GG 4.040 tourney Rd. 1: Marshall Art - rjh1971

[Marshall Art]

Axis Summer 1939 (turn 1):

Can you imagine - Poland was invaded. 3 Arty and a tank got promoted, not bad at all. One Trannie damaged by the vet Uboat. Japan did not take a Chinese province but hit some rail instead.

[rjh1971]

Allies Su39

There some chunk of good luck for the Axis [:(]
Nothing to report as the Russians, the non agression pact is working just fine.
The Chinese concentrated their troops on Changsa
On the Allied side nothing much happened, that uboat was hunted by four LF but managed to drift away, ASW technique's must be rapidly improved.

Turn sent to Arthur

[Marshall Art]

Axis Fall 1939 (turn 2): Uboat went gold, TLC were invaded and Japan conducted some bombing raids. 

[rjh1971]

Allies Fa '39

With the russians waiting for the x2 production threshold.

China receives supplies from her allies.

With WA nothing much happened, french troops reorganised to defend Paris, BEF evacuated along the silver inf remaining from the LC army, France will probably fall ahead of schedule if only they could inflict the same cassualties as TLC army did (as shown in pic) High Command would be most pleased.
Gold sub was hunted just to make it dive and let free movement of forces around Africa.

[Marshall Art]

Axis Winter 1940 (turn 3) - After Italy joined France was defeated, 4 units damaged. In a battle of Alexandria the RN held back the Italian Fleet. One of the two damaged BBs will be back next turn so it will be 2 It. BBs against one British BB, not counting DDs. Japan kills 3 Militia in China by air.

[rjh1971]

Allies Wi40

Only thing to report is the damaged of a British BB, they went scouting in the Skagerrat sea zone and despite a combat analyser of .26 the german LB scored a hit on the BB. [:@]
On the ss you can see the german casualties while conquering France.

Turn sent this afternoon.

[Marshall Art]

Axis Spring 1940 (turn 4) - Greece subdued, if Yugos want better treatment they can join Axis...
Italian Navy established supremacy in E. Med and Syria was invaded.

Awaken by the British activities in the North Sea Denmark and Norway were quickly overrun.

[rjh1971]

Allies Sp '40 (corrected the view mode is to blame)

Space reserve for turn

Edit:

Nothing happened except with the WA, Syria was taken and the Middle East was reinforced, as well as Trans-Jordan, but lack of troops prevents from really securing both areas.
Wa prefered to end with the Italian presence in Abysinia.

[Marshall Art]

Axis Summer 1940 (turn 5) - Not only is Allied Propaganda wrong (it is Summer just now) it is also late - HA [:'(]

Of course any rumors of Axis planes shot down over London is pure propaganda too [:@]

Here is the real focal point: Jordan and the Mid East. A strong force threatens Cairo.

Yugos decided to go with the strong peacefully and even supply an Infantry unit for the common cause.

Japan bombs sacks of rice and does not even hit them.

[rjh1971]

Allies Su 40

Stalin is pleased a Pro Axis Coup took place in Yugoslavia, now Rumania, Hungary and Bulgaria won't turn Axis until the Soviet Union is attacked, that is certainly a handicap for german forces deployment.

China recieves more supplies.

Irak was abandoned and Cairo reinforced.

[rjh1971]

ORIGINAL: Marshall Art

Of course any rumors of Axis planes shot down over London is pure propaganda too [:@]

Here are the facts that prove how accurate are our AA boys [8D]

Turn sent to Marshall Art

[Marshall Art]

Axis Fall 1940 (turn 6) - two CAGs shot down over China [:@][:@]

Standoff over Cairo continues, both sides reinforcing at max. Transport capacity...

On the positive side - Stalin got it quite wrong, Romania just joined, farming equipment (tracktors, transport trucks etc. etc.) is being sent to Romania as humanitary aid [8D]

[rjh1971]

Allies Fa40

Russia keeps builiding up units and investing in research.

China, all quiet for now

England: sends more troops to Cairo and pray they can fend off the italo german attack when it unleashes

[Marshall Art]

Axis Winter 1941 (turn 7) - air attack on Cairo sends all Allied fighters home, more land forces shipped in to force the surrender. Uboat fires but misses on a Carrier, another hits a BB near Greenland.

A Jap CAG goes gold, although two more bombers are hit by Chinese AA.

[rjh1971]

Allies Wi 41

SU keeps trying to improve her defenses.

China, build two arty, medals giving to our AA gunners [8D]

UK: had to withdraw from Cairo, no point in lossing the whole army, only good new is that the elite german sub was damaged and destroyed for being to far away from its base.
No luck in the Atlantic against the uboats.

Turn sent to MarshallArt

[Marshall Art]

Axis Spring 1941 (turn 8) - After heavy bombardment Gibraltar's garrison was overpowered, Cairo was taken without much fighting. Japan hits one of the two new artillery units in China. 

[rjh1971]

Allies Sp 41

The fall of Gibraltar has been a hard blow for the Brittish., specially since it meant the destruction of two submarine fleets stationed there [:@], couldn't find a place to retreat to [:(].
No action against the subs, their ev is 3 and my asw is still. That is about to change.
Germany's production has been stealed

[Marshall Art]

Axis Summer 1941 (turn 9) - Germany prepares for Barbarossa after Cairo was seized. Although the Pacific Ocean is out of reach for the Italian Fleet the Atlantic is not and the Med is an Axis pond...
Axis subs enjoy one ore turn of sunk or damaged trannies without the US paying any attantion.

Meanwhile Japan invades into inner China after the Chinese Army withdrew. Capturing rich resources without much of a fight - how could they resist [:D]

[rjh1971]

Allies Su41

Russia is surprised at such big troops concentration near her borders, so far she has been carrying out the non agression pact and is supplying Germany with raw materials. A complaint has been sent through our embassy in Berlin.

China [:@][:@][:@] we are peaceful people, they want war they'll have war [:D]

The Brittish are still standing alone, since axis troops have been redeployed close to the USRR borders, and Irak coupe even't has not taken place we have decided to come back to Irak.

[Marshall Art]

Axis Fall 1941 (turn 10) - Barbarossa was launched, despite significant losses a wide advance was achieved including a para drop, only Leningrad or Kharkov was out of reach due to heavy defenses. The Italian Navy sorties into the Atlantic again and finds prey. So do Uboats.

Japan continues to drive inland, separating the Chinese Army from its supplies.