The Wildfire Spreads (5-player game)

[rkr1958]

What's going on in Kenya?

The Kenyan Vacation, a CW and Italian joint expedition.

The Italians look a bit outnumbered & under provisioned.

[Majorball68]

Sep/Oct '40
Impulse #9 (Allies)

Land: USSR, China
Combined: CW
Naval: French
Pass: US

No port attacks or Naval air.

Naval Movement: CW Convoy moves only.

Strategic bombing: Metz, failed to hit.

Ground strikes: Italians in Kenya were hit with Harrow precision bombing.

Rail Movement: None

Land Movement: Some Chinese units heading Kunming direction. Chinese block access to southern resource. USSR consolidates in Manchuria. CW capture Djibouti. CW move up to engage Italians in Kenya.

Attacks: Starving italians captured in Kenya, HQ support used, final odds +17A.

Air Rebase: Nothing exciting.

No reorganisation.

Turn ends on 3.

Metz Strategic Bombing.png (396.24 KiB) Viewed 244 times

GS Kenya.png (391.14 KiB) Viewed 244 times

Kenya Land Combat Result.png (259.95 KiB) Viewed 244 times

[Majorball68]

Sep/Oct '40 EOT

Partisan for India placed on resource. Can edit if wanted somewhere else.

Both German pact markers to Offence and moved 1 across. USSR marker to Defence.

USE chit drawn to Jap pool, roll 256. No USE options chosen.

Over to Axis for SAS.

SO40 EOT AxisSAS.zip

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India Partisan.png (1.02 MiB) Viewed 240 times

Pact Details.png (775.01 KiB) Viewed 240 times

US Entry Pools.png (98.26 KiB) Viewed 240 times

[Orm]

Losses for the turn.

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[Orm]

Back for Allied RTB. Will Allies post instructions, or should Axis do so?

SO40 Allied Allied RTB.zip

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[Majorball68]

It's probably better for Axis to continue to send instructions for EOT. Helps Allies set convoys the way they want as even by sending the game back for Axis SAS everything is undone.

[Orm]

Ok.

[Orm]

Should Axis post RTB instructions as well?

Edit: I post the Axis RTB orders just to be safe.

[Orm]

Axis end of turn:

Note: One German oil formerly traded to Italy is still listed as going to Italy. Perhaps that oil should be cleared from that erroneous order (Now one oil should be going to Italy but there is two listed as going)?
NOTE 2: The oil traded to VF needs to be saved before the final production step (I think).

RTB :

Germany:
NAV3 East Med -> 76,60 on Cyprus
FTR2 ItC 2-box -> 75,40 on Sicily
FTR2 ItC 0-box -> Venice

ItalY:
FTR2 East Med -> 74,39 on Sicily
NAV3 ItC 2-box -> Syracuse
2 CA East Med -> La Spezia

Japan:
TRS 4445 - Canton
All other ships -> Fukuoka

Use Oil:

Germany:
All units are reorganized for 0 oil (0,4).

Italy:
All units, except CA San Giorgio, are reorganized for 1 oil (1,4).

Japan:
All units are reorganized for 1 oil (1,2). Use oil from Canton-

Breakdown:
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Production planning:
Germany - 28 production points - 21 BPs. One oil saved.
Italy - 10 production points - 6 BPs. 2 oil saved.
Japan - 15 production points - 15 BPs. One oil saved in Canton is used for production. One oil saved in Japan.
VF - 1 production points - 1 BPs. Saves 1 oil in Lyons.

Scrap:
Italy scraps INF

Production:

Germany (21):
MIL
2 INF
CAV
ARM
FTR2
Pilot

Italy (6):
FTR2
LND3
Repair SUB 5042

Japan (15):
GARR
TERR
MECH
CVP1
Pilot
CP
CV Zuikaku 2nd

VF (2):
Save 2 BP in Lyons

Conquest:
Germany conquers Cyprus.

Factory destruction:

Reinforcements:

Germany:
FTR3 -> Königsberg
INF + MTN + PARA Div -> Königsberg
MECH -> Stettin

Italy:
NAV3 -> Palermo

Japan:
NAV2 + NAV3 -> Tokyo
TERR -> Kirin
MTN Div -> Fukuoka

Voluntary Resource Lending:
Same; Germany -> Italy: 7 resources, (1 oil)
Removed; Germany -> VF: 0 resources, (0 oil)
Reduced; Italy -> Germany: 1 BP

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

[Majorball68]

SO40 EOT cont'
Reset the German oil trade with Italy now receiving 1. There was no need to use Canton saved oil as the production was set to 15BP for Japan because of the default setting the Axis had already made to send DEI to Production.

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Fr reorg.png (264.54 KiB) Viewed 167 times

US reorg.png (173.18 KiB) Viewed 167 times

USSR reorg.png (358.79 KiB) Viewed 167 times

[Majorball68]

SO40 EOT cont'

Ge Prod.png (385.91 KiB) Viewed 167 times

It Prod.png (387.33 KiB) Viewed 167 times

Ja Prod.png (335.1 KiB) Viewed 167 times

Vichy Prod.png (382.36 KiB) Viewed 167 times

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SO40 EOT cont'

Ch Prod.png (345.91 KiB) Viewed 167 times

CW Prod.png (300.83 KiB) Viewed 167 times

Fr Prod.png (338.42 KiB) Viewed 167 times

US Prod.png (292.9 KiB) Viewed 167 times

[Majorball68]

SO40 EOT cont'

USSR Prod.png (377.28 KiB) Viewed 167 times

Ge builds.png (144.38 KiB) Viewed 167 times

It builds.png (139.59 KiB) Viewed 167 times

Ja builds.png (142.41 KiB) Viewed 167 times

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SO40 EOT cont'

Ch builds.png (128.22 KiB) Viewed 163 times

CW builds.png (155.82 KiB) Viewed 163 times

US builds.png (153.7 KiB) Viewed 163 times

USSR builds.png (132.21 KiB) Viewed 163 times

[Majorball68]

SO40 EOT cont'
Allies win Initiative and will move first.

ND40 Allied 1 sent.

ND40 Allied 1.zip

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Initiative ND40.png (67.25 KiB) Viewed 163 times

Weather Report ND40 Allied 1.png (81.92 KiB) Viewed 163 times

[Orm]

There seems to have been an error with the Italian production. One LND3 is missing, and instead an INF was built.

Any suggestion on how to proceed?

[Majorball68]

There seems to have been an error with the Italian production. One LND3 is missing, and instead an INF was built.

Any suggestion on how to proceed?

I can fix before I start.

[Majorball68]

Corrected Italian builds however I can't recreate the exact draw of units from the pools.

ND40 Allied 1 - corrected.zip

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[Majorball68]

Nov/Dec '40
Impulse #1 (Allies)

Land: USSR, China
Combined: US
Naval: French, CW
Pass:

No port attacks or Naval air.

Naval Movement: Too many to log, mostly CP escorts and transport moves around Africa.

Strategic bombing: None.

Ground strikes: None

Rail Movement: Timoshenko recalled West due to Axis build up in Poland.

Land Movement: USSR takes over Blatic states, US not happy 1 chit lost. All other moves obvious.

Attacks: Manchuria atack on garrision was an auto attack. Declined Axis GS as even with maximum air of +2 including fighters would reduce to +13.333 with +6.5 in USSR winter units making Blitz attack automatic. Screenshot shown.

Air Rebase: CW Blenheim rebases to Djibouti.

No reorganisation.

Over to Axis.

ND40 Axis3.zip

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Possible GS options:

GS Manchuria.png (1.42 MiB) Viewed 84 times

If Axis GS used:

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Actual results, no GS used:

Manchuria Land Combat Selection & Resolution.png (233.25 KiB) Viewed 84 times

[Orm]

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Picture from Nov/Dec '40 Impulse #3 (Axis) - DOW