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

[warspite1]

Sep/Oct 1939
Impulse: 7

Four attacks:
4:1 +1 on Lodz Assault
4:1 +2 on Warsaw Assault
3:1 +1 in China ?
4:1 +1 on Vladivostok (thanks to IJN support) Assault

What do the Chinese want to do - assume Assault?

[warspite1]

Sep/Oct 1939
Impulse: 7

Lodz is a 5(6) and the city falls

[warspite1]

Sep/Oct 1939
Impulse: 7

Warsaw is a close run thing 3(5) and the Germans lose an INF and are disorganised. But Warsaw at least falls.

[Orm]

What do the Chinese want to do - assume Assault?

Indeed.

[warspite1]

Sep/Oct 1939
Impulse: 7

I've realised over the last few impulses how dodgy declaring war on the Soviet Union is; reserves get called out, lifting restriction on Chinese Communist moves, probably increasing their production and allowing trade war too.

This £$%^ does not help [:(]

With Fractional Odds I get a 5:1 +1 on Vladivostok....

.... I throw a 2.

[warspite1]

Sep/Oct 1939
Impulse: 7

And that completes a wonderful impulse. 3:1 +1 and I throw a.....

....1. Extra [:(] face with a healthy dollop of [&:] thrown in.

[warspite1]

Sep/Oct 1939
Impulse: 7

von Bock reorganises an ARM and an INF to try and get these westward asap.
Yammamoto reorganises two INF and a LND.

I think someone is now taking the £$%^. The turn ends.... on a 1.

[warspite1]

Sep/Oct 1939
Impulse: End of Turn

Seemingly no partisans.

Germany chooses 2 offensive markers. What does the Soviet Union choose?

[Orm]

USSR select a offensive marker as well.

[warspite1]

Which pool do you want to draw a chit from?

[Orm]

I am not sure. Maybe it would be easier if I did the end of turn orders in this game?

Edit: Soon the fun with CW return to base begins and designate what ships will stay at sea. Lots of fun stuff.

[warspite1]

Not sure how you do it? I can send you game but I don't know what to do without running through it and I cant go beyond USE!! Here's a screenie if that helps?

Edit - happy for you to do EOT. How do you get round this issue?

[Orm]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

Not sure how you do it? I can send you game but I don't know what to do without running through it and I cant go beyond USE!! Here's a screenie if that helps?

Edit - happy for you to do EOT. How do you get round this issue?

I select a marker for the Japanese pool. If I can select Resources to China I will pick that option otherwise US will not select any option.

I usually go back to a autosave before the turn ended and mail that. But lets see if you can make a save at the end of the US entry step or at the beginning of next.

[composer99]

Too bad about the end of the turn.

I have to say that Polish campaign worked out brilliantly, warspite1. Not only did both cities get secured in a single stroke (and what luck on the follow-up ground strike in Lodz after the surprise impulse strikes failed!) but you also foiled Orm's "sneaky" move to try and get the HQ interned for later use by the CW.

[Orm]

Sep/Oct 1939
End of Turn

Production:

Germany (16):
2 x Pilot
LND2
FTR3
SUB (1st)
SUB (2nd)
MIL
Tirpitz (2nd)

Italy (3):
NAV3

Japan (11):
ARM
BB (1st)
INF

China (5):
INF
MIL

CW (11):
INF
PIL
2 x FTR2
CP
Repair HMS London

France (5):
MECH

USA (11):
BB (1st)
CV (1st)
TRS (1st)
NAV3
TERR

USSR (13):
6 x MIL
Save 1 BP

Edit: Germany conquers Poland.

[Orm]

Nov/Dec 1939

Reinforcements:

Germany:
FTR2
AA
INF
ARM Div

Italy:
MOT
LND3

CW:
FTR2
LND2
LND3

France:
FTR2

China
MIL

USA:
TERR
3 x CA (East Coast)

USSR:
6 x MIL (unfortunately not the Vladivostok militia)

USSR remove one LND3

Allies won the first initiative roll but Axis demanded, and won, a re-roll. The weather is fine. All in all a good beginning of the turn for Axis...

[warspite1]

Nov/Dec 1939
Impulse: 1

The Japanese choose a combined and put 5 cruisers into the Japanese Coast. Do the Soviets wish to intercept?

Edit: I assume not as there will be a throw anyway as I am stopping in the sea area.

[Orm]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

Nov/Dec 1939
Impulse: 1

The Japanese choose a combined and put 5 cruisers into the Japanese Coast. Do the Soviets wish to intercept?

Edit: I assume not as there will be a throw anyway as I am stopping in the sea area.

The Soviet did not want to intercept.

And if a combat is rolled for in the sea area USSR will exclude their submarines.

[warspite1]

Nov/Dec 1939
Impulse: 1

The Germans place a NAV in the Baltic

The Italians place a Sub in the Western Med and a couple of NAV in the Italian Coast.

In addition to the cruiser squadron, the Japanese place a fleet in the Sea of Japan.

[warspite1]

Nov/Dec 1939
Impulse: 1

As before the Japanese try a ground strike in the mountains - the Japanese can intercept with a 3-quality and the Japanese can launch 5.4 worth.

Do the Chinese fly?

Edit: On the basis that the Chinese flew last time and nothing has changed (odds/aircraft involved) I will take the same action with the Chinese and fly.

The aircraft line up as before