Bob Flemin' and Orm. A World..AARse!

[warspite1]

Jan/Feb 1940
Impulse: 7

The turn continues on a roll of 3.

[composer99]

I see that the Chinese Communists were at risk of being encircled near Chengchow. Did they extricate themselves?

[warspite1]

No, not really - I was taken by surprise how quickly the Japanese units were able to bear down on my forces.

I have therefore taken what I think is the best option to try and extricate at least some of the units - but it does not look good for either the Communists or the Nationalists at the moment.

[warspite1]

Here is a picture I managed to obtain of the Fleet Air Arm's daring raid on Fredrikshaven. For a relatively small port, containing a handful of merchant ships, the Germans appear to have put up a ton of flak! [X(]

[Orm]

Germany declare war on Netherlands.

Germany and Japan select a land impulse.

Germany makes a port strike on Rotterdam but the surprise die roll is only a one and one cruiser is damaged. Not the result the German high command expected. [:(]


Picture from Jan/Feb 40 Impulse #10 (Axis) - Port Strike

[Orm]

No naval air.

Italy transport a infantry to Sardinia.

Germany, once again, bomb Metz. And once again Germany rolls a one so the mission is a failure.

Japan make one ground strike but now a 9 is rolled so that mission is a failure as well.

Japan rail HQI Umezu from the central front in China to the North. I also rail a militia to the north front.

The race towards Sian continues. Meanwhile Germany launch a automatic attack against Amsterdam.


Picture from Jan/Feb 40 Impulse #10 (Axis) - Land Combat

[Orm]

No reorganization.


Picture from Jan/Feb 40 Impulse #10 (Axis) - Reorganization

[warspite1]

Jan/Feb 1940
Impulse: End of Turn

The Axis end the turn - which is very bad news considering they have a +2 on the initiative....[:(]

The US take the option of reinforcing Iceland and Greenland

[Orm]

The Axis end the turn - which is very bad news considering they have a +2 on the initiative

Ah. But Allies had the first impulse. [:)]

[warspite1]

Jan/Feb 1940
Impulse: Production

Germany:
MIL
2 x FTR2
2 x LND2
2 x PILOT
2 x SUB (1st)

Italy:
PILOT
NAV3

JAPAN:
BB (1st)
CV (1st)
TRS (1st)
2 x INF
PILOT
NAV2

[warspite1]

Jan/Feb 1940
Impulse: Production

China:
MIL
CAV DIV

Commonwealth:
HMS Duke of York (2nd Cycle)
TRS (1st Cycle)
2 x Pilot
INF
2 x FTR

France:
GARR
INF
FTR
Pilot

USA:
TRS
2 x BB (1st Cycle)
SUB (1st Cycle)
2 x Cruiser (1st Cycle)
2 x CONV

USSR:
2 x INF
GARR
INF HQ
1 x Saved BP

[warspite1]

Jan/Feb 1940
Impulse: Conquest

Netherlands was conquered by Germany

Denmark was completely conquered by Germany (Faroes converts to a neutral minor country)

Dutch Navy

Java = Germany
Sumatra = Escaped
Convoy = 2 Destroyed
5 Escaped

[warspite1]

Mar/Apr 1940
Impulse: Reinforcement

China:
CAV DIV
MIL (Comm)
INF (Comm)

Commonwealth:
Indomitable, Howe, Cleopatra and Trinidad have been placed in the Construction Pool
MIL (NEI)
2 x FTR
HMS Queen Elizabeth
CONV

France:
Jean Bart II has been placed in the Construction Pool
MTN DIV
ARM
CONV

USA:
TRS has been placed in the Construction Pool
CONV
USS Wasp
USS Colorado

USSR:
2 x INF
GARR
MECH DIV

[warspite1]

Mar/Apr 1940
Impulse: Reinforcement

Germany:
MIL
2 x FTR
LND
PARA

Italy:
NAV
Vittorio Veneto
SUB

Japan:
Katori
INF
MECH

[warspite1]

Mar/Apr 1940
Impulse: Initiative and Weather

Axis 8:2 Allied

Weather = 3(4)

[Grotius]

Pardon me for interjecting with a newbish question. I've read the Initiative Rules in the RAC multiple times, and I still don't understand the significance of one side going first and last in the same turn. RAC 6.2 says: "However, you might let the other side go first if you want to move the initiative setting to your advantage; if they go first and last in the turn, it improves for you." What does "improves for you" mean?

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: Grotius

Pardon me for interjecting with a newbish question. I've read the Initiative Rules in the RAC multiple times, and I still don't understand the significance of one side going first and last in the same turn. RAC 6.2 says: "However, you might let the other side go first if you want to move the initiative setting to your advantage; if they go first and last in the turn, it improves for you." What does "improves for you" mean?

warspite1

If you move first and last in a turn then the initiative track moves 1 in your opponents favour.

[Orm]

ORIGINAL: Grotius

Pardon me for interjecting with a newbish question. I've read the Initiative Rules in the RAC multiple times, and I still don't understand the significance of one side going first and last in the same turn. RAC 6.2 says: "However, you might let the other side go first if you want to move the initiative setting to your advantage; if they go first and last in the turn, it improves for you." What does "improves for you" mean?

It means that the marker on the initiative track move one step towards your side.

If Axis (me), had begun the last impulse and ended it as well then the initiative marker would have moved from 'Axis +2' to 'Axis +1'.


Please keep the questions coming. [:)]



Edit: To late as usual. [:D]

[brian brian]

The initiative marker is on a track with spaces for +2 Axis, +1 Axis, 0, +1 Allied, +2 Allied. These modify the die roll. accordingly. Also if you have a + or if it is in the 0 box, you can demand a re-roll of the Initiative die roll, at the price of moving it one space in your opponent's favor.

If the turn ends after an impulse for the side that moved first, the initiative marker is moved one space away from that side.

Having the initiative allows you to to decide who moves first, and you can declare that the other side moves first, as Orm did in this game. This makes it impossible for the marker to move away from you at the end of the turn. This can be a good idea in the winter turns, to conserve your best chance at having the initiative in the longer summer turns. However it comes at a risk that you might only get as few as a single impulse for the whole turn, when the weather is exceptionally bad (moving at 3 boxes for each impulse on the track that determines the die roll to end the turn).

[Orm]

However it comes at a risk that you might only get as few as a single impulse for the whole turn, when the weather is exceptionally bad

You said it!