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[warspite1]

Sep/Oct 1940
Impulse: 3

Not much to report.

China - a couple of units move south of Kunming

USSR - aircraft rebase out of Persia to the Motherland and the 1st Karelian Front is disbanded and troops start to head for warmer climes(ish).

France and USA - nothing to report

Commonwealth - Wavell and an Infantry swap positions Tangiers-Gib and an infantry lands in Santander. A Gladiator moves to central Spain and a Spitfire joins Wavell in Morocco

Over to the Axis

[AllenK]

S/O 40 Axis 4

No DoW or alignments.

Japan Land. Germany and Italy Combined.

The German fleet sails into the Bay of Biscay. Do the Allies wish to intercept?

[warspite1]

Yes please - HMS Southampton has been sent to identify some shipping seen on the horizon......

[AllenK]

On a 5 the intercept fails. The German fleet stops in the 4-box.

Italian sub sails to Biscay 1-box.

The Italians decline combat in the West Med, leaving 2 zones.

[AllenK]

First up, Cape St Vincent.

The German Nav initiates the searching.

The Axis don't add any additional air support. How about the Allies?

[warspite1]

Where did the Italian sub come from please?

[AllenK]

From La Spezia.

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: AllenK

First up, Cape St Vincent.

The German Nav initiates the searching.

The Axis don't add any additional air support. How about the Allies?

warspite1

Re the sub - thanks

No aircraft thank-you.

[AllenK]

Italians commit the sub.

Searches: Axis 7, Allies 4. No combat.

Bay of Biscay.

The Italian sub comes to periscope depth to take a peek.

Do the Allies wish to add any air support?

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: AllenK

Italians commit the sub.

Searches: Axis 7, Allies 4. No combat.

Bay of Biscay.

The Italian sub comes to periscope depth to take a peek.

Do the Allies wish to add any air support?

warspite1

Skua aircraft from 803NAS in Liverpool are ordered to the 0-box with the 5 strength Hurricane as escort please.

[AllenK]

As the Allied planes scramble to Biscay, the Italian submarine dives to the depths but not before sending a sighting report to Berlin and Rome. This is matched by an urgent dispatch from scouting cruisers to the Admiralty.

Searches: Axis 2, Allies 2.

"Aircraft bearing Green 045."

Me-109's sweep in to strafe the Allied ships but cause little damage (the Axis choose Naval Air Combat).

Round 2

The Italian sub stays deep.

Searches: Axis 6, Allies 8. The German ships locate the Allied convoys (only 0-box included).

The Axis spend 4 of their 5 surprise points to go for guns. How do the Allies wish to allocate damage?

[warspite1]

HMS Valiant takes the first hit please.

[AllenK]

HMS Valiant gets some serious lumps knocked out of her but stays afloat. The D?

[warspite1]

HMS Barham please.

[AllenK]

HMS Barham suffers penetrating hits to fuel tanks causing her Captain to break off the engagement and head for port. She'll be back in action within a few weeks. A's?

[warspite1]

HMS Erebus please - if by some miracle she does not abort then she will take the next hit too.

Then
Polish convoy
Then
Danish convoy

[AllenK]

The final reckoning.

[warspite1]

Ouch...

Time for me to turn in. Until tomorrow?

[AllenK]

The Butcher's Bill.

[Barbuesque]

Great game! I'm following it with a great deal of interest. The axis had a hard time in France but the complete conquest and excellent progress in China seem to have tipped the balance a little bit toward the axis side.