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7 November 1941

In the North Atlantic I finished off the sub that had taken a pounding last turn. I attacked a second which dived, but was unable to attack a third to any effect. I found a commerce raider and managed to reduce its strength - but was unable to muster the force to finish it off.

A sandstorm in North Africa means not much is happening

The Soviets are hit hard by raider activity, but at least my North Atlantic lines have a day off....

The Finns still have not taken back Hanko. A bit strange of them.

We are both relative newbies to I suspect a lot of obvious things to seasoned players will be missed.

5 December 1941

The Chinese lose a corps and with the air power the Japanese have brought north, I decide to withdraw behind river lines. In the south I think I must have done his maritime bomber some damage with my newly arrived fighters - because i did not detect any interception. There appeared to be no movement from the Japanese in the south.

5 December 1941

It was a decent turn at sea. The British destroyed the surface raider and a sub in the North Atlantic. In the Mediterranean, the Italians lost a sub too.

In the Mediterranean the Germans tanks take a hit attacking my right flank. They swap out for a corps which I then almost destroy.

5 December 1941

I make a mistake around Krasnodar. I upgrade my units and only then decide not to defend the river south of Rostov..... These units are now dead meat...

5 December 1941

The Arctic convoys need some help.....

2 January 1942

The Japanese declare war!!

Yet another variation on a theme for the Chinese. I decide to bring Mao's forces in to pressure Tientsin. Meanwhile the Chinese make a slight withdrawal to make better use of river lines and to give the Japanese no easy wins. If they want to hurt the Chinese they are going to have to advance...

2 January 1942

Right, what the hell is going on in the Pacific? First up the Americans appear to have lost no less than 3 battle and 1 heavy cruiser squadrons.... ouch!!

Not much to do with the US forces except to try and re-group surviving naval and air assets.

Same with the British in Malaya and Singapore - which I reinforce as much as I can.

In the Mediterranean my destroyers/bombers kill an Italian submarine.

Nothing happening in the north of the USSR, but annoyingly an Italian and Croat? force took Gomel in the centre.

In the south the panzers weren't as devastating as I assumed they would be, and as its snowing I am not going to retreat just yet.

2 January 1942

I say YES to a maritime bomber in Iceland, I say YES to Stillwell running the Chinese.

30 January 1942

The Chinese suffer the loss of their Special Forces unit, but Mao's forces destroy the garrison in Tientsin and take the port.

30 January 1942

Not much else to show. The Philippines and Java are being reduced. There is little movement in North Africa. I attack a sub on the Arctic route but he dived

27 February 1942

In the north the Japanese get into position to take back the port of Tientsin. However I launch my own counter to weaken one of the attackers. Before withdrawing from Tsinan I also reduce a second Japanese unit.

27 February 1942

In the Western Desert the Germans and Italians appear to withdraw.....

27 February 1942

I use my partisan as a scout and find our where the Axis forces in the north are....

27 February 1942

In the south the enemy continues to concentrate his forces. My partisans have been allowed to run amok in the rear. The Germans haven't exploited the move into the Caucasus.

27 February 1942

Commandos raid Calais - hussah!!

27 March 1942

The Japanese have obviously had their breather and are now moving forwards again - from the north through to FIC....

27 March 1942

With the coming of better weather, my position in the south looks... challenging....

27 March 1942

OUCH!!

I say NO to the Poles fighting for Britain. I guess the USSR could do with the help right now...