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Turn 18. Jul/Aug 1942. Allied #5. USSR, Asia (Zoomed Out).

Have I mentioned that I need a very good weather roll, one that produces bad weather in the East. [:D]

Now for the all important weather roll.

Turn 18. Jul/Aug 1942. Axis #7. Weather.

[:@]

You know what this means don't you? Schrödinger's cat died!

SO42 i7:
{I altered the rebase destination of the GE pocket battleships to St. Nazaire using Ronnie's editing guide}
Germany and Japan take land actions. Italy takes a Naval.
Italy moves two subs from Brest to the Norwegian Sea.
Search rolls of 3/9 insure enough surprise to overkill both CPs.

The Italians are also initiating combat in CSV. No new axis aircraft react out to the zone. I assume that again the available CW NAVs will not react out. How about the American fighter in Portugal?

The US fighter in Portugal will NOT react. It's designated for another high priority mission. [:)]

CSV search rolls of 9/7 result in no contact.

Finally, E Med. Italians go looking for the last CW fighter at sea.
First round rolls of 4/2 result in the BB finding the fighter and no result being the result
Send round rolls of 8/9 end the searches.

SO42 i7 Land Attacks. Four attacks 3 by the Germans and 1 by the Japanese.
The Russians can fly one bomber. It can reach two of the attacks (red arrows). The Germans could counter with fighter (blue arrows). Will the bomber fly and if yes to where?

Bomber will fly to support the southern attack (19.5:4). If it survives, rebase it as far east as possible in a city or woods.

SO42 i7 Land Attacks.
The air battle over Voronezh went well for the allies when their bomber was cleared through. Axis took the city but paid a price in units lost and disorganized.

Siberian Attack went the Japanese way. And the noose around Vladivostok is tightening.

The other two attacks went well for the axis. Forgot to image Tula, a 14 or 15 was rolled resulting in a net >23. The southern attack on Krasnodar is shown below.

In the hope of a longer turn, the Germans used two HQ to reorganize some front line troops and air.

The first part of the GE HQ reorg gamble was made (the turn did not end).

Turn 19. Sep/Oct 1942. Allied #8. Actions.

Turn 19. Sep/Oct 1942. Allied #8. South China Sea. Attempted Sub Combat.

Turn 19. Sep/Oct 1942. Allied #8. Contested Sea Areas, No Combat. Cape St. Vincent. Eastern Med.

Allies made no moves into these areas, so initiation of naval combat by the axis is not possible.

Turn 19. Sep/Oct 1942. Allied #8. Contested Sea Areas. Norwegian Sea. Arabian Sea.

The allies elected not to try to initiate combat in either of these sea areas.

Do you wish to? If so, what are your instructions.

Do you wish to? If so, what are your instructions.

Yes in both.

Norwegian sea. Make it a sub combat if possible.

Arabian Sea. Make it a Naval air. Take out the CP (sink), then the sub (if available) and then the CA. Goal is to keep supply from the Med.

Turn 19. Sep/Oct 1942. Allied #8. Italian Subs, Norwegian Sea.

The Italians attempt to initiate a sub combat fails.

Turn 19. Sep/Oct 1942. Allied #8. IJN, Arabian Sea.


The IJN's attempt to initiate a naval air combat fails.

Turn 19. Sep/Oct 1942. Allied #8. USSR. Rail. Blue Factory.