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Jul/Aug 1940
Impulse: 3 (Axis)

Declarations of War and Alignments: None

Japan: Combined
Germany: Land
Italy: Land

Port Attack: None
Naval Air: None

Naval Movement:
Japan

An AMPH sails to the Sea of Japan and picks up a MIL
A couple of TRS sail to the China Sea and pick up an INF and AT

Strategic Bombing: None
Ground Strike: None

Rail Movement: None
Land Movement:
Italy and Germany

The Axis line up for two attacks in France, while continuing the march on Kenya.

Japan

Some units move south in the north.

Land Combat:
Germany

The Axis decide against the attack in Western France and decide to concentrate in the east.

An attack, currently 18.1:4 (4:1) is announced. The Germans bring in a Ju-88. They have one 3-strength fighter that can intercept. The French have the aircraft shown. What do they want to do?

The French send their LND3 escorted by the FTR2 thanks.

Jul/Aug 1940
Impulse: 3 (Axis)

Ground Support: Air to Air subphase

When I have the advantage in the air I get slaughtered.... when I am at a disadvantage, I get slaughtered...

Allies - 2 (AX) The bomber is destroyed. The pilot survives....
Axis - 12 (AC) Effectively nothing

Where do the fighter and bomber land?

FTR2 to Paris and LND3 to Vichy thanks

The odds are 3:1 - I assume Assault?

Yes please

Oh....

Rebase:
Germany

A German fighter moves to southern Belgium

Italy

An Italian fighter moves north in France

Reorganisation: None

Jul/Aug '40
Impulse #4 (Allies)

No declarations of war.

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

No port strikes. No naval air.

Naval moves:

CW:
BB Ramilies Plymouth-> BoB 3-Box.
TRS Bombay load MIL Azanian Sea->0-Box.

France:
4xBB+4xCA+1CL Bordeaux -> BoB 3-box

No strategic bombing.

Ground Strike:
CW:
Lnd3 London->Reims

Germany can intercept the bomber with one FTR2, and one FTR3. CW has one FTR2 available for counter-interception. Will Germany intercept the British bomber?

The German 6-factor fighter intercepts and targets the bomber. Return from whence.

Jul/Aug '40
Impulse #4 (Allies)

CW send up their fighter.

That didn't go well for CW.

Edit: CW aborts.

Jul/Aug '40
Impulse #4 (Allies)

Rail Moves:

CW:
MIL Montreal->Halifax

USSR:
INF (Chita area) -> Omsk

Land Moves:

China (Com):
The Chinese forces withdraw towards the mountainous terrain in the Sian-Yenan area.

USSR:
INF + ARM close in on the Finnish border just north of Lake Ladoga.

CW:
INF 60,26->59,25(NW)
INF Div Damietta -> Port Said.

France:
4-3 INF 58, 27 -> 57, 27
6-3 INF 60, 28 -> 59, 28
ART 55, 30 -> 54, 30

China (Nat):
2nd cavalry division liberate Nanking.
Minor adjustments in the South. The 1st CAV moves south into the mountain pocket.

Debark
CW:
MIL Azanian Sea 0-Box -> Mombasa

Air rebase:
France:
FTR3 57, 31 -> 56, 31

No reorganization.

The monsoon continues to ravage southern China.

Picture from Jul/Aug '40 Impulse #5 (Axis) - DOW

Picture from Jul/Aug '40 Impulse #5 (Axis) - DOW

Picture from Jul/Aug '40 Impulse #5 (Axis) - DOW

Picture from Jul/Aug '40 Impulse #5 (Axis) - DOW