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RE: Axis Only. Ronnie vs Composer99. - 2/9/2020 11:07:06 PM   
brian brian

 

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Status: offline 		lotta moving parts to your situation now. you are the C-i-C, you decide.

If you break the Pact but don't declare war, USSR can declare war the next impulse instead and Rumania and Finland remain neutral. but Allies take a large US Entry hit. that can be good, depending on what chits you have already seen. but how long to get Ploesti back and how much oil reserves does Ge have?

to invade USSR from Rumania with high quality German units, you would have to DOW Yugoslavia first. but with Red Army at low density in Ukraine, doesn't matter much where Germans start, though weather rolls very important right now. Allies won't be able to threaten alignment of Yugoslavia for many turns yet. anything blocking Yugo movement temporarily probably not counting towards Pact garrison total.

you need the Panzers in the east as priority. 2 garrison points for one rail move. walking to Russia from France not same as walking from Poland to Rhineland in fall 39. Rain, Storm, and Blizzard about to shut down walking units.

Stukas and HQ-A important on Russian front; all still far away.

if you DOW USSR, their REServes appear, but flipped. if you attack late in turn, lines will be more solid on next turn.

USSR probably has decent reinforcements to place next turn but counting garrison points with those depends on who moves first.

each side draws new Pact chits at end of turn...always a 5 in the MWiF pool even if you already have one elsewhere.

Bottom Line: Pact ratios can change fast in 1940. But 1940 almost over.



I would have sent Royal Navy in to re-supply and defend those poor chaps in Bordeaux and force more German moves into SW France, particularly as I think MECH was already flipped in front of Bordeaux and combat power weak for attack on Bordeaux; weather may have turned and both units come out later. Major scandal in British press though Labor party keeps stiff upper lip about it around Winston.

edit: forgot you play with Railway Movement Bonus, MECH @ Bordeaux not flipped. I find that rule too generous to all sides; moving an army corps forward not same thing as driving down the interstate. Anyway I would have at least sent enough RN in to cover a supply effort in face of Luftwaffe and offer Def. Shore Bombardment support. That is how you help the Russians - by fighting Germans.

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RE: Axis Only. Ronnie vs Composer99. - 2/10/2020 1:04:13 AM   
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Status: offline 		I agree with Brian -- you decide.

However, I also agree that the fact you can break the pact this turn does not mean you can break it next turn. Pact values can change fast.

Also, I would not worry about the Russians declaring war on Germany; I would want them to. The US entry difference is wonderful, and you get Rumania into the war anyway when you declare war on Yugoslavia.

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RE: Axis Only. Ronnie vs Composer99. - 2/10/2020 1:41:54 AM   
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Status: offline 		I forgot that Rumania could still be added to Axis team via DOW on Yugo....I more often contemplate this kind of situation with Rumania under threat from a Russian invasion ('nother USE chit lost to Allies) aiming to get in and stay in long enough to blow up all the oil wells. Not a concern here.

Then the US Entry trade-off for GE is - how many chits is the Finnish front worth?

But Axis adding Yugoslavia to the menu right now not simple campaign either.

Sometimes the key balance tipping pebbles on Pact value calculations are long-range bombers suddenly shifting in. The Germans already moved some of theirs in; the Russian ones are all in Asia, 2 turns away via Pilot withdrawal; some closer via long-range 3x or 6x rebasing.

Breaking the Pact w/o DOW, should USSR not take up their option to do so, costs the Germans 2 RES left coming in now, but not 2 BP going out - but also 2 Oil not coming in. Oil stocks and tempo of operations come in to play there. Moving Panzers or MOT by rail cost 1/5th oil each, HQ-A 3/5 iirc.

Chances to break Pact and +/- to do so will change, and so will the weather. So we play the game one impulse at a time.

Germany can use a Naval impulse in the winter of 40/41 to re-assemble the Kriegsmarine to either gain support ashore in the Baltic or point a stick at the British in the Atlantic via moving it to France, and also start setting up the short-lived Vichy empire in terms of bringing home the African bacon to Vichy France (convoy points, needed to build Vichy TERR) - might need to use the Vichy TRS to re-org some CP, CW style, if possible, and return all those ships in Africa to supplied ports in the Med, and possibly move some troops to the Med. colonies. Syria is currently worth an Oil point/turn to the Axis; the CW won't ignore that for long. So many tasks, so few impulses.

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RE: Axis Only. Ronnie vs Composer99. - 2/10/2020 1:58:25 AM   
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if you DOW USSR, their REServes appear, but flipped.
Follow-up question. With the USSR at war with Japan haven't their reserves already been called out? They don't get any additional do they from a German DOW?


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RE: Axis Only. Ronnie vs Composer99. - 2/10/2020 2:14:16 AM   
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Status: offline 		Turn 7. Sep/Oct 1940. Allied #5.

[al] Okay... let's see what the weather is.

[al] Weather roll is 1.

[al] Fine everywhere. (Still.)

[al] Allied Impulse 5
No DoWs, alignments, etc.

Actions
China - Land
Commonwealth - Land
Free France - Pass
United States - Pass
Soviet Union - Pass

[al] Naval Stuff
Port Attacks
(1) Swordfish from HMS Glorious bomb German ships in Kiel. Surprise rolls are CW 1, Ge 2. No surprise points either way. Damage profile is 1D 1A.
- CW picks D on Schlesien; saving throw is 1: she's damaged.
- A has no viable target.

[al] Any CAP for strat bombing or ground strikes?

[ax] Negative.

[al] Land Stuff
Rail Moves
(1) Ulster territorials (Irish TERR) rails from Dover to Edinburgh.
(2) Kuybyshev MIL rails from Kuybyshev to Tsitsihar.

Land Moves: China
(1) No Communist moves.
(2) KMT forces at the northern and southern edges move west.

Land Moves - Commonwealth
(1) Montreal MIL moves into Quebec City.
(2) Cape Town MIL advances to the hex adjacent to Mogadishu.
(3) Sydney MIL advances towards Berbera.
(4) Indian INF in British Somaliland hooks around frontier of French Somaliland in Ethopia.
(5) British forces along the coast in Egypt move back towards Nile valley, seizing Bardia and Tobruk as they do so.
(6) London MIL advances into Dover.

Land Moves - Soviet Union
(1) HQ Yeremenko continues advancing along the Trans-Manchurian Railway
(2) Adjustments to INF positions in Belorussia.
(3) Red Army forces in Manchuria cross the Songhua river around Harbin.

[al] Land Combats
(1) Commonwealth attacks Mogadishu with the Cape Town MIL.
(2) With a certain amount of reluctance, the Red Army attacks Harbin.

[ax] Interesting.

[al] Do you want to CAP for ground support over Harbin?

[ax] Do I need it?

[al] No, your fighters have range to intercept and/or escort bombers.

[ax] Ok. That's what I thought.

[al] Your spare ftr2s are both A6M2 Zeroes (13 range).

[al] Attacker Shore Bombardment & Ground Support
(1) HMS Rodney supports Mogadishu combat.
(2) RAF flies to support Mogadishu combat.
(3) Red Army Air Force sends everything and the kitchen sink into supporting the attack on Harbin.

[al] Japan has the following aircraft that can fly:
- 2x A6M2 ftr2 (5 a2a, 1 tactical factor)
- 1x D3A1 nav2 (2 tactical factors)

[ax] What are the odds before and after Soviet ground support?

[al] Base attack: 35:6 = +10.667
After ground support: 50:6 = +15.667

[ax] Japan intercepts with both their A6M2 and flies their Val in for ground support.

[al] Air combat over Harbin.

[al] Round 1
Axis: 4 AX - destroy the fighter or bomber?

[ax] Destroy Fighter.

[al] Done.

Round 1
Allied: 19 AX PX. Allies choose the nav2.

Pretty deadly combat so far.

[ax] Ouch.

[ax] Japan's fighters stay.

[al] Both sides stay (USSR testing its luck, hoping for a clear...)

{Very brave. With the lone Soviet fighter group downed, this leads five unescorted Soviet bomber groups facing two Japanese Zero groups.}

[al] Round 2 is Japan +3/-2 Soviet Union
Axis: 12 AC Axis must clear a bomber.

[ax] Clear the lead bomber, Pe-2

[al] Round 2
Allied: 7 N/A

[ax] Japanese fighters will stay to the bitter end. Choose assault for both land combats. Any aborted Japanese fighters to Mukden.

[al] With no fighter support, a lnd4 exposed to attack, and a metric crapton of Japanese fighters scurrying about, the remaining bombers decide discretion is the better part of valour and abort. The Japanese return to Mukden after the air combat is over.

[al] Okay... on to resolution.

[al] First land combat to resolve is the attack on Harbin.
It's 38:6 = +12.667 -1 (city) = +11.667.
Assault, I presume?

[ax] Yes, please.

[al] Assault it is. USSR needs an 8 or better, fractional or no, to win, which by my reckoning is a 79% chance of winning.

[ax] Odds are definitely in your favor. :(

[al] First, a moment to steel myself against the possibility of disaster. :)

[ax] Know the feeling

[ax] Is what makes theses combats and this game so great.

[al] Combat rolls:
Fractional = 237 yes
Combat = 3 🤨

[ax] What!

[al] That's 2/1 and the Red Army is disorganised.

[ax] I really mean this; but I'm so sorry.

[al] No worries. These things happen.

[al] Guess the USSR used up their high roll on the air combat. :)

[ax] I'll take it.

[al] USSR loses the division and the 5-3 INF.

[al] Japan takes a loss as well - the TERR I presume?

[ax] Thanks.

[al] Japan loses 2-3 TERR.

[al] I guess this must be the equivalent of the Winter War in this game. :)

[ax] Or the opposite of the border war between the Soviets and Japan in 1939 on the Manchuria/Mongolian border.

Harbin, Manchuria.




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RE: Axis Only. Ronnie vs Composer99. - 2/10/2020 2:22:15 AM   
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Status: offline 		Turn 7. Sep/Oct 1940. Allied #5. (concluded).

[al] Next up, the attack on Mogadishu, which is a +19. Assault, I presume?

[ax] Yes please.

[al] Combat roll is 10. Easy win for the South Africans. (Red Army would like to trade rolls.)

[ax] Yes, I'm sure they would have.

[al] The South Africans advance into Mogadishu.

[al] Sending game at HQ reorg.

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RE: Axis Only. Ronnie vs Composer99. - 2/10/2020 2:24:23 AM   
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[ax] Turn 7. Sep/Oct 1940. Axis #6.
No DOW's. No Special Actions. No Alignments.
Actions. Germany - land, Italy - land, Japan - land.

Nazi-Soviet Pact. Start of Impulse.

{Don't have to worry about whether or not to break the pack this impulse. Germany's still shy by 4 garrison points.}




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RE: Axis Only. Ronnie vs Composer99. - 2/10/2020 2:28:46 AM   
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[ax] Port Attack. None.

[ax] Naval Air. None.

[ax] Strategic Bombing. None.

[ax] Ground Strike. None.

[ax] Rail. Japan. None.

[ax] Rail. Germany x 3.
(1) II Para. France 57, 26 to Warsaw.
(2) Rundstedt HQ-A. France 57, 26 to Poland 54, 28.
(3) I Inf. Bordeaux to Poland 54, 28.

[ax] Rail. Italy. Graziani HQ-A. Italy 61, 34 to Boredaux.

[ax] Land Move Highlights.
(1) Japan. Manchuria. Forward Line of Troops (FLOT) adjustments.
(2) Japan. Northern China. None.
(3) Japan. Southern China. Pull back of FLOT.
(4) German. Western Front. Continue to move troops in France towards the East.
(5) Italy. Troops move into France and the Balkans.

Japan. Manchuria. A bit of Wargaming.

{If only I had more power in Manchuria. I could have cut off supply to all Soviet armies in Manchuria by moving the Harbin MIL into the swamp hex indicated in the screen CAP below. Though these armies would be out of supply and flipped, I still couldn't get much better than +7 or +8 and this would require me abandoning Harbin and attacking with everything I have available in the area.}




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RE: Axis Only. Ronnie vs Composer99. - 2/10/2020 2:31:43 AM   
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[ax] Land Combat. None.

[ax] Scratch Land Combat. None.

[al] Uh-oh.

[ax] The Japanese can get +7 against the two USSR Siberian corps. So tempting.

[ax] And the extra loss doesn't apply.

[ax] And there's a chance to split the Soviet army in Manchuria.

[ax] And territorial losses can be replaced immediately next turn.

[ax] I think I've talked myself into making the attack.

[ax] Yes.

[ax] Land Combat. Japan vs 3rd & 4th Siberian corps at +7.
Your choice Assault or Blitz?

[al] Anything especially valuable among the attackers?

[ax] 2 garrisons, 1 MIL & 1 Terr comprise the attackers.

[al] Assault, please.

[ax] Ok. Assault it is.

[ax] Japan. Land Combat. Manchuria 60, 155. +7 A.
No fractional. 2D10=10. Result=17.
Both sides lose 1 unit but the Soviets hold.
Any preference whether you lose the 3rd or 4th Siberians?

[al] 4th Siberians, I guess.

[ax] Japan loses the Manchurian Terr.

Japan. Manchuria.




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RE: Axis Only. Ronnie vs Composer99. - 2/10/2020 2:34:29 AM   
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[ax] Air Rebase. Germany x 4.
(1) Ju 52 ATR. France 58, 26 to Czech 54, 39.
(2) He 111. Brussels to Poland 54, 48.
(3) Bf 110C. Belgium 53,31 to Lodz, Poland.
(4) Bf 109E-4. Belgium 54, 32 to Czech 54,41.

[ax] Air Rebase. Italy. Ca.135. Trieste to Hungary 60,44.

[ax] Air Rebase. Japan. None.

[ax] That'll end my impulse at this point.

[ax] 07-SEP-OCT-1940-AX-06-EOI.zip game turn sent.

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RE: Axis Only. Ronnie vs Composer99. - 2/10/2020 2:36:15 AM   
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[al] Got it.

[al] I think I'll roll for weather, but doubt I'll play through an impulse.

[ax] I agree! I'm worn out. But it's been a most enjoyable day of gaming. :)

[al] The weather has gone bad. Roll of 10.

[al] Storm/Storm/Rain/Storm/Rain/Fine

[ax] Ouch ... well that certainly puts a damper on ground and air operations pretty much across the globe.

[al] Makes me glad the Axis submarines have already shot their bolt.

[ax] Yes. :(

[al] Oooh... but a thought I'll leave you with until I get a chance to play my impulse... Soviet submarines haven't sailed. :)

[ax] Now I won't be able to sleep! :)

[ax] Instead of counting sheep I'll have to count Soviet Submarines.

[al] You can count submarines sunk, if that helps.

[al] On that cheery thought, have a good night!

[ax] Goodnight! :)

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RE: Axis Only. Ronnie vs Composer99. - 2/10/2020 5:07:01 AM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: rkr1958

@Brian, Countenary. Thanks! I find your comments, advice and insights invaluable! Both of you are promoted to honorary Field Marshall. Now where have I put my honorary Field Marshall batons?

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ORIGINAL: brian brian
if you DOW USSR, their REServes appear, but flipped.
Follow-up question. With the USSR at war with Japan haven't their reserves already been called out? They don't get any additional do they from a German DOW?


Some of the Russian reserves are called up when Russia goes to war against Japan or Italy. Others are called up only when the Russians go to war with Germany. Look in the Russian reserve pool to see what will come with a German DOW.

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RE: Axis Only. Ronnie vs Composer99. - 2/11/2020 5:39:46 AM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: rkr1958

@Brian, Countenary. Thanks! I find your comments, advice and insights invaluable! Both of you are promoted to honorary Field Marshall. Now where have I put my honorary Field Marshall batons?

quote:

ORIGINAL: brian brian
if you DOW USSR, their REServes appear, but flipped.
Follow-up question. With the USSR at war with Japan haven't their reserves already been called out? They don't get any additional do they from a German DOW?


Some of the Russian reserves are called up when Russia goes to war against Japan or Italy. Others are called up only when the Russians go to war with Germany. Look in the Russian reserve pool to see what will come with a German DOW.

I phrased this badly. The Russians have two sorts of reserves. One comes into play when the Russians got to war with any major power. The other sort only appears when the Russians are at war with Germany.

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RE: Axis Only. Ronnie vs Composer99. - 2/14/2020 11:05:16 PM   
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Status: offline 		Turn 7. Sep/Oct 1940. Allied #7. (concluded).

[al] Allied Impulse 7
- As established previously, bad weather has broken out just about everywhere. with a weather roll of 10.
- No DoWs, alignments, etc.

Actions
China: Pass
Commonwealth: Land
Free France: Pass
United States: Pass
Soviet Union: Combined

[al] Naval Action
Naval Moves
- Subs sail from Vladivistok to 1 and 2 box of Japanese Coast.

Naval Combat
- Soviet Union initiates in Japanese Coast. No planes fly, Soviets commit their subs.
- Search rolls are USSR 10, Ja 4. Nobody finds. (Would have been bad for the subs had planes been flying.)

[ax] Japanese merchant men dodge that bullet.

[al] Land Operations
- No rail moves.

Land Moves
- Montreal MIL finishes advancing into Quebec City;
- Sydney MIL advances into Berbera;
- 13th Indian Corps (4-3 INF) reaches the coast in Eritrea;
- The British Army in Egypt completes its return to the Nile Valley region;
- HQ Yeremenko continues advancing down the Trans-Manchurian Railway;
- HQ Timoshenko moves east towards Kiev.

[al] Rebases
- RAF ftr2 in Egypt rebases from desert to Suez.

[al] I'll roll for end of turn, then pass over the impulse if necessary.

[al] End of turn roll is 4. Turn continues.

[al] Game file sent at start of Axis impulse.

[ax] got it.

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RE: Axis Only. Ronnie vs Composer99. - 2/15/2020 5:26:59 PM   
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[ax] Turn 7. Sep/Oct 1940. Axis #9.
No DOW's. No Special Actions. No Alignments.
Actions. Germany - land, Italy - land, Japan - land.
End of Turn Chance. 30%.

[ax] Naval Air. None.

[ax] Rail. Germany x 3.
(1) 150 mm arty div. Brussels to Prussia 46,47.
(2) Guderian HQ-A. Germany 52,40 to Hungary 59, 45.
(3) 1st Mot div. Karlsruhe, Germany to Hungary 59, 45.

[ax] Rail. Italy x 1. San Marco Mar div. Calais, France to Memel, Germany.

[al] Ooh, Italian Marines in the Baltics. Hmm.

[ax] ll duce ... does anyone ever know what's he up to? :)

[ax] Rail. Japan x 1. 2nd Inf Kaifeng, China to Kirin, Manchuria.

[ax] Land Movement. Highlights.
(1) Japan. Adjustments to lines in Manchuria and Northern China (vs comchi).
(2) Italy. Eth Terr moves adjacent to Dijbouti. Troops move from Italy towards the Balkans.
(3) Germany. Troops transition from the West to the East and to the Balkans.

[ax] Land Combat. None.

[ax] Air Rebase. Germany x 4.
(1) Ju 52 ATR. Czech. 54,39 to Warsaw (where FJR corps is).
(2) Bf 109 E-4. Czech. 54,41 to Prussia 47,46.
(3) Ju 87B. France 59,26 to Germany 57, 34.
(4) Ju 87B. Lille to Nuremberg, Germany.

[ax] Air Rebase. Italy x 1. CR.42 FTR2. France 57,25 to France 54, 30.

[ax] Air Rebase. Japan. None.

[ax] That will end my impulse at the HQ reorg phase.

[ax] 07-SEP-OCT-1940-AX-09-EOI.zip game turn sent.

Weather. Not fit for man or beast!




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RE: Axis Only. Ronnie vs Composer99. - 2/15/2020 8:00:38 PM   
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[al] End of turn roll was an 8, so the turn continues.

[al] Weather roll is 7, becoming 9 with the previous impulse's die roll modifier. That's Storm/Rain/Rain/Storm/Fine/Fine. Bad weather everywhere it counts.

[ax] Well at least my planes can fly in the north temperate to try to counter those sneaky Soviet subs if they attack again.

[al] Allied Impulse 11
No DoWs, alignments, etc.

Actions
China: Land
Commonwealth: Combined
Free France: Pass
United States: Pass
Soviet Union: Combined

[ax] Looks like my planes will be flying then.

[al] Naval Stuff
No port attacks or naval air.

Naval Moves
- CW sails 4 cp to Faeroes Gap and 1 cp to North Atlantic from Liverpool.
- USSR subs in Murmansk sail to the Norwegian Sea and North Atlantic.

[ax] USSR subs in the North Atlantic? Interesting.

[al] Naval Stuff
Naval Combat
- USSR initiates in Japanese Coast. No planes can intercept from land, but in this weather the CV planes are in the air. USSR commits subs.
- Search rolls are Soviets 7, Japan 1. Not looking good for the subs.

So, some decisions for the Axis. Japan has 8 surprise by my reckoning. Which box(es) to pick, and naval air or surface?

[ax] Select both subs and fight a surface.

[al] Okay.

[al] Current damage profiles:
- Subs inflict 2A on Japanese.
- Kido Butai inflicts 1D, 3A on subs.

How do you want to spend surprise points?

[ax] Please move damage to Soviet subs up 4-columns to X, 2D.

[al] How to allocate aborts to Japan?

[ax] A each on each of the two IJN CA's.

[al] Japanese Damage (2A):
(1) A on Chokai: saving throw is 6 - she aborts.
(2) A on Mikuma: saving throw is 10 - she stays in the zone.

Soviet Damage (X, 2D):
(1) X on 3/3 sub: saving throw is 5 - sunk
(2) D on 4/3 sub: saving throw is 5 - damaged
(3) D on 4/3 sub: saving throw is 4 - sunk

Looks like Japan caught wind of the sub's location and ambushed them. Maybe some Soviet naval codes were broken at a good time.

[al] To where should Chokai abort?

[ax] Fukuko, please.

[ax] Well that's a thorn (Soviet navy/subs in Asia) in the Japanese side that's been take care of, for now at least.

[al] Quite.

[al] Land Stuff
Rail Movement
(1) British III Corps (6-4 INF) rails from Cairo to Aswan.

Land Movement
(1) KMT cavalry withdraws back to Ankang, while a garrison army advances out of Chungking.
(2) Sydney MIL advances west out of Berbera back towards Ethiopia.
(3) HQ Wavell moves into Suez, and 2nd infantry division (1-4 inf) moves from Cairo to Port Said.
(4) HQ Yeremenko advances down Trans-Manchurian railway, and 50th Army withdraws up the rail line into the swamp (into supply from Yeremenko).
(5) HQ Timoshenko continues advancing towards Kiev.

[al] No land combats, and no rebases, so on to end of turn roll.

[al] End of turn roll is 7. Turn continues.

[ax] copy that.

[al] Game file sent at start of Axis impulse.

Japanese Coast. {Great result for the Japanese. Both Soviet subs sunk at the cost of an aborted heavy cruiser. That removes, for now at least, any Soviet threat to Japanese convoy lines except from land based air, which I put at low risk.}




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[ax] Turn 7. Sep/Oct 1940. Axis #13.
No DOW's. No Special Actions. No Alignments.
Actions. Japan - land, Germany - land, Italy - land.
End of turn chance. 70%.

[ax] Naval Air. None.

[ax] Ground strike. None.

[ax] Rail move. Japan. None.

[ax] Rail move. Germany x 3.
(1) 88 mm AA div. Brussels to Poland 52, 48.
(2) 105 mm arty div. Magdeburg, Germany to Budapest, Hungary.
(3) 6-4 mot. Dresden, Germany to Poland 52, 48.

[ax] Rail move. Italy. None.

[ax] Land Movement. Highlights.
(1) Japan. Adjustments to their front lines in Manchuria.
(2) Italy. Eth MIL moves back to ETH 108,69. Troops in the Balkans continue to move towards the Yugoslavian border.
(3) Germany. Continue the transfer of troops from West to the East and the Balkans.

[ax] Land Combat. None.

[ax] Air rebase. Japan. none.

[ax] Air rebase. Germany x 4.
(1) Ju 87B. Germany 57,34 to Hungary 59, 42.
(2) Ju 87B. Numberg, Germany to Hungary 59,44.
(3) Bf 109 E-2. Reims to Dresden, Germany.
(4) He 100 FTR2. Brest to Cologne, Germany.

[ax] Air rebase. Italy. none.

[ax] That ends my impulse at the HQ reorg phase.

[ax] Back to you for end of turn check.

[ax] Nazi-Soviet pact instructions.
(1) Both chits to offensive.
(2) Move 1 chit defensive to offensive.

[ax] 07-SEP-OCT-1940-AXIS-14-EOI.zip game turn sent.

[al] End of turn roll is an 8. Turn continues.

[ax] Unreal!

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[al] Allied Impulse 15
No DoWs, alignments, etc.

Actions.
CW takes a combined and China a land impulse. Everyone else passes.

[al] Naval Operations
- No port attacks, naval air, or naval combat.

Naval Moves
(1) HMAS Australia sails from Port Said with division emarked into 0 box of Red Sea.
(2) Dutch TRS sails from Bombay to 0 box Red Sea, embarks HQ Wavell.

[al] Land Operations
Rail Moves
(1) Montreal MIL rails to Halifax.

Land Moves & Debarks
(1) HQ Yeremenko finally joins up with the bulk of Red Army forces in Manchuria.
(2) 3rd Cavalry Corps in Manchuria takes advantage of the lack of enemy ZoC to withdraw back into USSR.
(3) HQ Timoshenko continues slow trudge through bad weather towards Kiev.
(4) Soviet 8th Army (4-3 INF) moves from woods in northern tip of Eastern Poland into Vilna.
(5) Soviet 51st Army (6-3 INF) moves from Smolensk into woods north of Pripets.
(6) Sydney MIL advances to frontier of Ethiopia.
(7) HQ Wavell and division debark into British Somaliland.

East Africa.

{Italian East Africa certainly seems to be a magnet for the CW. Though Italy is sorely outgunned there, as well as in Libya, I can't say that I'm disappointed that it's getting so much attention from the allies.}




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East Med.

{Where are the British going? Libya is wide open for the taking. Apparently they've been ordered to move into and take care of the Italians in East Africa. Again, I can't say that I'm displeased with this development.}




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[al] HQ Reorg
Despite the lateness of the turn, HQ Yeremenko reorganises some of the disorganised forces on the far side of the Songhua. (Just in case the turn keeps going.)

[ax] Bold!

[al] End of Turn
End of turn roll is 3. Turn ends. Initiative shifts towards Axis.

[ax] Die roll modifier is even (i.e., 0). But the axis do win ties.

Manchuria. Korea.




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[al] Partisans
Korea = 23
China = 14; Garrison test = 3; Partisan rolls = 4,4
Malaya = 73
NEI = 44
Burma = 20
Manchuria = 95
India = 59
Free France = 22; Garrison test = 2; Partisan rolls = 2,2
Belgium = 35
Indochina = 10; Garrison test = 3; Partisan rolls = 8,5

[al] Placing Partisans
Italy may place a 1-1 partisan in Indochina.

[ax] Wow. Another one.

[ax] Place in Hue please.

[al] Done.

[ax] I guess that's it for FIC. No more partisans are possible until you kill some off?

[al] I have no idea.

[al] Keeping in mind that it might be you killing them off. :)

French Indo-China.

{Recall. French Indo-China is Free France's home country.}




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[al] Placing Partisans
(1) France gets to place a 0-2 partisan in Occupied France. There are very few eligible hexes. However, one of them happens to be the resource hex by the Belgian frontier. So the partisans go there. It will be, I am sure, a very short-lived Communist uprising.
(2) Communist Chinese partisans appear in woods southwest of Hangchow (on the rail line between that city and Changsha).

[al] These partisans are 0-3, defending at 1 in the woods.

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[al] Entry Markers
(1) USSR places 1 marker in defensive. The value is 1.
(2) Ge places 2 markers offensive and shifts 1 marker from defensive to offensive.
- First marker drawn: roll of 206, marker value 2
- Second marker drawn: roll of 63, marker value 1
- The sole marker in defensive (value of 3) goes to offensive.

The Eastern Front and Balkans.




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Status: offline 		The Free French must have tried to introduce conscription in Vietnam and stirred up a hornet’s nest. There is no upper limit on # of PARTisans in a country that I am aware of; on cardboard, there is based on how many counters exist. Not sure how MWiF handles that.

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[al] US Entry
US draws 1 marker versus Ge/It.
US passes option 15: Resources to Western Allies.

[al] Tension roll is 8. No tension.

[al] US passes option 16. Gift of Destroyers to Commonwealth. Tension roll is 1. US moves 1 marker in Ge/It entry pool to tension pool.

US Entry. Estimated US Entry/Tension Pool Values.




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ORIGINAL: brian brian

The Free French must have tried to introduce conscription in Vietnam and stirred up a hornet’s nest. There is no upper limit on # of PARTisans in a country that I am aware of; on cardboard, there is based on how many counters exist. Not sure how MWiF handles that.

Well then all I need is one more partisan in French Indo China and the Free French won't be able to place any units?

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[ax] Preliminary & Final Production. Germany.
(1) Save (TR) Kirkuk, Iraq oil to Warsaw.
(2) Change from production and save Austria [56,40] oil to Warsaw.
(3) Germany should have 28 factories producing 28 PP's.
(4) With 2 PP's lost to strat this gives them 26 PP's.
(5) 26 PP's x 0.75 = 20 BP's, of which 2 BP's go to the USSR.
(6) This leaves Germany with 18 BP's.
(7) Of Germany's 7 oil resources, 4 are used in production and 3 are saved (Warsaw, Vienna, Berlin).

[ax] Preliminary and Final Production. Italy.
(1) Italy has 6 of 11 factories producing, giving them 6 PP's.
(2) 6 PP's x 0.75 = 5 BP's. With 1 saved at start, Italy has 6 BP's.
(3) Italy has 1 oil resource which is saved to Rome.

[ax] Preliminary and Final Production. Japan.
(1) 13 of 19 factories producing 13 PP's.
(2) 13 PP's x 1 = 13 BP's. 1 BP to US, leaves Japan with 12 BP's.
(3) Japan has 4 oil resources, all of which are saved (Tokyo, Tokyo, Fukuoka, Nagasaki).

[ax] Preliminary and Final Production. Vichy France.
(1) 1 of 4 factories producting 1 PP.
(2) 1 x 0.75 = 1 BP. Save to Vichy.
(3) Move 3 saved oil in Syria to Vichy, Toulouse, Marseilles. (All overland and requires no sea leg).

Transfer of Saved Vichy Oil Points from Syria to Vichy, France (proper).








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