Witness to World War 2.

[rkr1958]

Turn 37. Sep/Oct 1945. Axis #3.

Japan.

[rkr1958]

Turn 37. Sep/Oct 1945. Allied #5.

Weather. Rain in the north temperate (i.e., Japan) and fine in the Med (Turkey) forces allied planners to rethink got allocation O-chits to knocking Turkey and hence the remnants of the 3rd Reich out.

Actions. All allies except the USSR take a land. Both the US and Great Britain play an O-chit to be used to double land combat factors in Turkey. This should (finally) be it for the 3rd Reich.

The USSR takes a super-combine, just so they can move their remaining naval units which they haven't moved all war!

[rkr1958]

Turn 37. Sep/Oct 1945. Allied #5.

Western Allies. O-Chits. The Brits indeed use their O-chit with Alexander in Turkey; however, the Americans decide at the last minute to switch their from Hodges in Turkey to Eisenhower in Japan. Only time will tell if that works out or not.

[rkr1958]

Turn 37. Sep/Oct 1945. Allied #5.

US. Rail.

[rkr1958]

Turn 37. Sep/Oct 1945. Allied #5.

Great Britain. Rail.

[rkr1958]

Turn 37. Sep/Oct 1945. Allied #5.

France. Rail.

[rkr1958]

Turn 37. Sep/Oct 1945. Allied #5.

USSR. Rail.

[rkr1958]

Turn 37. Sep/Oct 1945. Allied #5.

Western Allies. TTO. Apparently +1.5 in HQ support from Hodges and 79 factors in ground support from the RAF and USAAF makes up for not playing the O-chit with Hodges.

The Third Reich is now dead. It just won't know it yet unit the end of this turn.

[rkr1958]

Turn 37. Sep/Oct 1945. Allied #5.

Allies. Sea of Japan. Wow ... with both the US and Great Britain taking lands the allies though action in the Sea of Japan was off the table. But, in the spirit of allied cooperation, the Soviets who took a super-combine initiate combat in that sea area for the USN and RN.

[rkr1958]

Turn 37. Sep/Oct 1945. Allied #5.

Western Allies. PTO. Ground Strike (1/2).

[rkr1958]

Turn 37. Sep/Oct 1945. Allied #5.

Western Allies. PTO. Ground Strike (2/2).

[rkr1958]

Turn 37. Sep/Oct 1945. Allied #5.

Western Allies. PTO. Land Combat. Kobe, Japan. Kobe holds by 1 ... that is a roll of 1 higher would had have eliminate both defending Japanese units.

An attempted airborne drop by the US was forced to turn back by heavy Japanese AA fire.

[rkr1958]

Turn 37. Sep/Oct 1945. Allied #5.

Western Allies. PTO. HQ Reorg. None of the land units disorganized by the assault on Kobe are within reorg range of Eisenhower.

[rkr1958]

Turn 37. Sep/Oct 1945. Allied #5.

Western Allies. PTO. Japan.

[rkr1958]

Turn 37. Sep/Oct 1945. Axis #7.

Weather Summary. Actions.

[rkr1958]

Turn 37. Sep/Oct 1945. Axis #7.

Japan. End of Impulse.

[rkr1958]

Turn 37. Sep/Oct 1945. Axis #7.

End of Turn Check.

[rkr1958]

Turn 37. Sep/Oct 1945. Axis #7.

Weather. Remains exactly the same.

[rkr1958]

Turn 37. Sep/Oct 1945. Allied #9.

O-Chits/Actions.

[rkr1958]

Turn 37. Sep/Oct 1945. Allied #9.

Turkey. A little bit of "clean up" as both the Western Allies and Soviets race to claim German controlled hexes. Also, the Western Allies take care to position key units so that they can be railed.