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RE: News From the Front - 4 player game - 2/25/2020 4:48:37 PM

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Italy produce 1 pilot and save 1 BP.

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RE: News From the Front - 4 player game - 2/25/2020 7:03:07 PM

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November/December 1939
Impulse: End of Turn Events

Netherlands is conquered. New Dutch home nation is UK.

Allies support Belgium. US not impressed. (10 rolled)

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RE: News From the Front - 4 player game - 2/25/2020 7:20:55 PM

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Scrap Ju-86 and Do-17M

Germany can not scrap them since they both was built this turn.

Sorry about that.

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RE: News From the Front - 4 player game - 2/25/2020 7:30:33 PM

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Allies end of turn:

One Soviet pact marker added to the offensive pool.

One US Entry marker added to the Japanese Pool

Preliminary planning:
CW - 21 production points - 10 BPs. One bug encountered that made me use 1 oil in UK for production to get around it.
France - 11 production points - 7 BPs.
USA - 40 production points - 11 BPs.
USSR - 23 production points - 8 BPs.
China - 7 production points - 4 BPs.

Stay at sea:
The following units stay at sea.

CW:
Convoy escorts in 1 and 4 boxes
All CPs
North Sea: 5 x BB + 2 x CA

France:
All CPs

USA:
All CPs

USSR:
CPs

Return to Base:

CW:
Liner -> Aden
3 x TRS -> UK

Use Oil:

USSR:
All units are reorganized for 0 oil (0.0).

CW:
All units except 7 x CL, are reorganized for 2 oil (2.45).

France:
All units are reorganized for 0 oil (0.3).

USA:
All units except 1 BB and 1 CL, are reorganized for 0 oil (0.45).

China:
All units are reorganized for 0 oil (0.4).

Breakdown: -

Prod plan Final:
zzzz

Scrap: -

Production:
China (4):
MIL
CAV

CW (10):
MIL
INF
Pilot
CVP1
TRS (1st)

France (7):
MIL
FTR3
Pilot

USA (11):
NAV3
SUB (1st)
2 x BB (1st)
TRS (1st)
CP

USSR (8):
INF
MECH

Reinforcements:

CW:
Scrap: 2 x FTR2
MIL -> Batavia
MIL -> Brussels (in hex West of city)
MIL -> Bombay
GARR -> Calcutta
LND2 -> London

France:
Scrap: FTR2
MIL -> Metz
FTR3 -> Paris

USA:
Scrap: FTR2, MOT
NAV2 -> Baltimore
Remove: 1 x CVP1

China:
MIL -> Lanchow
INF -> Sian

USSR:
GARR -> Vladivostok

Voluntary Resource Lending:
CW -> China: 1 resources (1 oil, minimum)
CW -> France: 3 resources
USA -> China: 1 resources

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RE: News From the Front - 4 player game - 2/25/2020 7:32:49 PM

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Note that a resource routing bug cost CW 1 oil they had in UK (used it for production to compensate for the resource that should have been delivered). Should we take any action for that? Or just keep count and decide later?

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RE: News From the Front - 4 player game - 2/25/2020 7:39:55 PM

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Jan/Feb '40
New Turn

Axis win the initiative and moves first. (Axis 6, Allies 7)

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RE: News From the Front - 4 player game - 2/25/2020 7:44:05 PM

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Jan/Feb '40
Impulse: 1 (Axis)

Storms hit central Europe.

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RE: News From the Front - 4 player game - 2/29/2020 9:46:24 AM

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Jan/Feb 1940
Impulse: 1 (Axis)

Declarations of War and Alignments: None

Japan: Combined
Germany: Land
Italy: Combined

Naval Air: None

Naval Movement:
Japan

1. A TRS loaded with a MIL sails for the South China Sea 0-box
2. A TRS sails for the China Sea 0-box and picks up a MIL in Formosa

Strategic Bombing: None
Ground Strike: None

Rail Movement: None
Land Movement:
Germany

There is some re-arrangement of troops on the front line

Japan

Minor re-arrangement in the north while in the south, room is made in Canton for some reinforcement.

Debark

The Fukuoka MIL lands at Canton.

Land Combat: None

Air Rebase:
Germany

A stuka and Bf-109 swap places in Belgium/Germany

Reorganisation: None

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RE: News From the Front - 4 player game - 2/29/2020 6:41:51 PM

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Jan/Feb 1940
Impulse: 3 (Allies)

No declarations of war.

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

No port strikes. No naval air.

Naval Movement:
France:
BB + CA -> North Sea 3,4 box
4 x BB + CA -> CSV 0,1,4 box
1 CL -> BOB 1 box
1 CA + 4 CL -> CVB 0,1,4 box

CW:
Plenty of convoy escorts for the Atlantic convoys
TRS (Liverpool) + GARR -> Gibraltar
TRS (Plymouth) + AT -> North Sea
TRS (Plymouth) + MECH -> North Sea
TRS (Paramaribo) -> East Coast
Liner (Cape town) + TERR -> Red Sea
2 x BB + 2 x CA + CK -> North Sea 3,4 box
CV (Aden) -> Red Sea
2 x SUB -> Italian Coast 3 box
3 x CA (Aden) -> Alexandria
1 CP -> North Sea
1 CP to each sea area from Malaya to UK via South Africa route

No strategic bombing. No Ground Strikes.

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RE: News From the Front - 4 player game - 2/29/2020 7:28:31 PM

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Rail movement

USSR
Inf Kazan -> 32,56

Landmoves

USSR
HQA 40,58->38,55

China
GAR 75,137 -> 74,138
INF Sian -> 75,137
MIL Lanchow -> 74,132
INF 91,141 -> 90,141
MIL 91,135 -> 91,134
MIL 72,135 -> 71,135

Air Rebase:

CW:
LND3 (London) -> Harwich

USA:
NAV3 (72,314) -> 77,274
NAV2 (Baltimore) -> 72,314

No reorganization.

Weather 1940 Jan/Feb Axis #5

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RE: News From the Front - 4 player game - 2/29/2020 7:34:22 PM

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North China, 1940 Jan/Feb Axis #5

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RE: News From the Front - 4 player game - 2/29/2020 7:36:15 PM

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South China, 1940 Jan/Feb Axis #5

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RE: News From the Front - 4 player game - 2/29/2020 9:07:21 PM

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Jan/Feb 1940
Impulse: 5 (Axis)

Declarations of War and Alignments: None

Japan: Land
Germany: Pass
Italy: Pass

Naval Air: None

Strategic Bombing: None
Ground Strike: None

Rail Movement: None
Land Movement:
Japan

The Japanese shuffle about a bit and threaten Ningsia in the north

Debark:
Japan

The Formosan MIL unloads in Haichow

Land Combat: None

Air Rebase:
Japan

A couple of aircraft (1 FTR and 1 LND) fly to Tungkwan and environs

Reorganisation: None

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RE: News From the Front - 4 player game - 3/1/2020 6:01:56 AM

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Jan/Feb '40
Impulse #7 (Allies)

No declarations of war.

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

No port strikes.

CW fly one FTR2 to the 2-box of the North Sea.

Naval Moves:

France:
France sail one TRS escorted by one CL to the Western Mediterranean (0-box) where the TRS embark one INF from Oran.

Strategic Bombing:

CW:
One LND3 bombs Hamburg.

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RE: News From the Front - 4 player game - 3/1/2020 6:06:39 AM

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Disappointing, but not unexpected.

Picture from Jan/Feb '40 Impulse #7 (Allies) - Strategic Bombing

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RE: News From the Front - 4 player game - 3/1/2020 7:04:56 AM

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Jan/Feb '40
Impulse #7 (Allies)

No Ground Strikes.

Rail Movement:

France:
INF (Brest) -> 54,30

CW:
MIL (Sydney) -> Adelaide

USSR:
MECH (Cernauti) -> 38,55 (Lake Ladoga area)

Land Movement:

France:
HQI (55,32) -> 55,31
INF (55,31) -> 55,32

CW:
HQI (52,31) -> Calais
MOT (Brussels) -> 52,31
INF (Antwerp) -> Brussels
MOT (Calais) -> Antwerp
HQA -> Bayonne

USSR:
INF (Novgorod) -> 35,54
HQA (38,55) -> Leningrad
CAV Div (Yaroslav) -> 40,58
CAV (Murmansk) -> 21,53

Com China:
MIL (74,132) -> 73,132

China:
MIL (79,138) -> 80,139
MIL (80,140) -> 82,140
INF (80,141) -> 82,142
INF (82,143) -> 82,144
HQI (82,144) -> 84,143
INF Div (82,144) -> 82,142
AA (85,143) -> Changsha
WAR (91,134) -> 91,133
MIL (86,132) -> 86,133

Debark:

CW:
MECH + AT -> Calais
TERR -> Port Sudan

France:
INF -> Marseilles

Air Rebase:

France:
FTR3 (Paris) -> 56,30

China:
FTR2 (Ichang) -> 84,143 (HQI)

CW:
CVP1 (HMS Hermes) -> HMS Furious (Gibraltar)

USA:
NAV3 (77,274) -> San Diego

No reorganization.

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RE: News From the Front - 4 player game - 3/1/2020 7:13:07 AM

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The turn continues on a roll of 9. (Would have ended on a one)

The new weather. (die roll 3)

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RE: News From the Front - 4 player game - 3/1/2020 7:17:16 AM

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Picture from Jan/Feb '40 Impulse #9 (Axis) - DOW

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RE: News From the Front - 4 player game - 3/1/2020 7:21:06 AM

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Picture from Jan/Feb '40 Impulse #9 (Axis) - DOW

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RE: News From the Front - 4 player game - 3/1/2020 7:21:43 AM

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Picture from Jan/Feb '40 Impulse #9 (Axis) - DOW

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RE: News From the Front - 4 player game - 3/1/2020 7:23:43 AM

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Picture from Jan/Feb '40 Impulse #9 (Axis) - DOW

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RE: News From the Front - 4 player game - 3/1/2020 7:27:38 AM

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Picture from Jan/Feb '40 Impulse #9 (Axis) - DOW

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RE: News From the Front - 4 player game - 3/1/2020 7:28:08 AM

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Picture from Jan/Feb '40 Impulse #9 (Axis) - DOW

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RE: News From the Front - 4 player game - 3/1/2020 9:06:53 AM

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Did you send the saved game? Nothing received yet.

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RE: News From the Front - 4 player game - 3/1/2020 9:42:00 AM

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I mailed it before I posted the pictures here. 9.11 AM local time.

I just mailed it again.

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RE: News From the Front - 4 player game - 3/1/2020 9:47:06 AM

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Sadly nothing received, nothing in the spam.

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RE: News From the Front - 4 player game - 3/1/2020 9:57:07 AM

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No idea why it doesn't work. I just mailed it a third time.

I'll attach the save here as well if this mail get lost as well.

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RE: News From the Front - 4 player game - 3/1/2020 10:01:24 AM

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No idea why it doesn't work. I just mailed it a third time.

I'll attach the save here as well if this mail get lost as well.

warspite1

I've just sent a test e-mail to the three of you and have not had a bounce-back.... but still no email. I'll try the download.

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RE: News From the Front - 4 player game - 3/1/2020 10:03:37 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Orm

No idea why it doesn't work. I just mailed it a third time.

I'll attach the save here as well if this mail get lost as well.

warspite1

I've just sent a test e-mail to the three of you and have not had a bounce-back.... but still no email. I'll try the download.

I just answered the test.

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RE: News From the Front - 4 player game - 3/1/2020 10:05:38 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: warspite1

quote:

ORIGINAL: Orm

No idea why it doesn't work. I just mailed it a third time.

I'll attach the save here as well if this mail get lost as well.

warspite1

I've just sent a test e-mail to the three of you and have not had a bounce-back.... but still no email. I'll try the download.

I just answered the test.