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Next Italy and her ally Germany, versus, British Empire, U.S.A., & Soviets. Perhaps with an all out offensive against the U.S.S.R. & a quick trip to the Peace Table, the Axis powers might survive. Also with Italy hunkering down in the central Med. Sea, &, transporting only GE. forces to Africa/withdrawal It. forces from N. Africa.
The W. Allies need to strike hard in order to relieve pressure on the Soviets, via N. Africa & sea & air actions against the GE.(bomber raids & transports of troops to U.S.S.R. would help).
Round One: GE. builds minor industrial complex in Romania, submarine, TB., &, armor. Moving forces for a concentrated, not piecemeal attack on the Eastern Front, help Italy in the South, &, hold in the West. Much easier said than done.
Three troopers, gun, tank, &, fighter are moved to N. Italy. Forces are move & build up for future attacks, on Eastern Front. While on the Western Front, forces are shuffle around to defend against any sea landings, &, Norway is reinforce with two additional troopers.
At sea 2 subs. arrive off the coast of Atlantic Gibraltar, they do not engage Allied ships, will reinforce the Italian fleet. Another sub. in sea zone #124 moves to sea zone #122, while two subs. attack Canadian DD & transport off Nova Scotia(all lost). Off Vyborg Soviet BB & transport sunk, for a lost of damaged GE. BB & sunken C(T.B. lands in Poland). IPCs lost GE. 24 & British 15 & Soviets 19.
Russia builds 4 troopers, mech. infantry, gun, &, tank. Moves forces to build a defense in depth(leaving the front lines with a measly trooper only), with a reserve strike forces in the areas behind the front lines.
Sub. leaves Karelia & moves to Sea Zone #125, &, fighter from Stalingrad is lost sinking damaged GE. BB off the coast. IPCs lost Soviets 10 & GE. 20(the BB was already damaged, that could be recalculated to 10).
U.S.A. builds 3 transports, &, cruiser. Fighter flies to Gibraltar, while bomber flies to United Kingdom.
British Empire builds in South Africa 2 tanks, DD & transport in U.K. Moves South African troopers towards East Africa(with Commonwealth DD heading for Egypt), moves by transport trooper & gun to Ethiopia versus two It. defending troopers. The nation is freed for the lost of the gun, while trooper from Sudan goes to Egypt and trooper & gun move to Transjordan from Egypt. Also forces from Alexandria retreat into Egypt sans a trooper(to prevent a future blitz).
BB & DD and trooper on transport from U.K., head for Atlantic side of Gibraltar and hook up with British fleet. BB, 2 DDs, A.C., &, T.B. versus GE. 2 submarines. Loses a DD & both GE. subs., &, trooper lands in Gibraltar.
From U.K. 3 fighter attempt to sink GE. transport off W. Germany, intercepted by GE. fighter & T.B.(fighter in Norway does not take off), losses British 2 fighters & GE. fighter & T.B.(the transport is not sunk by remaining Allied fighter, which lands in Scotland). C & DD go from U.K. to off Iceland, while BB & C go from off Scotland to off London.
Meanwhile Canadian trooper & tank go to East Coast to board U.S. transport, while trooper from Quebec moves to Nova Scotia. Also garrison in France moves to Normandy, with C from South America approaches Africa.
Losses IPCs British Empire 32, It. 6, &, GE. 33.
Italy builds fighter. Transport from Italy leaves trooper on Malta & Cyprus, while DD from off Albania goes to off Cyprus, to protect transport. Fleet off Rome goes to off Albania, forces from N. Italy go south to garrison that part of the country(Axis partner GE. will protect the northern portion).
Fighter from S. Italy for no lost, sinks Brits. C off Egypt, Axis navy rule the Med. Sea this turn's end. It. Tobruk garrison takes Alexandria, for a lost of a trooper each side. Losses IPCs It. 3 & British 15.
Round Two: GE. builds sub., fighter, 5 troopers, &, mech. infantry. Two troopers board It. transport, mechnical infantry enters N. Italy. Sub. off W. GE. goes to sea zone #125 & sinks Soviet submarine, for no lost. Another sub. attacks British DD & C off Iceland, sinks DD, but, it is lost. A tank is transported to Norway, on Eastern Front the Baltic States, Eastern Poland, &, Bessarabia are taken, it helps they were defended by lone trooper each(for lost of 2 GE. troopers).
IPCs lost GE. 6, British 12, Soviets 15.
Soviets build 6 troopers, 2 mech. infantry, 2 tanks, &, submarine. The Soviets need to counterattack now, even if the Western Allies are still trying to organize themselves. Battles along the Eastern Front, the main battle will be the Baltic States, with holding actions W. Uk. & Uk., also a reserve in Byransk. The Baltic States are reconquered, losses 7 troopers(21 IPCs), &, GE. 5 troopers, 2 guns, mech. infantry, 2 tanks, &, T.B.(IPCs 50). Occupying the Baltic States are 7 troopers, mech. infantry, 2 guns, &, 2 tanks.
U.S.A. builds 2 transports, trooper, gun, mech. infantry, tank, fighter, T.B., &, cruiser. Moves C & 2 transports(trooper, gun, &, mech. infantry) for British Islands, also escorting DD & another transport leaves East Coast and lands in Gibraltar trooper & tank. Along with a fighter flies from Gibraltar to Egypt.
British Empire builds fighter, DD, transport, trooper,&, mech. infantry & gun for S. Africa. Troopers & tanks arrive just below Kenya, on way to Egypt, Commonwealth DD arrives off Egypt, C from S. America arrives off Gibraltar Med. Sea side, Transjordan forces move to Egypt, while transport moves trooper from Ethiopia to Transjordan.
Naval fleet arrives off Libya, with re-boarded trooper from Gibraltar. BB shells & destroys defending trooper, trooper from transport takes over undefended Libya. T.B. from A.C. & fighter from Egypt, attack for no lost, It. DD & transport off Cyprus, sinking the transport.
U.K. transport picks up trooper & tank(from neutral France's Normandy region) & returns them to Scotland & U.K. Also C from off Iceland & DD from off U.K., go to sea zone #125, &, sinks GE. sub. for no lost. Fighter flies from Scotland to Gibraltar, followed by BB & C off U.K., that joins the C from S. America(off Med. Sea Gibraltar).
Finally tank & trooper from Canada board a U.S. transport, off the East Coast. IPCs lost Italy 10 & GE. 6.
It. builds fighter, &, 2 troopers. It. fleet converge off Gibraltar and takes on British fleet, with air support from their unsinkable A.C.(mainland Italy). BB, 2 C, &, 3 fighters, versus, British BB, &, 2 C, &, fighter from Gibraltar. Only damaged It. BB left, &, DD off Cyprus attacks Commonwealth DD off Egypt, both lost. A trooper(from Tobruk), &, mechanical infantry(from Alexandria) retake Libya from a defending British trooper, for a lost of a trooper. Also a infantry from Alexandria entered Tobruk to garrison it, &, a transport arrives off Transjordan with GE. 2 troopers.
The Italian economy is overheated/too small to replace its lost navy, while the main British fleet is still off Malta(the Med. Sea no longer looks too Axis). Losses It. IPCs 65 & British Empire 65.
