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SF42 Axis Oct I 44

Tally Sheet of Axis Attacks during Oct I 1944 turn in SF42 game. (c) David Smith, 2025

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Introduction
Soviet Setup
Finnish Setup
Dec I 39 Soviet Turn
Dec I 39 Finnish Turn
Dec II 39 Soviet Turn
Dec II 39 Finnish Turn
Jan I 40 Soviet Turn
Jan I 40 Finnish Turn
Jan II 40 Soviet Turn
Jan II 40 Finnish Turn
Situation Jan II and Errata
Feb I 40 Soviet Turn
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March I 40 Soviet Turn
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Balkan Front – Game Report No 1

Game Report Balkan Front 1: Nov I 40
Game Report Balkan Front 1: Nov II 40
Game Report Balkan Front 1: Dec I 40
Game Report Balkan Front 1: Dec II 40
Game Report Balkan Front 1: Jan I 41
Game Report Balkan Front 1: Jan II 41
Game Report Balkan Front 1: Feb I
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Game Report Balkan Front 1: Mar I 41
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Balkan Front – Game Report No 2

Oct II 40 Italian player turn
Nov I 40
Nov II 40
Dec I 40
Dec II 40
Jan I 41
Jan II 41
Feb I 41
Feb II 41
Mar I 41
Mar II 41
Apr I 41
Apr II 41
May I 41
May II 41
Jun I 41
Jun II 41
Game Commentary

Fall of France – Game Report No 1

Invasion Turn
May I 40
May II 40

Fire in the East – Game Report

June and July 1941
August I 1941
August II 1941 (German Turn)
Sept I 1941
Sept II 1941
Oct II/Nov I 1941
Nov II 41 – Jan I 42
Jan II 1942
Februar 1942
March 1942
April 1942
May and June 1942
July 42

For Whom The Bell Tolls – Game Report No 1

For Whom The Bell Tolls – Game Report No 2

For Whom the Bell Tolls – Game Report No 4

For Whom the Bell Tolls – Game Report No 5

Insurgent Jul II 36 player turn
Loyalist Jul II 36 player turn
Insurgent Aug I 36 player turn
Loyalist Aug I 36 player turn
Insurgent Aug II 36 player turn
Loyalist Aug II 36 player turn
Insurgent Sep I 36 player turn
Loyalist Sep I 36 player turn
Insurgent Sep II 36 player turn
Loyalist Sep II 36 player turn
Insurgent Oct I 36 player turn
Loyalist Oct I 36 player turn
Insurgent Oct II 36 player turn
Loyalist Oct II 36 player turn
Insurgent Nov I 36 player turn
Loyalist Nov I 36 player turn
Insurgent Nov II 36 player turn
Loyalist Nov II 36 player turn
Insurgent Dec I 36 player turn
Loyalist Dec I 36 player turn

For Whom the Bell Tolls – Game Report No 6

JUL 36
AUG 36
SEP 1936
OCT 1936
NOV 1936
DEC 1936
JAN 1937
FEB 37

For Whom the Bell Tolls – Game Report No 7

July 1936
August 1936
September 1936
October 1936
November 1936
December 1936
Januar 1937
February 1937
March 1937
April 1937
May 1937
June 1937
July 1937
August 1937
September 1937
Analysis

The Invasion of Spain

Mar II 41 – German Turn
Mar II 41 – Allied Turn
April I 41 – Allied turn
April I 41 – German Turn
April II 41 – Allied turn
April II 41 – German Turn
May I 41 – Allied turn
May I 41 – German Turn
May II 41 – Allied turn
May II 41 – German Turn
Jun I 41 Allied turn
Jun I 41 – German Turn
Jun II 41 – Allied Turn
Jun II 41 German Turn
Jul I 41 – Allied Turn
Jul I 41 – German Turn
Jul II 41 – Allied Turn
Jul II 41 – German Turn
Aug I 41 – Allied Turn
Aug I 41 – German Turn
Aug II 41 – Allied Turn
Aug II 41 – German Turn
Sep I 41 – Allied Turn
Sep I 41 – German Turn
Sep II 41 – Allied Turn
Sep II 41 – German Turn
Oct I 41 – Allied Turn
Oct I 41 – German Turn
Oct II 41 – Allied Turn
Game Analysis

March to Victory No. 4

Over There – Game Report No 1

Apr II 1918
May I 1918
May II 1918
Jun I 1918
Jun II 1918
Jul I 1918
July II 1918
August I 1918
August II 1918
September I 1918
September II 1918
Summary

Over There – Game Report No 2

Scorched Earth Game Report

Second Front “Baby Grand”

Second Front from WitD

Just Desert
Second Front-Preperations
July 1944 – Sicily Invasion and Counterattack
August 1943 – the Empire strikes back
Sep 1943 – Race for Messina and Return to Malta
October 1943 – Invasion Italy
Oct 1943 Revised – Invasion Corsica
November 1943- The Corsican Assault and Street fighting in Messina
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Second Front – Accountant Style Game Report

Second Front AAR No 5

June 1944 – The Invasion begins
1944 July
1944 August
1944 September: A bad Fall
1944 October and November
1944 December: Two Marshals in France
1945 January: A most unhappy of New Years
1945 February
1945 March
1945 April
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1943 SEP II Soviet Turn

SF 42 – starting NOV II 42

Storm over Scandinavia: Arctic Thunderbolt

Allied Surprise Turn
Sep II 1942
Oct I 1942
Oct II 1942
Nov I 1942
Nov II 1942
Dec I 1942
Dec II 1942

Storm over Scandinavia: Northern Theater of Operations

Dec I 39
Dec II 39
Jan I 40
Jan II 40
Feb I 40
Feb II 40
Mar I 40
Mar II 40
Apr I 40
Apr II 40
May I 40
What went wrong – or the Axis commander lament

Northern Theatre of Operations

Storm over Skandinavia: Campaign for Norway

Setup
Apr I 40 German Turn
Apr I 40 Allied Turn
Apr II 40 Axis Turn
Apr II 40 Allied Turn
May I 40 Axis Turn
May I 40 Allied Turn
May II 40 Axis Turn
May II 40 Allied Turn
Interlude
Jun I 40 Axis Turn
Jun I 40 Allied Turn
Jun II 40 Axis Turn
Jun II 40 Allied Turn

The Damned Die Harder

Dec II 1941
Dec III 1941
Dec IV 1941
Jan I 1942
Jan II 1942
Jan III 1942
Jan IV 1942
Feb I 1942
Feb II 1942
Feb III 1942
Feb IV 1942
Mar I 1942
Mar II 1942
Mar III 1942
Mar IV 1942
Apr I 1942
Apr II 1942
Apr III 1942
Notes from the Japanese commander

War in the Desert AAR 1

War in the Desert – Mini Wavell

September 1940
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Year Analysis, 1940
Jan 1941

War in the Desert AAR 3

Overview

Dec 1940
Januar 1941
February 1941
March 1941
April 1941
May 1941
June 1941
July 1941
August 1941
September 1941
October 1941
November 1941
December 1941
1942

Wavell`s War – Desert Cauldron Scenario

May II 42
June I 42
Jun II 42
Jul I 42
Jul II 42
Aug I 42
Aug II 42
Sep I 42
Sep II 42
Oct I 42
Oct II 42
Interlude: On the Eve of Torch
Nov II 42
Dec I 42
Dec II 42
Jan I 43
Jan II 43

WitD/GE Test Game #2

1940
1941
1942
1943
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Wavell’s War – ME/ER Scenario Game Report

Iraqi Campaign Game Report

Excerpts from “The Background to the Syrian Campaign, May-June 1941
Apr II 41 Axis Turn
Apr II 41 Allied Turn
May I 41 Axis Turn
May I 41 Allied Turn
May II 41 Axis Turn
May II 41 Allied Turn
Scenario Interlude
Jun I 41 Axis Turn
Jun I 41 Allied Turn
Aspects & Re-Do
Jun I 41 Allied Turn (Redo)
Jun I 41 Axis Turn (Redo)
Jun II 41 Allied Turn
Jun II 41 Axis Turn
Jul I 41 Allied Turn
Jul I 41 Axis Turn
Jul II 41 Allied Turn
Jul II 41 Axis Turn
Aug I 41 Allied Turn
Aug I 41 Axis Turn
Aug II 41 Allied Turn
Iraq Campaign Scenario: Final Thoughts

Wavell’s War – Game Report No. 3

Oct II 1940 Axis Player Turn
NOV I 1940 – Allied player turn
NOV I 1940 Axis Player Turn
NOV II 1940 Allied Player Turn
NOV II 1940 Allied Player Turn
DEC I 1940 Allied player “Compass” surprise turn
DEC I 1940 – Allied Player Turn
DEC I 1940 – Axis Player Turn
DEC II 1940 – Allied Player Turn
DEC II 1940 – Axis Player Turn
JAN I 1941 Allied Player Turn
JAN I 1940 Axis Player Turn
JAN II 1941 – Allied player turn
JAN II 1941 – Axis player turn
FEB I 1941 – Allied player turn
FEB I 1941 – Axis player turn
FEB II 1941 – Allied player turn
FEB II 41 – Axis player turn
MAR I 1941 – Allied player turn
MAR I 1941 – Axis player turn
MAR II 41 – Allied player turn
MAR II 1941 – Axis player turn
APR I 1941 – Allied player turn
APR I 1941 – Axis Balkan Surprise player turn
APR I 1941 – Axis regular player turn
APR II 1941 – Allied player turn
APR II 1941 – Axis player turn
MAY I 1941 – Allied player turn
MAY I 1941 – Axis player turn

War of Resistance – Game Report No 1

JULY II 37
AUGUST I 1937
AUGUST II 1937
SEPTEMBER I 1937
SEPTEMBER II 1937
OCTOBER I 1937
OCTOBER II 1937
NOVEMBER I 1937
NOVEMBER II 1937
DECEMBER I 1937
DECEMBER II 1937
YEAR’S END 1937
JANUARY I 1938
JANUARY II 1938
FEBRUARY I 1938
FEBRUARY II 1938
MARCH I 1938
MARCH II 1938
APRIL I 1938
APRIL II 1938
MAY I 1938
MAY II 1938
JUNE I 1938
JUNE II 1938
JULI I 1938
Comments

War of Resistance – Game Report No 2

July II 37
Aug I 37
Aug II 37
Sep I 37
Sep II 37
Oct I 37
Oct II 37
Nov I 37
Nov II 37
Dec I 37
Dec II 37
Jan I 38
Jan II 38
Feb I 38
Feb II 38
March 38
April 38
May 38
June and July 1938
August and September 1938
Oct 38
Nov 38
Dec 38

War of Resistance AAR 3

Sep I 37
Sep II 37
Oct I 37
Oct II 37
Nov I 37
Nov II 37
Dec I 37
Dec II 37
Aug II 37
Aug I 37
Jul II 37

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