41 MJ i14:
That was a bit of nastiness for the RN in Red Sea losing TRS sunk, cp sunk, and Queens damaged on some 30 and 40 chance searches. This will make it difficult to hold Egypt and put a crimp in British plans globally. Allies already well behind in the game are falling farther behind in what looks like an axis steamroller game.
CW: naval, SU: land.
Naval air: CW sends Whirlwind and Albacore 2 box W Med
naval moves:
US sends TRS Norfolk->Mexican Coast
CW:
cp to red sea
many ships drop to lower box and sail out to escort atlantic convoys
SUB from Suez sails around Africa, CA sails to Aden
Repulse+Effingham Gib->3 box W Med
2xCA + SUB Gib->4 box W Med
1 cp + 1 CA -> Norwegian Sea
2CV+2BB Liverpool->CVB
2 BB Scapa->Liverpool
2BB Liverpool->BoB
CVL Liverpool->Plymouth
some cp's shuffle to put more in liverpool less in halifax/carib ports
2xCA Martinique->W Med 2 box
Eagle continues its' slow journey from Singapore around Africa, arriving at CVB this turn
CW will init in W Med. Axis have some react options. No react for allies.
