News From the Front - 4 player game

[warspite1]

Jul/Aug 1940
Impulse: 10 (Axis)

Declarations of War and Alignments: None

Japan: Combined
Germany: Combined
Italy: Combined

Naval Air: None

Naval Movement:
Japan

A couple of TRS take reinforcements to Central China

Strategic Bombing: None
Ground Strike: None

Rail Movement: None
Land Movement:
Italy

A GARR moves to Rome

Japan

The newly arrived reinforcements head inland and Umezu heads south to join them

Land Combat: None

Air Rebase:
Japan

A FTR flies from Japan to China

Germany

A FTR moves to Turin

Reorganisation: None


End of Turn: Turn ends on less than a 5 (a 7 is thrown)


Jul/Aug 1940
Impulse: 11 (Allied)

Weather throw is a 9

[Orm]

Jul/Aug 1940
Impulse: 11 (Allies)

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

[Orm]

Meanwhile, in several briefing rooms the pilots are informed of todays mission...

Here is yet another picture of the main targets marked with red. And the primary final approach for the torpedo bombers. This is a night raid but RAF has provided a squadron of Blenheim bombers from Malta that will begin the raid with dropping flairs, and bomb air defences.

[Orm]

The first wave consisting of Blackburn Baffin torpedo bombers take of just before 21:00.

[Orm]

30 minutes later the second wave with Swordfish torpedo bombers are launched.

[Orm]

Jul/Aug 1940
Impulse: 11 (Allies)

Port Strike:
CW:
Three CVP1 are launched, and one LND3, and bomb the Italian fleet in La Spezia.

Germany can intercept the incoming raid with one 3 strength FTR3. (Note that the FTR3 has a orange combat factor so it will fight worse if CW has a CVP as a front fighter)

HMS Glorious has one 3 strength Gladiator ready for air support (counter-interception).

[brian brian]

A pity no Falcos are available for a Battle of the Biplanes

[Orm]

With all that AA fire from all the light cruisers Italy might not need the Falcos for fleet protection...

[warspite1]

Nothing for the Italians thank-you

[Orm]

Italy rolls 6, while CW rolls a 10. 4 surprise points to Italy.

How will Italy proceed?


Picture from Jul/Aug '40 Impulse #11 (Allies) - Port Strike

[warspite1]

Avoid combat please

[Orm]

Jul/Aug 1940
Impulse: 11 (Allies)

No naval air.

Naval Moves:

France:
TRS + TERR + CA + CL (East Med) -> Marseilles

CW:
CP (Gibraltar) -> East Med
TRS (Liverpool) -> Bay of Biscay 0-box - embark TERR (Belfast)

Strategic Bombing:
CW:
LND3 (London) -> Essen

[Orm]

The raid on Essen had no effect.

[Orm]

Jul/Aug 1940
Impulse: 11 (Allies)

No Ground Strikes.

Rail Moves:
USSR:
INF Novgorod->Pskov

Labd Moves:

Com China:
MIL 76,133->77,133(2 hexes S Tianshui)
INF 77,133->78,134

Nat China:
MIL 80,133->80,134
INF Div 80,133->80,134

USSR:
CAV 32,54->37,55
MECH 37,54->43,52
INF 37,54->41,53

France:
MIL (62,31) -> 61,31
INF (61,31) -> 62,31

CW:
INF Div (106,73) -> Berbera -> 106,73
INF (103,69) -> 101,68
INF (84,45) -> 83,42

No rebase. No reorganization.

[Orm]

Turn ends on a roll of 3. (5 or less to end)

[Orm]

Jul/Aug 1940
End of Turn

No Partisans

Garrison value was tested in NEI, and French Indochina.

[Orm]

Losses for the turn Jul/Aug 1940.

[Orm]

Jul/Aug 1940
End of Turn

Added two German markers to defence (can go back and change)

Added one Soviet marker to defence.

US added one US entry marker to the Japanese pool.

[warspite1]

Yep that's fine thank-you

[warspite1]

July/August 1940
Impulse: End of Turn Malarchy

Neutrality Pact:
2 x Defensive Chits please

Production Planning:

Germany

Oil situation:

1 x Oil from Romania (saved in Prague)
1 x Oil from Romania (to production)
2 x Oil from USSR (both saved in Prague)
1 x Oil from Austria (saved in Lodz)
1 x Oil from Germany (saved in Milan as part of Trade Agreement)

16 Oil last turn so should be 20 (less what is used to reorganise)
12 Build Points (incl. 0 saved)

Italy

Oil Situation:

1 x Oil from Romania (saved in Milan)
1 x Oil from Germany (to production)
5 Build Points (incl. 0 saved)

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

Japan

Oil Situation:

2 x Oil from the USA (both to production)
1 x Oil from the NEI (saved in Tokyo)
1 x Oil from the NEI (saved in Canton)

11 Oil last turn so should be 13 (less what is used to reorganise)
14 Build Points (incl. 0 saved)

Stay At Sea:
Japan

Convoys only

Italy

N/a

Germany

Convoys only

Return to Base:
Japan

TRS in China Sea to Fukuoka
AMPH in China Sea to Sasebo

Germany

N/a

Italy

N/a

Oil Reorganisation:
Japan

Reorganise all for 1.3 Oil (1 Oil expended) - use Canton if possible

Germany

Reorganise all for 4.3 Oil (4 Oil expended) - Don't use Berlin Oil but use Vienna and then Lodz

Italy

Reorganise all except the 4-2 SUB for 1.4 Oil (1 Oil expended)


Breakdown:
Japan

The INF southwest of Hangchow


Production:
Germany

1 x MIL
1 x FTR (2)
1 x NAV (2)
2 x PIL

Italy

1 x Andrea Doria Repair
1 x MIL
1 x Sub Construction

Japan

1 x INF
1 x PIL
1 x TRS (1st Cycle)
1 x Zuikaku (2nd Cycle)
1 x Yamato (2nd Cycle)


Reinforcement:
Germany

Assign the Bf-109 and the He-111
Konigsberg: GARR
Cologne: He-111
Saarbrucken: Bf-109

Italy

Assign the Sparviero and the CR.42
Naples: GARR
Genoa: Sparviero, CR.42

Japan

Assign the B5N1 NAV
Fukuoka: INF
Sasebo: B5N1


Trade Agreement:
Germany

3 Resources (1 Oil) to Italy

Re-Roll if I have one
If I get the chance to move first I will.


MEMO ITEM:

Germany
Oil* (8 x Berlin, 4 x Warsaw, 2 x Vienna, 2 x Lodz) = 16
Build Points (0)
* Provisional - total is right but not certain of location

Italy
Oil (3 x Milan) = 3
Build Point (0)

Japan
Oil (10 x Tokyo, 2 x Canton) = 12
Build Points (0)