warspite1 -> RE: CFNA 1940-43 devoncop (Axis) vs warspite1 (CW) (2/6/2018 6:49:34 AM)
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Turn 80 21st June 1941 I send further reinforcements to Tobruk (shipping limitations are the big issue here - only 2 units (size depending I guess) are able to be transported). The ships are attacked at sea and I lose one rifle squad destroyed and 1 machine gun squad disabled - for the loss of two CR-42 fighters destroyed. In April, sometime after the fighting started, the defenders numbered: 1 x cavalry regiment 14 x infantry battalions 3 x machine-gun battalions 3 x anti-tank regiment 1 x anti-tank battery 1 x tank battalion 5 x artillery regiments 2 x anti-aircraft regiments However, these were largely at full strength. The latest returns show a reduction of 2 infantry bns, 2 machine-gun bns and 1 AT regiment, but an additional cavalry regiment, 2 AA regiments and an engineer regiment. However its not the numbers of units that is a problem; its the numbers of men. Of 513 rifle squads, there are only 345 available to the infantry battalions. So that is effectively 9 1/2 battalions - or a reduction of 4 1/2..... In the air I adopt the usual approach and place to rest all units not 'dark green'. This leaves me with the following operational squadrons: - 6 fighter squadrons (air superiority) - 1 bomber squadron (combat support) - 1 bomber squadron (interdiction) [image]local://upfiles/28156/657B2B3B83DE448B96E3ECC1FA32587A.jpg[/image]
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