Slitherine

If you go for defensive 1942 Barbarossa, you don't need that much oil. You spend much less because you don't need to move your units as often and you don't do as many attacks as in case of a standard scenario.

Cybvep wrote:If you go for defensive 1942 Barbarossa, you don't need that much oil. You spend much less because you don't need to move your units as often and you don't do as many attacks as in case of a standard scenario.

I agree, but you need enough to keep air superiority and FTR's still burn a fair bit

richardsd wrote:

Cybvep wrote:If you go for defensive 1942 Barbarossa, you don't need that much oil. You spend much less because you don't need to move your units as often and you don't do as many attacks as in case of a standard scenario.

I agree, but you need enough to keep air superiority and FTR's still burn a fair bit

With Morris I had 20 FTRs and my oil stockpiles didn't go below 1000. The fun is that for 1942 Barbarossa USSR will have more problems with oil than Axis But yes, currently Hue's oil may be hovering around orange or even worse

The fun is that for 1942 Barbarossa USSR will have more problems with oil than Axis

Yes, but only if the USSR attacks in 1942.

Cybvep wrote:

The fun is that for 1942 Barbarossa USSR will have more problems with oil than Axis

Yes, but only if the USSR attacks in 1942.

exactly - a smart Russian won't attack early

Pre-Turn

Nothing happened in England, time to start the turn somewhere else:



... and well: did anyone see something like this before? Again Mud in Central Europe and Sun in Russia !! Also quite funny: Italians near Triest again retreat from Jugoslavian INF.




No movement in sight here...




Additional forces from the Middle East arrive!


And after Turn



At least it Belgrad could be encircled, that should finish the Operation in the next turn, even if a Blizzard is coming to help the defenders!!




Also not much progress here, thanks to the mud. Bud Edinburgh should maybe fall next round too ... Good news from the Bismarck: she killed a 1-step GAR in Ireland on her way home !




Tunis defenders still hold the city ... bad dice here. But wait for next turn !!




Some more torpedoing ...




and losses...


Announcement: Next update will follow on Tuesday next week. I'm on a little holiday over the weekend.

Not much hostile movement, so no Pre-Turn.

After-Turn:



Edinburgh taken, Bismarck goes to Brest harbour.




Bengashi liberated by Italians, rest of troops on the march to Algiers. The MECH near Oran in skirmish with som GARs.




Further Middle East troops arrive...




... so Italians start their offensive against Egypt.




Finally Belgrad! Though mud has cost 1 or 2 turns.




SUB-barrier stops a convoy.



...

Again After-Turn:



Advancing slow in Scottland




Somehow Morris GAR encircled the MECH but connection was re-established as the GAR was killed, also MALTA-FTR was spotted in a very bad shape!




CV kicking...




Italians on full speed ...




and casualties.

Last turn in 1940...



Heading North in Scottland




CV-kicking in Agadir.




Lots of GARs around Oran. But just a matter of time to get rid of them. And slowly approaching Algiers.
And... Malta-FTR was killed at Constantine. It was still at 2-step ...




Still no enemies in sight, but probably the rest of the 8th Army is waiting behind river Nil or Suez Canal.

Slow progress in Scottland. Tirpiz ready and bombing Aberdeen, Bismarck back at 10-step.




The SUB retreats, just as the CV which has moved to Basra (?) does.




Slow encircling of Oran...




Waiting for some Air-power here...




And a convoy run in the SUB-line.

Interesting moves on Morris side, so some Pre-Turn pics:



Morris is moving the almost killed GAR to Ireland.




Malta-GAR is trying to do crazy stuff... Luckily we saw them leaving the port!



and after turn:




Empty Glasgow liberated and going further north!




Malta-GAR found at Rome... Regia Marina is taking care of them, and meanwhile Germans land in Malta!

Oran taken, only Algiers is missing to make Franco happy!




Italian FTR arrives and shows some defenders behind Nil river.




next convoy here...

Pre-Turn:



Glasgows GAR unloaded in bombing range!


after turn:



GAR killed, Aberdeen under attack!




Bismarck back in the Atlantic & one Convoy sunken! New British BB in Quebec.




On to Algiers!




Malta GAR killed here (a 2-step transporter).




Empty Malta captured.




Italians still wait for some assistance.




and... casualties.

Pre-Turn:



Morris unloads the defenders of Glasgow, in bombing range!

Post-Turn:



GAR destroyed, Aberdeen under Fire!




Bismarck back in the Atlantiks & and a Convoy was sunk! A new british BB spotted at Quebec.




Algier almost encycled!




Malta GAR killed here ...




and Malta itself taken!




Italians still keep waiting here ... we are not sure if they could do a successful attack and prefer waiting for the DAK.

Edit: Thanks for Cybveps grammer advice!

Great stuff, as always. BTW you should write "was sunk", not "was sunken" .

Whilst I wouldn't want to go for the Nile, your Italians should be able to pick off Alexandria. Apart from anything else, this will give you a slightly bigger Iraqi rebellion.

Pre Turn:



Morris tries to get rid of the SUB in the Saint Lawrence River, luckily Bismarck and Holstein are in fighting distance!




Some counterattacks on the Italians here.




And... British leaving the Nile river.


Post-Turn



Aberdeen captured!




Canadian DD surrounded by Kriegsmarine.




Agadir is assumed empty, a German INF will try to capture the city.




Thanks to the TACs Algier could be encircled an fall soon.




Italians start pursuit ... and DAK coming in!



Oil-level still less than at the beginning, but developing nicely!

Very interesting AAR. I am by no means an expert on this game, very much the student. You are teaching me very well. Malta? How many times I have tried. You make it appear easy to do.

durk wrote:Very interesting AAR. I am by no means an expert on this game, very much the student. You are teaching me very well. Malta? How many times I have tried. You make it appear easy to do.

It is easy when it's empty

Somehow I got confused with the turn numbers. This is now Turn 30!

Pre-Turn:



Last defenders of Scottland come in sight. Also an interesting target could be the Polish FTR.


Post turn


One GAR and Polish FTR destroyed (thanks to Shore bombing of the Tirpiz).




Canadian DD which was trapped last turn sunk here.





Alexandria and the Pyramids (west of river Nile!) taken! No resistance worth mentioning. DAK will land in Egypt next turn.




British MECH killed, Algier should fall next turn.




Situation in the Balkans...

@durk and Kragdob: Yes, Malta was empty that made it easy. Morris was trying a sneak attack on Rome with the Malta GAR ... if that would have worked, it would have changed the game completely!

Pre-Turn:



A remaining homefleet DD which was hiding somewere in the North-Atlantik runs into a German SUB. Next victim for Bismarck and Holstein.




Although Alexandria is in Axis hands since last turn, the smallest ever seen Iraky rebellion happens... :/ This will not trouble British forces at all. Unfortunately not even the FTR was hit when attacked by Iraky rebells!


Post Turn



British Bomber on Stornoway was killed as Morris neither repaired nor moved it. Luckly again the Tirpiz was around to finish the counter of after German FTR left it at 1 step. Also one of the defenders of Scottish far north was killed.




And next DD sunk here !!




As promised: Algier liberated, Franco will join at the end of the turn!




DAK arrived on Afrikan soil while Italians move further towards East.





Franco joins and British moral starts to drop.