Reporting from the Front. A Narrative AAR.

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Turn 3. Jan/Feb 1940. End of Turn. Production. Axis.

[ax] (Preliminary) Production. Axis. Germany
(1) 5 of 7 oil used for production.
(2) Perm Oil saved to Berlin and Armavir Oil saved to Prague. (3) 27 of 27 factories producing. 27 PPs-1 to Strat = 26 PPs.
(4) 26 PPs x 0.75 = 20 BPs. -5 Trade. 15 BPs for production.

[ax] (Preliminary) Production. Axis. Italy.
(1) No oil income.
(2) 3 of 11 factories producing. 3 PPs x 0.75 = 2 BPs.
(3) 2 BPs + 3 Trade = 5 BPs for production.

[ax] (Preliminary) Production. Axis. Japan.
(1) 3 of 4 oil used for production.
(2) Balikpapan, NEI oil saved to Tokyo.
(3) 10 of 19 factories producing=10 PPs.
(4) 10 PPs x 1 = 10 BPs. +1 saved, 11 BPs for production.

[ax] Production Final. Axis.
(1) Germany. 15 BPs. 2 Oil RP saved. 2 saved oil (total).
(2) Italy. 5 BPs. no oil.
(3) Japan. 11 BPs. 1 Oil RP saved. 3 saved oil (total).

[ax] Scrapped Destroyed. Axis.
(1) Germany. none.
(2) Italy. 2 CAs.
(3) Japan. none.

[ax] Production. Axis.
(1) Germany (15 BPs). PIL(2), FTR(2), Sub 1st(1), HQ-A(8), MTN Div(2).
(2) Italy (5 BPs). FTR2(2), PIL(2), Sub 1st(1).
(3) Japan (11 BPs). FTR2(2), PIL(2), Mar Div(3), MTN(4)

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Turn 3. Jan/Feb 1940. End of Turn. Reserve Pool. Axis.

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Turn 3. Jan/Feb 1940. End of Turn. Production. Allied.

[al] (Preliminary) Production. Allies. China
(1) No oil income (because of Burma road being closed)
(2) 7 out of 8 factories producing = 7 PPs
(3) 7 PPs x 1 = 7 BPs. 7 BPs for production

[al] (Preliminary) Production. Allies. CW
(1) 5 out of 9 oil used in production
(2) Oil saved in Canada, Egypt and India x2
(3) 22 out of 22 factories producing = 22 PPs + 3 for FiF = 25 PPs
(4) 25 PPs x 0,75 = 19 BPs. 19 BPs for production

[al] (Preliminary) Production. Allies. France
(1) No oil used in production
(2) 1 Oil saved in Syria
(3) 5 out of 14 factories producing = 5 PPs
(4) 5 PPs x 1,25 = 6 BPs. 6 BPs for production

[al] (Preliminary) Production. Allies. US
(1) 1 Oil saved in Cincinnati
(3) 40 out of 40 factories producing = 40 PPs
(4) 40 PPs x 0,25 = 10 BPs. 10 BPs for production

[al] (Preliminary) Production. Allies. USSR
(1) No oil saved
(3) 25 out of 29 factories producing = 25 PPs
(4) 25 PPs x 0,5 = 15 BPs. 15 BPs for production

[al] 2 Dutch CAs scrapped for CW

[al] China builds HQ INF and GARR
CW builds 2 CP, 2 PIL, 2 FTR3, repair 2 CA, 2 CVP0 and HQ INF
France builds 2 MIL and GARR
US builds 2 PIL, 2 CVP0, 1 CVP1, 1 Naval transport and 1 INF
USSR builds HQ INF, 2 INF, 1 GARR and 1 CAV

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Turn 3. Jan/Feb 1940. End of Turn. Reserve Pool. Allied.

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Turn 3. Jan/Feb 1940. End of Turn. Victory Totals.

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Turn 3. Jan/Feb 1940. End of Turn. Global Map. Control.

Germany conquered Belgium and Netherlands.

Germany completely conquers Yugoslavia.

[al] New Homecountry for Netherlands is the UK
New Homecountry for Belgium is Belgian Congo

[al] Belgian CA in Construction pool. Roll 2

[al] It belongs to CW now

[al] Both Yugoslav Ships are sent to Syria

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Turn 3. Jan/Feb 1940. End of Turn. Global Map. Units.

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Turn 4. Mar/Apr 1940. Trade Agreements.

[ax] Resource Lending. Axis.
(1) Germany to Italy. Modify current deal to add 3 non-oil PPs (should now be 3 BPs & 3 non-oil PPs)

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Turn 4. Mar/Apr 1940. Axis #1. Weather.

[al] Ok so will bring out my dice and roll the initiative!

[al] Axis 10 and allies is irrelevant

[ax] Axis wish to move first.

[al] Now the weather

[al] Roll is 7

[al] Turn sent!

[ax] Going to take a break. Will look at 2PG later. But likely will need to do some, or a lot, wargaming/analysis.

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Turn 4. Mar/Apr 1940. Axis #1 (continued).

[ax] Turn 4. Mar/Apr 1940. Axis #1.
(1) No DOWs. No special actions. No alignments.
(2) Actions. Japan - land, Germany - combined, Italy - land.

[ax] Port Attack. none.

[ax] Naval air. Italy.
(1) Gabbiano NAV2 to Italian Coast, 4-box.
(2) Since Italy took a land they cannot initiate against the lone RN CA in the 3-box. However, the RN can.
(3) Does the RN wish to initiate in the Italian Coast?

[al] No thank you. [:)]

[ax] didn't think you would, but had to ask.

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Turn 4. Mar/Apr 1940. Axis #1 (continued).

[ax] Naval air. Germany.
(1) He 115C NAV2. Amsterdam to North Sea (3-box).
(2) No opposing forces to cause anyone to initiate.

[ax] Naval Movement. Germany x 1.
(1) In a move that would make their fathers proud, the KM Home Fleet move out in force into the North Sea.
(2) BB's Gneisenau, Scharnhorst and CA's Blucher, Graf Spee and Deuthschland move from Keil to North Sea (4-box).

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Turn 4. Mar/Apr 1940. Axis #1 (continued).

[ax] Strategic Bombing. none.

[ax] Ground Strike.
(1) Japan x 1, Germany x 2.
(2) You have intercept options against all 3.
(3) Will post details.

[ax] Ground Strike. Japan.
(1) Ki-30 (2/2=1 TAC) vs Chaing HQ-I & 1st inf div.
(2) P-36A (3 a2a) can intercept.
(3) IJA has Ki-27 (5 a2a) that could counter.
(4) Intercept?

[al] No.

[ax] Ground Strike. Japan. Natchi 2-stack. China 82, 142.
(1) Ki-30 (2/2=1 TAC) vs 1st inf div=1, flipped.
(2) vs Chiang HQ-I=4, missed.
(3) Ki-30 returns to Kaifeng, China.

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Turn 4. Mar/Apr 1940. Axis #1 (continued).

[ax] Ground Strike. Germany x 2.
(1) Do 17z (3/2=2TAC) escorted by He 112 (3 a2a) hit Paris (Arm, MIL, inf div, Potez F/B, L O 451 LND2). Luftwaffe have no additional fighters in place that could counter-intercept.
(2) He 111H (3/2=2 TAC), Bf 110C F/B (3/2=2 TAC) & Hs 123 (2/2=1 TAC) hit French stack (mtn, inf, at div) on the coast, northeast of Lille. Luftwaffe has 3 FTR2 (5 a2a x 2, 4 a2a) that could counter-intercept.
(3) Against the Paris ground strike, the French have Potez 631 (3 a2a and in Paris), Ms 406 (4 a2a, SE of Paris) & BEL CR.42 bis (3 a2a, NW of Paris) that could intercept.
(4) Against the ground strike on the coast, the Bel CR.42 bis (3 a2a, NW of Paris) could intercept.
(5) Instructions please.

[al] The Belgian FTR will intercept NE of Lille and the Potez will intercept the raid of Paris

[ax] Two Luftwaffe fighter (5 a2a & 4 a2a) counter-intercept the Belgium fighter.

[ax] Air-to-Air. Paris.
(1) 0 Axis, 0 Allied.
(2) Allied, D10=14, no effect.
(3) Axis, D10=11, no French bomber to clear.

[ax] Air-to-Air. Paris. Round 2.
(1) 0 Axis, 0 Allied.
(2) Allied, D10=17, French choice, abort bomber or fighter?

[al] abort bomber

[ax] copy that.

[ax] German bomber aborts to Antwerp.

[ax] (4) Axis, D10=14, French Potez aborted. Abort where?

[al] Paris

[ax] (5) Thus ends the Paris attempted ground strike, successfully fended off by the French Potez 631 F/B.
(6) German He 112 returns to Antwerp.

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Turn 4. Mar/Apr 1940. Axis #1 (continued).

[ax] Air-to-Air. Belgium 51, 30.
(1) +2 Axis, -2 Allied.
(2) Allied, D10=9, France clears through the weakest German bomber (Hs 123).
(3) Axis, D10=12, no French bomber to clear.
(4) Axis stay. French, do they stay?

[al] Stay

[ax] Air-to-Air. Belgium 51, 30. Round 2.
(1) +2 Axis, -2 Allied.
(2) Allied, D10=10, Germany clears through their He 111H bomber.
(3) Axis, D10=8, which aborts the Belgium fighter.
(4) Abort where?

[al] Abort to Bilotte

[ax] Where? Boulogne?

[ax] Oh, the HQ. I see. nevermind.

[al] [:)]

[ax] (5) With no French fighters left this ends this air-to-air.
(6) Both German FTR2 return to Brussels.

[ax] Ground Strike. Germany. French 3-stack. Belgium 51,30.
(1) He 111H (3/2=2 TAC) vs XII (4-3) inf=6, missed.
(2) vs Alpine (4-4) mtn=7, missed.
(3) vs 47 mm AT div=9, missed.
(4) Hs 123 (2/2=1 TAC) vs XII inf=9, missed.
(5) vs Alpine mtn=10, missed.
(6) vs 47 mm AT div=4, missed.
(7) Bf 110C F/B (3/2=2 TAC) vs XII inf=2, flipped.
(8) vs Alpine MTN=9, missed.
(9) vs 47 mm AT div=1, flipped.

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Turn 4. Mar/Apr 1940. Axis #1 (continued).

[ax] Rail. Japan x 1.
(1) KOR MIL. Haichow to Kaifeng China.

[ax] Land Movement. Japan. Highlights.
(1) Japan shifts all her armies in China to the north.
(2) Imperial Japan has vowed to expunged China and Manchuria of the scourge of communism as they shift toward Mao in northern China and the Soviets in Manchuria.

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Turn 4. Mar/Apr 1940. Axis #1 (continued).

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Turn 4. Mar/Apr 1940. Axis #1 (continued).

[ax] Italy Land Movement. Highlights.
(1) Italian mainland army led by General Graziani continue their advance into France along the Mediterranean Coast.
(2) In East Africa, an Eritera Terr captures the British Port Sudan.
(3) Also in East Africa, an Ethiopia Terr captures Djibouti, French Somaliland.

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Turn 4. Mar/Apr 1940. Axis #1 (continued).

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Turn 4. Mar/Apr 1940. Axis #1 (concluded).

[ax] Rail. Germany x 1.
(1) von Bock HQ-I. YUG 60,46 to Brussels.

[ax] Land Move. Germany x 5.
Germany uses here five land moves to put the French 3-stack on the coast out of supply and get two armor corps adjacent to the stack so that it can be blitzed.

[ax] In the spirit of friendly gaming. [:)]
(1) Germany saved 1 land move for a possible airborne drop on the French 3-stack. But, I may or may not go through with the drop.
(2) The French MS 406 FTR2 (4 a2a) could fly CAP over the 3-stack. The Luftwaffe has a FTR2 (5 a2a) in position to intercept.
(3) Do the French wish to fly cap? (Again, I may or may not go through with the drop).

[al] No thank you

[ax] Your CAP decision actually determined whether or not I made the drop. Since you didn't fly, I will drop. (If you have flown, I wouldn't have).

[al] Right

[ax] Airborne Drop. Germany.
(1) II Para Corps dropped on French 3-stack NE of Lille.
(2) Col Student's Regiment is in the lead.
(3) German ATR returns to Liege.
(4) Do you wish to include the notional?

[al] Yes please

[ax] notional included.

[ax] KM home fleet in North Sea (4-box), adds 8 factors in shore bombardment to the blitz.

[ax] Rundstedt lends +2 in HQ support also.

[ax] Ground Support Decision.
(1) The French can fly their LeO 451 (3/2=2 TAC) escorted by their MS 406 FTR2 (4 a2a).
(2) The Luftwaffe has a Bf-109 E-2 w/5 a2a in position to counter-intercept.
(3) Do the French wish to fly?

[al] What are the odds?

[ax] 43:13, +10.923 blitz as it now stands.

[al] Sure, fly with FTR support
Fight until bomber is through or aborted

[ax] copy that.

[ax] The Luftwaffe intercepts.

[ax] Air-to-Air. Belgium 51,30 (the second air battle over this ground this impulse)
(1) Axis +1, Allied -1.
(2) Allied, D10=10, no axis bomber to clear.
(3) Axis, D10=10, French bomber cleared. [:(]

[al] abort to where they came from

[ax] copy that.

[ax] German Bf 109 E-2 returns to Belgium 53, 22.

[ax] French add 2-factors in defensive ground support.
French fighter and bomber returned to from whence they came.

[ax] Land Combat. Germany. Belgium [51,30] +10 Blitz.
(1) No fractional.
(2) 2D10=13, result=23.
(3) Defending units are shattered. Not sure it matters but which 2 to destroy (4-4 mtn, 4-3 inf, 2-3 at div)?

[al] keep the MTN

[ax] copy that.

[ax] This ends my impulse at the HQ reorg phase.

[ax] JvR-04-MA40-AX01-eoi.zip game turn sent.

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Turn 4. Mar/Apr 1940. Allied #3.

[al] No DOW or alignments

[al] USSR combined
[al] China land
[al] CW naval
[al] France land
[al] US combined

[al] No port attacks

[al] No naval air

[al] A russian SUB sails into the Japanese Coast 2-box
[al] A CW NAV is transported to Gibraltar
[al] The Queens move towards Oz
[al] The London MIL is loaded on a transport in the Bay of Biscay
[al] CV Ark Royal is rushed to Bristol to be refitted with CVP
[al] Two CW subs goes into the Italian Coast
[al] A US TRS is sent back San Diego from Hawaii

[al] CW does not initiate in the Italian Coast
[al] USSR tries to find convoys in the Japanese Coast


[al] a 6 is rolled, no combat
[ax] That's a relief.
[al] Am I right to understand that it could cause a diplomatic scandal if those convoys are destroyed?
[ax] Only if the US doesn't meet their requirement. If Japan doesn't then the US is not obliged to send the required resources and keep them for herself.
[ax] If the US doesn't, I think you would lose 2 chits per turn from the Japanese entry pool until corrected.
[ax] And of course if you don't have the 2 chits to lose then the US could never DOW Japan.
[ax] So, Japan failing to have the necessary CPs in place is not nearly as bad as the US not having them.
[al] Right, well not this time at least [:)]

[al] No strategic bombardment

[al] 1 Hurricane as a F/B bombs the hex NE of Lille and a Fairey LND bombs the hex east of Lille
[al] Rolls for hex NE of Lille: 9, 8 and 3. No flipping.


[al] Rolls for hex east of Lille: 2, 7 and 6. No flipping.


[al] France rails an INF division to Toulouse
[al] US rails an INF division to San Diego
[al] Lanchow MIL is railed to Taiyuan

[al] USSR moves south in Manchuria, capturing Mukden and going shoulder to shoulder with the Japanese on the Manchurian resource north of Port Arthur


[al] Nationalist Chinese forces recapture Chengchow


[al] France reestablishes a frontline towards the Germans coming through Belgium


[al] A Russian FTR is rebased to the south of Manchuria
[al] A CVP is rebased onto the Ark Royal

[al] Turn ends.
[al] New weather is a 9. Fine in most of the world.
[ax] By the way, thanks for the fine weather. [:)]