The Germans blitz through the defenders destroying 1st Eng and shattering 3rd Sibs.
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Next up, the German attack into the woods west of Kalinin. If this works, the Soviet HQ will be OOS for the follow-up attack.
The Germans blitz through the defenders destroying 1st Eng and shattering 3rd Sibs.
The Germans blitz through the defenders destroying 1st Eng and shattering 3rd Sibs.
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The follow-up smashes Gen Yeremenko.
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The next too is a walk-over.
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The last is a formality.
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The Germans make some minor fighter rebases to improve coverage along the French coast and send a Fw-190 down to Spain.
The Italians send a LND and FTR across to Barcelona.
The Japanese send a long-range fighter from Tokyo to Eniwetok.
The Japanese use their C47 to reorganise an Arm unit in China.
They needn't have bothered. On a 4, the turn ends. Its been pretty brutal for both sides.
Axis losses.
The Italians send a LND and FTR across to Barcelona.
The Japanese send a long-range fighter from Tokyo to Eniwetok.
The Japanese use their C47 to reorganise an Arm unit in China.
They needn't have bothered. On a 4, the turn ends. Its been pretty brutal for both sides.
Axis losses.
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Allied Losses
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A Partisan appears in Yugoslavia (4-2 in Zagreb).
Preliminary Production Planning
In Germany all factories are working, although this will change when the Swedish resources drop out, giving 53 BP.
The Italians have 3 idle factories but no more potential resources available. BP will be 17.
The Japanese have 5 idle factories and the Burmese resource not used due to lack of a convoy chain. BP will be 18.
The Chinese have 8/9 factories producing for 12 BP.
All CW factories are producing for 35 BP.
The US, with 42 of 43 factories producing has 74 BP.
With the railway from the south reopened, the Soviets get all 23 factories running for 40 BP.
Preliminary Production Planning
In Germany all factories are working, although this will change when the Swedish resources drop out, giving 53 BP.
The Italians have 3 idle factories but no more potential resources available. BP will be 17.
The Japanese have 5 idle factories and the Burmese resource not used due to lack of a convoy chain. BP will be 18.
The Chinese have 8/9 factories producing for 12 BP.
All CW factories are producing for 35 BP.
The US, with 42 of 43 factories producing has 74 BP.
With the railway from the south reopened, the Soviets get all 23 factories running for 40 BP.
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The allies would have liked another impulse to get the convoy escorts sorted out. In Biscay, there won't be any escorts in the 0-box for the 1st impulse. The U-boats elect to remain at sea in Biscay 1-box in case an opportunity presents.
The US leaves a 3CV task force in the Marshalls 3-box. Otherwise, most ships return to base.
The Italians leave a CA in the 1-box and a NAV and FTR in the 0-box of the West Med to cover the CP.
The Japanese keep some CL convoy escorts at sea.
No Corps breakdowns.
The Germans, Soviets and Japanese scrap a couple of the older destroyed aircraft.
The US leaves a 3CV task force in the Marshalls 3-box. Otherwise, most ships return to base.
The Italians leave a CA in the 1-box and a NAV and FTR in the 0-box of the West Med to cover the CP.
The Japanese keep some CL convoy escorts at sea.
No Corps breakdowns.
The Germans, Soviets and Japanese scrap a couple of the older destroyed aircraft.
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Production
Germany: HQ-Arm x2, Arm x2, Inf x2, Sub Constr, Pilot x2, Lnd-2, Lnd-3 x2, Lnd-4, Mot Div.
Italy: Repair Trans, BB, CA, Inf x2, Ftr-2, Sub.
Japan: Oil repair, CVP-1 x3, pilot, CP x2, Mot, Sub Constr, Inf Div
China: Lnd-3, Pilot, Inf, Cav, Inf Div.
UK: Repair CV, Trans, BB x2, O-Chit, Lnd-4, Mot, Amph.
US: Repair Trans, Nav Constr Amph x4, Trans x2, CV, Mech, Mar, CVP-2 x2, CVP-1 x3, pilot x3, O-chit, Ftr-3.
USSR: Hq-Arm, HQ-Inf, Mech, Arm, Inf x2, Ftr-2 x2, Field Art-6.
CW conquers Finland and liberates Iraq
The Partisans in Palembang damage another oil well.
Germany: HQ-Arm x2, Arm x2, Inf x2, Sub Constr, Pilot x2, Lnd-2, Lnd-3 x2, Lnd-4, Mot Div.
Italy: Repair Trans, BB, CA, Inf x2, Ftr-2, Sub.
Japan: Oil repair, CVP-1 x3, pilot, CP x2, Mot, Sub Constr, Inf Div
China: Lnd-3, Pilot, Inf, Cav, Inf Div.
UK: Repair CV, Trans, BB x2, O-Chit, Lnd-4, Mot, Amph.
US: Repair Trans, Nav Constr Amph x4, Trans x2, CV, Mech, Mar, CVP-2 x2, CVP-1 x3, pilot x3, O-chit, Ftr-3.
USSR: Hq-Arm, HQ-Inf, Mech, Arm, Inf x2, Ftr-2 x2, Field Art-6.
CW conquers Finland and liberates Iraq
The Partisans in Palembang damage another oil well.
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J/A 1944 Initiative
Axis 6, Allied 2. The Allies opt to re-roll. Axis 1, Allies 5. Allies get the initiative and elect to move first. Weather roll of 9. Fine everywhere except Storms N. Monsoon.
No DoW.
US, CW Naval. China, USSR Land.
Axis 6, Allied 2. The Allies opt to re-roll. Axis 1, Allies 5. Allies get the initiative and elect to move first. Weather roll of 9. Fine everywhere except Storms N. Monsoon.
No DoW.
US, CW Naval. China, USSR Land.
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J/A 1944 Allied 1
It’s time for the Allies to sit back and take stock.
For the US it’s simply a case of shuttling what they can to jumping off points in Europe and the Pacific and not committing too few too soon. Enough will be brought to Spain to stalemate the front, which, by pinning Axis units down away from homeland defence, suits the Allies more than the Axis. There may, however, be some opportunity for limited mischief making with the Mar Corps and two Mar Divs in the Pacific. This will be as much about seeking to draw out and further wear down the IJN as capturing ground.
To a certain extent, the CW will need to hang-fire until the US is ready. A couple of small operations to retake Burma and recapture Suez are ongoing. With the exit of the Finns, the German northern front is very weak. The temptation is to see whether an unusual second front can be opened through the Baltic States.
It’s time for the Allies to sit back and take stock.
For the US it’s simply a case of shuttling what they can to jumping off points in Europe and the Pacific and not committing too few too soon. Enough will be brought to Spain to stalemate the front, which, by pinning Axis units down away from homeland defence, suits the Allies more than the Axis. There may, however, be some opportunity for limited mischief making with the Mar Corps and two Mar Divs in the Pacific. This will be as much about seeking to draw out and further wear down the IJN as capturing ground.
To a certain extent, the CW will need to hang-fire until the US is ready. A couple of small operations to retake Burma and recapture Suez are ongoing. With the exit of the Finns, the German northern front is very weak. The temptation is to see whether an unusual second front can be opened through the Baltic States.
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The Chinese need to keep on with harrying and tying down Japanese forces in China.
For the Russians the word is survival. Their main worry is the powerful group a Ryazan. If it goes North, it will smash it's way to Moscow. Move east and it could complete a near encirclement of 8th Gds and 3rd Mech. Extracting these from the pocket will be first priority.
For the Russians the word is survival. Their main worry is the powerful group a Ryazan. If it goes North, it will smash it's way to Moscow. Move east and it could complete a near encirclement of 8th Gds and 3rd Mech. Extracting these from the pocket will be first priority.
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J/A 1944 Allied 1
No port strikes or Naval Air missions.
The US moves Ike and XXXVIII Mot to the North Atlantic. 2 Trans from Spain return to the East Coast and load VIII and XX Mech. The US Fleet at Copenhagen sails to the Baltic 2-box along with an Amph containing CW III Inf and a Trans containing CW 9 Arm. 2 Subs are deployed to the Marianas and the Solomons. A Trans loads V Mar at the West Coast and an empty Yorktown returns to San Francisco for a new air wing. Various CL's are sent to escort CP's and 5 CL's sat in Norfolk relocate to the Pacific.
Gort embarks on a Trans and joins the other units in the Baltic 2-box. Monty, an Arm and a Mot embark into the North Sea 2-Box. 2 BB and 6 CA move to the Baltic 3-box. 4 CV, 2 BB and 3 CA move to the West Med 1-box. The RSA Hurricane IIa embarks into the Bay of Bengal. Two Mot are moved towards Iraq as is the Australian Inf HQ. CP's are put into the Baltic and Bay of Bengal for supply reasons. The rest of the RN is deployed on escort duties.
No port strikes or Naval Air missions.
The US moves Ike and XXXVIII Mot to the North Atlantic. 2 Trans from Spain return to the East Coast and load VIII and XX Mech. The US Fleet at Copenhagen sails to the Baltic 2-box along with an Amph containing CW III Inf and a Trans containing CW 9 Arm. 2 Subs are deployed to the Marianas and the Solomons. A Trans loads V Mar at the West Coast and an empty Yorktown returns to San Francisco for a new air wing. Various CL's are sent to escort CP's and 5 CL's sat in Norfolk relocate to the Pacific.
Gort embarks on a Trans and joins the other units in the Baltic 2-box. Monty, an Arm and a Mot embark into the North Sea 2-Box. 2 BB and 6 CA move to the Baltic 3-box. 4 CV, 2 BB and 3 CA move to the West Med 1-box. The RSA Hurricane IIa embarks into the Bay of Bengal. Two Mot are moved towards Iraq as is the Australian Inf HQ. CP's are put into the Baltic and Bay of Bengal for supply reasons. The rest of the RN is deployed on escort duties.
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J/A 1944 Allied 1: Naval Combat.
The CW have the choice of West Med, Biscay and Arabian Sea. Of these, only the West Med will be chosen. The US will try and bring its subs into action in the Marianas and Solomons.
First on the bill is the CW in the West Med.
The Italians fly their Dardo and 3 Navs to the 1-box, which contains a CA. That should stop it becoming easy pickings.
The CW commits subs.
Can the RN in the Med find the enemy more successfully than their colleagues in the Baltic? It turns out they can. Before the Italians know what is happening, torpedoes slam into the sides of the convoys sending one to the bottom and one back to port (search rolls CW 2, Italy 10; submarine combat chosen; CW damage reduced to no effect and damage to Italians increased from D to D,2A). Both sides elect to stay and fight but are unable to find each other. This suits the CW as the CP's were the main target and to have got them without loss is a good result.
Filthy weather in the Marianas means the US sub commanders can barely see out of their periscopes and they are unable to locate the Japanese, who similarly struggle to spot the subs.
In the Solomons, the US flies a P38 to the 0-box to run interference on any Nav the Japs might send. The Japs see the US and raise them a D3A2 and A6M3.
The US commits subs - it is what they are there for - and hunts for the convoy. Escaping detection the US Sub captains make short work of the lone CP (Search rolls US 1, IJN 6; sub combat chosen and US damage reduced to 0). Both sides stay to fight but are unable to relocate each other.
Finally, the Germans are invited to have a go in Biscay. They accept but are spotted by the Allies well before they could come in range and the valuable convoys diverted (searches Germans 6, Allies 1, avoided combat).
The CW have the choice of West Med, Biscay and Arabian Sea. Of these, only the West Med will be chosen. The US will try and bring its subs into action in the Marianas and Solomons.
First on the bill is the CW in the West Med.
The Italians fly their Dardo and 3 Navs to the 1-box, which contains a CA. That should stop it becoming easy pickings.
The CW commits subs.
Can the RN in the Med find the enemy more successfully than their colleagues in the Baltic? It turns out they can. Before the Italians know what is happening, torpedoes slam into the sides of the convoys sending one to the bottom and one back to port (search rolls CW 2, Italy 10; submarine combat chosen; CW damage reduced to no effect and damage to Italians increased from D to D,2A). Both sides elect to stay and fight but are unable to find each other. This suits the CW as the CP's were the main target and to have got them without loss is a good result.
Filthy weather in the Marianas means the US sub commanders can barely see out of their periscopes and they are unable to locate the Japanese, who similarly struggle to spot the subs.
In the Solomons, the US flies a P38 to the 0-box to run interference on any Nav the Japs might send. The Japs see the US and raise them a D3A2 and A6M3.
The US commits subs - it is what they are there for - and hunts for the convoy. Escaping detection the US Sub captains make short work of the lone CP (Search rolls US 1, IJN 6; sub combat chosen and US damage reduced to 0). Both sides stay to fight but are unable to relocate each other.
Finally, the Germans are invited to have a go in Biscay. They accept but are spotted by the Allies well before they could come in range and the valuable convoys diverted (searches Germans 6, Allies 1, avoided combat).
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J/A 1944 Allied 1: Air Phases
No Strategic or Carpet Bombing missions flown.
The Chinese attempt an artillery strike on the Jap 4th Mech. The Communists try similar against the Para's
The US sends the Black Widow against XXVI (Alb) in Madrid.
The Soviets send a Sturmoviv escorted by a Yak-3 against von Rundstedt. The Germans attempt to intercept with a Bf-109 F.
In the air battle, the Yaks throw themselves into the '109s to try and protect the IL-2's. The Germans engage and fight them off. Seeing the Yak's breaking off and heading for home, the IL-2's join them. Rundstedt is safe for now (die rolls; Axis 15 DA USSR aborts front FTR, hoping for a good result but gets 11, DC. Second round IL-2's abort).
The Black Widow begins earning it's name by disorganising the Italians in Madrid.
The two Chinese strikes fail.
No Strategic or Carpet Bombing missions flown.
The Chinese attempt an artillery strike on the Jap 4th Mech. The Communists try similar against the Para's
The US sends the Black Widow against XXVI (Alb) in Madrid.
The Soviets send a Sturmoviv escorted by a Yak-3 against von Rundstedt. The Germans attempt to intercept with a Bf-109 F.
In the air battle, the Yaks throw themselves into the '109s to try and protect the IL-2's. The Germans engage and fight them off. Seeing the Yak's breaking off and heading for home, the IL-2's join them. Rundstedt is safe for now (die rolls; Axis 15 DA USSR aborts front FTR, hoping for a good result but gets 11, DC. Second round IL-2's abort).
The Black Widow begins earning it's name by disorganising the Italians in Madrid.
The two Chinese strikes fail.
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J/A 1944: Allied 1: Land Movement
The Russians extract the two corps from the threatened encirclement and extend their line northwards. A mostly Arm/Mech group (outlined in black) threatens to out-flank the German line. This should help keep the free German group (outlined in Blue) from moving north. They plan one attack (outlined in red) where, with ground-support, they can get reasonable odds and a breakthrough would put a number of German units OOS.
Off the picture, a 3-3 Inf moves into Sevastopol. It is flipped and OOS but there isn't much around that will trouble it.
The Russians extract the two corps from the threatened encirclement and extend their line northwards. A mostly Arm/Mech group (outlined in black) threatens to out-flank the German line. This should help keep the free German group (outlined in Blue) from moving north. They plan one attack (outlined in red) where, with ground-support, they can get reasonable odds and a breakthrough would put a number of German units OOS.
Off the picture, a 3-3 Inf moves into Sevastopol. It is flipped and OOS but there isn't much around that will trouble it.
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In China, the Communists press east looking to try and catch the Japanese OOS.
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The Russians fly 3 LND, with escort, as ground support to add 12 factors to the attack. With no fighters available to support the German bombers, they decline to fly.
Ground-support and making the fractional bring the attack to a +10. The Soviets choose a Blitz attack but too long on the defensive has blunted their attacking skills. The hex is taken and the defender destroyed but the attackers are all disorganised.
The Russians advance 2 units into the captured hex. They succeed in putting several of the German units at the tip of the salient OOS.
Ground-support and making the fractional bring the attack to a +10. The Soviets choose a Blitz attack but too long on the defensive has blunted their attacking skills. The hex is taken and the defender destroyed but the attackers are all disorganised.
The Russians advance 2 units into the captured hex. They succeed in putting several of the German units at the tip of the salient OOS.
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J/A 1944 Allied 1: Air rebase.
The Soviets move their Tu-2 to where it can strike more of the German units in southern Russia.
The CW rearrange their CVP's, send the Hampdens to Finland and a Spit VIII to Denmark.
The US moves their C-54 to Spain and a B-24 to Pearl.
Koniev and Vatutin reorganise the two best ground-strike aircraft plus 39th Inf, 2nd Arm (they took the hex in the attack) and 6th GD Inf.
That concludes the impulse.
The Soviets move their Tu-2 to where it can strike more of the German units in southern Russia.
The CW rearrange their CVP's, send the Hampdens to Finland and a Spit VIII to Denmark.
The US moves their C-54 to Spain and a B-24 to Pearl.
Koniev and Vatutin reorganise the two best ground-strike aircraft plus 39th Inf, 2nd Arm (they took the hex in the attack) and 6th GD Inf.
That concludes the impulse.
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J/A 1944 Axis 2
No Dow.
All three Axis powers opt for Land.
No Naval Air, Strategic or Carpet bombing.
The Germans task the Stug II and Hummel with Groundstikes at Kiel. As the shells start to fall, the CW realise they have made what could be a costly mistake. They originally intended to ship another unit in but then forgot that Kiel was only defended by one unit and sent it into the Baltic. The CW position will depend on Air and Naval support.
No Dow.
All three Axis powers opt for Land.
No Naval Air, Strategic or Carpet bombing.
The Germans task the Stug II and Hummel with Groundstikes at Kiel. As the shells start to fall, the CW realise they have made what could be a costly mistake. They originally intended to ship another unit in but then forgot that Kiel was only defended by one unit and sent it into the Baltic. The CW position will depend on Air and Naval support.