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Don Maddox
25 Sep 02, 15:12
Just curious what everyone is currently playing.
ER_Chaser
25 Sep 02, 17:08
Barbarossa 41
Market Garden 44
Five Weeks in 44
Kharkov 42
and from tonight, African Campaign 42 ....
er.. is that what you were asking?
or :
Jagged Alliance 2
Dungeon Siege
Diablo II
West Front
Conquest
Halo (xbox)
DOA (xbox)
and of course,
ACOW ...
.... is what you were asking?
:clown:
Don Maddox
25 Sep 02, 17:38
Yes, I mean TOAW scenarios.
TOAW:
3 games of DnO. Versions 2.01, 3.0, and 3.3. Version 2.01 as the Soviets.
3 games of Barbarossa '41, 2 of them as Axis.
3 games of Tobruk '41. Mirrored games of version 3.6 for the Battle of Ladders tourney, and one of 3.3 as CW that was started just after that round in the Sands tourney here finished.
1 game of 2 Weeks in Normandy, version 2.01.
Waiting on round two of the OPFOR tourney, Final round of the Blitz's 2002B Round Robin tourney (assuming that no disasters befall my position in the last two turns of the 2 in Norm game) and the WWI team tourney over at the Blitz to begin.
Non-TOAW:
A 2v2v2 team game of Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri (SMAC) and the occasional SP game of it (played fast and brainlessly, sort of like computer solitaire).
Giants: Citizen Kabuto. Just reinstalled it, and hoping that some minor tweaks and system configs get rid of the crashing problem that I was having partway into the game.
Once in a while I fire up Return to Castle Wolfenstein, MoH:AA, or American McGee's Alice for some eye candy, and FPS thrills and chills.
Oh...and just started playing by email, GMT Games' WWII: Barbarossa to Berlin on the Cyberboard player.
Europe Aflame 8.0 as Axis - Only on turn 15
Italy '43 as Allies - In the process of conceding after an opening turn Axis capture of Salerno has scuttled any Allied attempt at success.
Campaign in Africa '43 as Allies, it appears. Beginning tonight with ER Chaser.
I just ordered Uncommon Valor, UPS says its 'sposed to arrive tomorrow. Guess I'll be playing that soon. Waiting for round two of the OPFOR Challenge and hoping for HQ's this time ;)
brevet
Siberian HEAT
25 Sep 02, 19:21
Originally posted by Tex
Europe Aflame 8.0 as Axis - Only on turn 15
Italy '43 as Allies - In the process of conceding after an opening turn Axis capture of Salerno has scuttled any Allied attempt at success.
I too am playing Italy 43 as allies and I too had the Germans capture Salerno in the opening phases. He stubbornly held on to it for probably 15 or so turns...until I had enough forces flanking him that he was forced to retreat up the coast. I also threw in some troops into Napoli to outflank him from the northeast as well. Don't concede! You get streams of reinforcements!
The key is to consolidate your forces coming up from the south while holding open the supply route to your blokes around Salerno.
Oh yeah:
Mirror games of Hong Kong '41 for 2002A Battle of the Champions at Blitz
Two Weeks in Normandy 2.01 as Germans
Italy '43 as Allies (against my arch-nemesis Keef) :devil:
OPFOR round 1 vs. Fist = tough
Five Weeks in '44 (Market-Garden) as allies
I ALMOST started a game of DNO vs. Jamiam but decided it was more than I could chew. I don't know how you people do it! :p
DNO 3.3 and 2 games of EA 1.7 ... guess I'm not fully occupied :)
Anybody interested in another DNO 3.3 ?? I'd like to go as soviet as I'm already fighting my first DNO as Axis.
Fading Captain
25 Sep 02, 19:39
My strategy lately has been to take on smaller scenarios. This way I can play more games and get turns (in and out) more consistently. Currently playing:
Tannenberg 14 (vs. Chuck as the Germans)
Tannegberg 14 (vs Dan N. as the Russians)
Ia Drang 65 (vs. Tzar as the Americans and SV)
On hold for a few weeks. . .
Decision in the North (vs. Raver as Axis). We are around turn thirty. Not sure how many know this, but Jason is taking time off because he's getting married (imagine that: a man who is placing his marriage above TOAW ;))
I've really been enjoying Tannenberg--my first PBEM WWI game. I took on Ia Drang 65 as a warm-up for the second round of the OPFOR tourney. Trying to figure out how to use air-mobile infantry, and it feels like I'm learning the game for the first time again.
Fading Captain
Dan Neely
25 Sep 02, 19:54
Originally posted by Fading Captain
Tannegberg 14 (vs Dan N. as the Russians)
so who's the other Dan N?
Two games of EA (vs Raver & SkyVon)
Tannenberg 14 (vs Fading Captain)
OPFOR 1 (vs Mantis)
Pacific Strife (vs Laurent)
Fading Captain
25 Sep 02, 20:52
Originally posted by Dan Neely
so who's the other Dan N?
Dan Nemeth, aka Cheetah772. I thought that by saying Dan N. I'd be avoiding confusion. I knew there were two Dans on the board, but I didn't know they were both Dan Ns until now :)
Fading Captain
Major Banned
25 Sep 02, 20:59
TOAW:
India vs. Pakistan (the reaaaally bad scenario!)
Seoul 2000
Middle East 2002
Iran-Iraq 2002
Crusader 41 (PBEM version)
Bastogne 44 (Hey Alf, where's my turn?)
SPWW2:
Hungary vs. Rumania 45 Meeting Engagement
Ger vs. Ussr 43 Meeting Engagement
Ussr vs. Ger 44 Meeting Engagement
SSVT at Rozen 39
Counterattack at Milanow 39
SPMBT:
Zimbabwe vs. South Africa 02 Meeting Engagement
Had a Matrix Games Pacific War game going also but it sucks so bad, we'll bailed on it.
Currently playing:
Tannenberg 14 (Russia)
Italy 43 (Germany)
Decision in the North (Russia)
Kharkov 42 (Germany)
Braunschwieg (Germany)
Op4 Tourney (Allied)
+ 1 EF II
Open to a couple more -- maybe Braunschwieg as Russians if anyone wants to take the Axis; open to suggestions...
Heinz57
Dan Neely
26 Sep 02, 00:57
Opforce tourny vs ravenstrike. I'm playing the US, and all of the surviving russian tankers an infantry men are enjoying life from inside of PoW camps where they no longer facing death by hellfire at any given moment
3 different EA games
1.5 v Mantis. I'm playing the allies, and it's looking bleak. the germans have came up from the south and unless I get annother reinforcement wave soon I'm screwed. I could've surived the losses in Belyrus and the ukraine, but the corps I lost when 1st my baku delay line, adn then my main defence line in the causcus mountains shattered may well be a death blow.
1.7a v Vaughn. This is a classic example of why you should learn the game system before taking on a huge scenario. Deepest axis penetrations were 75km in the north, and 100km in the south. It's fall 1940, in the north a between a limited french counterattack, and withdrawals to shorten the line I'm back ti within 25km of the belgian frontier. As for the southern front, my brits and french have toppled Mussilini and are pressing towards Vienna and Zagreb. It's a pity that EAs political options are so limited, Stalins declaring war on the allies in responce to the fascists being swept from the balkans and Anglo-Franco forces along his border would certainly make the game more interesting. Between evaporations while futilely hammering away in the north, and several being encircled in the south, i think he's down to a single panzer corp. I haven't seen more than 1 for the last several months anyway. Loss penalty stands at 36:9 A decent fraction of my losses are from the winter war, most russian corps are 100-200 lrs short of thier TOE.
!.7e v Kraut. Summer 41. After taking a severe mauling in france that left my inf corps at 2/3rds ToE, my losses in russia are mounting rapidly. I m hoping to reach the historic german advance limit of 41, but doubt I'll be able to press beyond it. I agreed to full allied/soviet cooperation in this game, and think It's a major source of my current problems. WIthout the brit/US/Reynaud corps bolstering soviet forces I think I'd've either taken murmansk, or broken the front open farther south.
*Barbarossa 41 (where I'm bogged down in front of Minsk :( )
*Burma 42
...and playtesting my upcoming scenario Malaya 45 (which deals with Operation Zipper-Mailfist, the planned British liberation of the peninsular)
Originally posted by Major Catastrophe
[B]Bastogne 44 (Hey Alf, where's my turn?)
Alf, are you playing PBEM again ? Should we continue our Overlord 44 ? IIRC I was about to kick your german... ah... alien butt out of Normandie :p
Von Manstein
26 Sep 02, 05:08
Well gee whiz, I am playing a ton of PBEM games, the only one on this ladder is the Opfor tourney. I would love to play more scenarios on this ladder, however I like the way the blitz keeps track of your stats: scenario and opponent. Thus until this one gets a snazzy new interface I guess I will only play tournaments here :(
Games I am playing include.
Dno as axis
CFNA as axis
Braunschweig as Soviets and axis
Europe Aflame 1.7(f)? as Allies and getting steamrolled
American in Vietnam as NVA
Rommel in Normandy '44 axis
Stalingrad to Kharkov- mirror match
Battle for Moscow axis
Italy allies
Dragoon '44 allies
Decision in the North axis
I think I play this game too much. At least when I check my email I am assured of having a turn . :D
Originally posted by Dan Neely
!.7e v Kraut. I agreed to full allied/soviet cooperation in this game, and think It's a major source of my current problems. WIthout the brit/US/Reynaud corps bolstering soviet forces I think I'd've either taken murmansk, or broken the front open farther south.
Most of my western allies are guarding Murmansk which was the main port for allied LandLease so I guess it's somehow justified that they try to defend it... just one UK corps is down south trying to stop the german onslaught... and gets its ass kicked :)
Well Dan, you took Africa so fast, I had nowhere else to send them to and they got bored sitting in the UK waiting for D-Day :D
Major Banned
26 Sep 02, 09:37
Originally posted by Kraut
Alf, are you playing PBEM again ? Should we continue our Overlord 44 ? IIRC I was about to kick your german... ah... alien butt out of Normandie :p
Not sure what happened to Alf (maybe he was taken back to the home planet?). We were getting some turns cranked out, then nothing. I would imagine a more advanced civilization would be capable of wireless internet over light-years distances. Perhaps he's busy checking out the cat porn sites. :eek:
Two games of EA: v1.5 as Alies on Turn 100 (yea!) and v1.7g as Allies at T16,
and a Fortress Stalingrad- hanging onto an Axis Draw w/ 2 turns left.
Currently, I play :
Middle East 2002 (Arabs).
Suez 73 (Egyptians).
Operation Bagration (Soviets).
Stalingrad to Kharkov 42 (Soviets).
Europe Aflame V1.07 (Allies).
Somes PBEM on SPWAW too.
I am playing
(not all against players on this board)
Battle for Moscow as Soviets vs Tzar
DNO v 3.0 as Soviets vs Helen and Germans vs Jamiam
EA as axis
El Alamein as Axis vs Gunbunny
Fortress Stalingrad as Soviets vs Chris (can't remember his user name)
Hong Kong 41 Mirror- I suggest you avoid this like the plague- a dog of a scenario- great opponent though
Mr MacBrides IndoPakistan as Pakistan vs Maddog
Italian Campaign (the really long one) as Axis
Before the Leaves Fall (ww1 opening western campaign) mirror vs Sapper
Marne 1914 (excellent ww1 scen) as Germans vs Jim (can't think of his user name)
Red Thunder or Krasniy Grom as Soviets vs pirimeister
Stalingrad to Kharkov X 4- one mirror and as alternate sides- three opponents total (excellent scenario)
And last but not least Tobruk 41 as a mirror in the BOl tournament
Down to 19 games at the moment
i think the most i have played concurrently is 23
Only really play Europa Universalis 2 (and Civ 3 when I want to turn my brain off)
Cheers
Richard
Originally posted by Richard
Down to 19 games at the moment
Maybe I have an extra finger, or toe, but I counted 20 there. Okay...I'll shut up and get back to our game. You obviously don't have enough to keep you busy now...;)
ER_Chaser
27 Sep 02, 12:16
Originally posted by JAMiAM
Maybe I have an extra finger, or toe, but I counted 20 there. Okay...I'll shut up and get back to our game. You obviously don't have enough to keep you busy now...;)
James, in order to count up, you would need FEWER toes or fingers than usual ... not extra... :D
Originally posted by Major Catastrophe
Not sure what happened to Alf (maybe he was taken back to the home planet?). We were getting some turns cranked out, then nothing. I would imagine a more advanced civilization would be capable of wireless internet over light-years distances. Perhaps he's busy checking out the cat porn sites. :eek:
I was waiting for YOU!! I sent the last turn on the very same day I got it from you... I resent today again.. TWICE to be sure. :D
Originally posted by Kraut
Alf, are you playing PBEM again ? Should we continue our Overlord 44 ? IIRC I was about to kick your german... ah... alien butt out of Normandie :p
...hmm... still got the last one somewhere... well, OK.. expect a turn within a day or so! :D
Originally posted by ER_Chaser
James, in order to count up, you would need FEWER toes or fingers than usual ... not extra... :D
I only need extra with respect to Richard. If he has only 19, explaining his count, then my complement of 20 would be relatively extra. Is the glass half-full, or do I have a milk-moustache?
Okay...I'll shut up again and get back to your game, too...;)
ER_Chaser
27 Sep 02, 14:23
Originally posted by JAMiAM
I only need extra with respect to Richard. If he has only 19, explaining his count, then my complement of 20 would be relatively extra. Is the glass half-full, or do I have a milk-moustache?
damn smart answer .... lol..
Africa Campaign '43 (just started as Axis)
Korea '50 - coming to a conclusion
AG South (TOAW 1 Scenario from TheBlitz site)
Kursk (TOAW Battle Pack scenario - incredibly unbalanced)
Europe Aflame 1.3 - I think (turn 70 something)
Europe Aflame 1.7 (turn 10 something)
Soon to start three WW1 scenarios - tournament on TheBlitz
Soon I would like to start a DNO match - if anyone knows a good divorce lawyer.
:D
ER_Chaser
27 Sep 02, 18:51
Originally posted by GunnerC
Africa Campaign '43 (just started as Axis)
Korea '50 - coming to a conclusion
AG South (TOAW 1 Scenario from TheBlitz site)
Kursk (TOAW Battle Pack scenario - incredibly unbalanced)
Europe Aflame 1.3 - I think (turn 70 something)
Europe Aflame 1.7 (turn 10 something)
Soon to start three WW1 scenarios - tournament on TheBlitz
Soon I would like to start a DNO match - if anyone knows a good divorce lawyer.
:D
African 42 that is, buddy :)
And you surely do not have to hire a lawyer for that .... actually modestly showing up with some other women will strongly intimate her.... and she will once more try to "win you over" again, and apparently ,thus, allowing you play DNO .. or even PLAY DNO with ya ... would be smart of her ... lol
Major Banned
27 Sep 02, 20:16
Originally posted by ER_Chaser
African 42 that is, buddy :)
And you surely do not have to hire a lawyer for that .... actually modestly showing up with some other women will strongly intimate her.... and she will once more try to "win you over" again, and apparently ,thus, allowing you play DNO .. or even PLAY DNO with ya ... would be smart of her ... lol
My wife speaks fluent German. The last time I asked to play Drang Nach Osten with her, she showed up to bed with jack boots and a Prussian Field Marshall's helmet.......:D
Took me three days to sit down after that, I should ask if she wants to play again?:banana:
That's gotta hurt...not so much that, as not being able to sit down to play ACOW -- before asking her to play again, best check with the chiropractor to make sure your back can take another 3 days!
I don't think he was referring to the "back" that a chiropracter could fix.:hog:
Von Manstein
28 Sep 02, 04:03
Originally posted by Richard
I am playing
(not all against players on this board)
Battle for Moscow as Soviets vs Tzar
DNO v 3.0 as Soviets vs Helen and Germans vs Jamiam
EA as axis
El Alamein as Axis vs Gunbunny
Fortress Stalingrad as Soviets vs Chris (can't remember his user name)
Hong Kong 41 Mirror- I suggest you avoid this like the plague- a dog of a scenario- great opponent though
Mr MacBrides IndoPakistan as Pakistan vs Maddog
Italian Campaign (the really long one) as Axis
Before the Leaves Fall (ww1 opening western campaign) mirror vs Sapper
Marne 1914 (excellent ww1 scen) as Germans vs Jim (can't think of his user name)
Red Thunder or Krasniy Grom as Soviets vs pirimeister
Stalingrad to Kharkov X 4- one mirror and as alternate sides- three opponents total (excellent scenario)
And last but not least Tobruk 41 as a mirror in the BOl tournament
Down to 19 games at the moment
i think the most i have played concurrently is 23
Only really play Europa Universalis 2 (and Civ 3 when I want to turn my brain off)
Cheers
Richard
Yeah Richard I have to agree about Stalingrad to Kharkov. It is one of my favorites right up there with DNO and Braunschweig. Something I think would make it better is, if by holding Stalingrad past the time the Germans held it historically, you could gain a certain amount of VP every turn or so. Because if you dont play with the sudden death victory rule, then there is no reason for the German player to hold Stalingrad. Heck even if they dont attempt to hold it, they can still easily get a victory or force a draw. It is a damn near perfect scenario. Glad someone else feels that way ;)
Jamiam,
I am afraid you have discovered my greatest weakness- I can't count
You'll be able to sneak soviet corps through my lines now!
Cheers
Richard
Overlord v1.1 ACOW where Kraut will get his lousy invasion forces smelly butts kicked out of Normandy :D) and Bastogne 44 v's MCat (nice new small one by Al Sanrik, get it from Wargamer).
Just about what I can cope with... :)
Originally posted by JAMiAM
I don't think he was referring to the "back" that a chiropracter could fix.:hog:
:D
Originally posted by Gordon Shumway
...and Bastogne 44 v's MCat (nice new small one by Al Sanrik, get it from Wargamer)....
I hate to disrepect the efforts of any person who takes the time and effort to offer new content to the TOAW community, but I hope Al did a better job with Bastogne than he did with his Pakistan scenario. That scenario (which we played in the Blitz's tourney) was the absolute worst scenario that I've ever played.
Originally posted by Richard
You'll be able to sneak soviet corps through my lines now!
My units don't need any help "sneaking through your lines". They seem to do plenty of that during your turns. The trouble is keeping them supplied and, more importantly, alive after they've found themselves on the wrong side of the fence... :hurt:
John Paul
28 Sep 02, 10:57
Me,not that anyone cares:p ,
Pacific strife,getting my ass kicked as the allies:cry:
Suez 73,Getting my ass kicked as the IDF;)
Tobruk 41?don't know if i'm getting my ass kicked as the British, as we're following house rule of not watching replay:)
John Paul
28 Sep 02, 11:02
Me,not that anyone cares:p ,
Pacific strife,getting my ass kicked as the allies:cry:
Suez 73,Getting my ass kicked as the IDF;)
Tobruk 41?don't know if i'm getting my ass kicked as the British, as we're following house rule of not watching replay:)
John Paul
28 Sep 02, 11:06
Page expired on me while making another post and look what happened :angry:
ER_Chaser
28 Sep 02, 13:56
Originally posted by John Paul
Me,not that anyone cares:p ,
Pacific strife,getting my ass kicked as the allies:cry:
Suez 73,Getting my ass kicked as the IDF;)
Tobruk 41?don't know if i'm getting my ass kicked as the British, as we're following house rule of not watching replay:)
lol ... buddy, I can assure you that I did not fire a single shot voluntarily into your troops yet.... if they did fight back when you try to kill'em all, that is beyond my control ... ;)
(Late to the discussion)
Playing:
As above, a 1.5 EA game with Dan. My first ever game of CoW PBEM, indeed only about my fourth game ever. (PO 3 times). A damned enjoyable intro into what a game can do, as I got the feel of Europe Aflame. Now I'm a bloody addict. This **** could easily ruin 8 years of marriage. :ar15:
A new EA game with Kerry, as above. Only a wee bit in, but lots of action. I took out Norway right from the gun, and dispatched Poland shortly thereafter. But Kerry was stuffing a few Brits and craploads of French in Narvik, and is nailing my units on the coasts with 2 - 3 rounds of naval bumbuggerment per round.
I've evapped a few French, and have extended the rail to within 5 hexes or so southwest of Narvik. Biding time as I wait for the sitz to end.
An EA 1.7 game with Raver. Playing Axis, and just into the first few turns of war with Russia. The Finns just activated, Norway is done, the Balkans, all of Africa. The Brits took a serious mauling up to this point, and are considerably weaker than historically. BUT! The damned numbers caught up with me, and the US DoWed war on a randomly timed event which (of course) had to hit just turns before I could get a -20 with Russia in...
But fortune smiled.
The Brits had a healthy defence in Gibraltar, and the US transported a good chunk of their starting forces here. Recent experience has taught me how to activate Spain painlessly, and Jason went from one turn with a very, very strong Gibraltar with no enemies in sight to being adjacent to a mess of panzers and infantry korps. In a battle that was extremely tight, I evapped all the Gibraltar forces, minus the bit he evac'ed the turn prior.
The Finns joined, and Murmansk was just taken by German forces crossing from Norway. Several Russian corps incl. mech were evapped out of supply. All of this area of the front is under Axis control, and the forces are wending their war down towards Leningrad. Serious forces are sitting off to the SW of Leningrad and are waiting for an opportune time as they take a quick breather from recent abuse... :)
The south has seen rapid advance, and several Russian evaps. (It should be noted than Jason placed his main line quite close to me, just behind the Dneister, and extending north from there).
The centre is a great source of German interest at the moment, as the encirclement was just completed last turn of 9 Russian corps (2 mech) and 3 forts. All of these units are seriously weakened, and all but 1 are in the red. The Pripet marshes defence was surrounded and dealt with this turn, so that area is open in front of me as well. I won't be able to exploit huge gaps in his line, as I can already see a new line forming up to take the heat when I complete the encirclement commitments.
But a good deal of damage has been done all the same. With a crippled UK and US, Spanish forces + German aux. covering all of Spain and France, a strong German defence of the two ports leading in to Africa, the Med being an Axis lake, and reasonable penetration into Russia inflicting large losses on the Godless Reds, thinks are looking on track thus far. But we're barely started.
A test EA game with Raver. We split our game into 2 when the situation came up that the Germans had won the BoB, was staring across the channel at a much reduced England, etc. We now have a Sealion test going under optimal conditions (We've kept the Reds and Yanks out of it, the Russians are about to declare war, but had to wait 4 turns, and can't send units to the UK with Narvik heavily garrisoned by the Germans).
OPFOR, managing a SV against the US (Chuck).
sniff
I love this game
sniffsniff:love:
Major Banned
28 Sep 02, 21:57
Originally posted by JAMiAM
I hate to disrepect the efforts of any person who takes the time and effort to offer new content to the TOAW community, but I hope Al did a better job with Bastogne than he did with his Pakistan scenario. That scenario (which we played in the Blitz's tourney) was the absolute worst scenario that I've ever played.
I agree, in fact, Iain and I still haven't finished that scenario, and we've been playing for over a month. But this Bastogne scenario is quite a bit better than that. Of course, it wouldn't take alot, but it is a good scenario, I would suggest others give it a try.
John Paul
29 Sep 02, 01:14
Originally posted by ER_Chaser
lol ... buddy, I can assure you that I did not fire a single shot voluntarily into your troops yet.... if they did fight back when you try to kill'em all, that is beyond my control ... ;)
Maybe you should tell them not to fire so much in self defense:D
All that firing high by your Italian troops is really starting to get on the nerves of my Kiwi's,its hard enough for them to get any rest camping out in those minefields as it is;)
Wolfe Tone
29 Sep 02, 12:45
Currently playing Pbem :
Stalingrad 2.0 against Raver ( Axis) who is off for a few weeks . We are less than half way through the game and the Germans are almost at the southern outskirts of the city. However the front line further north stretches right back to the Don so he is unable to bring the full brunt of his attack to bear yet. So far I am doing well and I am hoping for at least a draw here.
Two Bloody Rivers 2.1 against Paulus ( Axis).
This has turned into a disaster for the Soviets as the Wehrmacht sweeps all before it. It is the end of August 1942 and German formations are at the Don ready to cross over to attack Stalingrad. Further south the oilfields around Maikop are under attack. I have taken huge losses and my only hope is that as German supply levels drop as the game proceeds and fresh Soviet formations arrive I can somehow turn this one around.
Five weeks in ’44 against Siberian Heat ( Allies).
It is turn 11 of a 36 day per turn scenario. The Allies are on the verge of launching their major Airborne drop which I await with interest. The Polish Para Brigade has already been used + a sprinkling of British Paras. I have managed to evacuate a large part of the 15th Army from the Breskins pocket on the southern side of the Scheldt estuary and am withdrawing north from Antwerp in good order. The only setback so far has been the loss of Eindhoven but the next turn is going to dictate the course of the rest of the campaign so I will have a clearer idea of the overall situation very soon.
African Campaign ‘42 against Freeserve-Dan ( Axis).
On turn 39 ( 3 day turns) with the fighting bogged down in a major slugfest in front of Alamein. I don’t think the British & Commonwealth front line is in any danger of being cracked open. On the other hand it’s a case of me being able to keep enough reserves out of the battle until a strong enough offensive force can be assembled that will be capable of breaking through the Nazi lines. Should get at least a draw out of this. Maybe a full scale Victory if I play my cards right!
Also playing solitaire Bob Cross’s Okinawa ’45. This plays well as a solitaire game. I am playing the Allies. The turns are one day each and the game length can be fairly long as the invasion began on 1 April 1945 and the Japs can hold out right till the end of the War! ( turn 135).
As of 20 April the Americans forces in the southern part of the island were attacking Kakazu Ridge where the Japanese as usual put up a tenacious fight. To the north the Motubu peninsula was almost secure with the US forces also pushing against Japanese armed civilians to the north of Mombaru.
The Yamato had managed to beach herself at the southern end of Kiyan peninsula where presence took up the attention of a whole Allied Task force. US naval losses so far about 10 Rocket ships, 1 Aircraft carrier, + Pennsylvania, Indiana, New York and around 6 destroyers. About 200 aircraft lost. Certainly a very interesting scenario.
What is the "Two Bloody Rivers" scenario Wolfe?
I find that interesting because one of the comments I made to JoeBob when I sent him a move of "Storming Heaven" was, "the Don and the Volga are flowing with blood". This was after I had surrounded and was laying seige to Rostov (succesful) and was beaten back from the gates of Stalingrad. There are a lot of treatments of this campaign but I have never seen the "Two Bloody Rivers" one. Any feedback? and where can I find it?
The other games I have going are: Middle East 2000 - also against JoeBob, going slow with this one as Storming Heaven is much more exciting. Decision in the North against Jyri (Sheikh) -getting whooped on as the Russians. And Smolensk 41 against SATCOM - making steady progress but probably won't rack up any VPs as German.
Wolfe Tone
01 Oct 02, 16:35
Tiberius:
Took this from the game description, if your interested I can mail you the scenario.
SCENARIO II "TWO BLOODY RIVERS"
PARAMETERS.
Classification: Hypothetical
Date: 28th July 1942.
Theatre: East Front.
Ground Scale: 10km/hex.
Time Scale: Half Weekly Turns.
Turns: 48.
Unit Level: Corps/Division
Play: Best as Axis or 2 players.
Design: V1.07 using Opart 300
Author: Edward Hayes.
BACKGROUND.
This series of scenarios is based on two premises, firstly that the US lost all their carriers at Midway and secondly that the Axis Powers had an effective cooperative Strategic Plan for fighting the Allies.
The loss at all its carriers at Midway puts the Americans on the defence, and fearful, at least politically, of a possible Japanese invasion, they retain troops at home and reduce supplies to Europe.
This eliminates any early chance of an Allied invasion enabling the Germans to retain the 11th Army in Crimea and transfer Luftwaffe VI, 24th Pz Korps, the newly formed GbH-Falk Korps, and the 6th Inf Korps to the Eastern Front.
The first phase of the Axis Strategic Plan called for a limited invasion of Eastern Russia. This was executed in SCENARIO I, "THE MANCHURIAN AFFAIR" where Japan succeeded in taking both Khabarovsk and Vladivostok.
Consequently, three Russian armies, the 24th Reserve, the 21st (SW Front) and the 28th (Stalingrad) are all now moving to the Japanese Front Reserve, just as the German East Front Summer 42 campaign is about to begin.
This scenario (2nd in series) covers Army Group South`s advance, with orders to secure all territory west of the Don, cut the Russian supply line at Michurinsk and seize Voroneth, Stalingrad and all the Caucasian Oilfields.
The scenario starts shortly after the start of the Japanese invasion from Manchuria but not late enough for the Russians to recover from their disastrous attack on Kharkov which resulted in severe tank losses and the virtual annihilation of the 6th and 57th Armies.
So you can see the Russians are really up against it!
Major Banned
01 Oct 02, 20:09
Originally posted by Wolfe Tone
Tiberius:
Took this from the game description, if your interested I can mail you the scenario.
SCENARIO II "TWO BLOODY RIVERS"
PARAMETERS.
Classification: Hypothetical
Date: 28th July 1942.
Theatre: East Front.
Ground Scale: 10km/hex.
Time Scale: Half Weekly Turns.
Turns: 48.
Unit Level: Corps/Division
Play: Best as Axis or 2 players.
Design: V1.07 using Opart 300
Author: Edward Hayes.
BACKGROUND.
This series of scenarios is based on two premises, firstly that the US lost all their carriers at Midway and secondly that the Axis Powers had an effective cooperative Strategic Plan for fighting the Allies.
The loss at all its carriers at Midway puts the Americans on the defence, and fearful, at least politically, of a possible Japanese invasion, they retain troops at home and reduce supplies to Europe.
This eliminates any early chance of an Allied invasion enabling the Germans to retain the 11th Army in Crimea and transfer Luftwaffe VI, 24th Pz Korps, the newly formed GbH-Falk Korps, and the 6th Inf Korps to the Eastern Front.
The first phase of the Axis Strategic Plan called for a limited invasion of Eastern Russia. This was executed in SCENARIO I, "THE MANCHURIAN AFFAIR" where Japan succeeded in taking both Khabarovsk and Vladivostok.
Consequently, three Russian armies, the 24th Reserve, the 21st (SW Front) and the 28th (Stalingrad) are all now moving to the Japanese Front Reserve, just as the German East Front Summer 42 campaign is about to begin.
This scenario (2nd in series) covers Army Group South`s advance, with orders to secure all territory west of the Don, cut the Russian supply line at Michurinsk and seize Voroneth, Stalingrad and all the Caucasian Oilfields.
The scenario starts shortly after the start of the Japanese invasion from Manchuria but not late enough for the Russians to recover from their disastrous attack on Kharkov which resulted in severe tank losses and the virtual annihilation of the 6th and 57th Armies.
So you can see the Russians are really up against it!
Sounds good Karl, I'll take a copy of that scenario.
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