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The Italian submarines decline to intercept the French battleships, but the Italian naval bomber decides to try and intercept.

But the Italian bombers fail to spot the French fleet (die roll 6) and they reach Bordeaux.

The remaining French ships reach Dakar, un-intercepted.

Jan/Feb '40
Impulse #1 (Axis)

Land Movement continued:

Italy continued:
MTN (58,31) -> 57,31

Japan:
Ter Kirin->61,155
Cav Div 69,132->72,131

Germany:
LXXI Infantry Korps capture Nice. The borders of Monaco are respected.
The German Army begins to envelop the Paris pocket.

Debark
MIL->Hangchow

Germany attacks the French forces NE of Paris. Current odds are 70:10, and Germany will select combat table (Combat expected 6:1 blitz unless French air interfere). Germany add no air support. France has one FTR3 that can fly defensive ground support. Germany has one 3 strength FTR2, and one 4 strength FTR3 available for counter-interception. German also has one AA that can fire on any French support attempt.

Will France fly any defensive air?

No defensive air for France this time.

Final odds.

The German panzers breaks the French defenders despite the bravery shown by the French AT-gun crews.

French defenders just outside Paris.

Jan/Feb '40
Impulse #1 (Axis)

Air Rebase:

Germany:
FTR2 (Brussels) -> 54,30

Italy:
FTR2 (63,30) -> La Spezia
FTR2 (Genoa) -> 74,39 (Sicily)

Japan:
FTR 69,147->Changchun
LND2 86,143->62,153 (W Changchun)
LND2 86,144->Kweilin

No reorganization.

Picture from Jan/Feb '40 Impulse #3 (Allies) - DOW

Picture from Jan/Feb '40 Impulse #3 (Allies) - DOW

Picture from Jan/Feb '40 Impulse #3 (Allies) - DOW

Picture from Jan/Feb '40 Impulse #3 (Allies) - DOW

Sorry for the summer delay, but now we are up and running.

Jan/feb 40 impuls 3

Ryssland Land
China land
CW Naval
France Land
USA Comb

Portatk -
Naval air -
Navalmov
CW Transports to Northsea evacuating units from northfrance harbours.
CW Moves fleet from Plymouth to Northsea 0-box
CW moves 3 cruiser and warspite from Gibraltar to 0-box BoB
CW moves 2 cruisers from Gib to cape st vincent 2-box
CW move 3 Cruisers from Gib to NA 1-box

USA Moves trans from Honolulu to westcoast and picks up a fighter.

Stratbomb -

Groundstrike -

Rail
Ru Timoshenko Rails foreward into Manchuria. Inf Rails northward westernfront.

Landmoves

China Some inf moves in the north, a cav moves southwest in center.

France George moves in to Paris and some troops leaves Paris.
Inf and art moves west from south of Strassbourg.

Russia Troops leave the Bessarabian border.
Russian takes Tsitisihar in Manchuria, Zhukovs forces moves South.
Siberians moves west in Manchuria.

Com China Some shuffling.

Landcomb -

Air rebase
CW Fighter to Plymouth
Russia rebases 2 air in Manchuria. 1 air eastwards.

Weather 1 for axis #5

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1940 Jan/Feb Start of Axis #5 Impulse

Western Front

1940 Jan/Feb Start of Axis #5 Impulse

Manchurian Front

1940 Jan/Feb Start of Axis #5 Impulse

North China Front

1940 Jan/Feb Start of Axis #5 Impulse

South China Front

Jan/Feb '40
Impulse #5 (Axis)

No declarations of war.

Land: Germany, Japan
Combined: Italy
Naval:

No port strikes. No naval air.

Naval moves:
Italy:
CP + CA di Savoia + CA Bolzano La Spezia -> ItC 0-box

Ground Strikes:

Japan:
Lnd2 Kweilin->90,140(SE Kweilin) Return Kweilin

Germany:
LND2 (47,45) -> Lodz
LND3 (53,32) -> Paris
LND3 (56,31) -> Paris
FTR3 (57,30) -> Paris

Germany ground strike Paris with three units. France can intercept with one FTR3. Germany has two FTR2 on standby for counter-interception. Will France intercept the ground strike on Paris?

Germany ground strike Paris with three units. France can intercept with one FTR3. Germany has two FTR2 on standby for counter-interception. Will France intercept the ground strike on Paris?

France will intercept and fight to the end.