An almost non existing AAR (Ger 36)

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Hi

This will be a short outline of my latest ongoing ( but maybe not for long) game as Germany

Hard/agressive

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Jan 36

Strategy

Goal
To build a strong naval germany

To obtain this Germany have to get an bigg enough industrial base as well as naval bases. The main enemy will be England and beoynd that USA. The main possibly ally is Italy with its strategic location in the med and rather bigg navy.
Growth of the industry will be through Austria and Checkoslaovkia.
Poland might be a possible contest
France will be a contest, maybe after England have fallen

Research and buildign of unit will be focused on naval and industy ( only research for the last )

Plans up to 1939

Army
We wont build any new units until mid 38 except
12 engineer brigades
10 artillery brigades
3 Marine div

Reserarch: next artillery level, marine div, Pz II in 38

Airforce
Uppgrade He 51 and Ju 52 to Bd 109 B adn Do 17
Build 3 new Bf-110

Research
Bf-110
First lev of naval bomber

Navy
Build:
5 BB
4 CV ( two 22knots and two 24 knots
4 CA
6 CL
10 DD
10 SS

Research all unit up to "before" '41 standard

 

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Jan 37

Jan 37

Report from the past year

The industry have benefit from research. The production have gone up even if there was temporary production losses due to strikes and unrest in the first part of the year. After the military march in to the Rhenland the calm was restored.

The building of 5 battle ships and other naval units have started after the airforce was upgraded. Thus causing the navy a half a year delay. Specially the upgrading the Ju 52 to Do17 bombers was strongly debated since the power of bombing is questioned throughout the world.

The capacity of the industry is stretched and there is obvius problem to build up the navy as fast as desired.

In the early days of January the annual war conference ( to be renamed defence conference years later) was hold. The MoM in its short version was as follow

Strategy

Goal
The goal to build a strong naval Germany remains.
The industrial base have to increase dramatically. This without slowing down the construction of the armed forced. Political actions to unify Germany and Austria is the first step. To unit al Germans into the Reich from neighbouring countries is also to be considered.

The armed forces must be ready by 1940 for a war with one of the other main nations.
The goal is still to make a beneficial war with a smaller nation like Holland, Belgium, Portugal preferable to gain overseas bases or Scandinavia to secure recourses or Yugoslavia to get access to the Mediterranean. A war with the great nations shall be avoided until 1942 when the navy will be completed.

An outline of the opponents.

England
This island nation is the main opponent. It will fight to remain its sea power both industrial and in war. Its current navy is strong with 6 CV, 12 BB, and large numbers of CA, CL, DD.
The army is week. The air force is comparable strong and growing.

Englands strong point is that its an island, its also the week point in combination with its wide stretch empire. The Italian navy in Mediterranean will certainly tie down 2-4 BB. To Invade England the navy must be neutralised ( not true for HoI2 but it is an obvious house rule ).

The Royal Navy must be found in small groups and destroyed before concentrating. Naval aviation have to be explored and used.


France

Big but slow. Without support from England the French navy wont be the biggest problem.
But this war will be a land war. The strong maginot line protects our common border. the attacking plan must be, as always, through belgum and the ardenner forests. Hopefully the French have forgot this time to. Marine landig on their Atlantic coast might as well be a way to open up the contry.

Russia

Big but week. In the long run a mighty opponent. The main worry is to avoid the two front war. the rest is for the future.




Plans up to 1940

Army
From second half of 38 start to build some units. Goal by 40 is to have 80 inf div, 5 pz div, 3-4 marine div. The Pz in 40 shall constist of atlest 50% Pz III which is still is just a next generation panzer on the sketch sheets.

Airforce
In second half of 38 start to build new interceptors. Goal is to have 1 000 interceptors and 500 long distant escort for the naval operations.
100-200 naval bombers shall be build as well as long range escort. ( no 10 stacks of naval bombers, 1 or two single units, another house rule)

Navy

After the first patch of BB/CV is commissioned a second run shall take place:
3 BB
2 CV ( two 24 knots )
4 CA
6 CL
10 DD
10 SS.

The reduction of the numbers of BB and CV in the second run is to allow for the build up of the army and airforce.

This will give us 8 BB and 6 CV in 1940. An surprise attack on the RN is possible but risky.
Under the period 2-4 BB/CV shall be started to be in service in second half of 41.
Some BC might be built if resorses is availible to some how reduce the number against RN. The idee of a fast CV/BC flottilia to interdict with naval transport is thought of

 

[Klavo Hunter]

*pops in as Naval Advisor*

I suggest the usage of Paratroops to hit Scapa Flow in a surprise raid and destroy the Royal Navy in port!

(Game reason: You'll probably OWN half the Grand Fleet after doing that. )

 

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*pops in as Naval Advisor*

I suggest the usage of Paratroops to hit Scapa Flow in a surprise raid and destroy the Royal Navy in port!

(Game reason: You'll probably OWN half the Grand Fleet after doing that. )

Hmm

Very intrestign and inovative suggestion..
A commando raid to dissable/sink enemy ships might be a historical posibility as well... Or??? At the outbreak of war??

thx! We see what happends..