The Wildfire Spreads (5-player game)

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Mar/Apr '41
Impulse #6 (Axis)

No declarations of war.

Land: Germany
Combined: Italy, Japan
Naval:

No Port Strikes. No Naval Air.

Baval Movement:

Italy:
SUB -> Arctic Ocean 2-box

Japan:
TRA -> Port Arthur via Sasebo and embark MECH
CA -> CS

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No contact in the Arctic Ocean (5-8).

Italy bombs Kalinin.

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The Italian raid is good.

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Russians shocked at the sight of modern Italian aircraft.

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The latest innovation of Soviet air power, the Poliakarpov I-153. It is produced in the thousands, and takes full advantage of the lessons learned in Spanish civil war. Bi-planes are superior in air combat. Beware!

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Mar/Apr '41
Impulse #6 (Axis)

No ground strikes.

Rail Movement:

Japan:
GARR Harbin -> Canton

Italy:
HQI Baltikum -> Ukraine

Germany:
MIL W Germany -> Rumania
MIL Zagreb -> Riga

Land Movement:

Japan:
HQI W Sian -> E Sian
MECH -> NE Mukden
6-3 INF SW Harbin -> 60,153 in central Manchuria

Italy:
Minor movement in France.

Germany:

Finnish front:
AG Mannerheim advance southeast behind enemy lines, and is reinforced by one MECH.
MIL -> NW Leningrad

USSR North:
General advancement.

USSR Central:
Vitebsk is liberated.
General advancement.

USSR South:
Minor advancement.
An assault on Chisinau is prepared.

Other fronts:
Minor movement in the west.

Vichy France:
-

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Mar/Apr '41
Impulse #6 (Axis)

Germany assaults Chisinau. No Axis support. One winterised unit is included in the attack. Current odds is 57:5 or +17,8.

USSR has one LND3 available for defensive support. Will it fly?

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Mar/Apr '41
Impulse #6 (Axis)

Germany assaults Chisinau. No Axis support. One winterised unit is included in the attack. Current odds is 57:5 or +17,8.

USSR has one LND3 available for defensive support. Will it fly?

No support. Assault.

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The MTN adds its winterised bonus to the attack.

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The attack is good, and Chisinau is liberated.

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Mar/Apr '41
Impulse #6 (Axis)

Air Rebase:

Japan:
FTR2 Manchuria -> NE China
LND2 Japan -> Shanghai
NAV2 Manchuria -> E Harbin
LND2 Manchuria -> Harbin

Italy:
FTR2 Belorussia -> SE Mogilev
FTR2 Ukraine -> E Vitebsk

Germany:
FTR2 NE Poland -> Ukraine
FTR3 Belorussia -> Okraine
LND2 Vilna -> W Smolensk
LND2 E Vilna -> Mogilev

No reorganization.

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Mild, wet, weather arrives.

Back to Allies. Have fun.

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Back to Allies. Have fun.

I can assure you it isn't much fun for the Russians at the moment. Having to give up way too much good defensive territory too easily just to preserve some units!