Folly Part Deux: AllenK vs Warspite1

[warspite1]

There will be a declaration against Denmark so can you have a think about unit placement please?

[AllenK]

The 2 CA's and a CP to Frederikshavn, 5 CP's to Faeroes, thanks.

[warspite1]

Sep/Oct 1939
Impulse: 1 (Axis)

Declarations of War and Alignments:
Germany

The Germans declare war on Denmark. As flying **** go, its fair to say the US don't give one (a 10 is rolled)

Japan: Combined
Germany: Land
Italy: Combined

Port Attack: None
Naval Air: None

Naval Movement:
Japan

An HQ and MAR are landed in Tsingtao and a MIL on Hainan

Strategic Bombing: None
Ground Strike: None

Rail Movement: None
Land Movement:
Japan

The Japanese use their three points to move the units from Tsingtao toward the front, and to move the SNLF from Pusan to Seoul.

Germany

The Germans to continue to push on the two key Polish cities, dealing with the outer defences first.

A couple of units start to move west from Poland.

Copenhagen is taken, as is Frederikshaven. Throws of 3, 10 and 9 see the convoy destroyed and the two coastal battleships sail for Plymouth (let me know if that is okay).

Italy

The Italians continue to prat about on the French border.

Land Combat:
Germany

The Germans announce one attack in Poland - no aircraft

I won't bother throwing as its +27 modifiers [:)]

[warspite1]

Sep/Oct 1939
Impulse: 1 (Axis)

Air Rebase:
Germany

Two fighters and a bomber head west from Poland. A NAV moves to the Danish border.

Italy

An Italian fighter moves to Genoa

Japan

A NAV moves to Hainan

Reorganisation:
Germany

von Bock reorganises an INF, a MECH and a MOT.

[AllenK]

S/O 39 Allies 4

No DoW or alignments.

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

Naval Movement

TRANS at Liverpool and Plymouth load MOT's and sail to Calais. Various escorts sails out. CV, CVL and BB from Aden sail to East Med 2-box. CA at Plymouth loads INF Div and sails to Djibouti.

The French put a convoy chain across the Atlantic in anticipation of future trade agreements.

US sails Ranger from Norfolk to San Diego.

INF Div rails from Norfolk to San Diego.

USSR occupies Eastern Poland. The US gets annoyed (4 rolled, 1 chit removed). Mongol CAV reaches Ulan Ude.

Nationalist CAV, the HQ and AA move northwards.

No combat, rebase or reorgs.

Weather mostly fine.

[warspite1]

There's going to be a declaration of war against the Netherlands - could you have a look at alignment and set up please?

[AllenK]

Align to CW. INF to Amsterdam. 4 CA/CL's and 1 x CP to Rotterdam. 4 CP's to Dutch Guyana, TERR, 5 CP's, Sub and TRANS to Batavia.

Thanks.

[warspite1]

Sep/Oct 1939
Impulse: 5 (Axis)

Declarations of War and Alignments:
Germany

The Germans declare war on the Netherlands - and once again the US reside in couldn't care less corner (a 7 is thrown).

Japan - Land
Germany - Land
Italy - Combined

Port Attack: None
Naval Air: None

Naval Movement: None

Strategic Bombing: None
Ground Strike: None

Rail Movement:
Germany

An INF moves from Denmark to western Germany and a DIV does the same.

Land Movement:
Japan

The forces in the north that remain organised start to head west, while the corps in Hainan starts to move north.

Germany

Largely infantry forces converge on Amsterdam.

Armour and Motorised units continue to stream west from Poland.

The remaining forces move on Lodz.

Land Combat:
Germany

Two attacks are announced; Lodz and Amsterdam

HQ Support is ordered from von Leeb for the Polish attack and a He-111 flies to Amsterdam

Which table do the CW choose for each?

[AllenK]

No retreat path for Lodz, so has to be assault. I presume the same for Amsterdam?

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: AllenK

No retreat path for Lodz, so has to be assault. I presume the same for Amsterdam?

warspite1

I don't understand the retreat rules but I thought you might have a retreat path to Rotterdam? Can't say for certain though....

[AllenK]

If Rotterdam is in the ZoC of a German unit, then no retreat as no land unit in the hex.

[warspite1]

In which case I guess it has to be assault for both. I will understand this rule one day....

[warspite1]

Sep/Oct 1939
Impulse: 5 (Axis)

Land Combat:

In Amsterdam the Fractionals fail (651 is thrown) and this leaves the modifier at 18. The land throw is a 12(23). The Dutch infantry are destroyed.

In Lodz the Fractionals also fail (an 835 is thrown) and the modifier settles on 16. The land throw was a 17(23) and the Polish HQ and infantry are destroyed.

[warspite1]

Sep/Oct 1939
Impulse: 5 (Axis)

Rebase:
Germany

Germany rebases three fighters toward the front line and a bomber is called up from southern Germany to the Ruhr.

Japan

A fighter and a bomber rebase forward

Reorganisation: None

[AllenK]

S/O 39 Allies 6

No DoW or alignments.

Land: France, China.
Combined: The rest.

The Dutch navy sails from Rotterdam to Liverpool and Hull.

Mongol CAV rails to Blagovy.

No USSR/Communist moves.

China after the Nationalists have moved.

[AllenK]

In France, Wavell moves to SW of Rouen. The two Egyptian TERR's relocate so Alex' is occupied and potential port landing sites are ZoC'd.

In the Alps, the French MTN and CAV change places.

No Combat or rebases.

Georges reorganises three French units in Lille and Paris.

The weather breaks.

[warspite1]

Sep/Oct 1939
Impulse: 7 (Axis)

Declarations of War and Alignments: None

Japan: Land
Germany: Land
Italy: Pass

Port Attack: None
Naval Air: None

Strategic Bombing: None
Ground Strike: None

Rail Movement: None
Land Movement:
Japan

The Japanese edge toward the Communists

Germany

The Germans position their remaining organised troops for action in the west.

Land Combat: None

Rebase:
Japan

A NAV moves forward to keep up with Army Group South...

Reorganisations: None


End of Turn: Turn ends on less than a 2 (a 7 is thrown)

[AllenK]

S/O 39 Allies 9

No DoW or alignments.

Land: CW
Pass: The rest.

Nothing until Wavell moves to Rouen.

MECH at Liverpool moves to Plymouth.

Turn continues on a 10 (less than 5 needed).

The storms pass.

[warspite1]

There will be a declaration of war against Belgium, would you mind doing the usual please?

[warspite1]

Sep/Oct 1939
Impulse: 11 (Axis)

Declarations of War and Alignments:
Germany

The Germans declare war on Belgium, Roosevelt asks someone to fetch his angry trousers (a 6 is thrown) and adds a chit.