Game Summary #2 (21 June, 2011)

This game features:
Matt D as the Axis (Germany, Italy, Japan)

The Allies consist of:
Brett as Russia, United States, and China
George as the United Kingdom, Australia/New Zealand (ANZAC), and France.

Just some trivia, ANZAC stands for the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps.

TURN 1

GERMANY

Germany bought a major-factory. It sent the navy and Luftwaffe after the UK fleet surrounding the  British Isles. Things worked out well for Germany, who had much of their navy remaining at the end of the turn.

The Germans had an undamaged battleship left at the end of turn one. Their subs wait to reinforce it in turn 2.

The Germans also attacked the victory-city of Paris on turn one and took it despite tough casualties. They lost almost all of their infantry and mechanized-infantry in the attack. The Luftwaffe landed in Western-Germany.

RUSSIA

The Russians built land units and sent their armies to reinforce the victory-city of Leningrad. Russia also sent its Baltic fleet closer to the Germans.

The Eastern Front is quiet for now. Germany's new factory both threatens and tempts the Russian army.

JAPAN

The Japanese built two minor-factories and placed them along the Chinese coast. The Imperial Army moved inland but could not secure the Burma Road, a tough break for Japan.

UNITED STATES

The US bought a carrier and fighter to escort two transports. Being bound by the games neutrality rules, the US couldn't do much besides build and wait.


CHINA

The Chinese have the Burma Road open,  have the option to build artillery. Brett declines the artillery and builds infantry instead. Brett aggressively attacks the Japanese forces bordering the Burma Road, and both sides lose all their forces in the battle. The Chinese army then retreats to their western border with Russia. 

The Burma Road stays open. The Imperial Navy consolidates along the Chinese coast.

 

 UNITED KINGDOM

The UK built a carrier-group in for the Atlantic and infantry for India. In the Mediterranean the UK attacked the eastern Italian fleet, wiping it out. In the eastern theater, the UK sent troops closer to the Burma Road. The colonial army did much worse however, and failed to eliminate the Italian threat in the Horn of Africa.

The UK fleet attacks the Italians in the Eastern Mediterranean. The Italians were wiped out in the first phase of combat but managed to get 3 hits, reducing the UK Mediterranean fleet significantly.

Poor rolls prevent the amphibious-assault from succeeding.

AUSTRALIAN & NEW ZEALAND ARMY CORPS

The ANZAC troops move into the Pacific Rim and begin assuming control of the Dutch colonies.



ITALY

The Italians begin aggressive tactics in the Mediterranean and shut down the Suez Canal by taking Trans-Jordan and French-Syria. The Italian air force makes a gamble by attacking the French navy as well. The Italian expedition in Africa moves toward the victory-city of Cairo, threatening it for turn 2.

The Italians only lost one fighter during the attack on the French fleet.

Mussolini's neo-Roman Empire is a possibility, but by no means guaranteed yet.

 FRANCE

Always playing to win, France makes the best of an opportunity by counter-attacking the weak Germany army-group in Paris. It was a battle that came down to the wire! Charles de Gaulle would have been proud.

Five German tanks and a mech-infantry face off against two French infantry, an artillery, tank, and a fighter.

 

France sacrifices its fighter for a last shot at re-taking Paris.

France rolls a 4 and Germany rolls a 3. Vichy-France is established at the end of turn 1.