, there are heavy battles and artillery duels.
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Turn 25
June 17, 1942
Weather: Rain and Dry

Strategic map
Syria
Almost all of Syria in the hands of the Germans.
To make possible the landing of the Allies in Egypt, we need to keep several Victory Points in this region, otherwise, landing will be canceled.
And we will try to recapture Beirut.
Africa
We continue to block airfields in Cairo, but it seems we can not keep this region.
Our troops on the western line of defense continue to stand idle.
They could come in handy to reflect the landing.

Germany
We continue the bombing.
The Germans again applied their favorite tactics, the air trap.
And our fighter got into it and will be lost by the next turn.
North
Calm ...
Centre
For Moscow are heavy fighting.

South
Calm...
Crimea
Germans pull artillery and are still trying to take Sevastopol.
But suffer losses.

Cross-games Loss analysis

Statistically huge losses ratio in tanks and fighters.
But this is a low base effect.
We were able to kill only one such unit.
Also very large losses in the ships.
Loss Ratio:
Compare the losses per Axis in this game and this one.

I have huge losses in tanks compared to McGuba for the Axis.
And also quite large losses in fighters.

Compare the losses per Allies in this game and this one.

I have slightly less casualties in the infantry than the McGuba for the Allies.
For the others classes I have bigger losses.
And the ships are significantly larger by 4 times!

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Turn 26
July, 2 1942
Weather: Clear and Dry

Strategic map
Malta
Enemy activity has been noticed in this region.

Syria
We are fighting in the Beirut area but the German units had already broken through to Haifa and were moving in the direction of Jerusalem.
Obviously, the Germans want to block the landing of reinforcements in the Suez Canal, which was scheduled for a 34 turn.
To do this, they need to take control of at least part of VP.
We now have only one task to prevent this.
In order for the landing of the reinforcements to be carried out, the Allies need to control all the VPs on this map plus another VP for example, in Cairo so that there is partial reinforcement, as well as +1 VP, in Alexandria so that it is complete reinforcement.
Africa
Over Cairo, the Axis Air Force appeared.
Our fleet blocked Alexandria.
The Germans landed tank unit on the shore.
Russia

North
Germans decided to finish off the remnants of our troops near the river Svir.
In the area of ​​Vologda spotted Luftwaffe air recon.

Centre
The Germans captured 2 hexes, but we continue the fight.
Each turn, both sides lose several units.
Both sides air strike.
South
Performed air reconnaissance of the South.
The STAVKA made a probe attack, but ran into AT trap.
A good example of how AT units with camo trait can be used.
Crimea
Germans made some progress in Sevastopol, but our Fort Maxim Gorky (Gorky again )is still fighting.
Our aircraft strikes, including against the heavy artillery.
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Turn 27
July, 17 1942

-=BUG=-
There was a strange glitch on the multiplayer server.
When McGuba upload his 27th turn.
Then he immediately saw that the game was again available for his turn (since we have two pair games with the same name).
But when it was loaded, it turned out that it was already his 28 turn.
As if I had already made my move.
But I did not do it. There was not even a message from the server that turn on my side.
Therefore, having seen that I did not make move, McGuba also skips his turn to keep balance.

Turn 28
August 1, 1942
Weather: Cloudy and Dry

Strategic map
Atlantica
In the Atlantic, patrols spotted a Luftwaffe reconnaissance aircraft.
We respond immediately.
France
The Allies made a probe landing at Dieppe.

Syria
We are still trying to turn the tide.
Let's try to return Aleppo.
Africa
The situation looks hopeless.
The fleet near Alexandria is lost.
Infantry in the east received orders to return to Jerusalem.