Keep the World from Burning. (4-player Game)

[Majorball68]

Happy to say that we have arrived back home. I see that NatRapsEno has been keeping you lads entertained. Will take me a few days to settle in then should be back to normal.

[Majorball68]

Back into it!

Jul/Aug '40
Impulse #1 (Axis) Cont'

Rail Moves
Japan
GAR -> Tsitsihar
ENG -> Rashin

Movement per the save attached. Occupied Nanyang to hook up supply, no USE impact.

Debark
Germany
INF -> Finland [36,52]
AT -> Viipuri

1 attack in France and defensive HQ support was obvious choice.

French air support?

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[GeneralAdvance]

No support

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Converted result to a retreat, it may change what you take for losses?

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Save INF thanks

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Jul/Aug '40

Rebase
German and Italian Fighter relocate to France.
Japan fighter to Manchuria and bomber in China rebases.

Over to Allies.

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Jul/Aug '40
Impulse #2 (Allied)

No declarations of war.

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

No Port Strikes. No Naval Air.

Naval Movement:

USA:
GARR -> Midway

CW:
TRS -> SCS - Embark MIL (Hanoi)
TRS + FTR2 Cape Town) -> Red Sea

No strategic bombing.

Ground Strikes.

USSR:
2 LND3 + LND4 -> NE Viipuri

CW:
LND2 -> NE Paris (54,30)
LND3 -> NW Reims (54,31)
LND2 -> NW Metz (54,33)

Axis has plenty of intercept options, and AA. See picture or save. Will Axis intercept?

Edit: CW has no ability to counter-intercept.

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[Majorball68]

The fighters in the hexes being attack will intercept the adjacent hex and land whence. The other GS intercept with the BF109.

Fire the AA if either bomber clears and share the AA factors if necessary.

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Three air combats coming up. We begin in the west. Picture of last air combat shown.

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First air combat is a draw.

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The Italians score a win for Axis.

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And the final air combat yields another win for Axis.

Disappointing, but perhaps not unexpected result.

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Jul/Aug '40
Impulse #2 (Allied)

One unit hit in Karelia.

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Jul/Aug '40
Impulse #2 (Allied)

Rail Movement:
USSR:
MIL -> Novgorod

Land Movement:

China:
3-3W -> W
5-3 + 1-5 -> E
HQI -> SE
4-2 -> SE

4-1 SE
4-3 Ichang
3-4 E
2-4 E
2-3 AA E

CW:
Use all 3 moves to rearrange forces in France.

France:
Abandons the Maginot line.
A lot of movement to strengthen the defensive line.

USSR:
Prepares an attack in Karelia.
Manoeuvre in north Manchuria.
MECH moves from K-town towards B-town.

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USSR attacks 53,51 in Karelia. Current odds is 53:11 or +5,6. Use the LND2 for defensive support?

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