Slitherine

Centre
Stalin's bunker destroyed. Victory!!!
Kuybyshev taken.
The enemy loses the ability to spot the entire front.
Uralsk is also ours.

This should prevent the Soviets from receiving new units from reinforcements.
He became only two VP Sevastopol and Arkhangelsk.
Partisans
There are still some 1-2 partisan units hiding somewhere.
Crimea
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Turn 48
May 28, 1943
Weather: Clear and Dry

Strategic map
No prestige.
Atlantica
Our brave submarines went on a deadly mission.
But this should slightly increase our prestige.
One of the submarines helped the other out of the encirclement.
Germany
Yes, the Allies will not miss this opportunity.
We do not have enough strength to pierce the passage for the aircraft.

Torch
The Allied offensive will definitely follow soon.
We have insufficient artillery and weak Italian infantry.
The American infantry is superbly trained and equipped.
Malta
In the area of ​​Tripoli, the enemy forces are seen.
On this turn, the British artillery was destroyed, another M3 Grant tank was seen.
Obviously they carried out a hidden march through the desert, bypassing our posts.
But Tripoli is our upgrade center as well as the center of redeployment of troops.
And here is a large number of units waiting to upgrade.
Iraq
We are starting advance to Baghdad.
There are a lot of British aircraft.

North
Aviation spotted partisan.
Centre
A powerful group of Soviet troops moved a little to the east.
But we no longer have the strength and means to do something with it.
Centre - Air
8 Soviet aircraft and 7 Axis.
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Turn 49
June 12, 1943
Weather: Clear and Dry

Strategic map
No prestige.
Norway
Above the sea, a British recon plane was again found.
Germany
All our forces are focused on the Allied bombers.
We can shoot down 2 bomber per turn.

Torch
It seems we have lost another troop transport with artillery.
Allied aviation launched an attack and the fleet began shelling our troops.
Malta
Additional forces of Britain were observed in Tripoli.
Take action.
Iraq
Took the airfield
Came close to Baghdad.

North
It became known that the Soviets 3 pcs. artillery.
Given that the path to Arkhangelsk takes a very long time and the tanks are not effective here.
This is a toughie.
Centre
Our forces have seriously reduced and now they are operate slow.
The Soviets have a huge amount of artillery.
Situation in the air, 7 Soviet aircraft and 7 Axis.
Crimea
We continue shelling the fortifications of Sevastopol.
A Soviet fleet counteracts.
We concentrate additional forces for the assault.
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Turn 50
June 27, 1943
Weather: Clear and Dry

Strategic map
No prestige.
Norway
The British began another operation to neutralize Tirpitz.
Without a fighter cover, everything is bad.
But all the fighters are engaged in the fight against bombers in Germany.
With the Allied Aviation in Africa and the endless Soviet Aviation in the east.
Germany
From the east, the one fighters was transferred to Germany and one unit to Africa.

Torch
Incur losses. Especially the Italians.
We are trying to transfer by air the German infantry.
What is very risky, but the Italian infantry is not very stand.
Malta
We allocate a lot of troops to an operation against the British fleet and ground forces.
Iraq
We captured Baghdad.
And to the east, an Allied armored column is seen.
The British have superiority in the number of armored vehicles.

North
With such a quantity of enemy artillery, storming Arkhangelsk is impossible!
Centre
Attempt to break through enemy aircraft to the north.
Our unit did not have time to take the airfield for 1 turn.
Black Sea

Extended Loss analysis
Loss Ratio:
For comparison:
Previous Loss analysis data (t=45)
Previous Extended Loss analysis data (t=40)

Loss statistics are compared with this pair game.
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Losses in tanks increased.
Large losses in fighters.
These losses have nothing to replace.

Heavy losses in submarines and ships.
Lost 3 naval transport. All during shipments to Africa.
Transportation is more and more difficult.

From the beginning of the strategic bombs in Germany, the Allied losses to the bombers increased significantly.

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Compare the losses for Axis in this game and this one.

I still lose 1.5 times more tanks than McGuba.
But this ratio has decreased.
In connection with the start of the fighting in Africa, the ratio of losses in fighters also did not in my favor reach two.
But the ratio of losses in the bombers managed to save it is also two times more in favor of Intenso.
The remaining losses are comparable.

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

In general, the ratio of losses for the Allies is comparable (within 20%). Except for the fleet where I lost substantially more ships, almost doubled.

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Turn 51
July 12, 1943
Weather: Clear and Dry

Strategic map
No prestige!
Norway
The Allies decided to send here all their reconnaissance aircraft and block all places where Tirpitz can be located.
Germany
Shot down several more Allied bombers.

Torch
We take a loss and move to Tunis.
Heavy bombardment from the sea.
In the sea, a huge number of British submarines.

The situation is in favor of the Americans.
Malta
We conducted aerial reconnaissance.
It looks like the previously detected units are all British forces in this area.
We buy mobile Italian artillery. And send to the front in Tunis.
But maybe it's too late.
Iraq
In the north there is a high concentration of enemy troops, in the south armored units are seen.

North
Partisans go west.
And they seem to be able to escape.
Probably their goal Petrazavodsk. We must send troops there.
Centre
In the north. we begin the maneuver to bypass enemy troops from the east.
In the south, the Soviets approached Chkalov.
This is all our remaining troops in the area.
The situation is in the air, 6 Soviet units and 7 of our aircraft.

Partisans
It looks like the Soviets gave a new order to all the partisan groups.
Capture Victory Point.
Thus, having more than 3 points, they will be able to receive reinforcements again.
This group of partisans seems to be moving towards Leningrad.
South
A sleeping veteran unit of the Siberian infantry during the Battle of the Caucasus was found in Astrakhan.
If they strengthen there will be very unpleasant.
Sent troops by train to nearby cities.
Crimea
An anti-aircraft unit to cover heavy artillery was ambushed by partisans in the Balkans: (
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Turn 52
July 27, 1943
Weather: Clear and Dry

Strategic map
Norway
Allies spotted movement with Tirpitz and attacked our Junkers.
Tirpitz is now moving south.
Germany
Only one bomber over German cities remained.
It looks like we managed to fight off and the intensity of the raids will continue to decline.

Torch
The situation worsens every turn.
The Allies launched air attacks on our ships, we do not have fighters to cover or counter Allied aircraft.
Due to the strong bombardment from the sea, we continue to withdraw to Tunisia.
Iraq
It looks like the British have strong armored units but divided into 2 parts.
Probably if we go to the oil fields of Abadan we will be attacked from the north and there will be the threat of losing Baghdad.
Also, without fighter aircraft, will Abadan attack be possible?

North
Partisan was able to escape.
Now we need to solve the puzzle.
3 Soviet artillery + 2 fortified infantry against 2 of our artillery and so far 4 infantry.
Is it possible to capture the city?
Centre
We finish off the remnants of Soviet forces in the north.
In the south, the Soviets retreat to Chkalov.

The situation is in the air, 6 Soviet aircraft against 3 of our fighters.
Crimea
Heavy artillery has losses from aviation. Anti-aircraft unit did not have time to arrive on time.
But we have already begun a full-scale assault on Sevastopol.
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Turn 53
August 11, 1943
Weather: Clear and Dry

Strategic map
No prestige.
Norway
The British did strike with aviation, but less lethal than American bombers.
Tirpitz has strength = 1.
He departs to the inland sea.
Under cover of aviation and detachment of ships.
Even if we can restore it, can we get him back to Trondheim?
Will we manage to do this before the Allies land in Norway?
Germany
Intelligence suggests that the Allies left with only a few strategic bombers, not counting the reserves.
Soon the raids should ease.

Torch
Allies are already conducting operations near the shores of Italy.
It seems in Africa we only have 2 active fighter.

The air is controlled by the Allies.
We broke away from the Yankees and the troops went to a more flat terrain.
Is it time to think about the defense of Sicily?
Iraq
It looks like the British have stopped the attacks and waiting for our further step.
Where we go north or south.
Russia

North
We are trying to incapacitate the enemy infantry.
But this is a dangerous maneuver.