News From the Front - 4 player game

[warspite1]

Sep/Oct 1939
Impulse: 11 (Axis)

Rail Movement:
Germany

Two infantry corps move from Poland to western Germany.

Land Movement
Germany

An infantry corps heads for Frederikshaven. Niels Juel was destroyed (3 thrown) but Peder Skram and the convoy escaped to the UK (10 and 9 thrown). Copenhagen is captured.

In Poland/Germany, German units continue to flee west as far as they can travel.

Japan

Units converge on Chengchow

Land Combat:
Japan

There is one attack announced. This is a 7:1 no modifiers on Chengchow. I choose assault on behalf of the Chinese as otherwise its automatic.

The Fractionals fails (197 rolled) - although I don't know if that would have made any difference to the odds. The combat throw was a 10 and the Chinese lose the two defenders.

The US are outraged by the barbarity of the Japanese attack and a chit is added (a 2 is thrown)

[warspite1]

Sep/Oct 1939
Impulse: 11 (Axis)

Air Rebase:
Japan

A NAV flies from Japan to Shanghai

Germany

A NAV flies to Copenhagen
A LND to Lodz
A LND to Cologne

Reorganisation: None

Turn Ends on Less than 6: a 2 is thrown.

[Orm]

Sep/Oct 1939
End of Turn

No partisans.

[warspite1]

September/October 1939
Impulse: End of Turn Malarchy

Items above dotted line are in final form

Neutrality Pact:
2 x Defensive Chits please.

Production Planning:

Germany

Oil situation:

2 x Oil from Romania (both to production)
2 x Oil from USSR (both to production)
1 x Oil from Austria (saved in Berlin)
1 x Oil from Germany (saved in Berlin)

3 Oil last turn so should be 5 (less what is used to reorganise)
16 Build Points (incl. 0 saved)

Italy

Oil Situation:

1 x Oil from Romania (to production)
3 Build Points (incl. 0 saved)

1 Oil last turn so should be 1 (less what is used to reorganise)

Japan

Oil Situation:

2 x Oil from the USA (both to production)
2 x Oil from the NEI (both to production)
11 Build Points (incl. 0 saved)

4 Oil last turn so should be 4 (less what is used to reorganise)

Stay At Sea:
Japan

Convoys only

Italy

Convoys only

Germany

Convoys only

Return to Base:
Japan

TRS, AMPH and Cruiser to Fukuoka


Oil Reorganisation:
Japan

Reorganise all except Ki-30 (Ann), 1 x TRS and 1 x AMPH for 0.45 Oil (0 Oil expended)

Germany

Reorganise all except Scharnhorst for 1.4 Oil (1 Oil expended)

Italy

N/a for 0 Oil (0 Oil expended)


Breakdown:
Germany

Breakdown the 5-4 MOT in the Polish forest north of Katowice

Japan

Breakdown the 3-4 CAV west of Tsinan

Production:
Germany

Scrap the Hs123 and the Ju-86D

1 x LND (2)
1 x FTR (3)
1 x LND (3)
3 x PIL
1 x MIL

Italy

2 x FTR (2)
1 x SUB Cons (1)

Japan

1 x MECH (5)
2 x MIL
1 x TERR


Reinforcement:
Germany

Cologne: He-112
Aachen: ARM DIV
Saarbrucken: AT, 6-3 INF

Italy

Genoa: SM.79
Turin: 4-5 MOT
Remove: Ca.313 to Reserve

Japan

Depends on what is drawn but if Manchurian then Tsitsihar.


Trade Agreement: None

No Re-Roll even if I have one
If I get the chance to move first I will.



MEMO ITEM:

Germany
Oil (4 x Berlin) = 4
Build Points (0)

Italy
Oil (1 x Milan) = 1
Build Points (0)

Japan
Oil (4 x Tokyo) = 4
Build Points (0)

[Orm]

Italian oil and production.

Italy can save the oil from Rumania and build for 2 BPs. Or they can use the Rumanian oil for production and then has 3 BPs.

Should Italy build for 2 or 3 BPs?

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: Orm

Italian oil and production.

Italy can save the oil from Rumania and build for 2 BPs. Or they can use the Rumanian oil for production and then has 3 BPs.

Should Italy build for 2 or 3 BPs?

Warspite1

I'll go back and look at an autosave. I've just been allowed 3BP and a saved oil.

Edit: Well that's weird. Best use the oil for production....

[Orm]

Reorganise all except Scharnhorst for 1.6 Oil (1 Oil expended)

This looks weird. Typo and 1.4 oil?

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: Orm

Reorganise all except Scharnhorst for 1.6 Oil (1 Oil expended)

This looks weird. Typo and 1.4 oil?

warspite1

Yes - I got my .6 and .4 around the wrong way (not for the first time) but its 1 oil expended.

[brian brian]

Stukas....ALWAYS build the Stukas.....

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: brian brian

Stukas....ALWAYS build the Stukas.....

warspite1

I had one in the pool to build and I built it....

[brian brian]

Yes, I noticed. I am generally amazed reading all these AARs how many German players neglect building their new ones until the 2nd half of the year. This game system quite rewards using them - multiple times per turn.

[Orm]

Denmark, and Poland, are conquered by Germany.

Iceland declares neutrality.

The 5 CP in Reykjavik rebase to Liverpool.

[Orm]

Allies end of turn:

One Soviet pact marker added to the offensive pool.

One US Entry marker added to the Japanese Pool

Preliminary planning:
CW - 21 production points - 11 BPs.
France - 9 production points - 5 BPs.
USA - 40 production points - 11 BPs.
USSR - 23 production points - 8 BPs.
China - 7 production points - 5 BPs.


Stay at sea:
The following units stay at sea.

CW:
Convoy escorts in 4 boxes
All CPs
North Sea: BB + 2 x CA

France:
Baltic Sea: CA
North Sea: BB
All CPs

USA:
All CPs

USSR:
CPs


Return to Base:

CW:
Liner -> Aden
3 x TRS -> UK


Use Oil:

USSR:
All units are reorganized for 0 oil (0.4).

CW:
All units except 1 SUB and 4 x CL, are reorganized for 2 oil (2.45).

France:
All units are reorganized for 0 oil (0.45).

USA:
All units except 1 CA and 1 CL, are reorganized for 0 oil (0.45).

China:
All units are reorganized (0.0).


Breakdown:

France breaks CAV into divisions.


Prod plan Final:
zzzz

Scrap: -

Production:
China (5):
MIL
INF

CW (11):
Scrap GARR (Can)
MIL
GARR
FTR2
2 x Pilot
CP

France (5):
MECH

USA (11):
TERR
CV (1st)
BB (1st)
BB (2nd)
TRS (1st)

USSR (8):
GARR
MTN
Pilot


Reinforcements:

CW:
MIL -> Rangoon
FTR2 -> Southampton
FTR2 -> London
LND3 -> London
BB -> Plymouth
CP -> Cape town

France:
FTR2 -> Paris

USA:
TERR
3 x CA -> Norfolk

China:
MIL


Voluntary Resource Lending:
CW -> France: 3 resources (1 oil, minimum) + 1 BP (1 turn only)

[Orm]

Nov/Dec '39

Allies win the initiative. (Axis 5, Allies 7)

Axis decline to re-roll.

Allies let the Axis side move first.

[Orm]

Nov/Dec '39
Impulse: 1 (Axis)

[Orm]

Losses for Sep/Oct 1939.

[warspite1]

Nov/Dec 1939
Impulse: 1 (Axis) Initiative Axis +1

Declarations of War and Alignments: None

Japan: Land
Germany: Land
Italy: Pass

Port Attack: None
Naval Air:
Germany

A flying boat heads for the Baltic Sea 3-box - combat is not initiated

Strategic Bombardment:
Germany

A Dornier heads for Metz but fails to fins the target (a 5 is thrown)

[warspite1]

Nov/Dec 1939
Impulse: 1 (Axis)

Ground Strike: None

Rail Movement: None
Land Movement:
Germany

Forces continue to stream west

Japan

Japanese forces in the north move west. Nanyang is taken but the US are disinterested this time (a 7 is thrown).

Land Combat: None

Air Rebase:
Germany

Two stukas fly west

Japan

A LND and a NAV re-position slightly to the west in the north.

Reorganisation: None

[Orm]

Nov/Dec 1939
Impulse: 3 (Allies)

No declarations of war.

Land: France, China
Combined: USA, USSR
Naval: CW

No port strikes.

Naval Air:
CW:
FTR2 -> North Sea 2-box


Naval Moves:

USA:
CP (Legaspi) -> South China Sea
TRS (San Diego) + FTR2 -> Christmas Island
BB (San Diego) -> Norfolk

CW:
SUB (Malta) -> Italian Coast
5 x BB -> North Sea 3-box
2 x TRS + CL + MIL + INF -> North Sea 2-box
2 x CA -> North Sea 4-box
1 CP added to Bay of Biscay
Liner (Aden) + INF -> Red Sea 0-box
CVL + 2 x CA -> Red Sea
A lot of convoy escorts are sent along the Atlantic convoy routes.

No strategic bombing. No Ground Strikes.

Rail Moves:
USSR:
INF (Kazan) -> Novgorod

France adjust their defensive line.


Over to China for the second part of the Allied impulse.


Picture from Nov/Dec '39 Impulse #3 (Allies) - Land Moves

[Orm]

Nov/Dec 1939
Impulse: 3 (Allies)

China liberate Wuhan.

Air Rebase:

USA
FTR2 (Christmas Sea) -> Honolulu

CW:
LND2 (Dover) -> 50,28
FTR2 (London) -> Dover

France:
FTR2 -> 57,31
LND3 -> 56,31

USSR:
LND4 Leningrad -> 3853
FTR2 39,51 -> Leningrad
LND3 Pskov -> 38,52


No reorganization.