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Mar/Apr '40
Impulse #9 (Allies)

No rebases. No reorganization.

Turn continues on a roll of 8 (3 or less to end).

The rainy weather continues.

M/A 40 Axis 11

No DoW or alignments.

LAnd: Germany, Japan.
Combined: Italy

Italy sends BB, 2 CA and Trans to East Med 1 box and loads HQ Balbo.

Nothing until land movement.

Japan moves a couple of units in South China.

Germany moves 6:4 INF one hex NE towards Lyon.

Italian forces retreat from the outskirts of Alex'.

Germany ATR's PARA to hex 57,34 and lands the Ju-52 in that hex.

Japan rebases a FTR on the mainland to Yokohama.

Turn ends on a 5.

No partisans.

Garrison was tested in China, and in NEI.

US draw one entry marker and placed it in the Japanese pool.

US then selected to give destroyers to CW. One marker moved to the Japanese tension pool (7 rolled).

Units destroyed during M/A 40.

How will Germany place their pact markers?

Both to defence please.

Mar/Apr 1940
Impulse: End of Turn Shenanigans (Germany)

Neutrality Pact:
2 x defensive please


Oil Situation:
2 x Oil from the USSR (both to Production)
2 x Oil from Romania (both saved in Lodz)
1 x Oil from Germany (to Italy)
1 x Oil from Austria (save in Lodz)

10 x Oil last turn so should be 13 less what is required to reorganise
15 Build Points (incl. 1 saved)

Stay at Sea:

None except convoys

Return to Base:

N/a

Oil Reorganisation:

All reorganised (except the HS123 and the Ju-52) for 2.4 Oil - use Berlin oil (2 Oil).

Breakdown:

None

Production:

3 x PIL
1 x FTR (2)
1 x FTR (3)
2 x MIL

Factory Destruction:

None

Reinforcement:

Germany assigns the two stukas and the best Ju-88A1
Karlsruhe: 6-factor Stuka and Ju-88
Cologne: 5-factor Stuka

Trade Agreement:
To Italy (no change)
1 x Resource (1 x Oil)
3 x Build Points

Memo Item:

11 x Oil (5 x Berlin, 3 x Warsaw, 3 x Lodz)
0 x Saved BP (Berlin)
0 x Pilots


If we have the need/opportunity we will request a re-roll and we will go first if we get the chance.

M/A 40 EoT Japan and Italy

Production
Italy - Send one of the Rumanian trade oils to production Save the other. Should give 7 BP's.
Japan - Send one of the DEI oils to production in Nagoya. Save the other. Should give 14 BP's.

Stay at Sea/RTB
Italy - 2 CA's in Italian Coast 3-box stay. NAV in 4 box to Sicily (73,37). Ships in East Med to La Spezia. SM.79 to Sicily (75,40). Z.501 to Sicily (74,39).

Japan - Ca/CL's to stay at sea. Send 2 4-4 TRANS to Osaka and 4-3 TRANS to Nagoya.

Oil Use

Italy - Reorg all except CL Colleoni for 1 oil.
Japan - Reorg all for 1 point. Use oil in Nagoya.

No breakdowns.

Italy scraps destroyed FTR.

Production

Italy - FTR-2, Pilot, TERR, Repair sub.
Japan - FTR-2, Pilot x2, INF, Sub 2nd, C 1st, CP x2.

Reinforcements

Italy - Pilot to C.200. Place in Turin along with INF. Naval units to LA Spezia. TERR?

Japan - A6M2 to Osaka. CL to Nagoya.

ORIGINAL: warspite1

If we have the need/opportunity we will request a re-roll and we will go first if we get the chance.

Fun. Then we will see a re-roll regardless of result. [:)]

Edit: The initiative is on Allies +1 so only the Allied side can demand a re-roll.

ORIGINAL: warspite1

Production:

3 x PIL
1 x FTR (2)
1 x FTR (3)
2 x MIL

The two MIL were Bremen, and Stettin.

ORIGINAL: AllenK

Reinforcements

Italy - Pilot to C.200. Place in Turin along with INF. Naval units to LA Spezia. TERR?

The TERR was from French Somaliland and was forced to be placed next to Djibouti.

Placed the Japanese CP in Fukuoka.

Allies end of turn:

USSR place the pact marker in the offensive pool.

Preliminary planning:
CW - 22 production points - 18 BPs.
France - 10 production points - 13 BPs.
USA - 40 production points - 11 BPs.
USSR - 25 production points - 15 BPs
China - 6 production points - 7 BPs.

Stay at sea:
The following units stay at sea.

CW:
Stay at Sea

All CP
W-Med 4-Box
North Sea 3-Box
North Atlantic 4-Box,1-Box
CSV 4-Box,1-Box
BOB 4-Box,1-Box

France:
CPs
BB Provence CsV

USA:
All CPs

USSR:
CPs

Return to Base:

France:
BB Bretagne CsV -> Bordeaux
CP South China Sea -> Port Moresby

CW:
North Sea 2-Box->Plymouth
Nort Atlantic 0-Box-> Halifax
CSV 0-Box-> Gibraltar
BOB 0-Box-> Plymouth
Red Sea 0-Box->Cape Town

USA:
SUB -> Manila

USSR:
SUB -> Vladivostok

Use Oil:

USSR:
All units are reorganized for 0 oil (0.1).

CW:
All units are reorganized for 4 oil (3.9).

France:
All units, except 2 x CP, are reorganized for 1 oil (1.45).

USA:
All units, except 1 x BB, are reorganized for 0 oil (0.2).

China:
All units are reorganized for 0 oil (0.0).

Breakdown:
-

Prod plan Final:
zzzz

Scrap: -

Production:
China (7):
CAV
GARR
INF

CW (18):
CVP
INF
MIL
2xFTR2
TRS face up(3)
CV face up(2)
CL face up(0)
PIL
CP

France (13):
3 MIL
2 FTR2
1 PIL
Save 1 BP in Paris

USA (11):
GARR
CVP1
Pilot
TRS (1st)
BB (1st)
CL (1st)
CP

USSR (15):
INF
Ski Div
HQI
MECH

Factory Destruction:
-

Reinforcements:

Germany:
MIL -> Breslau

Japan:
MIL -> Nagoya
MIL -> Fukuoka

See Axis EoT posts for all other reinforcements

CW:
CP,2xCL,CV Plymouth
CVP Gladiator CV Plymouth else Bristol
INF Cape Town

France:
Assign FTR2 + 2-3 A-T -> Metz
5-2 MIL + 6-1 GARR + 3-2 A-T -> Paris
4-3 MIL -> Lyons
MIL -> 56, 33
6-6 MECH + 6-3 INF -> Vichy

USA:
GARR -> San Diego

China (Nat):
CAV -> Changsha

China (Com):
GARR -> Sian
CAV -> Yenan

USSR:
INF -> Novgorod
INF -> Leningrad
CA -> Archangel

Voluntary Resource Lending:
CW -> France: 2 resources
France -> CW 1 B

Allies win the initiative and go first. (Axis roll 5 while Allies roll 9)

The new weather. (3 rolled)

May/Jun '40
Impulse #1 (Allies)

No declarations of war.

Land: France, China
Combined: USA, USSR
Naval: CW

No port strikes. No naval air.

Naval Movement:

USA:
TRS with GARR -> Polynesia

CW:
BoB 3-Box->Bob 1-Box
CSV 3-Box->CSV 1-Box
North Atlantic 3-Box-> 1-Box

Gibraltar:
CA Edingburgh,CA Liverpool,CL Curlew > CsV 4-Box
CL Enterprise,CL Cairo,CL Capetown-> CsV 0-Box
CA Cornwall+TRS loads MEC->Red Sea 0-Box
Sub -> Italian Cost 3-Box

Halifax:
CVL->North Atlantic 0-box
CL Axa,CL Neptune->North Atlantic 4-box
CL Auroa,CL Dauntless>North Atlantic 1-box

Plymouth:
CL Orion,CL Emerald,CA Exeter-> BoB 4-Box
3xBB,CA Glassgow->North Sea 3-box

Cape Town:
CA Kent +Liner loads INF -> Red Sea 0-Box,

CW begins searching for Italian merchant ships along the Italian Coast. Will Italy send any air to the sea area?

Submarine HNLMS O 21 leave Gibraltar for her patrol along the Italian coast.