Turn 16. Mar/Apr 1942. Axis #3. Impulse Planning.
Germany – Land
1. In accordance with GER-WAR-119, the launch of Operation Barbarossa is deferred this turn due to rain in the arctic, which fails GER-WAR-119 (a), & given the next axis impulse will be #7, which fails GER-WAR-119(b), even with fine in both the arctic and north temperate.
2. Even with fine in both (arctic & north temperate) this impulse; the launch of Barbarossa would have be delayed because of the USSR conquest of 2 additional Japanese controlled RPs (4 total) in Soviet Asia last (allied) impulse.
3. This conquest by the Soviets will allow Japan to force a peace with the USSR at the end of this turn.
4. Since, the USSR is only at war with Japan this peace will require the Soviets to move all Soviet MIL and reserve units currently on board and in the production circle to their reserve pool.
5. While these units likely will be called out when the USSR comes to war again (e.g., with Germany), they have to be placed as reinforcements (i.e., in a Soviet home city); but face down (i.e., disorganized).
6. Because they cannot be placed outside of the USSR (e.g., Eastern Poland, Baltic States), a very significant part of the Soviet forward defense vs Germany will simply vanish.
7. The Soviets have 15 armies, 1 corps currently on the map that will have to go in reserve when/if they come to peace with Japan.
8. 13 of those 16 armies/corps are on the Eastern Front!
9. Germany successfully “negotiates” with Japan to force a peace with the USSR so that they may launch Barbarossa against a neutral USSR with their Eastern Poland & Baltic States forward defenses mostly stripped.
10. FYI – Bletchley Park decoding Enigma, US decoding & reading Japanese military and diplomatic messages and Stalin’s spy, Richard Sorge, are providing high level Soviet, UK and USA leaders a pretty accurate picture of all this and may (during the next allied impulse) have something to say about all this “palace intrigue”. Back to Germany …
11. Eastern –continue prep for [now, next turn] launch of Barbarossa.
12. Western (& Balkan) – review Reich A/D & anti-partisan garrisons
13. Atlantic – no searches given high level of risk.
14. It’s better to wait until the odds are more favorable; especially given the arrival of 4 U-boat flotillas, giving Germany 7 total, and 1 It sub Gp (6 total) at the beginning of next turn.
Active WAR.
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Soviet. Active Reserves & MILs.
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Eastern Front.
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Atlantic - German U-boats & Italian Subs.
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