AllenK vs Mayhemizer III: Oil be back.

[AlbertN]

Best of luck in Russia. Bear in mind that he'll get quite an amount of extra Reserves to bolster his army.

[Mayhemizer_slith]

Destroyed during M/A 1940. Allies did well.

[Jagdtiger14]

Actually, other than the divisions, you seem ready. Also, I see a bunch of ripe Soviet units in range. If fair weather, I would go.

[AllenK]

Germany breaks down 5-4 INF in East Prussia [46,47] into 2-4 INF div and 1-5 MOT div.

Italy scraps AT gun and bomber.

Production

Germany 16
Synthetic oil
INF
MIL
FTR-2
Sub (1st)
Sub 4830 (2nd)

Italy 7
Sub (repair)
Sub (1st)
Sub (2nd)
CP x2
Pilot

Japan 8
2x TER
CV Zulkaku (2nd)
Warlord

Vichy France 1
CA Duquesne (repair)

China 7
Inf
Artillery

CW 19
CP x2
Trans 2nd
Ftr-3
Pilot
Inf HQ
Inf
CVP-1

US 10
BB
Ftr-2
Pilot
Inf
Sub 2nd

USSR 15
Inf x3
Ftr-2
Pilot
Mil

Tunisia is liberated and returned to France. Kenya is liberated.

Initiative Axis 10, Allies 4. Axis move first.

Weather roll of 1. Hideous everywhere.

[Courtenay]

That is the weather the Soviets want the turn they expect Barbarossa!

[Mayhemizer_slith]

Things could be worse: with roll 9 there would be rain in north temperate and 10% chance for rain to continue.

Axis don't always agree about everything, this is what happened when they tried to decide if they should go first or not:

Japan: We have to get initiative, situation in Manchuria and China is so bad.
Germany: Yes, yes. But we cannot afford to use reroll. After all, we are coming to help you. We cancelled our secret plan called "TakeTheRock" and started another secret plan called "Barbarossa" to help you. So stop whining and wait for rescue.
Italy: We always agree what ever Germany says. They send us resources.
Japan: We use reroll or else...
Germany: Or else what?
Japan: We declare war on US and then surrender. How do you like that? Allies get all resources without fighting. Can you see USSR units railing to west and US boosting up their production?
Germany: OK whiner, we will use reroll if we have to.

M/J 40 Axis 1

No DoW, thanks to storm... Hang on Japan, we are coming but not in this weather!

[Mayhemizer_slith]

Germany land, Japan and Italy combined

Italy sends NAV, FTR and CL to West Med box 2. CL picks up INF div from Tunisia.

Japan sends 2x CP to China Sea. Transporter from Vladivostok loaded with MAR sails to Shanghai.

Italy is feeling lucky and initiates combat.

Do CW want to fly their bombers (Maryland or Hampden)?

Edit: First 3 rows added.

[AllenK]

No thanks.

[Mayhemizer_slith]

Axis 8, Allied 10. No combat.

Germany rails INF and MIL to Poland, tank destroyer to Transylvania.
Italy rails INf div to Poland.

Japan recaptures Soochow, on a 7 US ignores.

Japan rebases FTR from Japan to China (2 hexes west of Shanghai).
Germany rebases Ju52 by one hex to same hex with PARA. Ju88 is rebased from France to East Prussia and Bf110 from France to Poland. Stuka moves few hexes from Poland to East Prussia.

There was so little action I barely call this an impulse...

[AllenK]

M/J 40 Allies 3

No DoW

France, CW Naval. China, USSR Land. US Combined.

CW sends out various escorts. Trans from Gib to Bristol. 2nd Trans leaves Bone into West Med. Do Axis wish to intercept?

[AllenK]

I'm going to assume a yes and disorganise the Ftr. On an 8 the attempt fails. Trans returns to Liverpool. Queens follow the Trans. On a 9, the intercept fails and the Queens head via Suez to the West Indian Ocean.

France puts out escorts into West Med.

US returns 3 CP's to port.

Allies decline combat in West Med. Do Italy wish to initiate combat in West Med?

[Mayhemizer_slith]

Can you please post picture of West Med?

[AllenK]

Here you go. Basically 2 CA/CL in each of the boxes plus the CP in the 0-box.

[Mayhemizer_slith]

Go for it and intercept German FTR as high as possible.

[AllenK]

Allies aren't flying. Does German Ftr still want to go?

[Mayhemizer_slith]

Yes please.

[AllenK]

Ftr to 1-box.

Searches of Axis 9, Allies 7. No combat.

USSR leaves a couple of expendable units near the border and retreats inland in Russia. The advance in Manchuria continues. Communist Cav Div takes Peking.

Nationalists move an Inf and Art up to join Chiang.

USSR rebases 2 Lnd and a Ftr further inland.

CW swaps a couple of CVP's around.

No reorgs.

On a die roll of 7 (+2 for the 9), the sun has got his hat on ....

[Mayhemizer_slith]

USSR northern front after Allied impulse

[Mayhemizer_slith]

USSR southern front after Allied impulse

[Mayhemizer_slith]

Germany is confused.

Are we in war with USSR and that is the reason they are running?
Should we attack because they seem to be in panic?
Is this a trap?
Are they running to form a line behind river Dnieper?

If Germany takes Bessarabia and Chisinau USSR production multiples jumps from 0,5 to 1.

There seems to be easy kills and lots of ground to take. I planned to make a well organized Barbarossa after first impulse storm, but here we go! USSR gets more production and Germany gets lots of land. Let's hope weather stays fine and this is a good decision.

M/J 40 Axis 5

Germany breaks pact with USSR and (only Germany) declares war on USSR. On a 5 US gets one chit.