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Yes please.

I put the CP's and BB's in Helsinki to show them. They can still be moved.

Where do you want to set up?

Ships in Helsinki
5-4 INF in Petsamo
Ski div SW of Petsamo
Mot 6-5 in Helsinki
INF in swamp NW of Viipuri
INF HQ and bomber woods NW of Helsinki
FTR woods NE of Helsinki

The Finn set-up.

The Soviet army allocated for Finland is indeed a bit small, but at technical levels they just need to slip 1 unit in Finland proper and there cannot be peace anymore with Finland. (Which Soviets can easily do by having their ENG unit perform a landing in some useless spot like Vaasa or Oulu).

In this case they can pretty much secure the north as the Finns would be OOS at Pestamo - and over time they can be bombed down, disrupted and devoured (as URSS can place new troops in Murmansk too meanwhile these Finns will be isolated) - so URSS saves 1 resource from these sent to Germany, and gains 1 resource themselves (though the US got quite pissed in return, which has its impact anyhow!).

I should have swapped 6-3 INF with 5-4 INF so that Petsamo would not be automatic.

France and China Land, CW Naval, others Combined.

USSR put a CA with Inf Div into Black Sea 4-box.

CW puts various escorts out and sends CP's to replace last turn's losses in the Nth Atlantic. Alexander sails to Gibraltar. 2 subs go to Italian Coast 3-box. The Queens take II Inf to Red Sea. CV/BB task force sails to West Med 4-box. CA task forces go to East Med 4-box and 0-box.

The US sends a Mar to Pago-Pago a Nav to Midway and an Inf to Hawaiian Islands sea area.

The French use the 105mm and Potez (plus escort) for ground-strikes. I presume the Me-109E2 will wish to contest this?

The Soviets have a go at the Finn HQ.

Yes thanks. Bf109 lands with 8-3 INF next to air combat hex. First to kill/abort is bomber.

While the fighters mix it but to no effect, the French bomber sneaks through to target.

The Soviet effort misses the HQ but hits the bomber.

The French 105mm achieves par with the Para successfully struck.

The Potez leaves the German armour stopped in its tracks.

This means war! So far it has been more like friendly match in football.

USSR carries on railing Infs to the west. French rail Bordeaux Mil to Lyons.

The French reform the line.

The French rebase the Nav from Atlantic to Med coast.

CW rebase the Boston to Sardinia, the Hampden to Port Said and a Spitfire to Cardiff.

USSR rebases 2 TB-3's to the North and a Ftr near to Leningrad.

Yeremenko reorgs the Soviet bomber.

Georges reorgs the Potez and 105mm.

J/A 40 Axis 2

No DoW

All go land

Japan launches 3 ground strikes against Communist Chinese troops.
Germany launches 4 ground strikes against French front line.

Does France send fighters to intercept?

May as well. D510 to have a go at the Ju-87B. MS 406 at the Ju-87D. Thanks.

Germany counter intercepts to both hexes.

German fighter returns home after successful escort mission.

Where does French fighter land?

Back at Rouen thanks.

Where does other fighter return? Same result as before.