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There is one ground strike near Vladivostok. Japan can intercept, as can USSR.

Japan also has AA gun in target hex.

Bomber is cleared.

Two hits near Vlad.

Rail move

USSR rails ARM from German front to near Vladivostok (Koniev hex).


Land move
USSR moves units south from Khabarovsk toward Vlad, puts MTN in supply along Siberian rail line using Timo, shuffles a little in Manchuria and vs Germany.

Europe
CW units take control of hexes in Normandy and MAR moves cross the water from Le Havre to Normandy.

CW AT gun in Netherlands move to Amsterdam
CW minor moves in Egypt
CW minor moves in India

US INF div in Tunisia moves one hex NE


Debark
US ARM HQ to Tunis
US ARM and AA gun to Normandy
CW AMR HQ, INF and MOT div to Normandy


Land combat
US/CW attacks Italian units in Normandy (49:9 / +12,9B)

Allies add 2 points shore bombardment (51:9 / +13,3B)

Will Axis use defensive HQ support?

Allies can use HQ support too.

Both sides have lots of planes in range, both also have AA gun.

No HQ support for the Axis.

Allies use HQ support (+14,8B).


Allies send ground support from UK
Fighters 8,6
Bombers 1,2,2,3

Will Axis send any planes?

Allies have in France fighters 7,6,4 in range to intercept.

The Air command operator can't belive the number of allied dots on the radar screens! It must be a melfuction! After checking whit his superiors, the commander on site orders a second check from another radar station, after a few minutes they confirmed the result. Unforunatelly the delayed cause the Axis fighter command to miss the chance to intercept the Allied intruders.
(No planes, thank you)

Final odds.

The attack goes well (game rolled same fractional odds as our PBE dice roller ).

Allies advance INF, ARM and AA gun to the hex.

Rebase

FF
LND4 from French Guyana to Morocco

USSR
La-7 from Khabarosk to 61,162 near Vlad
MiG-7 from Blag to 65,146 in SW Manchuria


Reorg
Gort reorg ART in Southern France

USSR has option to reorg near Vlad. I asked JJ if USSR uses reorg. I already send the file at HQ reorg phase.

USSR reorgs ARM and LND2. Axis can now start their impulse.

Sep/Oct '43
Impulse #2 (Axis)

Land: Germany
Combined: Italy
Naval: Japan

No Port Strikes.

Naval Air:

Italy:
FTR2 (Bordeaux) -> BoB 2-box

Japan:
FTR2 (Singapore) -> SCS 3-box

Naval Movement:

Italy:
CP (La Spezia) -> Italian Coast

Japan:
2 SUB (Truk) -> Polynesia 2+4 box
SUB (Tokyo) -> Coral Sea 3-box
SUB (Tokyo) -> NZC 1-box
2 SUB (Singapore) -> Arabian Sea 3-box
SUB (Rabaul) -> Coral Sea 4-box
TRS (Fukuoka) -> China Sea 3-box - embark AT (Japan) + ENG (China)
TRS + MOT (Tokyo) -> Sea of Japan 2-box
TRS + HQI (Tientsin) -> Sea of Japan 2-box
AMPH (Tientsin) -> China Sea 3-box - embark MAR (China)
AMPH (Canton) -> China Sea 3-box - embark MAR (Manila)
CA (Fukuoka) -> China Sea 3-box - embark MAR Div (Manila)
BB (Rabaul) -> China Sea 3-box
CVL (Fukuoka) -> China Sea 3-box
BB (Rabaul) -> Sea of Japan 2-box
CV + 3 BB (Fukuoka) -> Sea of Japan 3-box
BB (Manila) -> China Sea 3-box
BB (Singapore) -> SCS 0-box
CA (Canton) -> China Sea 0-box

Several sea areas for Axis to search in.

Sep/Oct '43
Impulse #2 (Axis)

Axis begin searching in BoB. Germany add one NAV3 to the 2-box.

Will CW add any air to BoB?

NAV2 Skua and FTR3 to box 0, thank you.

I can’t continue tonight, need to wake up early.

Sep/Oct '43
Impulse #2 (Axis)

Both sides find in BoB. (Axis 3, Allies 2)

Sep/Oct '43
Impulse #2 (Axis)

The British CA is aborted.

Axis remain for another round. Does CW remain as well?

No additional Axis aircraft. Will CW add any air?

Where does the CW CA seek a safe haven (port)?

CA aborts to Liverpool.

Allies stay, no additional air.

No contract for the second time in BoB. (Axis 6. Allies 3)

Next up is Arabian Sea. Any Allied air?

Lunch play time over. Expect to continue later today.