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ITALY - TURN 5 - FALL 1940

Musso DOW king Farouk I (Egypt) Egypt ignored this and maintained neutrality
Musso DOW Metaxas (Greece)

Admiral Canaris (Ge) give a warning to Franco (Spain): Don’t join the Axis.

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ITALY - TURN 5 - FALL 1940

PURCHASE:
IT: Tranny, FTR, Inf
Rom: Inf
Hun: Inf.
Bul: Inf
Fin: Inf

combat
THE BAHRAIN RAID
Rhodes Isl: BMB SBR> Bahrain oil field= 50% damage.
land in Ethiopia
(The range was 4 200 km/2 600 miles: record for a bombing mission in WWII)

INVASION OF EGYPT
Tobruk: 2 Inf attack> Alex

INVASION OF GREECE
Albania: Inf, Art attack> Greece 3 Inf
IT loss: Inf
Attacker retreat

non-comb move
IT: Tranny w Inf to Sicily (garrison duty)
IT: Tranny w 2 Inf to Albania
It: Tranny w Tank (Ge Afrika Korps) to 96 Libya

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ANZAC - TURN 5 - FALL 1940

Menzies (ANZ) DOW Petain (Vichy France)

PURCHASE
India: Mech
Aus: FTR

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FRANCE - TURN 5 - FALL 1940

MEETING AT HENDAYE TRAIN STATION IN FRANCE

Adolf want Franco to join the attack on Gibraltar (Operation Felix)

Winston warn Franco that counter moves will be attacks on Canary Isl and Rio de Oro
Admiral Canaris warn Franco that Germany will lose the war in the end.
Petain too warn Franco not to do it

Franco now tell Adolf he want Gib, Morocco, Algerie, Kameroun, and tons of oil, food and armor if he is to join Operation Felix.

Adolf postpone Operation Felix

combat
THE VICHY REVENGE FOR SINKING SHIPS
Morocco: TAC SBR> Gib
Vichy loss: TAC

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ROUND 6 - DEC JAN FEB 1941
GARMANY - TURN 6 - WINTER 40/41

GERMAN-SOVJET TRADE AGREEMENT
Each turn Germany get oil, grain and iron worth 10 IPC
Each turn USSR get machinery, goods and tech worth 8 IPC

IRAQ COUP Rashid Ali is the new Iraq player, very pro-Axis

The image show Adolf sweettalking to Stalin and Rashid

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GERMANY - TURN 6 - WINTER 40/41

PURCHASE: BB (Tirpitz), FTR, 2 BMB, Tank, Art, Inf, MNT Inf, Mech, AA-gun

combat
BLITZ ON LONDON
Holl/Belg: 2 BMB SBR> UK
Loss:
Ge 1 BMB + UK factory 25 % damage

BATTLE OF ATLANTIC
123 BB attack> sz 108 conv loss 2 IPC
2 Sub attack> sz 118 HX-conv loss 2 IPC
Sub attack sz 119 (Home fleet) conv loss 2 IPC
Sub attack sz 109 conv loss 2 IPC
2 Sub attack sz 91 conv loss 2 IPC

BATTLE OF SOUTH ATLANTIC
CA raider (Penguin) attack sz 68 Norwegian Whaling Fleet loss 1 IPC

BATTLE OF PACIFIC
CA raider Komet attack Gilbert Isl conv loss 1 IPC
(Komet actually attacked Australia controlled Nauru Isl in the Japanese controlled Marshall Isl, but I adjust it a little)

BATTLE OF MEDITEREAN SEA
Sardinia TAC + FTR strafe> sz 94 Excess Conv BB, CA, DD, Tranny w Tank
Loss: UK: BB damaged, CA

non-comb move
sz 117 CA to 112
Ge: Tank, Mech, Skytrain + Paratrooper to Bulgaria
Ge: 4 Mech, 2 Inf, Art to Romania

HOLOCAUST First use of gas chamber > 100 000 killed
AKTION T 4 1000 aspies killed

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USSR - TURN 6 - WINTER 40/41

STATE DEFENCE PLAN Move 10 Inf from East to western front in Europe

FDR + Winston think that Adolf may attack USSR and give heads up to Stalin

PURCHASE FTR, TAC, Tank, 2 Inf, Art AA

non-comb move

Far East Sovjet: inf to western front in Europe

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JAPAN - TURN 6 - WINTER 40/1941

NEW DOCTRINE: THE 3 ALL’S Kill all, burn all, destroy all

PURCHASE SUB, BMB, 2 Inf

combat

Kiangsu: TAC, Tank, 2 Inf, Art attack> Anhwe: 4 Inf (KMT) + 2 Inf (CCP)
Loss:
Jap: 1 Inf + CCP 1 Inf
Attacker retreat to Kiangsu

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USA - TURN 6 - WINTER 40/1941

ABC-1 CONFERENCE IN WASHINGTON
FDR, Winston and King do the basic planning for a US entry

LEND LEASE ACT PASSED
THE 4 FREEDOMS SPEACH - USA is the arsenal of democracy

Joseph Grew, ambassador to Japan, give his first warning that Japan will soon strike
Charles Lindbergh tell Congress he want a pact with Adolf.

TECH Plutonium first synthesized in Berkley
PURCHASE:
East: Tranny, Tank, Mech
New Foundland: Naval Base + Air Base
West: FTR, 2 Inf
Cash & Carry to UK: FTR, TAC, BMB
Bases Agreement: DD to UK

non-comb move
West coast: BMB to Hawaii
Cash & Carry: FTR, BMB to Canada

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CHINA - TURN 6 - WINTER 40/1941

Chiang give ultimatum to Mao: Withdraw CCP army from Anhwe or die
Mao refuse

PURCHASE KMT: 3 Inf, CCP 1 Inf, ROC 1 Inf

combat
NEW FORTH ARMY INCIDENT
Anhwe: 4 Inf (KMT) attack> Anhwe: 1 Inf (CCP)
Loss CCP: Inf

2 Inf (KMT) attack> Kwangsi (Empty)

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UK - TURN 6 - WINTER 40/1941

Winston (UK) guarantee Greece.

King Peter II stage a coup. Yugoslavia is now a pro-Allied neutral.

From left: King Peter II (Yugo), Winston (UK) and Metaxa (Greece)

TECH: Alanoff-Berry computer invented

PURCHASE
UK: BB, 2 FTR, 2 BMB, Tank, Art, 4 Inf
Can: Tranny + LL Mech to UK

Combat

UK: BMB SBR> W. Ge.
Loss UK BMB

UK: BMB SBR> N. It
Loss UK BMB

UK BMB attack> sz 113: BB (Tirpitz)
Loss UK BMB

OPERATION RUBBEL
113 Swe: Tranny (Nor) w UK cargo blockade running> 112 DD (Ge)
Loss UK: Tranny (Nor)

OPERATION COMPASS
sz 98 BB shore bombard> Alex
Egy: FTR, Tank (UK) + Inf (ANZ) attack> Alex: 2 Inf (It)
Loss It: 2 Inf

INVASION OF SOMALIA
Kenya: 2 Inf (S.A.) attack> Som: Inf (It)
Loss It: Inf

non-comb move

OPERATION LUSTRE
Egy 98: CV w 2 Air, BB, 2 CA, DD, Tranny w Inf (UK), Tranny w Inf (ANZ) to sz 99
Inf (UK) offload Greece + Inf (ANZ) offload Crete

CLUB RUN
UK: FTR to GIB
GIB 91: FTR + 2 Subs to Malta 96

Can: C&C FTR + BMB to UK

sz 94 Tranny w Tank to 98, offload Egy

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ITALY - TURN 6 - WINTER 40/1941

PURCHASE
IT: Sub, TAC, Inf
Hun: Inf
Bul: Inf
Yug: 2 Inf
Fin: Inf

combat

BATTLE OF CAPE MATAPAN
sz 97: BB, 2 CA, 2 DD, Tranny attack> sz 99: CV w 2 Air, BB, 2 CA, DD, + DD (Gre)
Loss:
IT: BB damage, 1 CA, 1 DD, Tranny + UK: 1 CA
attacker retreat to sz 97

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ANZAC TURN 6 WINTER 41

Nothing

FRANCE TURN 6 WINTER 41

Nothing

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ROUND 7 - MAR APR MAY 1941

GERMANY TURN 7 SPRING 1941

Rudolf Hess, second in command on the German team, travel to Scotland on a Peace Mission, that end in Tower of London for the rest of the game.
Adolf get angry and order Hess shot on sight.

Pic: Winston and Rudolf do some smalltalk

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GERMANY TURN 7 - SPRING 1941

TECH: Konrad Zuse make the first working computer, known as the Z3.

PURCHASE:
Ge: 2 Sub, TAC, 2 BMB, Tank, 2 Art, 3 Inf, Mech, AA
Nor: Fort

combat

BELFAST BLITZ: BMB SBR> North Ireland Naval Base (Belfast) worlds largest shipbuilding yard
DUBLIN BLITZ BMB SBR> Pro-Allies neutral Eire (Dublin) by mistake or as a warning?
LONDON BLITZ: BMB SBR> UK (London) 20 % damage

BATTLE OF THE DENMARK STRAIT
sz 112 BB (Bismarck) + sz 117: Sub attack sz 123 BB (Hood)
Ge loss: BB damaged + UK loss BB damaged (Hood sunk, Prince of Wales is ok)
Attacker retreat to sz 117

BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC
Sub attack> sz 118 HX- conv - loss 5 IPC
Sub attack> sz 108 SC-conv - loss 4 IPC
Sub attack> sz 107 conv- loss 3 IPC
Sub attack> sz 119 conv - loss 3 IPC

BATTLE OF SOUTH ATLANTIC
Sub attack> sz 84 - US flagget SS Robin More is sunk.

INVASION OF YUGOSLAVIA
Romania: Tank, 2 Inf, Art + 2 FTR attack> Yugo: 7 Inf
Loss: all 7 yugo Inf

INVASION OF GREECE
Bulgaria: 2 Tanks, 2 Mech + TAC attack> Greece: 5 Inf (Gre) + 1 Inf (UK)
Loss: 5 Inf (Gre) + 1 Inf (UK)

INVASION OF CRETE
Bulgaria: Skytrain + Paratrooper attack> Crete: Inf /ANZAC)
Loss: All units

OPERATION DEMON
S. It + Ge: FTR, TAC, 2 BMB attack> sz 99: CV, BB, CA, DD Tranny (UK) + DD (Greece)
Loss: All units

non-comb move

OPERATION BERLIN: sz 108: BB to sz 105 (Brest NB)
Raider Penguin: sz 69: A. CA to sz 71
BALTEN FLOTTE 112: BB, CA, DD to 113

OPERATION SILVER FOX: Nor: 2 MNT Inf, AA + FTR to pro-Axis North Finland (Lappland)
Build up to Barbarossa: 4 Tank, 19 Inf, 4 Mech, 8 Art, 2 AA to Polen

AFRIKA KORPS: Libya: Tank to Torbruk + S. IT Mech load on Tranny (It)

BATTLE OF PACIFIC: sz 48: A. CA Komet to sz 46

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USSR TURN 7 - SPRING 1941

SOVJET-JAPAN NEUTRALITY PACT is signed in Moscow.

Spy Richard Sorge warn Stalin that Adolf will strike next Turn.
Also FDR and Winston warn Stalin that Adolf will strike next Turn.

Stalins paranoia make him suspicious to all this warnings, since he don’t know what Hess and Winston have been talking about. Maybe Adolf and Winston made a pact and will gang up on him? Safety first, Stalin now start a purge and throw 17 generals and 30 high ranking officers in GULAG.

PURCHASE
Russia: BMB, Tank, 2 Inf, Art
Yugo: 1 Partisan Inf.

non-comb move

THE STATE DEFENCE PLAN

2 Inf to Karelia
3 Inf to Viborg
1 BMB + 1 TAC to Nov
3 BMB, 4 TAC to Belarus (Is this a trap?)
4 Inf, 1 Art, 2 Tank + FTR to Baltic States
8 Inf, 2 Art, 4 Tank, + 2 FTR to Eastern Poland
6 Inf, Tank + FTR to Bessarabia
2 Tanks, Art, FTR, TAC to West. Ukraine
TAC to Ukr.

THE JUNE DEPORTATION >
Baltic States: 100 000 civilian (political opponents?) to GULAG

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JAPAN TURN 7 - SPRING 1941

Adolf (Ge. player) want Tokyo Kid (Jap. player) to join the planned attack on USSR.
But Tokyo Kid refuse to stab Stalin (USSR player) in his back, unless:
a) Moscow is captured.
b) Japans army in Manchuria is 3 times stronger than Red Army in Amur.
c) Civil war breaks out in Siberia

Follow this Blog to see what happens.

From left: Blondi (Adolf was a dog-lover and had a German Shepherd), Adolf and Tokyo Kid

PURCHASE: DD, FTR, 2 Inf, 1 Art

COMBAT

Kiang: BMB SBR> Szech damage

Kiang: 3 Inf, 2 Art, TAC attack> Anhwe: 4 Inf (KMT)
Loss Jap: Inf, Art + Loss KMT: all 4 inf

Kiang: 2 Inf, FTR attack> Kiangsi: 3 Inf (KMT)
Loss Jap: 1 Inf + Loss KMT: 1 Inf
attacker retreat

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USA TURN 7 - SPRING 1941

In response to the SS Robin Moore incident:

UNLIMITED NATIONAL EMERGENCY:
-Neutral Zone is expandet.
-US acquires full military defence rights of Greenland.
-German assets frozen
-Italian assets frozen.
-All German, Italian and Danish merchant ships are taken into custody.

ABC- PLAN DOG MEMO: All Allies agree on a Europe First strategy

AMERICA FIRST RALLY IN NEW YORK:
Gerald Nye blame UK for sinking SS Robin Moore
Charles Lindbergh blame UK for starting the war.
America First cry that FDR, the brits, the jews and the commies divide USA.

PURCHASE
East: DD, FTR, TAC, Tank, 2 Inf, 1 Art
West: TAC, 2 Inf
Lend/Lease to UK: Tranny, FTR, Tank

COMBAT
US DD attack> sz 118: Sub (Ge)
DD roll a miss and Sub submerge (In 1941 DD’s only had ASDIC that could not prevent submerging, It was Tech like Huff Duff, Leigh Leights and ASV Radar in 1943 that gave DD’s the ability to prevent Subs from submerging).
Anyway, this was the first US shot in anger. Also an outside the Neutral Zone provocation.

NON-COMB MOVE
US Tranny w Inf to pro-Allied Greenland

EXPENDET NEUTRAL ZONE
DD to 123
CA to 117
CA, DD to 107,
CV w Air, BB to sz102 Bermuda Naval Base (not on the A&A map for some reason)
CA to 90
CA to 88
CA to 86

GOODWILL VISITS IN PACIFIC
CA to sz 62 Sydney

AMERICAN VOLUNTEER GRUP
Hawaii: FTR to Queensland (in transit to China)

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CHINA TURN 7 - SPRING 1941

PURCHASE 3 Inf KMT

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UK TURN 7 - SPRING 1941

Winston DOW Rashid Ali (Iraq), and support king Faisal II as new ruler.
(Emir Abdul will be the de facto ruler, since the king is only 6 years old)

King George II of Greece form Greek government in exile in Egypt.

From left: Winston and emir Abdul looking at Rashid Ali and his friend Musso

TECH: Gloster E Jet Fighter is flown.

PURCHASE:
UK: CA, DD, FTR, TAC, 2 BMB, Tank, Art, Inf
CAN: L/L to UK: Mech

COMBAT

THE BLOCKBUSTER RAID:
UK: BMB SBR> W. GE: Naval Base > damage
UK: BMB SBR> W. GE: Factory > damage
UK: BMB SBR> Berlin > damage

SINK THE BISMARCK
UK 119: BB, CA, DD attack> sz 117: BB (damaged), Sub (Ge)
GIB 91: CV w 2 Air, BB, CA, DD to 108 + Air attack> sz 117 BB (damaged)
Loss UK: BB dam + Loss GE BB (Bismarck)

THE CLAYMORE RAID
UK 119 DD attack> sz 125 Tranny (Ge)
Loss GE: Tranny

THE BREST RAID
UK: BMB attack> 105: BB (GE)
Loss Ge: BB dam
attacker retreat

OPPERATION APPERANCE
Egy 81: CA, DD attack> sz 76 DD, Sub, Tranny (IT)
Loss It: all

INVASION OF SOMALIA
India 80: Tranny w Inf (Punjab) to sz 76, amphibious assault> Somalia: Inf (IT)
Loss IT: Inf

INVASION OF ETHIOPIA
Kenya: 2 Inf + FTR attack> Ethiopia: 2 Inf, TAC (IT)
Loss IT: All

ANGLO-IRAQI WAR
Trans Jordan: Inf + FTR attack> Iraq: Inf (Iraq)
Loss Iraq: All

NON-COMB MOVE
123 BB dam to UK
BB to 106
BB CA to 118
CA to 104

CLUB RUN:
UK: FTR to Gib
Gib: FTR to Malta

CAN L/L: Tranny w Mech to UK

Situasion in the North Atlantic:

Action in the Horn of Africa