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Turn 30. July/August 1944. Axis #8.

Japan. Air Lift/Evacuation.

Turn 30. July/August 1944. Axis #8.

Turkey. Ground Strike.

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Euro-Axis. Eastern Front. End of Impulse. No combat.

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Euro-Axis. Western Front & Northern Italy. End of Impulse. No combat.

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End of Turn Check. Turn continues on a roll of 8 (2 or less required to have ended it).

USSR Production, Resources and Block Rail lines. No one's more relieved than the Soviets that this turn continues. 8 of 26 undamaged Soviet factories are starved of resources. The Soviets have an abundant of oil and non-oil resources cutoff from these idle factories because of two cut rail lines. Continuation of this turn will allow the Soviets to "fix" these two rail lines and get those 8 idle factories producing. If the turn had ended on either of the two previous checks (18% that it would have), then Soviet production would have fell short this turn because of the two broken rail lines.

It's the little things that matter ... "For want of a nail, a horse was lost. For want of a horse, a rider was lost. For want of a rider, a cavalry unit was lost. For want of a cavalry unit, a battle was lost. For want of a battle, a war was lost."

The Rumanian in Odessa's ZoC is also stopping the rail lines. Not only for resources, but, more importantly, for supply. Even if you don't attack it (it will go away during the conquest phase), you want a unit in the hex to the west, as well as the one you have in the hex to the northwest.

P.S. I prefer this version.

For Want of a Nail

For want of a nail the shoe was lost.
For want of a shoe the horse was lost.
For want of a horse the rider was lost.
For want of a rider the message was lost.
For want of a message the battle was lost.
For want of a battle the kingdom was lost.
And all for the want of a horseshoe nail.

ORIGINAL: Courtenay

The Rumanian in Odessa's ZoC is also stopping the rail lines. Not only for resources, but, more importantly, for supply. Even if you don't attack it (it will go away during the conquest phase), you want a unit in the hex to the west, as well as the one you have in the hex to the northwest.

Yes, you're ahead of me on that. I did discover that this past impulse. Stay tuned on how the Red Army successfully, or maybe unsuccessfully, dealt with that. [8D]

By the way, nice catch. Again, the attention to detail from this community is amazing! [:)]

ORIGINAL: Courtenay

P.S. I prefer this version.

For Want of a Nail

For want of a nail the shoe was lost.
For want of a shoe the horse was lost.
For want of a horse the rider was lost.
For want of a rider the message was lost.
For want of a message the battle was lost.
For want of a battle the kingdom was lost.
And all for the want of a horseshoe nail.

I think yours is the correct one. Mine was paraphrased even though I used quotes. [:(]

Turn 30. July/August 1944. Allied #9.

Actions.

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USSR. Interior Front(s) (1/2).

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USSR. Interior Front(s) (2/2). Odessa.

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USSR. Balkan Front.

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USSR. Central European Front.

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Western Allies. PTO. Southern China and Surrounding Areas. End of Impulse. No combat.

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Western Allies. Turkey. End of Impulse. No combat.

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Western Allies. MTO. End of Impulse. No combat.

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Western Allies. ETO (1/3).

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Western Allies. ETO (2/3). Vichy, Vichy France.

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Western Allies. ETO (3/3). I believe Field Marshall Brian would approve of the (all CW) force composition for this blitz attack on the Western Front. [:)]

Turn 30. July/August 1944. Allied #9.

End of Turn Check. Turn ends.