Time of Fury beta version Barbarossa solo AAR
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Time of Fury beta version Barbarossa solo AAR
In olden times of fond memory wargames were played on thick-stock maps spread out on tables, with cardboard counters. Some people still play them that way, I guess. I moved to PC games simply because of space. My favorite table top game of all time took all of a ping-pong table to lay out the 9 connected maps - the great game War In Europe.
War in Europe is now available as a PC game, but there's no AI opponent, and board games don't always translate well into PC games, so I've held off getting it. But now there is ... ta da! ... Time of Fury!
I'm telling you, I think Time of Fury is the game I've been waiting for these many years. It's an epic-style game, huge map, huge scope, but PLAYABLE.
There are lots of scenarios, some of them using only small parts of the map and lasting a few turns, but in this AAR I'll be playing the Axis vs the Allied and Commintern AI in the Barbarossa scenario. This scenario covers the entirity of the European Theater of WWII, starts in June '41 and will not end until ... my victory over the Allies and Commintern, of course.
War in Europe is now available as a PC game, but there's no AI opponent, and board games don't always translate well into PC games, so I've held off getting it. But now there is ... ta da! ... Time of Fury!
I'm telling you, I think Time of Fury is the game I've been waiting for these many years. It's an epic-style game, huge map, huge scope, but PLAYABLE.
There are lots of scenarios, some of them using only small parts of the map and lasting a few turns, but in this AAR I'll be playing the Axis vs the Allied and Commintern AI in the Barbarossa scenario. This scenario covers the entirity of the European Theater of WWII, starts in June '41 and will not end until ... my victory over the Allies and Commintern, of course.
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Most times I actually put the 'ai before move delay' and 'ai after combat delay' to 1 or 2 seconds.
The 'advanced recon' option is really sweet. It basically means that the air game takes on even more importance, as the enemy will have varying levels of hidden units and hidden stats that have to be discovered through recon.
Most times I actually put the 'ai before move delay' and 'ai after combat delay' to 1 or 2 seconds.
The 'advanced recon' option is really sweet. It basically means that the air game takes on even more importance, as the enemy will have varying levels of hidden units and hidden stats that have to be discovered through recon.
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Before launching the attack in the east, I want to set policy in the west with my sub fleet. I have put my fifteen sub groups along convoy paths to the UK, in raider mode. That will cause them to attempt to evade any surface action, and to focus attention in hitting Allied shipping.
There are three types of subs that I can order from my shipyards. I'm going to focus solely on the cheapest, the one with the shortest build time. I plan to lay down the keel for a new coastal sub every week, and each should be ready to put to sea seven weeks later. [historically the Germans built approx 1000 subs during the entire war. A sub group in ToF represents several subs, so I'm not going to be far off in my production.]
I'm not building any other naval units other than transports, and unless I find that my coastal subs are too vulnerable (since they can only take one hit before being sunk), I'm not going to build the more powerful long range subs.
There are three types of subs that I can order from my shipyards. I'm going to focus solely on the cheapest, the one with the shortest build time. I plan to lay down the keel for a new coastal sub every week, and each should be ready to put to sea seven weeks later. [historically the Germans built approx 1000 subs during the entire war. A sub group in ToF represents several subs, so I'm not going to be far off in my production.]
I'm not building any other naval units other than transports, and unless I find that my coastal subs are too vulnerable (since they can only take one hit before being sunk), I'm not going to build the more powerful long range subs.
While the attention of Berlin may at this critical moment be directed to the east, operations continue in the North African desert also. Tobruk is isolated, but the German and Italian forces in Libya are not yet in position to take that vital fortress and port.
Supply will be the key here, and the daring of commanders on both sides.
Supply will be the key here, and the daring of commanders on both sides.
Supply in Time of Fury is especially well modeled. It relies on railroads and forwarding centers (cities).
1) From the Main Supply Source (MSS) for a country, in this case Berlin, full supply extends only along railroads to other cities.
2) A city that has no rail connection to the MSS gets less supply forwarded to it along roads (not depicted on the map).
3) Supply can be extended across seas by convoys, and from the destination port again along railroads and roads.
4) Supply is delivered to the troops by truck, from the nearest city.
5) Finally, if a city has no connection to the MSS, by railroad, road, or convoy, then it offers only 'local' supply - much reduced from full supply.
1) From the Main Supply Source (MSS) for a country, in this case Berlin, full supply extends only along railroads to other cities.
2) A city that has no rail connection to the MSS gets less supply forwarded to it along roads (not depicted on the map).
3) Supply can be extended across seas by convoys, and from the destination port again along railroads and roads.
4) Supply is delivered to the troops by truck, from the nearest city.
5) Finally, if a city has no connection to the MSS, by railroad, road, or convoy, then it offers only 'local' supply - much reduced from full supply.
The air battle fought over the Channel and over the UK is but a memory. And not a good one. Sea Lion became an impossible dream, and its forces were moved to the east. All that remains in the west are garrison and occupation forces, sufficient air power to contend with the growing bomber threat from the UK, and submarine bases to contest the Atlantic.
Hidden in the fog of war, the UK sits isolated. Its turn will come again, after the Bolsheviks are attended to.
Hidden in the fog of war, the UK sits isolated. Its turn will come again, after the Bolsheviks are attended to.
Along the Eastern Front, the simplified historical order of battle for the Germans was:
http://www.ordersofbattle.darkscape.net ... ssaOB.html
AGN 8 infantry corps
AGC 12
AGS 10
AGN 2 armored corps
AGC 5
AGS 3
The Barbarossa Scenario OOB accords with that quite closely. [Wastelands has spared no expense in researching OOBs! quote: John Hammond]
Here's Army Group North, objective Leningrad.
http://www.ordersofbattle.darkscape.net ... ssaOB.html
AGN 8 infantry corps
AGC 12
AGS 10
AGN 2 armored corps
AGC 5
AGS 3
The Barbarossa Scenario OOB accords with that quite closely. [Wastelands has spared no expense in researching OOBs! quote: John Hammond]
Here's Army Group North, objective Leningrad.
Last edited by gwgardner on Fri Mar 04, 2011 10:39 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Now for something totally awesome, let's say you, like me, have delusions of grandeur as a table-top (desktop) general, and you want to get that feel of standing in the center of a staff meeting making crucial decisions over the latest situation map of the front.
Voila! The situation map of the southern sector of the AGS. Using the 'stylized' map and counters by Peter123.
Voila! The situation map of the southern sector of the AGS. Using the 'stylized' map and counters by Peter123.
Last edited by gwgardner on Sat Mar 05, 2011 12:46 am, edited 1 time in total.