Chapter Sixty-Four - RUN AWAY!
I'm not going to have a discussion Chapter for OVERTIME like I did the first three periods. I'll save that for game over, whenever that happens. I don't have anything of substance to say that wouldn't be about how I'd do things differently, anyway. I'm back to thinking Canada can have either a Navy OR an Air Force, but not both. Mostly because my Air Force keeps getting its lunch money stolen by Italy, and I suspect that my Navy chases Italy's around these days only because the much-maligned Royal Navy won a few battles at sea I was not part of [Ed - you're gonna regret giving them credit later. Me - I'll just deny I ever said it. Ed - sounds like a plan].
On the other hand, much of this chapter will be an overview of where things stand now. Let's face it, Italy is not the center of WW2. Well, it is, but other areas deserve 5% of our attention, too.
I'm trying to take Civita Castellana, willingly exchanging my beachfront property for something which connects up with what I already own. However, 33,000 men attacking 50,000ish is not a recipe for success, even 50,000 Italian Garrison troops. You don't think the title says too much, do you?
Here my Air Force makes me regret doubting them. For the moment. I take another peak into Rome.
Another 75,000 raids like that and Canada is in business! Sure, it's micromanagement...
Meanwhile, the CC battle looks to be a drawn out affair even if I could pull it off, and I'm thinking Darth Maul there is going to head south once the force fields come down. No sense waiting.
These are my freshest units from the pocket, so they'll be transported to the eastern side of Italy to see what they can see. I'm going to have to go back to slicing up the peninsula it seems. Bold strokes aren't getting me what I want in Rome, at least not the direct kind.
When the Civita Castella battle ends it's roughly even 470 Canadian dead for 483 Axis, and our Air Force killed a few dozen more. Still, a war of attrition will not get me victory. Even half of Italy can out MP Canada forever. Meanwhile, our Air Force is like a vintage sports car, it's wonderful, but you dare not use it.
A nice reminder I have some more troops coming, and I have to admit I enjoyed seeing some old province names which don't matter anymore. But some things do, such as Victory Points and surrender progress.
Yeah, the Axis are doing almost as well as the Comintern, and the Allies are doing nearly as well as both combined! But it is a lagging indicator.
Good news, however, Canada is the 5th most powerful nation on earth!
I should have conquered Portugal. They looked Axis.
Here is the task I face.
I can ignore either Milan in the far north or Venice in the east, they seem most likely. But I have to crack the Rome Nut first. I'm back to -17.5 MP, too.
Germany isn't looking too good, that's her (moved) capitol on the left.
Someone told the US High Command there was a squirrel in Manchuria.
And, drumroll please, I found the British Army!
No, that's not it. That's Netherlands, who are not doing too badly for a conquered nation. Here it is:
The ants go marching two by two, Hurrah! Hurrah!
The ants go marching two by two, Hurrah! Hurrah!
The ants go marching two by two, the last one stops to say "WTF?"
But they still go marching down, in the ground, to get out, of the rain, BOOM BOOM BOOM!
The USA is not going to be first to the squirrel, no sir!
I'm not going to have a discussion Chapter for OVERTIME like I did the first three periods. I'll save that for game over, whenever that happens. I don't have anything of substance to say that wouldn't be about how I'd do things differently, anyway. I'm back to thinking Canada can have either a Navy OR an Air Force, but not both. Mostly because my Air Force keeps getting its lunch money stolen by Italy, and I suspect that my Navy chases Italy's around these days only because the much-maligned Royal Navy won a few battles at sea I was not part of [Ed - you're gonna regret giving them credit later. Me - I'll just deny I ever said it. Ed - sounds like a plan].
On the other hand, much of this chapter will be an overview of where things stand now. Let's face it, Italy is not the center of WW2. Well, it is, but other areas deserve 5% of our attention, too.
I'm trying to take Civita Castellana, willingly exchanging my beachfront property for something which connects up with what I already own. However, 33,000 men attacking 50,000ish is not a recipe for success, even 50,000 Italian Garrison troops. You don't think the title says too much, do you?
Here my Air Force makes me regret doubting them. For the moment. I take another peak into Rome.
Another 75,000 raids like that and Canada is in business! Sure, it's micromanagement...
Meanwhile, the CC battle looks to be a drawn out affair even if I could pull it off, and I'm thinking Darth Maul there is going to head south once the force fields come down. No sense waiting.
These are my freshest units from the pocket, so they'll be transported to the eastern side of Italy to see what they can see. I'm going to have to go back to slicing up the peninsula it seems. Bold strokes aren't getting me what I want in Rome, at least not the direct kind.
When the Civita Castella battle ends it's roughly even 470 Canadian dead for 483 Axis, and our Air Force killed a few dozen more. Still, a war of attrition will not get me victory. Even half of Italy can out MP Canada forever. Meanwhile, our Air Force is like a vintage sports car, it's wonderful, but you dare not use it.
A nice reminder I have some more troops coming, and I have to admit I enjoyed seeing some old province names which don't matter anymore. But some things do, such as Victory Points and surrender progress.
Yeah, the Axis are doing almost as well as the Comintern, and the Allies are doing nearly as well as both combined! But it is a lagging indicator.
Good news, however, Canada is the 5th most powerful nation on earth!
I should have conquered Portugal. They looked Axis.
Here is the task I face.
I can ignore either Milan in the far north or Venice in the east, they seem most likely. But I have to crack the Rome Nut first. I'm back to -17.5 MP, too.
Germany isn't looking too good, that's her (moved) capitol on the left.
Someone told the US High Command there was a squirrel in Manchuria.
And, drumroll please, I found the British Army!
No, that's not it. That's Netherlands, who are not doing too badly for a conquered nation. Here it is:
The ants go marching two by two, Hurrah! Hurrah!
The ants go marching two by two, Hurrah! Hurrah!
The ants go marching two by two, the last one stops to say "WTF?"
But they still go marching down, in the ground, to get out, of the rain, BOOM BOOM BOOM!
The USA is not going to be first to the squirrel, no sir!