Germany vs AI special version
wk 51 1941
GERMAN ARROGANCE STRIKES!
I had "overwhelming" control of the atlantic! The Russians were shackled and chained, unable to build T34's and only have siberian cities left. Africa was falling like a house of cards. And I was just about to land on Britian.
..and then an unfortuneate chain of events took place.
First:
US developes 1941 DDF and she mounts a huge atlantic counter offensive. I loose a genesiau in a 1-1 battle, (the first DDF attack takes it out!) I think its just luck but I loose the 2nd Genasaiu to only 2 more DDF's and then the carrier is left to defend herself. the C3 did better than the battleships; holding off 2 41 DDF's. My subs that lined the US eastern coast are abliterated! So I make for a full retreat but both my C3 carriers (fully loaded) and 2 more genasaiu are lost along with about a dozen more subs. ALL IN 2 TURNS - I lost 5 Genasaiu's, 2 C3's (fully loaded), 2 AA cruisers, ~12 subs.
Second:
The luftwaffe have beaten down the RAF! My transports sit loaded ready to land in Britain, then Turkey attacks Japan! I loose Damascuss to the Turks and then not wanting to see the Japanesse take all of Turkey I unload all my transports. I manage to take half of turkey, Japan gets 2 cities and my damascuss!

no land route to Africa! Turkey is GONE in 4 weeks! I gave them the resources they needed to build the tanks they attacked me with!
Third:
My african front stalls on the Ivory coast! not enough tanks! I am unable to push africa far enough south to reduce the size of the front! A very important objective! Now the front extends almost the width of africa at the widest point! and its a skewed angle, as the eastern front is farther south then the western front at the ivory coast!
Fourth:
Russia, (whats left of her) moves motorized INF into my territory every turn now and I have to "request" they be removed!
So....I regroup.
Originally I had only wanted to ever build two bismarcs (bismarc & tirpitz) but that is no longer a luxury I can afford. So 5 of them are under contrsuction and I have revamped my Type IX production as well. Now the atlantic will be controlled by battle groups consisting of a bismark, C3 carrier(if available), AA cruiser, at least 5 IX's, and a couple of IIX's.
As for the land war, well, I need more tanks. After/during the conquest of Turkey I realized that I only had 36 Panzer's! Not quite enough to fight 3 fronts; africa, turkey and Britain. soon to be russia...
Japan is still unbelievable, 70+ SNLF's and that is after throwing 20+ at the small english controlled turkish city of adana. Nothing like 10 Matilda's atop a mountain behind walls! and of course its in view so I have watch every unit attack!
British and US are "slowly" moving into S. America, they just went after columbia!
British only have 3 cities left in all of eurasian continent--1 in turkey, 1 in south of india, 1 in mountaneous area east of middle east!