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No intercept.

Three units hit by the ground strikes.

I see the Euro axis continue to underperform when it comes to ground strikes. This time though only slightly as you actually flipped 3 vs the expected 3.6. So on the whole axis ground strike succes look to be improving.

rkr1958 wrote: Sun Mar 22, 2026 2:42 pm I see the Euro axis continue to underperform when it comes to ground strikes. This time though only slightly as you actually flipped 3 vs the expected 3.6. So on the whole axis ground strike succes look to be improving.

Surprisingly good result from the ground strikes. Very happy with the result.

Mar/Apr '41
Impulse #2 (Axis)

No rail movement.

Land Movement:

Japan:

Manchuria:
AG Yamamoto tries to advance between the Soviet armies north of Harbin.

China North:
Minor adjustments.

China South:
Minor movement.
MAR retreat further into the mountains as the Chinese forces close in.

Germany:

Finnish front:
2nd Ski Div is sent southwards to operate in the Soviet rear.
minor movement in the Viipuri region.

USSR North:
Newly created AG Paul concentrate on Pskov. ENG assets are temporarily transferred to assist taking the city.
Additional forces advance from Estonia towards Leningrad.

USSR Central:
AG Rundstedt advance towards Vitebsk.
AG von Leeb advance eastwards just south of Vitebsk.

USSR South:
AG von Bock prepare to clear a pocket, while the lead elements advance.
Reinforced AG Antonescu concentrate on Cernauti.

Other fronts:
Minor movement in the west, and Greece.

Vichy France:
minor adjustments.

Four attacks against Soviet forces.

USSR can give defensive air support to them all. However, as the bombers would go unsupported against Axis fighters I assume that no defensive support will be provided. I hope that I am correct in my thinking. A save, and a picture, are provided for review afterwards.

Continuing onwards towards the attacks.
DefGroundSupport

Mar/Apr '41
Impulse #2 (Axis)

Final odds. Note that two ENG support the assault on Pskov.

Pskov is liberated.

The attack west of Vitebsk was also automatic.

The Carpathian mountains are cleared from enemy formations.

Cernauti holds. Not happy with that.

Mar/Apr '41
Impulse #2 (Axis)

Air Rebase:

Italy:
NAV2 Greece -> Gulf of Finland coast
NAV2 Greece -> Sicily
FTR2 Belorussia -> SW Vitebsk

Japan:
FTR2 NE CHina -> Kirin
LND2 NE CHina -> NW Kirin

Reorganization:

Italy:
ATR -> FTR2 in Ukraine - lands Minsk

Germany:
HQI SE Poland -> 2 MECH + INF Cernauti adjacent

Winter returns.

Back to Allies.
5thJMPBJ 084 MA 41 Allied 3

Orm wrote: Sun Mar 22, 2026 4:20 pm Cernauti holds. Not happy with that.

I'd be sacking a General after that battle! A few more of those are needed though.

Orm wrote: Sun Mar 22, 2026 3:46 pm China South:
Minor movement.
MAR retreat further into the mountains as the Chinese forces close in.

Hopefully to a position where ZOC won't block the Burma road! Just have to get rid of an annoying Burma partisan.

Mar/Apr '41
Impulse #3 (Allies)

Land: USSR, China
Combined: US
Naval: CW, French
Pass:

Naval air: CW fighter to red sea.

Naval Movement: Too many CW and French naval moves to write down. Only thing that may be of interest would be loaded Transport in Bay of Bengal.

Strategic bombing: None.

Ground strikes: None.

Rail Movement: Lennigrad factory to Omsk. The Odessa factory railed last impulse appears lost in transit.

Land Movement: All pretty obvious.

Air Rebase: USSR IL-4 rebases south of Kiev & TB-3 rebases to Moscow. CW play musical aircraft with some rebases to North Sea and loaded CV's.

Reorganisation: CW Anson reorgs Ark Royal in Belfast. USSR TB-3 reorgs Tank in swamp. Timoshenko reorgs Mech and Inf.

Over to Axis.

Note Allies may fly GS if unescorted odds are no worse then -3/+2 in USSR.

Picture from Mar/Apr '41 Impulse #6 (Axis) - DOW

Picture from Mar/Apr '41 Impulse #6 (Axis) - DOW

Picture from Mar/Apr '41 Impulse #6 (Axis) - DOW