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Mar/Apr '44
Impulse #1 (Axis)

Land:
Combined: Japan
Naval: Germany, Italy

No Port Strikes.

Naval air:

Italy:
FTR2 (Sicily) -> East Med 2-box

Germany:
FTR2 (La Spezia) -> West Med 2-box

Japan:
FTR2 (Singapore) -> S China Sea 4-box

Naval movement:

Germany:
Tirpitz leave Kiel, along with two cruisers, heading for the North Sea. Does the CW cruiser attempt to intercept?

No thanks

Mar/Apr '44
Impulse #1 (Axis)

Naval movement continued:

Germany:
Tirpitz along with two cruisers stay in the North Sea 3-box.
CP (Petsamo) -> Arctic Ocean 0-box
2 BB (Petsamo) -> Arctic Ocean 3-box
CA (Petsamo) -> Faeroes Gap 2-box
BB + CA (Bordeaux) -> Faeroes Gap 2-box
BB (Bordeaux) -> North Atlantic 3-box
CP -> Black Sea
CA -> Black Sea 4-box
SUB (Bordeaux) -> Faeroes Gap 2-box
2 SUB (Bordeaux) -> North Atlantic 3-box
CA -> Italian Coast 0-box

Italy:
SUB (La Spezia) -> CSV 4-box
SUB (Brest) -> North Sea 3-box
2 SUB (Brest) -> North Atl 3-box
3 SUB (Brest) -> Central Atl 2-box
SUB (Brest) -> Faeroes Gap 2-box
2 SUB (Brest) -> BoB 3-box

Japan:
2 BB + 2 CA (Canton) -> SCS 4-box
2 BB + 5 CA (Fukuoka) -> SCS 4-box

Axis begin searching in the North Sea.

Mar/Apr '44
Impulse #1 (Axis)

No contact in the North Sea (4-7).

Next up is the north Atlantic.

Nope (10-1)

Next. Faeroes Gap.

Nix (7-6)

Next is the Central Atlantic. Any Allied air added? See picture. CW has one NAV4 available as well.

There will be a break here.

US FTR2 to box 0 and NAV to box 3

Mar/Apr '44
Impulse #1 (Axis)

The Italian commander has lost his nerve, and orders his remaining submarine force to avoid combat. The SUBs in the Central Atlantic goes deep so the rolls there is cancelled, and in CSV there is not even a unit initiating a search. Bah.

Mar/Apr '44
Impulse #1 (Axis)

The Japanese commander agrees that it is pointless, but decides to order a search in Antipodes anyway. No Allied defences there so attempting to find the convoy is a must.

Mar/Apr '44
Impulse #1 (Axis)

Yep. Pointless. But at least it was proves to be pointless. (Axis 8, Allies 1, in Antipodes)

Mar/Apr '44
Impulse #1 (Axis)

Will Allies search in the West Med?

No thanks

Mar/Apr '44
Impulse #1 (Axis)

No strategic bombing. No Ground Strikes.

Rail movement:
Japan:
INF (Kalgan, N China) -> Hong Kong

Land Movement:
Japan:
TERR (93,121) -> 93,122 in Burma
MIL (Mandalay) -> 92,123 in Burma
PARA Div (Mandalay) -> 93,123 in Burma

Air rebase:

Japan:
FTR2 (Sasebo) -> Swatow, China
NAV2 (Canton) -> Mandalay
FTR2 (72,151 in NE China) -> Macao
Three CVP were relocated in Fukuoka

Germany:
FTR2 (Petras) -> Kalamai

Italy:
FTR2 (Liege) -> Paris

No reorganization.

Don't forget to send the file

Allies are breathing again, waiting for how those naval searches go was quite nerve-racking.

Mayhemizer_slith wrote: Tue Apr 11, 2023 3:11 pm Allies are breathing again, waiting for how those naval searches go was quite nerve-racking.

Breathing is good. I recommend it.

M/A 44 Allied 3

FF and CW naval, USSR and US air


Naval air

Pacific
CW Corsair Menado to 4 box SCS
US Hellcat, NAV3 Menado to 4 box SCS
US Wildcat Truk to 3 box Bismarck


Europe
US NAV2 Caribbean box 0

West Med
US/CW NAV2, NAV3 and 7x FTR factors 7,7,7,6,6,6,5

East Med
US NAV2 2x FTR2 factors 7,7

Italian Coast
US 2x FTR factors 8,7


Naval

Pacific
CW CA from Espiritu Santo to 4 box coral sea
CW CA from Espiritu Santo to 0 box Caribbean


Europe

FF
BB North Sea box 3
return CP from North Sea
BB FG box 3

CW
Sub, CV, BB WM box 3
BB CSV box 3
2x CA BoB box 4
CV, 3xBB and CA to North Sea box 3 loading MAR div
TRS to North Sea box 3 loading MECH from Denmark
Sub East Med box 3
CA CVB box 4

Empty CA leaves from Oran, does Axis Germany want to intercept with FTR2?

No, thank you.

Only loaded ships, TRS, and CV, will be considered for interception.

CA sails to CSV box 1

CW
BB FG box 0
3x CP CVB
Escorts in Middle East
TRS from Seychelles to Cape Naturaliste loading MOT
CA Central Atlantic box 4
BB and TRS North Sea box 3 loading ARM from UK

Empty TRS from UK enters BoB, does Italian subs intercept?

CA loaded with INF div and The Queens sail to CSV together. Do you want to intercept?