New AAR Keith Vs Ian

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A single German attack on Red Army, and in Poland.

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End of impulse, NE front.

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AXIS #3 JUL/AUG 41

The Soviets spent an O-Chit to reorganise Zhukov and Timoshenko's HQs, hit by ground strikes on the surprise impulse.

Germany counters by spending its second O-Chit on a super-combined operation. I want the Luftwaffe to keep up with the Army in the East. Always good to have a shot at Allied convoys. Abwehr believes the Axis' obsessive pursuit of Allied cps with submarines and air power is having a psychological impact on our opponent.

Italy also takes a combined move, Japan land.

The main German fleet takes to the Baltic Sea, accompanied by the Marine Corps. The currently seaworthy Italian battleships patrol the Italian Coast.

First sub search is North Atlantic, which fails (5, 7). But there is action in Biscay when an RAF Albacore finds a searching wolf pack (2, 3).

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Second round in Biscay (1, 6). The subs find, but take ASW hits.

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U boats in Biscay sink 2 CW cps and abort another to Plymouth.

No 3rd round (5, 9).

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Sheffield is bombed by the Luftwaffe. In China, a Ki-32 raid on Kweiyang fails to inflict any damage (roll 1).

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Finnish planes ground strike Leningrad, and miss.

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Heinkels ground strike Red Army units near Minsk.

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A Stuka based in Sicily hits both infantry corps on Malta, which now looks a tempting target.

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Allied standing orders: assaults where possible, no planes, no HQ support.

Communist partisans near Lake Kaoyu were eliminated.

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Japanese forces in north China slog through mountains south of Yenan, but lose an inf div in a low-odds attack, with some air support.

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Antonescu lends HQ support to a successful assault on Sofia.

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But against the Russians, the Germans roll badly.

Rundstedt forces Zhukov to retreat but must pause to reorganise his units. Zhukov's destination was automatic.

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Missed the screenshot here. Germans rolled 3 (!) in a blitz south of Minsk. They shatter a Red Cavalry Corps and Infantry Division, but lose a Mot Div and suffer disorganised infantry.

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Despite massive shore bombardment, and some air support, German Marines are destroyed in a failed invasion at Riga.

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But Malta is taken by German paratroops and invading Italian infantry divisions, though one is destroyed. Three disorganised RAF bombers based in Valetta are destroyed, but the formerly Yugoslav CA Dalmacija escapes to Gibraltar.

This at least is a famous victory.

As Luftwaffe units rebase en masse behind the front lines in the East, it remains to be seen how seriously Barbarossa has stalled.

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4th Allied impulse saw a large RN fleet in E Med roll 1, 7 and hit the escorting Italians in 0 box with surface combat regardless of superior Italian air assets.

Taking losses, the Italians abort after one round when the cp they are there to protect retires to La Spezia.

Both armies in Egypt are now out of supply.

destroyed end of Allied #4 Jul/Aug 41

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AXIS #5 JUL/AUG 41

Germany and Italy take land actions. Japan has a naval move, ferrying various units in the China seas.

Rommel can move his artillery into position on the Dneister.

There is air combat as the Germans attack into Ukraine. The Red fighters perform well, destroying a new FW190 and aborting one bomber.

The Soviets are keeping their air assets largely in reserve.

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The Germans roll well in both attacks, first across the Dneister. Timoshenko's defensive HQ support is to no avail.

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In Latvia, Guderian crosses the Dvina.