A Blazing World (4-player game)

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Turn continues on a 9 (1-4 to end).

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Rainy weather in Russia.

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Save sent.

[NatRapsEno]

Very nice move with the overruns, really poses problems for Russia early.

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Land for USSR, naval for Commonwealth. Commonwealth will search the two areas shown in screenshot above.

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Miss in East Med. Red sea the Italian CP is aborted. It can be intercepted if it retreats thru East Med. It can be placed in Suez or one of the Italian controlled ports adjoining the Red Sea. Where should it go?

[GeneralAdvance]

CP aborts to Djibouti.

[NatRapsEno]

Strategic Bombing of Hamburg, Cologne, and Essen hits two production points.

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[NatRapsEno]

Turn sent.

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May/Jun '41
Impulse #12 (Axis)

Germany aligns Finland. One US entry chit added (3).

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May/Jun '41
Impulse #12 (Axis)

Land: Germany, Japan
Combined: Italy
Naval:

No Port Strikes. No Naval Air.

Naval movement:
Italy:
One CP leave La Spezia and enters the Eastern Mediterranean. Will CW intercept?

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[NatRapsEno]

Yes please

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I was pretty sure that you would intercept. What I mainly intended to ask, but forgot, was if your SUB was included or not.

Now I roll with it included. But we can change it afterwards if need be,

[Orm]

Intercept fail (6), and the CP continue to the Red Sea.

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May/Jun '41
Impulse #12 (Axis)

No strategic bombing.

Germany ground strikes the Lvov defenders.

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GS fails (10,6).

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May/Jun '41
Impulse #12 (Axis)

Rail Movement:

Japan:
INF DIV 2-3 -> Canton
ENG 1-3 Titsihar->HQI 8(4)3

Germany:
GARR Poland -> Antwerp
GARR Poland -> Bayonne

Land Movement:

Italy:
INF Div 76, 70 -> Baghdad
MTN Beirut -> 76, 67

Japan:
Chita front
CAV 3-4 -> W,W, disrupt
INF 6-4 -> NW,NW,W, disrupt
TER 3-2 -> E
Vlad front
CAV DIV 1-5 -> NE,NE,NE,NE,NW
INF 8-3 -> NW,NE,NE
MTN 5-4 -> NE,NE,NE
HQI 8(4)3 -> NE,NE,NE
4-2 TERR -> W
2-3 TERR -> NE
North China
MIL 4-2 ->NW

Germany:
General advance into Eastern Poland.
The panzer spearhead advance past their supply lines, and into Belarus.
Riga, and Minsk, are liberated.
Finnish forces advance into the region between Lake Onega and Lake Ladoga.
The Iraq militia retreat into the mountains.

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May/Jun '41
Impulse #12 (Axis)

Germany makes for attacks.

Vilna - Odds 52:6
Hex 50,50 - Odds 50:10 - 4 aircraft adds 18 points in support that are modified to 5 points. -> 55:10
Hex 51,50 - Odds 15:10
Lvov - Odds 40:7 - 1 aircraft adds 2 points in support that are modified to 1 point. -> 41:7

USSR has one bomber available that can reach the three southern attacks. Germany can intercept with at least one 5-strength fighter on all three attacks.

Will USSR fly any defensive ground support?

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[NatRapsEno]

no ground support

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May/Jun '41
Impulse #12 (Axis)

Final odds.

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May/Jun '41
Impulse #12 (Axis)

Vilna is liberated.

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Will you select assault, or blitz, for this attack?

And what about the other two attacks? Note that the odds on hex 51,50 is expected to change to 15:2.

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