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ORIGINAL: AllenK

Looks like it's related to the Faeroes Gap blind-spot MWiF seems to have where it doesn't appear to be able to recognise and use CP points in that sea-zone.

Could be.

ORIGINAL: Mayhemizer

Maybe we should do a work around for convoy problems (at least for games 2-4) by saving 1 BP to UK. After that we can edit save file (or ask someone to use degub tool) to add BPs and oil points to UK.

Even now we can add more saved oil to UK, just put one resource to idle and we can edit save file.

I hope we can avoid this. The convoy system has improved somewhat and it might be good enough as long as things do not get complicated.

So I suggest we wait and see.

Let's hope the new Beta passes the initial testing stage and becomes available as that has had further work on production.

I managed to get resource working ok. [:)] Continuing with other naval moves.

ORIGINAL: Orm

I managed to get resource working ok. [:)] Continuing with other naval moves.

warspite1

[&o]

No declarations of war.

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

No Port Strikes. No naval air.

Due to political interference the submarine forces in Singapore is ordered to stay in port for one impulse.

Allied submarines sail for the Italian coast.

A massive convoy, codenamed Dervish, leaves Great Britain towards the Soviet Arctic ports.

Lots of convoy escort leave port.

Allied fleets patrol the East Med, West Med, and Cape St. Vincent.

Edit: Lots of other naval movement. Ships sailing for both Hawaii and Pago Pago. CPs leaving port and so on. I recommend a thorough check once you loaded the save.


Picture from May/Jun '42 Impulse #1 (Allied) - Naval Movement

Only one sea area up for naval combat.


Picture from May/Jun '42 Impulse #1 (Allied) - Naval Combat

CW activates searches in the Italian Coast. Allies decline to reinforce the sea area.

Germany can send one heave fighter to the sea area. Italy has several aircraft available as well.

Will Axis send any aircraft to the Italian Coast?


Picture from May/Jun '42 Impulse #1 (Allied) - Naval Combat

No thank you.

Allies roll 3 and Axis 9. Allies decide to go for the convoy point only.


Picture from May/Jun '42 Impulse #1 (Allied) - Naval Combat

Allies remain. Will Italy remain in the sea area as well?


Picture from May/Jun '42 Impulse #1 (Allied) - Naval Combat

Yes please.

Allies decline to include the submarines for the second round so combat is over in the Italian Coast.

Strategic Bombing:
1) France bombs Barcelona
2) CW night bombs Lille.
3) USA night bombs Brussels.

Will Germany intercept any of the bombers?

And will Germany use the AA if any bomber clears? And how will the 4 AA shots be utilized (what prio)?

Hour is getting late so the action will continue tomorrow.


Picture from May/Jun '42 Impulse #1 (Allied) - Strategic Bombing

No interception.

I believe firing with AA gun 2 shots to each planes means they can't hit anything. So AA gun fires away to save a day.

The AA did indeed send both bomber home.

Note to self: Do not change plans late and when you are tired. And most important of all, keep it simple. [:D]

On a more positive note. The bombing raid on Barcelona was a stunning success.


Picture from May/Jun '42 Impulse #1 (Allied) - Strategic Bombing

Quality from the Free French there - I trained them myself you know [:D]

Now to the Soviets [&:][:(][X(][8|][:-]


[:D]

Soviet Union
Position May/June 1942

As a result of the serious reverses on the Eastern Front in the battles of March and April 1942, Stalin orders appropriate and entirely proportionate measures in response.

Therefore as we enter May 1942, the Red Army finds itself about 50 generals and marshals fewer than it had before Stalin made enquiries as to their performance…..

The new OOB is as follows:

STAVKA

Northern Front

Murmansk
50th Rifle Army

Leningrad Front

Leningrad
3rd Guards Garrison Army
3rd Rifle Division
Leningrad Militia

Estonia
8th Rifle Army

Baltic Border
16th Rifle Army
1st Mechanised Army
1st Engineer Division
4th Cavalry Corps


Northwestern Front (Zhukov)

Latvia/Lithuania
2nd Siberian Corps
4th Guards Tank Army
4th Mechanised Army
4th Motorised Army
9th Guard Rifle Army
51st Rifle Army
29th Rifle Army
Astrakhan Militia
1st Artillery Division (122mm)
2nd AA Division (85mm)

Western Front

Northeastern Poland/Belorussia
6th Guards Rifle Army
5th Motorised Army
3rd Rifle Army
3rd Guards Cavalry Corps
4th Siberian Corps
1st AA Division (76mm)
11th Rifle Army
61st Garrison Army
Gorki Militia
Bryansk Militia

Moscow Defence Force
Moscow
Moscow Militia

Southwestern Front (Yeremenko)

Southeastern Poland/Ukraine
33rd Rifle Army
1st Rifle Army
2nd Mechanised Army
3rd Mechanised Army
Tashkent Militia
Kiev Militia

Southern Front (Timoshenko)

Bessarabia/Southern Ukraine
1st Tank Army
2nd Tank Army
3rd Tank Army
43rd Rifle Army
Kharkov Militia
Kubiyshiev Militia
1st Cavalry Division
2nd AT Division (45mm)
3rd AT Division (76mm)
Rostov Militia
Saratov Militia
Stalino Militia
Dneprpetrovsk Militia
Stalingrad Militia

Soviet Air Force (To support the Western Front)

Leningrad
3rd Fighter Aviation Regiment
Hurricane IIC (5,1,3,*)

5th Bomber Aviation Regiment
IL-4 (3,2,4,5)
Su-2 (2,1,3,*)

Baltics and Western Soviet Union
1st Fighter Aviation Regiment
I-16(17) (4,*,*,*)
LaGG-3 (4,*,1,*)

1st Bomber Aviation Regiment
TB-3 (1,*,3,7)
TB-3 (1,*,3,6)

Ukraine
5th Fighter Aviation Regiment
MiG-3 (5,*,1,*)

4th Bomber Aviation Regiment
IL-4-DB3F (2,3,3,4)
Pe-2 (3,*,3,2)

Persian Front

Persia
25th Rifle Army
17th Garrison Army
54th Garrison Army
2nd Cavalry Corps
Minsk Militia
Sevastopol Militia

1st Far Eastern Front (Koniev)

Vladivostok
Vladivostok Militia

Manchuria and Siberia
4th Guards Mechanised Army
6th Rifle Army
14th Rifle Army
39th Rifle Army
59th Rifle Army
1st Siberian Corps
3rd Siberian Corps
1st Mountain Corps
1st Mountain Division
5th Airborne Corps
3rd Cavalry Corps
Mongolian Cavalry Corps
Vladivostok Militia


General Reserve

Manchuria and Siberia
Irkutsk Militia
Sverdlovsk Militia

Soviet Air Force (To Support the Far Eastern Front)

Vladivostok
2nd Bomber Aviation Regiment
Pe-8 TB-7 (3,*,3,5)
TB-3 (2,1,4,7)

Manchuria
2nd Fighter Aviation Regiment
MiG-3 (5,*,*,*)
Pe-3 (5,*,2,*)

3rd Bomber Aviation Regiment
SB-2RK (2,1,3,1)
Su-2M (3,*,4,1)
SB-2bis (3,*,2,2)


Soviet Navy

Baltic Fleet

Leningrad
BB Marat, Okt Revolution
CA Kirov
3rd Submarine Division (3,6,0,0) (at sea in the Baltic)
4th Submarine Division (2,7,0,0) (at sea in the Baltic)
1 x CONV

Black Sea Fleet

Sevastopol
BB Parizhkaya Kommune
CA Krazni Kavkaz

Far Eastern Fleet

Vladivostok
1st Submarine Division (2,8,0,0)
2nd Submarine Division (2,7,0,0)

Caspian Sea Fleet

Astrakhan
1 x TRS
1 x CONV

May/Jun 1942
Impulse: 1 (Allied)

Land Movement (Cont)
The bulk of Koniev's Far Eastern Front, having cleared Changchun and Kirin, push south in the valley between the Liao river and the foothills of the Changbai Mountains. Meanwhile Koniev orders two corps and a division into the mountains to try and flank the Japanese units streaming south from the capital. The right flank of the advance is guarded by the Mongolese cavalry, soon to be joined by the 3rd Cavalry Corps.


How brown is my valley? (with apologies to Richard Llewellyn)

May/Jun 1942
Impulse: 1 (Allied)

Land Movement (Cont)
Mao continues to probe the retreating Japanese in northern China by moving his eastern force toward Suchow where the Japanese 6th Infantry are providing the rearguard for General Terauchi. The Japanese communist force needs to remain vigilant in case the Japanese decide to reinforce the Chinese mainland....


Not shown in picture, a partisan unit is ordered to Tsinan