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[lomyrin]

European front at end of July/August 40

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End of July/August 40 Balkans

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End of July/August 40 in China

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Units destroyed during July/August 40

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Reinforcements for Sep/Oct 40

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July/August 40 production

Germany 19 Gar, Inf, Ftr, Mech, CAV, 2Pil
Italy 5 Ftr, Pil, SUB2
Japan 16 Mil, NAV2, Pil, TRS, CVP, BB, CV2

China 3 Inf
CW 17 Ftr3, NAV3, 3Pil, 2CVP, BBrep, Mot
USA 10 Mar, Amph, TRS, Pil, CVP
Russia 16 2Inf, 2Gar, CAV,Lnd2, Pil

[lomyrin]

Vichy was declared. Germany could have denied Vichy and gone for conquest in Sep/Oct but preferred not to go for Spain and to have Vichy control of Minors rather than Free.
French.

As it turned out though, Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia went Free French together with the Pacific Territories. Equatorial Africa where France had sent their Cruisers and Transport went Vichy.

[Courtenay]

ORIGINAL: lomyrin

Vichy was declared. Germany could have denied Vichy and gone for conquest in Sep/Oct but preferred not to go for Spain and to have Vichy control of Minors rather than Free.
French.

As it turned out though, Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia went Free French together with the Pacific Territories. Equatorial Africa where France had sent their Cruisers and Transport went Vichy.

Those Vichy rolls are hilarious. There are times when you think your dice are laughing at you. There are other times when you are certain of it. [:)]

P.S. Declaring Vichy was correct, IMHO. It is too late in the year for a good Spanish campaign, and there is no other reason to not declare Vichy.

[lomyrin]

Allies win initiative for Sep/Oct 40 Fine everywhere

China land, CW naval, rest combined action.

CW sends out ships to patrol and also 2 Div's for invasions of Portuguese areas later in the turn. Ships with troops also are now in the W Med.

[brian brian]

good stuff as always, thanks!

maybe the reverse Vichy outcome and the involvement of the Portugese colonies in the war will make for some unexpected micro campaigns in Africa… ??? those Japanese cruisers sail pretty fast, iirc

[lomyrin]

ORIGINAL: brian brian

good stuff as always, thanks!

maybe the reverse Vichy outcome and the involvement of the Portugese colonies in the war will make for some unexpected micro campaigns in Africa… ??? those Japanese cruisers sail pretty fast, iirc

Mozambique has already been taken by a CW South African unit. Japan has divisions that are able to sail to Portuguese controlled areas but their Divisions are tied up in the interior of China

[lomyrin]

Sep/Oct 40 Axis impulse 1 ( impulse 2 ) Fine everywhere

All land action

Germany stratbomb Manchester 2pp Japan Chungking missed

Repositioning troops. Japan moves to attack Chinese but need another impulse to make good attacks possible.

[lomyrin]

Sep/Oct40 Allies impulse 2 ( impulse 3 ) Fine except rain arctic and N Monsoon

China, CW land, rest combined.

CW debarks troops in Tunisia and invades Ponta Delgada and Praya.

Angola and Mozambique are already under CW control.

[lomyrin]

Sep/Oct 40 Axis impulse 2 ( impulse 5 ) Rain arctic and N Monsoon.

Ge, Japan land, Italy combined.

Italian NAV in E Med damages a CW Cruiser and abort 2 more. CW aborts all.

In W Med Italian and German Air fail to find CW fleet

Sining, the last Chinese Communist city and unit falls to Japan in a +8 attack. Japan lost a Div and 3 Disorganized.

[lomyrin]

Sep/Oct 40 Allies impulse 3 ( impulse 7 ) Storm and rain

China land, rest combined.

Nearly no activity. CW sends Cruisers from Gibraltar to pick up Divs in Ponta Delgada and Praya and debark them in Gambia.
CW long range Fighters have rebased to Gibraltar during the last few impulses in order to better perform against German and Italian Med air power.

[lomyrin]

Sep/Oct 40 Axis impulse 3 ( impulse 9 ) Storm and rain

Germany naval, Italy combined, Japan land

Italy ships reinforcement to Tripoli.

German Fleet and SUBs sail to Faroe Gap and B Biscay, all searches fail and CW ships in N Sea did not catch them.

Japan adjusts their front to reduce the partisan risks, now at 9%

[lomyrin]

Sep/Oct 40 Allies impulse4 ( impulse 11 ) storm and rain

China, CW land, rest combined. CW DOW Vichy, USA is upset and a chit is lost.

CW sends one more Ftr3 to the W Med. Germany initiates fight and finds with 3 surprise points.

The air to air fight shown resulted in 1 CW Ftr3 lost and the CV Ark Royal damaged. The CW aborts all

[lomyrin]

SEP/Oct 40 Allies impulse 4 continued

CW units move into Bolama and towards Dakar from Gambia.

The Palestine Terr unit is ready to go to Damascus when the weather clears

Turn did not end.

[lomyrin]

Sep/Oct40 Axis impulse 4 ( impulse 14 ) Storm and rain

Germany again fails to find the CW convoys.

Minor readjustments in positions, Japan sends two units to China with Transports.

Turn ends

US Entry almost made it to gear up nut not quite

Took Gift of Destroyers action.

[lomyrin]

Sep/Oct40 destroyed units, not a lot in a stormy turn