WWII - Sweden (Axis) vs England (Allies)

[warspite1]

The Italian instruction is to save the three oil. That makes 5 oil as they had two at the start. 1 oil is used but the note at the end states 3 oil. Can you clarify please?

Japan says use 0 and 1 - I will check what was likely at reorg phase.

[warspite1]

In the meantime I'll continue as I want to finish the end of turn in one sitting.

AXIS Preliminary Production

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Allied Preliminary Production

[Orm]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

The Italian instruction is to save the three oil. That makes 5 oil as they had two at the start. 1 oil is used but the note at the end states 3 oil. Can you clarify please?

Japan says use 0 and 1 - I will check what was likely at reorg phase.

Thank you.

Italy save 3 oil, and uses up one for reorganization. Hence they will have 4 oil remaining. Preferably two in each city.

Japan uses no oil and my post will be edited.

I am sorry about my mistakes. I made some changes just before I posted the EoT orders. Apparently I messed it up, or I didn't do the right correction. Either way I am glad that you were able to detect my errors. Thank you.

[warspite1]

STAY AT SEA - AXIS

Germany

The CP in the Baltic stay at sea

Italy

N/a

Japan

All CP stay in their respective sea zones

STAY AT SEA - ALLIES

Commonwealth

Emerald, Arethusa and Galatea are destroyed in the Baltic
A small task force of 5 ships remains at sea in the North Sea
Some cruisers remain at sea for convoy protection purposes

France

All French warships in the North Sea, West Med and East Med remain at sea.

RETURN TO BASE - AXIS

Germany

The He-115c returns to Konigsberg

Italy

The subs in the Central Atlantic and CSV head for La Spezia
All units in the Western Med return to La Spezia (ships and fighter) and Sicily (Nav)

Japan

N/a

RETURN TO BASE - ALLIES

Commonwealth

The ships not staying at sea generally head back for main ports - Gib, Port Said, Plymouth.

A Mech heads for Kenya and the empty liners make for Nigeria

USA

Three convoys return to Midway

USE OIL - AXIS

Oil expended as per instructions - 2 for Germany (Berlin and Prague) to reorganise everything, 1 for Italy (Milan) to reorganise everything, and nothing for Japan - all except an AMPH and Jintsu are reorganised

[warspite1]

USE OIL ALLIES

The Soviet option never came up again but there was nothing to reorganise anyway.

No oil was expended for all except the CW who had a decision to make. They decided to save an oil and reorganise less than all. Some light cruisers and the submarine service felt the axe.

[warspite1]

BREAKDOWN - AXIS

None

BREAKDOWN - ALLIES

None

FINAL PRODUCTION

The Build points all look as they should so I continue to the next phase


PRODUCTION - AXIS

Production is as per below (bottom right of each box)

[warspite1]

The game gives me no option to make the Japanese breakdown - it goes Germany, CW then USSR....

[Orm]

That is my bad as well.

I had to many Axis games to handle when I did this EoT. So I've made some changes to keep the games better separated.

I am sorry about this, and I hope that I will do better in the future.

[warspite1]

PRODUCTION - ALLIES

As previously, the build programs are in the bottom right hand corner

[warspite1]

REFORM CORPS/ARMIES

None

CONQUEST

Belgium was conquered by Germany (Belgian Congo is the new capital)
Sudan was conquered by Italy

FACTORY DESTRUCTION - AXIS

Japan

Japan destroy blue factory in Changsha.

VICTORY CHECK

There is no change in the scores from the first turn, for the present, as an out of supply CW unit grimly holds onto Antwerp....

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REINFORCEMENTS - AXIS

Germany
Scrap - 4 x LND and the submarine
I am going to assume the Germans don't want to replace Gneisenau

The MIL is Munich.

Italy
The fighter is scrapped

Palermo: NAV

Japan
No scrapping

No pilot is assigned

Fukuoka: INF


REINFORCEMENTS - ALLIES

China
No scrapping

Commonwealth
The CW scraps the Polish aircraft, a Wellesley, a Gladiator and a Baffin

Durban: TERR
Plymouth: Queen Elizabeth

France
No Scrapping
De Grasse is not replaced
A pilot is assigned to a Potez

Bordeaux: MIL
Metz: MIL (placed in the hex to the southwest)
Lille: Potez, INF and AT

United States
A TBD is scrapped

USSR
Nothing is scrapped

Minsk: 2 x INF


Lending Resources

Germany to Italy - 3 Resources (1 oil minumum)
Commonwealth to France - 2 Build Points (1 Resource (1 oil minimum)


MEMO ITEM:
AXIS

Oil
This is as it should be for the Axis (see Post 259) but there are 3 in Milan and 1 in Rome instead of 2 in each. I assume that is not an issue?

Pilots

Japan - 1

ALLIES

Oil
China - 1 Oil (1 x Urumchi)
CW - 7 Oil (2 x Port Said, Bombay, Georgetown, Port of Spain, Palembang, Surabaya) - Should be 8 as there should be a second in Palembang.
France - 3 Oil (2 x Beirut, 1 x Bordeaux)
USA - 5 Oil (1 x Louisville, Nashville, Memphis, 2 x Charleston)
USSR - 5 Oil (1 x Stalinsk, Barnaul, Semipalatinsk, 2 x Alma Ata)

Pilots

France - 1


Initiative:

Axis: 8 (+2) 10
Allies: 9

Axis move first

Weather: 10

[warspite1]

Do the Germans want to replace Gneisenau?

[Orm]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

Do the Germans want to replace Gneisenau?

No, thank you.

[warspite1]

I think the CW has lost an oil. I started the game with 3. Saved 5 = 8. I used four and so had four at the start of the turn and now have 7. But I saved 6 and and only spent 2...

Nov/Dec Impulse 1 = 4. Calgary, Port Said, Bombay and Surabaya, I can see these physically on the map in this saved game.

Saved Oil at the Nov/Dec End of turn was in:
Georgetown
Port Said
2 x Palembang
Rangoon
Port of Spain

+ the four previously

Calgary
Port Said
Bombay
Surabaya


So I used the Rangoon and Calgary oil this turn (and didn't expend the Port of Spain).

Georgetown
2 x Port Said
2 x Palembang
Port of Spain
Bombay
Surabaya

So a Palembang oil has just disappeared it seems....

Not much we can do at this stage (I don't want to have to edit the game) but we need to keep a close eye on how oil behaves - unless of course there is a good reason why Palembang couldn't have two oil.

[Orm]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

Not much we can do at this stage (I don't want to have to edit the game) but we need to keep a close eye on how oil behaves - unless of course there is a good reason why Palembang couldn't have two oil.

We should indeed monitor this. Good that you made a note at the end of CW end of turn orders.

And I think it is wise to not edit for this. I am in favour only to edit if the bug is fatal.

[Orm]

Jan/Feb '40
Impulse #1 (Axis)

No declarations of war.

Land: Germany
Combined: Japan
Naval: Italy

No port strikes. No naval air.

Naval Moves

Japan:
TRS Fukuoka Load INF->Pakhoi
TRS Fukuoka goes by Taihoku(Formosa) Load MIL THEN South China Sea 0-Box

Italy:
SUB (La Spezia) -> CSV 3-box
SUB (La Spezia) -> CVB 1-box
CP (La Spezia) -> Italian Coast
BB + 2 x CA + CL (La Spezia) -> Italian Coast 4-box
CL + INF Div -> Olbia

Italy begins searching for Allied shippin in Cape St. Vincent.

[Orm]

No combat in CSV. (Axis 3, Allies 19)

Next up is CVB.

[Orm]

No combat in CVB either. (Axis 9, Allies 5)

[Orm]

Jan/Feb '40
Impulse #1 (Axis)

No strategic bombing. No Ground Strikes. No rail movement.

Land Movement:

Japan:
MAR 86,142->89,142
HQI 86,142->89,142
INF Pakhoi -> 91,137

Germany rotate the units on on the Western front, and spread out in Western Poland. One INF, and one DIV, move from Western Germany to Central Germany.

Air Rebase:
Japan:
FTR2 Nanchang->Hengyang
LND2 84,146->85,141
NAV2 86,144->Hengyang
LND2 Wuhan -> Canton

Italy:
NAV2 (Palermo) -> 74,39

Germany:
LND3 (Turin) -> Liege
FTR2 (Deelen Air Base) -> Brussels
FTR2 (Königsberg) -> Venice
NAV3 (Königsberg) -> La Spezia

No reorganization.