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ORIGINAL: AllenK

I have the oil resource at 51,36 showing as trade sent to Italy.

Actually so does my game. Still Germany can use it for reorg. And if Germany uses only 0,45 from it, Italy gets oil.

ORIGINAL: Mayhemizer

ORIGINAL: AllenK

I have the oil resource at 51,36 showing as trade sent to Italy.

Actually so does my game. Still Germany can use it for reorg. And if Germany uses only 0,45 from it, Italy gets oil.

It doesn't show as being available to use in the game file I'm using, so I don't know what is correct.

ORIGINAL: AllenK

Initiative: Axis 1, Allies 4. Do the Axis want a re-roll?

No, thank you. No re-roll.

We can move on. There are only few German ships that are disorganized.

The Allies go first in the winter weather.

J/F 40 Allies 1

No DoW or alignments.

CW naval, china land, rest combined.

French TRANS sails from Bordeaux to Cape Verde 0-box and picks up the Senegal MIL.

CW TRANS sails from Cape Town with INF, also to Cape Verde 0-box. Two CA's from Alexandria are sent to provide close escort, whilst 2 CA's from Gib go to the 4-box. Other various escorts are sent out. TRANS sails from Somaliland to Arabian Sea and picks up Dehli MIL. CA sails from Somaliland and picks up INF Div at Mogadishu.

US loads INF Div onto CA and sails to Polynesia 0-box. TRANS sails from Pago Pago to West Coast 0-box and loads P-35. 2 CP's are brought back from Central Pacific.

CW declines naval combat in the Italian Coast.

Over to Lord Warspite1 for the the rest of the impulse.

Jan/Feb 1940
Impulse: 1 (Allied)

Land Movement (Cont):
China

The Chinese continue with their retreat - except in the south where word didn't seem to get through and they actually advanced [8|]

Soviet Union/Communist Chinese

Nothing from the Soviets as they need to keep moves free for the retreating Communist Chinese. At least the Soviets won't have this burden for too much longer.

France

Nothing to do but sit and wait the inevitable.

Rebase:
Commonwealth

A Hurricane flies from Bristol to Cardiff

And that brings that to a close.

ORIGINAL: Orm
Italy reorganize 4 units for no oil (0.45). The LND3, NAV2, CP, and the 4 range (and 4 movement points) SUB is reorganized.

I notice that there was a tiny error in the end of turn stuff. The long range submarine was to be organized, but it remains disorganized. It matters little so lets carry on as is.

[:)]

ORIGINAL: AllenK

CW Stay at Sea/RTB
CV and BB's in North Sea stay to 3-box. CA in Faeroes stays. Various escorts in Biscay, St Vincent and North Atlantic stay. In Italian Coast, sub in 3-box stays. Other returns to Malta. TRANS and 2 CAQ in Biscay return to Liverpool. CVL from East Med to Gib. Queens (plus Sydney MIL) from Australian Coast to Singapore.

RTB
French fleet in Eastern Med to Beirut
Sub to Marseilles

Oil
France reorganises all except Tourville for no oil expenditure

Production
China - 1 x INF
France - 2 x MIL, 1 x PIL
Soviet Union - 1 x INF, 1 x GARR, 1 x PIL, 1 x Saved in Moscow

Reinforcement
France - Potez (Paris) Hawk (Rouen) TRS (Bordeaux)
Soviet Union - INF and INF DIV (Odessa)
China - INF (Lanchow)

I am a bit confused by the French production. France has one pilot listed as produced but I see no pilot built in MAY/JUN when it would arrive. But I do find a mysterious French CV being produced last turn and that was mot listed. So I suspect it should be one or the other. Should it be a pilot built, or a CV? Or something else entirely?

ORIGINAL: Orm

ORIGINAL: AllenK

CW Stay at Sea/RTB
CV and BB's in North Sea stay to 3-box. CA in Faeroes stays. Various escorts in Biscay, St Vincent and North Atlantic stay. In Italian Coast, sub in 3-box stays. Other returns to Malta. TRANS and 2 CAQ in Biscay return to Liverpool. CVL from East Med to Gib. Queens (plus Sydney MIL) from Australian Coast to Singapore.

RTB
French fleet in Eastern Med to Beirut
Sub to Marseilles

Oil
France reorganises all except Tourville for no oil expenditure

Production
China - 1 x INF
France - 2 x MIL, 1 x PIL
Soviet Union - 1 x INF, 1 x GARR, 1 x PIL, 1 x Saved in Moscow

Reinforcement
France - Potez (Paris) Hawk (Rouen) TRS (Bordeaux)
Soviet Union - INF and INF DIV (Odessa)
China - INF (Lanchow)

I am a bit confused by the French production. France has one pilot listed as produced but I see no pilot built in MAY/JUN when it would arrive. But I do find a mysterious French CV being produced last turn and that was mot listed. So I suspect it should be one or the other. Should it be a pilot built, or a CV? Or something else entirely?

It looks to be my mistake. The order was for a pilot but somehow, no idea how (although the old C2H5OH may have had a hand), I've managed to order the CV to be repaired. I've still got the game file for French production so could go back and redo it if Warspite1 wants to. So little happened in the impulse it won't be too difficult to recreate. I can also go back to Italian use oil and fix the sub problem if necessary.

ORIGINAL: AllenK

ORIGINAL: Orm

ORIGINAL: AllenK

CW Stay at Sea/RTB
CV and BB's in North Sea stay to 3-box. CA in Faeroes stays. Various escorts in Biscay, St Vincent and North Atlantic stay. In Italian Coast, sub in 3-box stays. Other returns to Malta. TRANS and 2 CAQ in Biscay return to Liverpool. CVL from East Med to Gib. Queens (plus Sydney MIL) from Australian Coast to Singapore.

RTB
French fleet in Eastern Med to Beirut
Sub to Marseilles

Oil
France reorganises all except Tourville for no oil expenditure

Production
China - 1 x INF
France - 2 x MIL, 1 x PIL
Soviet Union - 1 x INF, 1 x GARR, 1 x PIL, 1 x Saved in Moscow

Reinforcement
France - Potez (Paris) Hawk (Rouen) TRS (Bordeaux)
Soviet Union - INF and INF DIV (Odessa)
China - INF (Lanchow)

I am a bit confused by the French production. France has one pilot listed as produced but I see no pilot built in MAY/JUN when it would arrive. But I do find a mysterious French CV being produced last turn and that was mot listed. So I suspect it should be one or the other. Should it be a pilot built, or a CV? Or something else entirely?

It looks to be my mistake. The order was for a pilot but somehow, no idea how, I've managed to order the CV to be repaired. I've still got the game file for French production so could go back and redo it if Warspite1 wants to. So little happened in the impulse it won't be too difficult to recreate. I can also go back to Italian use oil and fix the sub problem if necessary.

warspite1

I don't want to put you to any unnecessary work. I don't think its going to make much difference either way to be honest.

Getting the CV fixed and available to intern wouldn't be a bad thing, athough it does require France to survive quite a while. I'm happy to re-do from production.

Orm, I'll manually reorganise the sub with the game file Warspite1 sent to us and forward that on to everyone.

Jan/Feb '40
Impulse #4 (Axis)

No declarations of war.

Japan aligns Siam. No US reaction (8 rolled).

Land: Germany
Combined: Italy, Japan

The German High Command orders Field Marshal Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt to launch a major offensive.


Picture of Field Marshal von Rundstedt, with his staff, planning for the offensive

Picture from Jan/Feb '40 Impulse #4 (Axis) - Port Strike

No Port Strikes. No naval air.

One Italian submarine patrols the Caribbean Sea.

Japan send one AMPH to South China Sea with one INF. Two TRS sail to China Sea and embark two MIL.

Italy initiate combat in the Caribbean Sea.


Picture from Jan/Feb '40 Impulse #4 (Axis) - Naval Combat

Jan/Feb '40
Impulse #4 (Axis)

The search rolls was a 3, and a 4. No combat.

Germany makes three ground strikes on the French lines. See picture. France can intercept the bombers with three fighters, or fighter-bomber. Germany has 3 fighters, and one fighter-bomber, available for counter-interception.

Will France intercept any of the bombers.

France also has one AA gun, and if no bombers are intercepted, will the AA fire at the Stuka?


Picture from Jan/Feb '40 Impulse #4 (Axis) - Ground Strike

MS406 vs Ju-88
Hawk vs Stuka

Thank-you. I will decide on the AA when I see what happens.

Germany counter-intercepts the Hawk.


Picture from Jan/Feb '40 Impulse #4 (Axis) - Ground Strike

France abort one of the German aircrafts. In order to move this along I will assume that Allies will abort the bomber. If not I can go back and change it.


Picture from Jan/Feb '40 Impulse #4 (Axis) - Ground Strike