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End of Jan/Feb 44 Russian Caucasus front

The Pacific at tend of Jan/Feb 44

The photos of the ETO really make you appreciate the difference in unit density between a full 1939 game that's reached 1944 and the 1944 scenario.

Reinforcements for Mar/April 44

Production at end of Jan/Feb 44

Germany 52 Ochit, 4Inf, Arm, 2Ftr, Lnd3, 3Pil, AT,
Italy 4 Inf
Japan 30 2Inf, 2Ftr, 2Mil, 2NAV3, 4Pil, CVP, CP

CW 36 HQI, TRS2, Arm, 3Ftr, Ftr3, Lnd4, 4Pil
USA 75 2Ochit, TRS2, SUB2, 2NAV3, 3CVP, Arm, 4Mot, 3Pil, SUBrep,
Russia 30 2Inf, Mot, Arm, Mech, 2Pil, Ftr, Lnd3

Mar/April 44 Axis initiative Fine weather everywhere

Germany land, Japan naval, Italy combined.

An Italian Cruiser tries in vain to sink CW convoys, it is sunk.

Japan searches for US convoys but only gets one SUB damaged in the process.

Germany ground strikes 4 places in France, one CW and one US armor disorganized and 1 US fighter lost, Germany lost 2 bombers.

Minor adjustments to the East front and reinforcements to the French area

Mar/April 44 Allies impulse 1 ( impulse 2 ) Fine everywhere

US Supercombined, CW and Russia land

An air battle in Russia went well for the Russians, The follow on ground strike disrupted 2 German units in a key hex.

The follow on Russian attack knock out 2 German units and made a hole in the front, the Russians did not advance though.

Massive air to air fights over France, 2 German Fighters downed and one UC and one CW bomber was aborted. 7 US bombers and 1 CW bomber got through to make ground strikes which had average success.

Several ground attacks followed with some losses for both sides. a US HQ reorganized 3 units.

The Russian front after the attacks Note the hole in the center of the rront

Germany will have difficulties to plug thehole, they do not have enough units left in the area.

The situation in France and Italy after the attacks

Germany used up the majority of their fighters near the front and will have some difficulties to hold their lines.

Mar/April 44 Axis impulse 2 ( impulse 3 ) Rain arctic, rest fine

Germany and Italy land, Japan combined.

Japan fails to find US fleet in Solomons.

German grounds strikes in France mostly fail, 1 bomber lost, 2 aborted and only 1 thru with minimal damage.

The large German HQ's are in Russia where there even so are not enough troops to use an Offensive Chit effectively at this time. In France with only a 2 and a 3 factor HQ present it also is not effective now.

Mar/April 44 Allies impulse 2 ( impulse 4 ) Rain arctic, rest fine

US land Ochit McArthur in France, CW and Russia land.

US bomber lost in ground strikes.

CW attacks in the north part of France and take a hex, US attacks in Central France using Ochit benefits, take Vichy and hex to the west of Vichy.

Russia reenters Penza and again closes with the German. Neither side has enough force to attack on a long front.

CW units enter Trieste beginning to threaten the Balkans,

Mar/April 44 Axis impulse 3 ( impulse 5 ) Rain Arctic and Temperate

Japan naval missed the US fleet in the Solomons

Germany and Italy land

Germany desperately needs a shorter front in Russia, rain makesitsafer but it is still too long and vulnerable.

France also has a dire need for more troops to hold the line at the Seine.

Mar/April 44 Allies impulse 3 ( impulse 7 ) Rain in arctic and temperate

US, CW combined, Russia land.

Major battle in the Solomons, 1 Japanese carrier and 2 CVP's lost and 1 US carrier damaged and 2 planes lost. Japanese abort to Truk after the second round.

US land units surround Turin but no attack in rain.

Russia attacks one exposed hex in front in Russia, kills German Div and shatters a Mot.

turn did not end.

Mar/April 44 Axis impulse 4 ( impulse 9 ) rain arctic

all pass

Turn ended

Units destroyed during Mar/April 44

Production at end of Mar/April 44

Germany 51 4Inf, Mot, 2Arm, 3Ftr, Lnd3, 4Pil, Art, 1BPsave

Italy 1 --

Japan 30 Gar, 2Engr, CVrep, 2NAV3, Ftr3, Ftr, 3Pil, 2CVP, CP

CW 36 2TRS2, 3Ftr3, 5Pil, 2CVP, Engr, ArmDiv

USA 75 2Ochit, 2TRS2, NAV3, 2Ftr, Ftr3, Lnd3, 4Pil, 2SUB2, Mech, Para

Russia 32 Para, Art, 2MechDiv, 2Ftr, Lnd3, 3Pil, Mil, Div

Reinforcements for May/June 44

May/Jun 44 Allies initiative Fine everywhere

USsupercombined, CW combined, Russia land

US sinks Japanese convoy in Bismarck Sea

11 ground strikes between CW and US, All get German interception and Allies response. 4 German Fighters and 1 UD fighter lost. Some bombers aborted.

Russian CAV in the north rushes to occupy Yaroslavl and in attacks Mannerheim and the Rumanian Hq are lost. In the center Russian front a German mech is lost and a new hole made in the front line.

The final Italian city, Turin falls to the US. Rabaul is attacked by land and from sea with shore support and falls.

May/Jun 44 Axis impulse 1 ( impulse 2 ) Fine everywhere

Germany land, Italy combined , Japan naval

Japan reinforces convoy defenses and reestablishes supply to Truk

German ground strikes in France is poor, 1 US Fighter downed.

German defense lines in Russia move to the west again trying to shorten the front and maintain a line as well as trying to avoid flanking by Russian in the north end of the line. Gorki, Saratov and Stalingrad abandoned.

The Russian front after the German moves

May/Jun 44 Allies impulse 2 ( impulse 3 ) fine

USA land O-chit on McArthur, CW and Russia land

A number of air strikes, a US Fighter and a German one downed.

Moscow entered by a small Russian unit from Yaroslavl, Russian are closing with the Germans and launching several attacks