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Jul/Aug 1940
Impulse: 1 (Axis)

Ground Strike:

These will be thrown in strict order of the program.

3 throws for 54,31
6 throws for 55,31 (if any are unused then the unused are discounted and the last 3 are used for Metz)
3 throws for Metz

Jul/Aug 1940
Impulse: 1 (Axis)

Rail Movement: None
Land Movement:
Japan

There is some movement of units in Japan and a MIL moves south in northern China

Germany and Italy

Apart from some small movement in East Africa, the main movement is concentrated in France

Jul/Aug 1940
Impulse: 1 (Axis)

One 38:15 (2:1) attack is announced on 55,31 At least +3 (disorganised) plus the Germans have two MECH and two ARM

Do the French want HQ Support?

No thanks

The Germans bring in two bombers totalling 6 points. Aircraft available are a 4 and two 3 fighters (France has two) plus one bomber (see previous picture).

FTR2 Paris intercepts and goes for bombers, returns to Paris

Jul/Aug 1940
Impulse: 1 (Axis)

Allies - 18 (DXPX) Yet another fighter and yet another pilot destroyed [:D]
Axis - 7 (DA) The French fighter is aborted

Jul/Aug 1940
Impulse: 1 (Axis)

2:1 +5 Blitz table - I take it the ART is saved? Unit retreats

Correct

Jul/Aug 1940
Impulse: 1 (Axis)

Rebase:
Italy

A fighter moves forward in France

Reorganisation: None

Jul/Aug '40
Impulse #2 (Allies)

No declarations of war.

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

No port strikes. No naval air.

Naval Moves:

USA:
One TRS ship one GARR from San Diego to Midway.

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

Liverpool
CL Naiad -> BoB 4-Box
CL Delhi->North Atlantic 3-box

Gibraltar:
CA Devoncshire,Dorsetshire,CL Ceres,CL Carlisle > CsV 4-Box
CL Cairo,CL Capetown-> CsV 0-Box
BB Renown Bob->3-Box

Halifax:
CVL->North Atlantic 0-box
CL Durban,CL Despatch,CA Berwick->North Atlantic 3-box
CL Penelope,CL Danae >North Atlantic 1-box

Plymouth:
CVL-Hermes ,CA Terror,CA Erebus -> BoB 0-Box
CVL Eagel -> Csv 0-Box
CL Newcastle,CL Calcutta,CL Dragon,CL Bonaventure-> BoB 4-Box
3xBB,CA Fiji->North Sea 3-box

Cape Town:
CA Cornwall+Liner loads MIL-> Red Sea 0-Box,
CA Cumberland+TRS loads FTR2 -> Arabian Sea 0-Box

Port Said
CA Manchester BY Asamara load INF Div and returns to Port Said

Freetown
2x CP-> BoB 0-Box

Liverpool
2x CP-> BoB 0-Box

Colombo
1 CP-> Bay of Bengal

No strategic bombing.

Ground Strike:
CW
Lnd2 49,29(E London)->Reims

Germany has two FTR3 available to intercept the British bomber. Any takers? (CW has nothing to send up to assist the bomber)

The 4-strength Me-110 flies and returns from whence if it survives please

The German fighter unfortunately does what it is supposed to do. The British bomber is lost, along with its crew.

Jul/Aug '40
Impulse #2 (Allies)

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

Land Movement:

USSR:
INF Div (Leningrad) -> 38,51
ARM + CAV (Novgorod) -> 35,55
INF (23,53) -> 24,52
INF (Murmansk) -> 22,53

China (Com):
-

France:
Bilotte 59, 30 -> 56, 31
5-3 MIL 56, 32 -> 59, 30
6-6 MECH Rouen -> 56, 32
2-3 A-A Vichy -> 56, 32
Georges 56, 31 -> Paris
5-4 INF Vichy -> 55, 30
3-2 A-A Paris -> 56 ,31
4-3 MIL 59, 29 -> 59, 28
3-5 CAV 59, 28 -> 59, 29
4-3 INF 58, 26 -> 58, 27
3-3 INF 61, 25 -> Bordeaux

China (Nat):
The Nationalists advance and re-occupy the Hengyang-Changsha railway.

Air Rebase:

CW:
FTR2 Arabian Sea->Aden
FTR2 London-> 52,31(E Lille)

France:
FTR3 Vichy -> 57, 31
LND3 58, 29 -> Vichy

Reorganization:
France:
Georges -> INF + A-T + ART
Bilotte -> FTR2 (D520S) Paris

Mostly fine weather. Mostly.

Picture from Jul/Aug '40 Impulse #3 (Axis) - DOW

Finland protest the Soviet troop build-up along the Finnish border...

Picture from Jul/Aug '40 Impulse #3 (Axis) - DOW

Picture from Jul/Aug '40 Impulse #3 (Axis) - DOW