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RE: News From the Front - 4 player game - 3/3/2020 4:12:39 PM   
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ORIGINAL: warspite1

Mar/Apr 1940
Impulse: 1 (Axis)

Strategic Bombardment: None
Ground Strike:
Japan

A Ki-30 flies to Mao's hex

Germany

Two 5-strength stukas fly to Antwerp

Italy

A Ba.65 flies to the French corps in the Alps on the Swiss border


Antwerp:

It looks like the British have two 5-quality aircraft that can intercept. The Germans have 3 x 5, 1 x 4 and 1 x 3. What do the CW want to do?

CW intercept the raid with one FTR2 (Hurricane IIA). If it survives, it lands in hex 49,29 (East of London).

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RE: News From the Front - 4 player game - 3/3/2020 4:18:29 PM   
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Ground Strike:

Air to Air Combat Subphase




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RE: News From the Front - 4 player game - 3/3/2020 4:21:41 PM   
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Ground Strike:

Air to Air Combat Subphase

Round 1

Allied - 13 (No Effect)
Axis - 9 (No Effect)

Round 2

Allied - 10 (DC) A stuka is cleared through
Axis - 15 (AA) The Hurricane is aborted

The hex east of London is out of range. Any alternative?





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RE: News From the Front - 4 player game - 3/3/2020 4:35:09 PM   
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Status: offline 		Ok. Are you sure it was Antwerp you targeted? As Antwerp is within range.

Anyway, land it is Calais instead.

Edit: I see that it was Brussles from the air combat picture. It doesn't matter. End result is still the same.

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RE: News From the Front - 4 player game - 3/3/2020 5:54:26 PM   
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Ground Strike:
Germany

Throws of 10, 8, 5 and 9 see one unit disorganised

Italy

Throws of 1 and 7 see the French unit disorganised

Japan

Throws of 4 and 6 see the Chinese untouched.




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RE: News From the Front - 4 player game - 3/3/2020 6:42:48 PM   
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RE: News From the Front - 4 player game - 3/4/2020 2:28:55 AM   
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Rail Movement: None
Land Movement:
Italy

Graziani moves out of the way for the Roma Motorised Corps to take part in the attack on the Lyons Militia.

Germany

Manoeuvring takes place around Brussels

Japan

The Japanese use their three moves to continue moving units on the Tungkwan-Haichow road west.

Land Combat:
Germany

One attack announced against Brussels

Italy

One attack announced in the Alps


For the Brussels attack the Germans bring in a Ju-88 and stuka

For the Alps attack the Italians order up an SM.79

The odds at Brussels is 38.5:12 (3:1) and (assuming both aircraft get through) is 46.5:12 (3:1). The Germans have 1 x 5, 1 x 4 and 1 x 3 range fighters they could still bring in.

Do the CW wish to fly?




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RE: News From the Front - 4 player game - 3/4/2020 6:24:40 AM   
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Status: offline 		Yes, CW send some air in defensive support of Brussels.

1 x FTR2
1 x LND2 (Battle)
1 x LND3 (Hampden with 1 in FTR value)

The LND2 is front bomber, and the LND3 will be cleared first.
CW abort, or destroy, German bombers if we have the choice.
CW abort if they fight at -4, or worse. (They stay at -3 or better)
Land the aircraft in the hexes they flew from.

CW selects the assault table for Brussels
The Belgian INF is designated as first loss unit.

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RE: News From the Front - 4 player game - 3/4/2020 7:00:21 AM   
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RE: News From the Front - 4 player game - 3/7/2020 2:51:51 AM   
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Land Combat: (Air to Air Combat subphase)

The Germans respond with two fighters of their own.




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RE: News From the Front - 4 player game - 3/7/2020 2:52:29 AM   
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Land Combat: (Air to Air Combat subphase)

Round 1:

Allies: 14 - (DA) The Germans abort their front fighter
Axis: 17 - (DX) There is no instruction for this scenario. In order to move the game on I destroy the Battle on behalf of the CW. The rationale is that the CW need to destroy the German bombers and removing their only fighter will put the German bombers through and give an A2A differential that would end the combat (according to the instructions above +4/-4). The pilot survives

Round 2:
The battle swings in the CW favour (+1/-1)

Allies: 6 (DX) The Germans destroy their stuka (the pilot survives)
Axis: 11 (DC) The CW bomber is cleared through

There is little value in the Germans sticking around on a -1 and so they abort.




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RE: News From the Front - 4 player game - 3/7/2020 3:23:19 AM   
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Land Combat:

That means both the attack on Brussels and in the Alps are at 2:1+1

Brussels:

The fractionals work (329 thrown) and the land throw was a 6(7). The Allies lose both units. The Germans lose their engineer and all units are disorganised.

The Alps:

The fractional work (56 thrown) and the land throw was a 9(10). The Allies lose their unit.




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RE: News From the Front - 4 player game - 3/7/2020 3:37:22 AM   
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Air Rebase:
Italy

The Italian fighters re-base to Turin

Germany

A bomber rebases to Cologne

Reorganisation:
Germany

All three HQ are used to reorganise as much as possible - which effectively means all but one unit in the front line but only one fighter.

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RE: News From the Front - 4 player game - 3/7/2020 5:47:51 AM   
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ORIGINAL: warspite1

Axis: 17 - (DX) There is no instruction for this scenario. In order to move the game on I destroy the Battle on behalf of the CW. The rationale is that the CW need to destroy the German bombers and removing their only fighter will put the German bombers through and give an A2A differential that would end the combat (according to the instructions above +4/-4). The pilot survives


Good call in destroying the Battle.

I had that in the original instructions but ´there was an error when I posted it. So I had to re-write it. And I then noticed it was one instruction shorter but I couldn't figure out what was missing.



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RE: News From the Front - 4 player game - 3/7/2020 3:09:27 PM   
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Impulse: 2 (Allies)

No declarations of war.

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

Note: China has been forced to select a combined impulse for the 4th time in this game.

No port strikes. No naval air.

Naval Movement:

USA:
TRS (San Diego) + NAV3 -> Polynesia

CW:
5 X BB + TRS (Plymouth) -> North Sea 3-box - TRS embark INF from Southampton
4 x CP (Liverpool) -> CSV

No strategic bombing.

Ground Strike:
CW:
LND3 (London) -> 53,32 (SE Brussels)

CW has no FTR2 available for support. Germany have two FTR2 that can intercept?

Will Germany intercept the British ground strike?



Picture from Mar/Apr '40 Impulse #2 (Allies) - Ground Strike

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RE: News From the Front - 4 player game - 3/7/2020 5:21:12 PM   
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Status: offline 		The He-112 attempts an intercept please. If it survives it returns from whence.

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RE: News From the Front - 4 player game - 3/7/2020 6:45:23 PM   
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Status: offline 		The air combat was a draw, and Germany declared it a win.



Picture from Mar/Apr '40 Impulse #2 (Allies) - Ground Strike

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RE: News From the Front - 4 player game - 3/7/2020 7:30:12 PM   
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Impulse: 2 (Allies)

Rail Movement:

France:
INF (54,30) -> Nice

USSR:
INF (Chisinau) -> Novgorod

Land Movement:

USSR
HQI 32,56 -> 33,55
CAV Div 40,58 ->35,55
MEC 33,58 -> 35,54

Com China:
China Com
MIL 73,132 -> 73,134
Warlord 71,153 -> 69,134

China Nat:
MIL 86,133 -> Kweiyang
MIL 80,139 -> 81,138

CW:
MIL (52,31) -> 51,30
MECH (Calais) -> 52,31
AT (Calais) -> 52,31

France reorganize both their defensive lines. (see picture in later post)

Air Rebase:

USA:
NAV3 -> Pago Pago

France:
LND3 (56,31) -> 58,32

CW:
FTR2 (Dover) -> Lille
FTR2 (51,24) -> Antwerp

Reorganization:
CW:
HQI (Gort) -> FTR2 (51,30)



Picture from Mar/Apr '40 Impulse #2 (Allies) - Reorganization

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RE: News From the Front - 4 player game - 3/7/2020 7:35:58 PM   
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RE: News From the Front - 4 player game - 3/7/2020 7:44:09 PM   
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RE: News From the Front - 4 player game - 3/7/2020 7:46:13 PM   
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RE: News From the Front - 4 player game - 3/7/2020 7:49:05 PM   
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RE: News From the Front - 4 player game - 3/7/2020 7:52:59 PM   
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RE: News From the Front - 4 player game - 3/7/2020 7:53:29 PM   
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RE: News From the Front - 4 player game - 3/7/2020 9:05:29 PM   
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RE: News From the Front - 4 player game - 3/8/2020 5:37:18 AM   
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Declarations of War and Alignments: None
Japan

Japan forces closure of the Burma Road and the US act in horror (a 1 is thrown)

Japan: Land
Germany: Combined
Italy: Land

Naval Air: None

Naval Movement:
Germany

A Sub moves to the Faroes Gap 3-box

Do the CW want to fly their Swordfish?



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RE: News From the Front - 4 player game - 3/8/2020 5:51:08 AM   
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Thank you.

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RE: News From the Front - 4 player game - 3/8/2020 6:08:01 AM   
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Impulse: 3 (Axis)

Naval Search:
Germany

Axis: 5
Allies: 9

No combat

Strategic Bombing: None
Ground Strike:
Japan

The Chinese try Mao's hex again

Germany

A German artillery attempts to disorganise the British corps in Rotterdam

The throws were 7, 7, 3, 8, 8




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RE: News From the Front - 4 player game - 3/8/2020 6:22:43 AM   
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Impulse: 3 (Axis)

Rail Movement:
Germany

An INF heads for Turin

Land Movement:
Italy

Italian troops in East Africa head out of Ethiopia, Italian Somaliland and Eritrea, while the Libyans are on the march in Tunisia.

Troops on the French side of the border head south.

Germany

The German Mountain corps takes over from the Italians on the Swiss border. There is some small scale re-adjustment in Belgium

Japan

Japanese forces move toward the communists south of Sian

Debark:
Japan

A MIL lands in Haichow

Land Combat:
Japan

An attack is announced against the 1st Infantry Army

Italy

An attack is announced against the French units on the border


In China the odds are 28:10 (2:1)
Does Mao provide support?

In France the odds are 23:12 (3:2+1)
Do the French bring in any aircraft? The Italians have two 4-factor fighters.




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RE: News From the Front - 4 player game - 3/8/2020 6:43:55 AM   
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Mao does HQ support.

Assault on both hexes.

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