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Here is the Japanese naval moves. I realized that I made a mistake in setup. I should have place cruisers to carry the engineers and artillery in this move. Oh well, live and learn.

If anyone is wondering how I am getting these "high tech[8|]" graphics into the post, let me know. Its not that hard and takes very little time to do.

Italy moves a mech into Libya.

Eastern Med.

It is now the Japanese strategic boming phase. I will probably make one maybe more attacks.

However, while pondering where to make the attack, I needed to figure out which units I wanted to save to make ground strikes. Since there are several planes that have only one tactical factor, I was wondering if that 1 factor would be halved on a mountain hex. I believe that its not. If it was however, I am assuming that since 1/2 or .5 rounds to 1, that if there was only one 1 tac factor attacking a wooded hex that would still be 1 added.

If there were two 1 tac factor units attacking the wooded hex that would be either 1+1 if each plane figured post rounding, or .5+.5 =1, which is what makes sense to me. I don't know the answer to this. I just wanted to throw this in there to show how much I don't know, which is a lot. Ask my wife.

I have a long range bomber that I can dedicate to a strat. bombing mission, however, I have eigth total tac factors for ground support. The 3 tac bomber would be nice to have for a ground strike. There is also a 2 strength art unit that can be brought up for a ground strike also. As I see it there are three options.

1 LR strat bomber 1 pt
3 tac and 2 str art ground strikes (two strikes)
2 2 tac bombers for support total of 4 tac

or


2 str art ground strike (Hope that it is successful)
8 tac points ground support

or

2 pts art ground strike
3 tac plus two 2 tac ground (3) strikes (best chance for disruption) 4 strikes counting the art unit.
1 LR bomber for strat or ground support

My initial choice was to use the first option, but after actually writing this out and giving it a second look, the third option looks best. Hope that the weather cooperates to get the forces in place before the end of the turn.

I'm impressed, 1 point lost! Impressed because I have no idea how damage is determined or calculated. Time to read the manual some more.

German ground strikes. I miss my 5 tac Stukas.

One unit is better than none.

Oh well, the next one is the one that counts the most.

Mediocre luck again. But, if the HQ reorganizes the inf units, it is still leaving one unorganized unit in Warsaw, but it would give Lodz a better chance of dealing more damage to the Germans.

Only three move for Japan with combined. Two HQs to get the frontline back in supply, and the slower stronger of the attack groups.

These are the planned ground moves for the Campaign. But before that can happen, I have other things to do, and hope to get an hour or two in later on.

Moves and attacks.

Results of southern attack.

Attack on Poznan

Will reorg the two 4 tac bombers for the next impulse, and possibly take Warsaw. Or, play it safe and take it on the one after.

I learned another lesson here. Pay attention to where the air units end up. Rundstedt is the only HQ in range of the bombers, and not enough points to do both. I will reorg the 2 bomber and the artillery. My other artillery did not fire this time. If the lone bomber ground strike and following attack to not take Warsaw, I still have two HQ for 5 reorg points, plus an Air reorg point reorg the forces needed for a second try. I'm not worried.

CW declares war. US entry roll of 9, and a 3 chit is removed.

Germany calls out the resrves, and a look at the overall German situation.

I want to mention something about india since I have a militia to place in Delhi. In my last two games, the partisans were a real pain. I should have esplit the Calcutta inf to rail a division to Bombay to protect the factory. Also I need to read up on garrisoning and partisan activation.