07-1941 :
After an awfull winter and spring seasons, air offensive against Gibraltar restarts.
08-1941 :
Barbarossa only began in July , due to bad weather in Europe.
With a luftflotte blocked in Spain, Axis offensive is not very impressive
09-1941 :
10-1941 :
01-1942 :
Finally , Gibraltar is now in axis hands . Franco invades French Marocco and Algeria , while Mussolini enters Tunis .
04-1942 :
General situation after Russian Winter.
USSR has reconquered Smolensk but both armies are in very good shape and will begin next summer campaign at full strenght.
On Med Front , Italian Navy has made Gibraltar a major base . German and Italians are preparing to push against Egypt.
UK troops are so weak that they are not sure that they will be able to hold.
06-1942 :
Beginning of second month of nice weather on East Front.
Axis armies are pushing all along the line from Smolensk to Kharkov in order to plug a hole in enemy lines and win victory.
Offensive shit will be played this turn.
07-1942 :
In june a breakthrough has occured from Kharkov to the suburbs of Rostov . Orel has been taken and Kursk is surrounded.
Axis minor allies are very usefull reinforcements to support German armies and establish lines behind them . The additional ressources brought to front are priceless.
but the counterpart is their relatively weakness in front of upcoming shock and tank armies that easily take advantage on them.
this is what happened with 3rd Rum army that was protecting advance against Rostov .
After it's retreat a full german army was cut off and destroyed.
08-1942 :
After July offensives, Moscow's suburbs are reached . Tula is in German hands but Ryazan has resisted
During this time, UK forces try to take advantage against axis armies in Egypt . They succeed , but don't crush their opponents.
As UK is always very short on supply , offensive will be difficult.
09-1942 :
Finnaly , OKH decided to postpone assault against Moscow : Fortifications are way too strong and an assault against this always supplied city will be ineffective.
10-1942 :
October : For the 6th consecutive month , weather is good in Russia !
Soviet national will is dangerously low . There is an opportunity for Axis to make USSR collapse.
The objectives will be Gologaye, Kalinin ,Ryazan and Voronej .
11-1942 :
Last German offensive were close to success, but kalinin and Ryazan didn't fell .
Russian will to fight reached 9 but not zero ...
By the end of October , Russian tank armies retake Voronej and put pressure on 2nd Pz Army and Rostov.
Blizzard is at last arriving ....
12-1942 :
Russian winter ...
In Egypt, UK forces, reinforced with 8th tank army at last succeeds to push against axis armies
