Storm Clouds Gathering (4-player game)

[Orm]

Send FTR2 Hurricane IIB from E Cairo, and LND2. Land both in the hex they flew from.

[NatRapsEno]

As an FYI, Germany changed a couple of their land moves. Essentially, Rommel stayed where he is, with the supply unit, the 7-4 infantry that debarked into Damietta remained on the transport instead. In addition, the 5-4 infantry corps remained in Alexandria instead of moving to Damietta as well. The land moves freed up were used to shuffle units on the border with the USSR. These are unrelated to the air support you decided to fly but you have the opportunity to change your support if these changes affect your decision.

[NatRapsEno]

I will proceed as I don't think these changes would affect your air support decision.

The Axis decide to counter heavily with fighter support.

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[NatRapsEno]

I cleared the Ju88 for you, let me know if you would have cleared the Stuka.

The Axis will stay for round II. Allies?

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[Orm]

We stay.

[NatRapsEno]

Allies score DX PX. Axis chose bomber.

[NatRapsEno]

Axis clear the British bomber.

[Orm]

As said above; both land in the hex they flew from.

[NatRapsEno]

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[NatRapsEno]

The British air and ground forces are fighting well in their defense of Egypt. The Axis are paying with blood for every advance of late.

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[NatRapsEno]

Air Rebase: Italy flies the BA.65 to hex across from Bourdeaux. Falco to Egypt. Germany brings the Fokker from Finland to Northern Germany. The rest of their rebases are used to push fighter and bomber reinforcements to the Egyptian Theater. Japan rebases aircraft toward Siam and Formosa.

Turn sent.

[Orm]

Nov/Dec '41
Impulse #4 (Allied)

No declarations of war.

Land: China
Combined: USSR, USA
Naval: Free France, CW

No Port Strikes. No Naval Air.

Naval Movement:

US
---
2xCA East Coast -> 0-Box
TRS Pago Pago -> San Diego

[Orm]

Nov/Dec '41
Impulse #4 (Allied)

Naval Movement continued:

CW + FF:
TRS + INF Cape Town -> Bay of Bengal
TRS + FTR2 Bombay -> Arabian Sea
TRS Cape Town -> Gulf of Guinea - embark TERR
Battle Fleets to Faeroes Gap 3, and 4-box.
Convoy escorts do their thingie.

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[Orm]

CW search in Faeroes Gap.

I exclude the Italian SUB. Ok?

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[Orm]

Nov/Dec '41
Impulse #4 (Allied)

No contact in the Faeroes Gap (Allies 10, Axis 6).

Will Axis search in BoB?

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[NatRapsEno]

no search

[Orm]

Nov/Dec '41
Impulse #4 (Allied)

No strategic bombing. No ground strikes.

Rail movement:
USSR:
3-3 INF Baku -> Basra

Land movement:

CH NAT
------
CAV 2-4 -> SW

USSR:
Zhukov 73, 75 -> 72, 76

5-3 INF 42, 49 -> 43, 48
5-3 INF Pskov -> 44, 50

7-5 MECH 52, 56 -> 54, 52
5-6 MECH 51, 55 -> 54, 52

Air rebase:

USSR:
2 x LND4 Baku -> Eastwards

CW:
FTR2 Quebec -> Halifax
FTR2 Arabian Sea -> Aden

Reorganization:
CW:
HQI Cairo -> FTR2

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[Orm]

The new weather.

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Save sent.

[NatRapsEno]

Combined actions for Germany and Italy. Land for Japan.

No naval air.

Germany moves two subs to the 4 box of BOB. Italy moves a loaded transport in East Med down to the 1 box.

Axis searching BOB.

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[NatRapsEno]

Miss.

Germany rails the engineer from France to Italy. Italy rails infantry div from Italy to France. Japan adjust troops in South China. Germany shores up defense in Egypt and debarks units in Port Said.

Germany rebases fighters to West Coast of France and moves some up in Egypt. Italy rebases a two naval bombers to Western France.

Turn ends on a 1