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Turn 12. July/August 1941. Axis #1.

Japan.

Japan takes a land.

China. Strategic Bombing.

Japanese strategic bombers reduce Chinese production by 2 PP's, again knocking it down to 3 BP's. Even through Japan's army is taking losses, these losses are killing Chinese units off faster than China can rebuild them. Japan will continue their campaign of attrition combat against China.

Turn 12. July/August 1941. Axis #1.

Japan. China. Land Combat (1/2).

A tough battle kills of a Nationalist cavalry division and threatens to turn the northern flank of the Nationalist Chinese.

Turn 12. July/August 1941. Axis #1.

Japan. China. Land Combat (2/2).

Another Nationalist unit, this time an infantry army, is destroyed in an attempt to better secure the southern flank of General Terauchi's army group.

Turn 12. July/August 1941. Axis #1.

Germany & Italy.

Germany breaks their neutrality pact with the Soviet Union. Both Germany and Italy declare war on Russia and take a land. Germany aligns Finland.

Turn 12. July/August 1941. Axis #1.

Barbarossa. The Finnish Front.

Finland's initial mission/objectives are:

(1) Secure Petasmo and the resource point located there.

(2) Cut the rail line between Murmansk and the rest of the Soviet Union.

(3) Threaten the northern flank of the Soviet Army.

Turn 12. July/August 1941. Axis #1.

Barbarossa. OKH Planning Document.

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Barbarossa. PDLC #1.

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Barbarossa. PDLC #2.

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Barbarossa. PDLC #3.

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Barbarossa. PDGS A, PDLC #4.

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Barbarossa. PDGS B, TOOLC.

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Barbarossa. PDLC 5.

ORIGINAL: rkr1958

ORIGINAL: Courtenay

One thing you might consider is giving build points to Free France. A French TRS or, even better, an AMPH is much more useful than a CW or US one, as it is less likely to be affected by action limits. For the same reason, French LNDs are also good, as the Allies never have enough air actions. Of course, it the Allies don't plan on building TRSs, AMPHs, or LNDs, then there is no reason to give points to the French. Also, of course, one would need the CPs to be able to send the French points.

Thanks! I was planning on sending the French BP's when the US joined. Though I was planning on building French infantry to be used with CW and US transports and amph's. But, I can see the advantage of the reverse too.

It would never occur to me to build French infantry. The Allies have plenty of land moves; it is naval moves that are sometimes lacking (and air moves are always lacking), so building French TRS and AMPHs makes more sense. Late game in WiF for the Allies is all about action limits.

Also, the French land units are generally not as good as the CW and US units, so one does not want to lead off with them. Finally, the last thing the Allies need is a third country provoking Allied Combat Friction.

STAVKA dodged a major bullet when Luftwaffe recon did not detect no less than 2 Red Army Front HQs in the Minsk region, well within bomber range.

Maybe OKW had all the recon photos developed in that small bit of northern Poland that was supposed to be added to East Prussia, rather than given to the Russians, and no one ever remembered to connect it to the Reich's postal system, or something.

ORIGINAL: brian brian

STAVKA dodged a major bullet when Luftwaffe recon did not detect no less than 2 Red Army Front HQs in the Minsk region, well within bomber range.

Maybe OKW had all the recon photos developed in that small bit of northern Poland that was supposed to be added to East Prussia, rather than given to the Russians, and no one ever remembered to connect it to the Reich's postal system, or something.

Well, I don't see any German bomber within striking range of those two HQ's. But you are right that if the Germans would have put the long range Stuka and bombers within striking distance of those HQ's, I would certainly have bombed them, since this is going to be a long turn...

ORIGINAL: Courtenay
It would never occur to me to build French infantry. The Allies have plenty of land moves; it is naval moves that are sometimes lacking (and air moves are always lacking), so building French TRS and AMPHs makes more sense. Late game in WiF for the Allies is all about action limits.

Also, the French land units are generally not as good as the CW and US units, so one does not want to lead off with them. Finally, the last thing the Allies need is a third country provoking Allied Combat Friction.

Compelling. TRS, AMPH's and ATR's for the French it is. That is, when they get the BP's for the USA to build them.

ORIGINAL: brian brian

STAVKA dodged a major bullet when Luftwaffe recon did not detect no less than 2 Red Army Front HQs in the Minsk region, well within bomber range.

As best as I can remember only 1 of the 4 Soviet HQ's, an HQ-I, was within normal range of axis bombers. I passed, because I wanted 2 air moves to rebase two F/B's on the front and 2 to ground strike the two target Germany did. Though, maybe that was a mistake?

ORIGINAL: brian brian
Maybe OKW had all the recon photos developed in that small bit of northern Poland that was supposed to be added to East Prussia, rather than given to the Russians, and no one ever remembered to connect it to the Reich's postal system, or something.

Yes, I noticed that too ... sloppy on my part ... uh, I mean on the part of the Germans. To counter that though, the Soviets were also a bit sloppy too. Seems like both the Germans and Soviets are being controlled by an equally (un)skilled player. [:D]

Turn 12. Jul/Aug 1941. Allied #2.

Actions.

USSR - land.

China - land.

Great Britain - combine.

Free France - naval.

USA - combine.

USSR Rail (2/3).

USSR rails the blue factory at Odessa to Magnitogorsk.

Turn 12. Jul/Aug 1941. Allied #2.

USSR Rail (3/3).

USSR use their 3rd rail move, the first two of three were used to rail the Odessa factory, to rail an infantry army from Vilna to Kailnin to provide some defense against the Finnish infantry corps threaten their flank there.

Turn 12. Jul/Aug 1941. Allied #2.

Eastern Front.

The Soviets retreat where they can and try to form some semblance of a defense in retreat. This is going to be a long turn and the Soviets will be to trade space and a "few" units for time.

Turn 12. Jul/Aug 1941. Allied #2.

RN.

Great Britain took the combine in order to conduct an amphibious invasion of the Sardinian hex directly west of Olbia. The invasion will be made by their 1st and 2nd infantry division and will be automatic because that hex, as well as the rest of Sardinia, are out of supply.