WWII - Sweden (Axis) vs England (Allies)

[AllenK]

Nothing until land movement. Can you send me the file after you've done CW and US? Thanks.

[AllenK]

No air missions or rail movement.

The Soviets move Lanchow MIL a couple of hexes east and some minor moves in Russia.

In Fance, Marseilles MIL takes the place of an INF in the Alps. The INF moves to Lyons. INF Div moves from 55,32 to the Ardennes.

1. Polish 3-2 in Warsaw to 50,47
2. 5-3 in 51,46 to Warsaw
3. 4-3 in 52,47 to 51,46

Japanese pressure forces the Chinese back.

[AllenK]

Air Rebase:

Hurricane I (in Dover) to Antwerp

PE-8 to Zukhov.

MacArthur reorgs 3 CP's.

Back to the Axis.

[Orm]

Mar/Apr '40
Impulse #7 (Axis)

No declarations of war.

Land: Germany, Japan
Combined: Italy
Naval:

Germany launches one offensive under command of Field Marshal Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt.

Picture of Field Marshal von Rundsted briefing General Erwin Rommel, and Generalleutnant Alfred Gause on the offensive strike through Belgium.

[Orm]

Mar/Apr '40
Impulse #7 (Axis)

No port strikes. No naval air.

An Italian fleet (2 x BB + 2 x CA + 2 x CL + TRS) leave La Spezia for the Western Mediterranean 2-box. The TRS carry the Italian HQA.

[Orm]

Mar/Apr '40
Impulse #7 (Axis)

No strategic bombing.

Ground Strike

Japan:
Art 88,138 ->87,137

Germany:
ART (54,33) -> 55,32
LND2 (Brussels) -> 52,31
LND2 (Aachen) -> 53,31

France has 2 FTR2, and 1 FTR3, available for interception. Germany has 4 FTR2, and 1 FTR3, on standby. Will any French fighters intercept the ground strike?

If there is no intercept, will the French AA fire on any of the bombers?

[AllenK]

Germany launches one offensive under command of Field Marshal Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt.

Please can you confirm this means an O-chit has been placed on von Rundstedt.

[Orm]

ORIGINAL: AllenK

Germany launches one offensive under command of Field Marshal Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt.

Please can you confirm this means an O-chit has been placed on von Rundstedt.

Yes, I can confirm that an O-chit has been placed on von Rundstedt (HQA).

[AllenK]

ORIGINAL: Orm

ORIGINAL: AllenK

Germany launches one offensive under command of Field Marshal Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt.

Please can you confirm this means an O-chit has been placed on von Rundstedt.

Yes, I can confirm that an O-chit has been placed on von Rundstedt (HQA).

Thanks.

The MS 406 at 55,30 will contest the raid at 53,31. I'll decide the AA fire once I know the results of this combat.

[Orm]

I am retiring for the evening. I hope to resume this tomorrow.

Good night.

[Orm]

Mar/Apr '40
Impulse #7 (Axis)

Germany sends up one 5 strength FTR2 from hex 53,32.

[Orm]

The German bomber is cleared. Germany then aborts the fight.

[Orm]

Where will the French fighter land?

And will France use their AA? It can fire, for effect, at one of the two hexes. If it fires it will get the lowest die out of six.

[AllenK]

Land Paris, no AA, thanks.

[Orm]

Two units disorganized in the north part of the French line.

[Orm]

One unit hit in the next hex.

[Orm]

The artillery bombardment, however, was a failure.

Overall, the German ground strikes gave a result close to average.

[Orm]

The Japanese artillery had some success.

And that brings the ground strike result to above average.

[Orm]

Mar/Apr '40
Impulse #7 (Axis)

No rail movement.

Land Movement:
Japan occupies Nanning. No US reaction (4 rolled)

[Orm]

Mar/Apr '40
Impulse #7 (Axis)

Land Movement:

Italy:
TERR (78,35) -> 75,35 via Sousse

Japan:
Inf 77,143->77,142
HQI 77,143->77,142
Mot 76,144->Kaifeng
Mot Div 77,142->77,141
Eng Kaifeng->77,142
Cav Div 77,140->77,137
Mar 91,137->90,138
Mar Div 92,136 ->91,134
Mil 92,137->Nanning
Inf 89,137->88,137
Inf Div 89,137->88,137
Inf 88,138->->88,137
AA 88,139->89,137
Inf Div 88,139->87,138
Hqi 87,139->86,139
Art 87,139->86,140
Inf 85,140 by 84,140->85,139
Mar 83,139->84,139

Germany:
In Poland the German forces advance after the Polish forces that retreated in the south.
In Belgium, the elite divisions advance into their attack positions, just west, and south, of Brussels and in the early hours of the 7th of April the offensive begins.

Debark:
Italy:
HQA -> 75,35 (Tunisia)

Paradrop:
Germany:
Before dawn the 2nd, and 3rd, fallschirmjägerdivisions board the JU 52 in Aachen, and then fly towards their targets, key positions in the French front line, so that they can open up a route for the German panzers.

France has one FTR2, and one FTR3, that can intercept the ATR3 with the PARA. Germany has 3 FTR2, and one FTR3, on standby.

Will France intercept the paradrop mission?