Oak Posted August 12, 2003 Share Posted August 12, 2003 July 7 All sorts of interesting things happening. In the north ... a transport appears off Bergen, apparently enticing the Allied fleet to attack it. They decline the offer. In the west ... a German sub is found near Brest by a Free French cruiser. The sub was obviously hoping to surprise and kill the retreating Canadian army. Instead, attacks by 2 carriers (with 1 attack intercepted by German air) kills the sub. A Free French army replaces the Canadians in Brest. Their attack, combined with an air attack, takes the German army next to Brest down to 1 (why do the Allied attacks always leave the Axis units at 1??) In the south ... Italian transports reach the coast of Egypt (2 armies + 1 corps). The UK air reinforces while the bomber knocks the Caio Duilio battleship down to 3. The Italian navy is taking a beating: 1 BB down to 1, 1 BB down to 3 and 1 cruiser down to 8. Neither of the 2 UK corps protecting Alexandria and the UK air have had any casualties despite repeated bombardments. Unfortunately, that will soon change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka of Carthage Posted August 12, 2003 Author Share Posted August 12, 2003 July 14, 1940 ...US 14%, Russia 45% VIII Corps (Ge) and I Nordic Corps (Ge) engage in combat with XXX Corps (UK) outside of Bergen. UK Corps down to str 7, German Corps at str 8. 6th Army (Ge) receives reinforcements outside of Brest. Luft reduces fresh 2nd Army (FF) to 5 str. Caio Puilio BBBG limps away for repairs. Fiume CABG and Andrea Doria BBBG reduce Malta air to 3 str. 10th Army and XXIV Corps (Ge) reduce Syrian Corps (FF) to 5 str. Italian submarines sink British merchants in Med (5 MPPs). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oak Posted August 12, 2003 Share Posted August 12, 2003 July 21 The Allies abandon Brest and move the air fleet out of Egypt. The bomber stays and knocks the Andrea Doria battleship down to 5. A German tank is spotted in Palermo and the Bock HQ moves 2 hexes from Bergen to support the 2 attacking German corps now next to Bergen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka of Carthage Posted August 12, 2003 Author Share Posted August 12, 2003 July 28, 1940 ... US 14%, Russia 45% Bergen (Norway) assaulted by two (2) German Corps, XXX Corps (UK) down to str 4. Brest is abandoned, 6th Army (Ge) moves in and occupies city and port. 5th Army (Itl) lands and assaults Syrian Corps (FF), reduced to 1 str. Malta Air flees, Strategic Bomber stays. Italian Navy withdraws. Italian submarines sink British merchants in Med (5 MPPs). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oak Posted August 13, 2003 Share Posted August 13, 2003 August 4 Bergen attacked by 2 German corps then reinforced. Bomber in Alexandria hits Andrea Doria battleship but fails to sink it (I've got to teach the Allies to kill rather than leave a unit at 1!). German tank in Sicily loads on a transport and appears to head east. All quiet on the western front ... for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka of Carthage Posted August 13, 2003 Author Share Posted August 13, 2003 August 11, 1940 ...US 14%, Russia 45% XXX Corps (UK) in Bergen (Norway) reinforced to str 8. VIII Corps (Ge) and I Nordic (Ge) attacks supported by Luft, reduce XXX Corps to str 3. UK Strategic bomber in Alexandria takes parting shot at Andrea Boria BB (down to 3). Syrian Corps (FF) surrenders, Suez falls to Italains. Italian submarines sink British merchants in the Med (5 MPPs). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oak Posted August 13, 2003 Share Posted August 13, 2003 The Axis is putting a lot into their attack on Egypt. German tank with Rundstedt HQ moving towards Alexandria from the west; transports with Guzzani HQ and another Italian army arrive off the coast in the east. The bomber in Alexandria attacks the Guzzani HQ causing unknown damage. Everything around France continues to be quiet and calm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka of Carthage Posted August 13, 2003 Author Share Posted August 13, 2003 August 25, 1940 ...US 30%, Russia 50% 3rd Army (Ge), 8th Army (Ge) and 10th Army (Ge), supported by Luft, enter Stockholm and seize control of the Swedish government. Swedish military refuse to surrender to the Germans. 1st Army (Itl) engages the Gibralter Corps (UK) west of Alexandria. 10th Army (Itl) engages XIII Corps (UK) east of Alexandria. Guzzoni and Rundstedt share joint command of Army Group Afrika. Italian submarines sink British merchants in the Med (5 MPPs). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oak Posted August 13, 2003 Share Posted August 13, 2003 In the north ... the Axis attacks Sweden by, again, taking Stockholm from the sea. The remaining Swedish forces scatter and head for the hills. In the south ... Alexandria is attacked from the east and from the west. The bomber reinforces; the UK corps on either side of Alexandria (now at 7 & 8) brace for the onslaught. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka of Carthage Posted August 13, 2003 Author Share Posted August 13, 2003 September 15, 1940 ...US 30%, Russia 50% Luft attacks on XXX Corps (UK) located in Bergen (Norway), are oppossed by a new British fighter aircraft, the Spitfire (tech level 1). XXX Corps (UK) after air and ground attacks is reduced to str 6. Army Group Afrika attack Alexandria from both sides, with naval gunfire support. Swedish Army unit surrenders. Italian submarines sink British merchants in Med (5 MPPs). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oak Posted August 14, 2003 Share Posted August 14, 2003 Sept. 29 The bomber in Alexandria moves out upon spotting German air getting ready to attack. The corp to the west of Alexandria moves in. Otherwise, everything is quiet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka of Carthage Posted August 14, 2003 Author Share Posted August 14, 2003 October 13, 1940 ... US 30%, Russia 50% Remaining Swedish rebels surrender. XXX Corps (UK) in Bergen (Norway), reduced 2 str. Vittorio Veneto BBBG bombards Free French Air unit in Malta. Army Group Afrika Panzer Group overruns Gibralter Corps (UK) as UK bomber crews flee Alexandria in thier aircraft. 10th Army (Itl) reduces to 4 str XIII Corps (UK). Italian sub pack sinks British merchant ships (5 MPPs). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oak Posted August 14, 2003 Share Posted August 14, 2003 October 27 The UK bomber, now in England, strikes Antwerp. Little damage caused. Bergen is reinforced. No air attacks on Bergen, but more are expected. The remaining UK corps in Egypt moves into the vacant Alexandria. The Allies will probably lose Egypt next turn. The Axis begins their assault on Malta, garrisoned by the Free French air. The Vittorio Veneto battleship, having recovered from being bombed almost out of existence, is knocked down to 7 in its attack on Malta (no damage to the air in Malta). The Rommel HQ, a German air fleet and a rocket division is spotted in Sicily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka of Carthage Posted August 14, 2003 Author Share Posted August 14, 2003 November 10, 1940 ... US 30%, Russia 50% Army Group Nordic attacks Bergen (Norway), reducing the defenders to 4 str. Army Group Afrika captures Alexandria, after eliminating the last defenders. Caio Duilio BBBG joins Vittorio Veneto BBBG in bombarding Free French Air on Malta. Vittorio Veneto is down to 5 str. Italian submarine pack sinks British merchants in Med (5 MPPs). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oak Posted August 14, 2003 Share Posted August 14, 2003 Egypt has been lost. Bergen reinforced. Antwerp bombed with air escort against German interception (UK air at level 1; German air at level 0). German army in Brest attacked by UK air and 2 carriers. No interceptions. Where is the 4th German air?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka of Carthage Posted August 14, 2003 Author Share Posted August 14, 2003 December 8, 1940 ... US 30%, Russia 50% Army Group North reduces XXX Corps (UK) to str 1. Vittorio Veneto BBBG replaced by Andrea Doria BBBG in the bombardment of Free French Air on Malta (str 7). A new type unit, the 1st Rockets, joins the Malta bombardment. Italian submarine pack sinks British merchants in the Med (5 MPPs). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oak Posted August 14, 2003 Share Posted August 14, 2003 From their observation post in Malta, the Allies are able to watch the Axis prepare for an amphibious attack on Algiers. The Italian navy is taking a beating in their bombardment of Malta. 2 Italian BBs are each knocked down a point, while the air in Malta is knocked down only 1 (and then reinforced). Again, the Allies bomb Antwerp while also attacking Brest with air and carriers. The raid on Antwerp is intercepted (and then escorted by UK air), while the attack on Brest is not intercepted. Bergen is reinforced, but the Axis are likely to take it soon. German air is now at level 1. Romania has joined the Axis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka of Carthage Posted August 14, 2003 Author Share Posted August 14, 2003 February 2, 1941 ... US 50%, Russia 55% Romania joins the Axis Alliance, followed a month later by Hungary. Army Group North reduces XXX Corps (UK) to str 2. Hostilties against Vichy France commence. AG Afrika overrun Syrian Corps (FF), capturing Beirut. 16th Army (Ge), IV Corps (Itl) and 5th Army (Itl) eliminate Algiers defenders. XVI Panzers and 10th Army (Ge) eliminate Marseilles defenders. Fiume CABG joins bombardment on Malta. Free French Air on Malta attempts to intervene in Algerian regime change. They get the worse of it from Luft, down to str 3. Italian submarine pack sinks British merchants (5 MPPs). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oak Posted August 15, 2003 Share Posted August 15, 2003 Bergen and Malta reinforced. Antwerp bombed with air escort. Vichy French fleet attack Rommel HQ, knocking him down to 8. Brest attacked by air, 3 carriers and 2 battleships. The German army in Brest knocked down to strength 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka of Carthage Posted August 15, 2003 Author Share Posted August 15, 2003 March 16, 1941 ... US 54%, Russia 55% Vichy France government has resigned and administrators from Germany are in control. Bombardment on Malta continues, with Luft support as well. Italian submarine pack sinks British merchants in Med (5 MPPs). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oak Posted August 15, 2003 Share Posted August 15, 2003 A quiet turn. No attacks by the Allies. UK battleships pull away from Brest. Malta reinforced, having given better than it took last turn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka of Carthage Posted August 15, 2003 Author Share Posted August 15, 2003 April 13, 1941 ... US 58%, Russia 55% Army Group Nordic, renews assualts on XXX Corps (UK) in Bergen (Norway). 3 str. Bombardment continues of Free French Air in Malta. Yugo signs an agreement to join the Axis alliance. Traitor elements within the Yugo military, fueled no doubt by British support, have overthrown the legal government in a coup, then declared themselves part of the Allies. Italian submarine pack sinks British merchants in Med (5 MPPs). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oak Posted August 15, 2003 Share Posted August 15, 2003 Axis removes Rommel HQ out of Sicily and builds an Italian air fleet. German transports spotted heading west in the Med. Italian fleet is taking less of a hit in their bombardment of Malta, but the Italian fleet is now all down to strength of 5-7. Antwerp bombed and taken down to zero. German air intercepts; UK air escorts. Army in Brest attacked by air, 3 carriers and a battleship. Knocked down to 6. No interceptions in attack on Brest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oak Posted August 15, 2003 Share Posted August 15, 2003 Sorry, I don't my directions. The German transports in the Med were heading EAST, not west. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka of Carthage Posted August 15, 2003 Author Share Posted August 15, 2003 May 11, 1941 ... US 62%, Russia 55% Army Group Nordic succeeds in shattering XXX Corps (UK). Bombardment of Free French Air in Malta continues. Italian I Aero joins the bombardment. Ad hoc units are rushed to Yugo to deal with the hostile military units. Italian submarines sink British merchants in Med (5 MPPs). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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