A Blazing World (4-player game)

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Reunion bordering Southwest Indian Ocean.

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Jul/Aug '40
Impulse #7 (Axis)

Land Movement continued:
Japan:
Manchria
TERR 2-3 -> E,SE,E
China North
INF 8-3 -> NW
MIL 6-2wp -> NE
HQI 6(2)3 -> SW
MAR 4-4 -> W
ENG 1-3 ->W,NW,W
INF 6-3bp->SE
MOT 5-5 ->NE,NW,W
ART 3-2 -> SW
INF DIV 2-3->SW
MIL 3-3 -SW,W
MOT DIV 1-5 ->SE,SE
INF DIV 1-4 -> NE,NW,W,SW
China South
MAR DIV 1-4->Kweilin

Italy:
5-5 MECH 82, 56 -> 82, 57
HQI 69, 46 -> 69, 47

Germany:
1-4 INF Div Haifa -> Amman -> Jerusalem
2-3 INF Div Haifa -> Beirut
4-3 PARA Haifa -> Tel Aviv -> 77, 64
6-4 INF 83,56 -> 82, 57
Minor adjustments in Greece, and Poland.
A few units in Germany moves east.

Disembark:
Germany:
7-4 INF + 1-3 PARA Div -> Beirut
1-3 INF Div -> Jaffa

Land Attack:

Germany/Italy:
Damascus 14:2 or 7:1 +1

Japan:
All units attack Sian 39 vs 5, use Eng on 8-3->43,5 vs 5.
Ground support 6 points makes it automatic.

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Jul/Aug '40
Impulse #7 (Axis)

Japan liberates Sian. No US reaction (9 rolled).

Next up is the assault on Damascus.

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Jul/Aug '40
Impulse #7 (Axis)

Germany liberates Damascus, and I see two trends. Germany rolls high when it matters little, and Germany rolls well in Asia.

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Jul/Aug '40
Impulse #7 (Axis)

Air Rebase

Germany:
LND3 82, 55 -> Tel Aviv
FTR3 73, 47 -> El Alamein
LND2 73 ,37 -> Kalamai
FTR2 Cologne -> Milan

Japan:
LND2 Ki-51-> NE Sian

No reorganization.

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Turn continues on a 4 (1 to end).

Save sent.

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Naval for Commonwealth.

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Based upon past decisions, I did not intercept for you in Bay of Biscay or Cape St. Vincent for the above task force. These two BBs continue into Western Med one box.

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Sorry, Combined for Commonwealth.

[NatRapsEno]

Turn sent.

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Based upon past decisions, I did not intercept for you in Bay of Biscay or Cape St. Vincent for the above task force. These two BBs continue into Western Med one box.

Good call.

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Picture from Jul/Aug '40 Impulse #9 (Axis) - DOW

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Picture from Jul/Aug '40 Impulse #9 (Axis) - DOW

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Jul/Aug '40
Impulse #9 (Axis)

No declarations of war.

Land: Japan
Combined: Germany, Italy
Naval:

No Port Strikes.

Naval Air:
Germany:
FTR2 Milan -> West Med 1-box

Naval Movement:

Italy:
CA Trieste La Spezia -> East Med 4-box (pick up 2-3 INF Div Beirut)

Vichy France:
2 CA (Dakar) -> CSV 2-box

Germany search in the Western Mediterranean, and add the NAV3 from Sicily to the 1-box.

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Jul/Aug '40
Impulse #9 (Axis)

Allies find in the West Med (Axis 7, Allies 1).

How to proceed.

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[NatRapsEno]

avoid please

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Declined searching for you in CSV. Only SUBs to fight.

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Jul/Aug '40
Impulse #9 (Axis)

No strategic bombing.

Ground Strike:
Germany:
LND3 Matruh -> 83,57 (Wavell + TERR) -> Matruh

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Jul/Aug '40
Impulse #9 (Axis)

Hm. Didn't think we could hit that well.

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Jul/Aug '40
Impulse #9 (Axis)

No rail movement.

Land Movement

Japan:
China North
MIL 6-2wp+ART 3-2 ->W
MIL 5-3bp->SW
INF 6-3wp+HQI 6(2)3->NW
INF DIV 2-3 ->W
MOT 5-5 NW,W
MOT DIV 1-5->NE,NW,W
INF 6-3bp ->NW,W
MIL 3-3 NE,NW,W
INF 8-3+ENG DIV 1-3->NW,W
China South
INF 4-3->SW

Germany:
1-4 INF Div Jerusalem -> Port Said (via 81, 61)
1-3 INF Div Jaffa -> 82, 62
7-4 INF Damascus -> 80, 63
4-3 PARA 77, 64 -> 80, 63
1-3 PARA Div Beirut -> Jaffa

Italy:
1-3 INF Div 82, 54 -> El Alamein
HQI 69, 47 -> 69, 48, Greece

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German forces capture Port Said, and close the Suez Canal.

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German forces entering Port Said.

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A German Signals reception unit in the Sinai desert.

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Erwin Rommel with Marshal Graziani discussing how to proceed after Axis forces has closed the Suez canal.