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Jan/Feb '40
End of turn

Germany place one pact marker in each pool.

40 JF EOT here are entry rolls.



No US entry options played.

Axis end of turn, part one:

Preliminary planning:
Germany - No changes needed - 14 BPs
Italy - No changes needed - 7 BPs
Japan - Change 1 NEI oil to be saved in Osaka, 1 saved oil in Tokyo go to production - 16 BPs


Stay at sea:
The following units stay at sea.

Germany:
Baltic Sea: 4 x CPs
North Sea: SUB (3-box)

Italy:
Italian Coast: CP, 2 x CA (3-box)
Western Mediterranean: 2 x CA (Gorizia, Fiume) (3-box)

Japan:
Sea of Japan: CP
Japanese Coast: 5 x CPs, 5 x CA (1-box)
China Sea: 7 x CP, 4 x CA (1-box)
South China Sea: 3 x CP, 2 x BB, CA (1-box)


Return to Base:

Germany:
North Sea: SUB -> Kiel

Italy:
West Med: BB, 3 x CA, TRS -> La Spezia

Japan:
China Sea: 2 x loaded TRS (with MIL) -> Canton; unloaded TRS -> Fukuoka


Use Oil:

Germany:
Reorganize NAV3, SUB, CA (Admiral Hipper) for no oil (0.4).

Italy:
Reorganize BB, TRS, 2 x CA (Zara, Trento), CP for no oil (0.45).

Japan:
Reorganize NAV3, TRS (in Canton), CV (Kaga) for no oil (0.4).

Breakdown: Italy breaks down INF (3-3) in hex 63,33 to two divisions.


Prod plan Final:
Germany - No changes needed - 14 BPs
Italy - No changes needed - 7 BPs
Japan - No changes needed - 16 BPs


Production:

Germany (14):
PARA Div
FTR2
2 x LND2
2 x Pilot
Save 1 BP in Berlin

Italy (7):
FTR2
Pilot
SUB (2nd)
Repair BB (Caio Duilio)

Japan (16):
Synth Oil
Pilot
INF
FTR2
CP

Part two:


Reinforcements:

Germany:
FTR2 (Bf 109E-1) -> Saarbrucken
LND2 (Hs 123) -> Cologne
FTR2 (Hun) -> Budapest
MECH -> Essen
PARA -> Dusseldorf

Italy:
NAV2 -> Palermo
2 x BB -> La Spezia

Japan:


Voluntary Resource Lending:
Modify to; Germany -> Italy: 3 resources - No oil. No BP.


Axis go first if we win the initiative. No re-roll.

If CW want to lend lease Hurricane, how can they? Now it's showing "Force Pool" and I don't know how to chance that.

Go to the Soviets, and pick the Hurricane there, and give a request. This will give you the option to have the CW grant the request.

The recipient asks for the plane, and the grantor accepts or denies the request.

Out of curiosity, why do you want to give the Soviets a Hurricane? The CW needs it a lot more than the Soviets do. I would ask for the Buffalo, myself; combat value of 3 looks horrible, but it is the only non-twin engined FTR the CW has that can reach the three box of a sea zone. It is very useful in the Med. (This assumes that the Chinese have grabbed the Tomahawk.)

Thanks. So I knew how to do it, but for some reason I failed. Let's see if I try again [:)]

Right, Soviets need to click plane next to their flag...

Prod plan prelim
China 2 BPs
CW 12 BPs save 5 oil
France 9 BPs save 1 oil
US 18 BPs
USSR 16 BPs


Stay at sea
Most CW ships stay at sea, fleet in East Med returns to Egyptian port. The Queens with INF goes to Egypt and TRS with MOT goes to Gibraltar.


Oil use
USSR reorg all for free.
CW reorg almost all for 2,4 oil.
France reorg all for 1 oil.
US reorg all ships for 1 oil (does not effect production).


CW lends Hurricane to USSR.


Production

China 2
2x CAV div

CW 12
Synth oil
CP
FTR3
CVP0

France 9
GAR
INF
Artillery

SU 16
MECH
HQI
AA
CAV

US 18
2xBB (1st)
save 14


Reinforcements

CW
NAV2 to Southampton
INF to Hyderabad India
CP to Gambia
CA to Plymouth

France
FTR2 to Lille
ARM to Lille
MECH to Paris
CP to Morocco

US
CV to Norfolk
CP to San Diego

USSR
FTR2 + 2xLND4 to Vlad
IL-4 and FTR2 to Blag
INF to Baku

Removes pilot from LND3 in Samarkand

ComChi
INF to Lanchow


Voluntary Resource Lending
No resources to China
CW to France 4 res (1 oil)

Axis go first in bad weather.

No declarations of war.

Land: Japan
Combined: Germany, Italy
Naval:

No port strikes.

Italy fly one FTR2, and one LND3, to the 2-box of the Western Mediterranean.

The German CPs in Stettin sail to Kiel, escorted by an old BB.
The Italian CP in the Italian Coast sail to La Spezia.

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

German forces on the Belgian border make minor adjustments of their lines.

The partisan in India advance one hex to the NE.
The Italian supply continue their trek through the Sahel desert.

Forces from Army group Terauchi and Army group Yamamoto tries to link up, but the weather foils the attempt.

No land combats.

Air Rebase:

Germany:
FTR2 (Hun) (Budapest) -> Karlsruhe
FTR2 (Saarbruken) -> Rotterdam

Italy:
NAV2 (Palermo) -> 74,40

Japan:
LND2 (Swatow) -> 65,156 (Ryukyu Islands)
FTR2 (Tungkwan) -> 69,150 (Liaotung Peninsula)

No reorganization.


Picture from Mar/Apr '40 Impulse #3 (Allied) - DOW

M/A 40 Allied 3

No DoW

China land, CW and France naval, others combined.


Naval move

France
Escorts to seas and 2x CP to BoB.

CW
The Queens sail to India.
Escorts to seas.
TRS loaded woth artillery from Plymouth to Gibraltar.
Sub to Italian Coast box 3.

US
CP to Mexican Coast.

No naval combat.


Ground strike
CW bomber hits Italian units in Egypt, no hits.


Rail move
USSR rail MECH to east.


Land move
ComChi MIL one hex SE.
USSR moves minor moves in east, Baku and near Rumania.
NatChi moves few units by a hex.


Rebase
USSR moves 2 bombers from Vlad by a hex and two.

CW NAV to Plymouth,


Back to the Axis and storm continues.

No declarations of war.

Land: Japan
Combined: Germany
Naval: Italy

No port strikes.

Japan fly one FTR2 to the 1-box of the South China Sea.

Germany sail one CP from Lubeck to Kiel.

Italy send one CP to the Western Mediterranean Sea.
Two Italians SUBs sail to the Central Atlantic (1-box and 2-box).

The Italian submarines search for the Allied convoy in the Central Atlantic.


Picture from Mar/Apr '40 Impulse #5 (Axis) - Naval Combat

No action in the Central Atlantic. (Axis: 8, Allies: 7)

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

German forces capture Gabes in Tunisia. Two other units reposition themselves on the Belgian border.

Terauchi gets disorganized in central China. Yamamoto concentrate his forces on Changsha.

Japan attacks Changsha. Yamamoto provide HQ support. The air force adds 5 points in ground support. I am assuming that China selects assault. Otherwise I can always go back and change to blitz.


Picture from Mar/Apr '40 Impulse #5 (Axis) - Land Combat

The assault on Changsha is a success. But the margin was to close for comfort.


Picture from Mar/Apr '40 Impulse #5 (Axis) - Land Combat

Aircraft Rebase:

Japan:
LND2 (85,156) -> 76,167

Germany:
FTR2 (Hun) (Karlsruhe) -> Saarbrucken

Italy:
NAV2 (74,40) -> 73,37

No reorganization.


Picture from Mar/Apr '40 Impulse #8 (Allies) - DOW

M/A 40 Allied 8

No DoW

China land, others combined.


Naval move
Empty TRS from UK to West Med box 0, loading MIL from Gibraltar.
TRS loaded with NAV from UK to Gibraltar. I wish I have planned this better, I could have fighter to be taken to Gib.


Italy can initiate combat on West Med, do they?

Axis can intercept 2 Italian NAVs and 1 German NAV to box 2.

Italy initiates combat and sends NAV.

Both sides roll 3, thanks to rain TRS remains hidden.

Rail move
CW rail MIL from Suez to same hex with HQ.
USSR rail INF to same hex with Zhukov.

Land move
USSR minor moves on Manchurian border and near Baku.
NatChi minor moves.
France units in Metz and Strasbourg swap positions.

CW moves INF in Suez to west.


Debark
CW MIL to Malta.


Rebase
USSR FTR from Blag one hex SE.
CW fighter to Plymouth.


Turn continues.

Back to the Axis.