New AAR Keith Vs Ian

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Kesselring defeats Bradley in a costly assault on the western front.

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Guderian destroys Yeremenko's HQ north of Moscow.

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A large Soviet force is now out of supply to the south of Moscow. Yaroslavl holds out.

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Manstein pulls back a little to the east as a new Red Army gathers strength. Von Leeb has railed out to assist and develop a reserve.

There will be further battles on the Russian plains this summer.

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Those Allied rocket FTRs are worth a lot more as bombers....getting just one through would have won the ground battle for them.

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AXIS #9 MAR/APR 44

3 land actions.

The big German 800mm rail gun opens up in the rain on the western front.

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I have never before been able to rail units from Europe to Alexandria: Turkey, Vichy Syria, Italian Palestine. D'Aosta has come from Genoa. How cool.

There is no time to develop a Libyan rail network, unfortunately.

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Rommel receives reports that Allied forces are consolidating on the east bank of the Seine.

A dash to Normandy may not be necessary. He pivots north and attacks, despite the weather.

There is a major air combat west of Brussels.

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The RAF have the better of it. Luftwaffe lose three good planes.

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At times the Germans have not had the best of the dice.

No complaints this time, Rommel gets lucky but can't exploit the breakthrough.

There is a danger that the armies of Wavell and Clark will be divided.

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Mutual destruction in Sardinia, despite the intervention of significant Italian air power, as the Americans retain control of the port of Olbia.

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Greek partisans are destroyed. A boost to Italy's economy.

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Automatic attack to destroy a dis/oos Red Army Mech in the Muscovy pocket.

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Successful Japanese marine invasion of Ceylon, assisted by the guns of Yamato and fleet air power from Bay of Bengal.

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But the fleet's main strength can't help Yamashita make an impression on the Calcutta garrison.

Another decent result for the Axis who have rolled well in combat this impulse: no losses.

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Germany will not make the historic mistake of refusing to cede gained territory in Russia.

Manstein rationalises his line as Red Army v2.0 gathers strength and weather protects the Muscovy pocket, tying down the Wehrmacht's main force.

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Turn ends on a 2.

Partisans in Debrecen, Hungary (ZOC of Budapest garrison protects the resource now), and Hanoi, which robs Japan of a resource.

Significant casualties again for USA, the Luftwaffe, the RAF.

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Reinforcements for May/June 44

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AXIS #1 MAY/JUN 44

Clear weather globally. Japan naval, Italy and Germany land.

Japanese aircraft find and destroy US convoy in the Marshalls, putting Wake Island oos.

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USA reacts aircraft against submarines in Hawaiian Isl but searches fail. US Pacific Fleet in Pearl Harbor.