Mini AAR Iron vs Condor

[Iron Ranger]

Play test of two new house rules:

1) Non-port to port landings must be within the radius of the nearest port str plus 1

2) Sides are desided by a who wants to incress the Russian readiness the most (min bid was 3%).

Condor gets axis with a bid of 10%

Std Fall Weiss (1939 senerio)

Conclusion:

Axis Coceades in July 1942, Russia was still very weak but the western (mainly UK) allies were becoming very powerfull and germany had lost the air war. The early attack on Russia help them survive even without the bid, three factors were the cause, 10% bid, slow conquest of Poland, mistake in summer of 41 that caused an incress of 10%.

As Condor stated 'one game is not a complete test' I felt things went well. There was a steady amount of combat, reducing ports (resource bombing) was important, the allies not only had a chance in the med but controled the western 1/2. UK after Iraq was taken had enough MPPs to make mistakes and survive. Russia was incrediable weak the whole time but made some good couter attacks, there were plenty of holes in both lines so exploting armor was possiable. With the northern landings around Riga Finland was no pushover and survived the game. Gabralter is now the most important and Required hex for the axis to take.

One of my most enjoyable games, I hope others will try these HRs. The decision to go for Rockets was very damageing for Germany, while powerfull she never was able to put of a solid line in Russia. Without bid money Russia was weak the entire game and really needs to be played well. Remember if you think you should run or fight, run as Russia can't take huge loss's and still put up a solid line on the Volga.

[ November 15, 2003, 06:56 PM: Message edited by: Iron Ranger ]

[Iron Ranger]

Fall 1939:

Std opening moves with DOW Denmark on turn one, LC attack on turn two and a continous pounding on Poland. The allies operate the Polish air to London and battle for the LC capital to advaile, LC falls on turn two but Poland fights on till turn 6 - that extra 10% plus the polish incress could haunt the Axis latter.

Axis subs head to the far northwest corner, UK and French ships give chase. The subs jump one UK BB and sink it and damage another before going down.

Winter 1939:

France disbands its air and one BBs to puschase and HQ and an addisional corps for the capital. Aggressive counter attacks are conducted on the border of the LC and France with sucessfull kills on a german army and two corps, unfortuitly they lose two UK corps and a French army. By Jan. all German forces that were in Poland are now on the border, allies go on the defensive.

Spring 1940:

UK DOWs Irland and start training her carriers - all other ships are heading to the south of France. UK pours both Canadian units and several corps into the battlefield around Brussels, not enough as two German armor groups break out and take control the the 'elbow' region of France. By May 1940 the allies have fallen back to Paris and the planing their evacuation of mainland Eroupe. A preemtive strike on the Itialian navy is being planed, almost the entire combined navy will partisapate, but due to the aggressive blitzkrig moves, 1/2 of the ships will be low in supply. Irland and Denmark Fall in mid spring.

Summer 1940:

Italy joins just as allied transport sit off her coast! Canadian army trades its life for an axis armor group and the line in front of Paris is cracked. French army HQ and several units head for UK soil while a last line defends the flanks of Paris and her L6 entrenched corps. UK ground troops (corps) lands in the Itialian boot to isolate Sicily and the combined fleet pounds one German and one Itialian corps traped on the island, Itialian navy flees to the Adrictic sea. France falls in July with the UK holding Brest. UK and FF ships start slowly moving west while still hitting axis ground units.

Fall 1940:

The UK ships moved too slow, Itialian ships give chase around Malta and sink the FF BBs and trap a UK BB in the port, German air now rules the sky but the island is still isolated. Quite time in the North as the axis reposision and UK ready's for Sealion.

Winter 1940:

Axis DOW Norway and VF, both fall in one turn, but in another sea battle in the Med the Itialians lose one corps and the BC that is protecting the invasion fleet around Algeria. UK lands in and takes the Bremen in Norway. She still holds Brest and is using the bomber to pound Antwerp to ruble, no posiablity of Sealion till Germany can get a port in the North Alantic! 5 units are sent around the Cape of Good hope, destination Egypt. Malta falls. German rockets appear (L3) and start pounding London (city and port). Rominia joins axis.

Spring 1941:

Germany DOWs Sweden and makes slow progress in taking the capital (5 turns?) while UK lands 3 corps in Norway and starts a Ski school in the MT hexs. A lone UK corps marchs across the deseat and confronts the Itialian unit in Tripoli, the 10th army lands and give the corps a pounding, a race insues with the corps being chased back the Cairo, its destroyed by a BBs after reaching safety behind a FF corps in El Aliemin reagion. The Canadian unit in Brest is destoyed and so the UK is now bombing both ports to reduce the chances of Sealion (L1 jets). Two Rockets are turning London into Rubble, the port is at 0. All axis minors have joined.

Summer 1941:

Spain is attacked by Axis, in three turns everything expect Moorco is Axis held. UK gets in her licks by attacking the Itialian HQ at sea with a figher group in Gabralter. UK DOWs Iraq and hits it with 1 HQ (FF) 1 Army and 3 corps, one armor group (UK), it falls in two turns. At the end of the summer (Aug) UK retreats from Norway after losing one corps. Alls quite as Germany shifts east and UK repairs her damaged air units, a second bomber is purchased.

Fall 1941:

Germany DOWs Russia in Sept, a surprise as the readiness was 86% the turn before, Condor states he made a mouse mistake and opened up Warsaw. Open attack is weak but impressive, four rockets open holes in the russian line and corps advace out to isolate 8 armys. An entire army group unloads between Lenningrad and Riga. Portugal and Yougslavia are DOWed both hold out for one turn then surrender. USA joins the allies and sends her armys north, her corps and air go to egypt. The FF unit in egypt march across the desert and start attacking Troploi.

Winter 41:

Axis splits into two groups and head east, the norhtern groups is facing 10 Russian units while the southern group quickly reachs the Dnieper river. Finland is DOWed by Russia and the border army crushed, armored units reach Helsinki on the second turn. Stailmate around Troploi, Axis minor units reach the shores of Greece one turn before the allies can conduct a seaborn invasion (had to wait for the port to advance in supply). A sea-air battle is waged off Triploi with o units lots but severe damage to both sides. UK continue to bomber resources in western eroupe and the carriers are training on the german corps in Norway.

Spring 1942:

USA lands in Brest - only an itilain corps was defending western France, an easy kill. US 1-5th armys march slowly west, combined with UK air one Itialian or Axis minor unit is destroyed each turn. Paris is reached by May 1942. UK lands in Denmark and Norway, the Denmark raid quickly get destroyed but 3 corps move into the MT hexs to face 4 german corps. Stailmate in Libia with the axis port being reduced to 0 every turn and minor combat between a str 12 Itialian army and a FF army on the border. German units crush Russian corps in central Russia and hold all citys west of Moscow, ST happens in the late spring. Russia, UK and Germany are at L3 jets.

Summer 1942:

Axis conceade. They've lost Norway, USA is destroying a unit per turn outside of Paris. A major sea-air battle happens around Jutland with one UK carrier and 4 German air fleets being destoyed. Several UK ships are damaged, both US BBs sunk, all three German ships sunk. Russia is reduced to rages but Germany is too weak in the east to take great advantage of this (28 total units - 4 HQs, 4 Damaged Air, 3 Damaged Armys, 1 Armor, 16 corps). Allies land on the west side of Triopli but are isolated and slowly being crushed.

Allies invested 11 chits in R&D and recived 11 upgrades (L3 jets UK & USSR)

[ November 15, 2003, 06:46 PM: Message edited by: Iron Ranger ]

[Codename Condor]

New rules. Very Interesting game.

After the worst begining in my whole career:

- Poland didnt want to surrender

- Terrible Sweden campaign

- Too slow taking France

- And some mistakes that increased russian readiness

I decided to let ranger take Iraq whilst i concentrate all the power to take Vichy, Malta and Spain and taht way increase quicky the MED suply.

He was ready to intecept my Vichy invasion force but he didnt expect i was going to take the risk whilst all his Navy nearby Gibraltar and the operation was succesful.

Minors joined too late: Rumania in January 41 and 4 turns later Hungary, so i coudnt launch an early Spain campaign as i had expected, that slowed me down.

I aslo decided to concentrate my effort in rockets.

Just after barbarrosa:

- 5 russian cities taken and advancin toward Leningrado

- 5 rockets level 3

- 6 AFs level 1...still...plus 1 italian AF

- AT level 1

Lets see what happens.