Mayhemizer vs AllenK: The rematch

[Mayhemizer_slith]

ORIGINAL: Centuur

On the Italian controlled hexes in France. If Italy did capture those hexes before Vichy was declared, those hexes will stay Italian and are not given to Germany when Vichy was declared:

Control of occupied France is as per 13.7.1 except that all hexes controlled by
French units become controlled by the Axis major power installing the
Vichy government.

Thank you. That is what happened.

[Mayhemizer_slith]

Italy rails INF HQ from Italy to France adjacent to Bordeaux.
Germany rails from France ARM HQ and INF to Rumania and MIL to East Prussia.

Japan is trying to put Nationalist Chinese OOS in mountains (not this impulse but maybe next).

No combats.

Japan rebases one bomber to Japan for pilot training, one bomber closer to front line and two fighters move few hexes each.
Germany rebases fighter to Rumania, one fighter from Western Germany to Eastern Germany, Bf110 from Hungary to Rumania and Bf110 from Italy to Hungary.
Italy rebases fighter from Northern Italy to France and Fighter from Sicily to Northern Italy.

[AllenK]

M/A 41 Allies 8

No DoW

CW Naval, China Land, rest Combined.

CW does all the usual escort moves. CV's shuttle between Liverpool and Gib. II Inf moves to Greece. Sydney Mil moves to Singapore. A CA task force moves to East Med 4-box.

3 areas for Naval Combat: Cape St Vincent (declined), Nth Atlantic (declined), East Med (initiated). Do the Italians wish to commit their sub?

[AllenK]

On the basis that if the search rolls go right for them, the Italians would be able to force a sub combat, I'll say yes (I forgot about that until after I announced the combat).

It doesn't matter. Rolls of Allies 7, Axis 10 draw a blank.

The retreat in China continues. USSR juggles a couple of units around.

CW rebases some CVP's. USSR rebases 2 Lnd and a Ftr.

Harrow reorgs a CV in Liverpool.

Wavell reorgs a Trans. Alexander reorgs 2 CVs an Amph and a Trans.

Turn continues on a 6

On a 10, the weather turns fine everywhere.

[Mayhemizer_slith]

M/A 41 Axis 11

No DoW

Edit: Germany and Japan land, Italy combined.

Italy fly NAV to West Med box 4 and NAV to East Med box 2. Italian sub from Italian Somaliland sails to Cape Basin (disorganized)

Italy initiates naval combat in both sea areas available.

[Mayhemizer_slith]

East Med first.

Axis don't fly additional planes. Does CW want to fly Beaufighter from Malta to cover CP in box 0 or bombers in box 2?

[AllenK]

Cover the CP's in box 0 please.

[Mayhemizer_slith]

Axis 4, Allies 2, both find each other.

Italy chooses naval air combat. How does CW want to use their points?

Edit: CA Belfast will be Axis target #1. Not because of she is the best, but because of propaganda value.

[AllenK]

I'll use them later to increase/decrease damage table thanks.

[Mayhemizer_slith]

Allies has higher AA rolls, but lowest are equal.

[Mayhemizer_slith]

Does CW want to reduce own losses to 2D or increase Axis losses to D?

Edit: Which Italian ships is the target?

[AllenK]

Increase to D and try it on the BB Conte Di Cavour thanks.

[Mayhemizer_slith]

Moral victory! CA Belfast goes to the bottom!

[AllenK]

Yes, I thought the temptation would be too good to resist.

[Mayhemizer_slith]

Italian BB is damaged.

Axis stay and I bet Allies stay also?

[AllenK]

Yes, we fight.

[Mayhemizer_slith]

Axis 1, Allies 10. Only 0 box is selected and Italian will use 4 points to get surface combat.

I was tempted to hurt CA's in box 4, but after this I have 30% chance to get +9 attack to Athens. (If I recall right, Athens will not provide supply to CW units if there are no CP's in sea.)

[Mayhemizer_slith]

Here are final results.

[Mayhemizer_slith]

Great. I should have counted ships and how many of them take damage... I guess I was too happy and not payed attention

How does CW choose targets?

[AllenK]

1st X to Greek CL. If it survives it can take 2nd X. If not, 2nd X to Yugoslav CL. If CL survives, then 1st abort, otherwise aborts to Greek CA.