Reverse 4-player AAR.

[Orm]

Both sides rolled 7. CW has two surprise points. How will they be used?


Picture from Sep/Oct '40 Impulse #13 (Axis) - Port Strike

[Mayhemizer_slith]

1) if adding AA fire gives us lowest of 6, we do that.

2) in other case decrease damage by one column.

[Orm]

The AA reduce the bombers effectiveness by one.


Picture from Sep/Oct '40 Impulse #13 (Axis) - Port Strike

[Orm]

One cruiser suffers minor damage to its paint and is disorganized.


Picture from Sep/Oct '40 Impulse #13 (Axis) - Port Strike

[Orm]

No naval air.

Two German U-boats sail to the North Atlantic where they search for Allied convoys.


Picture from Sep/Oct '40 Impulse #13 (Axis) - Naval Combat

[Orm]

The German U-boats spot the Allied convoy and call in Italian support.


Picture from Sep/Oct '40 Impulse #13 (Axis) - Naval Combat

[Mayhemizer_slith]

Allies stay, aborted ships to Liverpool. I'm offline a while.

[Orm]

The U-boats maul the unescorted convoy.


Picture from Sep/Oct '40 Impulse #13 (Axis) - Naval Combat

[Orm]

The Axis U-boats remain but with no merchant shipping in the area the U-boats are excluded. Combat over. The three surviving CPs reach Liverpool.


Picture from Sep/Oct '40 Impulse #13 (Axis) - Naval Combat

[Orm]

Sep/Oct '40
Impulse #13 (Axis)

No strategic bombing. No Ground Strikes. No rail movement.

Minor Japanese movement in China.

And Italy needs to co-ordinate land movement with Germany so there will be a break for now.

[warspite1]

Sep/Oct 1940
Impulse: 13 (Axis)

Land Movement (cont):
Italy

The Italians create a new army - the 2nd Army - which consists of two Italian Corps - IV Infantry and Celere Motorised Corps plus the 1st Infantry Division - and the German LXIII Infantry and XLIX Mountain Corps. These units are tasked with removing the French XLII Corps from the Massif Central.

Germany

The Germans are in a quandary over what to do with the 4th Motorised Division, but ultimately this unit is ordered to join the attack by 6th Army west of the Seine

Land Combat:

There are two attacks ordered. Billotte is the target southeast of Paris and the XLII Corps is targeted in the mountains southwest of Vichy.

The Messerschmitts of JG2 are loaded up with bombs to provide what ground support it can to the northern attack.

This leaves the attacks as follows:

[warspite1]

Sep/Oct 1940
Impulse: 13 (Axis)

Land Combat (cont):

In the north the Fractional Odds works taking the odds up to 4:1 +1. An 8 is thrown and the French General and his men are destroyed. The Germans are at the southern approaches to Paris, with the Hermann Goering Panzer Division in the vanguard.

[warspite1]

Sep/Oct 1940
Impulse: 13 (Axis)

Land Combat (cont):

In the south the Assault table is chosen as otherwise the combat would be automatic. The Fractional Roll fails and the odds remain at 7:1. A 2 is thrown and the French infantry are consigned to meet their end on the northern slopes of the mountain range. A corps from each of the German and Italian contingents take the vacated territory.

[warspite1]

Sep/Oct 1940
Impulse: 13 (Axis)

Rebase:
Japan

The Japanese take the opportunity to rebase two fighter units west.

Reorganisation: None

End of Turn: (Turn ends on less than 8) - a 5 is thrown and the turn ends.

[AllenK]

No partisans appear.

Where do Germany and USSR want to place their markers?

[warspite1]

2 x defence for the Germans please

[Mayhemizer_slith]

USSR for defense and (highest) marker from offense to defense.

[AllenK]

US places a chit in the Ge/It pool.

US sends a bunch of old destroyers to CW. Nobody notices (10 rolled).

[Mayhemizer_slith]

Turn end instructions for France and USSR.

Prod Plan Prelim

France saves oil coming from Canada to Paris, oil from Iraq to Syria.
Send Senegal resource to some factory, it is idle now.
2 saved oils in Bayonne are used for production.
France produces 8 BPs and sends 3 BPs to CW, so France gets 5 BPs.

USSR saves oil in Leningard and gets 15 BPs.


Stay at sea and RTB
All French ships stays at sea (pleae check that CPs in CSV are set to sentry. Also Japanese CPs in Japanese coast are not set sentry)


Expend oil points
USSR reorg all for 0,2 oil.
France reorg all for 1,7 oil (oil points from Damascus and Bayonne)

After this stage, check that France has production as planned. If wrong oil was used, send another saved oil to production.


Break down corps
Com Chinese breaks 3-4 CAV into 1-5 CAV div and 1-4 INF div.


Production
France 5
MIL
INF

USSR 15
2x INF
MOT div
AT gun
LND4


During overrun French sub sails to Syria Damascus.


Reinforcements

France assings pilot to MS 406
MIL to Senegal
FTR to Rouen
AA gun to Paris
AT gun to Rouen

USSR assings pilot to I-17
MIL to Sian
I-17 to Odessa
HQ and INF to Minsk
MTN to Odessa
CP To Batum (Black Sea)
Fort to Leningrad, facing NW (hexside 1)

[Orm]

End of turn orders for Italy and Japan.

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Prod Plan:

Italy save both oil (in Milan and Rome) for a production of 5.
Japan save one oil (in Osaka) for 16 in production.

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Stay at Sea:

Japan:

Order the CPs in Sea of Japan to remain at sea. (If possible, put it on sentry)

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Return to Base:

Italy:
Return the submarines to La Spezia.

Japan:
The sealift returns to Fukuoka.

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Use Oil:

Italy:
Reorganize all units except the DA Trento for 2.4 oil, or two oil.

Japan:

Japan reorganize all units except NAV3, one of the TRS, and the AMPH. Total cost 1.4 oil, rounded to 1 oil.

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Scrap the destroyed Italian FTR2.

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Production:

Italy (5):
Pilot
FTR2
Repair SUB

Japan (16):
2 x CVL (2nd) (Zuiho + Chitose)
SUB (1st)
AMPH (1st)
GARR
MAR Div
Pilot
CVP1
CVP0

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Reinforcement:

Italy:
FTR2 (G.50) -> Palermo
FTR2 (CR.42) -> Genoa

Japan:
FTR2 (A6M2) -> Sasebo
Save 1 pilot
MTN -> Fukuoka
CAV -> Fukuoka

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