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Sep/Oct 1940
Impulse: 5

Rail

Soviets transfer Timoshenko to Bessarabia to begin the formation the new 1st Bessarabian Front.

Land

The Soviets continue to transfer units from Karelia to the southwest where the 1st Belorussian Front will begin forming.

USA sends reinforcements to the Hawaii islands (a garrison unit)

Re-base

CW: The Gladiator in central Spain heads to The Rock

Soviets: 3 bombers move closer to the sensitive NS pact border area

Reorganisation

Wavell reorganises two TRS in Gibraltar


That ends the impulse.

S/O 40 Axis 7

No DoW or alignments.

Germany Land. Italy and Japan Combined.

Italian Atr flies to Biscay 0-box.

Jap trans from Korea sails to South China Sea and loads Imp Guard. Amph sails from Canton and loads Gen Umezu.

Italians sail 2 BB and CA into West Med. Do the Allies wish to intercept and what with?

Italians sail 2 BB and CA into West Med. Do the Allies wish to intercept and what with?

No, thank you.

The ships stay in the 4-box.

Four areas for naval combat.

Japan declines the South China Sea, while Italy declines the West Med.

Cape St Vincent.

The Axis don't add any air support. How about the Allies?

How about the Allies?

No new air support at this point.

The Italian sub skipper stays out of the way.

Searches: Axis 3, Allied 8. THe Axis choose the 0-box only.

The Axis spend 2 of their 7 surprise points to reduce the Allies air to air value.

One of the Axis Nav's slips through the fighter screen. Which do the Allies choose?

The German.

While the German Nav Clears through, Italian Re.2000's tangle with Spitfires from the RAF. They acquit themselves well as the RAF are forced to break off combat (15 rolled, where to the Spits abort to?).

Tangier.

The bomber aborts the air combat.

I suspect the Swordfish may want to abort the combat?

I suspect the Swordfish may want to abort the combat?

Yes.

The Swordfish escape into some handy clouds.

Axis use 2 points to reduce AA fire to NE and 2 points to increase damage.

2 CP's are sunk. Where do the Allies wish to place the D?

Bretagne.

A series of near misses cause turbine shaft problems. To be on the safe side, Bretagne heads back to port to have it checked out (at the end of the combat, which port?).

Round 2?

Round 2?

Indeed.

CW send out the Gladiator (FTR2) to the 0-box.

I'll get back to you with the abort port.

Bretagne will abort to Canary Islands.

The Gladiator scrambles to the defence of Cape St Vincent. The Italian sub skipper continues minding his own business.

Careless radio chatter on the part of the Italians allows the Allies to get a fix on them and estimate where they are headed. Searches: Axis 8, Allies 2. Do the Allies want to steam elsewhere or take advantage of their surprise to have a crack at the Axis?

Avoid combat it is.

The Bretagne heads for the Canaries while the focus shifts to Biscay.

The Italian Atr initiates the searching. Do the Allies wish to add the Spitfire?