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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 + Dam

OPERATION JUNO
112 BB attack> 125 CA, Tranny (UK) + DD (NOR)
UK loss: CA
BB retreat to sz 112

KANALKAMPF
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: all

NON-COMB MOVE
W. GE: CA (Comet) to sz 127 in transit to Pacific
Afrika Korps: Ge: Tank to N. Italy

Bessarabia: 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 Mexico

PURCHASE: 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 GULAG

Occupation 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 France

America 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, BMB

non-comb move
sz 123 Tranny with princess Martha and Bofors gun to sz 101 US

The 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: Inf

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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: Inf

COMBAT
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 UK

MALTA CONVOY
Alex 98: BB, CA, DD, Sub, Tranny w supply to sz 96 Malta

Egypt: FTR to Kenya
S.A: Tranny w Inf to Kenya
India: Tranny Inf to Iraq
US. Cash & Carry FTR to Canada

124 Faroe Isl: DD (SWE) to 113 Swe
Norway: Inf(North- NOR) demobilized (Nor. Army surrender)
125 DD (NOR) to 119 UK

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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: Inf

combat
Bomb campaign:
Sicily: TAC SBR> Malta = fiasco 0 dam
Rhodes Isl: BMB SBR> Trans Jordan (Haifa oil) = fiasco 0 dam

BATTLE OF THE ALPS
N. It: 3 Inf attack> S. FRA: 2 Blockhouse
It loss: Inf
Attacker retreat to N. It

BATTLE 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 97

INVASION OF SOMALIA
Ethiopia: Inf attack> British Somalia

non-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: Inf

non-comb move
India: Tranny pick up Inf, move to Malaya
Aus: Tranny pick up Inf, move to Singapore.

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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. Inf

non-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

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Free French set up
French Equatorial Africa: Inf, CA, Tranny
sz 98 CA join Royal Navy

170 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& dam

Battle 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 IPC

Total 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 Ge

sz127 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

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JAPAN - TURN 5 - FALL 1940

Hiro (JAP) give ultimatum to Petain (FRA) : Accept Japan in FIC !!!
Petain says OK

FDR (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: Inf

comb
Kian: BMB SBR> Szwei =damage

non-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 territory

The retreat from south Guanxi
Kwangsi: Inf load on Tranny, move to Jap

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USA - TURN 5 - FALL 1940

Presidental election: FDR continue to be the US player

First peacetime draft in history. 45th Inf Div mobilized.
(Communist Party USA and Nation of Islam USA oppose the draft)

DESTROYERS FOR BASES AGREEMENT
USA get bases on New Foundland, Bermuda and West Indies in exchange for 50 Destroyers.

OIL EMBARGO ON JAPAN
50 % of all oil because they occupie FIC

FDR make the “Stab in the back”-speach to Musso

TECH:
Tizard Mission: Caviton Magnetron, to make radar, the most valuable cargo ever brought to America.
PURCHASE:
East: CV + 2 air
West: Tranny, Art
Mid: 2 Inf (45th Div drafted)
Cash & Carry to UK: FTR + BMB

non-comb move
Place US national tokens on New Foundland, Bermuda and West Indies
101: 2 DD to 106 Can (change to UK units)

US: FTR (The Eagle Squadron) to UK

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CHINA - TURN 5 - FALL 1940

PURCHASE 3 Inf KMT

combat

100 Regiments offensive:
Hopei: 4 Inf (CCP) attack> Anhwe: 2 INF (ROC)
CCP loss: 2 Inf + ROC loss: 2 Inf

non-comb move
Kweichow: 4 Inf (KMT) to Anhwe

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UK - TURN 5 - FALL 1940

W.C. (UK) + King (CAN) + Smuts (S.A.) + De Gaulle (Free Fance) DOW Petain (Vichy France)

PURCHASE
UK: CV + 2 air, FTR, TAC, BMB, Tank, Art, 2 Inf, AA
Can: TAC + Mech
Turkey: Tank paid by UK

comb
UK: BMB SBR> W. Ge Naval Base = 50 % damage
UK: TAC SBR> Norm Naval Base = full damage

Operation Catapult
UK + Gib: CV, BB, CA, DD attack> sz 92 BB (V. FRA)
V. FRA loss: BB

Operation Menace
Gib: BB, CA, DD attack> sz87 Dakar: BB, CA, DD, Sub (V. FRA)
UK loss: BB dam + V. FRA loss: BB dam
Attacker retreat to sz 91

Op. Judgement - Taranto Raid
sz 96 + 98: CV air + 2 Subs attack> sz 97 IT: BB (dam), 3 CA, 2 DD, Tranny
UK loss: 2 Subs + It loss: BB, DD, Tranny
Attackers retreat

non-comb move

Collar convoy: Gib 91: CA, DD, Tranny w Tank to sz 94 (Bomber Alley)
Excess convoy: ;Malta 96: BB to sz 94 (Bomber Alley) + CA, DD, Tranny to 98 Alex

CLUB RUN UK: FTR + 2 Subs to Gib 92

Cash & Carry:
US: FTR BMB to Can
Can: FTR BMB to UK

S.A: Inf to Egypt

Fleet 110 to UK