Allied Turn August 12, 1941
Previous Axis Turn:
Clear in Europe. Clear in Russia.
Rommel's forces take Tikrit and are just on the outskirts of an undefended Baghdad.
Germany launches Barbarossa.
The Russian Baltic Fleet is attacked by combined Axis forces that crowd so closely that the Russian normal spawn hexes are altered.
The Maxim Gorky (CL) is sunk and the Russian sub takes 1 damage from a German Destroyer which takes 1 back from S-4.
In retaliation Maxim Gorky does 3 damage to U-81 (level 2) and the RM Giulio Cesare (BB) takes 2 damage.
The Marat (BB) is pinned in port by the U boat.
On the land, the Luftwaffe and Wehrmacht surprise three major groups of Russian defenders (i.e. the spawn forces). The high value units are the primary targets.
Of the northern force only the Infantry corps survive as the Russian Mechanized and air wings are bombed and/or attacked out of existence.
The heaviest blow lands at the forces stationed around Bialystok. The Russians are cut off by a flanking unit, and then the HQ, Fighter and both Mechanized units are destroyed.
The Infantry Corps in Bialystok survives as does the Infantry Corps to the southwest of the city after taking 2 damage.
There is no real hope of their being able to escape the encirclement.
In the Ukraine a unit cuts the road/rail line between Vinnitsa and Ulman.
A paratrooper then attempts to land in Luck and takes 3 damage from an Infantry Corps assigned to defend the city.
Unfortunately the paratroopers are displaced to the south and then move to the northeast and are able to cut that road/rail line. They attack Luck and do 1 damage.
Axis bombers repeatedly attack the Russian Medium Bomber air field to the east of Lwow and destroy most of planes but fail to knock out the unit entirely (str 1).
One of the Russian Mechanized units takes 4 damage, while the German Panzer Grenadier that attacked it takes 2. The other Russian ground units in this area are unharmed.
Italian Infantry corps move to the south and northwest of Stanislawow with another in Kolomyja and a HQ is spotted as well.
The Italian corps (str 8, lvl 0) to the northwest of Stanislawow attacks the Russian Corps (str 7, lvl 0) southwest of Lwow, with no damage to either unit.
A Romanian Corps (str 10, lvl 0) moves next to Odessa and engages in combat with a defending Russian Corps (lvl 1) with no damage to either unit.
Throughout the whole attack, not a single Panzer unit is spotted.*
Not all the German Infantry units are at level 2, there is even 1 Corps that is still at level 0.
This pretty much promises that the German minors don't have much, if any, in the way of advanced tech themselves.
Damage reported to Axis units:
GE DD -1, GE Sub -3, GE Para -3, GE Mech -2, GE Mech -2, GE Corps -1, 2xGE Med Bmbr 1 AA hit, 3xGE Tac Bmbr 1 AA hit.
IT BB -2.
Franco continues to be swayed by Axis diplomats +8%
The USA date mobilization triggers start to fire +6% (+4-6 6/22/1941 single event and +1-2/turn)
Allied Turn
Clear in Europe. Clear in Russia.
Russia starts shipping industry to the Urals.
The corps in Jelgava rails out.
The Fighters (str 7) and Med Bomber (Str 1) remnants near Lwow escape to the east.
S-4 (str 9) tries to slip out the Gulf of Finland in Silent mode but is spotted by the German Destroyer (Str 9) that attacked her earlier.
S-4 is halted in her attempt, but does get the better of the encounter taking 1 damage and doing 2.
While the units around Lwow are cut off, so are the German paratroopers (supply 0 low morale and readiness and almost assuredly without HQ support).
The 2 Russian Mech units (Str 7 & 3) west of Lwow attack the 7th FSJ. The stronger Mech attacks first and does 2 damage while taking 1 back, then moves out of the way for the other.
The weaker Mech then moves next to the 7th FSJ (Str 5) and manages to do a point of damage to the paratroopers.
The corps in Stanislawow retreats to Tarnopol.
The Russian corps in Proskurov moves north to just south of Rowno and to the southeast of the 7th FSJ and exchanges 1 damage with them (and granting 7th FSJ a pip of experience).
The corps (Str 9, lvl 1) in Luck then takes its shot and exchanges 1 damage with the 7th FSJ.
The corps (Str 7, lvl 0) in Lwow moves south of the 7th FSJ, but declines to attack them.
The corps southwest of Lwow moves into Lwow to stand rear guard.
There are now 1 Mech and 3 Infantry corps surrounding the strength 2 paratroopers.**
The doomed corps at Bialystok plunder the town for whatever supplies they can find.***
No contacts in the Atlantic.
The UK drops another 150 MPP into diplomacy chits now that the USSR is at war (also note that Germany spent 50 and Italy 100 on chits last turn).
The US starts sending supplies to Russia via the Pacific route.
Sadly, the paratroopers don't suffer any desertions.**
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* There were 2 in the British Isles which may not have made it back yet, and 1 extra in Egypt.
Has Germany delayed their production, to get numbers of Infantry units and enlarge the Luftwaffe? Or are they being re-equiped? Or are they being held for some other plan?
** If I'm lucky the paratroopers will surrender and reopen the supply and road/railway.
However the Mech may not count as it is strength 3 and at supply 4, all the others are at supply 5 and strength 7, 8 & 9.
*** I spent 10 MPP on reinforcing them to str 8 & 7. Maybe they'll eat an extra attack or 2?
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Reports Info
USA 68%
Yugoslavia 38% Axis
Spain 63% Axis
Netherlands 44% Allied
Vichy France 47% Axis
Algeria 54% Axis
Tunisia 60% Axis
Syria 25% Axis
Turkey 47% Axis
UK 64% Morale
USA 100% Morale
USSR 98% Morale
IT 118% Morale
GE 117% Morale
UK 9,134 MPP in combat losses
USA 0 MPP in combat losses
USSR 1,752 MPP in combat losses
FR 5,551 MPP in combat losses
GE 8,699 MPP in combat losses
IT 1,401 MPP in combat losses
UK 565 MPP lost to Subs/Raiders
USSR 0 MPP lost to Subs/Raiders
GE 231 MPP lost to Subs/Raiders
GE 1 MPP lost to Strategic Bombing (35 Allied damage to bombers)
IT 0 MPP lost to Strategic Bombing
UK 4,555 MPP on Units, 1,175 MPP on Diplomacy, 700 MPP on Tech
USA 735 MPP on Units, 0 MPP on Diplomacy, 3,800 MPP on Tech
USSR 2,033 MPP on Units, 0 MPP on Diplomacy, 1,425 MPP on Tech
FR 1,114 MPP on Units, 150 MPP on Diplomacy, 0 MPP on Tech
GE 10,702 MPP on Units, 1,075 MPP on Diplomacy, 2,100 MPP on Tech
IT 1,337 MPP on Units, 375 MPP on Diplomacy, 1,350 MPP on Tech
UK Income: 167 MPP (excluding Lend Lease)
US Income: 344 MPP (excluding Lend Lease)
USSR Income: 451 MPP + 250 MPP bonus (excluding Lend Lease)
GE Income: 715 MPP (estimate)
IT Income: 148 MPP (estimate)
Total Allied Income: 962 MPP (+250 MPP bonus +40 MPP Lend Lease bonus not included)
Total Axis Income: ~ 863 MPP (estimate)
*Note excluding DE costs from Allied Income listed above, but including convoy losses.
GE 77 Land Units, 17 Air Units, 11 Naval Units
IT 17 Land Units, 3 Air Units, 9 Naval Units
UK 12 Land Units, 7 Air Units, 30 Naval Units
USA 4 Land Units, 1 Air Units, 3 Naval Units
USSR 47 Land Units, 3 Air Units, 6 Naval Units
