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No strategic bombing.

One Japanese 2 strength LND2 ground strikes the Communist in hex 77,136 (Mao).

Germany ground strikes the Paris defenders with one LND3 (3 strength).

France has one FTR2, and one FTR3 available for interception. Germany has one FTR2, and one FTR3 available for counter-interception.

Will France send up any interceptor?


Picture from Jul/Aug '40 Impulse #3 (Axis) - Ground Strike

No thank you.

The German bomber misses the target completely.

Although it is rumoured that they actually managed to hit one haystack. And that is impressive if you consider the fact that haystacks must be rare in a city as Paris...

[X(]

Shocking news from China. One Japanese bomber actually managed to hit the target. [X(]


Picture from Jul/Aug '40 Impulse #3 (Axis) - Ground Strike

No rail movement.

Land Movement:

Germany, part one:
MIL (62,33) -> 62,32
INF Div (62,34) -> 62,32

Italy:
Partisan (92,105) -> 91,105
MTN (62,33) -> 62,32

Japan:
The two units in Korea move to Seoul.
Army group Terauchi moves westwards at full speed.
Yamamoto advance towards Changsha.
INF (76,133) -> 76,132
Minor adjustments to the lines.

Over to Germany for part two of the land moves, and the remaining portion of our impulse.


Picture from Jul/Aug '40 Impulse #3 (Axis) - Land Movement

Land movement

Germany;
In the North German forces relocate and advance slow between France lines and in the South they pass the France Alps unhindered(!)

Land Combat declaration

Germany declares two attacks:
+13,4 (14,4B)(47:7) Hex (54,31) FR Mec Stack
+14 (19,5B)(50:10) Hex (55,30) FR HQ Stack

Note
German AA included against FR Mec Stack

No German HQ Support

No German Ground support

Image from Jul/Aug 1940 Axis #3 Allied defensive ground support


Does France commit defensive ground support?

IF FR Art Def Ground support(Or Ftr3 Flys Def Ground support as Bomber) ON FR HQ Stack
Odds 11,7(+17,2B)(50:13)

IF FR Ftr3 also Flys Def Ground support as Bomber and it possibly pass GE Ftr2(6) and/or Ftr3(4) ON FR HQ Stack
Odds 10,3(+15,8B)(56:16)

IF FR Ftr3 Flys Def Ground support as Bomber and it possibly pass GE Ftr2(6) and/or Ftr3(4) but ON FR Mec stack
Odds 9,4(+10,4B)(47:10)

Has Germany any AA included in any of the attacks?

Yes, against the FR Mec stack so it could possibly shoot there during defensive ground support

France sends nothing. Attack picture is not showing on my screen, but with those odds French can't do anything.

The night falls while the cannons are pounding and the caterpillars rattle from the German armors but the battle is decided tomorrow morning,when dawn comes (Axis HQ goes to sleep)

Land Combat Selection & Resolution

German attack on FR HQ Stack is good, note that FR HQI Georges was also destroyed due to no valid retreat hex.

The first result changes the odds the FR Mec Stack, due to Out of Supply. The units are Doomed.

The result:

Air Rebase:

Germany:
FTR2 Antwerp -> 54,29
LND2 51,32 -> 56,32
LND2 52,33 -> 54,31

Japan:
FTR2 (83,143) -> 84,140

Italy:
LND3 (74,39) -> Turin
NAV2 (Bardia) -> 73,37 (Sicily)

No reorganization

Western front 1940 J/A Allied #4

How is HQ destroyed? Can’t it retreat 2 hexes?

Right. Here is an explanation why the HQI was destroyed. Edit: It is the retreat priorities that dooms the French retreat attempt.

1) The units retreat according to the priorities listed below. Priority #1, and #2, is out because of enemy ZOC. However, priority #3 is viable since there is a hex in ZOC it can retreat into that doesn't cause overstacking and that is to the NE where the MECH is.
2) Then the rule that say that if the unit ends up in a hex that is still to be attacked, then it must continue retreating.
3) However, the only available retreat hex now is the combat hex. And retreating back into the combat hex is forbidden. Hence the unit is destroyed.

Note that this would be the fate if the unit was division sized.

If all adjacent French hexes would have been priority #4 hexes, then the MWIF rules would forced the German to retreat the units so that they could 'survive'.



Cut from RAC: 11.16.5 Resolving attacks
....
Retreats
If the result includes an ‘R’, the attacker retreats all surviving defending land units 1 hex (even if
disorganized). You retreat units individually and you can retreat them into different hexes. You can’t retreat a unit into a hex it couldn’t move into.
If a unit could retreat into several hexes, you must retreat it according to these priorities:
1. a hex not in an enemy ZOC and not causing over-stacking.
2. a hex not in enemy ZOC and causing over-stacking.
3. a hex in an enemy ZOC containing a friendly land unit and not causing over stacking.
4. a hex in enemy ZOC containing a friendly land unit and causing over stacking.
[Clarification. A unit cannot retreat “back into” the hex from which it started its retreat. Note that #2 takes
precedence over #3, which can result in units being overstacked (and destroyed) even though a #3 retreat path exists which would not destroy any units. There are no overstacked hexes at the end of this step, because as part of this step, units are destroyed rather than remain overstacked - Nov. 29, 2007. The attacker may choose a retreat path of #4 priority hexes that results in a retreating unit being destroyed due to overstacking, even if an alternative path of #4 priority hexes exists that lets the units survive - Mar. 7, 2008.] [Deviation. If a unit can be safely retreated, then the attacker has to do so. This overrides and replaces the last sentence in the preceding clarification.]
Destroy a unit if it can’t retreat under any of these priorities. [Clarification. If overstacking causes units to
be destroyed, retreating units are destroyed - Mar. 7, 2008.]

If the unit ends in a hex which is still to be attacked, or where it is overstacked, continue retreating the unit
according to the same priorities (or destroy it if this is not possible).

Thanks.

Let’s say SE of Paris is only 6-4 INF and division. Can Germany choose HQ to retreat hex with MECH or does HQ retreat safe?