A Blazing World (4-player game)

[Orm]

Use Oil:

Germany:
All units, except one LND2, are reorganized for 1 oil (1.4).

Italy:
All units are reorganized for 2 oil (2.15).

Japan:
All units, except one CV + three BB + AMPH + TRS + CP, are reorganized for 1 oil (1.45).

Production:

Germany (19):
MIL
HQA
ART
LND3
Pilot

Italy (7):
NAV3
Pilot
CP
Save 1 BP in Turin

Japan (16):
2xCV fu (4)
2xINF (6)
2xPIL (4)
FTR2 (2)

Vichy France (1):
Save 1 BP in Lyon

Save sent.

[NatRapsEno]

Axis reinforcements sent. Stand by for lending changes.

[NatRapsEno]

Delete the trade from Commonwealth to China. Lend 2 resources from Free France to Commonwealth. Modify agreement from USA to Commonwealth to 3 resources minimum of 3 oil. Lend one resource minimum of 1 oil from USA to Free France.

If Allies win initiative, the Allies will move first.

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Reinforcements:

Germany:
LND2 -> Königsberg
LND2 -> Munich
MIL -> Stettin
INF -> Königsberg
PARA Div -> Munich
BB -> Kiel

Italy:
FTR2 -> Palermo
SUB -> La Spezia

Japan:
LND3 Sasebo
INF Fukuoka
Removes CVP1

Vichy France:
BB -> Marseilles

Voluntary Resource Lending:
Modified; Germany -> Italy: 7 resources total -> 6 Res + 1 Oil
New; VF -> Germany: 2 BP
Modified; Italy -> Germany: 2 BP

Axis goes first if we win the initiative, no re-roll.

[Orm]

Axis win the initiative (Axis 2, Allies 3), and go first in mostly fine weather.

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[NatRapsEno]

The screenshot shows that Allies have the initiative.

[NatRapsEno]

Nope, you are correct, Axis wins the tie.

[NatRapsEno]

Italy is still owed an oil..I haven't forgotten about it.

[Orm]

I am sorry for the delay. We had a bit of a SNAFU that slowed us down a bit. I sent you a separate message about it. And a busy week slowed down my response to the SNAFU.

I hope to get back to our game soon.

[NatRapsEno]

I replied to your message.

[NatRapsEno]

I was beginning to wonder if Hess had succeeded..

[NatRapsEno]

Reply sent

[Orm]

Germany missed aligning Bulgaria last impulse. We will add Bulgaria as a German minor now instead. No US entry effect (4 rolled).

[Orm]

Jul/Aug '40
Impulse #1 (Axis)

No declarations of war. (Bulgaria is aligned by Germany)

Land: Japan
Combined: Germany
Naval: Italy

No Port Strikes.

Naval Air:

Italy:
NAV2 82,53 -> East Med 4-box

Germany:
FTR2+FTR3 Sicily -> East Med 2-box
FTR2 Sicily -> ITC 2-box

Naval Movement:

Italy:
BB+4CA+2CL Athens -> East Med 4-box (Barbiano carries 1-3 INF Div)
TRS+6-4 INF+CA Taranto -> 2-box East Med
CP East Med -> La Spezia

Sub La spezia -> CSV 2-box
Sub Bordeaux -> East Coast 2-box
Sub Bordeaux ->CSV 2-box
Sub Bordeaux ->CSV 3-box

Germany:
2 Subs Kiel -> BoB 2-box

Axis begin to search in CSV.

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Jul/Aug '40
Impulse #1 (Axis)

Italy finds in CSV and select to fight the 0-box only. (Axis 2, Allies 4)

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Jul/Aug '40
Impulse #1 (Axis)

SUB combat selected, and all points used to increase the damage done.

No Allied CP remains so the Italian SUBs stay out of next combat round. Edit: This assumes that the CW cruisers remain in the sea area.

To what port(s) will the 3 CW CPs abort?

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[NatRapsEno]

abort the CP to Gibraltar. The Allied surface ships will stay in the zone.

[Orm]

Jul/Aug '40
Impulse #1 (Axis)

Next search is in the East Coast.

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[Orm]

No contact in the East Coast (Axis 6, Allies 7)

No other Axis searches.

[Orm]

Jul/Aug '40
Impulse #1 (Axis)

Will Allies search in the East Med?

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