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Navies involved

Allied
France
USSR
Commonwealth
United States

Vichy France

Axis
Italy
Germany
Japan

Minors
Poland - Complete
Norway (Under Construction - begun)
Denmark (Under Construction)
Belgium (Under Construction)
Netherlands (Under Construction - begun)
Greece (Under Construction)
Yugoslavia (Under Construction)
Finland (Under Construction)
Romania - complete
Siam (Under Construction)

(Under Construction)

Interntion is for all warship types to be included except auxilliaries (I'm thinking about this - my concern is the size of the project for the larger navies - but we'll see) and river flotillas.

I will possibly add merchant ships losses in some form or another too - but this is not priority.

Named Counters to be highlighted in Bold.

Turn 1 - Allied

Sep/Oct 1939

World War II begins...... and it is the Poles who are the first to fight (oooh a good name for a wargame )

Turn 1 - Axis

Sep/Oct 1939

World War II begins...... and it is the Poles who are the first to fight (oooh a good name for a wargame )

Turn 1 - Minors

Sep/Oct 1939

World War II begins...... and it is the Poles who are the first to fight (oooh a good name for a wargame )

Poland
Note: Poland does not have a named ship counter in MWIF but does have a generic destroyer flotilla counter. Polish destroyers are thus not marked in bold.

Submarine:
Rys, Zbik, Sep - Interned in Sweden 16/17 September

Destroyer:
Wicher - Sunk. Bomber attack while at Hel 3 September

Minelayer:
Gryf - Sunk. Bomber attack while at Hel 3 September

Minesweeper:
Czajka - Captured by the Germans and later employed by the Kriegsmarine*
Jaskolka - Sunk. Bomber attack at Hel 14 September
Mewa - Captured by the Germans and later employed by the Kriegsmarine*
Rybitwa - Captured by the Germans and later employed by the Kriegsmarine*
Czapla - Sunk. Bomber attack at Hel 14 September
Zuraw - Captured by the Germans and later employed by the Kriegsmarine*
* It is unclear exactly what happened to these ships prior to capture as various sources disagree. Budzbon suggest ships had been decommissioned prior to capture when Hel was occupied by the Germans

Gunboat:
General Haller - Sunk. Was damaged on 1st and used as a floating battery at Hel until 3rd. Sunk 6 September
Komendant Pilsudski - Scuttled 1 October. Later raised by Germans and employed in the Kriegsmarine

Gunnery Training Ship:
Mazur - Sunk. Bomber attack at Oksywie 1 September. The first warship sunk in World War II

Turn 2 - Allied

Nov/Dec 1939

Turn 2 - Axis

Nov/Dec 1939

Turn 2 - Minors

Nov/Dec 1939

Turn 3 - Allied

Jan/Feb 1940

Turn 3 - Axis

Jan/Feb 1940

Turn 3 - Minors

Jan/Feb 1940

Turn 4 - Allied

Mar/Apr 1940

The war in the west begins with the German invasion of Norway and Denmark on the 9 April 1940 (although the War at Sea has been raging since the 1 September 1939).

Turn 4 - Axis

Mar/Apr 1940

The war in the west begins with the German invasion of Norway and Denmark on the 9 April 1940 (although the War at Sea has been raging since the 1 September 1939).

Germany
Minelayer:
Uller - Sunk. Bombed by Norwegian air force and finished off surface vessels. She was a captured Norwegian ship laying mines in Sognefjord [26th] April 1940

Turn 4 - Minors

Mar/Apr 1940

The war in the west begins with the German invasion of Norway and Denmark on the 9 April 1940 (although the War at Sea has been raging since the 1 September 1939).

Norway [UNDER CONSTRUCTION]
Coastal Defence Ship:
Norge, Eidsvold - Sunk. Torpedoed during engagement with German destroyers at Narvik 9 April
Harald Haarfagre, Tordenskjold - Captured by the Germans at Horten 9 April (note; these ships had actually been decommissioned and were serving as accomodation ships at the time of the invasion)

Submarine:
A2 - wrecked after battle with Minesweepers in Oslofjord 9 April. Abandoned 13 April at Teie.
A3, A4 - scuttled 15 April at Verkbukta
B2 - Captured 11 April at Kristiansand?
B4 - Abandoned at Filtvedt as unservicable 9 April
B5 - Captured by the Germans 11 April at Kristiansand? and later employed by the Kriegsmarine

Destroyer:
Garm - Sunk. bombed by the Germans at Bjordal 26 April

Torpedo Boat:
Skarv - Captured by the Germans at Egersund 9 April
Brand - Captured by the Germans at Bergen 9 April and later employed by the Kriegsmarine
Orn and Lom - Captured by the Germans at Horten 9 April and later employed by the Kriegsmarine
Kjell - Captured by the Germans at Topdalsfjord 11 April and later employed by the Kriegsmarine
Gyller - Captured by the Germans at Kristiansand? 11 April and later employed by the Kriegsmarine
Teist - Scuttled at Farsund 14 April
Odin - Captured by the Germans at Kristiansand 11 April and later employed by the Kriegsmarine
Storm - Sunk at Godoy 13 April
Aeger - Scuttled at Stavanger sometime after bomb damage 9 April
Sael - Sunk. E-boat attack off Tysnesoy Island 18 April
Stegg - Sunk. Surface engagement at Heroysund 20 April
Trygg - Sunk. Bombed 25 April. She was raised and employed by the Kriegsmarine
Laks - Captured by the Germans at Trondheim 13 April and later employed by the Kriegsmarine
Ravn, Grib, Jo - Scuttled south of Lyngor 17 April

Minesweeper:
Hauk - Captured by the Germans at Horten 9 April and later employed by the Kriegsmarine
Hvas - Captured by the Germans unclear where 11 April and later employed by the Kriegsmarine
Kjaek - Captured by the Germans unclear where 12 April and later employed by the Kriegsmarine
Falk - Captured by the Germans unclear where 12 April and later employed by the Kriegsmarine
Otra - Captured by the Germans at Horten 9 April and later employed by the Kriegsmarine
Rauma - Captured by the Germans at Horten 9 April and later employed by the Kriegsmarine

Minelayer:
Olav Tryggvason - Captured by the Germans at Horten 9 April and later employed by the Kriegsmarine
Uller - Captured by the Germans at Bergen 9 April. Later employed by the Kriegsmarine
Glommen, Laugen - Captured by the Germans, unclear where, 14 April. Later employed by the Kriegsmarine
Tyr - Abandoned 20 April. Later employed by the Kriegsmarine
Froya - Sunk. Scuttled by crew in Stjornfjord 13 April
Nor - Captured by the Germans unclear where 14 April unclear whether employed by Kriegsmarine
Brage - Captured by the Germans unclear where 14 April and scrapped
Vidar - Captured by the Germans unclear where 14 April and later employed by the Kriegsmarine

Sloop:
Michael Sars – Sunk


Denmark

Turn 5 - Allied

May/Jun 1940

Hitler turns his attention to France and the Low Countries 10 May 1940

Turn 5 - Axis

May/Jun 1940

Hitler turns his attention to France and the Low Countries 10 May 1940

Turn 5 - Minors

May/Jun 1940

Hitler turns his attention to France and the Low Countries 10 May 1940, while the Norwegian campaign comes to a conclusion.

Poland
Submarine:
Orzel - Sunk. Unknown causes but probably a mine off Norway 8 June

Destroyer:
Grom - Sunk by German bombers in Rombaksfjord, Norway 5 May

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Norway [UNDER CONSTRUCTION]
Submarine:
B3 - Scuttled 8 June in North Sea while en route to UK
B6 - Captured by the Germans at Floro 4 May and employed by the Kriegsmarine

Destroyer:
Troll - Captured by the Germans 5 May at Floro, and employed by the Kriegsmarine

Torpedo Boat:
Snogg - Abandoned 5 May at Floro and captured by the Germans and employed by the Kriegsmarine
Sild - Abandoned 5 May at Svanholmen and captured by the Germans and employed by the Kriegsmarine
Skrei- Scuttled at Aspoy 8 May

Minesweeper:
Dristig - Scuttled at Kvamsoy 2 May
Djerv - Scuttled at Kvamsoy 1 May

Minelayer:
Vale, Gor - Captured by the Germans, after being abandoned 5 May at Floro, and employed by the Kriegsmarine

Sloop:
Heimdal - Escaped to the UK

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The Netherlands [UNDER CONSTRUCTION]
Destroyer:

Submarine:
O-8 - Captured by the Germans on the 15 May and employed by the Kriegsmarine

Torpedo Boat:
Christiaan Cornelis - Scuttled on the 13 May
G2, G16 - Captured by the Germans and employed by the Kriegsmarine
Z3 - Scuttled in May 1940

Armoured Gunboat:
Friso - Sunk. Sunk by bombers on the Ijseelmeer on 12 May
Brinio - Scuttled on the Ijseelmeer on 14 May

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