An other WWI wargame

This is the introduction to an other WWI wargame, to witch I found the link at the Consimworld site:

The First World War is a board wargame made by the Dutch game company Phalanx Games and distributed in the United State by Mayfair Games. It is a strategic-level game of the three primary theaters of the war in Europe, covering the western theater of France and Belgium, the southern theater in Italy, and the eastern theater from the Baltic Sea to Greece. Notably absent are Ottoman Turkey and the Middle East; these are not geographically as far removed from the scope of the game as, say, the western African battles of Count Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck. Also absent are any naval forces. That does not, however limit the dramatic scope of the game, or in any way diminish the magnitude on which the battles rage.

The game is designed by Ted Raicer, one of the game world’s foremost boardgame experts on World War I. Of the seventeen games credited to him on BoardGameGeek.com, well over half cover some aspect of WWI, and another deals with the Russian Revolution, which directly affected the pullout of the Russians from The Great War.

The review is on "The Wargamer" site, head over there and read it.

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Jul II Entente - French

The French tried to rebuild their lines after disastrous effect on it from the German onslaught.
The French gave up a fortress to make the frontline one hex shorter.
The line looks nice however at closer inspection not all Corps are adequate manpowered to resist the German elite Corps.
The Brittish reinforced their lines. Soon half of the Westfront will consist of Brittish corps filled troops from all over the Empire.

The Germans did a successful reaction roll but it was not on the French weakest point this time.
But to keep up the French losses a entrench assault was ordered.
It was successful in giving the French a blow but the German losses was higher than hoped for.
The Result was a BX and not DX as hoped for.
The exploitation move was done in an attempt to strenghten the lines against the German turn.

Falk.

The final steps of Jul I '15

The final phases of Central powers turn Jul I there were some critical moments for the Entente during the reactions phase.
They had 3 HQ in reach for blocking a German exploitation in the 2 holes created during previous combat.
1 HQ could react so that both holes could be filled. the other 2 one each.
Of course the the one who had the most pressure to do something did react.
So the Germans did only move some forces back to be rebuilt or converted in exploitation.

The German Zeps did their work.
Only one squadron flew lost and return to base.
But the rest flew to 2 different hexes of Paris and all hit their targets.
So the already hammered French morale dropped 2 more points.

Rest of Jul I 1915 CP turn

The final phases of Central powers turn Jul I there were some critical moments for the Entente during the reactions phase.
They had 3 HQ in reach for blocking a German exploitation in the 2 holes created during previous combat.
1 HQ could react so that both holes could be filled. the other 2 one each.
Of course the the one who had the most pressure to do something did react.
So the Germans did only move some forces back to be rebuilt or converted in exploitation.

The German Zeps did their work.
Only one squadron flew lost and return to base.
But the rest flew to 2 different hexes of Paris and all hit their targets.
So the already hammered French morale dropped 2 more points.

Failed Italian strategical bombardment

Front News!

The glorious Italian Corpo Aeronatico Militare made an atemt to bombard the Austrian-Hungarian factories at Triest.

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After a very well coordinated attack from two airfields with the Ca-2 unit from Padova and the great Parseval zepeliner unit from Rimini, the attack it self failed, making no significant damage to the factories or the town.

General Cardorna
C-in-C Italian Forces

Jul II 15 - Entente, Italia.

Mid-summer has come, and the war at the Italian - Austrian border has somewhat lessend in intencity.

It feels like both parties are re-building some combat efficancy at the Izonso area.
The middle sector has been quite since the start of the agressions.
The north western border and the 1st battle for the Alps has seen the Austrian-Hungarian forces making some, very light, reinforcements to the defences.
Both sides seems as ill-supplied in that sector.

Is there hope for a good intervention by Gen Cardorna this turn?
Well that is something only time can tell.

More combat reports will follow.

General Cardorna
C-in-C Italian forces.