A musical global war AAR...

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Germany has all normal resouces to fill all the factories. It therefore produces 30 production pionts of which one is lost to strategic bombardement. It produces therefore 22 build points. 2 are send to the USSR and 5 to Italy maing it 15 to build units with. It saves all oil and sends one of those to Italy. 4 oil is used to reorganise units, leaving only a Finnish BB in Kiel not reorganised.

We pause again for music: Hans Albers sings Beim ersten Mal...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-AFrPyBcks

Italy has five normal resources. It saves the 2 oil it gets from Rumania and Germany. It has 5 production points and produces 4 build points. Together with the 5 send from Italy makes a healthy 9 build points. However, it takes 3 oil points to reorganise all units...

Japan has 16 resources available, of which 2 are without transportation to Japan (since they are in Chinese conquered cities, with no raillines available. This gives the Japanese 14 production and build points. All 4 oil available are saved (since a possible oil embargo might be closer than expected. Prudence is the key word here). It takes 2 oil points to reorganise all units.

China is out of factories, so it can't produce anything.

The USSR fills all her factories and produces 15 build points and receives 2 build points from Germany, making for 17 build points in total. It also saves 4 oil and 2 more can't be saved and will be used for reorganisation. Stalin is very pleased to see that the five year plan is executed so nicely at the moment. 2 Persian oil are used to reorganise all units.

The US produces 10 build points, saves 1 oil and sends 1 oil to Canada and 2 oil to Martinique. 1 oil is used to reorganise the fleet.

So here is: Big Boy played by Ray McKinley and his Orchestra and sung by Imogene Lynn

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sr2RwCwZQo

The French produce nothing (but gets two oil from Uncle Sam. Those will come in handy to reorganise the French Fleet in the future, now Iraq is USSR controlled). 1 oil is used to reorganise the fleet.

Finally, the Commonwealth produces 16 build points. With two saved, that makes 18. Four factories in the UK couldn't be filled this turn, due to convoy losses. Apart from this, one oil point from Venezuela doesn't arrive, since the transportation of the French oil takes precendence. 3 cruisers in Canada aren't reoganised. 6 oil is used to reorganise all other units...

Germany breaks down a 6-5 MOT into 2 MOT divisions. The USSR also breaks down an INF into a MOT and INF division in Manchuria.

Germany scraps the destroyed 4 factor FTR. China scrappes the 3 factor FTR (if it gets liberated later in the game, that FTR is useless at that time). All destroyed named ships are also scrapped.

During production, Germany scraps the oldest MECH and ARM in the forcepools.

Production:
Germany 15: 2 x FTR2, pilot, TERR, MIL and a MECH
Italy 9: FTR2, NAV3, pilot, GAR
Japan 14: 3 x MIL, 2 x Pilots, 3 x CVP, CP and the Hiyo (CV) is finished.
Commonwealth 18: 5 x CP, 7 cruisers repaired, 3 light cruisers finished, HQI, pilot, 2 x FTR2, CVP1, 2 x CVP0
US 10: CVP1, CVP0, TRS started, Hornet en Indiana are finised.
USSR: 17: LND4, MOT, INF, 3 x MIL

The US reacts on the Japanese conquest of China with three US entr y chits. So currently there are:
8 markers in the Japanese entry, 6 in the German entry and 2 in each of the tension pools. The oil embargo is near, very near...
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November/December 1940, Starting the turn:

Here are the reinforcements:


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The Italian ATR and the Para are set up in Taranto (which is also the place where the German Para is at the moment). Japan puts the LND4 into Vladivostok...

The Axis wins the initiative and the Allies don't ask for a reroll. Since it is winter, they elect that the Allies move first, to prevent that the initiative goes further towards the Allied side:

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And here is the weather report for the next couple of impulses, while the band conducted by Lucky Millinger plays: Apollo Jump

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsfKnkzX0jM


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If the US hasn't yet picked gear up, I would not even be thinking of declaring war on the US. I would expect to see US gear up J/F, though, since they did not pick a second anti-Japan option, and they could have, I think. (Or did I miss lend-lease to China?). Out of curiosity, did the US have to reveal all of its chits to get the entry options it picked this turn?

My understanding of the MWiF rules is that the US player has to reveal how many chits it used, and what options it picked, but, unlike WiF, does not have to disclose the specific values of the chits. Is this correct?
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In MWIF, the US can only choose an option if it has reached the necessary entry (and tension). To choose the options, the US did reveal all but one entry chit in the Ger/It pool. However, with three additional chits earned for the conquest on China, it is fair to assume that the oil embargo is a possibility to choose for the US, since it is only 4 points higher than the highest chosen option this turn. The Japanese intelligence believe, that option 27 was mainly chosen to try and raise tension (which should still be low with only 2 markers in each of the Ge/It and Japan tension pools).

The US did the right thing. Either they gear up next (because it is possible that due to the one marker moved, they've reached the necessary 11 tension level) or if they didn't reach this tension level, the choosing of the freezing of the Japanese assets, combined with the conquest of China markers, makes the oil embargo the next best possible option for the US.

Thus has been reported by the Japanese embassy in Washington. Rumor has it that two important bills are prepaired for Congress this turn. Question is: which one is passed first...

Now, the strategic oil reserves for Japan are currently 9 oil depots. With a war going on against the USSR and the SYNTH arriving in two turns time, it is expected that the Japanese can delay a DoW for four turns at maximum. That puts a DoW right in the middle of the summer of 1941. Far to early for the Japanese...
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November/december 1940, Allied impulse number 1

CW and France take naval actions, the USSR and the US combined actions.

There is an artist, who may not be forgotten when music is concerned. So here is:
I'm Old Fashioned, sung by Fred Astaire and played by the John Scott Trotter Orchestra
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4aKhf1PvxU

The CW moves bombers into the North Sea and the Bay of Biscay, thus putting the German naval bases in France out of supply. They sail subs's into the Italian Coast, put in convoy escorts using the CV's (due to the convoy losses of last turn, the Allies can't have more losses. The best way to prevent this, is to make sure that they can ask for Naval air combats, during which the convoys can't be taken as targets by the Axis). Only if the SUB's go into far away sea area's, they might be able to kill convoys, if they can find them. Of course there are cruiser escors all over those area's too.

The French-British Submarines initiate combat, however, both side don't find eachother.

The US transports a MTN to Pago Pago.

The Soviet Pacific Submarine Fleet enters the China Sea, hoping to catch the Japanese convoys again... Of course, the USSR initiates combat. The Japanese react by sending a NAV into the 0 box of the sea area, thus giving the precious convoys the necessary cover. Both side fail to find eachother.

Again, the skies over Seoul darken with the long range strategic bombers of the Soviet airforce. This time, there are no available planes to intercept the bombers.


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Residential area's are hit, but the industrial area's of the city are untouched.

The USSR rails a weak INF into Iraq, for anti partisan duty. During land movement, units in Irag are moved on top of HQ and cities, so they might get railmoved next impulses. The Soviet airforce is rebased towards the Polish debarkation line, to improve garrison value.

Here is Manchuria at the end of the impulse:

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The Eastern Med


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And the Western Med.

Finally: here is: André Dassary - Ma Prière

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-PT0L2dMZQ

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November/december 1940, Axis impulse number 2.

To me, there is one important thing which should be taken into account when playing World in Flames. That is that preparation is everything. With that in mind, the Axis proclaim prudence and all take naval actions. However, that doesn't mean that this impulse won't be action packed!

The Japanese Imperial Fleet has been given orders to save fuel, whenever possible. A cruiser is loaded with a Marine division and is moved into the Sea of Japan. Another cruisers loads a division and sails for the Timor Sea. The BB Fuso, a cruiser and the flat top Hosho sail out of Japan into the China Sea, for convoy escort duty. Finally, a Japanese TRS sails into Pakhoi.

Here is the: 軍艦行進曲 Warship March.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_MCBwKUMQo

The Japanese want to kill the Soviet SUB's, so they initiate combat in the China Sea. The Soviet Submarine Command however, doesn't like all those planes circling around and simply stay submerged. Cowards!

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In Rome, Mussolini orders the Regina Marina into widespread action throughout the Med! The Italians put convoy escorts out to sea. A TRS out of Albania sails into the Western Med (interception failed) and picks up Guderian. Another TRS out of Bardia also sails into the Western Med (interception failed again) and picks up a German MECH. The Italian battlefleet sails into the Eastern Med. A cruiser loads a division in Tangier and sails into the Eastern Med. A convoy point is also put into the Eastern Med. Finally, the Italian submarines sail into the Cape Verde Bassin.

In it's turn, Grossadmiral Reader orders the Kriegsmarine to support the Italian Fleet. First, two old BB's, escorting a large range of amphibious assault ships are sailed into the Faroes Gap (interception fails in the North Sea). Than the “Konigsberg” sails for the Bay of Biscay. An interception attempt by the French cruiser in the Cape St. Vincent succeeds, and the captain, under direct orders from Berlin, stops in the sea area. Next, the Köln sails out of Gibraltar to the Bay of Biscay. The French cruiser is following the Königsberg, and doesn't spot the other cruiser.

And here is: Kurt Widmann's Orchester playing: Woran liegt's, dass ich dir nicht gefalle ? Rudi Schuricke sings...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAXsiDsK_4Y

While drinking a good Bordeaux, admiral Lütjens receives orders to put out to sea with the big battlewagons Bismarck and Wien. He packs up if the bottle, put it at his lips, saying that it's a waste to leave such a good wine unattended. Without furthe delay the ships sails for the Cape St Vincent. German submarines leave the French Atlantic ports for the Cape Verde Bassin. A German TRS sails into the Italian Coast and loads the German Marine Corpes. Finally, the Gneisenau and the Scharnhorst, escorted with a host of cruisers, sail for the Eastern Med, to join the Italians there.

In the Bay of Biscay, the lone German cruiser doesn't want a battle, so the Germans decline to initiate combat. The same happens in the Faroes Gap, where the old BB's don't want to fight. In the Cape St Vincent, however, the Germans want to take a shot at the French cruiser, which provides supply to the allied units in Morocco. The Suffren is found by the Königsberg:


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The French cruiser is damaged and the captain decides to sail for a save port, ending the battle here. The Allied forces in Morocco are now out of supply...

Next the joint Italian-German Submarine Chief of Staff, the German Admiral Dönitz, orders the combined Wolf Packs to attack in the Cape Verde Bassin. However, a couple of French cruisers find the Italian U boats:
The French, decides to avoid the combat, since the convoy chain is more important than the possible destruction of Axis submarines...


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In the Italian Coast, for obvious reasons (Italian convoy and a loaded German TRS are present in the Sea Area), the Italians don't want to initiate combat.

That leaves the Eastern Med... The Combined Axis Fleet wants a good fight! In final preparation, the Italian FTR is flown into the Sea area too. Now, is the enemy found or not?

But let's pause to inspect the finest ships of the: Regia Marina Italiana, Le corazzate, while the bands play and a singer sings...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SqBdFaErw8

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Yes! Admiral Cunningham on board of the Malaya, suddenly spots the upperstructures of a row of large battleships on the horizon! Why didn't the Gladiators on board of the Eagle spotted that fast and large fleet coming? The Axis outgun the Allies, so they have chosen to fight a surface battle in the first round (4 surprise points spend).


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Shells fall upon the Malaya and the CW cruisers. Damage control unfortunately isn't that good for the Allies:

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Shells fall upon the Malaya and the CW cruisers. Damage control unfortunately isn't that good for the Allies:



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On the Axis side, things are better:

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Now, what to do? If the Allies stay in the sea area, they can only hope that they aren't found. If they are found by the Axis, things are going to be terrible. It's only Egypt we are fighting for here, aren't we? So the CW aborts:

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Cyprus and Malta are now out of supply.

Than, it is the Allied side which can invoke naval combat in sea area's, where the Axis didn't want them to happen. First, there is the Italian Coast. Allied Sub's hunt for the Axis shipping there...

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