Decline and Fall The Long Way Round

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The bombing achieves modest results (2 BP lost) but overall a good mission for the USAAF.

US M7's attempt a bombardment in Spain. The targets being in woods puts them off their aim.

The Russians make some minor moves to line up two attacks. The ChiComms pull a unit back but the Nationalists spot a weak-spot in the Japanese positions and move to engage.

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Gort debarks to support the Marines.

The CW declare 3 land combats. The Nationalists 1. The US 1 and the Soviets 3.

The USN provides shore-bombardment for the CW. Soviets fly ground support to their main effort. The Germans contest this with a Ju-88 plus escort. Another Ju-88 flies to the CW effort supported by the USN. The Japs fly against the Nationalists. The Soviets counter-intercept but with only a weak fighter.

The Migs are chased off and the Soviet bomber destroyed

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The 3 ground-supports make some difference to the combat odds.

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The Soviets pay a price but Leningrad is back in their hands.

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The second Soviet effort goes well.

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The intervention of the Luftwaffe saves the Mot. The Soviets are relieved they suffer no losses.

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The US juggernaut is starting to gain momentum. An Italian Lnd is overrun.

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The Nationalists continue to run rings around the Japs. Their supply is again cut as Suchow is taken.

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The CW expand along the Latvian coast, capturing a port but it costs them.

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The CW continues pushing the Germans out of Estonia.

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In Finland, the CW find a handy time to roll a four.

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The RAF rebase a Mossie to Estonia and a Spit to Denmark.

No Reorgs.

M/J 1945 Axis 6

No DoW

Germany Land, Japan Naval, Italy Air.

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M/J 1945 Axis 6

The Italians send their Nav's a Lnd and a Ftr to the West Med 3-box. Another Ftr flies to the 2-box for some hopeful additional support.

The Japs attend to CP escorts, load 2 units onto Trans in China Sea, bound for China and send 3 subs after US CP's.

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M/J 1945 Axis 6: Naval Combat

The Japs fail to locate the CP's in the Hawaiian Islands and Polynesia.

The Italian force in the West Med manages to surprise the RN (1 vs 6). With no Italian navy to worry about, everything with wings is scrambled for fleet defence. It gives the RN a marginal advantage (+1:-1). Over 10 rounds the air battle goes against the RN who lose 5 CVP, rest aborted, against the Italians 1 Nav destroyed and a Ftr aborted. Despite their surprise, RN AA gunners send one NAV back to base and cause another to bomb short (9 on highest of 1). The resulting strike is highly effective, including the Anson on her first mission.

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With their air wings in tatters, the RN decides to save what it can and heads back to Gibraltar. The Italians are left in command of the West Med.

No other air action.

The Germans rail a couple of Divs to the French coast to take over guard duties and free up more potent units for elsewhere.

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M/J 1945 Axis 6: Land Movement

Two Germans units move inland from the French Atlantic coast. Anti-partisan ops continue in Yugoslavia. The Germans fall back to a river defensive line in the Baltic States and northern Russia.

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M/J 1945 Axis 6: Land Combat

The Germans have just one land combat against partisans in Zagreb. It goes in a +12 and with a roll of 12, two partisans are destroyed.

A couple of air rebases occur to adjust the fighter cover over the Reich following the recent losses. The Italians shift one to replace the fighter that was covering Rome.

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M/J 1945 Allied 7

On a 2, the weather packs up everywhere but the Med.

No DoW

US Air, rest Land

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M/J 1945 Allied 7

An uneventful impulse. The Russians slightly close up to the retreating Germans but can't move too far due to running beyond supply range. The CW find the same.

A couple of air rebases to get units near the front.

Hodges, Alexander, Wavell and a US ATR reorganise 2 Ftr's and 6 Lnd.

On a 9 the turn continues

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M/J 1945 Axis 9

No DoW

If all pass there is a 50% chance of the turn ending. The Axis decide to go for it.

On a 5, the turn ends.

J/A 1945

Allies win the initiative and go first.

No DoW

On a 6 the weather turns fine except storms in the Nth Monsoon