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Turn 4. Mar/Apr 1940. Allied #5.

No wars or alignments.

USSR - land
China - land
CW - Combined
France - Combined
US - Combined


Naval air:
None

Naval movement:
CW sails 3 CP each to Central and North Atlantic.
France sails 3 CP to Victoria in the Seychelles.

Naval combat:
None

Strategic bombardment:



Groundstrikes:


Rail movement:
USSR rails two GARR to Lvov from Odessa.
CW rails an Indian INF to Agra from Calcutta.

Land movement:
CW moves an Indian INF towards the partisan south of Agra.
CW moves the MECH in Liverpool to Edinburgh.

China organizes their defenses



Russia moves forward in both Manchuria and towards Germany




Debark landunits:
CW debarks a MOT in Suez
US debarks an INF in Midway

Air rebase:
USSR moves some air towards the German border.

HQ reorg:
None

Mar/Apr '40
Impulse #7 (Axis)

No declarations of war.

Land: Germany, Japan
Combined: Italy
Naval:

No port strikes. No naval air.

Naval move:
Italy:
2 TRS + 6-4 GE INF + 5-4 MTN +CA Abruzzi+Bolzano La Spezia -> ItC 1-box

No strategic bombing. No Ground Strikes.

Rail Moves:

Italy:
HQA (Lille) -> 60,26 (Western France)

Germany:
INF (La Rochelle) -> La Spezia
INF Div (Paris) -> La Spezia
PARA (Munich) -> Salerno

Japan:
INF 83,146->Kaifeng
TER Kaifeng->Changsha

Land Moves:

Italy:
1-3 INF Div 67, 34 -> Olbia

Japan:
TER 61,156->Kirin
TER Changchun-> 63,155(SE Kirin)
MEC 68,151->Changchun
MIL Port Arthur-> 68,151(NE 2 hexes ONLY)
WAR 73,143->71,142(NW 2 hex)
MOT 73,143->73,141(W 2 hex)
MIL 73,144->74,142(2 hex N Chengchow)
HQI Tsinan->72,143(2 hex SW Paoting)
MIL 74,144->72,143(2 hex SW Paoting)
GARR 75,143->75,142
INF DIV 80,137->77,137(SE Sian)
MAR 83,147 ->Wenchow by hex 84,149
WAR 83,145->81,145(2 hex N)
MIL 82,147->Soochow
INF 84,146->Hangchow
INF 84,147->Soochow
ART 83,146->Soochow
HQI 83,146->85,145
ART 86,142->88,142(SE Hengyang)
GARR 91,139->91,138(W)
MAR Div Pakhoi->89,137(2 hex W Kweilin)
MAR 90,138->89,137(2 hex W Kweilin)
INF Kweilin -> 88,139(NW)

The bulk of the German army moves eastwards. Towards Poland.

Disembark:

Italy:
5-4 MTN -> Tirana

Germany:
INF -> Tirana

Japan:
MIL China Sea-> Canton

Air rebase:

Germany:
LND3 (54,29) -> Reggio
LND3 (Aachen) -> Reggio
LND3 (Aachen) -> Messina

Italy:
ATR La Spezia -> Salerno

Japan:
Nav2 Kweilin->74,143

Lnd2 Kaifeng->Mukden

Reorganization:

Germany:
ATR3 (Rome) reorganize the PARA in Salerno, and then lands in Messina.

The new weather roll was a 9, with rain in the Arctic and fine in the other weather zones.

Alas, not able to upload pictures at this point.

Turn 4. Mar/Apr 1940. Allied #7.

No wars.

USSR - land
China - land
CW - naval
France - pass
US - combined

Naval air:
None

Naval movement:
US returns some CPs from the shipping lane to Japan as it is no longer needed.

Naval combat:
None

Groundstrike:
USSR groundstrikes OOS TERR in Manchuria.


Railmovement:
3 divisions are railed to the Russo-Polish-German border.

Land movement:
USSR manouvers in Manchuria


China forms a line in the south and the communists find a defensive line east of Taiyuan.



USSR continues to move west.



Land combat:
USSR attacks the lone OOS TERR in Manchuria. 20 vs 2.
Japan can fly a bomber to boost the defense to 4. Both Japan and USSR have FTRs.
Does Japan wish to fly?

Yes, Plz send Lnd2. Return to starting hex if survive.

Landcombat continued.

As we missrepresented the USSR airpower the japanese FTR will not be necessary.



We chose assault as it was the only option that made sense.






Air rebase:
US rebases a FTR close to Midway

HQ reorg:
None

End of turn:

Mar/Apr '40
Impulse #8 (Axis)

No declarations of war.

Japan aligns Siam. US shocked. (3 rolled and one US entry marker picked)

Land: Japan
Combined: Germany, Italy
Naval:

No port strikes.

Naval Air:
Italy:
NAV2 (73,37) -> Italian Coast 4-box

Naval Moves:

Germany:
2 x BB + TRS + AMPH (Konigsberg) -> Baltic Sea 3-box

Italy:
2 x BB + 2 x CA (La Spezia) -> Italian coast 4-box - embarks 1 German DIV from La Spezia, and 1 Italian DIV from Olbia

No strategic bombing.

Ground Strikes:
Germany:
LND2 (47,45) -> Lodz
LND3 (Messina) -> Malta
LND3 (Reggio) -> Malta
LND3 (Reggio) -> Malta

One of the defenders in Lodz is hit.

The ground strike on Malta is a success.

Mar/Apr '40
Impulse #8 (Axis)

Rail Movement:

Tyskland:
INF Div (Kiel) -> La Spezia

Italy:
AA (62,33) -> Brest

Japan:
INF Hangchow->Kirin
ART Soochow->Kirin

Over to Japan for their land moves.

Mar/Apr '40
Impulse #8 (Axis)

Land Moves:

Italy:
5-4 MTN Tirana -> 69, 46

Germany:
4 land moves are used to move 4 additional units adjacent to Lodz.

Picture from Mar/Apr '40 Impulse #8 (Axis) - Air Transport

Mar/Apr '40
Impulse #8 (Axis)

Germany, and Italy, invade Malta with one division each.

Italian air transports (SM.81) drop one German PARA on Malta.

Picture of German paratroopers landing on Malta.

von Leeb launch an assault on Lodz.

No notional that help the defence of Malta.

Two Italian battleships add 5 points in shore bombardment to the attack on Malta.

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Will the Polish HQI provide defensive HQ support to the assault on Lodz? Current odds are 54:9 or 6:1. Germany can provide offensive HQ support with von Bock, and has 9 points available for possible ground support (within range of Lodz).

No thank you

No German HQ support, but three LND2 provide 9 points in ground support to the attack on Lodz.