WWII - Sweden (Axis) vs England (Allies)

[Courtenay]

If someone is losing build points, you can get them back by not destroying a pilot when one is supposed to be, and then keeping the pilot in reserve for three turns.

[warspite1]

Jan/Feb 1940
Impulse: 4 (Allied)

Declarations of War and Alignments: None

China: Land
Commonwealth: Combined
France: Land
USA: Combined
USSR: Combined

Naval Air: None

Naval Movement:
United States

A TRS in Hawaii heads to the West Coast

Commonwealth

Two fleets put to sea - the first a small cruiser force protecting a TRS sails from Gib and heads for the North Sea, picking up an INF along the way.

The second, a distant covering force of CV, BB, CA and CL sails from Plymouth and sets up in the 3-box

The CW declines combat in the CSV and CVB

Rail Movement:
France

France rails Bordeaux MIL to Lyons

USSR

USSR rails Mongol CAV from Ulan-Ude to Blagovy'

Land Movement:
Commonwealth

1. Polish 3-3 to sw of Warsaw
2. Polish 5-3 to nw of Krakow


Rest of the impulse orders for CW (nothing for USA)

Debark:
1. INF to Antwerp

Rebase:
Commonwealth

1. Harrow to Harwich
2. Hurricane (London) to 49,29
3. Gladiator (Cardiff) to land on Hermes in Plymouth

[AllenK]

USSR rails Mongol CAV from Ulan-Ude to Blagovy'.

France rails Bordeaux MIL to Lyons.

The Chinese make some adjustments in response to Japanese moves. In the poor weather quite a few units become disorganised. The only real comfort is the same weather will be slowing down and hindering the Japanese as well.

[AllenK]

France, following their moves.

[AllenK]

The Soviets make a couple of adjustments in the North.

No combat.

France rebases Potez a couple of hexes south.

No reorgs.

Weather remains challenging (9 thrown).

[Orm]

Jan/Feb '40
Impulse #7 (Axis)

No declarations of war

Land: Italy, Japan
Combined: Germany
Naval:

No port strikes. No naval air.

Naval Movement:
Germany:
SUB (Kiel) -> CSV 0-box

Germany initiates combat in Cape St. Vincent, but fail to find anything. (Axis 9, Allies 7)

[Orm]

Jan/Feb '40
Impulse #7 (Axis)

Rail Moves:

Japan:
INF Changsha-> Kaifeng
MIL Changsha-> 74,143

Germany:
INF Div (Berlin) -> Katowice

Italy:
MIL Leghorn -> Genoa

Land Movement:

Germany:
INF (50,40) -> 49,43
INF (49,44) -> 47,46
INF (48,44) -> 49,45
INF (53,44) -> 54,45
INF (51,44) -> 53,44
MIL (51,43) -> 51,44

Italy:
INF Div Olbia -> 67, 34
GARR Turin -> 62, 34
MIL 61, 34 -> Turin
MOT Genoa -> 62, 34
TERR Khartoum -> 100, 63

Japan:
HQI 74,143->74,142
CAV Div 73,140->74,141
TER 84,146->Hangchow
HQI 84,143->86,142
INF 86,143->Hengyang
INF 86,143->86,142
INF 85,141->Hengyang
INF Div 86,143->Hengyang
AA 84,143->Changsha
ENG Hengyang->Changsha
ART Changsha->87,140
MIL 87,140->87,139
MAR 89,142->Canton
HQI 89,142->91,141
ART 90,141->91,140
INF 91,137->90,137

Debark:
Japan:
MIL S China Sea -> Pakhoi

Air Rebase:

Germany:
FTR2 (Liege) -> 54,33
FTR2 (Saarbrucken) -> Brussels
LND2 (51,33) -> Liege
FTR2 (Venice) -> 73,37
NAV3 (La Spezia) -> 75,40
LND3 (Saarbrucken) -> 48,44

Japan:
Nav3 85,145->Hengyang
Nav2 86,143-> 74,143

No reorganization.

[Orm]

Turn continues on a roll of 7. (one to end)

[Orm]

Picture from Jan/Feb '40 Impulse #11 (Allies) - DOW

[Orm]

Picture from Jan/Feb '40 Impulse #11 (Allies) - DOW

[Orm]

Picture from Jan/Feb '40 Impulse #11 (Allies) - DOW

[Orm]

Picture from Jan/Feb '40 Impulse #11 (Allies) - DOW

[Orm]

Picture from Jan/Feb '40 Impulse #11 (Allies) - DOW

[warspite1]

Jan/Feb 1940
Impulse: 11 (Allies)

Declarations of War and Alignments: None

China: Land
Commonwealth: Naval
France: Combined
USA: Combined
USSR: Combined

Naval Air: None

Naval Movement:
Commonwealth

The CW set sail generally for convoy protection. Some extra convoys head for various sea areas and the surplus in the UK make for Gibraltar.

The liners head for the Arabian Sea with some TERR, while a TRS heads for Suez with a MECH


France

A French sub heads for the Italian Coast

Naval Search
Commonwealth

The CW decline to initiate in sub infested waters of the CSV and CVB

France

The French initiate in the Italian Coast

Allied - 9
Axis - 1

The Axis has 8 surprise points - what do the Italians wish to do?

[peskpesk]

2 surprise points to reduce own dmg, 6 to increase dmg to sub. Plz.

[warspite1]

Jan/Feb 1940
Impulse: 11 (Allies)

Naval Combat (cont)

The sub is sunk

I hand back to Allenk for the rest of the impulse

[warspite1]

Jan/Feb 1940
Impulse: 11 (Allies)

Strategic Bombing: None
Ground Strike: None

Rail Movement: None
Land Movement:
France

The French make a slight re-adjustment to their artillery, moving AA and ART out of the front line and moving the AT where hopefully it can provide maximum assistance.

Land Combat: None

Rebase:
Commonwealth

The RAF send some fighter squadrons to Belgium (much to Dowding's disgust).

Reorganisation: None

End of Turn (turn ends on less than a 6): 10 is thrown



Jan/Feb 1940
Impulse: 15 (Axis)

Weather: The weather throw is a 5(8)

[AllenK]

Yes, same problem.

[Orm]

Jan/Feb '40
Impulse #15 (Axis)

No declarations of war.

Land: Germany, Japan, Italy
Combined:
Naval:

No port strikes. No naval air.

Strategic Bombing:

Italy:
LND3 (Genoa) -> Lyons

Germany:
LND3 (Cologne) -> Metz
LND3 (Liege) -> Coventry (extended range)
LND3 (48,44) -> Lodz

France can intercept the raid on Metz with one FTR2. Germany can counter-intercept with two FTR2. Will France intercept the bomber?

Edit: The target factory in UK was Coventry, but I had written Manchester.

[AllenK]

No thanks.