CP AUG I 1915 additions
Ent Aug I 1915
In the north the British made a daring attack on a 93 point entrenched stack.
Getting only 2:1 but a heap of bonus +1 rolls to make.
The 2 recon flights failed likewise the 2 engineer attempts.
But the gas engineers succeeded and likewise the armored cars.
So with the moral bonus they managed to avoid the risk of getting an AX result.
On 6 they would even get a DX and of course it was what they got.
So with the lower British casualties than German the reporters wrote home that a big battle was won and soon the victory will come.
The French were atleast happy that not all of the German replacement would not end up against the French.
The CP did get a reaction roll in the south getting DR (and this time the French machine guns and artillery did let the troops retreat) and an DE result.
In explotation the French fixed the lines somewhat after the reaction attacks.
In Italy everything seemed still however some Italian calculations on odds were made before deciding the odds were hopeless even for Cardorna to try an assault.
The German High Command
Aug I 15 CP turn - Entente report.
The French B34 corps, had a bad day when strong German troops attacked them at overwhelming 5:1 odds.
This attack where made on the anniversary of the opening of the war.
The German forces has been doing a shifting of forces towards the southern front during the first half of the year. This seems now to done as there where an increase of activity of the German forces.
In addition to the attack mentioned abow, two more major attacks where done in the southern sector.
One attack NE of Auxerre against the 33 corps crippled the corps severely. Only a cadre strength unit of the 12th division survived an are now holding position.
As the 15 corps suffered as hard as the other corps attacked during this August offensive. This despite being dug in and having made defensive preparations.
As it now looks, the French southern front are close to a collapse and that might open the road to Paris for the German forces.
The only strong forces on French soil seems to be the ever increasing number of English and Commonwealth troops.
This August saw the first of the elite-classed ANZAC troops arrive at the theatre.
Only the future can show if the Central Powers are stoppable before reaching Paris.
London bombed and the French luck.
London where attacked by German zepperliners for the first time, mid July.
The attack did not cause any major harm to the docks or factories in London.
Once again does the Gods of fortune smile upon France.
The German forces in the south where once again in position to make a breakthrough, but the fast reactions of French troops just behind the lines, did fill the small hole in a hurry.
We are approaching the one year start of the war.
This will offcourse be appropriately celebrated.
Talks of baileys has been heard around the map.
An other WWI wargame
This is the introduction to an other WWI wargame, to witch I found the link at the Consimworld site:
The review is on "The Wargamer" site, head over there and read it.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.
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Jul II Entente - French
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
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
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.