Will Hitler Trump All?

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Mar/Apr '41
Impulse #15 (Axis)

One SUB aborted, and the other ends naval combat by staying out of further searches.

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No further Axis searches.

Will CW search in the Eastern Mediterranean?

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no thanks

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Thank you. There will be a break here for a couple of hours.

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Mar/Apr '41
Impulse #15 (Axis)

No strategic bombing. No ground strikes.

Rail Movement:

Germany:
HQI Yugoslavia -> E Poland
MTN Yugoslavia -> SE Poland

Japan:
MIL Korea -> Tientsin

Land Movement:

Germany:
Finnish forces advance towards Murmansk.
Two Finnish ski divisions occupy the NE shore of Lake Ladoga.
AG von Leeb retreat before the Soviet onslaught in SE Poland.
In the centre the armies advance into Belorussia but are stopped due to supply issues supply caused by the horrendous weather.

Japan:
The encirclement of Chita is complete, and the siege begins.
The 4th Cavalry Brigade, with supporting elements, continue with their raid behind enemy lines and cut the railway between Irkutsk and Ulan-Ude.
Minor movement is southern China.

Air rebase:

Germany:
FTR2 Vilna -> Belorussia
LND2 Prussia -> Lvov
FTR2 Hungary -> Belorussia
FTR2 Lvov -> Cernauti

Japan:
FTR2 Korea -> Canton

No reorganization.

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Turn ends on a 8 (1-8 to end).

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No partisans.

US played "Refutes Naval War Zones", one marker moved to tension.

Axis SAS attached.

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Over to Allies for stay at sea.

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Losses for the turn.

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Axis RTB

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Allied return to base save. Axis orders will follow later tonight, or tomorrow.

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Axis end of turn:

Use Oil:

Germany:
All units, except SUB and LND3 Do 17M, are reorganized for 1 oil (1,45). Use oil in Berlin.

Italy:
All units are reorganized for 2 oil (1,9). Use oil in Rome.

Japan:
All units, except 9 SCS, are reorganized for 1 oil (1,45).

VF:
Reorganize all for 0 oil (0,1).

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Axis end of turn continued:

Breakdown:
None

Scrap:
None

Production planning:
Germany - 32 production points - 32 BPs. Use two saved oil for production.
Italy - 11 production points - 11 BPs. Save 2 oil.
Japan - 19 production points - 19 BPs. Save 1 oil.
VF - 2 production points - 3 BPs.

Production:

Germany (32):
CBV MIL - 0 BP
CBV GARR - 0 BP
CBV MTN - 0 BP
MIL
INF
2 MTN Div
PARA
HQA
2 FTR2
LND2
2 Pilots

Italy (11):
MIL
SUB (1st)
SUB (2nd)
FTR2
LND3
Pilot

Japan (19):
MAR Div
INF
Repair SUB
SUB (2nd)
Repair 2 CA - Atago + Takao
NAV3
CVP1
2 Pilots

VF (3):
TERR
Save 1 BP in Lyons

Japan conquers Mongolia.

Germany liberates Lithuania, and Latvia.

Factory destruction:
Warsaw

Reinforcements:

Germany:
FTR2 FW 190 -> Königsberg
LND2 Ju 87D -> Königsberg
MECH -> Helsinki
INF -> Bucharest
3-5 MECH Div + 2 INF -> Königsberg
2-5 MECH Div -> Breslau

Italy:
NAV3 -> Palermo
Remove LND3 from Taranto

Japan:
CVP1 A6M3 (Zero) -> CV Hiryu, Tokyo
CVP1 B5N1 (Kate) with 4 in naval air -> CV Akagi, Tokyo
MAR Div-> Fukuoka
Remove FTR2 in Kobe
Remove CVP1 B5N1 (Kate) with 4 in range from CV Soryu, Tokyo

Voluntary Resource Lending:
Reduced; Germany -> Italy: 8 resources, (1 oil)

Axis goes first if we win the initiative.

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Allies reorganize all units.

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USA increases lending to Free France to 4 BP.

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Allies win the initiative and will move first.

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Fine weather across the globe. Courtesy file attached.

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Naval actions for UK and FF. Land for USSR.

UK does convoy escorts along with loaded transports in Arctic Ocean(Alexander), and two in Bay of Bengal.

USSR rails the Vitebsk factory to Omsk. USSR pulls back on the Southern front. Many units pull back to the maximum and Kiev units head north towards Smolensk. The Soviets decide to make a stand in the Pskov, Vitebsk, and Minsk areas, while reserves move North to block the Finnish divisions.

Soviets rebase all 3 fighters to more advantageous positions.

Britain rebases a newly arrived CVP on the carrier in Plymouth, the previous CVP goes to Liverpool.

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Turn attached.

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