Will Hitler Trump All?

[NatRapsEno]

That's fine, I can't really argue the point. Just wondering aloud if anybody knew for certain. No need to go back now.

I edited the Ark Royal and transport to Liverpool. I added an Italian oil to Rome so we should be square now regarding EOT for last turn.

[peskpesk]

Axis align Bulgaria
US does not care (5).

GE Combined
IT Naval
JP Combined

Port strike on Ahtens, they are quite surprised by the Italian NAV2

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Naval Air
Germany
FTR2-> East Med 2-Box
NAV3-> East Med 3-Box

Naval movement

Japan
CL+TRS -> China Sea 1-Box loads MIL.

Italy sends:
- minor task force to Italian Coast 4-BOX and picks up a German INF DIV.
- CP to East Med.
- large task for to East Med 3-Box and picks up a German INF DIV.

[peskpesk]

Air Combat in E Med

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AA Lowest of 5

7 3 8 7 2

Reduced Hampden to 0.

New search roll 10,10. No more action

[peskpesk]

Germany and Italy makes two Ground Strikes
LND3(4) on Athens: 9,1
LND3(3) on Kalamai:5,6

4-3 INF Athens is hit.

Rail Move
Germany MIL Paris->Danzig
Japan HQI near Chansha-> USSR Border

Land Movement

Germany
Albnian Army group cuts Greece in half.
Bulgarian units take Salonika.

Japan
Shuffle units near Siam.

Invasion
3 German INF DIVs lands in Greece. All +21 Attacks.

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4xCP escape overrun and interception to Victoria.
CL is Destroyed in port.

Rebase
Germany
LND2+FTR3 Tirana -> Patras
LND3 near Munich -> Tirana

Japan
FTR2 Japan -> near Chungking
LND2, NAV2,NAV3 around Siam slightly forward and to Chungking area.

[peskpesk]

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[NatRapsEno]

Combined for Commonwealth. Naval for Free France. Always assume a naval for Free France until they get land/air units.

I edited the BB from Red Sea and BB and Transport from Arabian sea into ports. I intended an offensive in Somalia with these ships during this impulse. I'm willing to live with the other units left at sea for the remainder of the turn since editing them might have affected your first impulse. With regards to the campaign in Somalia, however, since I control Suez there was nothing you could have done with regards to this operation.

Britain will search in the East Med.

Do you wish to fly any support?

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[peskpesk]

No support, thx.

[NatRapsEno]

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Will assume assault in the above attack.

[NatRapsEno]

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Turn attached.

[Orm]

I am a bit confused as to what happened to some of the ships at sea. It seems they remained in the same box as they were in the previous turn. If you guys have the situation under control then I am good.

Might be relevant soon; The CW SUB in the Italian Coast looks to be in a box to high. How should it be treated? As not there? As in a box lower (The 2-box) as it should have been had it stayed at sea? As it is (in the 3-box)?

[Orm]

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[peskpesk]

" The CW SUB in the Italian Coast looks to be in a box to high. How should it be treated? As not there? As in a box lower (The 2-box) as it should have been had it stayed at sea? As it is (in the 3-box)?"

We agreed to play with it as if it is in the The 2-box. This can be edited correctly given time or handle during return to base.

[Orm]

Sep/Oct '40
Impulse #5 (Axis)

No declarations of war.

Land: Germany
Combined: Italy, Japan
Naval:

No Port Strikes.

Naval Air:
Germany:
FTR3 Sicily -> It.C. 2-box

Naval Movement:

Japan sends out a few convoy escorts.

Italy:
5 CA + 2 TRS (La Spezia) -> It.C. 2-box - embark INF + HQI (Italy)

[Orm]

No Axis searches.

Search in the Italian Coast?

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[NatRapsEno]

no search

[Orm]

Sep/Oct '40
Impulse #5 (Axis)

No strategic bombing. No ground strikes.

Rail Movement:

Italy:
ART -> Calais

Germany:
ART + MIL + GARR (West Front) -> East Front

Japan:
INF Sian -> Manchuria

Land Movement:

Japan:
MOT Div -> Sian
2 TERR Manchuria -> 1 hex each

Italy:
HQA -> Nantes
MIL -> Milan

Germany:
INF Div Patras -> W Athens
3 INF N Greece -> Southwards
MTN Baples -> E Taranto
German forces in France scatters.
Minor movement in Poland.

Debark:
Germany:
HQI + INF -> W Athens

Germany attacks Athens, with Italian support.

[Orm]

The German HQI adds HQ support.

The Italian navy provide 11 points in shore bombardment.

German LND2 and LND3 will add 8 points in ground support.

Will CW fly defensive ground support? Axis can counter with one FTR3.

Edit: +19,5 is expected without any defensive support.

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[NatRapsEno]

no support

[Orm]

Sep/Oct '40
Impulse #5 (Axis)

Final odds.

Turns out that I somehow miscalculated the final odds.

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[Orm]

Sep/Oct '40
Impulse #5 (Axis)

Athens is liberated.

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