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Jul/Aug '40
Impulse #2 (Allied)

No declarations of war.

Land: China, France
Combined: USSR, USA, CW
Naval:

No Port Strikes. No Naval Air.

Naval Movement:
CW:
CV + 3 TRS -> North Sea 3-box - embark HQI + MOT + MIL (England)
3 BB (Malta) -> East Med 3-box

CW search in the East Med.

Add any air? Axis has one FTR2 and one NAV2 that both reach the 1-box.

No support.

No contact in the Eastern Mediterranean (7-9).

Jul/Aug '40
Impulse #2 (Allied)

No strategic bombing. No ground strikes.

USSR rails GARR to Vilna.

Land Movement:
Jul/Aug '40
Impulse #2 (Allied)

No strategic bombing. No ground strikes.

USSR rails GARR to Vilna.

Land Movement:

USSR:
ART -> W Leningrad
HQI Novgorod -> NE, NE
CAV -> Bandar Shaprur

CW:
INF -> Fez

China:
4-2 E
5-3 SE SE

5-3 + 2-2 SE
5-2 SW
3-4 SE
HQ SW
3-2 W
2-4 SE
1-3 NW

Debark:
CW:
HQI + MOT -> Rouen

Air Rebase:

France:
FTR2 -> NW Vichy
FTR3 -> NE Vichy

CW:
CVP -> CV in North Sea 3-box
2 FTR2 London -> Boulogne
FTR2 Dover -> NW Belgium
LND3 Harwich -> Fover

France:
General Command orders an immediate counterattack against the German breakthrough. However, as chaos and panic reigns among the French units, and with communications breakdown, there is no attack. Even the orders to the air force to bomb the German spearhead was lost in the confusion. Some units hold, while most retreats. See picture, or save, for the result of the chaos.

USSR:
ART -> W Leningrad
HQI Novgorod -> NE, NE
CAV -> Bandar Shapur

CW:
INF -> Fez

China:
4-2 E
5-3 SE SE

5-3 + 2-2 SE
5-2 SW
3-4 SE
HQ SW
3-2 W
2-4 SE
1-3 NW

Debark:
CW:
HQI + MOT -> Rouen

Air Rebase:

France:
FTR2 -> NW Vichy
FTR3 -> NE Vichy

CW:
CVP -> CV in North Sea 3-box
2 FTR2 London -> Boulogne
FTR2 Dover -> NW Belgium
LND3 Harwich -> Fover

The Soviet air force begins to withdraw from Persia.

France reorganize FTR2.

Back to Axis, with mostly fine weather.

Picture from Jul/Aug '40 Impulse #3 (Axis) - DOW

I was apprehensive about a counterattack. Three things needed to go right for you though(ground strikes get through the German air cover, actually hit with the strike, and a good, but not great roll on the attack against the 9-4 and AA gun in the Belgian woods), so I took solace in that. Of course, any of those steps failing would simply hasten the fall of France.

I must say that the defense of France deployment, with the large presence of the BEF in the North, is very stout. It's probably the best I've ever seen. Had the breakthrough not succeeded in Reims, I was prepared to use a second offensive chit immediately. France still may hold, at least deep into 1940 or even beyond, but the German high command was in panic mode at the end of the May/June turn.

Picture from Jul/Aug '40 Impulse #3 (Axis) - DOW

Picture from Jul/Aug '40 Impulse #3 (Axis) - DOW

Picture from Jul/Aug '40 Impulse #3 (Axis) - DOW

Picture from Jul/Aug '40 Impulse #3 (Axis) - DOW

Land actions for Japan and Germany, combined for Italy.

No naval air. Italy moves a loaded transport into the two box of West Med and searches.
Declined air support for you.

Miss.

The ground strike on Metz fails.
Land Moves: Germany closes for two attacks in France. Japan moves units close to Changsha. Italy debarks their motorized corps in Sardinia.

Attached file for Allied ground support.

No support. Assault.

Germany rebases fighters and the 110 C to the fighting on the French front.

Picture from Jul/Aug '40 Impulse #4 (Allies) - DOW

Picture from Jul/Aug '40 Impulse #4 (Allies) - DOW

Picture from Jul/Aug '40 Impulse #4 (Allies) - DOW

Picture from Jul/Aug '40 Impulse #4 (Allies) - DOW