News From the Front - 4 player game

[Orm]

German production is listed as 12 BPs, but I only get the units built to 10 BPs. Although some of the difference I suppose is with the NAV2 as Germany has no NAV2 to build. Should it be a NAV4 instead?

May I ask why Germany save so much oil?

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: Orm

German production is listed as 12 BPs, but I only get the units built to 10 BPs. Although some of the difference I suppose is with the NAV2 as Germany has no NAV2 to build. Should it be a NAV4 instead?

May I ask why Germany save so much oil?

warspite1

Rats. I need to make a blank end of turn template, its just too easy to forget to change something. Yes its the Fw-200.

Why save so much? When I've lost the war I need to have something to trade.

[Orm]

The Turin MIL could not be placed in the city. I placed it SW of Turin. I hope this is ok?

[Orm]

Allies end of turn:

Preliminary planning:
CW - 22 production points - 19 BPs.
France - 10 production points - 11 BPs.
USA - 40 production points - 11 BPs.
USSR - 25 production points - 16 BPs (incl 1 saved).
China - 6 production points - 6 BPs.


Stay at sea:
The following units stay at sea.

CW:
Convoy escorts in 1 and 4 boxes
Almost all CPs
North Sea: 2 x BB + CA
West Med: 2 x CA

France:
A couple of CPs
Convoy escorts
North Sea: 4 x BB
West Med: BB + 4 x CA

USA:
All CPs

Return to Base:

CW:
FTR2 (West Med) -> Malta
TRS + TERR -> Gibraltar
TRS -> Bombay
TRS -> Capetown
Liner -> Adelaide
Fleet (West Med) -> Gibraltar
CV (CSV) -> Gibraltar
CVL (East Med) -> Gibraltar

USA:
3 x SUB -> Manila

USSR:
CP -> Archangelsk

Use Oil:

USSR:
All units, except BB, are reorganized for 0 oil (0.45).

CW:
All units are reorganized for 6 oil (6.3).

France:
All units, except 2 x BB + 2 x SUB + 4 x CP, are reorganized for 1 oil (1.45).

USA:
All units are reorganized for 0 oil (0.4).

China:
No units are reorganized for 0 oil (0.0).


Breakdown:
France:
INF (54,30) -> 2 x Div

Prod plan Final:
zzzz

Scrap: -

Production:
China (6):
CAV
GARR
Save 2 BP

CW (19):
MIL
INF
LND4
CVP1
2 x Pilot
TRS (1st)
CV (2nd)
CP

France (11):
2 x MIL
GARR
FTR2
AT

USA (11):
GARR
NAV3
CV (Repair)
TRS (1st)
CL (1st)
CVP1

USSR (16):
Scrap MOT
HQI
2 x INF
MECH

Conquest - Liberation:

CW liberate Tunisia, and return control to France.


Reinforcements:

CW:
MIL -> Auckland
FTR2 -> London
FTR2 -> Cape Town
FTR2 -> Bombay
CA -> Liverpool
CP -> Halifax

France:
MIL -> Bordeaux
MIL + FTR2 -> Metz
INF -> Paris
INF + FTR2 -> Vichy
FTR2 -> Lyons

USA:
BB + NAV3 -> San Diego
CP -> Norfolk

China:
FTR2 -> Chungking

USSR:
ARM + INF + LND4 -> Gomel
INF -> Chita
2 x FTR2 -> Minsk
FTR2 + LND3 -> Odessa
LND4 -> Sevastopol
LND3 -> Pskov


Voluntary Resource Lending:
CW -> France: 2 resources
France -> CW: 2 BPs

Note 1: The Belgian MIL wasn't removed during conquest. This needs to be fixed somehow. It is weak so maybe it will work itself out?
Note 2: CW is still owed one oil in UK.

[Orm]

Sep/Oct 1940

Axis wins the initiative after re-roll, and moves first.

First Roll:
Axis 3
Allies 6

Second Roll:
Axis 6
Allies 3

[Orm]

Fine weather in central Europe.

[Orm]

Picture from Sep/Oct '40 Impulse #1 (Axis) - DOW

[warspite1]

Sep/Oct 1940
Impulse: 1 (Axis)

Declarations of War and Alignments: None

Japan: Land
Germany: Land
Italy: Land

Port Attack: None
Naval Air: None

Strategic Bombing: None
Ground Strike:
Germany

Two stukas head for Metz and the hex to the west

Japan

Two bombers head, one each, for Ankang and the hex to the northwest


The Germans have the aircraft you can see plus 1 x 6, 1 x 5 and 1 x 3 that can reach either hex. What do the French wish to do?

[GeneralAdvance]

The French send their VG-33 to shoot down Stukas bombing west of Metz after which they return to Paris.

[warspite1]

Sep/Oct 1940
Impulse: 1 (Axis)

Ground Strike (Air to Air Subphase):

The dice will be thrown together as orders are clear

Round 1

Allied - 10 (DC) The stuka is cleared through
Axis - 14 (DA) The VG-33 is aborted

[warspite1]

Sep/Oct 1940
Impulse: 1 (Axis)

Ground Strike:
Germany and Japan

[warspite1]

Sep/Oct 1940
Impulse: 1 (Axis)

Rail Movement: None
Land Movement:
Germany

The Germans position for an attack in Alsace

Italy

The Italians tool around a bit to no purpose in France

Japan

The Japanese continue to move in the south

Land Combat:
Germany

One attack announced against Metz odds 28:7 (4:1) No aircraft for the Germans. What do the French wish to do? (For aircraft see picture above)

Japan

One attack announced against NW of Anyang 3:1 No aircraft.

[GeneralAdvance]

The French airforce send their Potez 631 from two hexes north of Lyons, escorted by their MS 406 from Paris, to support the brave defenders of Metz. Standing by for further orders [:)]

[warspite1]

Sep/Oct 1940
Impulse: 1 (Axis)

Ground Support (Air to Air Combat Subphase)

I will roll together.

Round 1

Allies - 10 (DC) There is no German bomber to clear
Axis - 18 (AXPX) The Germans select the fighter. The Pilot is lost

Round 2

Do the French wish to stay on a +4/-4?

[Orm]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

Japan

One attack announced against NW of Anyang 3:1 No aircraft.

China selects assault.

That is, if it is as I suspect that Japan is attacking NW of Ankang.

[warspite1]

Sep/Oct 1940
Impulse: 1 (Axis)

Ground Support (Air to Air Combat Subphase)

Round 2

Do the French wish to stay on a +4/-4?

[GeneralAdvance]

Why do I bother to send them up. The Potez 631 keeps going though despite the odds.

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: GeneralAdvance

Why do I bother to send them up. The Potez 631 keeps going though despite the odds.

warspite1

Well iirc that is the very first pilot I've shot down and given that the vast bulk of air battles has been at a German advantage I'd say that's a pretty good result for the French.

[warspite1]

Sep/Oct 1940
Impulse: 1 (Axis)

Ground Support (Air to Air Combat Subphase)

Round 2

Allies - 12 (DC) There is no bomber to clear through
Axis - 5 (AX) The Potez is destroyed. The pilot is saved.

[warspite1]

Sep/Oct 1940
Impulse: 1 (Axis)

Land Combat:

The two attacks are:
- 3:1 no modifiers in China and
- 4:1 +1 in Metz

I assume Assault for the French n'est pas?