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Germany has cursed the weather for a long time now, thinking it must get better soon. Alas, the weather has not really improved, but time is getting short...

Germany DOW Belgium. US reacts strongly and one chit is added to the entry pool (5).

Belgium aligns to CW.


Picture from Mar/Apr '40 Impulse #11 (Axis) - DOW

Land: Germany, Japan
Combined: Italy
Naval:

Japan send 1 FTR2 to the China Sea (1-box), and 1 LND2 to the Japanese Coast (1-box).

Two Italian cruisers sail to the 4-box of the Western Mediterranean.

Italy begins searching in the Central Atlantic. (SUBs included)


Picture from Mar/Apr '40 Impulse #11 (Axis) - Naval Combat

No combat in the Central Atlantic. (Axis 5, Allies 9)

Italy decline the Italian Coast.

Next up is the West Med.

*grumbling*

No combat in the Western Mediterranean. Axis rolls 7, and Allies rolls 1.

No strategic bombing.

One LND3 ground strike the Antwerp defenders.


Picture from Mar/Apr '40 Impulse #11 (Axis) - Ground Strike

One defender was disorganized by the German bomber.


Picture from Mar/Apr '40 Impulse #11 (Axis) - Ground Strike

No rail movement.

The German Army advance as many units they can into Belgium. The Korps in Tunisia advance two hexes northwards. And the division in Olbia advance one hex north.

The Italian forces in Egypt withdraw two hexes westwards.

Japan relocate the two TERR in Manchuria. A few units advance towards Chihkiang, and one marine corps makes an outflanking movement north of Chihkiang.


Picture from Mar/Apr '40 Impulse #11 (Axis) - Air transport

Germany makes a paradrop on Brussels.


Picture from Mar/Apr '40 Impulse #11 (Axis) - paradrop

Germany makes three land attacks.

Will CW include the Belgian notional in Brussels?

The odds before air support, and before HQ support, is as follows:
Antwerp: 37:9 -> +6.22 (HQA Rundstedt is cancelling the negative city modifier)
Liege: Automatic
Brussels: 19:2 -> +14 (not +15 as the picture shows, I suspect that the factory modifier is forgotten at this juncture)

Edit: I was wrong with the attack being +14 on Brussels, I forgot the +1 because the notional is disrupted. One reason of my error is that the attack was listed as +14 before the notional form appeared. So the attack was indeed +15.


Picture from Mar/Apr '40 Impulse #11 (Axis) - Land Combat

Yes to notional. Assault to all attacks.

von Rundstedt declare HQ support for the assault on Antwerp.

Germany adds all available aircraft for ground support. Four fighters and six bombers. Three points are added to the attack on Brussels and 26 points are added to the attack on Antwerp.

Note that I was wrong on the odds on Brussels before the support. It was indeed +15. See edit in my previous post.


Picture from Mar/Apr '40 Impulse #11 (Axis) - Land Combat

The assault on Antwerp is a partial success. The city is captured but many of the attacking forces becomes disorganized.


Picture from Mar/Apr '40 Impulse #11 (Axis) - Land Combat

The shatter against the Belgian in Antwerp is converted to retreat. The assault on Liege was automatic.


Picture from Mar/Apr '40 Impulse #11 (Axis) - Land Combat

The assault on Brussels is a stunning success. And a complete waste of a perfectly fine 18. [;)] [:D]


Picture from Mar/Apr '40 Impulse #11 (Axis) - Land Combat

Air rebase:

Germany:
FTR2 (Staarbruken) -> Brussels
FTR2 (Hun) (Staarbruken) -> 54,33

Reorganization:
von Leeb reorganize one LND2 (Stuka) in Cologne.

Turn continues on a 7. It would have ended on a 5, or less.


Picture from Mar/Apr '40 Impulse #14 (Allies) - DOW

M/A 40 Allied 14

No DoW

China and France land, others combined.


Naval move
CW TRS to North Sea box 1, loads GAR from UK.
CW fleet to East Med box 0.


Germany can initiate combat on North Sea if they want.

If they do, CW/France can intercept with FTRs and LNDs, Germany can intercept with one FTR. (in picture submarine already initiated so that I was able to see all possible units to intercept).

Germany initiates and CW sends fighters to cover TRS.

Axis 2, Allied 6. No combat.

CW and France attack Hamburg and two oil plants.

Allied news tell only things that go well:

Rail move
USSR rail AA gun from Omsk to Chita.


Land move
ComChi units moves a bit.
USSR ART to Stalino and INF to Persia.
NatChi try form a line against Japanese in south.
CW and France enter to Belgium.


Debark
CW GAR to Calais.


Rebase
Belgian fighter to neutral county.
French fighter from Lille one hex SW.


Turn ends on a 1.

No partisans.