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ORIGINAL: warspite1

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Great minds think alike. [:)]

I forgot to write that Germany and Italy both take land impulses.

No naval air.

Italy send out a second submarine group on patrol.

Japan bomb Chungking for effect.


Picture from Sep/Oct 39 Impulse #3 (Axis) - Strategic Bombing

Japanese carrier planes ground strike Chinese cavalry for no effect worth mentioning.


Picture from Sep/Oct 39 Impulse #3 (Axis) - Ground Strike

Japan rail their marines to China.

LXXI Infantry Korps relocate to the Danish border.

The German Armies in Poland concentrate on Lodz and assault the city. German combat engineers open the way into the city that falls quickly at the onslaught.

7:1 +2 and I roll a ten. What a waste. [:D]


Picture from Sep/Oct 39 Impulse #3 (Axis) - Land Combat

[:(] I forgot to attack Krakow.


I take comfort that air support made the attack on Amsterdam automatic. [:)]


Picture from Sep/Oct 39 Impulse #3 (Axis) - Land Combat

Luftwaffe begins to transfer from Poland towards the West Front.

No reorganization.

Japan made no land attacks in China despite the fine weather. They preferred to manoeuvre instead. [X(]


Picture from Sep/Oct 39 Impulse #3 (Axis) - Reorganization

Sep/Oct 1939
Impulse: 4

The Soviets declare war on Persia to the alarm of Congress.

Who align's Persia - Germany or Japan?

Where does the Cav set-up?

Germany and set up the cavalry in Teheran.

ORIGINAL: Orm

I forgot to write that Germany and Italy both take land impulses.

No naval air.

Italy send out a second submarine group on patrol.

Italy sent out submarines on a land?

I assume he means Japan - Italy are not at war yet and so limited to a combined.

ORIGINAL: warspite1

I assume he means Japan - Italy are not at war yet and so limited to a combined.

Indeed.

Sep/Oct 1939
Impulse: 4

The Soviets launch two ground strikes against Tehran. My ground strike capability remains worryingly awful - success achieved only on the last throw... [&:]

Sep/Oct 1939
Impulse: 4

The Soviets move units toward Tehran, the Chinese retreat as much as they can, the French pull back from the Belgian frontier and the CW land the BEF in France and an Indian Corps in Egypt.

The weather throw is a 10.

Germany declares war on Denmark.

Denmark turn to Great Britain for aid and assistance. How will CW place the Danish ships?

The news of the German attack on Denmark is ignored in US.


Picture from Sep/Oct 39 Impulse #5 (Axis) - DOW

The Danish place 5 CP in Iceland and the remaining ships in Fredrikshaven.

Japan aligns Siam.

Germany take a land impulse despite the lousy weather. Japan take a combined impulse.

No Port Strikes.

Italy send two fighters out to patrol the Med.

Italy send a submarine group to patrol the African West Coast. Japan send three loaded transporters to the China Sea.

No strategic bombing. No ground strikes. No rail movement.

The Danish fleet in Frederikshavn was overrun and one cruiser sunk while the other was captured. The convoy point escaped for Liverpool. Germany enters Rotterdam and overruns the Dutch navy there. They rebase to Plymouth except the disorganized cruiser Java that was destroyed.

Africa Orientale Italiana move towards the Great Rift Valley. It is supposed to be a great place for some rest and recuperation...

Japan enters Hengyang and destroy the Chinese fighter that was based there. US reacts with horror when news of the Japanese aggression reach them.

Yamamoto, and a militia, debark in southern China.

Germany make a automatic attack against Krakow.

Italy rebase a naval bomber to Sardinia. Germany rebase several fighters and a bomber towards Belgium.

von Leeb reorganize a Stuka.


Picture from Sep/Oct 39 Impulse #5 (Axis) - Reorganization

Sep/Oct 1939
Impulse: 7

Really want to pass here but with only a 30% chance I just do not have the balls to do so.

The Dutch move a cruiser and a TRS into the North Atlantic and the Royal Navy send three cruisers to the Bay of Biscay.

The French rail a unit into Paris.

The Chinese continue their retreat to the extent they can.

An Indian Corps joins Wavell in Alex and a MECH heads to Plymouth.

The Soviets more a couple of units in and around Persia

The turn continues on a 7

The weather is a 9(11)

No declarations of war.

Germany take a combined impulse and Japan takes a land impulse.

No Port Strikes. No naval air.

Germany concentrate the fleet to Kiel.

No strategic bombing. No ground strikes.

Japan debark one AA and one ENG into Haichow.

Germany assault Warsaw. von Bock fails with the HQ support but the fractional odds succeeds making the attack 5:1 + 1. But Germany fail to capture Warsaw. von Bock is called to Berlin to explain why Warsaw has not yet been captured.

Will Poland take the HQ or the Infantry as a loss?


Picture from Sep/Oct 39 Impulse #9 (Axis) - Land Combat

The Infantry please.

No reorganization.

Nothing new in China.

The end of turn roll was a 5 so the turn continue...


Picture from Sep/Oct 39 Impulse #9 (Axis) - Reorganization