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Nov/Dec '42
Impulse #1 (Axis)

No strategic bombing.

Ground Strike:
Germany:
LND3 + Tu LND3 (ext.range) -> NE Egypt (81,62)

Both CW units disorganized.

Nov/Dec '42
Impulse #1 (Axis)

Rail Moves:

Germany:
ARM Georgia -> Haifa
MTN + HQI Central USSR -> Leningrad region

Japan:
MIL Irkutsk -> Canton

Land Movement:

Japan:
In Siberia:
- The forces advance on Krasnoyarsk, while the CAV Div advance onwards towards the next city.
In India:
- The partisan advance towards Dacca.
- 3rd Infantry Division advance north from Bangalore.
- 1st Infantry Division advance a couple of hexes north onto the mountains located NW of Calcutta.
In Burma:
- Territorial forces advance to the Indian border for the third time.
- AG Yamashita concentrate on the isolated Australians.

Germany:

Finnish front:
Field Marshal Mannerheim launch a major counter-offensive.
5th Mtn Div advance north east of lake Ladoga.

USSR Central:
AG Guderian advance on Omsk, and panzers begin encircling the city.

USSR South:
AG Paul supplies the XLIX Gebirgs-korps in its advance towards Samarkand, and Tashkent.
AG Manstein reach Baku.

The Near East:
Reinforced Turkish forces cross the border into Egypt, and liberate Amman.

Other fronts:
Minor movement in the west.

Vichy France:
Minor adjustments.

Debark:
Germany:
INF -> W Viipuri
MECH -> Helsinki

Japan attacks the Aus MOT in Burma. HQI adds HQ support.

Germany attacks the CW forces on the Egyptian border. One Turkish BB provides shore bombardment.

Will Allies select Assault, or blitz, in Egypt?

Assault

The attack in Egypt could have been better, and it sure could have been worse.

The Japanese attack went well.

Nov/Dec '42
Impulse #1 (Axis)

Air Rebase:

Japan:
NAV4 Japan -> Rabaul
FTR2 Japan -> Mindanao, Philippines

Almost all German aircraft has rebased. German air defence changes several bases, and is reduced in strength. Some of the areas the rebases has gone towards are;
- Leningrad
- Omsk
- Egypt
- NE France
- SW France
- Sicily
- Rhodos
- La Spezia
- Bulgaria
- Oulu
- Odessa

No reorganization.

Over to Allies. Have fun.
4thJPBJ 177 ND 42 Allied 2

Picture from Nov/Dec '42 Impulse #2 (Allies) - DOW

Picture from Nov/Dec '42 Impulse #2 (Allies) - DOW

Picture from Nov/Dec '42 Impulse #2 (Allies) - DOW

Picture from Nov/Dec '42 Impulse #2 (Allies) - DOW

Picture from Nov/Dec '42 Impulse #2 (Allies) - DOW

Naval for USA, land for UK, combined for others.

Naval Air: USA flew the Mustang and British Hampden to the 3-box of West Med.

Intercept this CP leaving Dakar?

Searching some of the areas shown below.

Will start in Black Sea. Support?

Allies find 5-4, only 3 points. Force naval air? Stay for round II?

Miss third round.

Now China Sea. Support?

LND2 -> 0-box
3 FTR2 (all three 5-strength) -> 0-box