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France Turn 3 Spring 1940
Purchase:
FRA: Tank, 3 Inf, Art
Romania: InfComb
THE BELGIAN TRAP
Fra: 2 FTR, TAC, 3 Tank, 2 Mech, 2 Art, 4 Inf attack> Holl/Belg: 3 Tank, 4 Mech, 4 Art, 10 Inf, AA
FRA loss: all + Ge loss: InfNon-comb move
Norm 110: Tranny w heavy water to UK (deny Adolf making the bomb)
Op. Ariel: Norm 110: Tranny pick up Inf (FRA) + Inf (POL) to UKEvacuation of the Fleet:
Norm 105: BB to sz 92 Algerie
Norm 105: BB, CA, DD, Sub to sz 87 Dakar
CA in sz 88 Fren. Guyana
S. FRA (Toulon) 93: BB, CA, 3 DD, Sub to sz 94 Tunisia
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ROUND 4 - june july august
GERMANY TURN 4 SUMMER 1940
The second Vienna Award:
Adolf tell king Carol II (Romania) to give Transsilvania to Hungary and Bessarabia to USSR.
Also he must give all the Ploesti oil to Germany.
Now Romania will get protection from Adolf.Trade Agreement with Finland:
Germany get nickel from Finland.
Finland get protection.Image left to right: king Carol II (Rom), Mannerheim (Fin), Adolf (Ge), Horthy (Hung)

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ROUND 4 - JUNE JULY AUGUST 1940
GERMANY TURN 4 SUMMER 1940
Purchase: BB (Bismarck + Prinz Eugen) Tank, Art, 3 Inf
combat move
OPERATION PAULA
W. Ge: 2 BMB SBR> Paris FTR
Fra loss: FTR + DamOPERATION JUNO
112 BB attack> 125 CA, Tranny (UK) + DD (NOR)
UK loss: CA
BB retreat to sz 112KANALKAMPF
W. Ge: BMB, Sub attack> 109 conv (loss 4 conv. points)
W. Ge: BMB attack> 105 Lancastria sunk (loss 3 conv points)
W. Ge: FTR, TAC, Sub attack> 110 CA, 4 DD, Tranny, 2 FTR (scrambled) (UK) + DD, Tranny (FRA)
Ge loss: all + FRA loss DD + UK loss FTR
W. Ge: Sub attack> 119 conv (loss 3 conv points)
W. Ge: Sub attack> 111 conv (loss 2 conv points)Convoy disruption 12 IPC total
FALL ROT, THE FINAL BATTLE OF FRANCE
Holl/Belg: 3 Tanks, 5 Mech, 2 Art + 2 TAC attack> FRA: 6 Inf, 3 Art, + 5 Forts (Maginot Line)
Ge loss: TAC, Tank, Mech + FRA loss: allNON-COMB MOVE
W. GE: CA (Comet) to sz 127 in transit to Pacific
Afrika Korps: Ge: Tank to N. ItalyBessarabia: Inf (Rom) to Romania

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USSR TURN 4 SUMMER 1940
Stalin give ultimatum to the Baltic States: Join USSR and become puppet regimes.
Konstantin Ulmani hesitate and go to GULAG. The other comply.
Stalin also want Bessarabia and king Carol II is ok with that
Also Trotsky is killed in MexicoPURCHASE: FTR, Tank, 2 Inf Mech
non-comb move
Occupation of Baltic:
Belo: 2 Tanks, 4 Inf to Baltic States. Inf Baltic removed and 150 000 civilians deportet to GULAGOccupation of Bessarabia:
W. Ukr: Tank, Art, 5 Inf to Bessarabia. 130 000 civilians deportet to GULAG
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JAPAN TURN 4 SUMMER 1940
11 british spyes are arrested in Tokyo, never to be seen again.
PURCHASE
Jap: Tranny, FTR
Kiangsu Art (jap) + 2 Inf (ROC)combat
Kiangsu: BMB SBR> Szechwan = damage
non-comb move
Kiangsu: 2 Inf (ROC) to Anhwe
Anhwe: 2 Inf, Art (JA) to Kiangsi
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USA TURN 4 SUMMER 1940
Welles declaration: No recognition to USSR occupation of Baltic States
Havana declaration: Attack on one American state is attack on all.
FDR sign Naval Expansion Act: 2 Ocean Navy
Prcincess Martha of Norway move into the White House.
Einstein become US citizen.
Wendel Wilky run for president. (Alternate timeline: Would this have changed anything?)
Churchill and Reynauld ask FDR for aid.
General Pershing want aid to UK and FranceAmerica First: Lindbergh and Joseph Kennedy want USA to stay out of the war, because they belive Germany will win.
TECH :Make AA-guns based on swedish 40 mm bofors guns, best in the world
PURCHASE:
East coast: DD, FTR, Inf
West: Marines
Cash & Carry to UK: FTR, BMBnon-comb move
sz 123 Tranny with princess Martha and Bofors gun to sz 101 USThe Eagle Squadron is formed in USA. To UK next Turn

Left to right: Kennedy, Lindbergh, Fala, Missy LeHand, Wells, Martha, FDR, W.C, Reynald and Einstein
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CHINA TURN 4 SUMMER 1940
Chiang (KMT) and Mao (CCP) argue. Chiang thinks that Mao contribute too little to the war effort. Lets see if Mao will contribute more the next turns.
PURCHASE
KMT: 3 Inf
CCP: Infno image
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UK TURN 4 SUMMER 1940
THE SILENT ALLY :King Haakon VII of Norway and Johan (NOR) form government in exile in London. They control NORTRASHIP, worlds largest ship company, with 1000 merchant ships of 5.5 million tons. That is 7% of world tonnage.
UK charter 570 ships (3.3 mill ton)
USA charter 280 ships (2.2 mill ton)
Unfortunately Ge seize 200 ships that were in Norway during the invasion.
Also 30 ships is at swedish ports.PSILANDER INCIDENT: Churchill use “Right of Angary” to seize the DD (SWE) in sz 124 Faroe Isl. Per Albin (SWE) don’t love this, but after some sweet talk, Churchill let the DD (SWE) sail home to Sweden, and the 30 norwegian merchant ships (Kvarstad) in swedish ports can now sail to UK.
ANGLO-PERSIAN OIL AGREEMENT: Churchill and Reza make a deal
ANGLO-THAI NON AGGRESSION AGREEMENT : Churchill and Phibun are now friends
Ed Benes form Czech government in exile in London, Mob one Inf (Czech)MEETING AT TOURS: Churchill, Beaverbrook (Max Aitkens) and Halifax (Holy Fox) have a very decisive meeting with Reynauld and his mistress Helene de Portes. W.C. want France to keep on fighting, but Helene, who is very pro-Axis, want France to surrender. And then France surrendered.

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UK TURN 4 SUMMER 1940
TECH Cavity Magnetron is invented, make ASV Radar that give DD’s a great advantage over Subs
Purchase
UK: DD, Sub, FTR, BMB, Art, Inf, AA-gun + Inf (Czech)
Can: Inf (Can) + Mech (LL to UK)
Turkey: 2 Inf, Art paid by UK
S.A: InfCOMBAT
UK: BMB SBR> N. Italy =fiasco 0 damage
(Haddock Force in S. Fra was denied to take off by Reynauld)NON-COMB MOVES
DUNKIRK EVACUATION (OP DYNAMO)
sz 110: CA, 4 DD, Tranny bridge 2 Inf (UK) to UKMALTA CONVOY
Alex 98: BB, CA, DD, Sub, Tranny w supply to sz 96 MaltaEgypt: FTR to Kenya
S.A: Tranny w Inf to Kenya
India: Tranny Inf to Iraq
US. Cash & Carry FTR to Canada124 Faroe Isl: DD (SWE) to 113 Swe
Norway: Inf(North- NOR) demobilized (Nor. Army surrender)
125 DD (NOR) to 119 UKno image
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ITALY TURN 4 SUMMER 1940
Musso DOW W.C. and Reynauld
King Carol II of Romania abdicate, and take with him all the gold and treasury and stash it in a Swiss bank.
Ion Antonescu is the new Romanian player, and run into imminent financial problems.
Left to right: Ion (Rom), king Carol II (ROM), Musso (IT), Reynauld (FRA) and W.C. (UK)
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ITALY TURN 4 SUMMER 1940
PURCHASE
It: FTR, Tank
Hun: Inf
Yugo: Infcombat
Bomb campaign:
Sicily: TAC SBR> Malta = fiasco 0 dam
Rhodes Isl: BMB SBR> Trans Jordan (Haifa oil) = fiasco 0 damBATTLE OF THE ALPS
N. It: 3 Inf attack> S. FRA: 2 Blockhouse
It loss: Inf
Attacker retreat to N. ItBATTLE OF CALABRIA
S. It 97: BB, 3 CA, 2 DD attack> sz96: BB, CA, DD, Tranny
It loss: BB dam, CA + UK loss: BB dam, DD
Attacker retreat to sz 97INVASION OF SOMALIA
Ethiopia: Inf attack> British Somalianon-comb move
Spain: Inf to Tanger, occupie the international zone.

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ANZAC TURN 4 SUMMER 1940
Anzac DOW Italy
PURCHASE
India: 2 Inf
Aus: Infnon-comb move
India: Tranny pick up Inf, move to Malaya
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FRANCE TURN 4 SUMMER 1940
Petain new french player
Armistice FRA-Ge in Compiegne
Vichy government formed, a pro-Axis neutral with Petain as player.Free French established in Brazzaville with de Gaulle as player
BRIARE CONFERENCE: Admiral Darlan promise to W.C. that no french warship will be handet over to Adolf.
In case Adolf attack Switzwerland, gen Guisan mobilize the Army

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FRANCE TURN 4 SUMMER 1940
Vichy forces set up:
S. Fra: Inf
Morocco: Inf + TAC
Algerie: Inf
Tunisia: Inf
Syria: Inf
F.I.C. Infnon-comb move
Tunis 94: BB, CA, 3DD, Sub, Tranny to sz 93 S. Fra
CAN 106: CV (Bearn) w air to sz 89 Martinique Isl for rest of the war--------------
Free French set up
French Equatorial Africa: Inf, CA, Tranny
sz 98 CA join Royal Navy170 french merchant ships to USA
Switzerland: mobilize a total of 4 Inf and a mountain Fortress facing Italy.

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GERMANY - TURN 5 - FALL 1940
BERLIN PACT - Free movement between all signatories and all DOW USA together
Signatories: Adolf, Musso, Tokyo Kid, Horthy, Ion, king Boris III, prince Paul, Tiso

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ROUND 5 - sept oct nov 1940
GERMANY - TURN 5 - FALL 1940
PURCHASE Sub, FTR, BMB, Tank, Art, 2 Inf, Mech
combat
Battle of Britain
Holl/Belg: 4 BMB, TAC, 2 FTR SBR> UK: 4 FTR, Factory + Airbase
GE loss: 3 BMB, FTR + UK loss 3 FTR + Factory 50 % dam + Airbase 50& damBattle of Atlantic
112: BB (Sch + Gnei) attack> 123 con loss 2 IPC
112: CA (Scheer-raid) attack> 117 conv loss 3 IPC
112: 2 Subs attack> 118 conv loss 5 IPC
112: Sub attack> 107 conv loss 3 IPC
112: Sub attack> 108 con loss 3 IPCTotal convoy disruption 16 IPC (= 1 600 000 tons of merchant shipping)
non-comb move
Ge: Tank to Romania (protect Ploesti oil field)
N. It: Tank (Afrika Korps) embark Tranny (IT)
Ge: FTR + TAC to S. It (Sardinia in the real war)Holl/Belg = 5 INf, 2 Art, AA
Norm = 5 Inf, 2 Art, AA
FRA: Tank + Mech to Gesz127 CA (Comet) to sz 3 Pacific Sea.

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USSR - TURN 5 - FALL 1940
Stalin want to join the Berlin Pact.
Adolf say no.PURCHASE TAC, Tank, 3 Inf
no image
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JAPAN - TURN 5 - FALL 1940
Hiro (JAP) give ultimatum to Petain (FRA) : Accept Japan in FIC !!!
Petain says OKFDR (US) warn Hiro (JA) : If you move into FIC we put oil embargo on you
Phibun (Thailand) DOW Petain (FRA) > Franco-Thai war

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JAPAN - TURN 5 - FALL 1940
PURCHASE :
JA. Tranny TAC
Kia: Infcomb
Kian: BMB SBR> Szwei =damagenon-comb move
Ja: Tranny w Inf to sz 36 offload Inf to pro-Axis neutral northern FIC
Siam: Inf to pro-Axis neutral central FIC
Vichy France Inf in south FIC
FIC is now a contestet territoryThe retreat from south Guanxi
Kwangsi: Inf load on Tranny, move to Jap