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13Aug42 Turn 3 (admin note- I will play each turn and then post the graphics for the end of that turn along with orders for that turn. It is just easier that way then trying to keep track of two turns in a one turn narrative. So the orders and graphics you will see will be end of turn for 13Aug42 and so on. Sorry for the confusion.) UK- Enemy actions- Two German sub groups surface and sink the Renown cruiser while patrolling off the coast of Portugal. The Tirpitz battleship appears in the Norwegian sea and engages the Suffolk cruiser. More attacks on Port Moresby as our troops hold on. Orders- We dispatch two destroyers and two cruisers to go after the subs near Portugal but so far negative contact. We sortie two battleships and engage the Tirpitz sending her to the bottom of the ocean! North African theater quiet as heavy sandstorms ground our air forces. We support the defense of Port Moresby with cruisers providing offshore bombardment. Replaced and upgraded infantry units across the Empire. The South Pacific theater heats up Production- None Tech- None USA- Enemy actions- The Japanese secure Midway Island as their navy disengages for the time being. Orders- The battered Enterprise makes port at LA for repairs. We bring the Wasp carrier and two cruisers up to the east of Hawaii as more troops are enroute to defend Hawaii if need be. Our main fleet posts off the north shore awaiting the Japanese navy if they dare to come further. The 1st Marines land at Guadalcanal and engage enemy forces at Kukum. Upgrading our troops on the east coast. The defense of Hawaii Production- None Tech- None USSR- Enemy actions- Attacks on Leningrad and Moscow front. We lose the 14th Army east of Rostov and enemy forces press on the south in strength. Orders- We attack and destroy a Finnish corps north of Leningrad to relieve pressure and get supplies in to the embattled defenders. Our tanks attack and destroy a German corps south of Moscow. Shoring up the southern front slowly Production- 18th Army is deployed at Tblisi as we strengthen our weak southern front. Tech- Upgrade our 3 fighter units with new airplanes (aerial warfare 2) China- Enemy actions- Attacks against our south flank. Japanese tanks attempt to assault our fortress at Yenan in the north but are beaten back. Orders- We attack in the south to keep the enemy off balance. No major movements Production- Replaced losses in existing forces Tech- We invest in infantry warfare 1

16Jul42 Turn 2 UK- Last turn execution- Heavy bombers conducted raids against Nantes. Minimal damaged reported. US 8th Air force sustained 40 percent casualties. 7th Tank group in North Africa attacked and destroyed Italian army opposite our positions. Destroyers and cruisers patrolling shipping lanes with negative contact reported. Enemy actions- Japanese attacking Port Moresby in strength. Kanga SF group requests immediate assistance. We destroy an Italian Army as we get clear weather Port Moresby under attack Production- None Tech- Performed infantry and naval upgrades on selected units. Orders- Continue offensive actions against Axis forces in North Africa. Reinforce Port Moresby and gain naval superiority in area while bulk of Japanese navy is at Midway. USA- Last turn execution- Wasp carrier and Juneau cruiser move through Panama canal enroute to Pacific theater. Warrington destroyer group begins patrolling UK shipping lanes. Our carrier fleets and surface ships go in at Midway. The Soryu and Kaga carriers are sunk. USS Enterprise is heavily damaged when it runs into a Japanese submarine. A destroyer groups in the Aleutians runs into the Junyo carrier group while moving south to assist. S42 and Chicago cruiser move into the Coral Sea to spot and isolate Tulagi port Enemy actions- The Japanese press on Midway landing naval infantry and attacking our airfields. Battleships appear and sink one of our destroyer groups while engaging the Enterprise which suffered massive damage but is still afloat. Our northern destroyer group is sunk by Japanese dive bombers. Scratch 2 enemy flattops but the Enterprise is in trouble. Production- None Tech- 1st Marine tank group receives new tanks and halftracks at Suva. Massachuetts, New York, and Colorado battleships get new guns. Orders- Disengage at Midway and fight a delaying action to the Hawaiian islands. Abandon airfields at Midway Island. Prep Marines for action at Solomon to relieve pressure at Midway/Hawaii. Mass naval/air power for defense of Hawaii. USSR- Last turn execution- 2nd and 3rd Shock tank groups attack around Moscow causing heavy damage to a German panzer group. We destroy an infantry army and force the other to retreat as we relieve Moscow. More attacks in the south as we push the enemy back from Stalingrad. Enemy actions- German armor penetrates our lines southeast of Moscow and attacks airfields. Heavy attacks and we lost Rostov as the enemy has penetrated our lightly defended southern front. Moscow is saved but our south flank is wide open Production- 43rd, 13th, 2nd Armies are formed and deployed to defend Moscow and the southern oil fields. Tech- None Orders- Continue to attack targets of opportunity and stabilize the Moscow front. Build the southern front to hold the southern oil fields. China- Last turn execution- Replaced minor losses. No major movements or attacks Enemy actions- Minor attacks across the front as heavy rains slow down enemy offensive actions Defending the moutains Production- None Tech- None Orders- Hold the present line. Begin construction of fortifications northeast of Chungking by our engineers.

I had the same event pop up for me when Poland surrendered and I chose not to honor the Non Aggression pact and I occupied all of Poland. I thought I had scared the Russians into surrendering lol.

18Jun42 Turn 1 Initial dispositions and strategy UK- Strategy for 1942 Take offensive actions in North Africa Achieve naval supremacy in Atlantic Prepare land forces for invasion of Europe Defend Burma/India Production- None Tech- None Orders- Build up MPP resources for upgrades and production. Attack Italian troops in NA despite sandstorms. Sortie light cruisers and destroyers into the Atlantic to clear shipping lanes. Reinforce Burma front. Initial dispositions in UK Orders to attack in North Africa despite sandstorms USA- Strategy for 1942 Build up combat power both land and naval for future offensives Initiate offensives in Pacific theater land and naval to relieve Chinese pressure Support UK with air/naval assistance to achieve Atlantic supremacy Production- None Tech- None Orders- Engage Japanese naval forces near Midway. Prepare for amphibious landings in Solomon Islands. Increase combat power in Pacific. The Japanese strike at Midway. We are ordered to attack! USSR-Strategy for 1942 Defensive battles against German forces. Improve command and control of Russian armies Upgrade forces Increase armor tech and strength Production- None Tech- None Orders- Relieve pressure on Moscow front. Attempt to form solid front against German panzer advances. Germans advance on Moscow destroying one of our best Armies. China- Strategy for 1942 Hold positions until Japanese pressure slackens Keep armies/corps intact Attempt to build combat power and invest in infantry/air technology Production- None Tech- None Orders- Replace losses in existing frontline armies/corps. Strengthen north and south flanks. Hold the line is the mission in China

1942 Axis High Tide Campaign (Allied AAR) Hello again everyone. I decided to start my next campaign AAR and am going with the 1942 scenario and playing as the Allies. Some changes I will make from my last AAR include taking snapshots of the current turn before I make my moves. My next turn AAR will then start with results of that turn with the snapshots included for the beginning of that turn showing enemy counter moves included. I think it will make the graphics more informative. My turn by turn commentary will be a bit longer since I am playing the allies with more countries and I plan to keep that format. Each country has its own strategy and warrants its own section. I will try to coordinate the vast allied war effort and show as much as possible. I will add historical pictures for flavor but do not want to overdue each turn with masses of maps and pictures. I will see everyone on the battlefield! The fate of the Democratic(and Communist) world is in my hands!

I want to thank everyone who has followed my posts as I played this campaign to learn SCGold. I thoroughly enjoyed this AAR and hope it was helpful and fun to read. Any comments, complaints, suggestions, etc I will happily take. I hope to start a new campaign soon and will revamp my AAR in an attempt to make it more fun and informational. I would recommend this game to anyone who is a fan of military history, strategy games, and wargames in general. Thanks agains for providing a fun game and a great forum to share it with.

20May45 Orders to all combat commands- Cease hostilities against enemy forces immediately. The remaining allied powers requested an immediate armistice and have agreed to an unconditional surrender following the capture of London and the fall of India and the USSR. To the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines of the Tripartite Pact After nearly 6 years of campaigning your actions and deeds have resulted in our ultimate victory. Your sacrifices, bravery, courage, and skill will go down in the annals of history. Across deserts, mountains, jungles, forests, and plains you marched, engaged, fought, and were victorious. Your children and grandchildren will be born and raised in a new world of national socialism and prosperity. Your brothers in arms who gave the ultimate sacrifice to achieve our world vision will be remembered for all time. Although the guns are silent we must remain ever vigilant against those who wish to dismantle what we have fought so hard to achieve. Already those who have sued for peace are conspiring against us. Orders have gone out to all commands to prepare for a future invasion of our last remaining enemy across the oceans. Let us march one more time to Victory! Our troops celebrate a glorious victory

11Feb45 Dispatches from the front Enemy actions- The skies cleared over the UK and their air forces went into action against our. Our beloved Bismark battleship is sunk in the channel. Heavy fighting Australia and India as the allies situation grows desperate. Germany- Once again bad weather grounds our air power but we push on with invasion of England. Gen Kleist holds his position while Gen Kesselring embarks troops for the southern landing. Our submarines are attempting to blockade enemy ports and isolate the island. Rommel takes Lahore and is moving on Delhi in India. FM Manstein is ready to resume the offensive against the Russian capital at Novsibirsk. Italy- Holding in East Africa. No major actions Japan- More landings around Calcutta and will secure the city within the month. Australia is not a sure thing as we get two Generals on the ground to coordinate. Enemy air power is holding their own against our carriers.

14Jan45 Dispatches from the front Enemy actions- American troops land in France amidst the naval and air battles. The 18th Airborne Corps secured Paris and liberated France! Germany- Our invasion goes in on the east coast of the UK. Gen Kleist lands his infantry and heavy fighting erupts on the beaches and inland as we secured a port. The southern landings headed by Gen Kesselring are postponed as we had to pull back our panzers to re occupy Paris and repel the American troops landing in France. Our submarines are in blocking positions going after allied amphibious ships and American carriers. Bad weather has grounded our vaunted Luftwaffe from gaining the decisive advantage. Italy- We secure Mogadishu. Our navy sinks the American carrier Enterprise. Japan- Troops come ashore in India at Calcutta. More landings in Australia. We have complete naval supremacy but the fighting is tough and Cairns refused to fall.

17Dec44 Dispatches from the front Enemy actions- Naval and Air attacks in the English channel. The cruiser Admiral Hipper is sunk. An American carrier appears in the channel. Germany- Air and Naval units go into action for the battle of the English Channel. We sink the American carrier, 2 air groups, and 3 amphibious transports. Our own invasion force comes out the Baltic. The situation is chaotic and fluid as both sides are on the offensive at the same time. Our submarines and air groups may well prove the deciding factor. Our two main forces still in Russia hold steady during the brutal winter. Italy- We deploy the 4th Army and Gen Gariboldi to North Africa to clear out pockets of British resistance. Heavy fighting around Mogadishu. We engage the American carrier Enterprise as she sunk the German cruiser Graf Spee. Japan- We secure the Bay of Bengal with our superior Combined Fleet as our amphibious troops move to land on the Indian shores. In Australian we move on Alice Springs and continue to assault Cairns against tenacious Australian defenders with American air support. More troops landing and on the way.

19Nov44 Dispatches from the front Enemy actions- Quiet on all sectors Germany- Our submarines while spotting for the Luftwaffe encounter numerous amphibious transports on the east coast of England. The allies were preparing for a landing. We sortie our small surface fleet(Graf Zeppelin, Bismark, Admiral Hipper) along with our subs to interdict. We discover an allied amphibious force. Italy- Holding our positions in East Africa. Our navy has engaged a US carrier in Bombay port. Allied fleet is destroyed at Madras Japan- The Combined fleets enters the Bay of Bengal and sinks 3 British carriers near Madras. Invasion of Australia is in full swing as we gain naval and air superiority. 2 more carriers (Amagi and Shinano) are operational(8 total carriers for the Japanese Navy). Invasion of Australia Phase I

22Oct44 Dispatches from the front(two turn dispatch) Enemy actions- Partisans continue to be a problem in Russia. Bad weather has grounded allied bombing raids. Other sectors have been quiet. Germany- Gen Manstein's forces in Russia have moved on Omsk and will most likely hold there through the winter before advancing on Novosibirsk(capital). Rommel's forces in the middle east have broken into India from the west. More fighter groups in France as we start to take air superiority over the English channel. Battle of Britain II Italy- Slow advances down the east coast of Africa. Our Navy is astride the India-UK shipping lanes and engaged and sunk a British cruiser and destroyer. Invading India from both sides Japan- Slowly advancing on the Soviet Far East front. Our Southeast Asia offensive has our troops in India on the eastern border. Our main fleet is in the India ocean attempting to fix and engage the allied carriers. We also started our invasion of Australia with SNLF troops landing and taking Darwin with carrier and destroyers in support. More assault landings scheduled around Cairns and Brisbane. Invasion of Australia

27Aug44 Dispatches from the front(two turns covered in this dispatch) Enemy Actions- Mass allied bombing runs with escorts over the channel hitting Paris and Brussels. Heavy partisan activity near Minsk and Kiev. Russian troops from Archangel move on Vologda. Germany- With 4 fighter wings in France we go on the offensive attacking the allied air power in south England destroying a British and US fighter group with minimal losses. Rommel secures Persia and our Brandenburger SF Group occupies the mountain pass into India. In Russia, we take Sverdlosk but Stalin evacuates farther east as our panzers pursue. Our sub fleets start to move into the Atlantic and run into an American cruiser and British aircraft carrier as Scapa Flow. Italy- Secured Addis Ababa. Our fleet is raiding merchants along the India-UK shipping lanes. Japan- Continued with our Far East offensive moving on Ulan Ude and scattering the Russian defense. We move our fleet into the Gulf of Martaban sinking a British battleship and cruiser as the allied carriers retreated. Secured Chittagong in east India as we push the British and Chinese remnants into Ledo and Dimpur in northeast India.

02Jul44 Dispatches from the front Enemy actions- No major events. Germany- We attack in the Urals. FM Manstein reports success against limited Russian defenses. We from another army near Hamburg. FM Rommel has taken Tehran in Persia. Italy- We secure Khartoum with the battle hardened 10th Army. We land another army at Djibouti and march on Addis Ababa. Japan- Attacks against a stubborn Russian defense in the Far East. Moving our fleet in the South China Sea. Troops are embarked for a future invasion.

04Jun44 Dispatches from the front Enemy actions- Allied bombing runs over the channel. British and American carriers appear in strength in the Gulf of Martaban. Russian defense in the Far East Germany- Moving on Russian capital in the Urals. Captured Baku in the south. Rommel moves on Tehran defended by Russian garrison troops and a British HQ. We deploy 5th Air wing in France to assist with turning back the allied bombing raids. Partisan battles in Russia Italy- Attacking Khartoum. Engaged a British destroyer in port at Aden. Japan- Secured Chita in the Soviet Far East. Moving the Combined fleet into the South China Sea sinking the lone Hornet carrier spotted there. Slow gains in Burma. Naval battle in the making?

07May44 Dispatches from the front Enemy actions- No major allied moves. American carriers still maneuvering in the DEI and possibly the South China Sea. Germany- Panzer forces moving into the Urals. Attacking Baku. Rommel advancing into Persia. Combating heavy partisan forces around Riga and Leningrad. Italy- Driving on Khartoum. Moving our fleet in the Red Sea Situation in Africa and Middle East Japan- Borzya is secured in the Soviet Far East. Moving air and land assets into Southeast Asia. Upgrading fighters and carrier wings. Our battleships move and sink another American carrier south of the Philippines. SNLF forces land and secure the Fiji Islands. The Combined fleet awaiting orders. 4 additional carriers still in port.

09Apr44 Dispatches from the front Enemy actions- Quiet along all fronts. More partisans near Leningrad Germany- Receiving new Tiger and Panther main battle tanks on the front lines(armor warfare lvl4). With massive air support we take Tblisi. Rommel advances into south Persia encountering no resistance. Italy- Moving south from Cairo after Egypt surrenders. 10th army lands in port and provides support attacking a lone British corps north of Khartoum. Japan- Redeploying and refits continue. We take Mandalay and the oilfields destroying British armor in the area. The Combined fleet grows as we deploy 2 more destroyer groups for recon and spotting duties. No major battles so no graphics needed.

12Mar44 Dispatches from the front Enemy actions- Quiet on all sectors. American carriers in the DEI in strength. Germany- Continue with preparing for the spring offensives. Brandenburger SF group takes Kuwait. Battling Russian partisans near Leningrad. Italy- We finally secure Cairo. Refitting our naval forces. Cairo is occupied Japan- Victory! China surrenders after years of grueling combat and heavy losses. We plunder 907 MPPs!! Redeploying our forces. Holding steady in the Far East during the harsh winter. Our carriers remain stationary northeast of Davao due to heavy rains but our surface ships move in ans engage the Americans and the Yamashiro battleship sends the Lexington carrier to the bottom along with an American submarine group. We destroy a British fighter group near Mandalay. New fighter wing with advanced Zeroes is operational. General Terauchi accepts the Chinese surrender at Lanchow

13Feb44 Dispatches from the front Enemy actions- Russian troops digging in at Tblisi and holding Borzya and Ulan Ude in the Far East. American carriers hit Gen Mutagushi Hqs in Rangoon. Another carrier spotted southeast of Brunei. Germany- Holding our positions in France and Russian during the winter. A Panzer group heads to Syria to assist Rommel who liberates Iraq and destroys a British tac bomber wing at Kuwait. Italy- Reinforced and replaced land, naval, air units. 3 infantry armies in the mid east pull back for redeployment to the African theater. Japan- Moving on Borzya despite the cold blizzards. Replacing losses in our carriers as we sortie the fleet counter American carriers moving at will through the DEI. The Yamashiro battleship and two destroyer groups are operational. We overrun a Chinese and British army as we advance on Mandalay as British tanks are spotted holding the oilfields to the southwest.

16Jan44 Dispatches from the front Enemy actions- Russian build defenses around Tblisi and Archangel. British troops pull out of Iraq and seem to be concentrating in India and Burma. The American Navy strikes back in the DEI sinking a Japanese battleship and 2 destroyer groups. Germany- Continued rest and refit across the theaters. Moving troops against Baku and Tblisi. Massing our panzers at Orsk and Kuybyshev at the Urals. Infantry troops holding Gorki and Vologda for the winter. General Rommel secures Baghdad as we advance. Italy- Investing Cairo and preparing to assault. Japan- Moving the Combined fleet to Japanese home ports to replace air losses. Redeploying and reorganizing forces in China and the Far East. No graphics this turn

1943 In Review The year started with definite anxiety among the Axis high command. We had lost the Atlantic to American and British naval power. The Russians had mass heavy armor and had inflicted considerable losses on the German armies. The African and Mid east were complete stalemates. The Chinese were fighting a delaying action and the American navy was nowhere to be seen. The tide however seems to have turned for the better. Germany- The Russians are but a shell of what they were at the beginning of the year. Despite losing a good number of corps and armies we kept our panzers and air power intact. The Russian attacked in piecemeal with their armor allowing us to counterattack and destroy them one at a time. Despite our cautious offensive we managed to move forward quickly as Russian unit density dissipated as the year progressed. Our experienced battle hardened troops tore through the green replacement armies with ease. After securing Leningrad, Moscow, and Stalingrad the Russian morale has plummeted. Newly promoted Field Marshal Manstein, CinC of the East Front, believes one more major offensive into the Urals and mopping up operations will be necessary. Gen Rommel stubbornly held Syria against superior British and Russian troops with a mix bag of Italian infantry, special forces, paratroops, and the French Foreign Army. The allied invasion of France was repelled and losses for the Allies were high in both men and material. Once again they attacked piecemeal allowing us time to reinforce and hold until we had combat power to counterattack. Our Luftwaffe performed with distinction over the skies being outnumbered. But our superior fighters and experience prevailed. Our objectives for this year is the surrender of Russia from the conflict, defending Europe from another Allied invasion, taking control of the Mid East and assisting the Italians in Africa. The Luftwaffe patrols the skies over France Italy- Seesaw fighting in Egypt all year long as we are unable to outflank the enemy due to terrain and weather. Our limited mobility has kept us to pinning down the British. Luckily we have control of the Med and the Red Sea. This coming year our objective is gaining the initiative in Africa and pushing the British out along with planning for additional operations. Gen. Italo Balbo, CinC African Command Japan- China is still the primary objective and has proved slow going and elusive. Partisans are becoming more active keeping more troops in the interior for garrison duties. Our offensives against Russia have been a complete success and together with our German allies we see their defeat as inevitable. Slow gains in Southeast Asia against stubborn British resistance, bad terrain and weather. Our Combined fleet remained intact although losses have increased as the US Navy is now active. We have scored the first major victory but the battle for the Pacific is far from over. Knocking China out the war is the primary objective. Destroying the US Navy carriers and opening another offensive are in the works. This theater is far from secure as the allies can strike from any direction. The carrier Kaga in action at the Battle of Palau Island We have gained the lead in land forces and on par with naval forces Our research and tech breakthroughs to date

19Dec43 Dispatches from the front Enemy actions- American carriers and surface ships appear in strength south of Palau island and the DEI. No major actions Germany- Rest and refitting across Europe and Russia as winter has set in. Rommel has invested Baghdad and laying siege. Italy- The lone 6th New Zealand Corps hold Cairo. Preparing for an offensive in the spring Japan- We attack the American fleet and the Battle of Palau Island is a major Japanese victory as we send 2 carriers, 2 battleships, 2 cruisers, and a destroyer to the bottom of the ocean. 3 American carriers are in the DEI and hit our surface ships as we try to engage. Moving on the Russian town of Borza as we capture all 3 border cities in the Far East. Chinese partisans retook Lanchow and the Chinese government relocated their keeping them in the fight. Forming up the Southeast Asia front to move through Burma and secure Kumning in south China.

21Nov43 Dispatches from the front Enemy actions- No major moves. An American carrier with surface support is spotted Palau islands. Partisan activity is increasing in Russia and China. Germany- We retake the French ports and destroy the allied invasion. In Russia we take Orsk at the southern tip of the Urals. With winter upon us German forces will rest and refit and attack if needed. Rommel breaks the Syrian front and we advance on Baghdad Italy- More fighting around Cairo as the sandstorms and terrain make this offensive a slow slugfest. Japan- We capture the Chinese capital at Urumchi. We secure the Mongolian capital of Ulan Bator. Gen Mutagushi launches his assault on Rangoon with airborne landings and we secure the city. Our South seas fleet engages two British submarines in the Gulf of Martaban. The Combined fleet goes into action sinking the Ticonderoga aircraft carrier with dive bombers and torpedo planes

24Oct43 Dispatches from the front Enemy actions- Heavy air battles over France as the American bring carrier air support. A British destroyer attempts to disrupt our sub hunting on the UK-USSR shipping lanes. American carriers are spotted near the Marshall Islands in the Pacific. British reinforce their positions in the Southeast Asia. Germany- Attacking the ports in France as allied defenses have crumbled. Moving more troops into France to secure it. Our subs sink the weak British destroyer. Our Russian offensive slows down as we prepare for the winter months. Moving panzers into the south front against the Baku oil fields. Italy- Moving to flank Cairo and isolate it. British resistance in this sector and in the mid east is slacking. Japan- Secure two Russian cities in the Far east as our offensive gains momentum. Our carriers receive refits and upgrades in the Japanese ports. Moving more surface ships to Singapore. Attacks along the Southeast Asia front to pin down British troops. Offensive success in the Far East Advancing in Southeast Asia

26Sep43 Dispatches from the front Enemy actions- No major actions. Germany- We push on the ports in France. More subs go merchant hunting on the UK-USSR lanes. We assault and take Gorki in Russia. The 11th Army is formed with orders to deploy to the mideast to support Rommel in Syria. Italy- We destroy two weakened British corps around Cairo. Japan- We launch our long awaited offensive against the Russian cities in the Far East. Surrounding 3 of them as we begin assaults. We sink a damaged allied submarine in the port of Vladivostock. We declare war and advance with 2 armies into Mongolia. Offensive against the Russians in the east