Nov/Dec 1940. Allied #7 & Axis #9. Weather.
The winter weather lets up a bit and turns fine in the Med and southern China.
Allied #7: The CW takes a naval, China a land, the USSR and USA a combined and Free France a land. 10% end of turn chance.
The land situation in Egypt is desperate so the CW decide to use the naval to move forces in position to reinforce Egypt this turn and next.
The CW decides to use its naval to move Alexander's HQ transport from the North Sea to Malta. The only obstacle is a lone Italian sub group in the Western Med which tries to intercept but fails. Alexander is now in Malta.
Also in the North Sea is a 5-4 CW infantry corps loaded on the Queens. This transport along with a couple of fast cruiser escorts have the MPs to make it to the Med port of Dametta in Egypt and the CW gives it a go. The intercept attempt by the Italian sub in the West Med fails (again) and things move to the East Med. The Italians fail the intercept there so the transport now can move its corps, though disorganized, directly to Egypt. But, the CW player messes up and keeps the transport at sea. The upshot of this mistake by the CW player is that if the Italians can take Cairo and Suez City unopposed if they can get two fine weather impulses in the Med before this turn ends. This also assumes that the Italians are able to maintain one or more SCS in the Eastern Med.
