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[lomyrin]

Units destroyed in July/ August 41

Not very many Russian units lost which is bad news for the Germans

[lomyrin]

The positions in China at the end of July/August 41

Japan is almost in place to begin Pacific operations despite being neutral.

[Courtenay]

Why did the US keep picking options with its tension levels so high? Once I have Gear Up and both tension pools over 17, I don't pick anything until War Appropriations. Each turn early for War Appropriations gets you over 40 extra build points over the course of the game, so is worth far more than any and all other options.

[lomyrin]

Good point about the US options with high tension.

My concern this time was resources to Russia although with the Germans limited advances in July/August perhaps that was not that urgent.

[lomyrin]

Production at end of July/August 41

Germany 25 Inf, Gar, 2SUB, 2Pil, Synth, Ftr, Ftr3, CAVDiv

Italy 9 Pil, BBrep, CArep, SUB2, Ftr, 1BPsave

Japan 17 BB, WL, 2CVP, 3Pil, SUB2, 2CArep, 1BPsave

CW 22 Para, Mot, Arm, 2Pil, Ftr, CVP

USA 20 Amph, TRS, SUB, Ftr, CVP, Amph2, TRS2, Pil, 1BPsave

Russia 21 5Inf, 3Mil

[lomyrin]

Reinforcements for September/October 41

[lomyrin]

Sep/OCt 41 Axis impulse 1 ( impulse 1 ) Rain in Arctic

Germany land, Italy and Japan combined.

Japan moves Transports and troops in preparations for a wider war, it is slow due to neutrality.

Germany ground strikes Smolensk, disorganizing 1 unit.

ground strikes SW Dnepropetrovsk disorganizing 2 of 3 units.

Italy ground strike disorganizes 1 CW unit near Tripoli.

Germany attacks Smolensk in rain with HQ support. City is taken but one Russian unit escapes shattered and one German unit is lost and 4 disorganized.

attack SW Dnepropetrovsk takes out 2 Russian units but the Arm escapes shattered.

[micheljq]

ORIGINAL: lomyrin

May/Jun 41 Allies impulse 5 ( impulse 12 ) Fine everywhere

All pass Turn ends.

Units destroyed during the M/J 41 turn

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I count 51bp loss, this is too much. USSR must review it's defense doctrine.

Michel

[lomyrin]

Yes, the May/Jun losses were high, I tried the strong city defenses which cost the Germans time and a few losses and slowed their march east.

The July/August losses were not as bad and the line Smolensk and Dniepr river line held reasonable well.
September/October will be crucial, bad weather would be welcome and as it turns out the first impulse was mainly rain.

The Russians now will have to decide how to run and preserve forces. The Germans have spent a lot of oil are a bit tight already.

[lomyrin]

Sep/Oct 41 Allies impulse 1 ( impulse 2 ) Rain in arctic

CW naval, Russia land, rest combined.

CW naval air in E Med misses damaging an Italian CA, it only aborts.
Russia ground strikes 3 hexes in the south but only hits 2 armor in one hex, but it will weaken attacks on the east of the river.

Kalinin factory railed east.

[lomyrin]

Sep/Oct 41 Axis impulse 2 ( impulse 3 ) Rain in Arctic and N Monsoon

Germany land, Italy and Japan combined

The rain and disorganized units in key positions limit the German attacks to just one northeast of Smolensk, A Russian small unit was shatterd.

HQ Rundstedt reorganizes key units in the south Dniepr region.

Air rebases to front line positions.

[lomyrin]

Sep/Oct 41 Allies impulse 2 ( impulse 5 ) Rain Arctic and N Monsoon

Russia land, Rest combined

CW takes the last of the Vichy Equatorial Africa areas. Vichy ships rebase to West Indies Vichy areas.

Russia is holding a straightened line but is vulnerable to possible fine weather next impulse.

[lomyrin]

Sep/Oct 41 Axis impulse 3 ( impulse 7 ) Fine everywhere

Germany land, Italy naval, Japan combined.

Italian SUB aborts 2 CW convoys from N Atlantic.

Germany ground strike at Dnepropetrovsk was stopped by a Russian Ftr intercept, German Lnd and Russian Ftr shot down.

German ground strike SW Berliansk disorganized 2 Russian units.

German ground strike NW Gomel failed.

The map shows the three attacks made. All were high odds Blitzes and worked fine. Stalino was taken by a blitz advance.

The Russians will now have to run as best they can.

[lomyrin]

Sep/Oct 41 Allies impulse 3 ( impulse 8 ) Fine everywhere

Russia land, rest pass for 30% EOT chance.

Russia rails Tula factory to the east.

Russian units back off as best they can to escape eastwards and deny the Germans an open advance route.

Turn ends on a 1, No partisans

[lomyrin]

The Russian front at the end of Sep/Oct 41

There is also a German screening force guarding Leningrad and its Russian garrison.

[lomyrin]

Units destroyed during the Sep/Oct 41 turn.

US entry increased a little more but not yet enough to do the War Appropriations.

[lomyrin]

Production at end of Sep/October 41

Germany 28 Inf, Mil, Mot, 3Pil, 2Ftr, Lnd3, MechDiv, CAV
Italy 10 Lnd3, Pil, HQI
Japan 18 WL, SUB2, NAV3, 2CVP, 3Pil, 3CP

CW 22 2Ftr, CVrep, 3Pil, Lnd3, Mil, Mech
USA 21 SUB, TRS2, 2BB2, Ftr, 2Pil
Russia 18 4Inf, 3Mil

[lomyrin]

Reinforcements for Nov/Dec 41

[lomyrin]

Nov/Dec 41 Axis impulse 1 ( impulse 1 ) Blizzard and snow

Germany land, Italy and Japan combined

Italian SUB aborts 2 CW convoys in N Atlantic.

Only two high odds attacks in Russia north of Gomel, both destroyed a Russian unit.

[lomyrin]

The Russian front and attacks shown