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rkr1958 -> RE: By the Numbers: Another Solo Global War AAR (8/21/2020 11:59:56 PM)

Turn 7. Sep/Oct 1940. Battle of the Atlantic.

Axis #4.
1. Axis submarines draw blood in the Faeores Gap.
2. A lone Italian sub group bravely attacks well escorted British convoys forcing 0.4 million tons to abort their mission.
3. However, the Italian sub group pays for it with its life and is sunk by the RN.

Axis #6.
1. The Battle of the Atlantic finally heats up for the British in the Bay of Biscay.
2. Axis submarines sink 0.8 million tons of shipping and force another 0.6 million tons to abort from their mission.

Combat Logs.

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rkr1958 -> RE: By the Numbers: Another Solo Global War AAR (8/22/2020 12:07:58 AM)

Turn 7. Sep/Oct 1940. The Med.

Allied #1.
1. RN carrier planes surprise Italian transports parked at Cagliari, Sardinia.
2. One Italian RM transport squadron is heavily damaged.
3. A four round naval battle goes back and forth between the RN and Italian RM off the Italian Coast. Both sides have victories, both sides have losses and the Italian RM emerges with a tactical victory.
4. Additional bad news for Great Britain who now truly stand alone.

Allied #3.
1. RN carrier planes return to Cagliari, Sardinia to finish the job.
2. The remaining Italian RM transport squadron is sunk!
3. High ranking Italian naval officers in Cagliari decry, "Where was our fighter cover? We were promised fighter cover!".
4. These officers and their criticism was quickly and harshly suppressed by enforcers of the El Duce.

Combat Logs.


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rkr1958 -> RE: By the Numbers: Another Solo Global War AAR (8/22/2020 12:11:14 AM)

Turn 7. Sep/Oct 1940. End of Turn. The Med. North Africa.

Allied #9.
1. The British 8th army led by Wavell rolls up Libya. Only Tripoli remains.

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rkr1958 -> RE: By the Numbers: Another Solo Global War AAR (8/22/2020 12:12:17 AM)

Turn 7. Sep/Oct 1940. End of Turn. East Africa.

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rkr1958 -> RE: By the Numbers: Another Solo Global War AAR (8/22/2020 12:13:33 AM)

Turn 7. Sep/Oct 1940. The Balkans. Axis Mobilization.

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rkr1958 -> RE: By the Numbers: Another Solo Global War AAR (8/22/2020 12:14:28 AM)

Turn 7. Sep/Oct 1940. Eastern Europe.

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rkr1958 -> RE: By the Numbers: Another Solo Global War AAR (8/22/2020 12:15:56 AM)

Turn 7. Sep/Oct 1940. China. Combat Logs.

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rkr1958 -> RE: By the Numbers: Another Solo Global War AAR (8/22/2020 12:27:57 AM)

Turn 7. Sep/Oct 1940. End of Turn. China. French Indo-China.

Axis #4.
1. Admiral Yamamoto impresses with his ability to command an army group.
2. His skill as a naval commander was unquestioned but now successfully commanding an entire army group in China.
3. His successful command has further increased the friction between the army and navy commands in Tokyo.

Axis #6.
1. Japan "invades" (i.e., aligns) the Vichy administered colony of French-Indo China.
2. The US, even her isolationist, aren't impressed. The US reacts strongly and 2 chits are added to the US entry pool.
3. Admiral Yamamoto launches a major offensive in southern China and makes significant gains.

Axis #8.
1. The Japanese secure the key Changsha, Hengyang, Kweilin, Nanning to Hanoi rail-line which allows the shipment of another resource (i.e., additional raw materials) to Japanese factories.

End of Turn.
1. A CCP partisan group in the north seizes control of a coal mine, reducing Japanese war production by 1 RP.
2. General Umezu, commander of IJA army group and responsible for ensuring security of RPs in his theater, once again flies to Tokyo to apologies to the emperor for his failure.

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rkr1958 -> RE: By the Numbers: Another Solo Global War AAR (8/22/2020 12:29:15 AM)

Turn 7. Sep/Oct 1940. US Entry.

End of Turn.
3. The US Congress imposes an embargo of raw materials on Japan.
4. The US Congress also authorizes ASW air patrols off the East Coast, in addition to ASW naval patrols which were authorized last turn.

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rkr1958 -> RE: By the Numbers: Another Solo Global War AAR (8/22/2020 12:30:04 AM)

Turn 7. Sep/Oct 1940. Destroyed/Repair.

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rkr1958 -> RE: By the Numbers: Another Solo Global War AAR (8/22/2020 12:34:21 AM)

Turn 7. Sep/Oct 1940. Economic Reports.

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rkr1958 -> RE: By the Numbers: Another Solo Global War AAR (8/22/2020 12:34:48 AM)

Turn 7. Sep/Oct 1940. Production Spiral. Axis.

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rkr1958 -> RE: By the Numbers: Another Solo Global War AAR (8/22/2020 12:35:15 AM)

Turn 7. Sep/Oct 1940. Production Spiral. Allied.

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rkr1958 -> RE: By the Numbers: Another Solo Global War AAR (8/22/2020 12:35:53 AM)

Turn 7. Sep/Oct 1940. Global Map. Control.

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rkr1958 -> RE: By the Numbers: Another Solo Global War AAR (8/22/2020 12:36:40 AM)

Turn 7. Sep/Oct 1940. Global Map. Units.

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rkr1958 -> RE: By the Numbers: Another Solo Global War AAR (8/22/2020 12:37:06 AM)

Turn 7. Sep/Oct 1940. Global Map. Active Axis.

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rkr1958 -> RE: By the Numbers: Another Solo Global War AAR (8/22/2020 12:37:34 AM)

Turn 7. Sep/Oct 1940. Global Map. Active Allied.

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rkr1958 -> RE: By the Numbers: Another Solo Global War AAR (8/22/2020 12:38:06 AM)

Turn 7. Sep/Oct 1940. Global Map. Victory Totals.

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rkr1958 -> RE: By the Numbers: Another Solo Global War AAR (8/22/2020 7:30:36 PM)

Turn 8. Nov/Dec 1940. Resource Lending/Grants.

1. The US increases their oil grants to Great Britain from 2 to 3.
2. Great Britain use these grants to build up the North America strategic oil reserves. That is, the grants are being saved to Canada.
3. No change is made to Germany's grant of 3 non-oil resources to Italy.
4. Also, Free France continues to off their 1 non-oil resource to Great Britain.


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rkr1958 -> RE: By the Numbers: Another Solo Global War AAR (8/22/2020 7:38:41 PM)

Turn 8. Nov/Dec 1940. Weather, Actions, Combat Logs Tally, Events.

Initiative.
1. Allies have a +1 advantage and the axis win ties.
2. The axis win the first roll 8 to 7.
3. The allies do not request a re-roll and the axis elect to move second.

Weather.
1. Winter storms hit Europe after an unseasonably mild fall (i.e., fine weather impulses).

Turn Summary
1. This turn is a short one with only 3 impulses.
2. Even though the axis only got the 1 impulse they use it to invade and conquer Yugoslavia and align Romania.
3. 4 theaters were active with a combined 11 combats logged (3 naval, 5 air, 3 land).

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rkr1958 -> RE: By the Numbers: Another Solo Global War AAR (8/22/2020 7:43:59 PM)

Turn 8. Nov/Dec 1940. The Balkans. Combat Logs.

Axis #4.
1. Romania joins the Germans and enters the war. Token reaction by the US.
2. The Nazi's invade Yugoslavia. No reactions by the US.
3. Even during snow, the Luftwaffe relentless pounds Yugoslavian units in Belgrade.
4. Joint German and Italian assault captures Zagreb.
5. Joint German and Romania assault manages to captured Belgrade.
6. Yugoslavian government and army collapse before Great Britain can lift a finger to help.

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rkr1958 -> RE: By the Numbers: Another Solo Global War AAR (8/22/2020 7:45:56 PM)

Turn 8. Nov/Dec 1940. The Balkan.

End of Turn.
1. Yugoslavia formally surrenders to Germany.
2. Another nation falls and another puppet government installed by Germany.
3. The small Yugoslavian navy does manage to escape and join up with the RN based in Gibraltar.

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rkr1958 -> RE: By the Numbers: Another Solo Global War AAR (8/22/2020 7:46:44 PM)

Turn 8. Nov/Dec 1940. MTO (Med Theater of Operations). Combat Logs.

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rkr1958 -> RE: By the Numbers: Another Solo Global War AAR (8/22/2020 7:47:09 PM)

Turn 8. Nov/Dec 1940. North Africa. Combat Logs.

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rkr1958 -> RE: By the Numbers: Another Solo Global War AAR (8/22/2020 7:47:48 PM)

Turn 8. Nov/Dec 1940. End of Turn. Med. North Africa.

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rkr1958 -> RE: By the Numbers: Another Solo Global War AAR (8/22/2020 7:48:21 PM)

Turn 8. Nov/Dec 1940. End of Turn. Eastern Europe.

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rkr1958 -> RE: By the Numbers: Another Solo Global War AAR (8/22/2020 7:49:41 PM)

Turn 8. Nov/Dec 1940. China. Combat Logs.

Axis #4.
1. Umezu is able to dislodge and destroy the CCP partisan that disrupted coal production from northern China.
2. Japanese bombers manage to knock out 1 PP of Chinese war production.

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rkr1958 -> RE: By the Numbers: Another Solo Global War AAR (8/22/2020 7:51:01 PM)

Turn 8. Nov/Dec 1940. End of Turn. China.

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rkr1958 -> RE: By the Numbers: Another Solo Global War AAR (8/22/2020 7:51:48 PM)

Turn 8. Nov/Dec 1940. Destroyed/Repair.

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rkr1958 -> RE: By the Numbers: Another Solo Global War AAR (8/22/2020 7:54:36 PM)

Turn 8. Nov/Dec 1940. CP Loss Summary.

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