Storm Clouds Gathering (4-player game)

[NatRapsEno]

Oil Usage:

Reorganize all for Germany.

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Reorganize all for Japan.

[Orm]

Bloody turn.

Or maybe not.

Yes, it is a bore war. Or drôle de guerre as our Allies to the south say.

[NatRapsEno]

No breakdowns.

Send 3 saved oil to production for Germany. Italy and Japan should be set correctly.

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[Orm]

Also, I swapped the Lyons Militia with the French division in the adjacent hex. Even though it shouldn't, the corps sized unit was preventing the resource adjacent to Turin from being transported to that hex for production.

Yes. That is one of the extra enjoyments of the perfect resource transportation system. It is in fact extra perfect so that you can solve this riddle in multiple ways. Another way to go is to send the resource going to Turin (the resource that prevents the Turin resource from being used) to another factory. But wait, it gets even better than that. If you send the resource to the wrong factory the resource goes idle instead of going to production. All this fun, and more, is included so that the system is easy to use, always right, and always use the resources in the best possible way.

Bah!

[Orm]

Another fun feature.

The Sian resource goes to idle for no apparent reason at all. More relaxing to be idle than going to production?

Fun thing. When I checked in the previous step the resource went to production. And now it is not. As I said. The system is perfect. Any perceived errors is because you do not use the system correctly. Bah again.

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[NatRapsEno]

Scrap the 4-4-7 German sub before builds.

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Scrap both Italian Amphibs that can be scrapped.

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Scrap the Japanese amphib that can be scrapped.

Either blue carrier is fine for the carrier construction.

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[NatRapsEno]

Reinforcements:

Put pilots in the 4 tactical rating 109 fighter and the 5 tactical bomber rating Stuka for Germany. Place fighter in Aachen and Bomber in Cologne. Scheer in Kiel. Paratrooper in Frankfurt.

Put a pilot in the 4 tactical rating Falco for Italy. Place it in Naples.

Place the Japanese cruiser in Tokyo.

No change in lending.

If the Axis win initiative, the Axis will move first but no reroll.

[Orm]

Send 3 saved oil to production for Germany.

Seems that 1 saved oil should be enough for 15 BPs. There were some resources that were listed as going to production but when clearing their orders they were in reality on 'idle'.

The perfect resource system that keeps on giving fun gifts.

[NatRapsEno]

Thanks for noticing that.

[Orm]

Use Oil:

USSR:
All units except are reorganized for 1 oil (0,8).

CW:
All units are reorganized for 4 oil (4,1).

France:
All units, except 2 SCS, are reorganized for 0 oil (0,45).

USA:
All units, except 6 BB, are reorganized for 0 oil (0,45).

Breakdown:
USSR:
INF -> INF + MOT Divs

Scrap:
-

Production:

China (7):
2 MIL
Pilot
Save 1 BP

CW (17):
MIL
INF
FTR2
LND2
2 Pilot
CL (2nd)
CP
Fort

France (9):
INF
GARR
AA

USSR (15):
HQI
ARM
LND4

USA (10):
GARR
CVP1
NAV3
CA
BB
SUB

CW conquers It Somaliland.

Reinforcements:

Com China:
MIL + CAV Div -> Sian
INF -> Taiyuan

Nat China:
MIl -> Kunming

CW:
CVP1 -> CV in Liverpool
Bel MIL -> W Brussels
MIL -> Cape Town
INF -> Bombay
CP -> Adelaide

France:
ARM + MECH -> Paris
CP -> Libreville

USA:
GARR -> Long Beach
CP -> Manila
CV + TRS -> Norfolk

USSR:
GARR -> Minsk

Voluntary Resource Lending:
Modified; CW -> France: 2 resources total -> 2 Res + 0 Oil
Deleted; CW -> China:
Modified; USA -> CW: 5 resources total -> 0 Res + 5 Oil
Modified; USA -> France: 2 resources total -> 0 Res + 2 Oil
New; USA -> China: 1 resources total -> 1 Res + 0 Oil
New; France -> CW: 1 BP

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

[Orm]

Axis wins the initiative with the tiniest of margins (Axis 3, Allies 4).

The weather turns way to fine for comfort.

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[NatRapsEno]

No declarations of War.

Land for Germany, combined for Japan, naval for Italy. Germany played an O-chit on Rundstedt.

Two ground strikes in the pictures below. The interceptors for Germany are two BF109s, one with a 5 and the other a 4 tactical rating.

Intercept?

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[GeneralAdvance]

FTR2 intercepts southern hex, targets bombers, lands Paris.

[Orm]

Was there any naval action for Italy?

[NatRapsEno]

Sorry, should have listed the naval moves. Japan brought the Marine from Singora to Tientsin in Northenr China. Other transport picked up the Kyoto militiat in Japan Sea.

Italy brought the CP in Italian Coast back to Port. The task force in East Med returned to La Spezia. They also moved a transport loaded with Germany Corps from Trieste into one box of Italian Coast. They also moved a cruiser task force into the 4 box of the Italian Coast.

[NatRapsEno]

I will proceed with the interception as I don't think Italy's naval moves will stop the intercept.

[NatRapsEno]

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[NatRapsEno]

The French win this air battle decisively.

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[Orm]

I will proceed with the interception as I don't think Italy's naval moves will stop the intercept.

I was just a bit confused. That is all.

[NatRapsEno]

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