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habeasdorkus posted:Still on board with working our way down from Denmark! no ports. I'd never get enough troops ashore. Holland would work, as I could take several major ports. The problem with landing in german is both landing sites are ports, so you get limited to bringing in 3 units a turn per hex. Amphibious HQ's allow you to land 2 more on none port hexes.
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habeasdorkus posted:
The only issue is bridging the downfall phase from imperator to CKII. It's about 11AD, so a 700 year gap. Or two other paradox games...
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Jan 30, 2019 21:38
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I was thinking a COYA bridge could work.
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Jan 31, 2019 05:26
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   I suffer my first defeat as the Germans force an Para battalion back.  Then they attack the port again.    The British spread their pain again – night bombing is not good for accuracy.  The US take out the U-boat factories and fuel production.   First I collect my panzer Division.  Then I smash through their lines – if they are routing, their units are in a bad way!  I use the 29th to open a wider hole, then put more units into it.  A much larger attack is needed to overcome their defences here.  Taking Naples is going to be costly. But they are cut off, so it should be doable.  I suddenly remember I've not addressed one of histories greatest issues – and immediately fire Mark Clark.  I've run my armoured units hard, and they need a bit of time to replace losses. I don't have any troops to bring in atm, so hopefully that'll leave more port space for supplies. I need Naples!    God help me. I think this may be the most interesting site to land that still gives me enough ports to support my troops.
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Jan 31, 2019 05:50
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Yep. Can't be any worse than bocage right! ND a better port in Antwerp! Talk me out of it!
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gradenko_2000 posted:I like the alternate universe version of this post where we're telling Grey not to land right into some swamps and bocage Look, Normandy is safe, but I playing against a Gary Grigsby AI, so I want to give it some advantages.....
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Jan 31, 2019 10:44
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alex314 posted:Grey, you know your audience doesn't want safe Hence Operation TBC. (I like Quagmire and Mosquito so far though)
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  No attacks this turn.  My advances have forced them to give up some more ground.   The weather turns on us again.  I have to bring 120,000 men to Naples, and even then, I only manage to take their outer defences.  The 94th hold out against a second attack, but their fortifications are gone now.  I then turn my attention north.  The follow up attack routs the enemy.  Time to make this line untenable as well.  British units do good work.  The airborne units get in on the act.  My tanks still need rest. 
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Feb 1, 2019 06:37
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aphid_licker posted:Grey, did you change the target priorities for the strat bombing or is the wild variety of targets being hit just due to bombers getting lost etc.? Night bombing, they hit a city and see what blows up I assume. I do have a spread of things targeted, though.
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Feb 1, 2019 11:40
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https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfH010bvSEAqkmfx6675PO9TPEeOi3PvL1yBK7Sa7KTIPIYSA/viewform?usp=sf_link Let's do the operation nameing Democratically!
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  These Germans are not putting up much of a fight!  Once again they give ground to stop a breakthrough.   Most bombers stay at home or miss their targets in the terrible weather.  The Germans retreat from Naples.  We take the city and march further south.  Now to ready ourselves for the next battle.  The tanks aren't fully replenished yet, but I sense an opportunity!  This was a tougher fight, but we keep on pushing.  I push on their weaker flanks to avoid having to attack in the mountains.  We keep grinding up!  OddObserver posted:Could you consider adding a poll option for that? Done, I think.
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Feb 2, 2019 05:29
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  A large German push hits the 2nd Armoured and pushes them back.  Seem they don't want me advancing.  Poor weather means little bombing.  One more port to clean out.  Time to keep pushing north.  They can't be allowed to dig in!  I'm making good time all told though.  We inflict heavy losses on the Germans here.  I advance into the gaps.  And keep hitting the weakened units.  And there are a lot of them.  Lets see if this causes another general withdrawl.  Then again, I'm not sure how long the Germans can keep taking these losses.
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Feb 3, 2019 06:16
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Nah, its on the other side of the mountains from where i was trying to flank them after the inital withdrawal. I should bring them back now.
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   Once again, the Germans opt to retreat over fight.  The normal January story.  I start moving a couple of tank divisions cross country.  We continue to target the weak points in their line.  A general advance continues.  I'm still looking for an encirclement.  There is still some steel in them though.  I bring in two fresh divisions – including the Poles, and try again. To no avail.  We'll just have to do this the old fashioned way.  These guys are dug in well.  Work on another fortified position begins.  Next week I guess.  More of a costly week it seems. But we're still moving and well ahead of schedule.
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Feb 4, 2019 06:31
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Hence Operation Moisturize.
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Feb 4, 2019 16:50
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  The germans mass their troops and rout the lone Italian motorized Division.  Time to shift those losses the other way.  I have planes destroying the rail lines south of the invasion zone – the plan is to destroy their ability to bring in support units.  The RAF were on target for once.  Salerno is mine. Most of these units will now move to eliminate the remaining divisions holding ports. Mainly as it doesn't look good in the papers.  Time to get moving.  Holes are made.  I exploit a gap with a tank unit, then push to the north.  The flat terrain makes for good advances.  The Herman Goring Panzer Division proves my bane at the moment.  Even they cannot hold forever.  Fresh units move up and punch forwards some more.  This is to stop them digging in.  This just enlarges the gap.  Lets keep these guys pinned in place as well.  Another great week for the forces of the Croctopods.
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  Once again, the Germans pull back slightly.   Clouds cover most targets, so once more, damage is limited.  So many units need cleaning up, and the southern two are well dug in divisions.  Back to the grind.  We maul the plane tanks.  The hole gets bigger.  Their front line has crumbled across a forty kilometre stretch.  I push deeper.  And deeper.  This is not the eastern front however, and my tanks cannot speed through the gaps as I would like them to.  Lets see how the Germans react to this! 
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Feb 6, 2019 05:59
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Ghost of Mussolini posted:How are the units down south in Reggio Calabria and Crotone surviving? Surely they're totally cut off from supply? They are surrounded, but won't surrender until I attack. and the game counts them as having good in hex supplies and fortifcations, so it will take a few troops to do it!
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  No attacks again.  Looks like they are going to try and hold though!  There is a break in the weather and the RAF get to it.  The Americans do some good work on their Targets as well.  Clean up. It needs to happen.  I try something new today – a parachute drop behind enemy lines! One battalion scatters so badly it lands in the sea! The others make it though, and a re ready to hole any enemy retreats.  Now to see if I can perform an encirclement.  This is the key hex to clear.  Lets hit these guys as well.  Cutting this rail line effectively splits the eastern and western forces. Marching over those mountains is slow. They can rail around, but it will take longer. This makes my para drop a bit risky! They have now been cut off for a week in game turns! Lets hope the Germans can't move on them that quickly.  The tanks are unable to break through, moving up one hex takes so much of their time. 
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Feb 7, 2019 05:44
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It's an experiment!
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  The Germans counter attack my advancing forces.  A unit from the 82nd is forced to retreat as well.  With nowhere to run, the British hold.  The new front line is.... interesting.   The British continue their “lob some bombs at them” strategy.  8th Air force continue to be a bit more targetted.  First I move to trap a division and a battalion. I got something from this at least. Then I push north.  The SS division has to go as well.  Let see if I can get to that other Brigade as well.  Pack 'em in tight.  I can't shift that two division strong point, so let see what we can do here!  Threaten their flank lads!  Troops move up, and the Para's reconnect.  Crack! They have weakened this flank now.  And I'm going to use that!  Even a cheeky hasty attack works!  Keep them moving back.  Normani falls next week.  Reuben Sandwich posted:The problem with mad scientists is that sometimes they blow up the lab. Works in science. has not blown anything up. Medical Science though, so not often a problem with things exploding.
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Feb 8, 2019 06:59
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  The Germans abandon their trapped comrades and pull back again.   We see some good damage this week.  May the good weather continue!  Surrender Dammit! This was my fault, I didn't want to spend the extra move surrounding the city.  There we go, although it seems most of the unit is now pretending to be Italian farmers.  Now to eliminate this pocket.  Force them back.  Then clean them up.  Then back to the main show.  I shatter their line again.  Then follow north.  A large hole opens.  Right, lets see what I can do with the tanks.  The Poles reach Florence. Now the Germans have a massive problem – I can turn two directions to but them off!  No encirclements on this flank, but I can still take my second port.  Lets keep up pressure here as well.  A rather successful week. If I do say so myself.
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 The airborne are forced to retreat.  Mostly they try and cover the line – and it's looking pretty thin out there!   Poor weather, the RAF get out there, but the 8th Airforce stay home this week.  We get moving.  This is going to be tough to open up any large holes this week, the infantry need to move up.  Time to go for the coast.  I start to man my flanks with brigades, but they are facing regiments, so I can hold.  As is required, I end up one hex short.  The Poles cannot advance, so I have to settle on bringing up support.  “Settle.”  A less flashy turn, but sometimes you need to consolidate those gains.  The race to Berlin is on.
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overmind2000 posted:After this game is over will you play a new campaign as the Germans, Grey? If you do, I'd like to request the Battle of the Bulge scenario, I have a feeling you could turn it around from what happened irl. I'll most likely do it as a video LP later on.
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  They try and push my Armour back.  But they don't quite get their men out of the pocket.   Another break in the weather.  Lets get those hits in!  Another wave of airdrops, this one scatters onto the only military unit in the area.  Low planning leads to a lot of scattering, but they are in!  Now to try an link up!  Widen the hole.  Dammit!  Hitting where I can.  Well, so much for that idea!  Time for plan B on the other side.  Push 'em to the sea lads.  Smash them.  They hold key spots.  I take the smaller encirclement. But I'm still dreaming big! 
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Flavius Aetass posted:What are the red, black, and green lines again? Red shows the active ex, green is luftwaffe support. Black allied plane support. I have my engineer units ashore rebuilding rail lines.
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  The Germans mass a force and push 7th armoured back – I'm not unhappy, as none on these units are moving north to attack the 82nd.  That attack cost them eight Panthers and fourteen Stugs.  Now I have some options.  Another good weeks weather.  We smash several factories.  The Fallschirmjager are dug in well.  But we shift them.  Time for some clean up.  The last group will need to wait.  For some reason, all my CV's have dropped like a stone. Everyone has supplies and is at at least 75% TOE, but the will to fight is not there. Do they owe the entire 82nd money?  I drop my last Para unit, but they scatter AWAY from the drop zone, if they had dropped in or south, they would have reconnected.  Here is my rail network, red is damaged, orange is repaired this turn. As you can see, I'm one(!) hex from connecting Rome, and through it my front line, to Naples by sea. So let's hope my guys sort out their poo poo soon.  A poor turn.
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gradenko_2000 posted:it's a heavy mud and heavy rain turn Sure. So it is. 4am LPing has its downsides.
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Comstar posted:Monty is going to come into some harsh criticism for this fiasco. As during market garden, it's the 82nd loving things up for his timetable....
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Yeah, the plan was to us the Paras as a carpet to the sea. Of course bad weather and misdrops make it a true WWII story.
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  They come for the Paratroopers, but they hold.  Thankfully the bad weather cuts both ways.  Hold lads!  I need to break through this week!  The RAF pay special attention to the plan factories this week.  The 8th pay attention to the heavy industry.  More mud, I definitely need to wait for this to clear before launching Operation Moisturise.  A massed attack breaks through to the airborne.  A poorly timed shift in the weather scuppered this, but I make the best of a bad situation.  We collect our latest wave of prisoners.  There is a small advance on this flank.  We also collect up the enemy airborne.  One pocket remains.
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 Once again the Germans are forced to give up ground – and it was nice defensible ground as well!   Bad weather mostly grounds my airforce again.  This dammed weather makes attacks hard.  I'm able to make some attacks though! Mostly I move troops up to prepare for a major offensive – and take the airborne off the line.  I see a weak spot on the eastern coast.  Flee you fools!  We're coming for you. 
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I'm going for the coast wherever I can, Then I'll worry about ports. I can always naval blockade, and Remini will be to small to adequately supply all those units. I'd be there now if the mud hadn't hit right after I landed my paratroopers!
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V. Illych L. posted:the allies should have completely uncontested air air and naval superiority in the area, surely you can blockade a port to starve out basically a whole german army Its a shorter run than to Naples, but yeah, a few well targeted plane strikes and I'm rolling up half their army. If they don't break and run before then. I need to be careful to not trigger a retreat - I may try ANOTHER drop to cut retreat rail lines.... Poor buggers.
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  The Germans throw two panzer divisions and two motorized, plus infantry support at me. Somehow my plucky unit of Brits hold.  Now their line is starting to look fragile.   The planes have a proper week off.  I go for the easy target first.  I then turn east.  I bring up more men and punch out the centre.  I keep up pressure on the eastern coast.  With the bulk of their forces inland, I make good advances.  I'm so close to the open ground.  So many mechanised units, all waiting to play.  This frees up a lot of troops, and secures me another port.  How long can Germany take losses like this?
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Serpentis posted:That’s an impressive amount of grit from the 2nd special service brigade considering what just got thrown at their faces less than 4,000 men held 66,000 Germans and 450 tanks! That's another war film. I wish I could make these things into a war film somehow.
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Danann posted:Did we just mulch a German unit with old tanks or something because I'm pretty sure we didn't see quite a few of those tanks before. Yeah, the this turn and totals are the same. If you look at the attack at Ancona, you can see the 155th Reserve Panzer division just got their asses handed to them.
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  The 2nd Special Service Brigade retreat – but they have done good work.  I'm going to have to think about this, but I think the encirclement may be on!   I dial in my air strikes.  The weather improves, and my strikes go in.  The 8th do good damage to their more select targets.  The advance begins, but the lead units are not as well supplied as I would like. Bloody mountains!  This fortified zone is actually useful. It allows the retreating troops to hold.  My tanks cut the rail line – this at least prevents a mass breakout!  I push up on the west coast.  I need to keep these guys pinned down so they can't move to stop the “breakthrough”  We're about to hit mountains on this flank though.  I take this fortified zone out before it can be garrisoned. That would have been painful!  I displace a HQ unit, which is always nice, then advance into open ground. They seem to be recombining their divisions.  For once an airborne drop lands where I want it – securing the rail line and giving the Germans one hex to retreat through – the swamps of Comacchio!  The guys down south hop across a ferry to Messina, then boat up to where my rail lines will work. It's almost like I planned it. There are no working ports north of here, so this is the best I can do.  That was a nice positioning turn.  Here is a quick look at the men under arms.
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  The Germans make a break for it, the problem now is cutting them off before they can all escape through the marshes.    Bombers continue to bomb. Thank god, the whether has improved!  The Airborne do their work again.  2nd Armour breaks through and links up.  After that I'm into the open planes. Eight divisions and two regiments are now trapped.  They even abandoned the port to my men. The fools.  Another port falls on the opposite coast.  The POW camps prepare for another wave of inmates. I meanwhile wait for the weather to improve in Europe.
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