Hinge Of Fate Game - Edelweiss

GPS Yesterday Morning


British 8th Army Crushed in the desert by Rommel

Left with no choice but to follow up on the ill fated Italian attack on Tobruk, General Rommel tries to salvage what he can of the situation by taking the offensive.


After the news of the British destruction of the Kriegsmarine's Nordsee Flotilla off the coast of Copenhagen, Hitler goes off on another of his famous rampages. After a long confrontation with Hitler the OKM of the Kriegsmarine Erich Raeder resigns his post in disgrace.


On the Eastern Front little action is taken this month and Hitler demands more from his officers, six more generals along with over a 100 officers are removed and sent packing back to the officers pool. Adolf Hitler demands results and results now!


The OKW and OKH are starting to think there is no chance for Victory as long as this "Little Corporal" keeps making military decisions.


In unrelated news the Fuhrer's personal doctor who gives him his daily doses of drug cocktails suddenly dies, and a new doctor from the Wehrmacht is hand picked by the OKW for Hitler.


The War News

North Africa
A Ju-88 out of Athens recons the Alexandria/Tobruk area and spots a CW DD 1-Tile North of Alexandria. The sighting is called in and a follow up Ju-88 arrives and bombs the 4/4 DD Vigilant-Hit= 1/4 Vigilant
A Stuka follows up and finishes the job 1/4 DD Vigilent Sunk

Another Ju-88 cuts the road 2-Tiles Northeast of Suez

Yet another Ju-88 destroyed Improvements on the Plains 2-Tiles Southeast of Alexandria

German Stuka destroys Improvements 1-Tile South of Alexandria

4/4 2nd Armor Div next to Tobruk is struk by a Stuka=Hit 2/4 2nd Armor Div.

The bunker 1-Tile Southwest of Tobruk is attacked:
12/12 Afrika Korp vs 2/7 8th Army=9/12 Afrika Korp

A pathfinding DD rams into an invisible object (CW Sub)=1/4 DD 2-Tiles North of Bengazi

Southern Front
Just North of Karkov 2/3 Blizzard is shelled by F.A.=Miss
F.A=Hit 1/3 Blizzard
5/5 Belgrade Garrison Vs 1/3 Blizzard=5/5 Garrison

The airfield West of Karkov 3/3 Blizzard is bombed by Stuka=Hit-1/3 Blizzard
3/3 216 Inf Div vs 1/3 Blizzard=3/3 216 Inf Div

German Stuka destroys Improvements 1-Tile South of Stalingrad

Mech Inf Div 2-Tiles South of Rostov runs over Partisans taking up defensive positions


Center
Northwest of Minsk 2/3 Blizzard: Ju-88-Miss
H.A-Miss
F.A.-Hit=1/3 Blizzard
7/7 39 Panzer Korps vs 1/3 Blizzard=8/8 Panzer Korps

Ju-88 knocks out road on Forest Tile West of Saratov


North
The Wheat & Rail 2-Tiles Southeast of Leningrad is bombarded by the Luftwaffe:
Ju-88-Hit=Damages Unit
Ju-88-Hit=Damages Unit
Ju-88-Miss
Ju-88-Miss
Stuka-Hit=Damages Unit
Stuka-Miss
Stuka-Miss

Ju-88 bomnbing run of Murmansk hits and destroys City Walls I think!
(Not sure with my bad eyesight, Old Age is a Biatch)
F.A. in area-Miss

A German U-Boat in the Baltic on ASW mission looking for Soviet missing sub finds it 3-Tiles West of Helsinki=2/3 U-Boat

The Baltic Fleet shells the city of Leningrad:
DD Z-12-Hit Transport Ship
CL Emden-Hit Transport Ship
BB Tirpitz-Hit Sinks Russian DD in port
CL Koln-Miss
CA Hipper-Hit Damages Tank Army
CA Scheer-Hit Damages Tank Army

Atlantic

Ju-88 shot down over Plymouth


The Weather
A Force 9 Gale showed up off the coast of Copenhagen blocking the harbor:eek:
(Thanks Sully I love you too! :D)
BC shells Force 9 Gale and damages it and a lone weather U-Boat 4/4 dissipates the F9G
The U-Boat commander is promoted for his act of heroism against Mother Nature=4/5

Watch out world we now have weather busting U-Boats!:lol:

Sully Gift.jpg

Also thanks for the other F9G near Trondheim and the Iceberg near Narvik...I sure do luv me some "Winter Weather" :love:
 
Look J I love you too but I am sick and tired of Weather busting my butt all over the world! I certainly know the CW hasn't seen the end of nature either!

I was very aware of the possibility of a counter-attack by the Africa Korps against the damaged 8th Army. It was a calculated risk I had to take knowing Tobruk had little chance to fend off a combined attack by both the Italian & German Forces.

Now we'll see if you have the stomach for continuing your attack! :mischief:

What concerns me as much as the loss is why my Spitfires aren't intercepting any of the air strikes???? We'll see about that going forward............
 
Look J I love you too but I am sick and tired of Weather busting my butt all over the world! I certainly know the CW hasn't seen the end of nature either!

I was very aware of the possibility of a counter-attack by the Africa Korps against the damaged 8th Army. It was a calculated risk I had to take knowing Tobruk had little chance to fend off a combined attack by both the Italian & German Forces.

Now we'll see if you have the stomach for continuing your attack! :mischief:

What concerns me as much as the loss is why my Spitfires aren't intercepting any of the air strikes???? We'll see about that going forward............

Well my friend Weather is the bane of both the CW and Japan, they seem to get most of the brunt of the "Bad Weather" I did not mind the visits from Mother Nature at all was just busting your balls a bit, it is a tough job but someone has to do it! ;)

I knew you were aware of the counter-attack by the Africa Korps that's why I did not press the attack I am sure you had something up your sleeves for me :rolleyes:

I had the same problem the first few turns with both you and Glasnost bombing me and not getting shot down but the last turn or two they seem to have been intercepting somewhat for me.
And at least your Fighters in England are working they have shot down several of my planes so far this game. :mad:
 
Not much to report from the fronts, snow is slowly beginning to melt. Maybe spring will bring new winds to the Frozen troops.


North

West from Murmansk road: Med. Bomber redlines Inf. Div., Soviet army takes it out 8/9
SW-N from Leningrad Finnish fort. div. loses 1hp to heavy arty.


Center

1-NE of Minsk: 2 Dive bombers and 1 Med bomber take out 1hp from inf. div. and 2hp from panzer div. Blizzard (2) takes out Inf. Div.
2-Ne of Minsk: Med bomber takes 1hp from inf. div., Blizzard takes it out and another med bomber follows up destroying improvements.


South

Black sea navy shoots blanks once again :I
1-W of Maikop: 6 med-bombers and field arty cause total of 5hp loss for 2 Minor Axis armies.
 
China Area

4Ts SW of Shanghai
-2 B25s Redline Lt Tank Div

-B25 Destroys Road E of Hankow
-2 B25s Damage units in Hankow
-2 B25s Destroy Zeke at Lanchow
-B25 Damages Army in Lanchow
-B25 Shoots Down Zeke over Hong Kong

N.Africa Area

-2 B25s Damage units in Benghazi
 
Beseiged Defenders at Tobruk Destroy the Italian Africa Army


N.Africa Area

Near Benghazi
-DD 3/3 SINKS UBoat 2 Ts NW of Benghazi
-BB, HBmr Damage units in Benghazi
-2 HBmrs + DB Damages Afrika Korps S of city

Near Tobruk
-BB Redlines Folgore Para Div
-5th Inf Div 3/3 vs Folgore Para Div> /5th ID 3/4
-2nd NZ Div 3/3 vs Farty> 2nd NZ 2/4
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Denmark Straights
-DD 4/4 SINKS Nature Beating UBoat as its crew sunbathes on deck 2 Ts SW of Oslo:D

-2 HBmrs & 2 Swordfish SINK 2 Transports NE of Copenhagen

Burma Area

-Med Bmr Destroys Road E of Rangoon

4Ts W of Bangkok
- SS 3/3 vs Jap DD 4/4> SS 2/4!!!!!:goodjob:

Coral Sea Area

@ Port Moresby
-Swordfish SHOT DOWN by Zeke over city
-Swordfish Damages Unit in city

GPS to Minor Axis
 
Minor Axis March 1942

Africa and Med
  • AOI Tactical Air damages Egyptian militia east of Tobruk (2/2-1/2). 10th SA bombs and misses.
  • Axis sub sinks American DD in Western Med (3/3 sub to 3/3 DD, 1/3 sub).
Russia
  • Field Artillery destroys Walls in Maikop
  • Biplane and Fighter bomb Maikop and miss. Romanian Bomber, Stuka, and Gruppe 100 shot down by AA fire over Maikop.
  • Ju-88 destroys road 2 squares NE of Maikop
  • 11th SA destroys road 3 squares NNW of Baku
  • Their position untenable, Minor Axis forces retreat from the gates of Maikop. With insufficient transport, the heavy guns are left behind.

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GPS to Elephantium and the U.S.
 
ORAN LIBERATED!

Pacific -
MB takes 2hp from I-62 (~10T S of Pearl)
MB redlines her
TB sinks her.

Med -
US Sub sunk by unknown sub in the sea tile NE of Oran
CLAA Atlanta sinks it > 3/4 CLAA
BBs North Carolina and Washington redline the Foreign Legion in Oran
5th Tank Division kills the Legion and liberates Oran! => 4/4 Tank Div
HB pings unit in Tripoli
HB kills Tripoli citizens
TB redlines Aosta Div
TB redlines Tunis Garrison
 
Boy the battles are really heating up! I can't recall such a concerted tactical battle for Maikop ever!

I think April-May 1942 could be a very important time period for both sides????
 
ORAN LIBERATED!

Pacific -
MB takes 2hp from I-62 (~10T S of Pearl)
MB redlines her
TB sinks her.

Med -
US Sub sunk by unknown sub in the sea tile NE of Oran
CLAA Atlanta sinks it > 3/4 CLAA
BBs North Carolina and Washington redline the Foreign Legion in Oran
5th Tank Division kills the Legion and liberates Oran! => 4/4 Tank Div
HB pings unit in Tripoli
HB kills Tripoli citizens
TB redlines Aosta Div
TB redlines Tunis Garrison

Great results E...the US is starting to kick it up a notch!!! And E.....you might tell the Big Guy that its time to take off the Santa Hat and put the Helmet back on!!! ;)
 
Typhoon season ends, Hurricane season starts next turn!
any typhoons out of port at the beginning of the May must be
disbanded.

Lae airfield:
SNLF (2/4) survives malaria

North of Palembang:
Minor Allied militia dies of malaria

West Coast of Borneo:
Minor allied outpost destroyed by malaria
 
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