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And against British Armour with Bradley's HQ as the Allies look to flank Kesselring in France.

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A Turkish ground strike against besieged Astrakhan fails.

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Despite storms, von Rundstedt's Army Group launches a blitz against Vladimir.

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Moscow district, after Axis attack #3 Jan/Feb 44.

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Manstein is successful in an attack against Timoshenko's exposed HQ.

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The Japanese get a bad roll south of Manila and take heavy losses in defeating Macarthur.

End of impulse.

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Here is a shot of the air forces lined up for some combat over a ground strike in Russia. The russian bomber clears on the first round and hits a corp and a div.

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Results of the ground strike in Russia. The Yak pilot was awarded his country's highest Air Medal. lol.

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Here is the result of a GS in West Europe. The air combat was a non factor as the bomber was cleared thru in the second round.

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Here are the combats this impulse. 2 were auto. The attack in russia was actually at better odds once the winter units were factored in. The first successful russian land attack in over 2 years.

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AXIS #7 JAN/FEB 44

Midway was retaken. Rommel's HQ was shattered. A German Cavalry Division on the western bank of the mouth of the Seine was destroyed.

Japan naval, Germany & Italy land actions.

The Japanese battlefleet leaves Truk for the Marianas, and finds a substantial US carrier fleet in box 2 (1 & 8).

The first grand carrier engagement of the Pacific war.

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Naval air combat ensues. The Japanese have plenty of support from land based air units. They spend 2 surprise points to gain +1 air to air.

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The Japanese reduce American fighter cover.

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Ten Japanese bombers clear as the remaining US bombers abort.

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6 surprise points to reduce US fleet AAA.

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A single bomber is destroyed by AAA, and another takes -3.

But this is going to hurt.

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Three modern carriers are destroyed with the cruiser Detroit, and another cruiser damaged. The Americans abort.

The Battle of Midway saw the Japanese blasted off the island, but an important victory at sea for Japan: better box, land based air support, right aerial tactics, good dice.

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Air combat as the Luftwaffe attempts a ground strike in Russia.

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Tankbusters and Stukas go after Bradley's HQ on the French-Belgian border.

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Italian bombers ground striking Yeremenko's near-encircled forces are hindered only by the snow.