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18 July 1941

The Germans make a mistake and leave Hungary undefended. I march in to Budapest with a Yugoslav corps and Hungary surrenders - netting the UK with 82 points! Turkey also moves away from the Axis as a result (sadly I didn't get a picture of this - Yugoslavia will be defeated next turn).

The US order an embargo on the Japanese....

15 August 1941

As expected, with the area to the north of Nanning breached, the city became untenable and was taken. My action in Central China has not had quite the desired effect - the southern (Changsha-Wuhan-Nanjing) area was quickly and easily sealed off - but to the north, a Japanese corps has taken a hit, and I am not sure what they have in defence at Tsinan and Tsingtao.

15 August 1941

The desert war grinds to a halt in a sandstorm. I use the time to re-build. I still have no success with the pesky Italian submarines but my subs find the damaged battleship holed-up in Sardinia and sink it.

15 August 1941

The German Navy gets itself in a bit of a pickle in the Baltic. I can't remember exactly what happened but I think the Germans lost a CA and possible a CC while attacking a sub and a battleship in harbour.

Elsewhere on the Northern Front the Soviets wait the arrival of the Germans....

15 August 1941

In the middle of the front the units before Moscow are low in number, quality and hope.... but apart from that...

15 August 1941

In the south I stupidly did not detect that there is a link between Kherson and the Crimea.... what a waste of a fortification...

15 August 1941

The British and Soviets take Persia

12 September 1941

I am asked if I want to send RN vessels to the Pacific as they come out of repair. I say NO and keep them in Europe.

I am also asked if I want to spend 20 points to try and damage St Nazaire. I say YES.

The Japanese continue to comfortably contain any Chinese expansion east in the south (they hold a line Wuhan-Suchow very easily) - and cost the Chinese many hits in the process - but I've been able to push toward the coast in the north and the Chinese retake Tsinan. Regardless, the Japanese have not moved west in the south of the country and so I am comfortable that this diversion was not a waste.

12 September 1941

I destroy a German corps southwest of Lake Ilmen, but more worrying is the paratrooper that landed in Talinn....

12 September 1941

In the central area I gave a bit of a kicking to one of two panzer units that ventured too far east. I am concerned about my units (and a potential pincer) in the bulge, but can't keep retreating. Where is General Winter?!?!?!?

12 September 1941

The panzers go roaming in packs of two in the south too. But this time I have no army to repulse them.... the one there was a new arrival and so not able to attack.

12 September 1941

I need to do something about these attacks on my convoys....

10 October 1941

The march to Tsingtao was halted and Tsinan was abandoned (while 5th Army took a severe beating in the process). However, the Chinese did not retreat completely and instead inflicted heavy losses on the Japanese XXXII Corps.

What happens next depends on what reinforcements the Japanese can get to Tsingtao by sea or north from Shanghai.

10 October 1941

What else to report? Well I managed to lose a Royal Navy battle squadron against a tank!!!! I had the ship in port but the Germans occupied the port... good grief...

Meanwhile in the North Atlantic I've tried to go after the submarines attacking my convoys - but made a bit of a pig's ear of it. It looks like I've destroyed one sub and another is down to 1 point. However there are many more subs around as well as a surface raider....

In the USSR the only thing really to report is that I can't get rid of that pesky paratrooper...

10 October 1941

Would one be correct in thinking the Japanese are about to attack the US per chance? [:D] Just a wild stab in the dark.....

10 October 1941

I still need to do something about those enemy subs!!

7 November 1941

A strange turn - not much happened at all. I wonder why?

Two things in China:

The lack of activity in the north is a function of the need to reinforce. I need to upgrade some units, but decide to keep the pressure on XXXII Corps too.

7 November 1941

Secondly, I saw a Japanese unit move into FIC and so I start to pull back so as not to be out-flanked.

7 November 1941

In the Soviet Union, the Germans have evacuated the paratrooper and pulled back in the Baltic States....

7 November 1941

My position in the south looks extremely precarious....