PBEM Global War: Narrative AAR.

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Turn 6. Jul/Aug 1940. Axis #2. (Continued).

1/15/21, 6:34 AM - [Axis]: Selected 0 and 2 boxes

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Turn 6. Jul/Aug 1940. Axis #2. (Continued).

1/15/21, 6:37 AM - [Axis]: 2 SPs used to reduce allied AA to none

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Turn 6. Jul/Aug 1940. Axis #2. (Continued).

1/15/21, 6:37 AM - [Axis]: X on French CPs
1/15/21, 6:39 AM - [Allied]: my X on French BB, if it survives then my A. If not A on French CA.
1/15/21, 6:39 AM - [Allied]: Allies stay.
1/15/21, 6:42 AM - [Axis]: <Media omitted>
1/15/21, 6:42 AM - [Axis]: Round II
1/15/21, 6:43 AM - [Axis]: Miss
1/15/21, 6:43 AM - [Axis]: Aborts to?
1/15/21, 6:44 AM - [Axis]: Will send to Gibraltar and Marseilles

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Turn 6. Jul/Aug 1940. Axis #2. (Continued).

1/15/21, 6:45 AM - [Axis]: Now CSV
1/15/21, 6:45 AM - [Axis]: Fly Beaufighter?
1/15/21, 6:47 AM - [Allied]: Negative.
1/15/21, 6:50 AM - [Axis]: Axis will commit subs in CSV

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Turn 6. Jul/Aug 1940. Axis #2. (Continued).

1/15/21, 6:52 AM - [Axis]: Fight here?
1/15/21, 6:56 AM - [Allied]: Need to look at table. Can avoid or 3 vs 2 w/ 2 sps?
1/15/21, 6:56 AM - [Axis]: you can avoid selecting either sub actually
1/15/21, 6:57 AM - [Allied]: So I have 4 sps?
1/15/21, 6:57 AM - [Axis]: yes, or 5 if 2 box only
1/15/21, 6:57 AM - [Allied]: If I choose both?
1/15/21, 6:57 AM - [Axis]: you have 4
1/15/21, 6:57 AM - [Allied]: Copy.
1/15/21, 6:57 AM - [Axis]: but I will have 6 column for surface
1/15/21, 6:57 AM - [Axis]: if both
1/15/21, 6:59 AM - [Allied]: Both boxes and use 4 SPs to increase Sub risk from 2A to D, 3A.

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Turn 6. Jul/Aug 1940. Axis #2. (Continued).

1/15/21, 7:00 AM - [Allied]: You're making for an exciting start to my morning. &#128513;
1/15/21, 7:00 AM - [Axis]: lol
1/15/21, 7:01 AM - [Axis]: London damaged
1/15/21, 7:03 AM - [Axis]: <Media omitted>
1/15/21, 7:03 AM - [Axis]: That concludes naval searches

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Turn 6. Jul/Aug 1940. Axis #2. (Continued).

1/15/21, 6:47 AM - [Axis]: One other question before you go. Will you intercept ground strike here?
1/15/21, 6:48 AM - [Axis]: <Media omitted>
1/15/21, 6:48 AM - [Axis]: Will be flying stuka with 4 tactical factors
1/15/21, 6:48 AM - [Axis]: can intercept with 5 strength 109
1/15/21, 6:49 AM - [Axis]: And you have AA in hex
1/15/21, 6:51 AM - [Allied]: Intercept. Target stuka if given opportunity. And if cleared use AA in hex struck.

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Turn 6. Jul/Aug 1940. Axis #2. (Continued).

1/15/21, 7:08 AM - [Axis]: Da for Allies, fighter
1/15/21, 7:08 AM - [Allied]: Just finished my 100 push-ups in <5 min. Now off for my 3.5 mile run at the blistering pace of 10 min/mi.
1/15/21, 7:08 AM - [Allied]: Return to Paris.
1/15/21, 7:09 AM - [Axis]: da for axis

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Turn 6. Jul/Aug 1940. Axis #2. (Continued).

1/15/21, 7:12 AM - [Axis]: AA screened 2
1/15/21, 7:13 AM - [Axis]: <Media omitted>
1/15/21, 7:18 AM - [Allied]: Going dark for the next hour and a half. Where reasonable just make the best calls in my interest.
1/15/21, 7:19 AM - [Allied]: Talk to you later this morning.
1/15/21, 7:19 AM - [Axis]: Later, thanks for checking in this morning
1/15/21, 7:19 AM - [Allied]: &#128077;

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Turn 6. Jul/Aug 1940. Axis #2. (Continued).

1/15/21, 8:17 AM - [Axis]: HQ support?
1/15/21, 8:55 AM - [Allied]: HQ and 105 mm (3-2) arty support.
1/15/21, 8:55 AM - [Axis]: ok
1/15/21, 8:56 AM - [Allied]: shower & breakfast time

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Turn 6. Jul/Aug 1940. Axis #2. (Continued).

1/15/21, 9:07 AM - [Axis]: assault?
1/15/21, 9:08 AM - [Allied]: Yes please.
1/15/21, 9:08 AM - [Allied]: assault for the remaining 3 please.
1/15/21, 9:09 AM - [Axis]: It's my call in Belgium
1/15/21, 9:09 AM - [Allied]: copy ... assault for the other two.
1/15/21, 9:09 AM - [Axis]: roger
1/15/21, 9:10 AM - [Allied]: don't believe you need me anymore for this impulse?
1/15/21, 9:11 AM - [Axis]: correct
1/15/21, 9:12 AM - [Allied]: ok. will pick up in 2 to 3 hours.
1/15/21, 9:12 AM - [Axis]: sure, cya later
1/15/21, 9:13 AM - [Axis]: will shatter at gun

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Turn 6. Jul/Aug 1940. Axis #2. (Continued).

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Turn 6. Jul/Aug 1940. Axis #2. (Concluded).

1/15/21, 9:15 AM - [Axis]: <Media omitted>
1/15/21, 9:17 AM - [Axis]: America upset over occupation of Ichang. 1 chit added, value of 1
1/15/21, 9:31 AM - [Axis]: back to u
1/15/21, 9:31 AM - [Axis]: <Media omitted>

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Turn 6. Jul/Aug 1940. Allied #3.

1/15/21, 12:01 PM - [Allied]: afternoon.
1/15/21, 12:02 PM - [Axis]: Howdy
1/15/21, 12:04 PM - [Allied]: What have you done to my allies!
1/15/21, 12:05 PM - [Axis]: I finally cut the med supply routes...at least temporarily
1/15/21, 12:05 PM - [Allied]: What have the allies in the Med ever done to you?
1/15/21, 12:06 PM - [Axis]: It's what they will do that is our concern
1/15/21, 12:06 PM - [Allied]: &#129320;
1/15/21, 12:39 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
1/15/21, 12:39 PM - [Allied]: Looks like a slight improvement in the weather (North Monsoon went from storms to rain).
1/15/21, 12:45 PM - [Allied]: Curious about your "London damaged" comment this morning? At the time I took it that you have successfully strat bombed London; but I gather this was in reference to the 2 RPs routed through the Med whose lines were broken? Or, am I missing something?
1/15/21, 12:47 PM - [Axis]: CSV combat. You got surprise points and decided to fight. I damaged the London in that. You damaged a sub and aborted the other
1/15/21, 12:47 PM - [Allied]: Oh ... CA London! Not the city of London. Early morning wasn't thinking straight.
1/15/21, 12:49 PM - [Allied]: You had PM Churchill ordering the Home Guard to scourer in search of damage from German saboteurs. &#128512;
1/15/21, 12:49 PM - [Allied]: Relieved it was a false alarm.
1/15/21, 12:49 PM - [Axis]: lol

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Turn 6. Jul/Aug 1940. Allied #3. (Continued).

1/15/21, 12:52 PM - [Allied]: Turn 6. JA40. Allied #3. CW - combine, France - land.
1/15/21, 12:56 PM - [Allied]: Port Strike. RAF CVP (East Med) (2 a2s) vs flipped Italian sub in Tripoli.
1/15/21, 12:57 PM - [Allied]: Ita=2, RN=5, 2 SPs used to decrease risk to none.
1/15/21, 12:58 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
1/15/21, 12:58 PM - [Axis]: thx

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Turn 6. Jul/Aug 1940. Allied #3. (Continued).

1/15/21, 12:59 PM - [Allied]: Naval Air. Beau FTR3 in Gib flown out to 3-box in West Med
1/15/21, 12:59 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>

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Turn 6. Jul/Aug 1940. Allied #3. (Continued).

1/15/21, 1:10 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
1/15/21, 1:10 PM - [Allied]: East Med - no combat (axis ineligible to attempt).

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Turn 6. Jul/Aug 1940. Allied #3. (Continued).

1/15/21, 1:11 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
1/15/21, 1:12 PM - [Allied]: West Med: RN will initiate (BB Royal Sovereign, 0-box, flipped).
1/15/21, 1:13 PM - [Allied]: Italy has a FTR2 (4 a2a) that can react up to 1-box. React?
1/15/21, 1:13 PM - [Allied]: FTR2 in La Spezia.
1/15/21, 1:14 PM - [Axis]: no reaction
1/15/21, 1:14 PM - [Allied]: copy. Search rolls coming up.
1/15/21, 1:16 PM - [Allied]: RN=10, KM/RM=8. Neither side finds.
1/15/21, 1:17 PM - [Allied]: I'm going to quote Courtenay, who's been following our AAR over on the MWiF Matrix board. "... I have instructions for the naval lookouts on both sides: Take the lens covers off your binoculars before you look through them. It helps. [:)]"
1/15/21, 1:18 PM - [Axis]: Yea

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Turn 6. Jul/Aug 1940. Allied #3. (Continued).

1/15/21, 1:18 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>
1/15/21, 1:18 PM - [Allied]: Last up is the Italian Coast. BB Barham flips and initiates search.
1/15/21, 1:19 PM - [Allied]: Italian FTR2 in La Spezia can react out to 1-box. React?
1/15/21, 1:19 PM - [Axis]: no reaction
1/15/21, 1:19 PM - [Allied]: copy. Searches coming up.
1/15/21, 1:20 PM - [Allied]: But before, RN does commit her sub group.
1/15/21, 1:21 PM - [Allied]: RN=5, Italy=1, allies miss by 1!
1/15/21, 1:22 PM - [Axis]: stealth CP
1/15/21, 1:22 PM - [Allied]: Or weary RN crews operating off the coast of Italy without the benefit of air cover.

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Turn 6. Jul/Aug 1940. Allied #3. (Continued).

1/15/21, 1:26 PM - [Allied]: Allied Strat.
(1) RAF Wellesley (2) vs Ger Oil 51,36.
(2) USSR Pe-8 (5) vs Ploesti 1 in-service oil.
1/15/21, 1:26 PM - [Allied]: No intercept by axis possible. Rolls coming up.
1/15/21, 1:28 PM - [Allied]: <Media omitted>