RTT'42 Campaign: Calendar Day 21 NOV 1942-End of Day

[Navaronegun]

Calendar Day 21 NOV 1942
Command Turn

Situation Map at Day's Start:



Current OOB as of Day Start:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/619 ... 20Day.xlsx

Coming Next: Airbases and Supply Phase - Axis Airbase assignments have been submitted to the Allied Commander. Once Allied Airbase assignments have been submitted we will resolve Weather for 21 NOV.

[Navaronegun]

Calendar Day 21 NOV 1942
Command Turn
Airbases and Supply Phase

Supply Status Checks: No Units out of Supply

Airbase Assignments:



Coming Next: Rolls and Weather Phase

[Navaronegun]

Calendar Day 21 NOV 1942
Command Turn
Rolls and Weather Phase

*Note: All Rolls witnessed by both GMs using the "PBE Games : Dice Roller"

Winter Rains Status Roll:
"8", Winter Rains Status stays "Partly Cloudy."

Weather Status Roll:
"6", -1 due to Winter Rains Status, net roll is "5". Daily Weather is "Rainy".

Rainy: All Aircraft at Dirt Runways Airbases are grounded. No Airborne missions may be conducted from a Dirt Runway Airbase. Dirt Roads are negated and cost the same as other terrain in the hex. Dirt Road Bridges cost the same as other terrain in hex.

Coming Next: Replacement and Reorganization Phase

[Navaronegun]

Calendar Day 21 NOV 1942
Winter Rains Status is "Partly Cloudy", Today's Weather is Rainy
Command Turn
Replacement and Reorganization Phase - Beginning of Phase

Available Replacement Points, Available Losses, BNs, or Units in The Tunis/Algiers Box:

Axis:
Equipment Replacement Points: 250
Infantry Replacement Points: 0
Hollow BNs in The Tunis Box: 557 Semovente BN

Allies:
British Replacement Points: 3015
US Replacement Points: 0
Hollow BNs in The Algiers Box: None

Axis and Allied Units and Replaceable losses in The Algiers/Tunis Boxes:



Coming Next: Replacement and Reorganization Phase - Conclusion of Phase

[Navaronegun]

Calendar Day 21 NOV 1942
Winter Rains Status is "Partly Cloudy", Today's Weather is Rainy
Command Turn
Replacement and Reorganization Phase - Axis Orders

Transfer the Following Units to the Tunis Box:
1 Tunis Marsch BN - 5 x GE TRK. Note - 1 TM BN is now "Foot"

Transfer the Following Units between BNs:
1 Tunis Marsch BN to 1 AT/Superga BN - 4 x GE TRK

Coming Next: Replacement and Reorganization Phase - Allied Orders

[Navaronegun]

Calendar Day 20 NOV 1942
Winter Rains Status is "Partly Cloudy", Today's Weather is Rainy
Command Turn
Replacement and Reorganization Phase - Allied Orders

Transfer the Following Units to the Port in the Algiers Box:
No. 6 Commando - in their landing craft


Purchase the Following Units:
20 x GB TRK - at a cost of 500 points are added to the Allied Unit Pool.

Axis and Allied Units and Replaceable losses in The Algiers/Tunis Boxes:


Note: due to Perfidious Albion's sneakiness (the possibility of a Commando Raid) we will resolve Support Orders first and then Movement Orders.

Coming Next: Operational Turn - Support Orders Phase

[Navaronegun]

Calendar Day 21 NOV 1942
Winter Rains Status is "Partly Cloudy", Today's Weather is Rainy
Command Turn
Replacement and Reorganization Phase - Chains of Command

Allied Chain of Command:


Axis Chain of Command:


Coming Next: Operational Turn - Support and Movement Orders

[Navaronegun]

Calendar Day 21 NOV 1942
Winter Rains Status is "Partly Cloudy", Today's Weather is Rainy
Command Turn
Operational Turn - Support and Movement Orders - Orders Summary

Initiative Roll for All Orders:
*Note: All Rolls witnessed by both GMs using the "PBE Games : Dice Roller"
Odds, Axis move first in total order, Evens, Allies. A "5" is rolled. Axis move first in total order.

Reinforcement Orders:



Support Orders:




Movement Orders:
NOTE - These are not final and may be impacted by Support Orders resolution




Coming Next: Operational Turn - Air Combat Resolution

[Navaronegun]

Calendar Day 21 NOV 1942
Winter Rains Status is "Partly Cloudy", Today's Weather is Rainy
Command Turn
Operational Turn - Support and Movement Orders - Air Combat Resolution

Axis Artillery Orders are uncontested this Phase. 5 Arty/Superga BN is available for "Battery Fire".

The combined Axis and Allied Air orders are:



So we have 1 Air to Air Combats between the 1 Allied Interceptor and 1 Axis Interdiction Missions.
The Air Combat Chart


*Note: All Rolls witnessed by both GMs using the "PBE Games : Dice Roller"

No. 322 Wing RAF has first priority on interdiction missions and attempts to intercept the closest Interdiction mission, in hexes to its Off-Map Base in Bone. That mission is an Interdiction of Hex 1615 by II./Sturzkampfgeschwader 3 Escorted by III./Zerstörergeschwader 2. No. 322 Wing RAF must defeat III./Zerstörergeschwader 2 and if it does, it may then attempt combat against II./Sturzkampfgeschwader 3.

Air to Air Combat One - No. 322 Wing RAF versus III./Zerstörergeschwader 2



No. 322 Wing RAF rolls 1d10-2 and gets a "9" net roll of "7" and aborts III./Zerstörergeschwader 2. III./Zerstörergeschwader 2 rolls a "10" and a "6" and shoots down No. 322 Wing RAF. The Fw-190s of III./Zerstörergeschwader 2 defeat their nemesis again!. II./Sturzkampfgeschwader 3 will Interdict Hex 1615. No. 322 Wing RAF will return at the beginning of Calendar Day 23 NOV.

So the Remaining Air Missions after Air to Air Combats are:
Axis:
The Ju-87Ds of II./Sturzkampfgeschwader 3 interdicts 1615.
The Ju-87Ds of III./Sturzkampfgeschwader 3 are available for Ground Support from El Aouina.
The Bf-110Es of 8.S./Schlachtgeschwader 2 are available for Ground Support from Sidi Ahmed.

The Situation Map as of the beginning of Movement Orders Resolution:



Coming Next: Operational Turn - Support and Movement Orders - Movement Orders Resolution

[Navaronegun]

Calendar Day 21 NOV 1942
Winter Rains Status is "Partly Cloudy", Today's Weather is Rainy
Command Turn
Operational Turn - Support and Movement Orders - Movement Orders Resolution

Final Movement Orders:



Movement as Displayed on the Map:



Note - The Allied BG moving from Le Kef to Bou Arada must stop in hex 1615 as it has insufficient movement, as the roads in 1615 are negated due to interdiction.

Also note that the French I/43RC BN has insufficient movement to reach Hex 1511 due to III./92/Superga BN's ZOC. It ends movement in Hex 1611.

There are no Battles this day...AGAIN. Both sides are cautious and maneuver....seemingly endlessly!. However, things are getting interesting in the South......a bad kind of interesting if you are the XC Korps Kommander.

Commando Movement Post-Landing
From the Rules: When the Movement Phase is over, for each Amphibious or Airborne Assault which has occurred the Allied player rolls a 1d6. On a roll of 1-3, the landing itself uses all of the unit's movement for that turn. On a roll of 4-6 the unit uses only half of its movement and may then expend 6 movement points *after any battles they are involved in, if they are the victor*.

*Note: All Rolls witnessed by both GMs using the "PBE Games : Dice Roller"

"2", the No. 6 Commando stays put in 1603.

Situation Map at the End of Calendar Day 21 NOV:



OOB at the End of Calendar Day 21 NOV:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/619 ... 20Day.xlsx

Coming Next: Calendar Day 22 NOV 1942 - Beginning of Day and Command Turn

[jcb989]

May I ask an innocent question? Why not post these Campaign threads into their own forum? Would it not be easier that way to follow?

[Navaronegun]

May I ask an innocent question? Why not post these Campaign threads into their own forum? Would it not be easier that way to follow?

Well, one thread per Calendar day keeps it organized. As well, many other forum readers follow the days' events and download the battles, so having it tucked away somewhere isn't conducive to that. If We had a private one for RTT'42, it'd be tucked away.

[protectivedaddy]

Nava quick question - as I have just experienced something that I haven't come across before.....I hot swapped 2 units and the unit that swapped to the rear was then attacked during the hot swap, is this something that is norm or something freaky that you have added just for the RTT campaign.

[Navaronegun]

Nava quick question - as I have just experienced something that I haven't come across before.....I hot swapped 2 units and the unit that swapped to the rear was then attacked during the hot swap, is this something that is norm or something freaky that you have added just for the RTT campaign.

The norm. Reaction fire by a unit. A swap is still a move.