Slitherine

Hi all! It's a second my ARR.
I will tell the most important things about our game with Mikko. My side is an Axis, Mikko take an Allias.

I played next way:
(In pictures I show main acting of my forces. Each picture shows position of my forces at the begin of my turn)

At main this game duplicate my play with JoeRock, but here was some difference.
I use following main plan:

1) Turn №1-10. Poland. Belgium. France. Invasion and capturing of these countries.I compleat capturing of the France in 9-th turn:

Turn 3. Belgium.


Turn 10. France is captured. Plan of actions ...

2) Turn №12 and 14. Repearing for invasion in Spain, simultaneously with one-turn operation by capturing of Holland (12-th turn) and Denmark (14-th turn).

Turn 12 Holland.


Turn 14. Danmark.

3) Turn №15-19. Spain. Invasion and capture of the Spain, simultaneously with repearing and invasion in Yugoslavia.

Turn 15. Spain.


4) Turn №19-23. Yugoslavia. Invasion and capture of the Yugoslavia, and simultaneously capture under control of Gibraltar passage (As in game with JoeRock).

Turn 19. Spain captured. Yugoslavia.

5) Turn №28-29. Malta irland. In 25-th turn Mikko begin capturing of the Africa. I didn't disturb to its actions. But in 28,29-th turn has occurred following sea battle:

6) Turn №19-34.Repearing for Barbarossa plan. Creating and exit on initial boundaries for begining invasion in USSR.
7) My main target in Barbarossa plan was, as and in game with JoeRock, creating of the three powerful army group: "South", "Center" and the "North", and invasion in USSR as early as it possible.
As a result I had next disposition in border of USSR at 34-th turn:



Accumulated forces with a help of permanently building reinforcements should strike a crushing blow to USSR.

12) As a result on the 44-th turn when sever winter has come to Russia, almost all European part of the USSR has been grasped by Germans. I have grasped an oil source on caucasus (Maikop and Grozny), and have begun preparation for final spring campaign in Russia.
But here Mikko has estimated conditions and recognized defeat. Our game has come to an end. I have won.

Thanks my opponent for game and future comments ... ))

Just to give my 2 cents here now that the game is over.

I've been playing CEAW ~2 months now and this was by far the worst whoping I've got so far.
I guess I could've done lot of things differently but it was still a good learning experience.
About giving up at this point, I hate to be spoilsport and I'm sure someone more experienced/better
player might've still turned the tide but I couldn't see how.

I might also add that the game with switched sides isn't exactly going gloriously either.

Thanks to Kardinall for game and if someone reading this AAR cares to comment or give
some pointers, they will be most appreciated.

cheers

Mikko S
aka
PionUrpo