Global 43
The year 1943 has seen two glorious victories for the Axis. England was captured and the American Torch invasion of Tunisia was stopped. As a consequence operation Overlord will not happen in 1944 and also the Mediterranean theater will stay in German hands. In Iraq next duty will be to defeat the British armies. After that Egypt can be attacked from two sides. There are really good chances to defeat the British Empire before round 99. More and more the focus is moving east where the Wehrmacht is trying to reach the Volga River to defeat the Russian Bear. But in the Moscow area there is no further approach to the east for the Axis and especially in the southern frontline the Axis troops are still far away from their final targets.
The year 1944
England 44
February 44 (round 65): So what to do? That was the question end of 1943. The British submarine (yellow) is still blocking the port of Plymouth. To loose not even more time the first divisions were embarked at the port of Liverpool (green). But first all British radars and forts in the western part of England were destroyed. They have a large spotting range and could activate British battleships in the north (red) to move south and attack the German transports. To free the port of Plymouth the last German destroyer fleet is trying to sneak away (blue) the British submarines.
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April 44 (round 70): The German destroyers were nearly defeated but they were able to pull the British submarines to the Atlantic. Thus embarking the German Panzer troops from Plymouth was started. Only some few divisions stay in England to fight partisans.
Africa 44
July 44 (round 75): The Afrika Korps quickly moved back to Tobruk via road and ship transport. Rommel’s Panthers arrived first at the western part of the defense ring. In the meantime the Italian ships had already suppressed the entrenched British infantry and the German Panthers easily broke the defense ring and destroyed the protecting artillery. Tobruk will fall in a few rounds. Far in the west an Italian motorized army is moving on the road to Casablanca to capture all cities in North Africa.
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December 44 (round 86): The Afrika Korps prepares to attack the strong British defense line west of Alexandria. There are 13 rounds remaining to break through, capture Alexandria and move to Cairo. The Italians will gather all remaining battleships at Alexandria to weaken the strong British defenders together with Axis bomber fleets. In the west the Italian motorized army has reached Agadir ending all fights in this area.
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