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CW fail with yet another ground strike against the Italian force in Libya.

Alexander relocate to Lille.

China sends a force towards Hainan.

The communists advance into Manchuria and capture a resource.

The Soviet forces in Manchuria begin two outflanking manoeuvres.

Soviet forces in Ukraine advance slowly towards Bessarabia. They also advance into Belorussia.

CW debark a MECH into Morocco.

No land combats.

France reorganize two aircraft.


Picture from May/Jun '41 Impulse #4 (Allies) - Reorganization

ORIGINAL: Orm

Italy has one surprise point and that has no use.

Italy has to decide which of their ships that will soak up the damage. Three destroyed, 2 damaged and one aborted. Any ships that you volunteer for this duty?

Edit: Note that I included the Italian submarines so they can be used to absorb the result.

Picture from May/Jun '41 Impulse #4 (Allies) - Naval Combat

If you had not included the subs, then the Italians would only have suffered 3X, D, and A. Of course, the submarines increase the damage the Italians inflict from 2X, D, 2A, to 3X, 2A. Since the Allies have French ships to absorb losses, I think not including the subs is a better choice. The Italians have some truly awful cruisers that probably want to take the damage before the subs.

ORIGINAL: Courtenay

ORIGINAL: Orm

Italy has one surprise point and that has no use.

Italy has to decide which of their ships that will soak up the damage. Three destroyed, 2 damaged and one aborted. Any ships that you volunteer for this duty?

Edit: Note that I included the Italian submarines so they can be used to absorb the result.

Picture from May/Jun '41 Impulse #4 (Allies) - Naval Combat

If you had not included the subs, then the Italians would only have suffered 3X, D, and A. Of course, the submarines increase the damage the Italians inflict from 2X, D, 2A, to 3X, 2A. Since the Allies have French ships to absorb losses, I think not including the subs is a better choice. The Italians have some truly awful cruisers that probably want to take the damage before the subs.

I never considered the different results when I decided to include the submarines. I just included them since I thought that warspite1 wanted them included. No idea if that was the right call or not. [:D]

May/June 1941
Impulse: 5

All powers: Land

No Port Attacks
No Naval Air
No Strategic Bombing
No Ground Strikes
No Rail Movement

One attack in Manchuria. 2:1 vs a Soviet Corps

No aircraft from the Japanese (they will rely on fractional odds to get 3:1) and no Soviets can reach.

The Japanese choose the blitz table and sure enough get the 3:1. So 3:1 +1 on the blitz......

....5(6) - attackers all disorganised for nothing.

No declarations of war.

Land: USSR, China, France
Combined: CW, USA
Naval:
Air:
Pass:

CW port strike Amsterdam. Will Germany intercept the heroic Swordfish pilots?


Picture from May/Jun '41 Impulse #6 (Allies) - Port Strike

France port strike the Italian fleet in La Spezia.

Will Italy intercept


Picture from May/Jun '41 Impulse #6 (Allies) - Port Strike

No to the Swordfish and yes to the Frenchie please.

No surprise points rolled for the port strike against La Spezia.

The ensuing air combat was a big whoopdidoo about nothing. Awesome way to waste fuel.


Picture from May/Jun '41 Impulse #6 (Allies) - Port Strike

And with no surprise points the result is one damage. But, of course, the Italians save and the result is nothing at all achieved. Bah!


Picture from May/Jun '41 Impulse #6 (Allies) - Port Strike

In the north there was no surprise points either. And since there was no interception the convoy is doomed.


Picture from May/Jun '41 Impulse #6 (Allies) - Port Strike

No naval air.

USA transfer two battleships from the West coast to the East coast. CW sail a transporter from Malta to the Azanian Sea. CW reinforce the Western Med with 4 cruisers (three box).

CW initiates a search for the Italian fleet in the Western Mediterranean. Once again the CW search roll is a failure while Italy rolls another one.

Which box will Italy include in the combat?


Picture from May/Jun '41 Impulse #6 (Allies) - Naval Combat

Section 3

With 5 surprise points available you can make it a surface combat or avoid combat. Otherwise Allies will select an air combat.

Which will you select? And if you select a surface combat, will you continue to let the Italian cruiser force take the losses?


Picture from May/Jun '41 Impulse #6 (Allies) - Naval Combat

ORIGINAL: Orm

With 5 surprise points available you can make it a surface combat or avoid combat. Otherwise Allies will select an air combat.

Which will you select? And if you select a surface combat, will you continue to let the Italian cruiser force take the losses?


Picture from May/Jun '41 Impulse #6 (Allies) - Naval Combat

warspite1

No combat please

The allies bomb Stettin (CW), Turin (France) and Sapporo (USSR). All three raids fail to produce any result. Here is a picture of the best raid.


Picture from May/Jun '41 Impulse #6 (Allies) - Strategic Bombing

May/June 1941
Impulse: 6

CW rail a MECH from Morocco to Tunisia. France rail a GARR to Nice.

China advance into Hainan and liberate Hengyang.

Soviet forces in Manchuria concentrate on Harbin. On the West front the Soviet forces close in on the German lines.

CW debark a INF on Ceylon.

France reorganize a naval bomber.

Storms and rain rage all over the world.

May/June 1941
Impulse: 7

The Axis decide to try and end the turn but they throw a 10. Back to the Allies.

No declarations of war.

Land: USSR, China
Combined: CW, France, USA
Naval:
Air:
Pass:

CW port strike La Spezia. Italy gains three surprise points and decides to use then to increase the AA table. This increased the AA fire from none to the worst table with the worst die roll out of six die rolls. And the lowest die roll was a 5! [X(] This destroys one of the carrier planes.


Picture from May/Jun '41 Impulse #9 (Allies) - Port Strike

The AA fire removed the X result but the D remains and a Italian cruiser is damaged.


Picture from May/Jun '41 Impulse #9 (Allies) - Port Strike

France send out a naval bomber to the three box in the Western Mediterranean.

CW reinforce the Western Mediterranean with two light cruisers.

Western Allies initiate combat in the West Med and rolls a 3 and finds. Italy rolls a 6 and this gives the Allies 6 surprise points. The Allies select naval air combat and use all surprise points to increase the combat table. The Italian AA fire is the worst die roll out of two and that is a 5. This, unfortunately, just aborts a land based bomber.



Picture from May/Jun '41 Impulse #9 (Allies) - Naval Combat