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The US finishes the convoy line to send the build points out of Brazil to the French. Transports are moving throughout the world, sending units towards positions overseas. BB's sail from the East Coast into the Cape Verde Bassin. Another BB task force escort unit send to Midway, which strengthen defenses there. The US decides to initiate combat in the South China Sea (Allies roll 3, Axis roll 9). The Dutch submarines gets to get a shot at the Japanese merchantmen. They spend 4 of the 8 surprise points to call for a submarine combat and use 2 points to decrease (to nothing) and 2 points to increase damage:

Both sides decide to stay, but fail to find eachother (rolls Allies 5, Axis 8).

In the Cape Verde Bassin, Italian SB's try to find the Allied merchantmen. They roll a 3 and the Allies a 4. The Italians found a lone French BB:

An Italian SUB is aborted too:

Both sides decide to stay. The Axis roll a 4 and the Allies a 3. The Italian SUB commanders find the merchantment, but aren't able to call a Submarine combat due to the Skua, which in return hasn't got enough firepower to hurt the Italian SUB:

Both sides again decide to stay. The Allied fleet sees the Italian submarines on radar during the night on the surface. (Axis 10, Allies 1). The Allied admiral chooses a surface combat (4 points), increases damage using 2 points and decreases damage using the last 2 points.

The Italian SUB's are no match for this firepower:

The USSR rails another factory out of Moscow towards Siberia. A Siberian start railmoving from Manchuria towards the Western Front. It will take a while to arrive. The USSR hopes this turn will be a short one. Things are very, very bad. A general withdrawal of units towards Siberia is called for There is no way the Soviets can do anything but delaying actions this year...

A tango our of the USSR: Иван Шмелёв "Мне бесконечно жаль" Ivan Shmeljov

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQxRIfY8ybg

The Britsh move more units into Birma and attack the Ethiopian TERR. Wavell personally directs this attack (HQ support used), because he might be the casualty if the Italians choose the Blitzkrieg table (which they do):

Wavell took a very wise decision. Here is Ethiopia:

March/april 1942, Axis impulse number 5:

All Axis powers take land actions.

The Luftwaffe groundstrikes Tilfis:

The flying artillery keeps up it's amazing high results:

A 6-1 GAR is railed by Germany from France to Gibraltar. Badoglio is railed towards Bandar Shapur.

Listen to: Giovinezza

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87WtbVFB_b4

Germany decides to make several attacks in the USSR. The Soviet airforce realises that the Germans are out of FTR cover and sends it's heavy bombers in for ground support. The attack on Baku is dangerous, but if it succeeds, the Caucasus becomes Axis controlled. Baku is a hex which is hard to take, so the Luftwaffe sends in a bomber for ground support too. The Soviet airforce reacts by sending a FTR to intercept. A FW reacts and a dogfight starts:

Koniev, who realises that he hasn't got a place to retreat to, orders the assault table:

Three Soviet FTR's in Baku are destroyed too. Stavka is shocked when the Deutschlandfunk annouces the capture of the city: “Das Oberkommando der Wehrmacht gibt bekannt”...
Next, the Turks, aided by a German MECH, attack the city of Tiflis. Again, there is no retreat possible, so the garrison of the city chooses the assault table:

There is much rejoicing in Ankara. Next an attack on the outskirts of Kharkov, von Bock chooses the Blitzkrieg table to make the attack automatic. After that comes an attack on the city itself, where Timoshenko orders the Assault table to be used, since he doesn't want to get surrounded...

And last (but not least), there is Kursk. Now, I made a terrible mistake here. I shouldn't have attacked the place, because von Manstein hasn't got a MOT, ARM or MECH participating in the attack. Of course, the general commanding the city and orders his men to counterattack (blitzkrieg table used):

Lucky, he is...

Listen (and watch) to: Lied der Panzergruppe Kleist: "Panzer voran!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xE17RK2xgp0

The citizens of Ouagadougou are surprised when the Lybian camel corps enters the city, evicting the French governor. The Italians decide to attack the Minsk Mil in Persia:

Yamamoto moves towards Rangoon.

Here is a Japanese navy march: 軍歌：月月火水木金金 (Navy Song: 'Through the day, throughout the week')

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYd2CJae0mA

Guam gets invaded (automatic victory). Umezu attacks an Mot division (automatic victory). Yamashita moves to the outskirts of Manila. More reinforcements arrive by sea to attack the city:

From: Stavka To: Western Allies general staff:

“Comrades: Help!, we can't hold out much longer”.

Signed: Stalin...

Here is Persia:

And the Caucasian and Don Fronts:

The Moscovian Front:

The Manchurian Front: