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Germany fells that the political situation is somewhat unstable, and are surrounded by aggressive nation on all fronts, except to the South.

Therefore the German Army has put its forces on alert and are dug in both in the West, and the East. A minor detachment guard the border against Denmark.

The German fleet are still in their peacetime bases. The air force is put on high alert because they are the first line of defence.

Sep/Oct '39
Impulse #1 (Axis)

Germany DOW Poland. One US entry chit added (7 rolled).

Land: Germany, Japan
Combined: Italy
Naval:

No port strikes.

Germany fly one FTR2 to the 0-box in the Baltic Sea.

No naval movement. No strategic bombing.

Germany ground strikes Danzig.

Sep/Oct '39
Impulse #1 (Axis)

Both defenders in Danzig were hit.

Sep/Oct '39
Impulse #1 (Axis)

Rail Movement:
Japan:
TER->Seoul->Suchow

Land Movement:

Italy:
MOT 63, 33 -> Turin
AA 63, 33 -> 62, 33

Germany:
INF (Aachen) -> Saarbrucken
Army Group von Leeb advance on Krakow.
14th Army (det) is reinforced and advance on Danzig

Japan:
Mar 78,158->Pusan
WAR 81,146 via 82,147 ->Hangchow
HQI 83,143 via 82,143-> 83,143
Army Group Umezu advance into the Mufu mountains in order to assault the Chinese garrison there.
Two divisions advance between the Chinese lines in the Hunan region.

Sep/Oct '39
Impulse #1 (Axis)

Germany assaults Danzig, and Krakow.

Japan assaults 13th Chinese reserve army in the Mufu mountains.

6 points of ground support is provided by one LND3 to the attack on Danzig.

Danzig is captured and both defenders are destroyed. Although all the attackers become disorganized.


Picture from Sep/Oct '39 Impulse #1 (Axis) - Land Combat

Sep/Oct '39
Impulse #1 (Axis)

The fleet in Danzig is overrun and tries to rebase. However, the destroyer squadron is to slow to leave port and destroyed (3). The CP seek safety in England (9).

I sent the CP to Plymouth to join the RN. If this doesn't work, then I will go back and redo it.

Disappointed.

The Japanese performance in the assault leave much to improve. (like the die roll [:D])


Picture from Sep/Oct '39 Impulse #1 (Axis) - Land Combat

Plymouth is fine!

Sep/Oct '39
Impulse #1 (Axis)

Air Rebase:

Japan:
FTR2 (Nanchang) -> 83,142
FTR2 (Shanghai) -> Nanchang

Germany:
FTR2 (52,43) -> 52,45
LND3 (51,42) -> Frankfurt

Japan reorganize 3 units.

If the unlikely happens and the Western Allies DOW Germany. Then Germany calls out their reserves, and place them as follows.

German reserves:
5-1 GARR -> Stuttgart
4-1 GARR -> Karlsruhe
8-6 MECH -> Saarbrucken
8-4 MOT -> Aachen
9-4 INF -> Dusseldorf
6-3 INF -> Frankfurt
5-4 INF -> Karlsruhe

Turn 1. Sep/Oct 1939. Allied #2.

CW and France declares war against Germany. 1 chit removed.
Germany calls out their reserves.
CW calls out their reserves. GARR and INF in Southampton. MIL in their respective cities.
France calls out their reserves. 2 GARR along the Maginot and 2 INF in Lille. MIL in their respective cities.

USSR - combined
France - land
CW - naval
China - land
US - combined

Port attacks:
None

Naval air:
None

Naval movement:
CW sails a fleet to the north sea containing three TRS.
CW protects some shipping.
CW sails their SUBs into the Italian Coast.
CW transports a division to Port Said from Plymouth.

The US transports an AA and a HQ towards Honolulu.
The US sails a SUB to Midway.

Strategic bombardment:
CW bombs Hamburg, Essen and Hannover.
Germany can use their AA on the bomber over Essen.
Germany choses to not use their AA.




Groundstrikes:
France tries to groundstrike hex west of Düsseldorf.
Germany uses their AA.


France manages to flip the artillery.

No, AA fire for Strategic bombardment thx.

Groundstrikes: France tries to groundstrike hex west of Düsseldorf. Does Germany want to use their AA? Groundstrikes:
France tries to groundstrike hex west of Düsseldorf.

Yes, plz.

Turn 1. Sep/Oct 1939. Allied #2.

Rail movement:
The US rails a division to San Diego.

Landmovement:
The communist chinese seizes the mountains north of Tungkwan.


Nationalist Chinese defends in the mountains.


France moves in to strike against weak German defence.


The US debarks AA and HQ Nimitz in Pearl Harbour.

Land combat:
France attacks Germans in the south of the Maginot line.
The attack is 21 against 3 resulting in a 7:1.
No HQ support.


No advance after combat.

Air rebase:
None

HQ reorg:
HQ Georges reorganizes three INF.
The attack will be an assault.

Weather:

It seems the major armies of the world were all un-prepared for a General War in this one.

I wonder how 5 lost PP will impact GE - i've never seen that much before!

Not much, since the French just gave the Germans a production boost.

With the weather turning sour, all attacks failing, it is certainly a very interesting start of a game.

ORIGINAL: Courtenay

Not much, since the French just gave the Germans a production boost.

ah i thought that was only if they advanced into GE ;p