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I have to go up very early tomorrow, and feel tired, so I am retiring for the evening. Hope to continue this tomorrow.

Sorry about the delay. [:(]

Nov/Dec '39
Impulse #1 (Axis)

No strategic bombing.

Ground Strike:

Japan:
Nav2 Nanchang->86,142

Germany:
LND2 + LND3 -> Brussels

France can intercept the ground strike with one FTR2. Germany can counter-intercept with 3 FTR2, and one FTR3.

Will France Intercept? If there is no intercept, will France then use their AA on the ground strike?

The 'France First' strategy should be called the 'Dice First' strategy. I was glad to see an attempt at it though. It gets very interesting when Poland hunkers down tenaciously and conservatively.

My current attempt at it is a game heading into the middle of March/April where the Axis have had exactly one Fine weather impulse in the N. Temperate - the very first impulse of the game with the guaranteed weather.

ORIGINAL: brian brian

The 'France First' strategy should be called the 'Dice First' strategy. I was glad to see an attempt at it though. It gets very interesting when Poland hunkers down tenaciously and conservatively.

My current attempt at it is a game heading into the middle of March/April where the Axis have had exactly one Fine weather impulse in the N. Temperate - the very first impulse of the game with the guaranteed weather.

I remember a game where M/A 41 had three fair impulses in the arctic, EVERY impulse from M/J 41 through S/O 41 was fair, and N/D went Fair-Snow-Fair-Snow. The Russians were basically blown off the map. The big problem WiF has is that caused my group to stop playing it is that luck, particularly weather, can determine the outcome, and there is not much the players can do about it.

Nothing for the French thank-you

Nov/Dec '39
Impulse #1 (Axis)

One unit was disorganized in Brussels.

And Japan has no luck with their ground strike.

Nov/Dec '39
Impulse #1 (Axis)

Rail Movement:
Germany:
MIL (Kiel) -> Karlsruhe

Land Movement:

Italy:
MIL (Rome) -> Leghorn
TERR (101,61) -> Khartoum

Japan:
HQI 73,144->72,143
WAR 69,141->Taiyuan
CAV Div 73,143->Taiyuan
INF 83,143->85,141
INF 84,143->84,141
MAR Nanchang->83,141
HQI 84,144-> 85,143
INF 6-3 86,143->87,143
MIL 85,143->86,143
INF DIV 86,143->87,143
INF DIV 86,144->88,144
INF 86,144->87,143
ART 86,144->86,143
MIL 88,142->Hengyang - No US reaction (9 rolled)
MAR 88,142->88,142 by hex 88,141
HQI 89,142->88,142 by hex 89,141
GAR Canton-> 91,141
ART Canton-> 90,142
ENG Canton->89,142
TER Shanghai->81,147
MAR DIV 93,136->92,136

Germany liberates Gdynia. Overruns the DDs there, and they are destroyed (3).

Nov/Dec '39
Impulse #1 (Axis)

Only one land combat. Japan assaults hex 87,142. One LND2, from Canton, provide one point in ground support.

The Japanese assault goes as planned.


Picture from Nov/Dec '39 Impulse #1 (Axis) - Land Combat

Nov/Dec '39
Impulse #1 (Axis)

Air Rebase:

Japan:
Nav2 Sasebo->84,146 (E Nanchang)

Germany:
LND3 (Stettin) -> Rotterdam

No reorganization.

Picture from Nov/Dec '39 Impulse #3 (Allied) - DOW

Picture from Nov/Dec '39 Impulse #3 (Allied) - DOW

Nov/Dec 1939
Impulse: 3 (Allies)

Declarations of War and Alignments: None

China: Land
Commonwealth: Naval
France: Land
USA: Combined
USSR: Combined

Port Attack: None
Naval Air: None

Naval Movement:
Commonwealth

The RN put to sea. I really just have no idea what I'm doing here... There are some additional convoys, some convoy escorts and a bombardment force in the North Sea.

USA

I move some CP toward Manila

There are three areas for possible combat and only the Baltic Sea is chosen

Nov/Dec 1939
Impulse: 3 (Allies)

Naval Search:
Commonwealth

The CW tries to find convoys in the Baltic. Do the Germans want to bring in their NAV?

Yes, please, to the 0-box.

Nov/Dec 1939
Impulse: 3 (Allies)

Naval Search:
Commonwealth

Round 1
Allies - 1
Axis - 2

The Germans choose a naval air combat

The CW use their two surprise points to reduce the effect of the German bombers to No Effect.

Round 2
Allies - 10
Axis - 9

No combat

Western Mediterranean

Do the Italians wish to initiate combat?

Yes please

Do you want to bring in the fighter from Genoa?