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Turn 7. July/August 1940. Axis #2. Japan. Strategic Bombing Raids. China.

On the other side of the world Japanese bombers achieve very good results from two strategic bombing raids against Chinese factories.

Turn 7. July/August 1940. Axis #2. Italy. Surprise Ground Strike on Malta.

Of all things, it's an Italian flying boat squadron that knocks Great Britain's Operation SPLICE on its butt. Wavell and a RAF ATR unit are disorganized on an 18% chance (any given unit is flipped).

Turn 7. July/August 1940. Axis #2. Luftwaffe Ground Strikes. France.

The Wehrmacht general offensive against France is started off by Luftwaffe ground strikes against three targets, two of which are candidate land combat hexes. To say the least, OKH is disappointed and OKL, especially Goring, is embarrassed by the results. Out of the 8 total units struck, the Luftwaffe only managed to disorganize 2. More critically, the failed to flip France's Chevalier armor corps, one regiment of which is being led by the up and coming Colonel Charles de Gaulle.

Turn 7. July/August 1940. Axis #2. Germany. Land Combat. Lille.

Germany's general offensive starts off well.

Turn 7. July/August 1940. Axis #2. Germany. Land Combat. France [54,21].

But against the French armor stack, the Germans suffer a defeat. Charles de Gualle whose tank regiment was in the lead stopping the Germans is promoted to Brigadier General.

Turn 7. July/August 1940. Axis #2. Germany. Land Combat. Metz.

The assault on Metz goes very well for the Germans, who are still stinging over the loss to the French armor.

Turn 7. July/August 1940. Axis #2. Germany. Reorg.

Germany land and air units are reorganized and are ready to continue their general offensive against the French.

AT Gun division more valuable than the MOT corps.

ORIGINAL: brian brian

AT Gun division more valuable than the MOT corps.

I agree with at as well.

Yes. The -2 if there is any armor attacking, is worth far more than one combat point. Also, it's a division, so can add to a stack, and also can in some circumstances give the French the choice of combat table. By far the more valuable unit.

(only -1 on 2d10 if armor attacking)

but also double combat factors vs. armor, and counts as full ARM for choice of combat table. (both true on defense but not offense)

overall, anti-tank assets are so valuable that pink/red AA Guns should be considered the same, and rarely if ever used to actually fire at aircraft, at least on the front lines in France. if a stack of 3 French units with an AA or AT takes a "Shatter" result, select the gun for the place-on-production-spiral loss, every time.

a tremendous help to France is for some CW BP loans to help finance construction of their additional AA/AT guns, usually 1 in 1939 and a new one in 1940

ORIGINAL: brian brian

AT Gun division more valuable than the MOT corps.

Yes it is but it was disorganized, from a ground strike, and the MOT corps wasn't. For me, and it still was a close call, that was the deciding factor. But, I probably sill made the wrong decision. [&:]

Turn 7. Jul/Aug 1940. Allied #3. Operation Revenge (1/2).

The RN is looking for the opportunity to avenge their merchant ship losses (9 sunk, 6 aborted) to the surprise attacks to Italian subs and ships. However, because of the need for the BEF to pull back 1-hex in France, the RN will only get two naval moves to exact their revenge.

Italian Coast. The first is two RN sub groups moved into the Italian Coast and looking to sink the Italian supply convoy, thus breaking supply to the Italian desert army in Libya. However, this first naval move doesn't go well for the RN. The Italians get the jump on the sub groups, sinking one and forcing the second to abort.

Turn 7. Jul/Aug 1940. Allied #3. Operation Revenge (2/2).

West Med. The second RN naval is a bust too. Neither side finds the other. And, this is the second 10 the RN has rolled for search this impulse. Some are starting to question whether or not the RN's heart was really in this operation?

Turn 7. Jul/Aug 1940. Allied #3. USSR.

Baltic States. Stalin says it's time to claim the Baltic States and does so. The result is not nice for the allies. A chit is lost from the US Germany/Italy entry pool and it's a 4-chit. This drops Ge/It entry level from 17 to 11. Ouch ...

Persia Zhukov and his Asian Front capture Tehran and finish off the Persian cavalry corps with an automatic +21 assault.

This turn, the Soviets have cost the US Ge/It entry pool 2-chits, a 2 & 4-value. Also, Italy's DOW on Great Britain produced no chit.

Turn 7. Jul/Aug 1940. Axis #4. France. OKH/OKL (Pre) Designated Land Combat & Ground Strike Plans.

(Pre) Designated plans are determined at the beginning of the impulse for that impulse and can change as the impulse unfolds. For this impulse the Wehrmacht and Luftwaffe have selected nearly the length of the entire French front line for combat (either land combat or a ground strike).

Turn 7. Jul/Aug 1940. Axis #4. France. Luftwaffe Ground Strikes.

In results of the three ground strikes designated by OKL were "average". The expected number of units disorganized, of the 8 attacked, was 3.1. The results achieved were 3. Can't get any more "average" than that. One positive result of the strikes was than the French armor corps was disorganized.

Turn 7. Jul/Aug 1940. Axis #4. France. Wehrmacht Land Combat.

Both land combats went very well this impulse for the Germans.

Turn 7. Jul/Aug 1940. Axis #4. Egypt.

The Italian desert army led by General Balbo invade Egypt and close on Alexander.


Allied #5. Great Britain.

Great Britain really wanted to take a naval in the upcoming allied impulse, however, the situation in Egypt has definitely ruled that out. They'll have to take another combine.

Turn 7. Jul/Aug 1940. Allied #5. RN. Operation Revenge. Try 2. West Med.

The RN, again is unable to find the Italians in the West Med. Two upsides though: (1) the Italians didn't find the RN either and (2) RN's search roll is getting better ... it was a 9 this time instead of a 10.

Of course point (2) is a bit of sarcasm, which for some reason PM Churchill didn't find funny.