Month: December 2025

Allied Turn

The weather roll is a ‘3’ for mud. The US rebuilds its 14th Arm XX and its 34th and 100th Inf XX’s, the British rebuild an Art [xx], and the Canadians rebuild their 1st and 3rd Inf XX’s. The US replace 4 units, and the British and Polish each replace an Arm X. The US repair 6 air groups, and the British and French each repair 1. The British land a Marine Cmdo X on Sardinia and 2 on the western end of Sicily, both islands are deserted.

The 1st attack is against an 8-pt stack left behind just east of the minor city of Schwerin by the French 2nd Arm XX and the US 78th Inf XX. At 9:1, -2 the Allies roll a ‘2’ for a DH. Cut off the German stack is eliminated.

The 2nd attack is against a pair of cadres left behind just west of the town of Stralsund by the US 4th and 11th Arm XX’s. At 7:1, -2 the Allies roll a ‘4’ for a DH. Cut off these cadres are eliminated. The US 11th Arm XX advances into the hex.

The 3rd attack is against an Inf XX left behind in a wooded intermittent lake hex just southwest of the town of Gustrow by the US 10th Arm XX, the British 1st Abn XX, and the US 35th, 84th, and 88th Inf XX’s. At 9:1, -3 the Allies roll a ‘1’ for a DR. Retreating into a ZOC the German Inf XX is reduced to a cadre. The British 1st Abn XX and US 88th Inf XX advance into the hex.

SF 42 1944 Dec I Axis Turn situation map, northern part

The 4th attack is against a pair of cadres left behind 2 hexes northeast of the town of Neustrelitz by the US 12th Arm XX. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 6 bomber groups. There is no AA. At 6:1, -2 the Allies roll a ‘3’ for a DR. Cut off these cadres are eliminated.

The 5th attack is against a 19-pt stack in the town of Oranienburg by the US 8th and 14th Arm XX’s, the Polish 1st Arm XX, and the US 2nd, 4th, and 100th Inf XX’s. The Allies had flown in a CAP earlier, and now fly in a GS mission of 12 air groups. The Germans intercept with 6 fighter groups that all bypass. The Allied CAP now escorting kill 3 and abort 1. The surviving interceptors both miss, and a P-47, still hanging on to its bombs abort 1 of them. German AA aborts 1 and returns 3. At 7:1, -2 the Allies roll a ‘5’ for a DE. The Germans reduce a PzG XX and eliminate the rest of their stack. The US 2nd Inf XX advance into the hex.

The 6th attack is against a 19-pt stack just northeast of Oranienburg by the British 7th and SA 6th Arm XX’s, the US 17th Abn XX, and the US 5th, 28th and 45th Inf XX’s. The Allies had flown in a CAP earlier, and now fly in a GS mission of 12 air groups. German AA returns 3. At 6:1, -2 the Allies roll a ‘2’ for an EX. Only a PzG cadre is able to retreat thru the ZOC’s. The Allies reduce the US 5th and 45th Inf XX’s. The US 17th Abn XX advances into the hex.

The 7th attack is against a 25-pt stack in the medium city of Potsdam by the US 1st and 2nd Arm XX’s, the British Guards and 6th Arm XX’s, the US 82nd and British 6th Abn XX’s, and the US 1st, 8th and 104th Inf XX’s. The Allies had flown in a CAP earlier, and now fly in a GS mission of 14 air groups. The Germans intercept with 12 fighter groups, which all bypass. The Allied CAP now escorting manage to kill 1, abort 2, and return 1 of the interceptors. The surviving interceptors kill 1 and abort 2 of the GS groups at the cost of 1 killed and 1 aborted to themselves. German AA aborts 1 and returns 3. At 6:1, -2 the Allies roll a ‘6’ for a DE. The Germans reduce a PzG XX and an Inf XX, and eliminate the rest of their stack. The US 8th Inf XX advances into the hex.

The 8th attack is against a 19-pt stack in the woods just east of Zossen by the US 3rd and Canadian 5th Arm XX’s, the US 101st Abn XX, the US 9th and 26th Inf XX’s and the Canadian 3rd Inf XX. The Allies had flown in a CAP earlier, and now fly in a GS mission of 10 air groups. German AA aborts 3 and returns 1. At 7:1, -3 the Allies roll a ‘3’ for an HX. The Germans reduce 2 Inf XX’s and eliminate the rest of their stack. The Allies reduce the Canadian 3rd Inf XX. The US 9th Inf XX advances into the hex.

The 9th attack is against a 15-pt stack in the woods just southwest of the town of Kottbus by the British 11th and Canadian 4th Arm XX’s, the US 85th and British 3rd Inf XX’s and the Polish 3rd and 4th Inf XX’s. The Allies had flown in a CAP earlier, and now fly in a GS mission of 8 air groups. The Germans intercept with a Me262 which elects to bypass. A Spit XIV aborts this jet. German AA aborts 1 and returns 1. At 8:1, -3 the Allies roll a ‘1’ for a DR. The Germans retreat their stack. The US 85th Inf XX advances into the hex.

The 10th attack is against an 11-pt stack just east of Dresden by the NZ Mech XX, the US 3rd and 44th Inf XX’s, and the Canadian 4th Inf XX. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 10 air groups. German AA aborts 1 and returns 1. At 7:1, -2 the Allies roll a ‘5’ for a DE. The Germans reduce an Inf XX and eliminate the rest of their stack. The US 44th Inf XX advances into the hex.

The 11th attack is against an 11-pt stack in Dresden by the US 7th and 9th Arm XX’s, the French 3rd Arm XX, the US 3rd 75th, 87th, and 95th Inf XX’s, the British 50th Inf XX, and the French 1st Inf XX. The Allies had flown in a CAP earlier, and now fly in a GS mission of 8 air groups. The German intercept and elect to bypass. The Allied CAP, now escorting miss. The interceptors miss at the expense of 1 of themselves being aborted. German AA returns 3. At 7:1, -2 the Allies roll a ‘3’ for a DR. Surrounded, the German stack is eliminate. The US 9th Arm XX and 75th and 87th Inf XX’s occupy Dresden.

The 12th attack is against an 11-pt stack just northeast of Prag by the US 6th and French 1st Arm XX’s, the US 30th, 94th, and 102nd Inf XX’s, and the British 15th Inf XX. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 10 air groups. German AA misses. At 8:1, -2 the Allies roll a ‘6’ for a DE. The Germans reduce an Inf XX and eliminate the rest of the stack. The US 6th and French 1st Arm XX’s advance into the hex.

The 13th attack is against a 9-pt stack in the town of Tabor by the US 34th and 92nd Inf XX’s, the British 1st, 5th, and 43rd Inf XX’s, the Canadian 2nd Inf XX, and the Brazilian 1st Inf XX. At 9:1, -3 the Allies roll a ‘4’ for a DH. Cut off the entire stack is eliminated. The British 1st Inf XX advances into the hex.

The 14th attack is against an 11-pt stack in wooded rough terrain just west of the town of Iglau by the US 80th, 83rd, and 103rd Inf XX’s, The British 46th and 53rd Inf XX’s, and the French 9th Inf XX. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 8 air groups. German AA aborts 2 and returns 1. At 8:1, -4 the Allies roll a ‘1’ for a DR. The German stack retreats. The US 83rd Inf XX advances into the hex.

The 15th attack is against a 9-pt stack in rough terrain 3 hexes west of Brunn by the Indian 4th Mtn XX, the US 29th and 36th Inf XX’s, the British 51st Inf XX, and the French 25th and 36th Inf XX’s. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 10 air groups. German AA misses. At 9:1, -3 the Allies roll a ‘3’ for a DH. The Germans reduce an Inf XX and retreat their stack. The US 36th Inf XX advances into the hex.

The 16th attack is against a small Static XX in mountain terrain just west of the town of Wiener Neustadt by the US 5th Arm XX, the French 4th Mtn XX, and the US 79th and British 4th Inf XX’s. At 9:1, -4 the Allies roll a ‘4’ for a DH. The Static SS is eliminated. The US 5th Arm XX and French 4th Mtn XX advance into this hex.

A final attack is back in the Netherlands against a cadre, now U-2, in Rotterdam by the US 90th Inf XX, the British 56th inf XX, and Indian 8th and 10th Inf XX’s. At 9:1, -2 the Allies roll a ‘2’ for a DH. The cadre is eliminated, and the US 90th Inf XX liberates Rotterdam.

SF42 Allied Dec I 44

Axis Turn

The German receive an Inf XX. The Germans replace 5x Inf XX’s, 2x PzG X’s, and 10x AA II’s. The Germans disband 19 units for 48x Inf RP’s and 2x Arm RP’s. The Germans replace 5 air groups and repair 7.

Situation on the southern part of the West front after the Dec I 1944 Axis Turn during the SF42 game.

The front now starts just east of Stettin, and goes west past Stettin for 3 hexes to a wooded intermittent lake hex. Here the front turns southwest, goes thru a woods hex and extends outward into the northwest suburb of Berlin. The front goes back into downtown Berlin and then extends out again to cover the southwest suburb of Berlin. From Berlin the front runs southward taking advantage of a wooded intermittent lake hex, a wooded swamp hex, 2 wooded rough hexes, 2 woods hexes and 5 rough hexes before reaching the east bank of the Danube 3 hexes north of Vienna. Just south of Vienna the front runs east to Bratislava. Left behind is a stack in Prag surrounded on 5 sides by the Allies. By the end of the turn the front is 37 hexes long and has an average defense strength of 15.9 pts.

Allied Turn

The weather roll is a ‘6’ for winter weather. The Strategic Air War roll is a ‘1’, which increases the Strategic Air War Status to 7. The US receives another Arm XX and 3x Inf XX’s. The US replaces 5 units and rebuilds its 9th Arm XX and its 84th and 88th Inf XX’s. The British rebuild their 11th Arm XX. The US repairs 7 air groups, the British repair 2, and the French repair 2. The Allies build rail capacity up to 20 RE’s in Germany and 12 RE’s in Italy. The British land a Marine X on Sardinia and 2 Marine X’s on Sicily, both islands devoid of any enemy units.

Before attacking the main German defense line the British 56th Inf XX and the Indian 8th and 10th Inf XX’s attack a German Static XX across the Lek River into the enclave of U-2 German units defending the Dutch major cities. At 10:1, -1 the Allies roll a ‘3’ for a DE. The German XX is eliminated and the British 56th Inf XX advances across the river.

The 1st attack on the main German defense line is against an 11-pt stack in the town of Wismar on the Baltic coast by the US 4th and 11th and French 2nd Arm XX’s. At 8:1 the Allies roll a ‘1’ for a DH. The Germans reduce an Inf XX and eliminate the rest of their stack. The Allies advance a 54-pt c/m stack into the hex.

The 2nd attack is against a 13-pt stack just west of the town of Gustrow by the US 10th Arm XX, the British 1st Abn XX, and the US 35th, 78th, 84th, and 88th Inf XX’s. At 7:1, -1 the Allies roll a ‘5’ for a DE. The Germans reduce 2 Inf XX’s and eliminate an ant. The US 10th Arm XX and 84th Inf XX advance into the hex.

The 3rd attack is against an 11-pt stack backed up to the Moritz Lake by the US 2nd, 4th, and 28th Inf XX’s. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 8 air groups. German AA aborts 1. At 6:1, -1 the Allies roll a ‘3’ for a DR. Unable to retreat the stack is eliminated. The US 28th Inf XX advances into the hex.

The 4th attack is against an 11-pt stack in wooded intermittent lake terrain by the British 7th, Polish 1st, and SA 6th Arm XX’s. At 6:1, -2 the Allies roll a ‘4’ for a DR. The Germans retreat back into a woods hex. The Allies advance a 57-pt c/m stack into the hex.

The 5th attack is against a 9-pt stack backed up to the Moritz Lake by the US 12th Arm XX, US 17th Abn XX, and US 5th Inf XX. At 6:1, -1 the Allies roll a ‘2’ for a DR. Cut off by the Lake and ZOC’s the German can only extract a cadre. The US 12th Arm XX and 5th Inf XX advance into the hex.

The 6th attack is against a 19-pt stack just northwest of Potsdam by the US 1st and 14th Arm XX’s and the US 100th Inf XX. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 10 air groups escorted by 6 fighter groups. The Germans intercept with 6 fighter groups that all bypass. The Allied escorts return 3. The interceptors abort 1 and return 1. The fighters they attacked hang on to their bombs and manage to abort 1. German AA returns 2. At 4:1, -1 the Allies roll a ‘2’ for an EX. The Germans reduce an Inf XX and eliminate the rest of their stack. The Allies reduce the US 14th Arm XX and 100th Inf XX. The US 1st Arm XX advances into the hex.

The 7th attack is against a 19-pt stack in the woods around the town of Zossen by the US 3rd Arm XX, the Canadian 5th Arm XX, and the US 101st Abn XX. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 10 air groups escorted by 6 fighter groups. The Germans intercept with 6 fighter groups that all bypass. The Allied escorts kill 2, abort 1, and return 1. The surviving interceptors abort 1. The mission force, hanging on to its bombs, abort 1. German AA returns 4. At 5:1, -2 the Allies roll a ‘3’ for an HX. The Germans reduce 2 Inf XX’s and eliminate the rest of their stack. The Allies eliminate a British Arm X and a US Art X, and advance a 52-pt c/m stack into the hex.

The 8th attack is against a 21-pt stack in the woods around Brandenburg by the US 2nd Arm XX, the British 6th Arm XX, the British 6th Abn XX, and the US 1st, 8th, and 26th Inf XX’s. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 8 air groups escorted by 4 fighters. German AA aborts 1 and returns 2. At 6:1, -2 the Allies roll a ‘6’ for a DE. Only a PzG cadre escapes thru the Allied ZOC’s. The US 8th Inf XX advances into the hex.

The 9th attack is against a 21-pt stack just southwest of Potsdam by the British Guards Arm XX, the US 82nd Abn XX, and the Canadian 1st Inf XX. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 12 air groups escorted by 6 fighter groups. The Germans intercept with 6 fighter groups that all bypass. The Allied escorts kill 2 and return 2. The surviving interceptors miss. German AA aborts 2 and returns 3. At 4:1, -1 the Allies roll a ‘3’ for an HX. The Germans reduce a PzG XX and eliminate the rest of their stack. The Allies reduce the Canadian 1st Inf XX and eliminate an AA X.

The 10th attack is against a 13-pt stack in the woods just west of the town of Kottbus by the US 7th and 9th Arm XX’s and the NZ Mech XX. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 8 air groups. German AA returns 1. At 7:1, -2 the Allies roll a ‘5’ for a DE. The Germans reduce an Inf XX and eliminate the rest of their stack. The Allies advance a 67-pt c/m stack into the hex.

The 11th attack is against a 15-pt stack southwest of Zossen by the British 11th Arm XX, the US 9th Inf XX, and the Canadian 3rd Inf XX. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 10 air groups. German AA aborts 1. At 6:1, -2 the Allies roll a ‘2’ for an EX. The Germans reduce a PzG XX and eliminate an ant. The Allies reduce the Canadian 3rd Inf XX and eliminate a US Inf III.

The 12th attack is against a 13-pt stack just northeast of Dresden by the Canadian 4th Arm XX, the French 3rd Arm XX, US 44th Inf XX, the British 3rd Inf XX, and the Polish 3rd and 5th Inf XX’s. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 8 air groups. German AA aborts 1. At 7:1, -1 the Allies roll a ‘4’ for a DE. The Germans reduce an Inf XX and eliminate the rest of their stack. The US 44th Inf XX advances into the hex.

The 13th attack is against a 9-pt stack just southeast of Dresden by the US 6th and French 1st Arm XX’s, the US 3rd and 30th Inf XX’s, the British 50th Inf XX, and the French 1st Inf XX. At 9:1, -1 the Allies roll a ‘3’ for a DE. The Germans reduce an Inf XX and eliminate the rest of their stack. The British 50th Inf XX advances into the hex.

The 14th attack is against a 13-pt stack just southwest of Prag by the US 34th and 91st Inf XX’s, the British 1st and 5th Inf XX’s, and the Canadian 2nd Inf XX. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 6 air groups. There is no AA. At 6:1, -1 the Allies roll a ‘1’ for an EX. The Germans reduce 2 Inf XX’s. The Allies reduce the US 34th Inf XX and a British Art [xx]. The US 91st Inf XX advances into the hex.

The 15th attack is against an 11-pt stack just northeast of Budweis by the US 36th, 80th, 83rd, and 103rd Inf XX’s and the British 46th and 51st Inf XX’s. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 6 air groups. There is no AA. At 7:1, -1 the Allies roll a ‘4’ for a DE. the Germans reduce an Inf XX and eliminate the rest of their stack. The US 80th, 83rd and 103rd Inf XX’s advance into the hex.

The 16th attack is against an Inf XX in wooded rough on the north bank of the Danube by the US 29th and 79th Inf XX’s, the French 14th, 25th, and 36th Inf XX, and the French 1st and 2nd Colonial Inf XX’s. At 9:1, -3 the Allies roll a ‘3’ for a DH. Cut off by ZOC’s the Inf XX is eliminated. The French 14th, 25th, and 36th Inf XX’s advance into the hex.

The 17th attack is against an Inf XX blocking the Danube valley by the US 5th Arm XX and British 4th Inf XX. The Allies fly in a GS mission of 6 air groups. There is no AA. At 9:1, -1 the Allies roll a ‘6’ for a DE. The German Inf XX is reduced and its cadre escapes across the Danube.

Situation map of the nothern theater of war on Nov II 1944 Axis turn in the SF42 game

The final attack is against a Croatian Inf XX defending the Ljubljana Gap by the US 106th and the French 3rd Inf XX’s.The Allies fly in a GS mission of 6 air groups. There is no AA. At 9:1, -2 the Allies roll a ‘2’ for a DH. The Croatian XX is reduced.

During exploitation the Allies could find only 2 cadres they were able to overrun at the northern end of the front. Elsewhere the Axis had built up too strong a NODL. In the southeast an Allied c/m stack overruns a Croatian cadre and occupies the minor city of Ljubljana.

SF42 Allied Nov II 44

Axis Turn

The Germans received an Inf XX and a Mech X. The Germans replace 32x Inf XX’s, 2x PzG X’s, and 20x AA II’s. The Germans disband 3 units for 5x Inf RP’s and 3x Arm RP’s. The Germans replace 4 air groups and repair 3.

Thanks to the number of units disbanded the previous turn, the Germans replace a huge number of Inf XX’s this turn which they use to build a solid front from the Baltic down past Vienna. The German front line starts on the Baltic coast 2 hexes northwest of Stettin and goes southwest until 2 hexes west of Stettin. The front then goes west thru a wooded intermittent lake hex then another hex before turning southwest thru the town of Oranienburg, the northwest suburb of Berlin, and then Potsdam. Here the front runs southeast thru the southwest suburb of Berlin and down to a wooded swamp hex. The front then runs southwest for 4 hexes until just east of Dresden. The Germans hold on to this major city even though it sticks out from the front line.

Situation on the southern part of the West front after the Nov II 1944 Axis Turn during the SF42 game

The solid NODL from the Baltic runs out east of Dresden, and the Germans have XX’s in every other hex of their 2nd line for the rest of the way south. South of Dresden the front line hugs the east bank of the Elbe down to Prag. After Prag the line becomes convoluted as various stacks retreat past Allied penetrations. Finally the front hugs the north bank of the Danube for 2 hexes before reaching Vienna. The 2 Croatian XX’s still in the Southeast Theater retreat towards Beograd. By the end of the turn the front line was 35 hexes long and had an average defense strength of 14.7 pts.

Allied Turn

The weather roll is a ‘5’ for mud.   The US receives another Arm XX and 3x Inf XX’s.   The US replaces an Eng X, and the British replace a Tank X.   The US repairs 6 air groups, and the British repair 1.   The Allies build up their rail capacity to 12 RE’s on the German rail net, and up to 8 RE’s on the Italian rail net.   The US 28th and British 49th Inf XX’s pack up in GB and get shipped to ports in northern France.   The Allies are giving up the threat of any amphibious landing.

The 1st attack is against a 13-pt stack just southwest of Lubek by the US 1st and 4th Arm XX, the French 2nd Arm XX, the Polish 1st Arm XX, and the SA 6th Arm XX.   The Allies fly in a GS mission of 6 air groups.   German AA aborts 1.   At 6:1, -2 the Allies roll a ‘2’ for an EX.   The Germans reduce an Inf XX and eliminate the rest of their stack.   The Allies reduce the US 1st Arm XX and advance a 61-pt c/m stack into the hex.

The 2nd attack is against an 11-pt stack across the lower Elbe River just northwest of the town of Wittenberge by the US 10th and 12th and British 7th Arm XX’s.   The Allies fly in a heavily escorted GS mission of 14 air groups.   There is no AA.   At 4:1, -3 the Allies roll a ‘5’ for an HX.   The Germans reduce an Inf XX and eliminate the rest of their stack.   The Allies eliminate a US Mech X and a Belgian Mot Inf X, and advance a 40-pt c/m stack across the Elbe.

The 3rd attack is against a 7-pt stack surrounded far behind the front line by the US 4th, 8th, and 9th Inf XX’s.   At 7:1, -2 the Allies roll a ‘4’ for a DH.   The German stack is eliminated.

The 4th attack is against an isolated 8-pt stack Hannover by the US 1st and British 50th Inf XX’s.   At 6:1, -1 the Allies roll a ‘6’ for a DE.   The German stack is eliminated, and the Allies advance into this major city.

The 5th attack is against a 13-pt stack behind the Elbe River just northwest of the town of Rathenow by the US 2nd Arm XX.   The Allies fly in a heavily escorted GS mission of 16 air groups.   The Germans intercept with 8 fighter groups, which all bypass.   The Allied escort kills 2 and aborts 2 of the interceptors.   The surviving interceptors aborts 1 and cause 3 others to jettison their bombs at the cost of 1 abort to themselves.   The Germans then fly in a DAS mission of 4 air groups.   The Allies intercept with 4 long-range P-51’s and abort 1 and return 1.  German AA aborts 1 and returns 2.   Allied AA returns 1.   At 3:1, -3 the Allies roll a ‘5’ for an EX.   The Germans reduce an Inf XX and eliminate the rest of their stack.   The Allies eliminate a British Arm X and a US Art X.   The US 2nd Arm XX advances into the hex and is now 4 hexes away from downtown Berlin.

The 6th attack is against an isolated 7-pt stack in Magdeburg by the British Guards and 6th Arm XX’s and the US 82nd and 101st Abn XX’s, which advanced via TC’s.   At 9:1, -1 the Allies roll a ‘1’ for a DH.   Cut off by ZOC’s the entire stack is eliminated.   The British Guards and 6th Arm XX’s advance into this major city.

The 7th attack is against a 13-pt stack isolated in the minor city of Gottingen by the US 104th Inf XX and a host of minor units.   The Allies fly in a GS mission of 8 air groups.   German AA aborts 2 and returns 1.   At 5:1, -2 the Allies roll a ‘3’ for an HX.   The entire German stack is eliminated.   The Allies eliminate 7 pts of US Siege Art.

The 8th attack is against an isolated PzG XX by the Canadian 4th Arm XX and the US 26th and 85th Inf XX’s.   The Allies fly in a GS mission of 14 air groups.   German AA returns 1.   At 6:1, -3 the Allies roll a ‘3’ for an EX.   The PzG XX is eliminated.   The Allies reduce the US 26th Inf XX and eliminate an Arm II.

The 9th attack is against an isolated 7-pt stack by the US 3rd and British 11th Arm XX’s.   The Allies fly in a GS mission of 6 air groups.   There is no AA.   At 7:1, -3 the Allies roll a ‘1’ for a DR.   Cut off by ZOC’s the Germans eliminate an Inf XX, but a 1-6 Pz II is able to retreat into the hex of a friendly unit.

The 10th attack is against a 9-pt stack in Leipzig by the Canadian 5th and French 1st Arm XX’s.   The Allies fly in a GS mission of 14 air groups.   German AA aborts 4 and returns 5, 64% of the mission force.   At 4:1, -3 the Allies roll a ‘4’ for an EX.   The entire German stack is eliminated.   The Allies eliminate an AA X and 3 Arm II’s.   The Canadian 5th and French 3rd Arm XX’s advance into this major city.

The 11th attack is against a 13-pt stack, now U-3, in the major city of Frankfurt by the British 1st Abn XX, the US 3rd, 44th, and 102nd Inf XX’s, and the Canadian 2nd Inf XX.   At 9:1, -3 the Allies roll a ‘2’ for a DR.   The entire German stack is eliminated.   The US 102nd Inf XX advances into this major city.

The 12th attack is against a 12-pt stack isolated in the minor city of Bamberg by the 6th, 7th, and 9th Arm XX’s.   At 6:1, -3 the Allies roll a ‘6’ for a DH.   Cut off by ZOC’s the entire German stack is eliminated.   The US 6th and 9th Arm XX’s advance into the hex.

The 13th attack is against an isolated Inf XX by the US 94th and the British 1st and 43rd Inf XX’s.   At 9:1, -2 the Allies roll a ‘5’ for a DE.   The Inf XX is eliminated.   The US 94th and British 43rd Inf XX’s advance into the hex.

The 14th attack is against an isolated 17-pt stack in Nurnberg by the French 1st Arm XX, the NZ Mech XX, the US 36th, 80th, and 91st Inf XX’s, and the British 5th, 46th, and 51st Inf XX’s.   The Allies fly in a GS mission of 20 air groups.   German AA aborts 5 and returns 3.   At 4:1, -1 the Allies roll a ‘3’ for an HX.   The entire German stack is eliminated.   The Allies eliminate 3x Eng X’s and an Art III.   The US 91st and the British 5th and 46th Inf XX advance into this major city.

The 15th attack is against a 13-pt stack just southeast of the minor city of Regensburg by the US 5th Arm XX.   The Allies fly in a GS mission of 10 air groups.   There is no AA.   At 4:1, -2 the Allies roll a ‘4’ for an HX.   The Germans reduce an Inf XX and eliminate the rest of their stack.   The Allies eliminate 2 AA X’s and a Mech II.   The US 5th Arm XX advances into the hex.

The final attack is against an 8-pt stack, now U-2, trapped in a mountain hex of the Black Forest by the British 53rd and French 9th Inf XX’s.   At 7:1, -4 the Allies roll a ‘1’ for a DR.   The German stack is eliminated.

This was a disappointing turn for the Allies due to a combination of the German defense and poor weather.   The Allies were able to make only 3 attacks against the main defense line, all north of Berlin.   Only during exploitation were the Allies able to close up to the German front from Hamburg down to Dresden.

SF42 Allied Oct II 44

Axis Turn

Due to the Allied advance the Germans activate WK’s VIII and XVIII, leaving 4 RE’s to maintain production in each, and gaining 9x Inf RP’s from those WK’s. The Germans receive 2x Inf XX’s, and stop 2 more from transferring east. The Germans replace 5x PzG XX’s, 17x Inf XX’s, 4x PzG X’s, and 14x AA II’s. The Germans reorganize an 8-6 Inf XX released from the Southeast as part of the North Italy Invasion Alarm. The Germans disband assorted units for 41x Inf RP’s and 5x Arm RP’s.

The northern end of the front starts on the Baltic just east of Lubek and runs south for 5 hex before regaining the Elbe River at the town of Wittenberge. The front run along the east bank of the Elbe until the town of Rathenow where it crosses to the west side and reaches an apex just west of Brandenburg. Here the front runs south again along the east bank of the Elbe for 6 hexes until it crosses over again to defend Dresden. South the Dresden the front runs thru 2 hexes of rough terrain before once again running along the Elbe down to Prag. From Prag the front runs along the east bank of the Moldau until that river runs out just north of Budweis. There are only intermittent stacks thru Austria and the Alps. The units released from the Southeast heavily defend the Ljubljana gap, and occupy Trieste. Left far behind the Allied line is a German 30-pt stack, now U-2, in a wooded rough hex.

SF42 Axis Oct II 44