Allied Turn
The weather roll is a ‘6’ for winter weather. The Strategic Air War roll is a ‘1’, which increases the Strategic Air War Status to 7. The US receives another Arm XX and 3x Inf XX’s. The US replaces 5 units and rebuilds its 9th Arm XX and its 84th and 88th Inf XX’s. The British rebuild their 11th Arm XX. The US repairs 7 air groups, the British repair 2, and the French repair 2. The Allies build rail capacity up to 20 RE’s in Germany and 12 RE’s in Italy. The British land a Marine X on Sardinia and 2 Marine X’s on Sicily, both islands devoid of any enemy units.
Before attacking the main German defense line the British 56th Inf XX and the Indian 8th and 10th Inf XX’s attack a German Static XX across the Lek River into the enclave of U-2 German units defending the Dutch major cities. At 10:1, -1 the Allies roll a ‘3’ for a DE. The German XX is eliminated and the British 56th Inf XX advances across the river.
The 1st attack on the main German defense line is against an 11-pt stack in the town of Wismar on the Baltic coast by the US 4th and 11th and French 2nd Arm XX’s. At 8:1 the Allies roll a ‘1’ for a DH. The Germans reduce an Inf XX and eliminate the rest of their stack. The Allies advance a 54-pt c/m stack into the hex.
The 2nd attack is against a 13-pt stack just west of the town of Gustrow by the US 10th Arm XX, the British 1st Abn XX, and the US 35th, 78th, 84th, and 88th Inf XX’s. At 7:1, -1 the Allies roll a ‘5’ for a DE. The Germans reduce 2 Inf XX’s and eliminate an ant. The US 10th Arm XX and 84th Inf XX advance into the hex.
The 3rd attack is against an 11-pt stack backed up to the Moritz Lake by the US 2nd, 4th, and 28th Inf XX’s. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 8 air groups. German AA aborts 1. At 6:1, -1 the Allies roll a ‘3’ for a DR. Unable to retreat the stack is eliminated. The US 28th Inf XX advances into the hex.
The 4th attack is against an 11-pt stack in wooded intermittent lake terrain by the British 7th, Polish 1st, and SA 6th Arm XX’s. At 6:1, -2 the Allies roll a ‘4’ for a DR. The Germans retreat back into a woods hex. The Allies advance a 57-pt c/m stack into the hex.
The 5th attack is against a 9-pt stack backed up to the Moritz Lake by the US 12th Arm XX, US 17th Abn XX, and US 5th Inf XX. At 6:1, -1 the Allies roll a ‘2’ for a DR. Cut off by the Lake and ZOC’s the German can only extract a cadre. The US 12th Arm XX and 5th Inf XX advance into the hex.
The 6th attack is against a 19-pt stack just northwest of Potsdam by the US 1st and 14th Arm XX’s and the US 100th Inf XX. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 10 air groups escorted by 6 fighter groups. The Germans intercept with 6 fighter groups that all bypass. The Allied escorts return 3. The interceptors abort 1 and return 1. The fighters they attacked hang on to their bombs and manage to abort 1. German AA returns 2. At 4:1, -1 the Allies roll a ‘2’ for an EX. The Germans reduce an Inf XX and eliminate the rest of their stack. The Allies reduce the US 14th Arm XX and 100th Inf XX. The US 1st Arm XX advances into the hex.
The 7th attack is against a 19-pt stack in the woods around the town of Zossen by the US 3rd Arm XX, the Canadian 5th Arm XX, and the US 101st Abn XX. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 10 air groups escorted by 6 fighter groups. The Germans intercept with 6 fighter groups that all bypass. The Allied escorts kill 2, abort 1, and return 1. The surviving interceptors abort 1. The mission force, hanging on to its bombs, abort 1. German AA returns 4. At 5:1, -2 the Allies roll a ‘3’ for an HX. The Germans reduce 2 Inf XX’s and eliminate the rest of their stack. The Allies eliminate a British Arm X and a US Art X, and advance a 52-pt c/m stack into the hex.
The 8th attack is against a 21-pt stack in the woods around Brandenburg by the US 2nd Arm XX, the British 6th Arm XX, the British 6th Abn XX, and the US 1st, 8th, and 26th Inf XX’s. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 8 air groups escorted by 4 fighters. German AA aborts 1 and returns 2. At 6:1, -2 the Allies roll a ‘6’ for a DE. Only a PzG cadre escapes thru the Allied ZOC’s. The US 8th Inf XX advances into the hex.
The 9th attack is against a 21-pt stack just southwest of Potsdam by the British Guards Arm XX, the US 82nd Abn XX, and the Canadian 1st Inf XX. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 12 air groups escorted by 6 fighter groups. The Germans intercept with 6 fighter groups that all bypass. The Allied escorts kill 2 and return 2. The surviving interceptors miss. German AA aborts 2 and returns 3. At 4:1, -1 the Allies roll a ‘3’ for an HX. The Germans reduce a PzG XX and eliminate the rest of their stack. The Allies reduce the Canadian 1st Inf XX and eliminate an AA X.
The 10th attack is against a 13-pt stack in the woods just west of the town of Kottbus by the US 7th and 9th Arm XX’s and the NZ Mech XX. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 8 air groups. German AA returns 1. At 7:1, -2 the Allies roll a ‘5’ for a DE. The Germans reduce an Inf XX and eliminate the rest of their stack. The Allies advance a 67-pt c/m stack into the hex.
The 11th attack is against a 15-pt stack southwest of Zossen by the British 11th Arm XX, the US 9th Inf XX, and the Canadian 3rd Inf XX. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 10 air groups. German AA aborts 1. At 6:1, -2 the Allies roll a ‘2’ for an EX. The Germans reduce a PzG XX and eliminate an ant. The Allies reduce the Canadian 3rd Inf XX and eliminate a US Inf III.
The 12th attack is against a 13-pt stack just northeast of Dresden by the Canadian 4th Arm XX, the French 3rd Arm XX, US 44th Inf XX, the British 3rd Inf XX, and the Polish 3rd and 5th Inf XX’s. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 8 air groups. German AA aborts 1. At 7:1, -1 the Allies roll a ‘4’ for a DE. The Germans reduce an Inf XX and eliminate the rest of their stack. The US 44th Inf XX advances into the hex.
The 13th attack is against a 9-pt stack just southeast of Dresden by the US 6th and French 1st Arm XX’s, the US 3rd and 30th Inf XX’s, the British 50th Inf XX, and the French 1st Inf XX. At 9:1, -1 the Allies roll a ‘3’ for a DE. The Germans reduce an Inf XX and eliminate the rest of their stack. The British 50th Inf XX advances into the hex.
The 14th attack is against a 13-pt stack just southwest of Prag by the US 34th and 91st Inf XX’s, the British 1st and 5th Inf XX’s, and the Canadian 2nd Inf XX. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 6 air groups. There is no AA. At 6:1, -1 the Allies roll a ‘1’ for an EX. The Germans reduce 2 Inf XX’s. The Allies reduce the US 34th Inf XX and a British Art [xx]. The US 91st Inf XX advances into the hex.
The 15th attack is against an 11-pt stack just northeast of Budweis by the US 36th, 80th, 83rd, and 103rd Inf XX’s and the British 46th and 51st Inf XX’s. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 6 air groups. There is no AA. At 7:1, -1 the Allies roll a ‘4’ for a DE. the Germans reduce an Inf XX and eliminate the rest of their stack. The US 80th, 83rd and 103rd Inf XX’s advance into the hex.
The 16th attack is against an Inf XX in wooded rough on the north bank of the Danube by the US 29th and 79th Inf XX’s, the French 14th, 25th, and 36th Inf XX, and the French 1st and 2nd Colonial Inf XX’s. At 9:1, -3 the Allies roll a ‘3’ for a DH. Cut off by ZOC’s the Inf XX is eliminated. The French 14th, 25th, and 36th Inf XX’s advance into the hex.
The 17th attack is against an Inf XX blocking the Danube valley by the US 5th Arm XX and British 4th Inf XX. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 6 air groups. There is no AA. At 9:1, -1 the Allies roll a ‘6’ for a DE. The German Inf XX is reduced and its cadre escapes across the Danube.
Situation map of the nothern theater of war on Nov II 1944 Axis turn in the SF42 game
The final attack is against a Croatian Inf XX defending the Ljubljana Gap by the US 106th and the French 3rd Inf XX’s.The Allies fly in a GS mission of 6 air groups. There is no AA. At 9:1, -2 the Allies roll a ‘2’ for a DH. The Croatian XX is reduced.
During exploitation the Allies could find only 2 cadres they were able to overrun at the northern end of the front. Elsewhere the Axis had built up too strong a NODL. In the southeast an Allied c/m stack overruns a Croatian cadre and occupies the minor city of Ljubljana.
Axis Turn
The Germans received an Inf XX and a Mech X. The Germans replace 32x Inf XX’s, 2x PzG X’s, and 20x AA II’s. The Germans disband 3 units for 5x Inf RP’s and 3x Arm RP’s. The Germans replace 4 air groups and repair 3.
Thanks to the number of units disbanded the previous turn, the Germans replace a huge number of Inf XX’s this turn which they use to build a solid front from the Baltic down past Vienna. The German front line starts on the Baltic coast 2 hexes northwest of Stettin and goes southwest until 2 hexes west of Stettin. The front then goes west thru a wooded intermittent lake hex then another hex before turning southwest thru the town of Oranienburg, the northwest suburb of Berlin, and then Potsdam. Here the front runs southeast thru the southwest suburb of Berlin and down to a wooded swamp hex. The front then runs southwest for 4 hexes until just east of Dresden. The Germans hold on to this major city even though it sticks out from the front line.
Situation on the southern part of the West front after the Nov II 1944 Axis Turn during the SF42 game
The solid NODL from the Baltic runs out east of Dresden, and the Germans have XX’s in every other hex of their 2nd line for the rest of the way south. South of Dresden the front line hugs the east bank of the Elbe down to Prag. After Prag the line becomes convoluted as various stacks retreat past Allied penetrations. Finally the front hugs the north bank of the Danube for 2 hexes before reaching Vienna. The 2 Croatian XX’s still in the Southeast Theater retreat towards Beograd. By the end of the turn the front line was 35 hexes long and had an average defense strength of 14.7 pts.
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