A global war

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The positions after each side has had two impulses in May/Jun 41. This second impulse for both sides is with rain in the arctic, the Allies have just finished their second impulse The units in hex form shows the units in Chisinau

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May/Jun 41 Axis impulse 3 (impulse # 5 )
Storm in the temperate and north Monsoon, snow in the Arctic Will the winter ever end...

The weather is seriously affecting German progress against Russia although Minsk fell this impulse. Japan is powerless to accomplish anything in China, north and south alike.

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May/Jun 41 Allies impulse 3 ( impulse 7 ) With stormy weather continuing Russia rails the Odessa factory to Akhmolinsk and pulls back some more in the west.

CW rails troops previously landed in Morocco to Algiers starting to move in on the Italians. Likewise the CW troops in Egypt are moving west there.

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May/Jun41 Axis impulse 4 ( impulse # 9) Weather finally clears up, fine everywhere.

Italy Ftr's and NAV's find the CW fleet in W Med with surprise points to allocate. Stronger CS Ftr's are in a seabox not included. CW CV Courageous is sunk and a LIght cruiser as well. The Cw aborts the area.

Japan knocks out one Chinese Mil in the south.

Germany moves and takes Cernauti and Chisinau and advances towards Vitebsk.

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May/Jun 41 Allied impulse 4 ( impulse # 10) At 60 % chance of ending the turn all pass, roll 2, turn ends.

US gears up. No partisans The Units in hex form shows the troops in Vitebsk

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Here is the Chinese front at the end of May/Jun 41 turn.

Units in hex form shows units in Tianshui

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Here are the unit destroyed during the May/Jun 41 turn

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The July/August 41 reinforcements

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End of May/Jun 41 production.

Germany 25 Ftr, Lnd3, 3pilot, Mot, Inf, Engr, ArmDiv
Italy 11 NAV3, Pilot, Mar, CP
Japan 18 NAV3, Ftr, BB2, MtnDiv, Mil, SUB1, CVP

China 1 CAVDiv -2pp strat
CW 22 Ftr, NAV3, Pilot, TRS2, Lnd3, GAr, Mech, BB2
USA 20 HQA, 2BB1, SUB, Amph2, TRS2, CVP
Russia 28 6Inf, 5Mil

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July/August 41. Allied win initiative and there is fine weather everywhere

CW stratbombs Stuttgart for 1 pp.

Russia rails Vitebsk factory to Tyumen

After the Allied moves this is the front in Russia

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The China front after the Allies first impulse in J/A 41

At this point it not hard for the Axis to guarantee no partisans since their garrison values are higher than 20

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Axis first impulse July/August 41 ( impulse #2) Fine weather everywhere.

All take a land action.

Japan Stratbomb Chungking for 1 pp lost.
Air battle over Vitebsk, Russians abort a German bomber but lose a Fighter, no groundstrike there.

Three German attacks, Odessa falls but 3 German units are disorganized. In CHina HQCHiang is retreated and 3 Japanese units disorganized, Yamamoto included.

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Allied impulse 2 July/August 41 ( impulse #3)

Storms in the North Monsoon will stop Japanese advances in the south of China. CW stratbomb Hanover for 1 pp

Russia manages to disorganize a German Mech near Odessa that had no German fighter support.
Kiev factory railed to Alma Ata

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Axis impulse 2 July/August 41 ( # 4 impulse ) Storm in North Monsoon

Germany moves troops to siege of Vitebsk and Kiev, no attack yet. Pskov falls.

The Russians are all behind the Dnepr river.

Japan knocks out a Chinese Gar unit but loses an Inf and the rest of the attackers disorganized. The front in South China is at a standstill for now.

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Allies impulse 3 ( impulse # 5 ) Still storm in the North Monsoon.

CW troops with HQ Alexander are moving east through Algeria towards Italian controlled Tunisia.
There is a stalemate in Western Egypt where CW and Italian forces are in contact.

Russia Rails Dnepropetrovsk factory to Tashkent.

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Axis impulse 3 ( impulse # 6) Still storm in North Monsoon.

Russian Fighter shot down over Vitebsk, German bomber through.

Ground strikes on Vitebsk, Kiev and in Egypt. about half the defending units were disorganized.
Japan strikes Tianshui and disorganizes Mao.

German Attack on Novgorod +13 r 6 for 19 Finn Ski and an Inf lost, 2 more disorganized city taken
Attack on Vitebsk +14 r 8 for 22 City taken, Art lost and 2 more disorganized
Attack on Kiev +12 r 12 for 23+ City taken with no losses.

Italian attack in Egypt net 21 blitz, defenders shattered and will come back next turn but not in Egypt.

The Russian front after the battles

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Allies impulse 4 ( impulse # 7 ) Still storms in North Monsoon

An impulse of nothing much happening, CW troops reach the Tunisian border with Algeria. A reconstituted CW carrier fleet with replaced Carrier planes and cruiser escorts has sailed from England towards the Mediterranean.

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Axis impulse 4 ( impulse # 8 ) Storms continue in North Monsoon, no activity against China.

Germany has only 2 attacks this impulse, knocked out a Russian Mil NW Smolensk and is getting into position to hit Smolensk in force next impulse.

In the southernmost hex of the Dnepr an armored blitz with HQ support, and a Stuka bomber as well, across the river retreated a Russian Mech but disorganized 3 German units.

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Allies impulse 5 ( impulse # 9 ) all pass for a 50% end of turn chance.

Roll 8 no end yet.

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Axis impulse 5 ( impulse # 10 ) Still storm in North Monsoon.

Japan send more troops to Truk and lands troops in Siam and at Canton in preparations for moves against the CW.

Italy Makes a blitz attack in Egypt, shatters a South African Inf but loses a Mech.

German ground strike on Smolensk stopped by a local AA unit. A Russian bomber was shot down there trying to support the defence.

Smolensk attacked at +9 roll 17, The city fell and the northern Dnepr Russian lines have become untenable.

At the southern end o the Dnepr line a Russian Mech was retreated. The Russians will have to back off from there too.

Turn ended on a 3. US occupies Greenland and Iceland. US freezes Japanese assets.