Catacol Highlander Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 OK - back on the wagon. I decided to zoom out and give you guys a view of Western Europe. This really is a classic mincing machine as the German armed forces are crushed from both sides. Start of the turn was this: And after a pounding from both West and East the German strike power was knocked back further. Essen fell in the West; East Prussia is surrounded and soon allied forces will also pour into Italy. 3 more turns could well end it. Out in the Pacific I wanted to unleash hell too, but rain everywhere and high seas made it impossible. I bagged another Japanese Special Forces unit in Burma, and did yet more damage in China, but will need to wait for better weather to do anything really significant. The end is near. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zukkov Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 mercey! there's hardly enough room in europe to fit all the soviet units! hope adolph's got his trusty pistol ready... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColBradleyUSMC Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 How ships pass through from the Eastern Map to the Western Map Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abukede Posted May 8, 2012 Author Share Posted May 8, 2012 Okay... it's almost over... I have been struggling hard to slow Al down and as you can see there is significant pressure on both fronts in the West. It is ugly. Good thing for me... the weather has begun to change. Nothing to report in Asia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catacol Highlander Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 Death throes of Hitler's regime. Several units in the East destroyed - winter likely to prolong it until Spring, but nothing Marc can do. No need for a graphic to extend his pain... At this stage worth pointing out to new players again that one of the reasons for this very swift and copmprehensive annihilation of Germany is soft builds. If you want a close game regardless of territory and mpps then do not play with it on. It has allowed me to create a Russian army that spans the entire territory of western Europe - totally unrealistic if you ask me. Keep armies to bounds set by the game, and then there is always the chance of a fightback. In the pacific I have decided to change tack - not that I had really started on a tack at all while Germany is destroyed, but a change nonetheless and one that should bring action to show you soon. British Burmese army destroyed Jap armour in Thailand and the Chinese took out a corps. Japan's misery will come... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abukede Posted May 24, 2012 Author Share Posted May 24, 2012 Okay... back from my trip. Still hanging in there. Just barely. Looks like Germany will survive into 45. I struck back at Al in a number of places as he closes in. I damaged a number of infantry units, destroying a US army and a Russian corps. This is the German position. Been an excellent game so far. I have done everything I can to delay Al's advance as long as possible... I feel I have been fairly successful in my goal. Not sure how much longer I can hold him off. Good fun! Nothing to report in Asia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abukede Posted May 24, 2012 Author Share Posted May 24, 2012 If you look carefully at the images of the last few turns you will also notice how to pretty much hang onto the same front. It has been a collosal effort especially considering the overwhelming force against me. There is only soo much space on the front... damaging a number of units in targeted counter-attacks limits what your opponent can do as he has to replace those losses. Sometimes damaged units are able to keep fresh units from coming to the front sooner. Sadly... I am really at the end of what I am able to do delay wise. I am hoping full winter sets in as quickly as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catacol Highlander Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 Winter set in - Europe snowed over. I chose to take the turn to reinforce every units in Europe I could, whether that be US, UK or Russian. Such is my vast mpp pot that I have done it and still got lots left over... in the case of the Soviets 1800mpps left over. The only action was to pull the trigger in Manchuria and send the Red Army in. Wasnt an especially big invasion, but took one city and made space for more Red reinforcements to come into the area. As soon as Japanese forces move to intercept I will unleash the Chinese army that is champing at the bit. In fact localised attacks that turn saw the Chinese destroy one Japanese Army, and further west the British Burmese Army liberated Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strategiclayabout Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Hehe thanks to both of you, nice to see the game till the end . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_j_rambo Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Top notch AAR, the center court of Roland Garros. Another Day, Another Time, -Legend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abukede Posted June 15, 2012 Author Share Posted June 15, 2012 Al and I have discussed this... and I surrender. It has been a bit difficult getting turns out the last few weeks as we both have a lot going on. There is also a super-duper secret project we are working on for Hubert… its been taking up some time! No spoilers here… but you will all love it when it’s released! AAR wise… our game is effectively done. The Axis is on her last legs. Germany would have fallen in the next two possibly three turns and Japan is starving. A strong breeze would knock her over. Al played masterfully and I congratulate him on his win. I made a strategic error by not pushing my offensive in 42 though I sensed Al was stronger than I was… I feel that had I done so… the game would have ended much sooner… as I would have wasted my strength and made it easy for him to push on Berlin. It was still one heck of a game and I enjoyed it. When I play Al it is like a chess match. We are going to take a 2 week break… things should be quieter for both of us and then we are going to switch sides and play the game with the latest version. I am looking forward to the next AAR! I hope you are too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaMonkey Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Thanks guys, be looking forward to the next AAR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zukkov Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 great battle guys! thanks for sharing it. look forward to the next one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strategiclayabout Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 No problem with me guys ^^ ! Great effort putting all this stuff on the forum, thank you ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dizpatcher Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 I know this AAR is over with but I just looked at the number of views for the game AAR. Over 29,300 is pretty extraordinary. And while I know a lot of us are checking in over and over - that's still an amazing number. They are wonderful to watch and I personally - being a poor player - learn a lot from seeing the pro's in action. Thanx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heyhellowhatsnew Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 AARs are a great way to convince people to buy your games. This was one hell of an AAR. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaMonkey Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 How about another guys? The WW1 ones are great, but nothing beats WW2. Could I suggest, "High Tide" or perhaps the "Fascist Alliance". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill101 Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 I meant to reply to this earlier in the week, apologies. There will almost certainly be more official AARs to come, but in the meantime if anyone has the time and inclination to start up an AAR then please do so. It is obviously more time consuming than just playing the game, but I think it really adds to the experience through knowing there is an audience who are following it, so it makes it even more fun to play. There is already one on the go, by X13fox, and it would be great to see more. As an aside, I had my first ever SC nightmare recently. I was dreaming that in my 1914 March on Paris AAR I had vacated Verdun, and moved all my French troops elsewhere to attack the Germans, hoping that my opponent wouldn't notice that I'd left one of France's most important cities empty. Unfortunately, the very next turn he marched into Verdun without a fight, and I woke up at 3am thinking to myself "how on earth am I going to explain this to everyone on the forum!!" Took me a few minutes to realize it was just a dream... and fortunately in the game, Verdun remains very strongly held! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaMonkey Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Can't say I've had any SC nightmares, but many times I've fallen asleep thinking about a strategy or a move for the next turn. Always have a notepad by the bedside light stand just in case I come up with something during an end-day reflection, some have been profitable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_j_rambo Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Can't say I've had any SC nightmares, but many times I've fallen asleep thinking about a strategy or a move for the next turn. Always have a notepad by the bedside light stand just in case I come up with something during an end-day reflection, some have been profitable! Had a thought myself. Playing the original Cross of Iron, Squad Leader. So guess what? I bought it on Ebay Gaming this Christmas. In His Name, -Legend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waltero Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Had a thought myself. Playing the original Cross of Iron, Squad Leader. So guess what? I bought it on Ebay Gaming this Christmas.In His Name,-LegendHad a thought myself. Playing the original Cross of Iron, Squad Leader. So guess what? I bought it on Ebay Gaming this Christmas.In His Name,-LegendASL is not a game you can just jump into. ASL has a starter kit, you might find it a little moreenjoyable.Don't let Rambo fool ya, he has daymares, recalling the time I had a French HQ in Warsaw (turn two)...think he skritt his pants on that one.Them there was the good old days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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