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Sep/Oct '39
Impulse #7 (Axis)

No naval air.

Naval Movement:
Italy:
SUB (La Spezia) -> East Coast 0-box
SUB (La Spezia) -> Bay of Biscay 2-box
SUB (La Spezia) -> Cape St. Vincent 3-box

Italy begin searching in the East Coast.


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No combat in the East Coast. (Axis 6, Allies 2)

Next up is the Bay of Biscay.


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The Italian submarine in the Bay of Biscay find one massive British convoy. (Axis 1, Allies6)

Italy decide to only include the 0-box.

Italy has 7 surprise points, but use none for defence. The submariners go in for the kill, but the escorts try to hit them hard.

The submarine is damaged, and aborted.


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Italy spend 4 surprise points on increasing the damage done. And use their 3 remaining points in selecting a target.

And the target is the British troop transport ship.


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With a roll of one the TRS is sunk, along with its cargo.


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Final area for Italy to search in is CSV.


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Neither side finds in CSV. (double 10 rolled)

Time for a food break.

While Sardinia may be isolated by allied fleets and possibly lost, the brave Italian submariners are lauded as heroes, upon returning to La Spezia, for halting the nefarious allied invasionplans of mainland Italy.

Italian submarine heroes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQMt5__KG2w

https://www.naval-encyclopedia.com/ww2/Italy/italian-submarines/

Sep/Oct '39
Impulse #7 (Axis)

No strategic bombing.

Germany ground strike the Belgian defenders in Antwerp.

Both defenders in Antwerp were hit.

Although I had to do it twice to confirm the result due to how the die rolls were applied. The die rolled were 1,10,7,4. However, the first two die rolls were applied to the same defender (II Corps) so the 10 was not needed (and not shown which I consider a minor bug), and the last two dies were applied to the second defender (I Corps).


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Sep/Oct '39
Impulse #7 (Axis)

German forces overrun the Danish ships in Frederikshavn, and all three ships flee for England (7,9,10 rolled). I send them to Plymouth, but can change it if you so desire.

Sep/Oct '39
Impulse #7 (Axis)

Rail:
Japan:
Ter Seoul->Shanghai

Land Movement:

Italy:
2-3 TERR 80, 37 -> 78, 35
3-3 TERR 101, 64 -> 101, 61

Japan:
CAV 71,145->73,143
HQI Tientsin->73,144
INF 84,143->83,143
INF 85,143->86,144
ART 85,143->86,144
INF Div 85,145->86,144
INF 89,142->88,142
MAR 91,142->88,142
HQI 91,142->89,142
MAR Div Pakhoi->93,136

Germany:
One division capture Copenhagen.
One Korps capture Frederikshavn.
German reserves, and mechanized, forces race towards Berlin to assist the city beleaguered by Polish forces.
Army group Rundstedt advance, in force, into Belgium.

Sep/Oct '39
Impulse #7 (Axis)

Debark
Eng->Canton
Art->Canton

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Impulse #7 (Axis)

Germany makes three land attacks. Two are automatic, and the third is 5:1+2 after 10 points of ground support is added by one FTR3, and one LND2 (Hs 123).

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Impulse #7 (Axis)

And the assault on Antwerp is a complete, and utter, failure.

Sep/Oct '39
Impulse #7 (Axis)

Air Rebase:

Germany:
FTR2 (Aachen) -> 53,32
FTR2 (53,34) -> Liege
LND3 (Dusseldorf) -> Turin

Italy:
FTR2 (Turin) -> Genoa
NAV2 (Bardia) -> 73,37 (Sicily)

German HQA reorganize 4 units.