A global war

[lomyrin]

In Egypt the Italians have knocked out almost all the Cw defenses and tha Japanese just sank the CW convoys in the Red Sea that kept the units in Egypt in supply. The CW earlier had taken Syria and returned it to the Free French.

Now the Indian Mech and A Territorial in one stack and a South African Inf are left out of supply near Cairo.

[lomyrin]

ND41 impulse 3 ( # 5 ) weather has become full winter in Russia

Tula just fell and the German have reached Rostov. The Rostov defenders are shown in the units in hex form.

[lomyrin]

Allies impulse 3 ( Impulse # 8 ) Winter continues. CW desperately needs to reinforce and resupply Egypt. Cw combined and all others pass for 30% end of turn chance.

CW rebases a convoy from South Africa sea area to Aden so it can be used next turn to supply Egypt via the Red Sea. Another fleet sails from Gibraltar with an Amph loaded with an Inf and a convoy and several combat ships. They go to the E Med 0 box. Italy searches and finds them but only manages to abort the Amph which goes to Port Said. Follow on rounds fail to find and the supply is at least temporarily back for the units in Egypt.
The turn does not end it rolled a 6.

[brian brian]

ORIGINAL: lomyrin

ND41 impulse 3 ( # 5 ) weather has become full winter in Russia

Tula just fell and the German have reached Rostov. The Rostov defenders are shown in the units in hex form.

looks very ... historical

[Neilster]

Axis impulse 3 ( impulse # 5 ) Weather has changed to Blizzard and snow, bad everywhere.

What did I tell ya? Those German generals are now making urgent enquiries to the Reich about winter clothing. German troops are commandeering civilian clothes and even tablecloths in an attempt to keep warm and have some camouflage in this snowy landscape. They no longer look like the proud Herren that invaded the Soviet Union. This "Summer" campaign was supposed to have been over weeks ago [;)]

Cheers, Neilster

[lomyrin]

Axis Nov/Dec 41 impulse 4 ( impulse # 11 ) Winter, snow in arctic and temperate, fine in N Monsoon.

Japan stratbombs Kweiyang for 1 pp

Japan attacks and takes Singapore with Marine, INf and Shore bombard support Indian Inf and Japanese Inf lost, 2 Australian Cruisers escape to Calcutta.
Another Japanese attack SE Kweiyang kills a Nationalist Inf

Italy fails to destroy the CW supply line to Egypt and moves land units nearer to Cairo.

Germany attacks and takes Kursk with no losses but at Ryazan loses a Gun, Inf, and Arm while taking out the city defenses and entering the city.

The turn does not end.

[lomyrin]

Allies Nov/Dec 41 impulse 4 ( impulse # 13 ) Snow

CW combined action, rest pass for an 80 % end of turn chance.

CW stratbombs Stuttgart for 1 pp

CW lands an Indian Inf in Suez and moves a unit into Cairo. Supply remains open.

End of turn roll 9 it does not end.

[lomyrin]

Axis Nov/Dev 41 impulse 5 ( impulse # 15 )

Germany sends 2 SUB's to B Biscay looking for CW convoys but both are sunk with no losses for the CW, only 1 Cruiser aborted.
Japan attacks Kweiyang with Engr and HQ support against HQ Stillwell and a Mil wit Defensive HQ support. City taken but the Japanese Engr is lost nd the defenders are only shattered.

End of turn roll 10, turn does still not end.

[lomyrin]

Allies Nov/Dec 41 impulse 5 ( impulse # 18 ) This has been a very long winter turn...

All pass Turn automatically ends. A Partisan in Yugoslavia.

USA passes the War Appropriations Bill.

[lomyrin]

The units destroyed in the Nov/Dec 41 turn

[lomyrin]

Production at the end of the Nov/Dec 41 turn

Germany 29 Ftr, Lnd3, 2Pilot, Mech, Para, 2Inf, MechDiv, SUB1.
Italy 11 2BBrep, SUBrep, Mech, Cp, 1BPsave
Japan 18 Inf, 3CArep, 2CP, SUB2, 2Pilot, 2CVP, CAV

China 1 CAVDiv, 2pp strat
CW 20 Ftr, Lnd3, 2Pilot, 4CVP, Mech, TRS1.
USA 30 2CV2, BB2, SUB1, Lnd3. ARM, 2Inf, CVP, InfDiv
Russia 20 4Inf, 3Mil, Gar

[lomyrin]

Reinforcements for Jan/Feb 42

Off the form to the right is an Indian Gar

[lomyrin]

Axis win initiative for Jan/Feb 42 Axis impulse 1, Blizzards all the way to the Med.

All take combined action.

German ships fail to find the CW convoys in Bay Biscay.

Italy SUB sinks a CW convoy in West Med, putting CW units in Egypt again out of supply. Storms make Cairo safe even so for now.

Japan sends long range NAV to Truk.

[lomyrin]

Allies Jan/Feb 42 impulse 1 ( impulse # 4 ) Blizzards to the Med.

CW updates their sea lane supports and convoy lines.

Egypt is again in supply, new CW convoys with escorts in both the W Med and Red Sea gives supply from two directions.

USA has a small chance of DoWing japan but will wait a little longer.

[lomyrin]

Axis impulse 2 Jan/Feb 42 ( impulse # 7 ) Blizzard still all over Europe

Italy tightens up their front on the Nile and add a Bomber to the area.

Japan cannot move to the cost very well in China in blizzard and storm, instead they were able to catch and kill Chiang HQ near Kweiyang.

Turn could have ended but did not.

[lomyrin]

Allies impulse 2 Jan/Feb 42 ( impulse # 11 )

All pass. turn ends.

US imposes Oil Embargo. Lend lease to Russia started.

Only one unit destroyed this pst turn, HQ Chiang.

[lomyrin]

March/April 42 reinforcements.

Not shown is also a CW Armor HQ and a pilot.

[lomyrin]

Jan/Feb production

Germany 38 Ftr. Lnd2, Lnd3, 3Pilot, Arm, Mech, 3Inf, HQI
Italy 15 CArep, BBrep, Ftr, Pilot, HQI, SUB1, 2CP
Japan 21 Inf, MAr, CV1, CV2, BB2, Pilot, 2CVP, 2CP

China 4 Mil, CAV
CW 28 HQI, 3FTR, Ftr3, NAV3, 2CVP, 3Pilot, TRS2
USA 30 HQA, 2Inf, Para, MarDiv, 4CV1
Russia 19 Mil, 2Gar, 3Inf, Mot

[lomyrin]

Allies win initiative for Mar/Apr 42. Weather is storm arctic, rain temperate.

USA fails DOW on Japan and loses some entry chits.

Russia rails the second factory from Moscow to Krasnoyarsk.

Some readjustments of the Russian forces and CW units near Tripoli while also holding in the Cairo area

[lomyrin]

Axis impulse 1 Mar/Apr 42 ( impulse # 3 ) Storm and rain in Europe

Japanese NAV sinks 2 CW Convoys in Bay Bengal. Italian SUBs sinks a CW CL and damages a CL and aborts a Convoy in W Med. CW supply link to Egypt broken again

Italy takes Suez over the USA objections. Cairo still held by CW but in peril. CW Ftr shot down in air fight there.

Japan reinforces Rabaul and knocks out Batavia with the loss of a MIL. Despite fine weather no activity in South China.