Reporting from the Front. A Narrative AAR.

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Turn 2. Nov/Dec 1939. Axis #10. (continued)

[ax] Rail. Germany x 3.
(1) von Leeb HQ-I. Dresden, Germany to Hungary 59,44.
(2) 50 mm AT div. Breslau, Germany to Hungary 52,42.
(3) 150 mm arty div. Warsaw, Poland to Hungary 52,42.

[ax] Land Movement. Highlights, Germany.
(1) German armies continue their redeployment from Poland to the West.
(2) German armies also march into Hungary and to the Yugoslavian border.

[ax] Air Rebase. Germany x 4.
(1) Ju 87B Stuka. Germany 48,43 to Vienna, Austria.
(2) He 111 LND3. Germany 50,41 to Hungary 59, 44.
(3) He 111H LND3. Germany 50,40 to Cologne, Germany.
(4) Bf 110C F/B. Stuttgart, Germany to Germany 51,33.

The Balkans.

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Turn 2. Nov/Dec 1939. Axis #10. (continued)

Western Europe.

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Turn 2. Nov/Dec 1939. Axis #10. (continued)

[ax] Rail. Japan x 1.
(1) 1st Eng div. Suchow to Kaifeng, China.

[ax] Land Movement. Highlights, Japan.
Japan once again reestablishes supply to their armies in central China.

[ax] Land Combat. Japan x 1.
(1) +13 vs OOS 1st cav corps, China 80,145.
(2) With no retreat possible then I'll assume an assault.

[al] yes

[ax] (3) With a blizzard raging no air support possible.
(4) +13 assault vs 1st Cav, no fractional. 2D10=12, result=13+12=25.
(5) No advance as any advancers would be flipped.

[ax] That ends my impulse at the HQ reorg phase. I'll pass the turn to you and let you roll for end of turn and, if necessary, weather.

Central China.

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Turn 2. Nov/Dec 1939. Axis #10. (continued)

Southern China.

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Turn 2. Nov/Dec 1939. Axis #10. (continued)

[ax] JvR-02-ND39-AX-10-eoi.zip game turn sent.

Northern China. Korea.

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Turn 2. Nov/Dec 1939. Allied #13

[al] Opening turn. First up is end of turn.
[al] Roll is...
[al] 7
[al] No end of turn
[al] Weatherroll is 1
[al] Rain the arctic and fine in the rest
[al] Really shifty weather!

[al] No DOW or aligning
[al] France and China land, USSR combined, US pass and CW goes for a land as well

[al] CW will portstrike CA Garibaldi in Tripoli
[al] using two CVP as bombers, total NAVfactor of 4
[al] No possibility of interception
[al] Non-phasing side rolls 4
[al] phasing side rolls 7
[al] Italy has 6 surprisepoints.
[al] Abort combat?
[ax] How many air to sea factors?
[al] 4
[al] 2 bombers
[al] Initial risk is 1D 2A
[ax] What's the initial AA?
[al] No effect
[ax] No matter, use 4 SP's to abort please.


[al] No naval air
[al] No naval movement nor combat

[al] France strat bombs Nuremberg with their LeO 451 on extended range
[al] 9 is rolled
[al] 1 production is lost


[al] No groundstrikes

[al] CW rails the Dehli MIL to Chittagong


[al] The French MTN in Nice is railed to Lille

[al] HQ Mao moves up in the mountains to the east of Taiyuan, hoping to support the attack on Beijing


[al] China moves forward to reclaim their initial defensive position along the Han River and Lake Liangtse


[al] In the south of China some manouvering in around Kweilin


[al] Wavell and the Egyptian territorial moves towards Bardia

[al] France leaves German soil and buisness is as usual along the Maginot line
[al] Yugoslavia braces themselves against the coming attacks
[al] Germany is not messing about and the French seems to have forgotten all the promises they made...


[al] CW debarks a MECH with Wavell

[al] No landcombat

[al] The chinese FTR rebases closer to the central front

[al] Ok time for the end of turn roll
[al] Roll is...
[al] 4
[al] The turn ends

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Turn 2. Nov/Dec 1939. End of Turn. Destroyed & Repair Pools.

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Turn 2. Nov/Dec 1939. End of Turn. Partisans.

[al] No partisans

[al] Korea 53
China 44
Malaya 37
Burma 43
Manchuria 11
India 69
FIC 61Korea 53
China 44
Malaya 37
Burma 43
Manchuria 11
India 69
FIC 61

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Turn 2. Nov/Dec 1939. End of Turn. US Entry.

[al] US entry chit drawn towards Japan

[al] I am chosing embargo on strategic materials

[al] 9 rolled

[al] no tension

[al] I will chose resources to China as well

[al] 10 rolled

[al] no tension

[al] I will go with US Coast Escorts as well

[al] 9 rolled

[al] no tension

[al] Hmm i need some tension

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Turn 2. Nov/Dec 1939. End of Turn. Nazi-Soviet Pact.

[ax] Both German chits to offensive pool please.

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Turn 2. Nov/Dec 1939. End of Turn. Preliminary Production.

[ax] Production. Germany.
(1) 4 of 6 oil to production.
(2) 2 oil saved to Cologne, Germany and Berlin, Germany.
(3) 23 factories producing = 23 PPs. 1 PP lost to strategic bombing.
(4) 22 PPs x 0.75 = 17 BPs. -2 Trade. 15 BPs for production.

[ax] Production. Italy.
(1) 1 oil saved to Rome, no used for production.
(2) 3 factories producing=3 PPs. 1 lost to strat. 2 PPs for production.
(3) 2 PPs x 0.5=1BP. 1 saved. 2 BPs for production.

[ax] Production. Japan.
(1) 3 of 4 oil used for production. 1 saved to Tokyo.
(2) 12 of 19 factories, 12 PPs x 0.75 = 9 BPs for production.

[al] Production. China.
(1) No oil saved
(2) 7 factories producing = 7PPs
(3) 7 PPs x 0,75 = 5 BPs. 5 BPs for production.

[al] Production. CW.
(1) 5 oil saved (Cairo, Rangoon, Georgetown, Benares and Dacca)
(2) 21 factories producing + 3 Food in Flames = 24PPs
(3) 24 PPs x 0,5 = 12 BPs. 12 BPs for production.

[al] Production. France.
(1) 1 oil saved in Bayonne.
(2) 10 factories producing = 10PPs
(3) 10 PPs x 0,5 = 5 BPs. 5 BPs for production.

[al] Production. US.
(1) 1 oil saved in Cincinnati.
(2) 40 factories producing = 40PPs
(3) 40 PPs x 0,25 = 10 BPs. 10 BPs for production.

[al] Production. USSR.
(1) 1 oil saved in Kazan.
(2) 24 factories producing = 24PPs
(3) 24 PPs x 0,25 = 8 BPs. 8 BPs for production.

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Turn 2. Nov/Dec 1939. End of Turn. Return to Base / Stay at Sea. Axis.

[ax] Stay at Sea/Return to Base. Germany.
(1) Baltic Sea. Both CAs in 2-box and both BBs in 0-box in return to Keil. CPs remain at sea.
(2) North Sea. CA Adm Hipper moves down to 1-box at stays. 2 BBs and remaining CA in 2-box return to Keil. He 112 FTR2 returns to Wilhelmshaven, Germany (48,35).

[ax] Stay at Sea/Return to Base. Italy.
(1) Italian Coast.
(a) TRS + Garrison in 1-box returns to Cagliari, Sardinia.
(b) FTR2 in 0-box returns to Cagliari, Sardinia.
(c) 3 CAs in 1-box move down to 0-box and remain at sea.
(d) FTR2 & LND2 in 1-box return to Trieste.
(e) 2 CAs 4-box stay and move down to 3-box.
(f) CAs in 0-box return to La Spezia.

(2) East Med. FTR2 in 0-box returns to Sicily 75,40 (SW of Syracuse)

[ax] Stay at Sea/Return to Base. Japan.
(1) 2 CPs in Japanese Coast return to Canton, China.
(2) All other CPs remain.

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Turn 2. Nov/Dec 1939. End of Turn. Return to Base / Stay at Sea. Axis.

[al] France stays in the western Med and Italian Coast

[al] CW return to base.
Shipping is mainly returned to Gibraltar and Plymouth.
Two transports arrive in Egypt.
Most the fleet fighting in the Med resupplies in Valetta.

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Turn 2. Nov/Dec 1939. Strategic Resources and Losses.

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Turn 2. Nov/Dec 1939. Use Oil. Axis.

[ax] Use Oil. Axis.
(1) Japan. 1 needed. Saved oil in Tokyo used to reorg all.
(2) Germany. 1.5 needed. Don't reorg 1 CP. So, 1.45 reorg with Berlin and then Cologne oil. 1 oil used.
(3) Use Oil. Axis.
(1) Japan. 1 needed. Saved oil in Tokyo used to reorg all.
(2) Germany. 1.5 needed. Don't reorg 1 CP. So, 1.45 reorg with Berlin and then Cologne oil. 1 oil used.
(3) Italy. 1.7 Needed. Click on Include oil from cooperating major powers. Used 0.55 Cologne, 1 in Rome and 0.15 other to reorg all.

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Turn 2. Nov/Dec 1939. Use Oil. Allied.

[al] China uses no oil.
CW uses 4 oil (2 BBs not reorganized)
France uses no oil.
US uses no oil.
USSR uses no oil.

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Turn 2. Nov/Dec 1939. Final Production.

[ax] Final Production. Axis.
(1) Germany. 15 BPs, 4 saved oil (total).
(2) Italy. 2 BPs, 1 saved oil.
(3) Japan. 9 BPs, 4 saved oil.

[ax] Scrap. Axis.
(1) Italy. 3 CAs & Sub.

[al] CW scraps CA Effingham

[ax] Production. Axis.
(1) Germany (15 BPs). PIL(2), LND(2), Sub 2nd(1)x2, Mech Div(3), MTN(4), MIL(2)
(2) Italy (2 BPs). Sub Repair(1), CP(1)
(3) Japan (9 BPs). Terr(2), MIL(2)x3, BP Save (Tokyo)

[al] Final production
(1) China 5BPs, 1 saved oil.
(2) CW 12 BPs, 5 saved oil.
(3) France 5 BPs, 2 saved oil.
(4) US 10BPs, 5 saved oil.
(5) USSR 8 BPs, 5 saved oil.

[al] China builds an INF and a CAV

[al] CW builds a PIL, repair 3 CA, 1 convoy, 1 NAV3, 1 CVP0, 1 CVP1, 1 MIL

[al] France HQ inf

[al] US builds a PIL, 1 Naval transport, 1 CVP0, 1 CVP1, CV Langley and 1 INF

[al] US builds a PIL, 1 Naval transport, 1 CVP0, 1 CVP1, CV Langley and 1 INF

[al] USSR builds 2 INF and 1 GARR

Jan/Feb 1940. Production Spiral.

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Turn 2. Nov/Dec 1939. End of Turn. March/April 1940 Production Spiral.

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Turn 2. Nov/Dec 1939. End of Turn. May/June 1940 Production Spiral.

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Turn 2. Nov/Dec 1939. End of Turn. Remainder of Production Spiral.