GLOBAL WAR COUNTER-FACTUAL (W1/Wilhelm vs rkr1958/jp)

[warspite1]

EuroAxis orders delivered! (see above) [:)]

[jesperpehrson]

End of turn, part 2
(this is barring Willems disapproval of my assumptions:
* He wants to save 2 oil with Japan
* His TRS returns to Fukoka and Tokyo
* He reorganizes all)

Prel. prod:
Germany 18 BPs/ 15 oil saved
Italy 7 BPs/ 3 oil saved
Japan 15 BPs/ 7 oil saved

China 4 BPs/ 1 oil saved
France 0 BPs/ 1 oil saved
CW 16 BPs/ 17 oil saved
US 10 BPs/ 7 oil saved
USSR 16 BPs/ 7 oil saved

Stay at sea:
CW keeps a presence in the seazones in the Med plus shippinglanes.
CW sends a Aussie MIL to Singapore and a SA Terr to Kenya.

France returns their shipping to western africa.

Japan returns their TRSes to Japan.

Oil:
Japan uses 2 oil
Germany uses 2 oil (I had to add another airunit to the do not reorganize as it was not enough with your plas Robert)
Italy uses no oil

China uses no oil
CW uses 5 oil
France uses 1 oil
US uses 1 oil
USSR uses 1 oil

Final production:
Germany 18 BPs - 13 oil
Italy 7 BPs - 3 oil
Japan 15 BPs - 5 oil saved

China 4 BPs - 1 oil saved
CW 15 BPs - 12 oil saved
France 0 BPs - 0 oil saved
US 10 BPs - 7 oil saved
USSR 16 BPs - 6 oil saved

Production:
Germany builds ARM, HQ ARM and MIL x2
Italy builds INF, PIL and FTR
Japan builds TERR x 2, TRS 2nd, PIL x 2, repair CA x 3 and CVP0 x 3

China builds MIL x 2
CW builds CA (2nd) x 2, CP, PIL x 2, TERR x 2, CVP0 x 2, CVP1 and INF
US builds PIL, CVP1, TRS 2nd, SUB 1st and INF
USSR builds ARM, MOTx2 and PIL

[WILHELM_slith]

1 transport goes to Canton two others to Tokyo.
Reorganise all with oil from Ominato.
15 build points and save 2 oil is ok.
No breakdowns.

[WILHELM_slith]

Builds: 2 territorials 4 pts
Naval construction: transport 4 pts
2 pilots 4 pts.
repair 3 cruisers 3 pts. Anyone is good.
3 carrier air 0 pts

[jesperpehrson]

End of turn Jul/Aug 1940, part 3

Conquest:
Libya is completely conquered by CW

Vichy:
Germany elects to install a Vichy Government in France.
Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia 5 VICHY
French West Africa 5 VICHY
Syria 10 FREE FRANCE
French Indo-China 1 VICHY
Madagascar 5 VICHY
Asian Minor 2 VICHY
French Equatorial Africa 6 FREE FRANCE
Pacific Minor 5 FREE FRANCE
Other Minor 2 VICHY

US-entry roll is 8 --> 2 chits

Syria is the new homecountry of Free France

German and Italian units are moved (almost per instruction).
French units are move to the Free French forcepools as per instructions.

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China does not surrender to Japan (yet anyway…)
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Trade agreements:
Germany amendes their agreement to 3 resources and 1 oil.
CW cancels their lending to China.
France cancels their lending to China.
France gives their resources to CW.

Initiative:
Axis rolls 4
Allies rolls 1

Allies rerolls.

Axis rolls 8
Allies rolls 6

The axis moves first.

Weather is 1. Fine all over.
Damned dice does not want China to survive, even though the ending of the turn was lucky.
Turn is sent.

[WILHELM_slith]

Sept/Okt1940 Axis#1

Japan aligns French Indo China. Allies got two entry markers for that! Bummer.
Japan chooses a Combined move.

[warspite1]

The EuroAxis will do Lands. Two GS - the 6 and 5 stukas against Brussels - both return to base at Essen. Nothing else until movement phase thanks.

[WILHELM_slith]

Naval movement brought Jap cav to Hanoi. They went in full galop to Kunming.
Japanese str. bombing missed target.
German bombers disorganised a Belgian inf in Brussel.
Japan rail moved fresh Manchurian recruits to Sian.
Osaka militia moved to Chengtu. 12th inf moves to Kweiyang.

Rebase: B5N1(kate) to hex [80,133]
Fighter from Nanyang stacks with Osaka mil
The transport plane flies to [93,133] NW of Hanoi
That's all for Japan this impuls.

[WILHELM_slith]

Ground strikes

[warspite1]

Sep/Oct 1940
Impulse: 1 (Axis)

Land Movement:
Germany

German forces move on Brussels

Italy

Italians continue the long trek home

Land Combat:
Germany

There is one attack announced, against Brussels. Odds are 75.5:9 (+16.889). Two German bombers are brought in with 5 factors. A 6 and a 4 strength fighter could be used for counter-interception.

The CW has a couple of tasty looking Beaufighters and a couple of bombers that could enter the fray. What do the CW want to do?

[jesperpehrson]

Cw bids farewell to their friends in Belgium and sits idly by.

[warspite1]

Sep/Oct 1940
Impulse: 1 (Axis)

Land Combat:
Germany

The odds end up at +18 with no fractional roll. The roll is 14 and the Belgians are destroyed

[warspite1]

Sep/Oct 1940
Impulse: 1 (Axis)

Air Rebase:
Germany

Two NAV move to the French west coast

Italy

A fighter heads south

Japan

As above

Reorganisation: None

[jesperpehrson]

Cool. I will get to the turn later tonight.

[jesperpehrson]

Turn 7. Sep/Oct 1940. Allied #2.

No wars.

CW - land
France - naval
USSR - combined
China - land
US -combined

Port attack:
None

Naval air:
None

Naval movement:
France sails some ships to help protect convoys.
The US protects the shipping in the East Coast.

Naval combat:
None

Strategic Bombardment:
CW bombards Trieste with a Wellington LND on extended range (STR 2)


Rail movement:
CW rails a Indian MIL close to Calcutta
USSR rails Zhukov to Tula.

Landmovment:
China scrambles to find a defensive posture, without much success.


CW moves towards Benghazi, the last italian outpost in North Africa.


CW moves in on Bombay, ready to strike.

Land combat:
None

Air rebase:
CW rebases a Beaufighter to Plymouth

New weather:
Roll is a 2.

[warspite1]

Sep/Oct 1940
Impulse: 3 (Axis)

I await orders from the Japanese but in the meantime:

Declarations of War and Alignments: None

Japan: Land
Germany: Land
Italy: Combined

Port Attack: None
Naval Air: None

Naval Movement: None

Strategic Bombing: None
Ground Strike: None

Rail Movement:
Germany

2 x INF and 1 x MOTDIV to Krakow

Land Movement:
Germany

The Germans turn their attention to Holland, while other forces head east

Italy

Italians motorised and mechanised forces continue toward Germany

Over to Japan

[WILHELM_slith]

Land move for Japan. Nothing till movement phase.
Over to uncle Adolf.

[warspite1]

EuroAxis orders for the rest of the impulse

Land Combat: None

Rebase:
Italy

Z.501 to Syracuse
Re.2000 to 75,40

Germany

2 x Bf-110C to La Rochelle and Bordeaux
1 x Bf-109E-4 from Metz to 53,30

[WILHELM_slith]

Japan moves up to the Chinese Capital.
Chengtu was taken without problems.

[jesperpehrson]

Turn 7. Sep/Oct 1940. Allied #4.

No wars.

CW combined
France naval
USSR combined
China land
US combined

End of turn chance 0%

Port attacks:
None

Naval air:
None

Naval movement:
A dutch transport ships a CW FTR to Cape St Vincent.
A CW transport in Kenya sails towards England.

France sails a transport towards England.

The US establishes a convoyline between Alaska and Siberia.

Naval combat:
None

Strategic bombardment:
CW bombs Taranto


Groundstrike:
CW bombs HQ Balbo in Benghazi.


Rail moves:
The US rails an infantry division to San Diego.
USSR rails an INF to Europe from Siberia.

Landmovement:
Communist China continues to try and mount a last desperate defense of their mountain home.


Nationalist China digs in the cities, waiting for the impending doom.


CW surrounds the lonesome HQ Balbo in Benghazi.


Landcombat:
None

Air rebase:
China rebases their FTR to Chunking
CW rebases a FTR to Plymouth.

New weather: