Empires in Flames (4-player game)

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May/Jun '40
Impulse #2 (Allies) Cont'

Stalin thanks Adolf for persuading the Rumanians to cede what is ours.

Land: France, China
Naval: CW
Combined: USSR, US

Naval air:
CW Sutherland -> Baltic 3-box

Naval moves:
CW
TRS North Sea 0-box -> moves into Rotterdam and evacuates the AA Plymouth.
3CV + 2BB + CA + TRS + MECH -> North Sea 3-box.
North Sea ships in 0-box return to Plymouth.
Subs to 3-boc IC & EM.

USSR
CA -> Japanese Coast 4-box

All other naval moves to support sea zone convoy duties or insignifcant US moves.

Allied Sutherland will be searching Baltic, no air within range for Axis.

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Baltic Sea was a miss.

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May/Jun '40

Impulse #2 (Allies) Cont'

Ground strikes
#1 Belgium [52,31]
#2 Belgium [53,32]

Intercept options are as shown inlcuding the Italian FTR2 in target hex and AA in Antwerp is also available.

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GE FTR2 E-2 intercepts CW, target FTR2
IT FTR2 intercepts FR

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GS1 results go way of Allies

Axis have decision to make on whether to use AA.

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GS2 French are cleared, Italians are aborted.

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No AA.

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Good results fo Allies worthy of Distinguished Flying Cross for brave pilots.

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May/Jun '40
Impulse #2 (Allies) Cont'

Rail - Zhukov rails East.

Movement - Rearranged the defenses in China and France.

Air rebases - USSR 2 x TB3 fly East. FTR2 to Odessa. French FTR3 to Paris.

Reorg - Geroges HQ rallies troops.

Over to Axis.

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May/Jun '40
Impulse #3 (Axis)

No declarations of war. The Hungarian, and Bulgarian, claims on Rumania was allowed.

Land: Germany, Japan
Combined:
Naval:
Air: Italy

No Port Strikes. No Naval Air. No strategic bombing.

Ground Strikes:

Germany:
LND2 -> 53,31 (SW Brussels)

Italy:
LND3 -> 56,31 (targets French HQI)

Will France intercept? If not, use the AA? (German FTR2 and FTR3 may help SW Brussels)

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Use AA. No intercept of Italian bomber.

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The AA is fairly effective (7,10,4,3,3,10).

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Some luck for the Axis with the ground strikes. Although, it remains to be seen if Axis may use it.

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Picture from May/Jun '40 Impulse #3 (Axis) - Rail Movement

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Picture from May/Jun '40 Impulse #3 (Axis) - Rail Movement

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May/Jun '40
Impulse #3 (Axis)

No rail movement.

Land movement:

Germany:
Minor advancement in the west.
MTN -> Venice

Japan:
AG Yamamoto advance slowly towards the Szechwan province, but encounters supply issues.
AG Terauchi continues its outflanking movement.
AG Umezu concentrate on the Nationalist Chinese Second Cavalry Corps in central China.

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Japan makes an attack in central China.

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