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Turn 50: July 18, 1941

Germany and Italy both get Assault 42, Italy also gets Warships 42.

We keep our momentum going into Scotland, but by now there are strong forces
in Glasgow, including an armoured corps. We also fail to eliminate the British 1st HQ
under Auchinleck.

Our troops are tired and I fear we have to bring in even more reinforcements. The reduction of
Hull has begun.

In Libya Kurt Student takes over the 8th army to set up a defense.

In the Southwest we take Portugal without any Axis casualties.
The UK is evacuating Algeria.

All Axis fleets head out to raid.

Finland disbands its air force and builds a large corps. It sets upgrade to max (250).

Turn 51: August 1, 1941

Raiders sink 14 merchants.

A counter attack puts the 1st Light Panzer out of supply. I'm surprised by
how easily they won that battle, I was hoping we'd put up more resistance.

For some reason the 1st Light Panzer cannot be supplied by air (why is that?),
so we'll have to consider it lost. At least we finally eliminate the HQ and paratrooper.
Infantry is moved up and considering the stiffening resistance, we bring in more reinforcements.

The tactic now is to use our panzers until they are exhausted, then bring up the infantry.

Things are quiet in Africa, next turn we will assault Algiers.

Turn 52: August 15, 1941

The 1st Light Panzer surrenders. Germany gets Interceptor 43 tech.
Raiders sink 23 merchants. The German fleet is hit by a devastating
carrier strike.

In the UK strong reinforcements are brought up, and we should be ready to seize Glasgow
next turn. Paratroopers take Dublin (shouldn't they have a garrison of some sort?).

In Africa we easily take Algiers, and Benghazi is evacuated by Italy.

Axis submarines are moved north, ready to blockade the few remaining British ports.

Turn 53: August 29, 1941

With massive support from the Luftwaffe, Glasgow finally falls and our objective
is complete. Next I do something I almost never do, attacking the British Armoured unit
at 1-1 odds. Our panzer units take massive casualties, but once we bring up the infantry
we dislodge the defenders. At least the attack on Liverpool goes surprisingly well.

The UK now has no supply source, two minor ports that we blockade and Belfast (size 6).
Infantry and air units will be left to try to take these, but it is not a high priority.

Hungary builds a division, Yugoslavia builds an army.

Turn 54: September 12, 1941

The US joins the war. The UK seems to be evacuating the British isles.

Only cleanup remains in Scotland - we even manage to bump the armoured unit out of Aberdeen
and it may well become trapped.

Germany builds the 8th Interceptor. Our manpower (96% start of this turn) and production is doing really well.

Question... as the Axis takes cities and areas in Great Britain the British production gets reduced, so does that translate to the German production increasing?

Also, when you say you get such and such tech level (such as Germany gets interceptor '43 tech) do you mean you achieved that level in research? Or that all the combat units (using that tech) have upgraded to that level now and are able to use it in combat?

Germany does get a very minor production increase, it's mostly about reducing British income.

When I mention tech, it is when I get it, not when I've fully upgraded. Usually though units are upgraded immediately after.
Once the fighting starts in Russia though, Germany may struggle to keep up with upgrades, reinforcements and production.

Turn 55: September 26, 1941

Raiders sink 5 merchants.

The fighting in Scotland isn't over. We destroy one corps but
the armour still escapes destruction.

All minor Axis powers set Reinf./Upgrade to 500. Time to prepare for war.

Germany builds the 5th Tactical bomber unit.

Germany military planners take a look at their maps.

Turn 56: October 10, 1941

Raiders sink 16 merchants. Intelligence indicates that the UK is down to 148 merchants.
Soon it will start to hurt.

We finally catch up with the British Armour in Scotland. Units are sent east.

Germany builds a large corps and 10 merchants. A 100 production convoy is sent
to Spain, as it struggles to mobilize and modernize its army.

Turn 57: October 24, 1941

Italian raiders sink 8 merchants. Germany gets Warships 42.

Italy builds a small corps. The fighting in Scotland is over.

Turn 58: November 7, 1941

Axis submarines sink 10 merchants.

No movement in Africa.

Turn 59: November 21, 1941

Germany gets panzer 42 tech. U-boats sink 6 merchants.

A massive Allied carrier strike damages the Germany navy.
The US Ranger also scores a single hit on a CA group.
I still don't understand defender naval air losses, does anyone know?

Clearly interceptors are not enough - we will have to move our fleet
away from the coast.

The German economy is doing really well. As manpower is filling up we
limit upgrades so that we can buy more infantry units (basically reserves of manpower).

At this point I am feeling really confident, perhaps a bit overconfident, which is dangerous.
But we are far from spring and the Axis armies are just about ready to take on the Soviets.
Also so far the Soviet positions are not too menacing (more on that next turn), but who knows
what they will do before spring.