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Turn 20. September 15, 1940.

Hungary joins the Axis.

How have the 3.2 changes impacted the game so far?

Stauffenberg wrote:How have the 3.2 changes impacted the game so far?

As I have mentioned, new air ranges have a significant influence in early axis air campaigns. It's not only that you now are able to use all your Luftwaffe air units in Poland campaign on the first turn but also later in Case Yelow, if you position your tacs on the correct locations you don't need to rebase those units this meaning that air support is continuous and not interrupted by relocation of tacs.

That regarding air ranges. About changes in xp my guess is that the tweak made has been on the right direction. Now, after the fall of France there's not that many Wehrmacht units reaching xp level 1 by that date. This is easy to see (red number on the top left of the counter indicates xp level reached) if we compare this AAR with the one played 8 months ago with 3.10: http://slitherine.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=78&t=52718. This difference makes sense since it's mostly garrisons the type of units which the germans have to deal with on early game.

Turn 21. October 5, 1940.

Denmark and Norway were DOWed and both surrendered to Germany this turn. Blitz over London continues.

Middle East. Commonwealth forces are positioned for Syrian campaign that will start on the next turn.

Turn 22. October 25, 1940.

London's production was downed to 1 due to Luftwaffe bombings. Air combats won by RAF (2:1). Romania joined the Axis.

Turn 23. November 14, 1940.

Syria was taken by Commonwealth forces.

Turn 24. December 4, 1940.

Blitz over London continues no matter the bad weather.

Turn 25. December 24, 1940.

No Luftwaffe strategic bombings this turn.

Turn 26. January 13, 1941.

UK reinforcements for Egypt, a tactical bomber and Canadian corps, were loaded this turn.

Turn 27. February 2, 1941.

No strategic bombing this turn either.

Turn 28. February 22, 1941.

Upgrading of units.

Turn 29. March 14, 1941.

Massive German sub attack to British fleet carrying tac and Canadian corps. Transport carrying Canadian unit was forced to retreat an it was sunk:




Yugoslavia was invaded and conquered by Germany with no losses:

Turn 30. April 3, 1941.

Germans subs resumed their attacks to convoys.

Iraqi rebellion started.

Turn 31. April 23, 1941.

Greece DOWed by the Axis. Good initial German progress aided by massive air support.

German subs getting bolder in the Atlantic; they attacked and sunk a Canadian DD:

Turn 32. May 13, 1941.

Greeks can do little to counter the powerful Axis onslaught to their country:



Southern convoy (19) was sunk.

Turn 33. June 2, 1941.

Greece surrenders to Germany.

Turn 34. June 22, 1941.

Barbarossa commenced:




USSR mobilises.

Turn 35. July 12, 1941.

Axis turn. Wehrmacht forces advanced fast in Belarus and Baltic Countries capturing Riga and Minsk.

Central convoy (47) sunk by u-boats.

Turn 36. August 1, 1941.

Axis forces continue to advance deeper into the USSR.

Southern convoy (19) sunk.

RAF strategic bombing campaign started. Luftwaffe fighters opposed, air combats scoring 3:3.

Turn 37. August 21, 1941.

Number of Soviet cities and resources fell to advancing Axis forces.

Allies turn. Red Army defensive line is completed now and goes from Leningrad to Rostov:




RAF bombings continued, air combats favouring Luftwaffe this time by 3:2.