Storm Clouds Gathering (4-player game)

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Both attacks auto since I can declare blitz on this one with only one defending unit.

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I should have mentioned land actions for both Japan and Germany. Japan advances units out of Manchuria into Northern China. Germany closes in for two attacks in Poland.

Germany rebases HS123 to Western Front. Japan rebases two bombers north onto with Umezu.

No reorganization.

USA loses one chit for Commonwealth and France war declaration.

German reserves placed. Turn sent for Allied turn.

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Sep/Oct '39
Impulse #2 (Allied)

Reserves placed.

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

France port strikes Kiel.

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Going with the German AA firing since that adds one better AA column for Germany.

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5 rolled for surprise.

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Sep/Oct '39
Impulse #2 (Allied)

What ship suffers the second D?

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Schleswig Holstein

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One ship damaged, and two disorganized, is the final result of the port strike.

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Sep/Oct '39
Impulse #2 (Allied)

No Naval Air.

Naval Movement:

France + CW:
Fr TRS + INF Morocco -> West France
CW LIN + HQI England -> West France
Battle ship fleet -> North Sea 3-box
A lot of escorts leave port.
CP North Sea -> Liverpool
2 SUB Malta -> Italian Coast
CA + CL -> Baltic Sea 4-box

USA:
2 TRS + NAV3 + HQI -> Hawaii

France search in the Baltic Sea.

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No contact in the Baltic Sea (7-8).

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Sep/Oct '39
Impulse #2 (Allied)

No strategic bombing. No ground strikes.

Rail movement:
USA:
INF Div East Coast -> West Coast

Land movement:

USSR:
HQA move westwards towards Gorki.
CAV towards Ulan-Ude

CH Com
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INF 4-3 ->E,NE
MIL 4-2 ->E


CH Nat
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GAR 3-1 Chengchow -> W
MIL 4-3 Chengchow -> Kaifeng,W,SW
CAV 2-4 2 hexes W of Taiyuan -> W.SW,SW disrupt
MIL 3-3 W of Changsha -> SE,SW,W
MIL 3-2 2 hexes W of Changsha ->E
INF 4-3 Changsha -> SW,SW,W
INF 3-2 SE,E of Changsha -> E

Air Rebase:

China:
FTR2 1 hex E

CW:
Polish FTR2 + LND2 interned in Rumania.

France:
FTR2 -> Lille

CW use one ATR to reorganize the liner in France.

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Very fine weather.

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Save sent.

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Land Actions for Germany and Japan.

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Germany advances units to Denmark Border and close for an attack on Lodz. Rundstedt and Von Leeb move west. Japan retreats one corps back into Manchuria, rest head further south into China. Italy moves their infantry division from Turin to La Spezia.

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Germany rebases one fighter from Poland to Lubeck. Japan rebases a Ki-27 fighter bomber to near Umezu.

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Turn sent.

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