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GER Naval
IT Combined
JP lAND

No Port Attacks or Naval Air

IT SUB on a recon tour of Cape ST Vincent

GER SUBs also goe Exploring, 1 to BOB and 1 to North Atlantic

In the Baltic GER moves 2 Task Forces, 1 to 0 Box and 1 to 4 Box

I chose for the Allies not to intercept as they were not moving on

GER will not initiate in any of these Sea Zones

Allies can choose to in Baltic, will they?

Allies will search in the Baltic, use French Sub [4]. Commit subs too.

Rolls were 4 and 4

In Storm, no contact in Baltic

Rail Moves
JP Rails Cav from 67, 145 to Kaifeng

Land Moves
Minor Adjustments in China & Italy

No Combat

Air Rebases
GER
FTR2 Hanover to Ramagen

JP
NAV2 Canton to Haichow
LND2 Canton to 83, 145

HQ Reorgs
Yamamoto Reorgs 1 INF & TRS

Over to Allies

Turn 1. Sep/Oct 1939. Allied #5. DOW.
Both the UK & French governments are concerned by Italy’s aggressive moves in the Med, Atlantic and Red Sea. The Polish intelligence service, in possession of a captured German Enigma coding machine, deciphers German and Italian high-level communications indicating with high probability likely Italian surprise entry into the war on Germany’s side. In a bold move prompted by the Lord of the Admiralty, Sir Winton Churchill, both the UK and French governments decide to preempt this Italian treachery by both declaring war on Italy. The Italian government and military is taken by surprise. Sir Winston Churchill orders the RN, supported by the French navy, to strike at the Italian fleet at sea and in port.

How will the US government react? It will be negative but now negative (i.e., 1 or both Ge/IT entry chits lost?).

US is NOT happy with either the UK or France! US Entry Action: France declares war on Italy. 2 US Entry chits removed (die roll = 1). The US Entry cupboard is now bare! Where to place Italian IV inf & XIII Garr corps?

Turn 1. Sep/Oct 1939. Allied #5.

Have temporarily placed the 2 corps on map so I can continue. Will move them to where you want.

Actions.
Land - France, China.
Naval - CW.
Combine - USSR, USA.

Please place GAR in Turin & INF in Milan

Turn 1. Sep/Oct 1939. Allied #5.

Surprise RN Port Strike.
(1) 3 RN CAG (2 West Med[4], 1 Italian Coast[2]).
(2) Italian D10=5.

Turn 1. Sep/Oct 1939. Allied #5.

Surprise RN Port Strike. Trieste.

Fire 20 mm AA div?

Yes please

Turn 1. Sep/Oct 1939. Allied #5.

Surprise RN Port Strike. Trieste. AA Fire Resolution.
(1) Italy fires 20 mm AA div. (2) In for a penny in for a pound. RN has 9 SPs and elects to hold on to all of them, which means they're risking AA fire -1/2. (3) AA fire = 2,2 -> reduces 8 bombs to 6, which are halved by rain to 3.

Turn 1. Sep/Oct 1939. Allied #5.

Surprise RN Port Strike. Trieste. Risk Resolution.
(1) RN use 6 of 9 SPs to increase RM risk from 2D, 2A to X, 2D, 1A.
(2) Remaining 3 SPs will be used to place the 2nd risk (D).
(3) So RN will place X, 2D and IT RM will place the (final risk) A.

Turn 1. Sep/Oct 1939. Allied #5.

Naval Air – none.

Naval Movement.

USSR – none.

USA – (1/3) CP. Hawaii -> Bismarck Sea. (2/3) CP. Hawaii -> The Marianas (supply line now established to Philippines from USA). (3/3) CP RTB. Polynesia -> Legaspi, Philippines.

CW (summary) 1/X.
(1) RN TRS. Calais, France -> North Sea[3], embarks UK VII mech corps (Plymouth).
After removing the threat of Italian surprise, the UK fill out their Atlantic & Med convoy lines.
(2) 9 CPs. Liverpool -> Bay of Biscay[0]. 10 CPs total.
(3) 5 CPs. Saint John’s, Newfoundland -> North Atlantic[0]. 6 CPs total.
(4) 5 CPs. Halifax, CAN -> East Coast[0]. 6 CPs total.
(5) 2 CPs. Hamilton, Bermuda -> Caribbean[0]. 3 CPs total.
(6) 1 CP. Georgetown, Ascension Is -> Brazilian Coast[0]. 2 CPs total.
(7) 3 CPs. Georgetown, Ascension Is -> Gulf of Guinea[0]. 4 CPs total.
(8) 6 CPs. Gambia -> Cape Verde Basin[0]. 7 CW + 1 FR CPs total.
(9) 7 CPs. Gibraltar -> Cape St. Vincent[0]. 8 CW + 1 FR CPs total.
(10) 1 CP. Gibraltar -> West Med[0]. 1 CW + 2 FR CPs total.
(11) 1 CP. Aden -> East Med[0]. 1 CW + 2 FR CPs total.

Convoy Lines (Post CP movements).
RN (only). RN & French.

Turn 1. Sep/Oct 1939. Allied #5.

BOA Risk Assessment.

MWIF MAGIC (alpha version).
(1) Additional functionality to include BOA (sub & surface raider) risk assessment.
(2) Simple risk equation; but valuable in identifying sea areas under risk (i.e., threat).
(3) Also used the below reports to verify intended CP totals. BOA Risk Reports.
Sub Risk. KM Surface Raider Risk. Total Risk.

Turn 1. Sep/Oct 1939. Allied #5.

BOA Escorts & Patrols.
(1) RN escorts & patrols being sent out from RN reserves (i.e., ships in port) based on above reports.
(2) However; two potential sea areas for the surprised Italians to intercept.
(3) Going to run some RN warships one at a time through Cape St. Vincent from Gibraltar & Malta. Does the surprised Italian Sub Gp[3] wish to attempt intercept in any case?
(4) Note that additional warships for escort (0-box) & patrol (3 or 4-box) will be sent to the CSV.
(5) Also, going to run 2 RN CAs (1 at a time) from Aden through the East Med. Will the surprised Italian RM CA[4] intercept?
(6) Warships shown (East Med) are currently "on station" in the East Med (i.e., were there or have moved specifically there to stay).

Cape St. Vincent. East Med.

No to these, thanks