Mayhemizer vs AllenK: The rematch

[Mayhemizer_slith]

Yes please.

[AllenK]

I put the CP's and BB's in Helsinki to show them. They can still be moved.

Where do you want to set up?

[Mayhemizer_slith]

Ships in Helsinki
5-4 INF in Petsamo
Ski div SW of Petsamo
Mot 6-5 in Helsinki
INF in swamp NW of Viipuri
INF HQ and bomber woods NW of Helsinki
FTR woods NE of Helsinki

[AllenK]

The Finn set-up.

[AlbertN]

The Soviet army allocated for Finland is indeed a bit small, but at technical levels they just need to slip 1 unit in Finland proper and there cannot be peace anymore with Finland. (Which Soviets can easily do by having their ENG unit perform a landing in some useless spot like Vaasa or Oulu).

In this case they can pretty much secure the north as the Finns would be OOS at Pestamo - and over time they can be bombed down, disrupted and devoured (as URSS can place new troops in Murmansk too meanwhile these Finns will be isolated) - so URSS saves 1 resource from these sent to Germany, and gains 1 resource themselves (though the US got quite pissed in return, which has its impact anyhow!).

[Mayhemizer_slith]

I should have swapped 6-3 INF with 5-4 INF so that Petsamo would not be automatic.

[AllenK]

France and China Land, CW Naval, others Combined.

USSR put a CA with Inf Div into Black Sea 4-box.

CW puts various escorts out and sends CP's to replace last turn's losses in the Nth Atlantic. Alexander sails to Gibraltar. 2 subs go to Italian Coast 3-box. The Queens take II Inf to Red Sea. CV/BB task force sails to West Med 4-box. CA task forces go to East Med 4-box and 0-box.

The US sends a Mar to Pago-Pago a Nav to Midway and an Inf to Hawaiian Islands sea area.

The French use the 105mm and Potez (plus escort) for ground-strikes. I presume the Me-109E2 will wish to contest this?

The Soviets have a go at the Finn HQ.

[Mayhemizer_slith]

Yes thanks. Bf109 lands with 8-3 INF next to air combat hex. First to kill/abort is bomber.

[AllenK]

While the fighters mix it but to no effect, the French bomber sneaks through to target.

[AllenK]

The Soviet effort misses the HQ but hits the bomber.

[AllenK]

The French 105mm achieves par with the Para successfully struck.

[AllenK]

The Potez leaves the German armour stopped in its tracks.

[Mayhemizer_slith]

This means war! So far it has been more like friendly match in football.

[AllenK]

USSR carries on railing Infs to the west. French rail Bordeaux Mil to Lyons.

The French reform the line.

[AllenK]

The French rebase the Nav from Atlantic to Med coast.

CW rebase the Boston to Sardinia, the Hampden to Port Said and a Spitfire to Cardiff.

USSR rebases 2 TB-3's to the North and a Ftr near to Leningrad.

Yeremenko reorgs the Soviet bomber.

Georges reorgs the Potez and 105mm.

[Mayhemizer_slith]

J/A 40 Axis 2

No DoW

All go land

Japan launches 3 ground strikes against Communist Chinese troops.
Germany launches 4 ground strikes against French front line.

Does France send fighters to intercept?

[AllenK]

May as well. D510 to have a go at the Ju-87B. MS 406 at the Ju-87D. Thanks.

[Mayhemizer_slith]

Germany counter intercepts to both hexes.

German fighter returns home after successful escort mission.

Where does French fighter land?

[AllenK]

Back at Rouen thanks.

[Mayhemizer_slith]

Where does other fighter return? Same result as before.