News From the Front - 4 player game

[GeneralAdvance]

Sorry, shouldn´t complain, nothing to land now i suppose [:D]

[GeneralAdvance]

Yes, assault please.

[warspite1]

Sep/Oct 1940
Impulse: 1 (Axis)

Land Combat:

In China the Fractionals fail (346 thrown). The land throw is a 10 and both Chinese units are destroyed.

In France there are no fractionals. The land throw is a 4. Two French and one German are destroyed and all Germans are disorganised.

[warspite1]

Sep/Oct 1940
Impulse: 1 (Axis)

Rebase:
Germany

The Germans rebase a bomber and a fighter to Metz.

Reorganisation:
Germany

The Germans use all HQ to reorganise whatever they can.

[Orm]

Picture from Sep/Oct '40 Impulse #3 (Allies) - DOW

[Orm]

Picture from Sep/Oct '40 Impulse #3 (Allies) - DOW

[warspite1]

Peeps = how do you feel about updating to the next patch? I know AllenK wants to and I will ask the same question of the counter-factual boys.

[Orm]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

Peeps = how do you feel about updating to the next patch? I know AllenK wants to and I will ask the same question of the counter-factual boys.

That is ok if you think it is stable enough.

[Orm]

Sep/Oct '40
Impulse #3 (Allies)

No declarations of war.

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

No port strikes. No naval air.

Naval Movement:
CW:
TRS + FTR2 (Cape Town) -> CSV 0-box
TRS + FTR2 (Bombay) -> Red Sea 0-box
3 x SUB (Malta) -> Italian Coast 3 and 4 box
Lots of convoy escorts move down to the 1-box
Lots of convoy escorts leave port for the 4-box
4 x BB + CA + CL (Plymouth) -> North Sea 3-box
BB (Plymouth) -> CSV 0-box
4 x BB + 2 x CA (Alexandria) -> East Med 3-box
3 x CV + 3 x BB (Gibraltar) -> West Med 4-box
CA (Alexandria) -> West Med 4-box
One new convoy route opens between Australia and England.


No strategic bombing. No Ground Strikes.

Rail Moves:
USSR:
INF 33,56->Smolensk


Land Movement:

USSR:
INF Vitebsk 44,53
AA Kiev->52,58
ART Kiev->52,58
MECH D-Town->54,59
ART D-Town->54,59

China Nat:
Mil 80,135->80,136
MIL 80,134->80,135
INF DIV 80,134->79,134

France:
France retreat from the Maginot line.

Rebase:

China:
FTR2 Chungking->82,135

USA:
NAV3 (San Diego) -> 93,234 (Hawaii)

CW:
CVP (HMS Eagle) -> HMS Furious (Gibraltar)
FTR2 (Red Sea) -> Suez
FTR2 (CSV) -> Gibraltar
FTR2 (Antwerp) -> Plymouth

Reorganization:
France:
HQI (Georges) -> FTR2 + INF

[Orm]

The Autumn storms arrive in force.

[warspite1]

Sep/Oct 1940
Impulse: 5 (Axis)

Declarations of War and Alignments: None

Japan: Combined
Germany: Land
Italy: Pass

Port Attack: None
Naval Air: None

Naval Movement:
Japan

A TRS carries an INF to Shanghai and two TRS head back home

Strategic Bombing: None
Ground Strike: None

Rail Movement: None
Land Movement:
Japan

The Japanese continue their limited move south

Germany

The Germans continue their limited move into Alsace.

Land Combat:
Germany

One attack announced - west of Metz. Its an auto attack and a French INF is destroyed.

[warspite1]

Sep/Oct 1940
Impulse: 5 (Axis)

Rebase:
Germany

The Germans re-jig their fighters in France/southern Belgium

Japan

The Japanese move their long-range fighter more centrally so that it can reach both areas of potential combat.

Reorganisation: None

[Orm]

Picture from Sep/Oct '40 Impulse #7 (Allies) - DOW

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Picture from Sep/Oct '40 Impulse #7 (Allies) - DOW

[Orm]

Sep/Oct '40
Impulse #7 (Allies)

No declarations of war.

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

No port strikes. No naval air.

Naval Movement:

USA:
3 x BB sail for exercises among the Hawaiian Islands.

CW:
CV + CL (Gibraltar) -> West Med 4-box
2 x CA + CL (Liverpool) -> CSV 4-box

No strategic bombing. No Ground Strikes.

Rail Moves:
USSR:
HQI 33,56->51,57

Land Movement:

USSR:
ARM Gomel->45,54(SE Vitebsk)
INF 6-4 Smolensk 46,54
AT Vitebsk ->44,53(W)
INF 41,53->43,52
INF Gomel ->46,55

China Nat:
GAR Changsha->85,143
INF 85,141->Changsha
WAR 91,133->91,132

France: Reorganize their new lines somewhat and withdraw one hex along the Swiss border.

CW:
INF Div (106,73) -> Djibouti
INF (101,68) -> 101,67

Air Rebase:

France:
FTR2 (Vichy) -> 57,30

USA:
NAV3 (Hawaii) -> Pago Pago

CW:
FTR2 (Suez) -> 83,42 (Libya)
FTR2 (Dover) -> Plymouth
FTR2 (London) -> Dover

No reorganization.

[Orm]

Turn continues on a 8 (1 to end)

And the rainy weather continues.

[warspite1]

Sep/Oct 1939
Impulse: 9 (Axis)

Declarations of War and Alignments: None

Japan: Land
Germany: Land
Italy: Land

Port Attack: None
Naval Air: None

Strategic Bombing: None
Ground Strike: None

Rail Movement: None
Land Movement:
Germany

The Germans tool around a bit in Belgium and France

Land Combat: None

Rebase:
Japan

A NAV moves to east of Wuhan

Germany

A Fighter moves back to Germany While two others re-position in France and Belgium

Italy

An Italian fighter heads back to Aachen

Reorganisation: None

End of Turn: Turn Ends on less than a 4 (a 6 is thrown)

[Orm]

Sep/Oct '40
Impulse #11 (Allies)

No declarations of war.

Combined: USA, USSR, CW, France
Pass: China

No port strikes. No naval air.

Naval Movement:

USA:
3 x BB (San Diego) -> Christmas Islands

France:
TRS + 2x CA (Marseilles) -> East Med - TRS embark TERR

CW:
CA + INF Div (Djibouti) -> West Med 3-box
TRS (Gibraltar) -> CSV - TRS embark FTR2

Strategic Bombing:
France:
LND3 (58,32) -> Prague

[Orm]

The French raid on Prague had no effect.


Picture from Sep/Oct '40 Impulse #11 (Allies) - Strategic Bombing

[Orm]

No Ground Strikes.

Rail movement:
USSR:
ART Vladivostok->Irkutsk

Land Movement:

USSR:
GAR Minsk-> SW
INF Kiev->51,54
CAV 37,55->36,55
CAV Div 38,54->43,53(NW Vitebsk)
HQA 41,53->44,55(E Vitebsk)

France:
MIL (63,27) -> 63,30

Invasion:
CW:
2nd INF Div invade Sardinia