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Land: Japan
Combined: Germany, Italy
Naval:

Italy strike the British fleet in Alexandria, and Germany bomb the Danish fleet in Frederikshavn.


Picture from Sep/Oct '39 Impulse #9 (Axis) - Port Strike

The Danish surprise roll is a 5 and it gives Germany 8 points to allocate. Germany, however, elect to save 2 points.


Picture from Sep/Oct '39 Impulse #9 (Axis) - Port Strike

One Danish CP is sunk, and a CA damaged.


Picture from Sep/Oct '39 Impulse #9 (Axis) - Port Strike

The CW surprise roll is a 10 and it gives Italy 13 points to allocate. All points are used to increase damage done.


Picture from Sep/Oct '39 Impulse #9 (Axis) - Port Strike

HMS Glorious is heavily hit. But the damage control parties manages to fix all the critical damages.


Picture from Sep/Oct '39 Impulse #9 (Axis) - Port Strike

However, a second hit on the CV sinks it, despite the heroic effort of the crew. The heavy cruiser HMS Devonshire is damaged as well.


Picture from Sep/Oct '39 Impulse #9 (Axis) - Port Strike

Italy fly one FTR2 to the 1-box of the West Med.

Germany send one old BB, and 4 CPs, to the Baltic Sea.
One Italian cruiser squadron sail to the 4-box in the Easte Mediterranean.

Edit: Forgot to mention that one of the cruisers is loaded with a division.

Picture from Sep/Oct '39 Impulse #9 (Axis) - Naval Movement

Italy can initiate combat in three sea areas. Beginning with CSV.


Picture from Sep/Oct '39 Impulse #9 (Axis) - Naval Combat

No combat in CSV. Axis rolled 4, and Axis 10. If Italy rolled one lower instead, then the CW CPs had been slaughtered. Sometimes a tiny difference in the die roll can make a huge difference. [:)]

Not that I am complaining. [:D]

Next up is the West Med where the FTR2 initiate combat and the SUB is included.

Axis rolls a 4 and just finds. It doesn't help the CW CP that they roll a 1. It is lost.

And once again the difference between success is minimal. However, here the damage potential was minimal as well. [:)]

I must say that it is more fun to have the surprise, rather than being surprised. It feels like it was a long time since I was on the surprising side. Albeit feelings can not always be trusted. [:D]


Picture from Sep/Oct '39 Impulse #9 (Axis) - Naval Combat

I am sorry about that. I hope you are not offended.

ORIGINAL: Orm

I am sorry about that. I hope you are not offended.

I’m not. And not sure who should be [:)] Allies because of that surprise joke and some losses? If so, not even close!

The Italian cruisers find, and sink, the CW convoy in the East Med. (Axis 2, Allies 5)


Picture from Sep/Oct '39 Impulse #9 (Axis) - Naval Combat

Time for some errands. I expect to continue our impulse in a couple of hours.

No strategic bombing.

Japan bombs the Nationalist 1st Cavalry.


Picture from Sep/Oct '39 Impulse #9 (Axis) - Ground Strike

Close, but close is not good enough. [:)]

Rail Movement:

Germany:
ART (Lodz) -> Aachen

Japan:
MAR (Seoul) -> Nanking
ENG (Haichow) -> Taiyuan

Land Moves:

Germany:
INF takes Copenhagen.
INF advance into Denmark along the Atlantic Coast and end at 43,36
ARM (49,40) -> Hanover
ARM (51,45) -> 51,40
MOT (52,44) -> 51,40

Italy:
INF (Bardia) -> 82,55 in Egypt

Japan:
Japan capture Tianshui, and US delivers a strongly worded note to the Japanese ambassador (1 rolled).
Japan advance inland from Canton.


Picture from Sep/Oct '39 Impulse #9 (Axis) - Debark

1st Italian division invade Haifa.

3rd German division invade Frederikshavn.

12th Korps support the invasion in Denmark.

Will the Danish notional be included in the combat? See picture for odds.

And will the Palestinian notional be included? Odds without notional is +21, and with notional it is +21.


Picture from Sep/Oct '39 Impulse #9 (Axis) - Land Combat

And yes, I thought that was funny. And no, I haven't been drinking anything stronger than tea. [:D]

And now that the tea break is over, I see that there has been no reply. So therefore I assume that the Danish, and Palestinian defenders surrender to avoid being slaughtered.