Reverse 4-player AAR.

[warspite1]

Okay, the real German EoT orders [8|]

3 x save oil - 2 x Trade Received in Berlin plus the German resource (51,36) in Warsaw
2 x oil to Italy, 3 resources to Italy
13 Build Points

Stay at Sea
Convoy in Baltic to Sentry

Return to Base
He-115c to La Spezia

Oil Expenditure
Reorganise all (for 3.4) except for:
Two old battleships, and 3 x convoy (one convoy for .1 can be reorganised)

This means I should have 2 oil saved – in Berlin

Production
1 x FTR (2)
1 x LND (3)
2 x PIL (4)
2 x Submarine (2nd Cycle)
1 x GARR

Reinforcement
1 x Bf109-E7 (Cologne)
1 x Bf109-F1 (Aachen)
1 x Stuka (Dusseldorf)
1 x He-115c (Kiel)
1 x HS-123 (Saarbrucken)
Bismarck (Kiel)

[Orm]

There is a possible conflict here. The Italian naval bomber was ordered to La Spezia as well as the German naval bomber. And only one stack in La Spezia.

Would it be possible that the German NAV in the Italian Coast return to Sicily, hex 74, 39, instead?

[AllenK]

ORIGINAL: Orm

There is a possible conflict here. The Italian naval bomber was ordered to La Spezia as well as the German naval bomber. And only one stack in La Spezia.

Would it be possible that the German NAV in the Italian Coast return to Sicily, hex 74, 39, instead?

That's where I sent it as I read your instructions first.

[AllenK]

Various CW escorts stay at sea.

The fleet in the North Sea returns to Plymouth. The Fleet in Cape St Vincent returns to Gib, except for 1 CV and 2 CA that remain in the 3-box.

US returns 2 TRANS to west coast and 1 to Pearl.

CW reorganises all (4.3) for 4 oil use.

US reorgs all (0.4) for 0 oil use.

CW scraps Hurricane 1 and Whitley.

Production

China 4
GARR x2

CW 14
FTR-2
Pilot x2
MIL x3
CP x2

USA 11
AMPH 2nd
TRANS 2nd
Pilot
GARR

Reinforcements

China places Stillwell to Kweiyang.

CW assigns pilots to Hurricane (London) and Beaufighter (Southhampton).
MILS to London, Rangoon and Glasgow.
Sub to Plymouth.

US sends CV Bearn to west coast.

CW modifies trade with France to 1 oil.

Initiative: Axis 6, Allies 8. Allied choice and they decide to go first (well, I do as Mayhemizer doesn't appear to be around and so I hope he agrees).

Weather

[AllenK]

J/A 40 Allies 1

No DoW or alignments.

CW, US, USSR, France combined. China land.

Queens take Sydney MIL from Suez to Mombassa. A strong CV,BB,CA task force sails to North Sea 3-box.

France puts 2BB and 2 CA into West Med 4-box.

CW and French artillery try ground strikes.

THE CW effort is about par.

[AllenK]

The French have some success against their counter-parts.

[AllenK]

Glasgow MIL rails to Dover. Marseilles MIL rails to Paris. USSR rails INF from Irkutsk to Ufa.

Land moves

Com Chinese Sian MIL to hex SE of Tungkwan (77,139). Move MIL first to get INf in supply.
Com Chinese 5-3 INF to 78,143 to put all Japanese units in that area OOS.
GAR in Rumanian border 55,54 one hex SW
INF HQ in Bulgaria 2 hexes east
AT gun in Rumanian border one hex west to Chisinau

French HQ Georges one hex west
MOT from 54,31 to 53,30 (from where HQ left)
Paris MIL to 54,31 (from where MOT left)

Wavell continues NE in France. The Sydney MIL moves NE.

China post movemet.

[AllenK]

One land combat declared. Sydney MIL attacks Italian TERR in Kenya.

Blitz or Assault?

[warspite1]

Assault please.

[AllenK]

The ISO Territorials put up a heroic 'last-man stand'. Although they eventually perish, they take the Sydney MIL down with them.

[AllenK]

CW rebases Beaufighter to Toulon and Hurricane from London to Dover.

USSR FTR from Minsk hex SE of Riga (43,48)
SU-2 from Bulgaria to east of Chisinau
IL-4 from Bulgaria to east of Vilna
Pe-2 from Bulgaria to Odessa

French D520S to east of Paris
D510 to Sw of Metz (56,33).

No reorgs.

Back to Axis.

[Orm]

No declarations of war.

Land: Germany, Japan
Combined: Italy

von Rundstedt order a offensive launched.

No Port Strikes. No naval air.

The Italian submarines leaves port and patrol the high seas in search for convoys.

First search is in the Eastern Mediterranean.


Picture from Jul/Aug '40 Impulse #2 (Axis) - Naval Combat

[Orm]

With die rolls of 9, 7, and 10, the submarines doesn't even get close to the convoys. The Allies were better but didn't find either (3, 7, 6).

[Orm]

Japanese naval bombers, codenamed Nell, bomb Chunking for effect.


Picture from Jul/Aug '40 Impulse #2 (Axis) - Strategic Bombing

[Orm]

Germany, and Italy, launch 4 ground strikes against two hexes in Belgium.

Will France intercept?

If no French fighters intercept, will France use the AA?


Picture from Jul/Aug '40 Impulse #2 (Axis) - Ground Strike

[Mayhemizer_slith]

No interception or AA fire, thank you.

I have to quit from tonight and get to bed.

[warspite1]

Goering and Pricolo have the utmost faith in the pilots of the units sent to do the biz.... You don't want to upset the big cheeses do you gentlemen?

[Mayhemizer_slith]

That is Belgium, French fighters fights in France [;)]

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: Mayhemizer

That is Belgium, French fighters fights in France [;)]

warspite1

So they're nice and safe then - cos the Germans aren't getting to France any time soon [;)][:(][&:]

[Orm]

The Stuka pilots of StG3 show that their skill. With nothing disturbing them the French ground forces suffer under their precision bombing.


Picture from Jul/Aug '40 Impulse #2 (Axis) - Ground Strike