Keith v Ian R2

[professorhex]

Only fair to have a return match as we both enjoyed the last one so much. This time we swap sides, I'm the Allies (Ian).

Optionals. Most of 'em.

[professorhex]

USA scraps.

Norfolk holds the Atlantic fleet, Nimitz and the Pacific fleet in San Diego. Standard.

We have a Catalina in Miami. Sub squadron in LA.

[professorhex]

Lend lease.

[professorhex]

Soviet scrap.

[professorhex]

Timoshenko sits on the Rumanian border.

[professorhex]

Minsk and Leningrad/Kronstadt.

[professorhex]

Zhukov on the Persian border, south of Baku.

[professorhex]

South China, Nationalist set up

[professorhex]

North China

[professorhex]

CW scrap

[professorhex]

UK set up. RN Home Fleet is in Portsmouth, Gort good to go somewhere.

Slow cruisers in Scapa and on the Clyde. Fast cruisers in Plymouth (and across the Ocean in Halifax Nova Scotia.)

[professorhex]

A 2nd fleet is based at Gibraltar.

[professorhex]

A 3rd fleet at Aden. Singapore is garrisoned with an Indian Infantry Corps and has most Australian and NZ vessels.

[professorhex]

Royal Engineers garrison Malta. The Italians have set up to threaten Tunisia. Wavell has a reasonably strong and fast-moving force in Egypt.

[professorhex]

The Queens start in Cape Town. There's another transport ready to take the Ulster Militia out of Belfast. Both have cruiser escorts.

[professorhex]

Just one British factory idle on the eve of war, and all the available oil put to use. The French will no doubt soon want some of it.

[professorhex]

The French scrap some old planes.

[professorhex]

French set up.

The Alps are defended against aggressive Italian positioning.

Georges is on the Maginot Line, Billotte sits in reserve.

A cruiser squadron is based at Brest.

[professorhex]

The main French fleet is at Oran.

[professorhex]

North China and Manchuria following Japanese set up.