Friday, November 29, 2019

World in Flames 18

Two more impulses completed of the May/June 1941 turn.  The Axis were blessed with good weather, but a number of poor combat rolls.


Down south the Soviets have lost Kiev and Odessa, but have formed a defensive line behind the Dnieper.  In the north Minsk has been lost and units including a HQ trapped in the swamp, but the Commonwealth have secured the Murmansk area which frees Soviet forces to try and create a defense of the remaining cities.  It looks a bit sparse...  It is hard to tell from the picture, but a number of Axis units and HQs are flipped.


China is doing okay after a failed Japanese attack.  However I feel I handled the USSR Far East badly and have now lost Mongolia, at least the Japanese are now looking over their shoulder at the waking giant...


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  1. A lot of 'G's and 'J's on the board. Not looking good for the Sino-Soviet bloc...

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    1. It's early days, but the loss of Mongolia might prove interesting.

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  2. ... but remember what Georgiy Zhukov had to say of the Japanese: 'They aren't much good against tanks.'

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    1. The Japanese player has built quite a large armour force. Good for garrison value, but how it will work out in the pacific theatre will be interesting to see. Maybe a threat to India.

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