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[AllenK]

Here you go. Aircraft reserves.

Japan has been saving oil, rather than sending it to production and lost a BP due to partisans in Korea.

[Orm]

No declarations of war.

Land: China
Combined: USSR, USA, CW
Naval: Free France

No Port Strikes.

CW fly a naval bomber to the one box in the North Sea.

CW send one convoy point to the East Med.

HMS Valiant, escorted by HMS Sheffield, lead a transport fleet that evacuate Antwerp.


Picture from Jan/Feb '40 Impulse #1 (Allied) - Naval Movement

[Orm]

CW bomb Taranto without any positive result.


Picture from Jan/Feb '40 Impulse #1 (Allied) - Strategic Bombing

[Orm]

Forgot to show the current trade agreements. New is that CW and USA trade with China. Germany changed to sending resources to Italy instead of build points.

[warspite1]

Jan/Feb 1940
Impulse: 1

There is little to report on the movement front.

- The Chinese front has hardly moved due to the weather conditions and the need to remain organised - but a Korean partisan heads into the trees.

- The CW rearguard in France comprises Wavell in Bordeaux and the 11th Motorised Corps in Nantes. The Egyptian Army, hoping one day for full independence from the UK, decides to stake a claim in Cyrenaica - Bardia, Tobruk, Gazala and Derna fall to the Egyptians.

- In the Soviet Union, a few units head west to remind the Germans that there is a Red Army (apparently....) and couple of other units are sent into the Persian mountains.

- The Soviets also rebase three bombers, one in Persia, one in the Caucasus and one to Bessarabia.

- The CW rebase a Hurricane to Southampton.


Come and have a go if you think you're hard enough!

[warspite1]

Jan/Feb 1940
Impulse: 1

The CW refuse to quit the continent - and fully intend to stick it to Jerry if he tries to do anything about it.


Come on then you Boche B****** - mess with us and you'll get a taste of British spunk!

[warspite1]

Jan/Feb 1940
Impulse: 1

[David Attenborough] And through the densely packed foliage, common to this part of Eastern Poland, we can see the lesser spotted Soviet soldier......


Red Army!!!!

[Mayhemizer_slith]

I don't think there will be Axis impulse tonight. AllenK told he will be busy tonight and it takes more that hour before I get online to analyze the situation.

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: Mayhemizer

I don't think there will be Axis impulse tonight. AllenK told he will be busy tonight and it takes more that hour before I get online to analyze the situation.

warspite1

Okay - thanks for the heads up - I hope the party went well.

[warspite1]

Gents just to let you know I won't be around this afternoon (back some point this evening) so the Ormster has the power to make any decisions for the Soviets and ChiComms.

[AllenK]

J/F 40 Axis 3

No DoW

Japan closes the Burma Road. The US papers consider running a story but drop it (9 rolled). The reason is the German alignment of Hungary which causes an increase in anti-German feeling (3 rolled. 1 chit to Ge/It).

Germany Land. Italy and Japan Combined.

Germany flies Nav and Ftr to North Sea 2-box.

Italy flies ATR to North Sea 2-box and a Nav and Ftr to West Med 2-box.

Italy sends a sub to St. Vincent 2-box and 2 subs to Biscay 1-box.

Japanese Trans load Tokyo Mil and takes it to Tsingtao. An additional CP goes to China Sea.

Four areas for naval combat and Italy will have a go in them all.

[AllenK]

The Italian ATR initiates searching in the North Sea.

CW could fly Spitfire, Hurricanes and Battle to 1-box, Harrow to 2-box, Blenheim to 3-box or Gladiator to 0-box. Does anything scramble?

[Orm]

CW could fly Spitfire,

I wish I had that Spitfire but, alas, they rest in the reserve pool. [;)]

[Orm]

Does anything scramble?

CW scramble the 5 strength Hurricane and the Hurricane in Southampton. They both go to the 1-box.

[AllenK]

The two groups scramble to defend the shipping in the North Sea.

The ATR finds the Allied shipping, who remain unaware of being detected (searches Axis 1, Allies 6). The Axis select the 0 and 1-box, which means the outclassed He-112 will have it's work cut out to get the bombers through.

Edit: To include 0-box also.

[AllenK]

The Axis choose naval air and have 6 surprise points. The first 2 are spent to reduce the Allied air to air value.

Round 1 sees the German Nav and Hurricane II sent back to base. I presume Allies will stay another round at least?

[Orm]

I presume Allies will stay another round at least?

Yes.

[AllenK]

Round 2 starts well for the Allies. Who do they wish to send home?

[Orm]

The Italian bomber.

[AllenK]

Allied choice of abort again.