Well, I think all the players from the CSWX 2015 game are still in recovery. . .it was a 4 day slug-fest that started Tuesday morning and went until late Friday afternoon - and it was a BLAST! Amazing how time flies when you are playing this game. . .
The after action report may take me a while to post in its entirety - but I will get started on it. Took a lot of pictures - but did miss a couple turns. . .
The ALLIES were played by: Dave Simmons (Britain & France 39-40), Ron (Soviets), Mark (US), George (Allies NW Europe 41-44), Lance (Allies Med 41-44), and Gerry (?) (China).
The AXIS were played by: Dave Young (East Front Axis), John (West Front Axis), Charles (Med Axis), and Wolf (Japan).
No pictures from the first couple turns (I guess we were all anxious to get started!).
The German invasion of Poland went off mostly without a hitch except that the Polish fighter chose to bypass the German interceptors and shot down a Stuka group. . .an ominous start for the Axis.
In the Winter, The Soviets managed to win the Winter War against Finland with light casualties. A German invasion of Norway was thwarted when the transports shuttling the German invasion force was sunk by a British submarine flotilla off the coast of Denmark.
The Germans attempted a surprise Winter invasion of Belgium which was stopped cold by the Allies. The Belgian Army hung on long enough for French reserves to come up and stopped the Bosch in their tracks.
The Italians declared war on the mechanized phase of the first turn of the game, but made little progress. The French fleet managed to blockade the Italian Navy for the first few game turns.
In Asia, The Japanese made good progress in pushing back the Nationalist Chinese. Early victories convinced the Army Command to invest more in China and take the production the Emperor needed from the Chinese Nationalists.
So - overall, a bit of a tough start for the Axis, but progress was being made across the board.
In the first picture, the Axis high command plans their Winter offensive into Flanders and the Ardennes.
In the second attached pic, Dave Simmons plans his brilliant defense of Belgium and moves in the French Army and BEF in reserve to halt the German offensive.