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Mar/Apr '40
Impulse #1 (Axis)

No declarations of war.

Land: Germany (Offensive), Japan
Combined: Italy
Naval:

Field Marshal Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt launch an offensive,

Mar/Apr '40
Impulse #1 (Axis)

No Port Strikes.

Naval Air:
Italy:
FTR2 -> West Med 2-box

Naval Movement:
Italy:
CP -> La Spezia

No strategic bombing.

Ground Strikes:

Germany:
LND2 -> NW Reims (54,31)
LND2 -> NE Reims (54,32)
LND2 -> W Metz (55,32)

Italy:
LND3 -> Paris

Will France intercept? Germany has one FTR2 that reach three of the targeted hexes, and another FTR2 that reach one hex. If no interception, will France use the AA?

Intercept Paris with Potez. Intercept forest with fighter. Both land in Paris. Fire AA at Stuka in forest if it gets through otherwise same hex.

Germany counters with one FTR2, and an air combat commences in Belgium.

One German FTR2, along with the pilot, is destroyed.

Germany lost the air combat, and aborts.

Italy wins the air combat over Paris.

The AA reduce one points (2,4,1,8,10,8).

Impressive show by the Italians. Overall, three units disorganized out of 5 posssible is a fairly good result.

If it helps no French air or HQ support.

That helps. Thank you.

We are at German land movement, after completing the Japanese land moves. However, time for me to make something to eat and do some errands so there will be a break for a couple of hours.

Mar/Apr '40
Impulse #1 (Axis)

No rail movement.

Land Movement:

Italy:
TERR takes Tunis.
The oil supply move into the Ethiopian highlands.

Japan:
MAR advance northwards next to the Burma road.
Two AGs concentrate on the Sian pocket.
Minor movement otherwise in China, and Manchuria.

Germany:
Panzer Group Kleist moves into Brussels, and then overruns the French 7th Army Corps located west of Brussels (ARM (doubled) + MECH (doubled) + ART).
Units from three AGs prepare to attack the French lines, or to follow up after the breakthrough.
Forces in Denmark begin their withdrawal.
Two infantry korps are send to Slovakia for rest and recuperation.
Picture showing the German overrun movement.

Three attacks by Germany, while Japan attacks east of Sian.

Mar/Apr '40
Impulse #1 (Axis)

Umezu (HQI) provide HQ support for Japan.

NAV2 + FTR2 + LND2 + ART add 8 points in GS for Japan.

LND2 + LND3 add 6 points west Antwerp.

LND2 + FTR3 add 5 points SE Lille.

Edit: Changed piture, and text, to show that the Japanese ART was used for GS as well.

Final odds.

Note that two units are doubled for the attack on hex 51,30, and two units are doubled for the attack on hex 53,30. So two doublings remain.

Edit: The attack E Calais is first.

Edit 2: Picture and save is replaced so that the Japanese ART that was ordered to support the attack was indeed supporting the attack.
Land Combat Resolution - Combat Selection

Calais is liberated.

The attack on 53,30 next.

Panzer Group Kleist advance through the combat hex and overruns the Marseilles MIL (ARM (doubled) + MECH (doubled)).

Final attack of the offensive also goes well.

The Japanese assault is a success.