Slitherine

Hello, I'm playing my first ever game of CEW. I'm playing the Allies, and decided to go all out trying to save France. By mid-August 1940 the French units were starting to crumble, and I decided to pull out the UK and Canadian troops which I had there in numbers for fear of them getting caught in a French surrender. It is now early September, and France is likely to fall next turn. I managed to do some key counter attacks and have given the Germans a bloody nose, destroying one Panzer corps and damaging several other corps (it is my opponents first game too, so I feel he isn't exploiting breakthroughs as well as he could). So, my question is, is it possible against a human player to save France, or have I done as about as good as I can under the circumstance?

I would say no, unless the Axis player is very bad.

Most players manage to capture Paris in June (July if heavy British support).

I have delayed the fall of France well into 41 by heavy BEF committment against a relatively new player. As a new player myself I was once repelled by the combined Allied might and my incompetence. If the Allies can take out a few ARMs they can delay things a long time against a very new player. Against an experienced player the best you can hope for is a lucky take out of a valuable unit and possibly to delay fall of Paris to July.

It's practically impossible against any Axis player, unless the Axis goes for a 1940 Barbarossa. Then, the French could turn out very strong.

Check out my semi-AAR of a 1940 Barbarossa here: viewtopic.php?t=22692