Rematch of the Centrury - Sweden (Allies) vs England (Axis)

[Orm]

Are you guys sure that it is France that decides on how to apply the AA fire?

[GeneralAdvance]

Don´t know, new at this remember [8|]

[warspite1]

May/Jun 1940
Impulse: 2 (Axis)

Ground Strike (AA phase)

The Germans choose and reduce the lesser bomber's load.

[warspite1]

May/Jun 1940
Impulse: 2 (Axis)

Rail Movement: None
Land Movement:
Germany

The Germans move south in Belgium

Italian, Japanese and the remainder of German movement to AllenK

[AllenK]

The Japanese squelch about a bit in the rain. The Formosa MIL discretely moves into and out of Nanchang so nobody notices the change of government (10 rolled).

[AllenK]

France following Axis movement.

[AllenK]

Over to Warspite1 for the rest of the impulse.

[warspite1]

May/Jun 1940
Impulse: 2 (Axis)

Land Combat:
Germany

The Germans announce one attack west of Metz. The odds are 65:15 (4:1) - not sure on the modifiers - probably +3 or +4. No aircraft for the Germans.

Do the French fly? They have a bomber and a fighter (3 factor) and the Germans have a 3 and 4 factor fighter they could intercept with.

[GeneralAdvance]

No air but defensive ART please

[warspite1]

May/Jun 1940
Impulse: 2 (Axis)

Land Combat:
Germany

Final odds are 3:1 +4

Fractionals work (423 thrown) and land throw a 3. No losses to the French at all on a 4:1 +4. I don't convert to retreat.

[warspite1]

May/Jun 1940
Impulse: 2 (Axis)

Rebase:
Italy

A FTR moves west into southern France

Reorganisation:
Germany

Rundstedt reorganises a couple of fighters


Allied Impulse 3 Weather - 1

[Orm]

May/Jun '40
Impulse #3 (Allies)

No declarations of war.

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

No port strikes. No naval air.

Naval movement:

CW:
TRS 4-3 Plymouth->Bob 0-Box load INF Liverpool
CA + TRS Casablanca->Gulf of Guinea 0-Box

France:
TRS+4-3 INF+CA Algiers -> BoB 0-box

USA:
Three light cruisers begin their transfer from San Diego to Norfolk.

No strategic bombing. No Ground Strikes. No rail movement.

Land Movement:

USSR:
Cav Div -> Vladivostok
INF -> 52,145
CAV -> 56,144
INF -> 33,55
INF -> 36,55

China:
MIL (Hengyang) -> 86,142
CAV (86,142) -> Hengyang

CW:
Ind Div 97,65->98,67 (Eritrea)

France:
4-3 INF 56, 34 -> 56, 33
6-3 INF 59, 28 -> 60, 27

Debark:

CW:
Inf BoB-> La Rochelle
MEC Red Sea -> Suez

France:
4-3 INF BoB -> St-Nazaire

Air Rebase:

CW:
Lnd3 Hampden Alexandria->Malta

No reorganization.

[Orm]

Picture from May/Jun '40 Impulse #5 (Axis) - DOW

[warspite1]

May/Jun 1940
Impulse: 5 (Axis)

Declarations of War and Alignments: None

Japan: Combined
Germany: Land
Italy: Land

Port Attack: None
Naval Air: None

Naval Movement: None

Ground Strike: None

Rail Movement: None

Land Movement:
Germany

The Germans move about a bit in Southern France

Italy

The Italians do the same to a lesser extent

The Italians take Khartoum

Land Combat: None

Air Rebase: None

Reorganisation: None


Allied Impulse 7: Weather 5

[Orm]

May/Jun '40
Impulse #7 (Allies)

No declarations of war.

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

No port strikes. No naval air. No naval movement. No strategic bombing.

Ground Strike:
CW:
Lnd3 Alexandria->82,55. Return Alexandria

[Orm]

No luck for the British ground strike.

[Orm]

May/Jun '40
Impulse #7 (Allies)

Rail Movement:
USSR:
CAV Div (Vladivostok) -> Irkutsk

Land Movement:

Com China:
CAV -> 71,139
GARR -> 76,138
INF -> 75,139
MIL -> 77,140

USSR:
INF ->32,54

CW:
INF La Rochelle->60,26(E Bordeaux)
TER Suez->80,63(SW Jaffa)
TER Alexandria->82,56
ART Alexandria->82,56
MEC Suez->Alexandria
INF Alexandria->Port Said
TER 83,58->Damietta
MIL 83,58->Alexandria
INF DIV 98,67->Asmara

France:
3-3 MIL 56, 32 -> 54, 30
3-3 INF 56, 32 -> 55, 30
5-3 MIL + 5-2 MIL 55, 31 -> 56, 32
6-4 INF 54, 30 -> 55, 31
6-1 GARR 55, 30 -> 55, 31
4-3 INF 56, 33 -> 56, 34
5-3 INF 56, 34 -> 56, 33
4-3 MIL 59, 30 -> 59, 29
Bilotte Vichy -> 59, 30
2-3 MIL 60, 30-> 59, 30
3-5 CAV 60, 28 -> 59, 28
6-3 INF 60, 27 -> 60, 28
4-3 INF St-Nazaire -> 58, 26

China (Nat):
The Nationalists retreat from their forward positions, and abandon Hengyang and Changsha.

Debark
INF Red Sea 0-Box->Suez

Rebase

CW:
Lnd3 Malta->London

France:
LND3 58,32 -> 58, 29

Reorganization:
France:
Georges -> ART + FTR2

[Orm]

And on a roll of 1 the turn ends. (could only end on a one)

[Orm]

One partisan appears in India. Italy have the honour to place it.

[Orm]

Here is a picture of the losses for the turn. What losses one might ask? But then one must remember that Axis have had a run of bad luck this turn. Lost the initiative, rolled low on a high odds attack so the defenders just shattered. A roll of extremely bad weather. And that was that for Axis this turn. Enough bad luck to spoil a game [:@] [:(].

I sincerely hope that Axis can recover after this setback.