Turn 10. Mar/Apr 1941. Initiative.
The axis, which have a +2 modifier, win the initiative (8+2=10 to 4) and elect to move first. The decision to move first was based on (1) Germany's desire to pacify Yugoslavia and get those forces to the East in time for a July/August '41 Barbarossa, (2) Germany's desire to get the garrison ratio necessary to break the Nazi-Soviet pact by July/August '41 and (3) Japan's desire to launch a major offensive against both the Nationalist and communist in China.
Weather.
The axis decision to move first this turn is rewarded by good weather for the initial impulse pair. Though, the weather has a potential to turn nasty in the North Temperate and the Med, which means the axis need to make hay there while the sun is shining.
