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I (playing Italy and Japan) am the main culprit for the Axis disaster.

The optional rule for peace between USSR and Japan is not yet implemented. However, we had a house rule to simulate such a peace. And Japan demanded such a peace in this game. This was a mistake, in my humble opinion, as that allowed USSR to grow to strong for Germany to break their defences. That China suffered a conquest was not enough compensation for the Axis side.

Truly sorry for the extremely long delay.

Mar/Apr '45
Impulse #16 (Axis)

Land: Germany
Combined: Italy, Japan
Naval:

No Port Strikes. No Naval Air.

Naval Movement:
Japan:
AMPH + 5 CP Fukuoka -> China Sea 0-box - Embark MOT Bonin Isl. (86,171)
4 CP Fukuoka -> S China Sea 0-box

No Axis searches.

I assume that Allies will search in SCS. No Japanese air added.

Will Allies add any air to SCS?

I’m not right now on my computer.

Nothing from China is flying. Are there any other planes in range as I don’t remember where this planes are?

I think Mosquito is in Philippines on a small island in range to fly China Sea box 4, it will not fly.

I'll take a look shortly, and edit in a picture in this post.

Edit: All three US planes are in Chine, while the CW FTR3 is in Palembang, Sumatra.

Thank you!

Mosquito to the highest possible box please.

No combat in SCS (7-9).

Just an update: I send the save to Germany some 10 days ago and I hope he will find the time soon to finish our impulse.

Turn ended with a roll of 4.

No partisans

I plan to post the Asis end of turn stuff tomorrow.

I've had a couple of crashes when going though the end of turn. I will have another go at it tomorrow.

Axis end of turn:

Preliminary planning:
Germany - 18 production points - 32 BPs. Save 4 oil (Two in Berlin, one in Dresden, and one in Prague).
Italy - 4 production points - 6 BPs. Saves one oil in Milan.
Japan - 11 production points - 17 BPs. Saves three oil. From Tarakan in Tokyo, and two synth in Fukuoka and Nagoya.

Stay at sea:
The following units stay at sea.

Germany:
Black Sea: CP

Italy:
CSV: All 5 SUB in 3-box

Japan:
Sea of Japan: CP
China Sea: 0-box 7 CP - 1 CP returns to base
Japanese Coast: CA

Return to Base:

Germany:
NAV3 -> W Genoa (62,34)

Italy:
SUBs -> La Spezia

Japan:
All SCS + AMPH + CP -> Fukuoka
FTR2 9-strength -> Sasebo
FTR2 6-strength -> Fukuoka
FTR2 13-range -> Nagoya
FTR2 6-range -> Hiroshima
FTR2 4-range -> Osaka
NAV3 22-range -> Sasebo
NAV3 22-range -> Tokyo
2 NAV2 8-range -> Nagasaki
NAV2 5-range -> Nagoya

Use Oil:

Germany:
- All air are reorganized.
- All land units reorganized.
- All ships reorganized.
- 1,4 oil used. Use oil in Berlin.

Italy:
All units are reorganized for 1 oil (0,9). Use oil in Milan.

Japan:
- All land based air reorganized.
- All CVP reorganized, except B5N1 (kate) on Unryo.
- All land units reorganized.
- All ships.
- 4,45 oil used. Use oil in Burma, and oil saved in Tarakan.

Breakdown:
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Prod planning:
Germany - 21 production points - 32 BPs.
Italy - 5 production points - 8 BPs.
Japan - 11 production points - 17 BPs.

Scrap:
Japan: FTR2 6-strength

Production:

Germany (32):
MAR Div
MTN
MTN Div
3 MOT
4 FTR2
Repair BB Tirpitz
Repair SUB 4837

Italy (6):
INF Div
FTR2
Repair BB Paris

Japan (17):
MIL
TERR
5 FTR2
Repair 2 SUB
Save 1 BP in Tokyo.

Reinforcements:

Germany:
2 FTR3 -> Breslau
2 FTR2 4-range -> Hamburg
FTR2 10-strength -> Aachen
FTR2 9-strength -> Saarbrucken
4-3 INF + 7-4 INF -> Königsberg
6-4 INF -> Hamburg
4-3 INF -> Stettin
7-4 INF -> Breslau
AT -> Kiel
MECh + INF Div -> Aachen

Italy:
FTR2 9-strength -> Taranto
SUB -> La Spezia
AT -> Rome
INF -> Florence

Japan:
NAV2 B7A2 Ryusei (Grace) -> Osaka
FTR2 Ki-43-III Hayabusa-kai -> Tokyo
FTR2 J7W1 Shinden -> Sasebo
FTR3 Ki-45-Ic Toryu (Nick) -> Kobe
MIL -> Nagasaki
INF -> Osaka
MAR -> Tokyo
TERR -> SE Manila
SUB -> La Spezia

Voluntary Resource Lending:
Increased; Germany -> Italy: 4 resources, (2 oil)

Axis goes first if we win the initiative.

One question about Japan:

How many CPs stay in SCS? I guess some to keep Singapore in supply. You have currently 4 CPs there.

All 4 CPs in SCS stay at sea. Thank you.

Units destroyed in M/J 1945

Allies lost one bridgehead in Philippines that really hurts

Wasn't it Mar/Apr?

Are we waiting on something from the Axis side that I am missing? Just checking to make sure. No rush otherwise.

Orm wrote: Sat Jan 03, 2026 11:36 am Wasn't it Mar/Apr?

You are currect

Orm wrote: Tue Jan 13, 2026 4:00 pm Are we waiting on something from the Axis side that I am missing? Just checking to make sure. No rush otherwise.

No, just me trying to find time for turn end.