Desert Dave Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 And here my first official SC 2 AAR - dedicated to Desert Dave : Hey thanks! Wasn't necessary, but Just - terrific, Terif, All the same. Hope there are MANY more AAR's to come. :cool: Hmmmm... last time Anybody dedicated anything to me Was when my high-school girl-friend Called in to a late nite radio show And sent along some personal song, "Love Potion #9" I think it was? ________________________________ Anyway, REALLY great to have you guys Do this, It truly helps us to sort out Some of those items That might need attention, and A little more adjustment. And, Some of the folks Who haven't played as much, or, Also those such as I, who Could ALWAYS use some more sly devise, Can learn a LOT about the game, Gradually, In great fun, While YOU also are learning. Great AAR's, From everybody! Keep on keeping on! :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terif Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 Game resumed - July 13, 1941: The weather is clear, so Royal Navy has its full firepower and sinks 2 italian spotter-transports near Algier . Sidenote: Sunk ships and land units at sea also can´t be bought back at reduced costs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellraiser Posted April 18, 2006 Author Share Posted April 18, 2006 Game resumed Naval battles west of malta - italian corps spotter sunk, 2 italian BBs score low against RN, german navy bombarding gibraltar port. UK HQ killed in Cairo but city not taken - we want that USSR/USA readiness to stay within normal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terif Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 July 27, 1941: Italian battleship sunk and Royal Navy retreats towards Gibraltar for resupply. Except for one damaged battleship, the whole italian fleet is now at the ground of the mediteranean . 3 german surface ships reveal their positions and bombard Gibraltar - but they will come to late to save their italian comrades . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellraiser Posted April 18, 2006 Author Share Posted April 18, 2006 We agreed that not capturing Egypt in order not to increase majors' readiness is quite gamey - so next turn I will get Egypt BUT surprise!!! Corps created in Cairo - south africa contributes bla bla ... terif suicides the corps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terif Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 August 10, 1941: After the german surface fleet revealed its position at Gibraltar, the remaining british home fleet startet the sub hunt in the Atlantic: U-47 found raiding near Kanada, but dives against all attacks. Only slight losses to the surprise contact with a cruiser. Sidenote: I guess for Egypt the readiness triggers need to be reconsidered and improved in one of the next patches. Since otherwise either Axis will simply leave Cairo empty till USA joins to not increase its readiness, or there needs to be another house rule . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellraiser Posted April 18, 2006 Author Share Posted April 18, 2006 Well you can send a unit thru the loop to get Cairo back LOL Agreed though - gamey move. Axis sub hit a pursuing BB and evades the hunters. Germany gets LR1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terif Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 Quiet phase, time to prepare for Barbarossa...USA at 35% readiness, Russia 73% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck_TAR Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 This is a great read.............looking forward to the attack on Russia! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellraiser Posted April 18, 2006 Author Share Posted April 18, 2006 Barbarossa in the making ... Axis remove the south african corps in Egypt, arabs in awe, crack german army does the parade stuff in Cairo ... Germans upgrade some units and place some more in the building queue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terif Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 Barbarossa starts in October 1941 - border cities undefended Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellraiser Posted April 18, 2006 Author Share Posted April 18, 2006 OK here we go ... Axis did not DOW USSR - don't make sense since all forward positions are abandoned. USSR joins the Allies during Axis' turn. Riga taken, german forces in the outskirts of Minsk. No sign of communist troops. Germans get IW2 (invested a chit last turn LOL). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terif Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 But USSR is more aggressive and immediately Dows Finland. Finish corps and Mannerheim HQ wiped out in the initial onslaught by 4 russian armies, 2 tanks and an AF. USSR shows IW level 1, Anti-tank 1 and Heavy tanks 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellraiser Posted April 18, 2006 Author Share Posted April 18, 2006 Russia DOW Finland - germans ship an army but can't really interfere much. Minsk and Odessa captured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terif Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 November 16, 1941: Small naval battle near Helsinki in stormy weather. Mud - so russians slowed down, only one finish corps killed. Riga, Minsk, Kiev and Odessa abandoned and occupied by Axis. First Partisans near Leningrad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellraiser Posted April 18, 2006 Author Share Posted April 18, 2006 Bad weather prevents russian advance as well - since they seem to lack motors Germans near Smolensk, additional forces dispatched towards Leningrad. Strong defence over the Dnepr, even some fortifications near Kharkow - they want to protect the southern approach, lots of goodies to be defended another german corps shipped to Helsinki. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terif Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 December 14, 1941 - Winter: Last finish corps survives at str 1 thanks to snowy weather - in the baltic Gneisenau cruiser gets reduced to str 4 by the russian fleet. At Odessa a romanian army meets the russian ship cannons and also a russian corps uses the opportunity to give them some beeting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellraiser Posted April 18, 2006 Author Share Posted April 18, 2006 Strong reinforcements arrive in Finland - Manstein himself took the challenge, leading 2 armies and 2 corps. Smolensk captured, siege of Leningrad commenced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terif Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 January 25, 1942 - Winter, snow: German corps removed from Finland by force, Leningrad under siege and Smolensk german occupied. Russians rebuild industry in the Urals. [ April 18, 2006, 12:45 PM: Message edited by: Terif ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blashy Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 If Leningrad is taken before Finland those Russian troops are in poopoo. This is interesting. Do the Germans have a bomber? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellraiser Posted April 18, 2006 Author Share Posted April 18, 2006 oops I forgot I couldn't amphib land during snow time ... germans bypass Leningrad, 2 Panzers spearheading in an attempt to outflank the soviet forces in Finland while armies and corps mop up Leningrad. Axis dow Iraq, defender killed, motorized corps marches to Baghdad - I hope soviet paratroopers won't intervene...or let them intervene USA gets +10% readiness due to Axis DOW on Iraq. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellraiser Posted April 18, 2006 Author Share Posted April 18, 2006 Unfortunately germans do not have a bomber. I had to buy land units...a lot of them. It would have been fabulous indeed to have a bomber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terif Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 March 22, 1942 - Mud: Another german corps wiped out in Finland, army survives at str 2. AF moves north to avoid the approaching german tanks. Gneisenau reduced to str 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terif Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 April 19, 1942 - Mud: Finish expedition force cut off from supply by a german tank, but the german tank also now got cut off by russian forces approaching from Moskau and closing the gap. Weather is slowing them down, but now 6 russian tanks + 6 armies and several corps are gathered in the area around Finland . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellraiser Posted April 18, 2006 Author Share Posted April 18, 2006 Tank reduced to 2 near Helsinki - massive armor concentration east of Moscow - 4 lvl 2 tanks+corps + armies will probably reestablish the link to soviet expeditionary forces in Finland. Hopefully my troops around Leningrad won't be killed off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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