Alternative History: The Great War that didn't happen

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May/Jun 1940

1st Axis Impulse:

Land Moves:
Being the first turn of hostilities and all three Axis majors declaring Land impulse, we have lots of movement around the globe.

In the Ukraine, German and Rumanian forces launch an attack on Cernauti.

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May/Jun 1940

1st Axis Impulse:

Land Moves (continued):
In Poland, Germany attacks one stack of Polish troops, while screening the Soviet forces to the NE

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May/Jun 1940

1st Axis Impulse:

Land Moves (continued):
In France, two attacks. Swiss units get around the Maginot line and attack with a German 3-1 GARR.

While in the south, Spanish forces attack in a clear hex with Mech support

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May/Jun 1940

1st Axis Impulse:

Land Moves (continued):
In Belgium, German units ooze up to the front but don't get a good ratio for an attack

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May/Jun 1940

1st Axis Impulse:

Land Moves (continued):
Way over in the Far East, Japan launches an attack on a stack of Soviet units outside of Vladivostok, throwing in HQ support.

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May/Jun 1940

1st Axis Impulse:

Land Moves (continued):
In China, a speedbump is attacked by the Japan HQ and army group

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May/Jun 1940

1st Axis Impulse:

Land Moves (continued):
In Malaya, Japan secures two resources but don't have the strength to attack Singapore yet

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May/Jun 1940

1st Axis Impulse:

Land Moves (continued):
In Syria, Turkish forces approach Damascus

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May/Jun 1940

1st Axis Impulse:

Land Moves (continued):
Finally, in Greece, Yugo/Italian forces close in on the Greek defenders, but no attack yet.

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May/Jun 1940

1st Axis Impulse:

Land Combat:
Several attacks this impulse.

First the Swiss/German attack into France. France brings in two bombers with fighter escort for ground support, Switzerland sends up an interceptor.

Even with a slight Axis advantage, the first French bomber is cleared in the initial round, and then France aborts the rest.

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May/Jun 1940

1st Axis Impulse:

Land Combat (continued):
The resulting ground support helps the French a lot, bringing the modifier down from around +10 to +6. France chooses the assault table.

Germany does not get the fractional, but rolls high with a 16. the 22 overall kills the French defender, but Axis must take an additional loss and half are disorganized. Germany decides to lose a MIL, and sends two ready Swiss corps into France.

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May/Jun 1940

1st Axis Impulse:

Land Combat (continued):
In Southern France, the Spanish attack. with the Blitz table, Italy gets a +9.5 modifier.

They do not get the fractional and roll a 9, for 18 overall. The French must retreat, and Spain has to disorganize two units. Italy chooses to have the French unit retreat to the West, opening up a gap some to get to Marseilles.

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May/Jun 1940

1st Axis Impulse:

Land Combat (continued):
In Cernauti, Bessarabia, Axis has a +10.3 modifier. Soviets pick the Assault table.

Germany once again does not get the fractional, and rolls a 12, for 22 overall. Really stinks that you can roll a 22 on the Assault table and still have to lose a unit. Axis must lose a unit (Rumanian INF) and disorganize 3 units, but the city is theirs.

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May/Jun 1940

1st Axis Impulse:

Land Combat (continued):
Near Vladivostok, Japan has a +11.5 modifier. Soviets choose Assault table.

Japan gets the fractional and rolls a 12, for 23 overall, both Soviet units lost.

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May/Jun 1940

1st Axis Impulse:

Land Combat (continued):
In China, a +19 modifier leads to a near-automatic victory for Japan on a Chinese city.

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May/Jun 1940

1st Axis Impulse:

Land Combat (continued):
Final combat is in Poland, with a +19.7 modifier on the Blitz table. Germany rolls a 5 but luckily for them it doesn't matter.

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May/Jun 1940

1st Allied Impulse:

Actions:
CH Land
CW Combined
FR Land
US Combined
SU Land

Naval Moves:
CW moves a Blenheim to the 0 box in Bay of Biscay for transfer to Gibraltar
US moves a PBY to the Marshall Islands sea area
CW also moves 4 TRS plus escort into the Bay of Biscay for landing in France

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May/Jun 1940

1st Allied Impulse:

Naval Moves (continue):
A US invasion fleet is put out to the Mouths of the Amazon sea area for landing in Brazil

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May/Jun 1940

1st Allied Impulse:

Strat Bombing:
No effect on Hamburg

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May/Jun 1940

1st Allied Impulse:

Ground Strikes:
CW responds with an ARTY strike on the strongest German stack facing them in Belgium. Hits 2 of 3. Nice.