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[warspite1]

May/Jun 1941
Impulse: 1

Much to Arthur Harris' chagrin there is no Strategic Bombing

Aircraft also fail to take to the skies for the Ground Strike phase.

No rail movement either.....

Land movement - and at last we have some action:

China
Kunming Warlord moves one hex to SE of Kunming.
Chiang moves one hex W into Chihkiang.
1st Inf moves one hex E to hex 85,139

Soviet Union / Chinese Communists
The Soviets allow the ChiComms to monopolise their movement. Mao moves into a central position to aid supply and other units move up to try and re-build a solid defensive line at least two units deep.

USA
The Americans lands a garrison on Midway, while a division heads for Honolulu.

Re-base

CW
A South African fighter lands in Santa Cruz.
A Defiant rebases to Dover.
Two NAV are loaded, one each, aboard the carriers HMS Furious and HMS Hermes.

Ormster do you wish for any reorganisation?

[Orm]

I didn't think I had anything that could be organized?

[warspite1]

Just thought I'd check as it was left open. This is too crucial a stage of the game to leave to chance.

That being the case the impulse ends.

[Mayhemizer_slith]

M/J 41 Axis 2

No DoW

Germany and Japan land, Italy combined

Italian NAV to East Med box 3 and CSV box 4. German FTR2, FTR3 and 3 Italian submarines to CSV box 2.

Italian Coast is declined, other two are different story.

[Mayhemizer_slith]

CSV: Axis intercepts three more NAV's to box 2.

Does Allies want to send more planes?

[Mayhemizer_slith]

Lack of CW ships in the Mediterranean makes me think they are preparing for the inevitable: Gibraltar will fall this turn. I hope it does.

[Mayhemizer_slith]

I will play East Med while waiting. Italy intercepts FTR to box 1.

[Mayhemizer_slith]

Axis 1, Allies 8. This would have been a perfect roll in CSV.

Only box 3 is chosen. 2 points are used to negate AA. 6 points are used to increase damage up to X A.

One BB sinks. Who takes A? Axis stay, how about Allies?

[warspite1]

Nelson please - I'll let you know after the roll.

[Mayhemizer_slith]

On a 3 Nelson is saved.

[warspite1]

Allies stay please

[Mayhemizer_slith]

Axis 9, Allied 5: Combat in East Med ends.

How about planes to CSV? See post above.

[warspite1]

No thank-you. The tables will be turned and you will throw a 10 for the Axis and 1 for the Allies.

[Mayhemizer_slith]

Stop cursing my dice! [:@]

Axis 8, Allies 2. How do you want to play this?

And are you dancing a victory dance right now?

[Orm]

So the submarines where included?

[Mayhemizer_slith]

Yes they were.

[warspite1]

I think I am right in saying I can go for the 3-box only. This has to be a naval as there are no aircraft. If all that is true then I will use the surprise points to get the X on Gneisenau and then any left over to be used to reduce Allied damage please.

[Mayhemizer_slith]

Choosing box 3 only would be:

Axis take X D A and Allies take nothing.

[warspite1]

Okay sir, fire away.

[Mayhemizer_slith]

Gneisenau sinks.

Axis stay, I think Allies stay too?