Rematch of the Centrury - Sweden (Allies) vs England (Axis)

[AllenK]

China goes badly.

[AllenK]

France is only marginally better. The units in Karlsruhe take the hex.

[AllenK]

Germany rebases Ju-52 to PARA.

Italy rebases SM.79 to 75,40 on Sicily.

Japan rebases Ki-27 from China to 81,158 in Japan.

Von's Bock and Leeb reorganise the best 5 land units.

[Orm]

Mar/Apr '40
Impulse #5 (Allies)

No declarations of war.

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

HMS Ark Royal launch one port strike versus Tobruk.

[Orm]

The Italian gains 6 surprise points, and have the option to avoid the port strike. I will continue with the assumption that they will do so. Can always go back and remedy the situation if I was in error. (Axis 1, Allies 7)


Picture from Mar/Apr '40 Impulse #5 (Allies) - Port Strike

[Orm]

Mar/Apr '40
Impulse #5 (Allies)

Naval Movement:

France:
TRS + CL Oran -> East med 0-box, embark 4-3 INF Jaffa

CW:
Plymouth 4xBB CV CA CL->North Sea 3-Box
CA Sumatra+CA Java Liverpool ->BoB 4-Box
TRS Liverpool load Mec->Gibraltar
CA Antwerp Load Inf Div->Plymouth (Chain 1)
CA Southampton Plymouth Load Inf Div->Port of Sudan (Chain 2)
CA Cumberland+ TRS 4-3 Plymouth Load Gar->Casablanca
CA Terror,CA Erbus Plymouth ->Bob 1-Box
Sub Gibraltar->W Med 4-Box
CA York,CL Galatea Gibraltar->Csv 4-Box
CVL Gibraltar->Bob 0-Box
CA De Ruyter,CL Tromp,CL Perth Gibraltar->Csv 4-Box
CL Hobart,CL Sidney Gibraltar- North Atlantic 4-Box
CA Australia,CA Nortfolk Port Siad-> E Med 4-Box
TRS Brest->Plymouth
CP Liverpool->BoB

No strategic bombing. No Ground Strikes.

Rail Movement:
USSR:
GARR (Chisinau) -> Lvov

No strategic bombing. No Ground Strikes.

Land movement:

France:
3-5 CAV 61, 29 -> 60, 28
3-3 INF 56, 34 -> Metz
3-1 GARR 57, 33 -> 56, 34

China:
The Nationalists advance into the gap between the Japanese Armies towards the Pei river.

[Orm]

Mar/Apr '40
Impulse #5 (Allies)

No rebase:

Reorganization:
CW:
ATR reorganize TRS in Plymouth.

[Orm]

The new weather.

[Orm]

Picture from Mar/Apr '40 Impulse #7 (Axis) - DOW

[peskpesk]

Results up to Jan/Feb 1940 for A2A

##################################

[peskpesk]

Results up to Jan/Feb 1940 for Land Combat

##################################[

[AllenK]

M/A 40 Axis 7

No DoW or alignments.

Land: Germany
Combined: Italy and Japan.

Italy flies a NAV and LND to the East Med 3-box.

Japan sends 2 TRANS and CL to China Sea 2-box and loads MILs from Tientsin and the mainland. Another Trans and CL sails to the 2-box from Japan and loads a further MIL from the mainland.

Italian TRANS at Tobruk sails to East Med. Do the Allies want to intercept?

[GeneralAdvance]

Yes, commit CL Caradoc to interception please

[AllenK]

Caradoc is already disorganised so use the Effingham instead.

On a 5, the intercept fails and the TRANS puts into La Spezia.

Z.501 initiates naval combat for the Italians. Allies can add Blenheim and Hampden to the 2-box. Hampden can make the 3-box on extended range. Any taking to the skies?

[GeneralAdvance]

No additional air thanks

[peskpesk]

No, thx

[AllenK]

Searches: Axis 3, Allies 1. Both find.

Does the Swordfish want to fly as a fighter or bomber?

[GeneralAdvance]

Bomber please

[AllenK]

Allies have given the Italians a mild shock. Do they want to use 2 surprise points now or later?

[GeneralAdvance]

later please