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09. Jan/Feb 1941. Successful Ground Strike on Stilwell.

However, this stalemate doesn't prevent the Japanese from carrying out a successful ground strike on Stilwell.

09. Jan/Feb 1941. Northern China. Korea.

The communist are in near full control of northern China and north Korea. However, the Japanese seem determine to hold onto south Korea.

09. Jan/Feb 1941. Northern China. Land Combat.

Though heavily outnumber in northern China, the Japanese are not giving up and are fighting to the last man.

09. Jan/Feb 1941. Trade Adjustments for Mar/Apr 1941.

Chinese communist cavalry opened up a rail line that goes from the Soviet Union through Manchuria into northern China. As such, the communist Chinese have requested and were granted 1 oil point from the Soviet Union.

The only other change in trade from last turn was the cancellation of the 5 oil points being sent from the USA to the CW. Now at war, the USA will be able to save as many oil points as they can, or want, to save.

10. Mar/Apr 1941. Destroyed & Repair Pools.

The reports of Japan's demise have greatly been exaggerated. Well sort of ...

Japan struck back at the USN in the Bismarck sea, winning the naval battle, sinking the USN carrier Saratoga, and gaining uncontested control of that area until the USA put a bomber there with air-to-sea factors.

In Korea, the IJA has stabilized the front there and even launched a minor counterattack that resulted in the destruction of a Soviet anti-tank division.

10. Mar/Apr 1941. Korea and Northern China.

10. Mar/Apr 1941. Bismarck Sea.

10. Mar/Apr 1941. Coral Sea.

Strong USN naval and land forces are positioned to push up and west against the western Japanese naval shield.

10. Mar/Apr 1941. Sea Areas.

Speaking of the western IJN naval shield, here's what axis and allied control of the sea areas were at the end of the turn.

10. Mar/Apr 1941. Bismarck, Marianas & Solomons.

10. Mar/Apr 1941. Hawaii. Midway.

US Pacific commands are in Hawaii awaiting redeployment further west towards the action.

10. Mar/Apr 1941. Arabian Sea, West Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengal.

The "eastern" side of the Japanese naval shield extends through these sea areas.

10. Mar/Apr 1941. West and East Indian Oceans.

And down through the East Indian Ocean.

10. Mar/Apr 1941. Azanian Sea and West Indian Ocean.

Moving against the eastern IJN shield is a USN two carrier task force that's docked at Victoria.

10. Mar/Apr 1941. Southern China.

The stalemate on the ground in Southern China will likely to continue for a while.

10. Mar/Apr 1941. Nazi-Soviet Pact.

In Europe, the Germans decided to forgo involvement in Yugoslavia and Greece and decided to press the Nazi-Soviet pact. The Germans still need more troops in order to break the pact.

10. Mar/Apr 1941. Finland.

10. Mar/Apr 1941. US Entry Options.

In fact, it's conceivable that Germany will be at war with the USA before they are with the Soviet Union.

10. Mar/Apr 1941. Egypt & Libya.

Tobruk is captured by the CW and the remnants of Badoglio and his eastern Libyan army are in danger of total annihilation.

10. Mar/Apr 1941. British 8th Army Land Combats.