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Did you miss that Axis activates in the North Sea?

No worries, I didn’t. It is a mean thing to search there. I bet 10 BPs if I react a plane to box 0 Axis sub dives deep and no Axis planes join to the combat. But if I don’t react you actually might try to sink my TRS…

SCS search was initiated by Allies. I had to save at North Sea search as I leave to countryside for two days. I know JJ is travelling, but not sure if he have access to game. I sent save file and instructions to him. If he can’t play, I continue Tuesday evening.

Games continues on Tuesday evening.

No Allied planes to North Sea.

I should have initiated myself and see what Axis do… smart move from Axis to force us make difficult decisions.

Mayhemizer_slith wrote: Sun Jul 10, 2022 10:06 am No worries, I didn’t. It is a mean thing to search there. I bet 10 BPs if I react a plane to box 0 Axis sub dives deep and no Axis planes join to the combat. But if I don’t react you actually might try to sink my TRS…

Yep. That was the main plan. Although reacting to the 1-box even with Allied air present in the 0-box was still an open question. So no, we would not take the bet.

Mayhemizer_slith wrote: Mon Jul 11, 2022 3:00 am
No Allied planes to North Sea.

Italian NAV3 in Brest fly to the 2-box in the North Sea. No further air.

German SUB stay out of any searches.

The NAV3 abort any air combat after the first round of air combat (back to the sea area).

The NAV3 land in Aachen if it survives.

Axis will stay for another search if the undamaged Allied TRS remains in the 0-box. And abort the sea area if the Allied TRS in the 0-box has suffered any result. Allied fighters in the 0-box might change this.

Axis will fight the 0-box only if we get to decide.

All surprise points in combat versus the 0-box will be added to increase damage done.

SUB aborts to Bordeaux, if possible. If not, then Kiel is abort port. (Only needed if Axis aborts the sea area after result on the TRS in the 0-box)

I was little afraid Axis roll well and sink out TRS and ARM. Or a bit more than little. Luckily covering Allied fighters were on location and dive from the sun towards Italian NAV (Axis 9, Allied 2).

2 points were used to modify A2A odds. 6 points are saved in case bomber makes it to TRS.

Allies fly the best fighter as second fighter, just in case.

Air combat was short, unfair and bloody.

As per orders, sub stay in sea area but dives deep.

Unless Axis want to send another plane. Allies are not sending more planes.

CW ground strikes in southern France with ART and US ground strike city of Tunis in Africa.

Axis can intercept with one 4 factor Italian fighter from Sicily and Allies can counter-intercept with one 6 factor US fighter.

Yes, please.

Target bomber.

Land in Palermo if the FTR2 survives.

And stay as long as any enemy bomber remains.

US fighters intercepts. I continue later tonight.

Was it correct, that Axis don’t send more planes to North Sea?

Mayhemizer_slith wrote: Tue Jul 12, 2022 4:14 pm
Was it correct, that Axis don’t send more planes to North Sea?

Indeed.

First round, Italians shoot down US fighter.

I think planes collided...

Very low rolls. I had to check from email I really rolled that low for both sides.

One hit in France.

Also one hit in Africa.

Over to USSR for rail and land moves.

43 JA i5 (allies) continued:

Rail move

USSR HQI Timoshenko from GE front to east, to resource hex on Manchurian/Mongolian/USSR border

CW and US land moves in Europe

Denmark
Sydney MIL to port

Northern France
CW INF and INF div to same hex with ARM
US GAR from Rouen to SW with MAR
US INF from Le Havre to Rouen

Southern France
CW HQ Gort one hex east to 63,30

North Africa
US 6-3 INF from 75,33 to Bone 74,32

Middle East
CW 6-4 INF from Transjordan to Jaffa

Debark
US ARM to Rouen

Rebase
US LND3 from Azores to Portugal Porto 64,16
US FTR2 from Norfolk to Bermuda
US Hellcat from New Hebrides to Port Moresby
US Corsair from French Polynesia to Fiji Islands
US Mustang from British Polynesia to Cook Islands
US P-38 from Port Vila to 133.172
CW FTR2 from Newcastle to France invasion hex 54,28
CW FTR2 in Sahara toward Egypt
FF FTR2 in Sahara to Algeria 83,28

SU rebases 2 FTRs and 1 LND3 north of Smolensk from farther south

Reorg
CW HQ Gort reorg ART in southern France

1943 JA Axis #6

GE,IT+JP Land

Port Strike

JP Strike Sovietskaya Gavan, Surprise 4,2 Axis gets 3 points. Increase Naval Combat chart.
No Strat Bomb
No Ground Strike

Rail Move

IT
AA Rome->St-Malo

GE
CAV DIV 46,53->Brest
INF Murmansk->46,53
INF Chisinau->Copenhagen