Archibald Posted January 13, 2003 Author Share Posted January 13, 2003 Lost the connection while I was on the summary screen before I moved. My autosave or yours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archibald Posted January 13, 2003 Author Share Posted January 13, 2003 This is on a knife edge. Cairo's now down to one. My Italian transport in the Atlantic survived AGAIN!!! I now have an Italian and a German corps sitting on the Canadian coast about to debark. Cairo's down to one, though he can reinforce back to five if he can afford to spare the MMPs. The Yugoslavs also surrendered this turn. In Great Britain I killed a corps in Sussex. My air is now up to L2 - chucking all my French booty into jet research has paid off. Amazingly, my panzergruppen has moved three hexes (one of them a mountain) and taken an unguarded Manchester. I don't know who's more surprised - me or the British. I might even pull this off yet. [ January 13, 2003, 01:01 PM: Message edited by: Archibald ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_j_rambo Posted January 13, 2003 Share Posted January 13, 2003 This is UNBELIEVABLE. Out of supply tanks move across England, around my troops, no problem, what a joke. I banged the HQ down to strength-1 & the game allow him to reinforce upto strength-8? What the hell (heaven) is with the that? He has Manchester & Canada now. I just killed the other HQ-Rundstedt. That tank move is soooooooo HUGE. I'm still in shock seeing the Axis-minors roll Yugo by themselves. What else? I can't get any readiness help. USA 37% Russia 60% in July 1941 w/ Manchester in Axis hands! He's been on the Island for 4-turns! When I play the Axis, Russia goes 55%, 65%, 72%, 80%, 88%, WAR, when I do nothing. It's been stuck on 60% for 5-turns! [ January 13, 2003, 01:42 AM: Message edited by: jon_j_rambo ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archibald Posted January 13, 2003 Author Share Posted January 13, 2003 June 22 1941 - I take Canada. The Yanks will go berserk immediately, but it knocks 30 MMP off British income. With Manchester gone and London cut off, they're now at 65 MMP a turn. Russia still at 65% - perhaps because I've not taken London and I've not attacked a neutral since the Low Countries. Cairo knocked down to two again. Every MMP will be precious for the Brits now. Italians also knocking 5 MMP a turn off Britain in the Med, leaving him with a net income of 60. [ January 13, 2003, 01:01 PM: Message edited by: Archibald ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archibald Posted January 13, 2003 Author Share Posted January 13, 2003 July 1941. I kill a British corps in Kent and knock another two down to half strength. He's bleeding to death. With only 66 MMP left after my Italian subs have finshed, it'll be all he can do to rebuild his existing corps. Cairo's still holding out. The Russians and Americans are waking up, but at least I've got a solid line facing them. Still anxious though. [ January 13, 2003, 01:02 PM: Message edited by: Archibald ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_j_rambo Posted January 13, 2003 Share Posted January 13, 2003 I'm a little frustrated. I'm playing a damn good Allies & that one-tank-move was sooo huge. It went from him being cut-off; to me being cut-off on the Island. This has been one of my best Allied plays too against a real opponent. What's pissing me off is I've killed alot of Axis pieces. HQ Armor at least 3-armies 3-air half of dozen corps all the German navy 1-italian navy, & banged heads with them killed some italian ground units in France (army & corp) Plus he has tech-2 jets after rebuilding 3-air units!!!!!!! come on Russia! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_j_rambo Posted January 13, 2003 Share Posted January 13, 2003 Got bounced on my dial-up. New IP: 216.255.214.54 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_j_rambo Posted January 13, 2003 Share Posted January 13, 2003 You out there? Join 216.255.214.54 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_j_rambo Posted January 13, 2003 Share Posted January 13, 2003 Maybe you bounced even worse? I'll leave the game up & wait for awhile. 216.255.214.54 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_j_rambo Posted January 13, 2003 Share Posted January 13, 2003 You must be "down"; I'm playing some online blackjack & checking out today's points spreads on my sportsbook account. It's up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archibald Posted January 13, 2003 Author Share Posted January 13, 2003 this is weird. I'm still in the game... I've been wondering what happened to you. Just thought you'd a lot of thinking to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archibald Posted January 13, 2003 Author Share Posted January 13, 2003 Sometime in July '41 I think. The Russians are in and have started pushing at Rumania and hitting my motley allied army on the Polish border. They've a transport on the Black Sea coast, but so far it's nothing I can't handle. He's sending Russian transports via the Baltic like there's no tomorrow. In great Britain I knock out another corps around Surrey and start knocking down London. By the end of the turn the corps is at entrenchment zero and strength five. He can build another corps adjacent to London, but I think he's had it. The US have joined, but I've three turns grace before they arrive. The Spanish came in at the same time as the Russians. They 're moving towards Gib to start harassing the fully entrenched strength three air unit there. The battle of attrition round Cairo continues. [ January 13, 2003, 01:04 PM: Message edited by: Archibald ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_j_rambo Posted January 13, 2003 Share Posted January 13, 2003 Russians attack on the Romanian border. Can I get some dice rolls? I have HQ, 3-air, 2-armies, all supplies & under leadership. What do I get? 3-damaged air, 2-damaged armies, & what happens to the German corp sitting in the river? He goes to strength-8 after those 5-attacks! What a joke. I hate playing the Russians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archibald Posted January 13, 2003 Author Share Posted January 13, 2003 Well the Russians took Copenhagen - I can live with that. More importantly I took London and the Brits surrendered. Holding fine on the Ostfront. He's sent so much to try and save Britain that it's lost it's punch. I forgot to move the Finns back again in all the excitement (I'd not mentioned that had I?) and the Soviets landed between most of them and Helsinki. I can sweat it. the important thing is I took out the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archibald Posted January 13, 2003 Author Share Posted January 13, 2003 September '41 - The hammer and sickle flies over Edinburgh Castle - for now. His transports in the Baltic have gone into reverse and have cut off the Finnish port. Goodbye Finland... The Americans are massing off Canada as expected, but it's served it's purpose. Otherwise it's all a series of redeployments reinforcements and research, research, research. [ January 14, 2003, 02:40 AM: Message edited by: Archibald ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_j_rambo Posted January 13, 2003 Share Posted January 13, 2003 Yes, England is history. I made one-ground move error during SeaLion. I didn't think his tank had enough movement to take Manchester, so I left it empty to counter-attack. I made another ground-error regarding supply. I tried to cut of Manchester & his units, but when the turn switches, he would get the ZOC anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archibald Posted January 13, 2003 Author Share Posted January 13, 2003 Builds and redeployments mainly. Edinburgh's battered down to one and surrounded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archibald Posted January 13, 2003 Author Share Posted January 13, 2003 It's October, I think... He's evacuated Edinburgh and I've recaptured Copenhagen with the remainder of my air fleets. Canada will fall this turn, but Finland is somehow still holding out. He's slowly falling back in Byeloriussia and the Ukraine. He's trying to get me to come forward and lose my entrenchment so he can hit me. I'll wait till I'm ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_j_rambo Posted January 13, 2003 Share Posted January 13, 2003 Finally, I get Finland. The Russians need some punch. Canada gets reinstated to the Allied cause, but I think there's a defect! They are colored tan for the Brits. I didn't get that cash either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archibald Posted January 13, 2003 Author Share Posted January 13, 2003 Finland and Canada are gone. My income is 505 MMp per turn for germany, and 125 MMp for Italy. even without Britain, the allies are still out producing me. Worse yet, the Soviets now have L2 aircraft. I even the batting by declaring war on Vichy. I surround both Marseilles and Algiers so that that can only be reinforced to five. Having said that, can they be reinforced at all now Britain's gone? [ January 13, 2003, 01:05 PM: Message edited by: Archibald ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_j_rambo Posted January 13, 2003 Share Posted January 13, 2003 Defect found: Canada is colored British, along with minor countries. I'm not getting paid for Canada as the USA, still getting base $180. I never got paid for Denmark when the Russians owned it for about 3-turns. Lame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam Posted January 13, 2003 Share Posted January 13, 2003 I usually get the same. 1941 Summer War with Russia inevitable get ready! This sounds fun! how does an Allied player stomach the loss of Britian!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archibald Posted January 13, 2003 Author Share Posted January 13, 2003 Vichy falls. With Britain gone, the minors can't be reinforced. That's interesting. My air fleets engage his around Riga and do some damage. I think he may be gearing up to invade Sweden. I advance the Ostfront by one whole hex. Wow! [ January 13, 2003, 01:06 PM: Message edited by: Archibald ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archibald Posted January 13, 2003 Author Share Posted January 13, 2003 08 feb '42 - It's turning into a race to snap up all the minors as I thought it would. He went for Sweden and took Stockholm with his usual efficiency. Surprisingly, the Swedes didn't throw the towel in. A huge air battle developed over Riga as I try to knock the army garrisoning it out. My five L2 air fleets took on his five. I must have hurt him. The army goes down to three, but he holds. I straighten the German line to take in the hexes south and south west of Riga. German income now up to 573, which is a lot better. Norway next... [ January 13, 2003, 01:07 PM: Message edited by: Archibald ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archibald Posted January 13, 2003 Author Share Posted January 13, 2003 Somehow the Swedes are still fighting. We have a minor disagreement in the air over Riga. I must be hurting him. All quiet on the Ostfront otherwise. Because I can, I declare war on Eire and land a corps. the Reich's potato supply must be ensured!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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