3# Aussie Game 1.3a flexible weekly sessions.

[mike8472]

You are in the wars arnt you BB, could have at least said some kicked you.


Situation Report May 1942.

Very little action on the russian front due to snow and mud both sides were content to wait it out till the summer. Besides a few missile attacks no actions to report.

Some air operations were launched by the luftwaffe after a request for air support from our allies over iraq. 2 groups of fighters were dispatched. These were brand new "butcher birds" (FW-190D's) freshly upgraded. Even though the units were not fully prepared an at a low org level they tore into any and all allied aircraft over iraq sending hundreds down in flames in a few short days. It seems between 2-4 UK tactical bombers groups may have been completely destroyed in these actions along with a french tactial bomber. Some brazilian and other minor forces were also decimated very quickly.

With 45 of 61 fighters now upgraded to butcher birds and the remainder being updated over the next few weeks. Hitler is looking forward to tearing into the any allied and soviet aircraft that stay to close. The butcher bird is only a steping stone to even more advanced models which are currently in final stages of devlopment.

With our allies supply large quanties of supplies over the winter the German forces have undergone massive upgrades over the winter for the comming summer 42 German offensive. With the weather clearing and ground becoming firm the next 4-6 months should be an interesting peroid.

Next session Tuesday night 8pm.

 

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hehe i lodged a civil class action against Westfield this morning with my lawyer (my best friends husband who happens to live 4 houses down) . We're gonna claim damages to my general health and ask for $20,000, I expect they will settle and offer maybe 8-10 grand so easy money, but fuck I'm so sore and stiff and really they're lucky it wasn't some old lady breaking her hip. I'm sick of places that don't cater for people who have trouble getting about, if a 24 year old trips on their non slip mats then how well are elderly people gonna do? Its the 21st century all buildings are supposed to be disabled friendly...

Oh and I'll see you tonight at 8.

 

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Japs launch new Burma offensive

The Imperial Japanese Army has opened a new Burma offensive sending wave after wave of frenzied banzi charges against outnumbered Allied defensive positions on the Arakan mountains.
The rugged province, re-taken by Pattons 1st Army after the destruction of the Japanese Beach-Head there, looks to be the key to the Battle of Burma.
The fearless Japs were mown down in their thousands as they pressed home their doomed attacks against the well entrenched Allied infantry and tanks. The exact number of Jap losses is not known but reports from the frontline indicate they were horrific.

General Patton later saluted the courage shown by the Japanese Army at Arakan saying 'It ranked with Burnsides Army at Fredricksburg'

Patton was also impressed by the negligible US losses suffered in the battle as the Japanese infantry prooved ineffective against well dug in, well equipped and well organised US tank and motorised infantry units.
Some of the other less well equiped Allied formations in the battles however did sustain substantial damage but every unit was able to hold its ground.


GOD BLESS GENERAL PATTON


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[Majorball]

All Quiet on the Russian front.
The Germany army to scared to fight at the moment.

 

[mike8472]

The Great Soviet winter offensive never came. Why would the USSR not attack in winter and use there greatest advantage. It seems the USSR must be indeed weak or to afraid to mount offensives.

The German war machine grows ever stronger with daily manpower now reaching towards 2.0 a day and reserve levels have nearly trippled over the winter. Germany is now in a position to once again expand here forces to match the growing threats from the east and west.

The western front was substanialy boosted over winter with another 20 divisions added to that theater, bringing the total axis commitment to just over 120 divisions. With the withdrawal of the US from Ethiopia this has also freed up another 70 Axis divisions that can now be redployed to either Iraq, Russia or to go to france. If we deploy to france that will mean there iwll be 200 Axis division rdy to face any invasion by the allies in the summer of 42.

If an allied threat dosnt materialise or is signifgantly less then expected alot of these forces can be used in russia.

Just for pure intrest for you guys. At the heigh of my offensive in Russia my TC was like 1100-1200 out of my capcity of about 650-700. Now that ive organised all the garrisions and the infrastrucutre in russia has recover the TC has decreased to around 700. This alone gives me back about 25% combat effictiveness. Partisians really hurt now, they increased my TC by about 400 points. So winter, patians, TC really hurt now so you have to be careful when and where you mount offensives.

 

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also all quiet in the med with only a few gains made by italy and spain in iraq.

 

[Majorball]

With double the time after an early Axis DOW the Axis gains have been half as much of what they initially took. Stalin was so pleased with the effort of the Soviet forces even though heavily handicapped by GDE were able to restrict the Germans to such poor gains. He has orderd most troops away for the winter on holidays as no offensive is necessary.

 

[mike8472]

Hahahah for most of the summer offensive the German troop were on holidays only fight russian troops 1 day out of every week. They took it easy on poor joe as his moaning about GDE could be heard all the way back in berlin. Try not to cry to much, not my fault the USSR cant organised its GDE it properly, you need better advisers stalin.

 

[mike8472]

Situation report July 1941.

The arrival of summer has lead to numerous battles along the russian front. In the north German forces hled there ground against numerous attacks but in the end it was decided to pull back in a few areas to shorten the front in increase troops strength along a shorter front line.

In the centre it seems to be a stale mate at the moment with both sides just trading 1 or 2 provinces. In the souther larger german forces are able to to gain land but there is little point gain more lands to place extra burden on TC.

1-1 german forces are still far more capble then there russian counterparts. In areas where the russian gain more numbers a policy of flexible front and manouver warfare will be fought. Germany will not fight a battle of attrition as this is the aim ofr the USSR to ware us down. So the front is fluid with neither side able to gain a big advantage.

In the air the Luftwaffe has gained nearly total air domination on all fronts. Where ever the luftwaffe fight it normaly wins unless massivly outnumbered on the rare ocassion. The Red airforce has been hit hard in the air battles fought so far with even there concntrated numbers unable to stop the butcher birds.

A combined German/Italain operation code name "clean sweep" got under in early june. The objective of this operation was to probe allied naval and air defences around the UK and to interdict and allied naval forces. An italian submaire fleet of 30 vessels set sail for the oceans around the UK. Large naval battles took place off the coast of liverpool with german butcher birds providing top cover for the subs. Italian subs made quick work of numerous allied fleets. It is estimated that this one mission accounted for around 40 Allied ships, including a UK CV and a couple of Battleships. After these battles the UK Navy has been reduced to 9 servicable ships with 2 of them being transports.

The butcher birds engaged many allied airforces decimating there ranks. A number of allied sqdrons were completly destroyed.

What this raid also reavealed is a large US presence in liverpool as well as the remainder of UK forces. Onc can only assume these forces are intended for future operations against Germany in the west. The problems the allies now face with the resergence of the axis naval forces and with Germany being able to dominate any airspace it choses how will these forces apporach germany let alone get ashore. With the burden now falling on the US navy to protect the entire worlds sea lanes since the demise of the royal navy, there forces will be stretched thin, even for the mighty US navy.

Reports also reched berlin of a huge US fleet traped in Darwin. Apprently this fleet is being bombed by Japanse naval bombers and slowly weakend by port attacks and naval engagments when they try to flee. German butcher birds that Japan bought from germany with supplies are apprantly helping this venture by providing strong air presences over northern Australia. The US fleet has twice tried to break the blockade thrown up by Japan and failed twice. IF Japan does manage to win or at lest severly weaken this fleet, it could turn the war decisely in Japans favour for a long time.

With the demise of the Royal Navy the US fleet cannot afford any loses or it will leave vast treaks of the world unportected from axis threats. Integence reports also inducate the the UK is having great difficulty supplying all its commitments around the world, and is realying on the US navy to keep the sealanes safe for convoys. It seems an substantale lose in convoys would break the back of all allied efforts around the world. US convoys would have to run the whole pacific to reach the allied armies. It seems the whole allied naval power now hedges on Darwin. Defeat hear could mean the end of allied naval dominace and collaspe of the allied war effort with them being unable to supply there forces around the world.

Hitler asks that all aviable axis naval vessels not engaged in current battles sink convoys as fast as we can. The allies are on the brink of a disaster. It will matter little how many tanks/motorised divisions planes or ships the US can bring to india or pacific or the numerous allied armies around the world if there are no supplies or oil for them to use.

Hitler i pleased with the current situation. The eastern front is fludid but all other fronts the axis advance or are doing sever damage to the allied war effort. If the Soviets and Allies are having trouble with the butcher bird its is only a few short months away from witnessing the birth of a new age in air warfare.

The Age of the Turbo Jet.

 

[Majorball]

Situation report July 1941.

The arrival of summer has lead to numerous battles along the russian front. In the north German forces hled there ground against numerous attacks but in the end it was decided to pull back in a few areas to shorten the front in increase troops strength along a shorter front line.

In the centre it seems to be a stale mate at the moment with both sides just trading 1 or 2 provinces. In the souther larger german forces are able to to gain land but there is little point gain more lands to place extra burden on TC.

1-1 german forces are still far more capble then there russian counterparts. In areas where the russian gain more numbers a policy of flexible front and manouver warfare will be fought. Germany will not fight a battle of attrition as this is the aim ofr the USSR to ware us down. So the front is fluid with neither side able to gain a big advantage.

Most Armies in the world would desrcibe this sort of fluid front as the Germans running as fast as they can away from the front, called a ROUT in most armies. After heavy losses the German army is in full scale retreat back to the motherland. The only tactics the Germans want to use is to try and pound Land divisions with aircraft. Stalin is very pleased that the German advance has been halted and its only a matter of time before all Russian lands are regained.

Stalin seems is very concerned about the UK navy being slaughtered. It appears they have picked up doctirnes from the Japanese and have employed kamakazi tactics. Retreat doesnt see to be part of their doctrines.

The German player does nothing more than state the obvious...of course the Allies are going to prepare for an invasion in the west, of course german troops 1 for 1 are better then the Russians and of course the German airpower is very strong. But so were they in real life and they still got thumped. What does concern Stalin is the lack of modern fighters built by the Allies and the total disregard for anything that floats by the UK!!

Onward to victory comrades.

Does Adolf have anything he wishes to share with us that we do not already know?

 

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Hmm I dont have the ships for convoy raiding, my surface fleet is in bad shape...maybe I could build some subs since i got little spare manpower. But i have squat for naval doctrines...its up to you mike if you want spain to do some sub building I will, cos like I said my manpower is being exhausted fast.

 

[mike8472]

If stalin thinks the German are in finished he is sadly mistaken. He can only beat me with massive numbers in a few locations. If stalin thinks he can so easily win, then please attack along the entire front and see what happens. All Germany needs to do is hold a strong line and let you batter against it until the time is right for a counter offensive. I am so far in russia that even if i pull back a few provinces hear and there you wont even reach germany by 1948.

Germany also notes that it is not the russian army doing the real fighting it is the UK army in russia that is providing the real hiting power in the north not the incompetant russian armies. We will see how thses UK troops hold up with repeat massive counters on them by German forces with the UKs limited manpower.

One has to wonder with all the massive loses the UK has taken let alone its allies where is all the manpower going to come from. Reports from the middle east show that there minor forces are now unable to replace there forces. It is only a matter of time before these fronts collapse and the US will be forces to send more forces back to Iraq and Ethiopia or face total defeat.

I think this game is in the balance with the allies close to a total disaster. If this happens the Axis can turn so many force against russia that vicotry there will be all but decided. So an interesting time over the next 6 months i would think.

 

[Majorball]

The only time you attack me is after I attack you becasue you dont want to attack me with Dug in status. Its 1942 the germans are suppose to be on the offensive not the Russians. I dont have the luxury of super tch teams or Allies to work with to rush out my technology advances. In time I will be strong enough to push you back but I wont be able to do it sooner then was possible historically. Until that time while you ae on he defense in the Summer of 1942 I have the advantage. I wasnt the one who attacked Russia i nthe first place and your objective was to defeat them which you have failed at. Now its time for me to build up and push you back to Germany. your planes will not save you.

 

[mike8472]

Failed i dont think so. Ivep layed this game enough to know that you cant defeat the USSR in 41 or 42. You have to take a long term approach with long term plans. These plans are now only in the very first stages of being completed. Germany is not on the defensive if you hadnot notice we have had bad weather and lots of mud which has only just cleared. With your airforce now tacken care of the German army/airforce can now attack an dominate the battlefield.

YOu can only attack in a limited area where you have alot larger numbers. I can attack along the entire front and drive you back. But if you have to ask yourself whats the point of driving you back further to take useland. I will say no more as it will reveal to much of my plans. Time will tell. The fact remains that unless you can push me back along way in 42 then the remainder of the war will be very tough for you. And you will never win, not while the allies are in a complete mess.

 

[Majorball]

My point exactly..Russia cannot win by themselves.

Do the Axis have anything to offer apart from hot air and talk?

The only reason the Germans cant beat Russia in 1941 and 1942 is they never try. We need a decent German player one with some balls!!

 

[mike8472]

My point exactly..Russia cannot win by themselves.

Do the Axis have anything to offer apart from hot air and talk?

The only reason the Germans cant beat Russia in 1941 and 1942 is they never try. We need a decent German player one with some balls!!

If i kept pushing in 41 you would have moaned so bad you would need a sex change. You would have complained it was only due to GDE or the early start to the war due to your own stupid actions and so on. Would never hear the end of it.

On a seroius note, why dont you spend more time during the game helping your allies in there long term plans. You as the more experience player on your side should have provided some guidance as to an overall stratgy for the allied team. Its up to them if they follow the advice but im sure it would help, no point complaining after the fact.

Me and munster have gone out of our way to help BB not just in terms of forces or advice. But also in tactics and kept her informed of our overall plan. She has been part of nearly every major battle in the med. This helps BB learn more about the game and become a better player. The only area the axis could improve on is our communication and co-ordination with Japan.

Maybe you guys should spend 5-10 mins at the start ot the session and discuss whats happened and how the situation can be saved. I would like to see this game reach 45 and not be over by end of 42 becuase the allies have been reduced so badly they will no longer be a threat and unable to help Russia in any meaningful way.

Anyway hope we can play this game either Friday night or saturday night for a longer session.

P.S hot air and talk is fun, you should know. If you had any more hot air in you, you would float away into the siberian waste land.

 

[mike8472]

Ive talked to gunship and looks like we can play a nice long session on friday night. We have set the time for a 7.30 start this gives mighty time to get home and sort himself out, also enable us to get up and running before 8pm. Hopefully we can play till midnight of a bit later.

 

[Majorball]

If i kept pushing in 41 you would have moaned so bad you would need a sex change. You would have complained it was only due to GDE or the early start to the war due to your own stupid actions and so on. Would never hear the end of it.

On a seroius note, why dont you spend more time during the game helping your allies in there long term plans. You as the more experience player on your side should have provided some guidance as to an overall stratgy for the allied team. Its up to them if they follow the advice but im sure it would help, no point complaining after the fact.

Me and munster have gone out of our way to help BB not just in terms of forces or advice. But also in tactics and kept her informed of our overall plan. She has been part of nearly every major battle in the med. This helps BB learn more about the game and become a better player. The only area the axis could improve on is our communication and co-ordination with Japan.

Maybe you guys should spend 5-10 mins at the start ot the session and discuss whats happened and how the situation can be saved. I would like to see this game reach 45 and not be over by end of 42 becuase the allies have been reduced so badly they will no longer be a threat and unable to help Russia in any meaningful way.

Anyway hope we can play this game either Friday night or saturday night for a longer session.

P.S hot air and talk is fun, you should know. If you had any more hot air in you, you would float away into the siberian waste land.

Well wont dont you stop offering advice and do something. I have helped my Allies with advice but I cannot move their troops for them. I also want the game to go to 1945 but after I annex Germany it may finish sooner.

 

[mike8472]

Gunny ICQ me tonight and said he is now free to play the 7 player tonight. I think BB was usy but if she can make it we can play the 7 player, if not oh well.

 

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I can make it at 7:30 eastern, if you'd like to start 30mins early.