boldairade
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We shall continue!! August 28, 1942 BOA-Perhaps tech takes a turn to upgrade? Allied dejection at the lack of impact of both the US and UK achieving higher convoy escort tech and seeing no results is turned around this turn. On this turn, Axis subs sink 10 MM, but take 15 step hits, including a sub sunk! These successes are tempered by our detection heavy bomber AGAIN failing to find subs-it has recorded only one hit in the whole war! Also, the German surface fleet is raiding the arctic and sinks 6 MM, bringing the total MM sunk to 16. Two Allied fleets are able to locate the Germans, but of course, again, we don't so much as fire a shot. Overall, we are still losing the BOA. But if we can just make it COST Germany something to win, it might make a difference. Norway/Swordfish-Supply is ultimately going to be an issue here. Germany will be fine. We might not be. A full German corps is apparently shipped in. Allied infantry makes contact. Our other infantry corps pursues the German security division north, engages it, and destroys it. In our very limited time, we need to secure another port(really, we should have made two landings, but fearing stronger defenders, we only made one), and also we would like to keep Oslo under pressure to prevent too many German troops from arriving. To this end, significant forces land in port this turn, including a full armored division. Terrain does not favor them, but they might be decisive if we can get them in the right spot. England orders more MM and another escort. The one good thing for England right now is her losses are starting to become more manageable, allowing a gradual reduction in replacement/upgrade budget. This MIGHT allow England to start to have a bit of tactical flexibility. US V Bomber group hits Hamburg to discourage rebuilding there. Enemy AA gun concentrations are increasing. XXI Bomb group makes a deep sortie into Germany, hitting the industrial city of Linz, near the Hungarian border. Essen and Dusseldorf are still badly damaged.
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