Ftgcritt2 (Axis) v Joerock22 (Allies) NO JOEROCK

ftgcritt2 · Post by **ftgcritt2** » Sat Jan 09, 2010 7:10 pm

Oct 5, 1940

Things are finally starting to heat up in the Atlantic, where I knocked one convoy down to 2 steps and another to 8. Luckily for me, I was able to intercept both at the end of the turn so they wont be moving within range of Allied bombers before I can finish them off. I also finally maxed out my labs this turn. In Libya, Axis forces are almost ready to move on Egypt. Here is an overview of the situation in Africa.

ftgcritt2 · Post by **ftgcritt2** » Tue Jan 12, 2010 12:45 am

Oct 25, 1940

Well I learned something this turn that I didn't know about the GS mod. Apparently the Allied player must invade Syria if he wishes to control it after the fall of France. This is absolutely perfect for me. Joe invaded and conquered Syria this turn, and I took the opportunity to launch my invasion of Egypt while his forces are AT BEST spread out between Damascus and Alexandria. It looks like I may be able to even make it across the Nile before he has a chance to put up a fight. I will certainly take Alexandria without much trouble, meaning that I will be able to use the port to bring in the Italian armor before I have to deal with the bulk of the Allied army.

Peter Stauffenberg · Post by **Peter Stauffenberg** » Tue Jan 12, 2010 2:21 am

Aren't you forgetting the Allied Middle East Rail network. They can rail units directly from Syria to Alexandria in one turn

ftgcritt2 · Post by **ftgcritt2** » Tue Jan 12, 2010 5:00 am

Stauffenberg wrote:Aren't you forgetting the Allied Middle East Rail network. They can rail units directly from Syria to Alexandria in one turn

Indeed I am. Thank you.

ftgcritt2 · Post by **ftgcritt2** » Wed Jan 13, 2010 1:51 am

December 1940

Winter arrived just in time to delay my invasion of Yugoslavia by one turn

but I finally got the action started in Africa. Axis forces destroyed the UK motorized unit and only suffered one inf step loss. In the Atlantic, a large force was spotted leaving port from southern England heading south west. I know it contains at least two BB's, but aside from that I don't know much else. They may just be heading to protect a convoy, or they may be heading to the Mediterranean. In any case, I cannot risk the latter. All of my subs were positioned to screen for convoys in the southern Atlantic and be ready to intercept any attempted reinforcement of the Med by Joe.

ftgcritt2 · Post by **ftgcritt2** » Mon Jan 18, 2010 2:48 am

January 13, 1941

Damn, I just let two British BB's and a DD slip through my fingers. I had my subs positioned to intercept if Joe tried to make it to the transportation loop, but instead he opted to go for the slower route through the Mediterranean effectively avoiding the trap. At least I got him to turn his troop reinforcements around. Yugoslavia was conquered this turn, and a UK inf was destroyed in Africa.

ftgcritt2 · Post by **ftgcritt2** » Fri Jan 22, 2010 1:05 am

Feb 2, 1941

Oh how I hate fighting in Africa as the Axis! I just can't seem to get the hang of it no matter how much men and materiel I throw at it. My forces are still bottlenecked west of Alexandria, and Joe even destroyed the Italian mech last turn. And imagine I thought that I would be across the Nile 2 months ago. To top it off, Joe has naval reinforcements which should be arriving any moment now.

pk867 · Post by **pk867** » Fri Jan 22, 2010 1:44 am

That was ourgoal to represent the terrain that was near El alamein in ww2.
That was our reason to add the ridges to add some defense. This shows the benefit to restrict your opponent to the bottle neck.

richardsd · Post by **richardsd** » Fri Jan 22, 2010 2:32 am

another TAC is the answer to your problem

ftgcritt2 · Post by **ftgcritt2** » Fri Jan 22, 2010 2:41 am

richardsd wrote:another TAC is the answer to your problem

I cant support another tac

richardsd · Post by **richardsd** » Fri Jan 22, 2010 2:47 am

I haven't done the calc, but that is your problem, drop one of the German Corp's or Fighter or whatever, it is the entrenchment and not being able to 'finish off' 1 or 2 step units that is hurting you.

ftgcritt2 · Post by **ftgcritt2** » Mon Jan 25, 2010 5:27 am

Feb 22, 1941

Well things are finally rolling in the Med theater. When Joe managed to slip his naval forces past my sub screen and through the Strait of Gibraltar, I concentrated as much air power in southern Italy, Greece, and Sicily as I possibly could, and I moved the Italian navy back into a position to intercept. When the British task force came strolling through the central Med this turn, I attacked with everything I could. First, German and Italian TAC, SAC, and fighters softened up the British ships and reduced the CV to 6 steps. Then the Italian navy came sailing in from the north to destroy a BB and knock a DD down to five steps. I can only hope that Joe is foolish enough to stick around and duke it out next turn, as I will have even greater air superiority then.

On the ground, British forces finally pulled back from the bottle neck. However, all of my African air units were either being repaired or participating in the naval battle. So I was only able to destroy one garrison.

ftgcritt2 · Post by **ftgcritt2** » Tue Jan 26, 2010 2:39 am

The Italian navy finished off a DD, and Axis ground forces continued their slow advance in Africa. On a side note, Nazi spies have captured video footage of the British admiral during the recent naval engagement. They have uploaded the video to youtube, and it can watched here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piVnArp9ZE0

ftgcritt2 · Post by **ftgcritt2** » Thu Jan 28, 2010 3:26 am

April 3, 1941

I guess Joe has given up on going toe to toe with me in the Mediterranean Sea. He pulled the Med fleet out through the Suez canal this turn, and I celebrated by capturing Alexandria and sending another TAC to Africa. The buildup for Barbarossa is in full swing now, and I am sending a large portion of my uboats south to intercept the RN as it attempts to return to England.

ftgcritt2 · Post by **ftgcritt2** » Fri Jan 29, 2010 1:50 am

April 23, 1941

My opponent got lucky enough to have a partisan appear right on top of the Yugoslavian mine hex this turn, so I'll have a fun time getting rid of that. Cairo fell this turn after a heavy bombardment. It seems as though Joe is perfectly willing to give up most of Egypt. We'll see if he is as willing to give up the canal. The buildup for Barbarossa is not going as quickly as I would like, I guess I will pay for all of those subs in more ways than one. Here is a shot of what I have so far.

rkr1958 · Post by **rkr1958** » Fri Jan 29, 2010 4:00 am

ftgcritt2 wrote:The buildup for Barbarossa is not going as quickly as I would like

I count 6 German infantry corps in France and Denmark. That seems like a lot in the west. Are you planning to send most of those east for Barbarossa?

ftgcritt2 · Post by **ftgcritt2** » Fri Jan 29, 2010 6:31 am

rkr1958 wrote:
ftgcritt2 wrote:The buildup for Barbarossa is not going as quickly as I would like
I count 6 German infantry corps in France and Denmark. That seems like a lot in the west. Are you planning to send most of those east for Barbarossa?

Yeah but I only have so many rail points. I was also planning on invading Norway, but I doubt that will happen now. So yes most of those units will be moving east when the rail capacity allows it.

ftgcritt2 · Post by **ftgcritt2** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 12:07 am

May 13, 1941

As Axis forces roll across the Suez Canal, advance scouting reveals that the limeys have completely bugged out in the Mediterranean theater. There are no British ships left in the eastern Med, and there is no sign of any strong Allied ground units as far as the eye can see. Joe may try to slow me down at the choke point near Damascus, or he may wait until the Russians can help.

ftgcritt2 · Post by **ftgcritt2** » Wed Feb 03, 2010 4:21 am

June 2, 1941

The buildup for Barbarossa is going painfully slow. The historic start date is only one turn away, but I am afraid will not even be able to launch a strong invasion until at LEAST 2 turns from now. The good news is that Port Said fell, and my uboats (one of the main reasons for the delayed russian campaign) are doing a great job in the atlantic. Right now I have 2 TAC's in Africa, but I will send one of them to Europe for the fight against Russia.

ftgcritt2 · Post by **ftgcritt2** » Sat Feb 06, 2010 7:57 pm

June 22, 1941

The rapid advance continues in Africa, as Axis forces take Jerusalem with only one Italian step loss. I have also finally set a definite date for Barbarossa: two turns from now. That will put it at early August, something which I am not happy about but is not fatal. I have recovered from very weak Barbarossa's before, and it just takes a very strong 1942 offensive. Below is the disposition of my forces right now with their planned axis of attack. As you can see, the southern portion of my line is mostly made up of axis minor units with the bulk of my armor right in the middle. I plan on making my main thrust directly south of the Pripyat Marshes in an effort to cut off Joe's southern forces. Hopefully he will hold his ground in the south long enough against my weak minor units for my armor to get into his rear.