Feb 3rd Hartford Game (w/Pics)

[John D.]

Yeah- He really built up a big naval force. It was tough to launch a sub campaign against him. It was either - send out many subs or none at all. Everything was well covered.

John

[Darkman]

John how do you use subs at all?
I mean .. if the enemy has a lot fighters and bombers he can wipe them out pretty fast ?

[John D.]

John how do you use subs at all?
I mean .. if the enemy has a lot fighters and bombers he can wipe them out pretty fast ?

Ok
I will build subs as soon as France is under control.
When I get together 5-6 I will send and spread them out all over the Atlantic and out of range of enemy air. If they decide to chase the subs around then they are moving out of the convoy zones and attacking at "1s" AND my subs can fire back at the destroyers.

Even if they do not chase you - you can pick the convoy centers that are least defended and hit them hard. Remember that the attacker has the first option to retreat (even if it is just doing convoy damage for 1 round) so you can spread your subs out in adjacent areas again.

Hope that helps a bit.

John

[Mark]

Winter 1940 - The Japanese continue to prepare for war.  In the Med, the British launch a surprise invasion of Libya, cutting off the Italians in Egypt.  A furious Italian counterattack manages to kill of the British units - but the Italians didn't have any attackers left to occupy the territory and remain out of supply.

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[Mark]

The British attack out of Cairo and wipe the Italians out in Egypt.  Meanwhile forces continue to build up in Eastern Europe.

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[Mark]

The Japanese continue to build up in the Spring of 1941.  The Germans and Italians shift their weight back to the Egyptian front after their Gibraltar disaster

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[Mark]

The British also build up in Egypt and the Russians withdraw from their border, fearing the worst.

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[Mark]

More prep - in the Med and in Eastern Europe

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[Mark]

Asia and the Med in Autumn 1941

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[Mark]

Germans finally go into Russia

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[Mark]

Russian front and the Pacific in Winter 1941

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[Mark]

Asia and the Med in Winter

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[Mark]

Russian front and the Pacific - Japan still not at war. . .

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[Mark]

Pacific and the Med - The Japanese have had enough and are ready to go - but with the lack of a u-boat offensive, the Brits have been able to build up Burma and India significantly.  Stalemate in the Med?

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[Erc]

I will build subs as soon as France is under control.
When I get together 5-6 I will send and spread them out all over the Atlantic and out of range of enemy air. If they decide to chase the subs around then they are moving out of the convoy zones and attacking at "1s" AND my subs can fire back at the destroyers.

Even if they do not chase you - you can pick the convoy centers that are least defended and hit them hard. Remember that the attacker has the first option to retreat (even if it is just doing convoy damage for 1 round) so you can spread your subs out in adjacent areas again.

This seems to indicate that subs can strategically attack a convoy center and then retreat to an adjacent sea area.  Our group has always understood that after a sub makes a strategic attack, the battle is over after one round and the attacking sub must remain in the convoy center that it just attacked.