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TURN 23b, May 25, 1941 No Allied activity. Bulgaria joined the Axis.

TURN 21a, MARCH 16, 1941 Entry levels: US 49%, USSR 51% MPPs: UK 239/ Germany 1085/ Italy 168 War Diary of OKW: Preparations continue. Enemy is quiet too. German General at the Headquarter of the Italian Forces reports: Italian subs sinking 10 MPPs worth of merchant ships in the Med. Ministry for armament and ammunition reports: 430 MPP collected. Italy collected 115 MPP.

TURN 22b, APRIL 27, 1941 Unimpressed by german transport fleets sightseeing along the English coastlines, UK conducts its first major offensive of the war. Operation "Black Gold", to secure the oilfields of Iraq for the good cause, is undertaken by ARmy group Wavell. 8th and 10th UK-armies assault the Baghdad corps, supported by 1st Bomber Command and 1st and 2nd RAF air fleets (former Coastal and Malta). The Iraquis are annihilated quickly. The Free French Syrian corps than takes Baghdad. Iraq is converted (as Rambo likes to put it ). US war readiness goes down from 67 to 60 %. Russia still at 57%. No activity elsewhere.

JJ, your remarks about Germans have warmed up my heart. I am near to tears. Its so long since I have read something so nice about my people. Though not participating in the tournament, I have received your Z-plan once, and its very enjoyable and great work. Thanks for that too.

TURN 21b, MARCH 30, 1941 The enemy distributes his operational plans freely for all to see. Is he so sure of his success or is this a propaganda campaign? Intelligence reports some of his ground units were unloaded in his own territory. Maybe a Sealion, maybe the whole operation was just a feint attack. This possibility was there from the start. But we couldnt ignore him. Anyway, we will just sit and wait. We are just yellow and not able to take the initiative from him. :eek: Just to be sure, two corps are sent into Scotland. No other visible activity.

TURN 20b, March 2, 1941 US 59%, USSR 57% Hungary joins the evil alliance. No visible allied activity. Are we already doomed?

TURN 19b, January 5, 1941 We are ready.

TURN 18b, November 24, 1940 The siege of England continues. Is it the ouverture to a Sealion? Meanwhile, Romania joins Axis alliance.

TURN 17b, October 27, 1940 Malaya limbs away, hopefully out of range this time. U-47 wolfpack is spotted in the channel, but with the German air presence in Brest, it seems not wise to engage with Royal Navy. Several German units must be on transports. Is it the Sealion we are all waiting for? Or just the three armies returning from Sweden? We will find out soon enough...

TURN 16b, September 29, 1940 BB Malaya retreats out of range of Luftwaffe near Brest. No other activity.

TURN 15b, Sept 1, 1940 -Waiting for a Sealion. Jerries will find out how empty UK is if they try to land. -Two UK corps in Egypt advancing towards Tobruk, but not making contact. - The 1 str. U-30 ... just lets speak of something else. (Its not found after its evasion manouvre, in turn bringing my searching fleet in range of German air near Brest. This sub turns into a nightmare) - Jerry and his italian lapdogs are busy gobbling up Minors. Therefore, US readiness is up to 53%, USSR to 57%.

TURN 14b, August 18, 1940 Royal Navy searchs for the U-30 sub and finds it again. BBs Rodney and Malaya attack, the sub is diving once. 2nd Bomber Command out of Cornwall tries to finish sub, knocks it down to 1 str. In Northern Africa, the Italians retreated one hex west. Entry levels unchanged, US 25%, USSR 49%.

TURN 13b, August 4, 1940 (Oaks last turn was July 28, not August 4) In an otherwise quiet turn, BB Rodney, on escort mission for troop transports (undoubtedly for my imminent invasion of France), encountered the evasive subpack U-30. Rodney is knocked down to 7, the sub is down to 6. The battle took place south of Ireland. No action as of yet in Egypt, but we expect an Axis assault soon. Rumors about a German invasion of the kingdom itself, codenamed Sealion, are just attempts of the enemy propaganda to spread panic among british population. Stay calm and trust in his majestys government and armed forces. Golf I indulged in the fine sport, as our enemies landed, our warships stranded, all our troops abandoned their posts. As I heard the evil message, it - nearly - disturbed my game. (I gave it a try and retranslated it from German, probably full of mistakes, but I really like it)

TURN 12b, July 21, 1940 No allied activity. Due to German invasion of Norway, US war readiness is up to 25%, USSR is at 49%. East of Tobruk, two Italian corps are spotted, the german airforce seen the previous turn has retreated from the libyian-egyptian border. One German HQ was spotted landing in Norway during the assault on that neutral. Probably to aid Luftwaffe in coming invasion of Sweden. Germany employed two airfleets in attack on Norway.

TURN 11b, July 7, 1940 Everythings quiet. No combat. Battle for Norway and Egypt is expected soon.

TURN 10b, June 23, 1940 Intelligence reports Manstein HQ and three german airfleets in Sicily, a fourth airfleet in southern Italy. Naval operations in the central Med are aborted and Admiral Somervilles Mediterranean fleet retreats. No allied forces in Brest, the continent belongs to the forces of evil.

TURN 9b, June 9, 1940 Free French and Royal Navy forces move into central Med, searching for Italian navy. In the southern end of the Adriatic, an italian cruiser and a sub is encountered. Sub evades attack by planes from Ark Royal carrier, Free French cruiser and Gloucester cruiser damage sub (down to 5).

TURN 8b, MAY 12, 1940 -French forces reinforced, grouping around Paris. 4 corps at 10, one corps at 5. - The enemy seems to have overlooked that he only killed 3 french armies, and that two are missing. - The enemy has now 5 airfleets. - The missing German sub - aaah, forget it... - Italy entered the war.

TURN 7b, April 14, 1940 Italy still only at 80% readiness. The embarassing sub is ignored by Allied fleets. In France, french forces remain passive, still holding a semicircle around Paris. The attacked units are reinforced.

TURN 6b, March 17, 1940 If Germany breaks through in the North or the South of the front, where is the difference? French forces retreat and are assembling around Paris, still only one corps lost. Italys war readiness still 80%. The second German sub is nowhere to be found, probably broke through and reached the Baltic Sea.

TURN 20a, February 2, 1941 Entry levels: US 45%, USSR 51% MPPs: UK 333/ Germany 692/ Italy 303 War Diary of OKW: Nothing new to report. German General at the Headquarter of the Italian Forces reports: Italian subs heading for port to rearm and refuel. Ministry for foreign affairs reports: Rumania and Bulgaria joined the Axis. Ministry for armament and ammunition reports: 418 MPP collected. Italy collected 115 MPP.

TURN 5b, February 4, 1940 Entry levels: Italy 80%, US 16%, USSR 43% -No combat in the West. -Sub not found. - No other visible activities.

TURN 4b, December 10, 1939 - 4th French Army restrengthened from 7 to 10. Still only one tankgroup and one army of Germanies heavy forces in the West. Heavy air attacks expected next turn, as german airfleets are no longer needed in Denmark. - Modlin corps (str. 3) moves into Warsaw. - second wolfpack still not found. (very embarassing )

TURN 3b, NOVEMBER 11, 1939 - Warsaw corps reinforced from 6 to 8. - sub in Atlantic not found. - French abandon Maginot line. - no attacks in the West.

TURN 19a, DECEMBER 8, 1940 Entry levels: US 41%, USSR 51% MPPs: UK 456/ Germany 446/ Italy 188 War Diary of OKW: Nothing new to report. German General at the Headquarter of the Italian Forces reports: Italian subs sink 10 MPPs worth of merchant ships in Med. Ministry for armament and ammunition reports: 344 MPP collected. Italy collected 115 MPP.