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Mar/Apr 1940
Impulse: 3 (Axis)

Ground Strike (Air to Air Subphase):

The Germans bring in a fighter west of Strasbourg. There are only two aircraft so no reason not to roll both dice at the same time. So the first attack is:

Round 1

Allied - 9 (No Effect)
Axis - 6 (DA) The French fighter is aborted

Mar/Apr 1940
Impulse: 3 (Axis)

Ground Strike (Air to Air Subphase):

I've taken the order to be stop the bomber so no reason not to roll both dice at the same time*

Allied - 14 (DA) The German has to chose which aircraft to abort - the bomber is chosen on the basis that if the French fighter isn't destroyed I will abort.
Axis - 12 (AC) Nothing to clear through

*EDIT: Actually that was not true. The Germans had the choice of aborting their own fighter or bomber. If I knew the outcome of the German throw I could manipulate which aircraft to abort. As it turned out there was nothing lost. With a +3/-3 I withdraw the bomber anyway.

I'll come back to completing the table above* - the Germans withdraw as the fighter is aborted but then the Germans miss the French.

But first for some reason the program is asking if the French want to use their AA against the Ju-88 before returning to base. Do the French want to use their AA?

* Edit - no I won't because there is something screwy with the Air to Air table sticking around (or in this case even appearing) [&:]

Does it not mean use AA against the Heinkel?

No the Heinkel is two hexes away. Only the Ju-88 is in range

and the Junker is aborted?

Sorry which Junkers? The Ju-88 got through (subject to what you want to do with the AA), the Ju-87 in the Ardennes is through as it wasn't attacked and the Ju-87 west of Strasbourg refused to stick around.

I will use the AA to bomb the Ju-88

Mar/Apr 1940
Impulse: 3 (Axis)

Ground Strike (AA Subphase):

The rolls are 3,4,8,6,7,5

WTH???? So we've moved to ground strike, meanwhile the French fighter is still over its hex.... [:@]

Edit: So after the groundstrikes the French aircraft goes back but, as expected, the table never shows up.

Mar/Apr 1940
Impulse: 3 (Axis)

Ground Strike:

Mar/Apr 1940
Impulse: 3 (Axis)

Rail Movement: None
Land Movement:
Germany

The Germans re-arrange forces in Belgium and Holland, seeking to concentrate on operations in Alsace-Lorraine

Italy

The Italians continue their push into France aided by the Germans

Over to the Japanese

Mar/apr 1940
Axis imp.3

Japanese forces move up to Sian.
One combat: Assault on Communish cav div. Odds +16
Unmodified roll 13, modified 23.
23th inf army moves into hex.

Rebase transport planes from Japan to Tungkwan.
That's it for Japan. We await the German blitz.

Mar/Apr 1940
Impulse: 3 (Axis)

Land Combat:

Two combats announced - the Japanese as per above and the Germans in the Ardennes.

The odds in the Ardennes are 43.5:8 (+13). The Germans bring in two bombers with 6 factors. They have three fighters that can counter intercept - a 5, a 4 and a 3.

What do the French wish to do?

Use the art to bolster the defense! No interceptions.

Mar/Apr 1940
Impulse: 3 (Axis)

Land Combat:

The French ART means that the final odds are +12 and the Germans choose the Blitz table. The Fractionals succeed (433 thrown) and take the odds to +13. The throw is a 10(23). The French lose both units.

Mar/Apr 1940
Impulse: 3 (Axis)

Air Rebase:
Italy

A Ba.65 moves to southwest of Lyon

Japan

A ATR rebases to Tungkwan

Reorganisation: None

Turn 4. Mar/Apr 1940. Allied #5. USSR & China MP (1/2).

Actions. USSR (neutral) - combine. China - land.

USSR. Europe.

Rail. 2nd Ski div. Leningrad to Vilna, Poland.

USSR Land Move (1/5). 5th inf army. Minsk to Poland 47, 49.

Turn 4. Mar/Apr 1940. Allied #5. USSR & China MP (2/2).

USSR Land Moves (2-5). communist Chinese.

(2) Sian MIL. China 77,137 to 78,138.
(3) 5th Gar army. Sian to 77,137.
(4) Lanchow Warlord. China 74,137 to 75,136.
(5) 1st Inf army. China 75,136 to Sian.

Nationalist Land Moves.

(1) Kunming Warlord. China 90,135 to 88,135.
(2) Kunming MIL. China 90,133 to 90,134.
(3) Canton MIL. Kweilin to 89,140.

Marsh/April 1940 Allied impulse #5
(Ronnie per usual post his part on his own)

Weather roll is a 7. Rain in northern temperate and fine in the med.

No declarations of war

CW - Combined
France - Land
US - Pass

Port attacks:
None

Naval air:
None

Naval movement:
CW sails CA Exeter to the wester med and loads an INF DIV from Malta.
CW sails a convoy from Plymouth to Cape St. Vincent

Groundstrikes:
None

Strategic bombardment:
CW bombards Hamburg and Berlin. A 1 and 4 were rolled so no effect.

Rail movement:
CW rails a indian MIL to Hyderabad


Land moves:
The London MIL is unloaded in Calais.
France retreats from the Maginotline to plug the hole in the line. The french also move north with part of their southern contingent.


The french in Tunisia move in ready to strike against Tripoli.
Benghzai conquered by CW INF


Invasions:
CW invades Sardinia, on the resource NW of Cagliari.


Landcombat:
None, other than the automatic invasion



Rebase:
CW rebases a Wellington down to Sardinia.
Cw rebases a Battle to London

HQ Reorg:
None