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China goes badly.

France is only marginally better. The units in Karlsruhe take the hex.

Germany rebases Ju-52 to PARA.

Italy rebases SM.79 to 75,40 on Sicily.

Japan rebases Ki-27 from China to 81,158 in Japan.

Von's Bock and Leeb reorganise the best 5 land units.

Mar/Apr '40
Impulse #5 (Allies)

No declarations of war.

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

HMS Ark Royal launch one port strike versus Tobruk.

The Italian gains 6 surprise points, and have the option to avoid the port strike. I will continue with the assumption that they will do so. Can always go back and remedy the situation if I was in error. (Axis 1, Allies 7)


Picture from Mar/Apr '40 Impulse #5 (Allies) - Port Strike

Mar/Apr '40
Impulse #5 (Allies)

Naval Movement:

France:
TRS + CL Oran -> East med 0-box, embark 4-3 INF Jaffa

CW:
Plymouth 4xBB CV CA CL->North Sea 3-Box
CA Sumatra+CA Java Liverpool ->BoB 4-Box
TRS Liverpool load Mec->Gibraltar
CA Antwerp Load Inf Div->Plymouth (Chain 1)
CA Southampton Plymouth Load Inf Div->Port of Sudan (Chain 2)
CA Cumberland+ TRS 4-3 Plymouth Load Gar->Casablanca
CA Terror,CA Erbus Plymouth ->Bob 1-Box
Sub Gibraltar->W Med 4-Box
CA York,CL Galatea Gibraltar->Csv 4-Box
CVL Gibraltar->Bob 0-Box
CA De Ruyter,CL Tromp,CL Perth Gibraltar->Csv 4-Box
CL Hobart,CL Sidney Gibraltar- North Atlantic 4-Box
CA Australia,CA Nortfolk Port Siad-> E Med 4-Box
TRS Brest->Plymouth
CP Liverpool->BoB

No strategic bombing. No Ground Strikes.

Rail Movement:
USSR:
GARR (Chisinau) -> Lvov

No strategic bombing. No Ground Strikes.

Land movement:

France:
3-5 CAV 61, 29 -> 60, 28
3-3 INF 56, 34 -> Metz
3-1 GARR 57, 33 -> 56, 34

China:
The Nationalists advance into the gap between the Japanese Armies towards the Pei river.

Mar/Apr '40
Impulse #5 (Allies)

No rebase:

Reorganization:
CW:
ATR reorganize TRS in Plymouth.

The new weather.

Picture from Mar/Apr '40 Impulse #7 (Axis) - DOW

Results up to Jan/Feb 1940 for A2A

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Results up to Jan/Feb 1940 for Land Combat

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M/A 40 Axis 7

No DoW or alignments.

Land: Germany
Combined: Italy and Japan.

Italy flies a NAV and LND to the East Med 3-box.

Japan sends 2 TRANS and CL to China Sea 2-box and loads MILs from Tientsin and the mainland. Another Trans and CL sails to the 2-box from Japan and loads a further MIL from the mainland.

Italian TRANS at Tobruk sails to East Med. Do the Allies want to intercept?

Yes, commit CL Caradoc to interception please

Caradoc is already disorganised so use the Effingham instead.

On a 5, the intercept fails and the TRANS puts into La Spezia.

Z.501 initiates naval combat for the Italians. Allies can add Blenheim and Hampden to the 2-box. Hampden can make the 3-box on extended range. Any taking to the skies?

No additional air thanks

No, thx

Searches: Axis 3, Allies 1. Both find.

Does the Swordfish want to fly as a fighter or bomber?

Bomber please

Allies have given the Italians a mild shock. Do they want to use 2 surprise points now or later?

later please