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Days of Decision II

"No Hurry"
Campaign Report

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The Contents

• The Players
• The Setting
• The Action
  • 1936 (1 2 3 4 5 6 Tot)
  • 1937 (1 2 3 4 5 6 Tot Acc)
  • 1938 (1 2 3 4 5 6 Tot Acc)
  • 1939 (1 2 3 4 5 6 Tot Acc)
  • 1940 (1 2 3 4 5 6 Tot Acc)
  • 1941 (1 2 3 4 5 Tot Acc)
  • The End
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The Players:

The Setting

Play is every Thursday from about 19:00 to about 22:00, at the apartment of the USSR player.

Most rules and playing materials from World in Flames, Africa Aflame, Asia Aflame, Planes in Flames, Ships in Flames, Mech in Flames and Days of Decision II are used. A number of house rules have been added.

The Action

For earlier years, see the contents.

Jan/Feb 1939

	Av.	Bid		Option play	Minor	Inc.	Spending	BP
GE	11	8	+4	GE 3, Treaty 2 w. USSR	Argentina	20,0	3 INF, LND-2, PIL, SUB, SUB II	-13,0
RU	32	5	+3	0(f) Accept treaty	Saudi Arabia	14,0	INF, 2 GAR, PARA, FTR-2, PIL	1,3
CW	10	5	+2	0(g) +15	Venezuela	16,0	INF, FTR-2, 2 CAR-1, 2 CV-2, SCS-2	-9,0
JA	11	4	+3	0(g) +9	Chile	14,0	2 INF, 2 LND-2, CONV	-9,0
FR	8	2	+1	0(g) +12	Finland	14,0	2 INF, GAR, TER, FTR-2'40, PIL	-12,0
US	9	1	+2	IPO 19, Embargo Japan	Brazil	8,5	3 Bid	-19,0
IT	13	1	+1	0(g) +9	Turkey	6,0	LND-3, PIL	-13,0
CH	7			- +1		4,0	INF	-4,8

The second German-Soviet treaty entails the use of one German factory for the Soviets in exchange for a Soviet promise to attack Rumania.

Italian troops assault Belgrade when the weather turns slightly warmer, but the result is, once again, only the loss of an Italian INF.

After a massive build-up, Japanese troops assault Hanoi, destroying the French TER hastily mobilized there, and taking it.

Mar/Apr 1939

	Av.	Bid		Option play	Minor	Inc.	Spending	BP
FR	18	10	+2	FR 3, Treaty 2 w. CW	?	14,0	TER, MOT, ART, PIL	-10,0
JA	16	10	+2	JA 4, War!		14,5	3 INF, 2 CAR-1, CONV, PIL	-14,5
CW	20	8	+3	- +5		16,0	INF, FTR-2, NAV-3, TRS, 3 SCS-2	-9,0
RU	27	5	+3	- +4		14,0	2 INF, GAR, FTR-2, PIL, HQ	2,3
GE	3	3	+4	- +6		20,0	3 INF, ATR-3, PIL, SUB, SUB II	-9,0
IT	21	1	+1	- +3		6,0	INF	-10,0
US	11	1	+1	- +2		8,5	3 Bid	-13,5
CH	8			- +1		12,5	5 INF	-7,3

Italy launches an all-out assault on the remaining Yugoslavian INF in Belgrade, engaging the entire Italian Air Force, and finally captures it, but loses another Italian INF in the process.

Commonwealth land and carrier planes port strike the German fleet in Kiel, sinking the Graf Spee and the Schlesien.

Japan declares war on China, rushing in from the newly conquered French Indo-China against marginal Chinese resistance. An assault in the north destroys one Chinese INF. The Luftwaffe ground strikes the French line at two points but fails to produce any result.

Japanese troops capture Chang-Sha, destroying one Chinese INF. They also assault Peking, losing one Japanese INF.

Russian troops finally dare an assault on Budapest, after months of build-up, capturing it with no losses.

Japanese naval air battle Chinese cruisers in the South China Sea, damaging the Ning-Hai, and aborting the other cruiser.

May/Jun 1939

	Av.	Bid		Option play	Minor	Inc.	Spending	BP
IT	23	12	+1	IT 4, War!		6,0	2 INF	-15,0
CW	17	6	+3	CW 3, Treaty 2 w. FR	Mexico	16,0	2 CV-2 II, SCS-2 II, 2 LND-3, INF	-13,0
FR	8	5	+4	0(f) Accept treaty	Portugal	13,0	3 INF, HQ	-10,0
GE	6	6	+2	- +6		20,0	7 Bid, 3 INF, 2 HQ, SUB II	-14,0
RU	26	4	+2	- +3		14,0	INF, ARM, LND-4, LND-3	1,3
US	15	4	+1	- +2		8,5	6 Bid, LND-3	-14,0
JA	6	1	+3	- +3		13,0	3 INF, HQ	-14,5
CH	9	1		- +2		8,0	3 INF	-8,3

The Anglo-French treaty entails the trading of one French oil for 2 Commonwealth resources.

A German Bf-109 is shot down over Liége as German bombers pound the defenders in preparation for an assault. The assault destroys de Gaulle and a French INF, at a cost of two German divisions; one motorized and one mountain.

In return, French bombers attack the German forces poised to assault the Maginot Line, delaying the attack as the German Combat Engineers are disrupted.

Italy declares war on France, and enters French Somaliland. German troops assault Liége, destroying a French INF and AT, but losing Rommel and an INF. Japanese troops invade Shanghai, taking it with no losses. Japanese troops also assault Kwei-Yang in the south of China, destroying one of the Chinese INF defending it.

French bombers once again disrupt the now rallied German Combat Engineers.

Japanese troops assault Kwei-Yang again, destroying one Chinese INF and capturing it, at a cost of a DIV. There is also an assault on Peking, which captures it and destroys a Chinese INF and GAR.

British naval bombers port strike Kiel, sinking the sole surface vessel left to the Kriegsmarine, a TRS. 2 French cruisers enter the Western Mediterranean in search of an Italian convoy, but one cruiser is chased off by an Italian submarine, and the other fails to find the convoy.

In an air battle over Nice, and Italian BR 20 is shot down, killing the pilot. Another Italian bomber makes it through and disrupts both the defenders, and the subsequent Italian assault destroys a French INF at a cost of 2 Italian INF.

A French submarine also fails to find an Italian convoy.

An Italian task force sinks a French Convoy Point in the Central Mediterranean. Italian troops rally for another assault on Nice, but the only result is the destruction of the Italian HQ, Cavallero.

Partisan activity in Yugoslavia and the Dutch East Indies deprive Italy and Japan of the resources from these territories for this turn.

Italy ends up in control of Jibuti and the surrounding areas, formerly known as French Somaliland.

Jul/Aug 1939

	Av.	Bid		Option play	Minor	Inc.	Spending	BP
GE	13	13	+2	GE 4, War w. Neth.		20,0	3 INF, MTN DIV, ARM, FTR-2	-16,0
US	19	9	+1	US 2, Gear up to 1	?	17,0	ART, 2 LND-3, PIL, CV-2	-23,0
RU	25	7	+2	RU 4, War!		14,0	ARM, LND-2, PIL	1,3
CW	11	5	+3	- +5		16,0	CV-2 II, PARA, INF, ENG, HQ	-14,0
IT	11	1	+4	- +2		7,0	INF, 2 GAR	-15,0
FR	3	1	+3	- +4		13,0	INF, MTN DIV, AA, LND-3	-9,0
JA	8	1	+1	- +3		16,0	3 INF, CV-2, CONV	-10,5
CH	10	1		- +2		7,0	2 INF	-7,3

Tactical bombers from the French Air Force disrupt the German First Combat Engineers, putting a chink in the German assault plans.

In an air battle over Nice an Italian CR-32 is downed, together with its pilot. German troops assault Amsterdam, losing one INF, but taking the city.

The Soviet Union declares war on Rumania, and rushes into the country, destroying one Rumanian INF in the swamps.

German troops assault Liége, destroying a French MOT DIV and INF, at a cost of 2 German INF. Italy, meanwhile, assaults Nice, destroying another French INF, but losing 2. Japanese troops capture the resources west of Peking, destroying 2 Chinese INF in the process.

Units from the French Navy seek battle in the Western Mediterranean, sinking 2 Italian cruisers. One French cruiser is damaged. The Italian escort gone, the French also sink 2 Italian Convoy Points. British troops, in a truly amazing combined sea-air-land assault south-west of Amsterdam, involving a paradrop, an invasion and a land assault, demonstrate their cooperative prowess and destroy Guderian's HQ at no loss to themselves.

German troops promptly counter-attack, forcing the British to retreat at a cost of one INF.

German troops gather for a second assault on Liége, this time capturing it and destroying a French INF and ARM. Japanese troops capture Wu-han, destroying a Chinese HQ and an INF and shattering another INF.

Partisan activity in Korea and French Indo-China prevent resource transport out of these territories.

Sep/Oct 1939

	Av.	Bid		Option play	Minor	Inc.	Spending	BP
RU	18	4	+3	RU 2, Gear up to 1		24,0	PARA, ARM, AT, PIL	-0,7
CW	11	11/2	+2	CW 2, Gear up to 3	Venezuela	21,0	1 Bid, ARM, INF, R. SCS-2, SCS-2 II	-18,0
				IPO 18, Free Trader	Turkey
US	10	3	+3	0(g) +6	Denmark	17,0	ART, 2 NAV-3, PIL, 2 TRS	-24,0
FR	6	2	+1	0(g) +12	?	14,0	TER, PARA, AMPH	-7,0
IT	12	1	+2	- +2		7,0	2 INF	-14,0
JA	10	1	+1	- +3		16,0	3 INF, CV-2, SCS-2, CONV	-8,5
CH	11	1		- +2		7,0	3 INF	-9,3
GE			+4	- +6		20,0	2 Bid, 3 INF, LND-2, PIL, HQ	-15,0

Japanese troops assault Si-An, destroying a Chinese GAR and losing one TERR.

Soviet troops assault Bukarest, taking it easily.

Italian ships sink a French CONV in the Eastern Mediterranean. Japanese troops destroy another Chinese INF.

Japanese troops again assault Si-An, this time destroying Mao's HQ and an INF and taking it.

Nov/Dec 1939

	Av.	Bid		Option play	Minor	Inc.	Spending	BP
RU	14	2	+4	IPO 3, Ally Spain		24,0	ARM, 2 MOT, CAV	2,3
FR	16	7/2	+2	IPO 6, Liberate Belgium	Norway	14,0	INF, PIL, FORT-3, TRS, R. SCS-2	-12,0
				FR 5, Surrender to Ger.	Greece
GE	8	4		0(f), Accept surrender	?	20,0	2 Bid, 3 INF, 2 LND-3, PIL	-14,0
CW	1	1	+3	CW 3, Treaty w. USA	Denmark	22,0	1 Bid, CV-2 II, R. SCS-2, 2 INF, NAV-4	-15,0
US	13	1	+3	0(f), Accept treaty	S. Arabia	20,0	ATR-3, PIL, 2 TRS, AMPH, CONV	-20,0
IT	13	1	+2	- +2		7,0	INF, PIL	-12,0
JA	12	1	+1	- +3		16,0	ARM, CAR-1, PIL, CV-2 II, 2 CONV	-5,5
CH	12	1	+1	- +2		7,0	2 INF	-8,3

The mysterious lack of activity on the western front the last few months is now explained. The terms of the surrender are that France delivers one Resource each turn to Germany. Germany makes no claims to any part of France or Belgium. Stalin hurriedly orders everything into readiness for war the coming summer.

The British-American treaty entails the delivery of three US Oil to England each turn.

Totals 1939

	Bid p.	Options	Units				Bid	# opt	# 0(g)	# real
GE	11	7	102	120			34	3	0	3
IT	0	5	32	37			17	2	1	1
JA	0	6	77	83			18	2	1	1
RU	0	18	84	102			27	4	0	4
CW	2	18	90	110			36	5	1	4
FR	0	4	79	83			27	6	2	4
US	12	15	51	78			19	4	1	3
CH	0	0	48	48			4	0	0	0
	25	73	563	661			182	26	6	20
	Bid p.	Options	Units				Bid	# opt	# 0(g)	# real
Fascists	11	18	211	240			69	7	2	5
Communists	0	18	84	102			27	4	0	4
Democrats	14	37	268	319			86	15	4	11

Totals 1936-1939

	Bid p.	Options	Units				Bid	# opt	# 0(g)	# real
GE	43	72	294	409			133	22	5	7
IT	10	34	143	187			56	9	2	3
JA	28	34	203	265			84	11	5	3
RU	10	50	180	240			79	14	4	5
CW	52	63	305	420			118	20	4	8
FR	51	29	202	282			83	14	2	8
US	44	41	84	169			62	8	1	4
CH	11	14	64	89			24	2	0	1
	249	337	1475	2061			639	100	23	39
	Bid p.	Options	Units				Bid	# opt	# 0(g)	# real
Fascists	81	140	640	861			273	42	12	30
Communists	10	50	180	240			79	14	4	10
Democrats	158	147	655	960			287	44	7	37

Jan/Feb 1940

	Av.	Bid		Option play	Minor	Inc.	Spending	BP
GE	6	6	+3	0(g) +18	Venezuela	20,0	ENG, MTN, LND-2	-3,0
JA	14	7	+1	JA 2, Gear up to 3	Chile	21,5	PARA, CAR-1, 2 PIL, HQ, AMPH, SCS-2, 2 CONV	-14,0
RU	12	2	+4	0(g) +9	Spain	24,0	GAR, GAR'41, MOT, 2 CAV, MECH	10,3
FR	9	3	+3	FR 3, Treaty 1 w. US	?	16,0	INF, MECH, LND-4, PIL, R. SCS-2	-15,0
US	12	4	+2	0(f), Accept treaty	Venezuela	20,0	6 Bid, INF, PIL, CV-2'41, 2 CONV	-16,0
CW	1	1	+2	0(g) +12	Greece	22,0	INF, 2 CAR-1, SCS-2 II, 2 CV-2 II	-5,0
IT	14	1	+1	- +2		7,0	INF, MIL, FTR-2	-12,0
CH	13	1		- +2		7,0	2 INF	-7,3

USA promises to deliver 2 Oil each turn to France.

Japanese troops destroy a Chinese INF.

The war's first Strategic Bombardment occurs as Italian bombers attempt to strike the French factory in Nantes. There is no appreciable damage.

Japanese troops destroy two more Chinese INF and advance into the mountains south-east of Lan-Chow.

There is a noticeable absence of German build-up in the east.

Mar/Apr 1940

	Av.	Bid		Option play	Minor	Inc.	Spending	BP
GE	18	14	+4	GE 2, Gear up to 3	Mexico	27,0	6 Bid, 2 INF, MECH, 2 FTR-2, HQ	-13,0
				GE 3, Treaty reneg w RU	Ireland
RU	19	6	+3	0(f), Accept renegotiation	Brazil	26,0	MOT, CAV, ARM, MECH, FTR-2, PIL	15,3
JA	7	5	+3	0(g) +9	?	21,5	MAR DIV, FTR-2, PIL, SUP, 2 CV-1, CV-2, 2 CONV	-9,5
CW	12	2	+1	CW 3, Treaty 3 w FR	Spain	22,0	INF, 3 FTR-2, PIL, HQ, 3 SCS-2 II	-11,0
FR	6	1	+2	0(f), Accept treaty	?	16,0	GAR, AT, 2 FTR-2, 2 PIL	-12,0
US	14	1	+2	US 6, Veto Neutrality Act	Venezuela	20,0	INF, LND-4, 2 PIL, SCS-2, CV-2'41	-13,0
IT	15	2	+1	- +2		7,0	3 TER	-11,0
CH	14	1		- +2		7,0	3 INF	-9,3

The renegotiation of the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact ends in the USSR delivering another 2 Oil to Germany each turn.

The final tightening of the bonds between France and the Commonwealth has France sending 2 Resources to England.

German submarines sink a British Convoy Point in the Norwegian Sea.

Japanese troops destroy a Chinese INF in southern China.

May/Jun 1940

	Av.	Bid		Option play	Minor	Inc.	Spending	BP
IT	15	15	+1	IT 3, Treaty 1 w. GE	Turkey	10,0	1 Bid, INF, 2 MIL, FTR-2	-15,0
				IT 3, Treaty 2 w. GE	Saudi Arabia
GE	10	10	+4	0(f), Accept treaty	Ireland	24,0	7 Bid, 2 INF, MECH, PIL, SUB II	-11,0
				GE 4, Krieg!
CW	10	4	+2	0(g) +12	Denmark	22,0	INF, 2 PIL, TRS, CAR-1, 3 SCS-1 II	-8,0
US	13	5	+1	IPO 15, Join Naval Treaty	Brazil	20,0	5 Bid, 2 NAV-2, PIL, SCS-2, CV-2'41, TRS II	-14,0
RU	13	2	+3	- +3		26,0	MOT'41, MECH, MECH'41, FTR-2, LND-3, 2 PIL, TRS	14,3
JA	11	2	+3	- +3		15,0	2 INF, 3 CV-2'42	-12,5
FR	5	1	+2	- +2		16,0	INF DIV'41, FTR-2, LND-3, PIL, AMPH II	-9,0
CH	15	1		- +2		7,0	2 INF	-2,3

Germany delivers 3 Resources each turn to Italy. It also takes advantage of the Naval Treaty negotiations on behalf of the US and joins, too.

Germany declares war on Switzerland. This puts the publically known part of the German US Entry at 65. German troops capture Zürich, at a cost of two German INF DIV. Japanese troops assault in the north of China, trading one INF for another.

There is a naval battle in the Central Mediterranean as French carrier planes find some Italian ships with no air cover. One French carrier plane is shot down by the anti-aircraft fire, but the remaining plane damages an Italian cruiser.

The cream of the Wehrmacht, with expert assistance from the 1st German Combat Engineers, continue the campaign in Switzerland by attacking and taking Bern, sustaining no losses.

Japanese troops press the attack in the South of China, trading one Chinese INF for a Japanese.

Partisan activity in Indo-China and China result in a severe blow to Japanese war production.

Switzerland surrenders, and a Quisling government is formed.

Jul/Aug 1940

	Av.	Bid		Option play	Minor	Inc.	Spending	BP
US	13	11	+2	US 4, War on GE & JA	Mexico	20,0	CV-2'41, 3 CV-2 II	-17,0
CW	18	8	+3	IPO 3, Ally Denmark	Iraq	22,0	INF DIV, MOT DIV, 3 LND-4, PIL, 5 SCS-1 II	-19,0
CH	16	11		0(g) +6	Siam	6,5	2 INF	-7,8
GE	7	7	+3	GE 4, Krieg w. FR	Sweden	23,0	3 Bid, 2 INF, 3 PIL, HQ, 3 SUB	-18,0
IT	1	1	+4	- +2		10,0	INF, MTN DIV, PIL, SCS-2 II	-15,0
RU	14	1	+2	- +3		26,0	MOT'41, MECH'42, LND-2, LND-3, 3 PIL	17,3
JA	12	1	+1	- +4		16,0	2 INF, CAR-1, PIL, TRS, R. 3 SCS-1, SCS-1 II	-13,5
FR	6	1	+1	- +3		16,0	2 INF, INF DIV, FTR-2, LND-3, 2 PIL	-10,0

Massive German ground strikes along the French front. A German Ju-86 w. pilot is downed, as are a British Hurricane 2A and a French MB152 and pilot. Then German troops assault Liége, destroying a French INF and INF DIV, and losing an INF DIV. Japanese troops assault Kun-Ming after groundstriking it successfully, taking it and destroying two Chinese INF in the process, losing an INF themselves.

In an air battle over the French Alps an Italian CR-32 and Z1007 w. pilot is shot down, as well as a French (Belgian) CR-42 w. pilot. The Chinese Air Force also sees action for the very first time, but it is unable to stop the Japanese planes from ground-striking Chung-King, which is then assaulted, resulting in the destruction of one Chinese and one Japanese INF. German troops blitz into Luxemburg, but the retreating defenders manage to put a German INF out of combat.

French troops counter-attack Rundstedt's HQ, which has been left all alone south-east of Aachen by the advancing German ground troops, destroying it handily.

Italian troops mass against the Yugoslavian partisans, destroying them. German troops assault Liége again, this time taking it. A French INF, a British INF DIV and a German INF are destroyed. The Germans also blitz north-east of Lyon, but then decline to occupy the ground vacated by the French defenders.

Partisan activity in the NEI deprive Japan of the resources from that territory for this turn.

Sep/Oct 1940

	Av.	Bid		Option play	Minor	Inc.	Spending	BP
RU	16	7	+1	RU 4, War w. Iraq		26,0	MOT'42, MECH'42, FTR-2, LND-2'41, SUP, 2 PIL	12,3
CW	10	3	+3	- +4		22,0	ARM, 2 PIL, R. CV-2, R. SCS-1, R. 4 SCS-2	-18,0
JA	15	5	+1	- +4		19,0	INF, 2 CAR-1, 2 PIL, 2 SCS-1 II, R. 2 SCS-1, R. CV-2	-10,5
FR	8	6		- +3		16,0	2 INF, 2 GAR, ART, 2 FTR-2	-12,0
GE	3	3	+2	- +7		24,0	3 INF, LND-2, PIL, HQ, SUB II, SUB, SUB'41	-15,0
US	2	1	+4	- +2		20,0	MAR, CAR-1, PIL, 2 SCS-2, CV-2, TRS II, CV-2 II	-17,0
CH	11	1	+3	- +2		4,5	2 INF	-9,3
IT	2	1	+2	- +2		10,0	MTN, FTR-2, PIL, R. 2 SCS-1	-15,0

Soviet troops race into Iraq and take Baghdad with no losses.

The remainder of the Iraqi Army, a single cavalry corps, attacks a disrupted Soviet armoured corps, but causes bo damage. There is a series of air battles along the French border, resulting in one German, one French and one British fighter being downed, including all three pilots. The British, unsatisfied with its performance, discontinue production of the Hurricane I and IIA class.

A Japanese carrier task force surprises US submarines in the Japanese Sea. One US submarine is sunk, one damaged. A major Japanese task force enters the Hawaiian Sea and attack a small US task force there. First, a Japanese submarine damages a US cruiser, then Japanese carrier planes sink the rest of the US ships after having shot down the single US carrier plane defending the task force. The US losses are 2 battleships, one cruiser and one carrier. There are also more air battles over the French border as the German bombers counter-attack. Now a German Ju-88A1 with pilot and a French MS406 go down in flames. Finally, German troops led by the German Combat Engineers assault the Maginot Line, but fail to breach the French defense. The German Engineers and a French infantry corps are destroyed.

The US fleet in Pearl Harbor moves out. One US cruiser is sunk by Japanese submarines, and another is damaged, but both Japanese submarines are damaged in the battle. The main fleets search in vain for each other. British troops assault Liége, destroying a German Panzer corps and an SS infantry corps, but do not advance, leaving the city in German hands.

Japanese naval air sink a US submarine in the Japanese Sea, while the Japanese main fleet narrowly escapes being surprised in the Hawaiian Sea. A French D500 is downed in an air battle north-east of Lyon. German troops assault Brussels without success, losing an infantry division. The Chinese Air Force goes into battle for the second time, but the result is as inconclusive as last time. Italian troops assault in Tunisia, destroying the defending French territorial corps, but losing a mountain corps and an infantry corps. Japanese armor, meanwhile, manage the war's first overrun, destroying an out of supply Chinese infantry corps. Then Japanese troops assault and take Chung-King, destroying a Chinese infantry corps and garrison corps, and losing an infantry corps.

Soviet troops, having recovered from the headlong rush into Iraq, turn on Saudi-Arabia.

The spearhead of the German Wehrmacht in Switzerland, Guderian and two armored corps, are disrupted by French bombers. British troops attack south-west of Amsterdam, supported by an amphibious invasion and shore bombardment from the Royal Navy, displacing the German troops and destroying von Kleist's HQ.

British naval air sink two German submarines and damage one. Hitler discontinues production of the oldest class of submarines. Japanese marines take Guam from Saipan. German troops, in spite of the French air raids, attack south out of Switzerland, destroying a French territorial corps and a garrison corps and advancing. They also counter-attack in the Netherlands, destroying a Polish infantry corps and retaking the area.

French troops attack Saarbrücken, destroying two German infantry corps while losing a French motorized infantry division. The advance captures a German airfield and destroys a Stuka with pilot.

German troops easily retake Saarbrücken from the French garrison corps placed there, rendering it hors-de-combat in the process.

Partisan activity in French Indo-China and Korea prevent Japan from moving resources out of these territories this turn.

Nov/Dec 1940

	Av.	Bid		Option play	Minor	Inc.	Spending	BP
GE	7	7	+2	0(g) +21	Chile	24,0	2 INF, ENG, ARM, 2 FTR-2, PIL, R. SUB	-13,0
JA	14	5	+3	0(g) +12	Argentina	23,0	2 INF, 2 CAR-1, 2 PIL, HQ, R. SCS-1, R. 2 SCS-2	-6,5
CW	11	4	+3	0(g) +12	Denmark	22,0	INF, ENG, FTR-2, 3 PIL, TRS II	-14,0
RU	9	2	+4	0(g) +9	Spain	26,0	MECH'42, MECH'43, LND-3'41, 2 PIL, TRS II	12,3
FR	5	1	+2	0(g) +9	Mexico	16,0	INF DIV, TER, MTN DIV, ART, 2 FTR-2	-10,0
CH	12	1	+1	0(g) +6	?	4,5	INF	-7,8
US	2	1	+1	- +1		20,0	INF, NAV-3, PIL, 2 SCS-2, SCS-2 II, R. 2 SCS-2	-17,0
IT	3	1		- +2		10,0	2 INF, NAV-3, R. SCS-1	-15,0

A British Hurricane is shot down over Lille, killing the pilot.

The Japanese troops in China shift their weight towards the Red Chinese. In two air battles around Lyon a German He-100 and a French MB155 are shot down. Then German troops launch attacks, one on Brussels and one south-east of Lyon. The one on Brussels results in the loss of a German mechanized division in return for a British infantry corps and combat engineer division. In France the German troops advance, destroying a French infantry division and forcing the rest to retreat. Italian troops, meanwhile, assault Nice, trading an Italian infantry division for a French mountain division.

The Red Chinese make a preventive attack on the Japanese, destroying Yamashita's HQ and an infantry corps at a cost of two Red Chinese infantry corps. This places large parts of the Japanese army in China out of supply.

Totals 1940

	Bid p.	Options	Units				Bid	# opt	# 0(g)	# real
GE	16	23	102	141			47	7	2	5
IT	1	4	52	57			21	2	0	2
JA	0	9	108	117			25	3	2	1
RU	0	6	138	144			20	4	2	2
CW	0	9	122	131			22	5	3	2
FR	0	3	91	94			13	3	1	2
US	11	18	93	122			23	4	0	4
CH	0	0	36	36			16	2	2	0
	28	72	742	842			187	30	12	18
	Bid p.	Options	Units				Bid	# opt	# 0(g)	# real
Fascists	17	36	262	315			93	12	4	8
Communists	0	6	138	144			20	4	2	2
Democrats	11	30	342	383			74	14	6	8

Totals 1936-1940

	Bid p.	Options	Units				Bid	# opt	# 0(g)	# real
GE	59	95	396	550			180	29	7	22
IT	11	38	195	244			77	11	2	9
JA	28	43	311	382			109	14	7	7
RU	10	56	318	384			99	18	6	12
CW	52	72	427	551			140	25	7	18
FR	51	32	293	376			96	17	3	14
US	55	59	172	286			85	12	1	11
CH	11	14	100	125			40	4	2	2
	277	409	2212	2898			826	130	35	95
	Bid p.	Options	Units				Bid	# opt	# 0(g)	# real
Fascists	98	176	902	1176			366	54	16	38
Communists	10	56	318	384			99	18	6	12
Democrats	169	177	992	1338			361	58	13	45

Jan/Feb 1941

	Av.	Bid		Option play	Minor	Inc.	Spending	BP
GE	21	5	+4	IPO 3, Ally Sweden	Finland	24,0	2 INF, ARM, 2 FTR-2, LND-2, 2 SUB II	-14,0
JA	21	6	+3	0(g) +12	Brazil	23,0	2 TER, 3 CAR-1, 2 PIL, 2 SCS-2, TRS II, CONV	-3,5
CW	19	3	+3	CW 3, Treaty 2 w. US	Norway	22,0	ENG, AMPH, 2 PIL, INF, 2 FTR-2, INF DIV, GAR	-17,0
RU	16	3	+2	0(g) +9	Greece	26,0	MECH'43, FTR-2, LND-3, 2 PIL, OFF	10,3
US	2	4	+1	0(f), Accept treaty		20,0	3 Bid, MAR DIV, 2 CAR-1, 2 PIL, HQ, 3 SCS-2, CV-2, 2 CV-2 II	-27,0
FR	13	2	+2	- +3		16,0	2 TER, 2 FTR-2, 2 PIL, AT	-9,0
CH	17	1	+1	- +2		4,5	2 INF	-9,3
IT	4	1		- +2		10,0	INF, GAR, GAR'42, FTR-2	-15,0

The US pledges to deliver another resource per turn to the Commonwealth.

German submarines enter into a naval battle with a British fleet in the North Sea. One British cruiser is damaged and one German submarine is sunk and another is damaged. Production of the class of submarine that failed is discontinued. A US Catalina patrolling the Hawaiian Sea discovers the main Japanese fleet. The Catalina escapes unnoticed. A British Wellington is shot down over Brussels. German troops assault Brussels, trading two German infantry divisions for a British. There is also an assault west of Turin, which results in the loss of a German mountain division and infantry corps.

Soviet troops, meanwhile, with massive amounts of support from the Red Air Force, assault and take Riyadh, against heavy Saudi opposition.

Carrier planes from the Japanese battle fleet outside Hawaii ground strike the US troops stationed there. A US P-35 and TBD are shot down attempting to stop them. Then three japanese divisions land on the island south-east of Honolulu, destroying a US Catalina with pilot.

There is heavy partisan activity in French Indo-China, depriving Japan of the natural resources of the region.

Mar/Apr 1941

	Av.	Bid		Option play	Minor	Inc.	Spending	BP
GE	16	5	+4	IPO 5, Join in Sweden	Portugal	24,0	INF, 2 FTR-2, LND-2, PIL, HQ	-10,0
CW	16	6	+3	IPO 3, Ally Greece	Greece	22,0	HQ, 3 INF, INF DIV, 2 PIL, NAV-3	-20,0
JA	27	5	+3	0(g) +12	Argentina	17,0	2 TER, CAR-1, 2 PIL, SCS-2 II, CV-2 II, CONV	-3,5
RU	22	3	+2	RU 4, War!		26,0	ARM, FTR-2, LND-2, 2 PIL, 2 HQ	11,3
FR	14	4	+1	- +3		16,0	2 FTR-2, 2 PIL, ART, MAR DIV'42, TER	-13,0
IT	5	3		- +2		10,0	5 Bid, INF, FTR-2	-15,0
US	1	1	+2	- +1		20,0	1 Bid, FTR-2, CAR-1, 2 PIL, CV-2 II, SCS-2 II	-23,0
CH	18	1	+1	- +2		4,5	HQ	-8,8

In a series of air battles over Brussels and the south of France a British Spitfire with pilot, a German Bf-109 and He-100, one of them with the pilot, and a French MB152 are shot down. Germany discontinues production of the He-100. German troops assault Brussles, trading two German infantry corps for a British and Montgomery's HQ. Italian troops assault in Tunisia, resulting only in the loss of an Italian infantry corps.

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics declare war on Bulgaria, denouncing its government as the enemy of the Bulgarian people.

British troops attack and destroy Rundstedt's HQ in Liége.

An Italian M.C. 200 is shot down over Nice, and a US Hudson is shot down over Honolulu, fighting Japanese carrier planes.

Japanese troops invade Hawaii, destroying a US marine corps and infantry corps at a cost of a Japanese marine division and infantry division. The remaining Japanese troops land, taking Honolulu! Japanese troops also assault a Red Chinese infantry corps in China on the verge of splitting the Japanese forces into two parts, destroying it.

Partisans in the Dutch East Indies once again prevent the Japanes from extracting the oil they so badly want.

May/Jun 1941

	Av.	Bid		Option play	Minor	Inc.	Spending	BP
IT	9	7	+1	IT 3, Treaty 3 w. GE	Turkey	10,0	ART, LND-4, PIL	-15,0
GE	11	10	+4	0(f), Accept treaty	Turkey	27,5	5 Bid, 2 INF, ARM, 2 FTR-2, PIL, SUB	-10,5
				GE 3, Treaty reneg. w. RU	Ireland
CW	10	4	+3	CW 4, War!		24,0	2 INF, INF DIV, MOT DIV, 2 PIL, 2 FTR-3	-16,0
RU	19	5	+2	0(f), Accept treaty	Bulgaria	28,0	SKI, ART, 2 FTR-2, LND-2, 3 PIL	21,3
JA	34	3	+3	IPO 3, Ally Siam	Portugal	23,0	2 INF, FTR-3, NAV-3, 3 CV-2 II	-6,5
FR	13	1	+2	IPO 18, Free Trade	Mexico	16,0	TER, INF, ARM, MOT DIV	-10,0
US	2	1	+1	- +1		22,0	INF, FTR-2, CAR-1, 2 PIL, TRS, SCS-2, CV-2 II	-18,0
CH	19	1		- +2		1,5	INF	-10,3

The Soviet Union agrees to send five more resources each turn to Germany.

Soviet troops exit Bulgaria, declaring it all a silly misunderstanding.

A German Bf-109 BC with pilot is downed over Brussels. The model is promptly scrapped. Japanese troops, heady with the great victory over the Americans on Hawaii, assault Tai-Yuan which had just been liberated by a Red Chinese infantry corps. A Japanese infantry corps perishes, but the Red Chinese are vanquished, and the city retaken. German troops again assault west of Turin, destroying a French garrison corps and a Belgian infantry corps.

French artillery bombards German troops and succesfully disrupt the German 24 Panzer corps, proving the worth of "The Queen of the Battlefield".

Italian naval air enters the Western Mediterranean in search of French ships, but is surprised by French carrier air. Even so, the Italian planes manage to damage a French cruiser and sink both a battleship and a cruiser before sending the rest of the French fleet packing. A Belgian CR42bis is downed over Nice, and a British Spitfire over Brussels. Then German troops assault Brussels, trading a German infantry division for a British motorized division. Japanese troops, meanwhile, make a blitz attack on two Red Chinese infantry corps north-east of Lan-Chow, destroying them both.

French artillery once again successfully disrupt German panzers in the south.

Japanese troops now assault and take Lan-Chow, destroying a Red Chinese infantry corps and garrison corps at a cost of a Japanese infantry corps. This, being the last city held by them, puts an end to the Red Chinese power in China, much to the joy of Chiang-Kai Chek. German troops assault Brussels again, trading a German infantry corps and division for a Polish infantry corps and a British infantry division. Italian troops attack in Tunisia, destroying a French territorial corps.

British troops blitz into the Netherlands, destroying a German mechanized corps and infantry corps.

The Bulgarian Government graciously accepts the Soviet offer of peace.

Jul/Aug 1941

	Av.	Bid		Option play	Minor	Inc.	Spending	BP
JA	31	6	+2	JA 3, Vichy China	Portugal	23,0	INF, MAR DIV, 2 FTR-2, NAV-2, PIL, R. SCS-2, CV-2 II, CONV	-8,5
GE	6	4	+3	GE 3, Krieg!		25,5	Init Intell, 3 INF, AA, 3 HQ	-15,0
CW	6	3	+3	0(g) +12	Venezuela	23,0	INF DIV, GAR, PIL, 2 NAV-3, CONV, TRS	-8,0
IT	2	2	+4	0(g) +6	Turkey	10,0	ART, FTR-2, 2 PIL	-15,0
RU	14	3	+2	0(g) +9	Spain	28,0	SKI, PARA DIV, ART, FTR-2, LND-2'42, LND-3'42, NAV-3, 3 PIL	22,3
FR	12	1	+1	- +3		16,0	FTR-2, 3 INF, TER, HQ	-11,0
US	2	1	+1	- +1		22,0	FTR-2, CAR-1, 2 PIL, TRS, AMPH, R. 2 SCS-2	-12,0
CH	20	1		- +1		1,5		-8,8

Japan declares a Vichy peace with China, which leaves China in possession of Cheng-Tu, Urumchi and the resource west of Lan-Chow.

A French MB152, a French MB155 with pilot, two German Bf-109, one with pilot, a British Spitfire II and a Wellington are downed in heavy air fighting. The British discontinue production of both downed models. A German assault on Lyon destroys two French infantry corps. A German blitz in Netherlands recaptures the lost ground, forcing the British to retreat. An Italian assault in Tunisia destroy two French territorial corps.

British bombers make a raid on Magdeburg, causing a loss of two build points for Germany.

Germany declares war on Norway, with Swedish troops massed on the border. Italian naval air sinks three French convoy points in the Western Mediterranean. Japanese troops land on Midway, encountering no resistance. Swedish troops assault Oslo, destroying the two Norwegian infantry corps defending it at a cost of one Swedish infantry corps. Oslo is captured. A German Bf-109 E1 and a British Blenheim with pilot are downed over Brussels. Then German troops assault again, trading a German infantry division against a British garrison corps. Italian troops assault Nice, trading an Italian infantry division for Petain's HQ.

The remaining Norwegian infantry corps promptly counter-attacks the recently taken capital, but perishes in the attempt. British troops blitz into the Netherlands again, destroying a German infantry corps and a Panzer corps.

German troops assault Lyon, destroying a French infantry corps, but both Rommel's and Guderian's headquarters are lost in the battle.

British troops blitz north of Liége, destroying Rundstedt's HQ at a cost of a British infantry division.

Ships from the Royal Navy finds German submarines in the North Sea, and join battle, sinking two German submarines. The British battleship Resolution is sunk by German torpedoes, and another British battleship is damaged. Production of the Resolution class battleship is discontinued. In another naval battle in the Western Mediterranean an Italian submarine is sunk and a French cruiser is damaged. British troops assault Liége, destroying another German infantry corps and Panzer corps. A Polish infantry corps also bites the dust.

Partisans in Manchuria manage to impede Japanese production by delaying resource transport out of the territory.

Sep/Oct 1941

	Av.	Bid		Option play	Minor	Inc.	Spending	BP
RU	20	17	+2	RU 4, War on France
				IPO 5, Join in Spain
JA	25	5	+4
CW	15	5	+3
FR	14	5	+1
GE	2	2	+3
IT	6	2	+2
US	2	1	+1
CH	21

Catching the world entirely by surprise, the Soviet Union enters the war with its ally Spain. Gibraltar may very well fall, and the south of France is threatened. At this point the Commonwealth throws in the towel, and the game ends.

Totals 1941 (partial)

	Bid p.	Options	Units	Total	Losses					Bid	# opt	# 0(g)	# real
GE	5	17	81	103	92					26	5	0	5
IT	5	0	35	40	11					15	2	1	1
JA	0	11	77	88	18					25	4	2	2
RU	0	16	95	111						31	6	2	4
CW	0	7	78	85	55					21	4	1	3
FR	0	2	63	65	52					13	1	0	1
US	4	0	75	79	19					8	1	0	1
CH	0	0	13	13	23					3	0	0	0
	14	53	517	584						142	23	6	17
	Bid p.	Options	Units							Bid	# opt	# 0(g)	# real
Fascists	10	28	193	231	121					66	11	3	8
Communists	0	16	95	111						31	6	2	4
Democrats	4	9	229	242	149					45	6	1	5

Totals 1936-1941

	Bid p.	Options	Units	Sum	Losses					Bid	# opt	# 0(g)	# real
GE	64	112	477	653	273					206	34	7	27
IT	16	38	230	284	103					92	13	3	10
JA	28	54	388	470	49					134	18	9	9
RU	10	72	413	495						130	24	8	16
CW	52	79	505	636	75					161	29	8	21
FR	51	34	356	441	158					109	18	3	15
US	59	59	247	365	52					93	13	1	12
CH	11	14	113	138	107					43	4	2	2
	291	462	2729	3482						968	153	41	112
	Bid p.	Options	Units							Bid	# opt	# 0(g)	# real
Fascists	108	204	1095	1407	425					432	65	19	46
Communists	10	72	413	495						130	24	8	16
Democrats	173	186	1221	1580	391					406	64	14	50

The End

In the view of this chronicler (who has played the USSR), France, Japan and the USSR have been doing so well that they might be called winners. France has survived more than intact through the summer of 1941, and doesn't look to cave in any time soon, not even with Spain in the war, which by any standard of measurement is extremely well done for France. Japan has conquered China and taken both Hawaii and Samoa. It stands ready to take a significant bite out of the British eastern possessions, and is well prepared to weather a US assault in the years to come. The USSR has had the luck of avoiding a conflict with Germany, and has been arming at a very high rate for a long time while steadily expanding its holdings.

China, Germany and the US have not been doing so well. China, without support from the rest of the world, stood no real chance against a Japan at full war. Germany's war against France has been a long slow catastrophy. France is still controlling Belgium, which it liberated when Germany was busy against Poland, and for all its trying, Germany has only succeeded in taking two hexes in France. The US has lost its major ports in the Pacific, and can count itself lucky its Pacific fleet escaped destruction.

All things considered, it was a lot of fun. What I had not realized before playing was how enjoyable it would be to try to exploit the conflict between the Democrats and the Fascists as the third side.

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