By the Numbers: Another Solo Global War AAR

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Turn 14. Nov/Dec 1941. Asian Front. China (End of Axis Impulse #5).

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Turn 14. Nov/Dec 1941. Asian Front. China (End of Allied #6).

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Turn 14. Nov/Dec 1941. Asian Front. Combat Logs (3/3).

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Turn 14. Nov/Dec 1941. Asian Front. China (End of Axis #7/End of Turn).

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Turn 14. Nov/Dec 1941. Japanese-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact.

Axis #1. (see screen cap)
(1) Both Japan & the USSR are required, if at all possible, to meet their changed garrison requirements by the peace step at the end of this turn.
(2) For the Soviets this means rail priority will be given to getting another garrison and an infantry division to the pact area as soon as possible. (3) This could have implications for railing threaten factories east and out of harms way. Since the Soviets no longer need a FTR2 in the garrison then they'll be able to return that fighter and PIL to the force pool.
Japan needs to add a gun division to be in full compliance.

Allied #3.
(1) The USSR was required because they could to rail a garrison from Europe to Asia to fulfil Soviet-Japanese pact requirements. The only such garrison available with the 61st Gar army in Sevastopol and the only applicable destination city capable of receiving the garrison was Khabarovsk, which required all 3 Soviet rail moves. This prevent the Soviets from railing any factory out this impulse.

Axis #5.
(1) Japan rails 70 mm arty div to Tsitsihar, MAN which puts them in compliance with the Soviet/Japanese non-aggression pact garrison requirements. Now all that's left is for the Soviets to get an inf division into place for both sides to be in compliance.

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Turn 14. Nov/Dec 1941. Japanese-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact. End of Turn.

(1) Both Japan & USSR pull chits. Japan a 1 and the USSR a 3, both of which go in their respective defensive pools.
(2) Japan is in full compliance with their garrison requirements.
(3) Technically the Soviets aren't. They're short one inf division; however, Zhukov's HQ-A and 2 infantry corps are still in garrison beyond the numbers required for those unit types.
(4) The Soviets will make every effort to get a division to the pact area as soon as they can.

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Turn 14. Nov/Dec 1941. The Eastern Front. Combat Logs (1/3).

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Turn 14. Nov/Dec 1941. The Eastern Front. Axis #1 (End of Impulse).

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Turn 14. Nov/Dec 1941. The Eastern Front. Allied #3 (End of Impulse).

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Turn 14. Nov/Dec 1941. The Eastern Front. Combat Logs (2/3).

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Turn 14. Nov/Dec 1941. The Eastern Front. Axis #5 (End of Impulse).

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Turn 14. Nov/Dec 1941. The Eastern Front. Allied #6 (End of Impulse).

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Turn 14. Nov/Dec 1941. The Eastern Front. Combat Logs (3/3).

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Turn 14. Nov/Dec 1941. The Eastern Front. Axis #7 (End of Impulse/End of Turn).

This turn, which requires 1 to end, does end on a 1. This happened last turn two. The Soviets, especially in Southern Russia, were in desperate need for the turn to end are glad it did.

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Turn 14. Nov/Dec 1941. End of Turn. Finland. Script Modification.

Going to allow Finland to participate with Germany on any, or all, land combat attacks on Leningrad. Also, Finnish air force and navy are free to attack Leningrad.

Otherwise, Finland will be sitting on the sideline this entire game.

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Turn 14. Nov/Dec 1941. The Mediterranean Front. Combat Logs (1/3).

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Turn 14. Nov/Dec 1941. The Mediterranean Front. Axis #1 (Post Naval Air and Naval Move).

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Turn 14. Nov/Dec 1941. The Mediterranean Front. Axis #1 (End of Impulse).

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Turn 14. Nov/Dec 1941. The Mediterranean Front. Allied #3 (Post Naval Air & Naval Move).

Sicily, Expansion of Bridgehead. The Order:
(1) There's only a 50% chance of the fine weather holding in the Med next impulse pair.
(2) 30% chance of rain & 10% chance of snow resulting in significant reduction in Shore Bombardment and ground support not to mention -2 and -4, respectively, land combat modifier.
(3) 10% storms which means no shore bombardment, no ground support and -4 modifier.
(4) So the order is given to take Palermo this impulse, which (if successful) will cut supply, one again, to the axis forces on Sicily.

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Turn 14. Nov/Dec 1941. The Mediterranean Front. Combat Logs (2/3).