Battle Report - Sector 34, Spring 1942

Sector 34, Spring 1942

British Forces:
     HMS Rodney
     HMS Ark Royal

          Martlet Mk.II

          Hurricane Mk.IIC (x2)
     HMS Kent
     HMS Euryalus
     HMS Javelin
     HMS Jarvis
     Submarine (based on Greek Proteus)
     Land-based (4 turn re-arming)

          Sunderland Mk.II (x2)

German Forces:
     Gneisenau
     Blücher
     Köln (x2)
     Karlsruhe x2
     Vainamoinen (Finnish)
     Z20 Karl Galster
     Z18 Hans Ludemann
     Z28
     U-66

     Land-Based (1 turn re-arming)
          FW 190 A4 (x2)
          FW 200 Kondor
          Ju 87E (x2)

     Land-Based (4 turn re-arming)
          He 111 H6 (x2) 

There are two squalls, starting in F4 and F5, but no terrain.  Three 25-point objectives were placed in the standard locations (F2, F5, and F8).

START: The two Kölns start in K1, with the Gneisenau and Blücher below them in K2.  Below them, in K3 are a Karlsruhe and the Galster, with the Vainamoinen and the Z28 in K4.  K5 holds the other Karlsruhe and the Ludemann.  The U-66 starts in G4.  The British submarine starts in E1.  The Ark Royal and Euryalus start in A1 with the Rodney and Kent in A2 and the Javelin and Jervis in A3.  The Kölns move to I1 using their lead the attack ability.

TURN 1: The Germans have a significant initiative advantage and win initiative.  The British submarine moves to F1, the Ark Royal's formation moves to B2, the Rodney's to C2 and the destroyers to C3.  The Ludemann's formation advances to I6 and the Galster's to I4.  The Vainamoinen's moves to J4.  The Gneisenau's formation moves to I3 and the Kölns advances to H3.  The U66 moves to F4.  The Germans send both He111s and a Ju87E, escorted by an FW190 against the British heavy units in C2.  The British deploy tboth Hurricanes to defend against them.  The Kondor goes after the British submarine in F1.  The two Sunderlands, escorted by the Martlet go after the German u-boat in F4, but have to fight through the defending FW190 first.  The British fighters and flak abort the Stuka and one of the He111s while the other bomber misses with its torpedoes.  The FW190 knocks down one of the Sunderland and the remaining one misses with its ASW attack.  The Kondor's ASW also misses.  The squals moves to G3 and E5.

Turn 2: Again losing initiative, the British are forced to move first.  The submarine moves to F2, the Rodney's formation advances to E1 and the Ark Royal's formation follows to D1.  The destroyers move to E3 to threaten the u-boat.  The Ludemann's formation moves to G7, the U66 to G3, the Gneisenau's formation to H5, and the two Kölns move to G4.  The Z28 and Galster combine in H4, while the Vainamoinen and other Karlsruhe combine in I4. All but free from air threat, the British send both Hurricanes, as bombers against the destroyers in H4 while the Sunderland goes after the u-boat in G3.  The German flak aborts one of the Hurricanes, but the other cripples the Z28.  The Sunderland ASW misses.  The Javelin produces a protective smoke screen immediately after the Jervis hits a  Köln with its main guns.  The Kölns attack the Javelin, but only cripple it due to the protective smoke, forcing the Blücher to use its guns to finish off the British destroyer.  The Gneisenau's main guns hit but only cripple the Jervis while the follow-up secondaries are unable to target through the smoke.  The U-66's torpedo attack against the Rodney misses.  The squalls move to F4 and D5.

Turn 3: The Germans win initiative forcing the British to again move first.  The Ark Royal's formation remains n D1 while the Rodney's moves out to G1.  The crippled Jervis combines with the submarine in F3.  The Ludeman's formation moves to capture the objective in F8 while the Kölns move to E4.  The Gneisenau's formation moves to F5, the crippled Z28 to H5 and the Vainamoinen and Karlsruhe to I5.  The U-66 advances to G2 and the Galster charges into F3 to go after the British submarine.  The Sunderland, again escorted by the Martlet go after the u-boat, again having to fight through an FW190.  The Kondor deploys to E1 to act as a Pinpointer while both Ju87E's, escorted by the other FW190 again go after the heavy British units in G1.  The two Hurricanes move to defend the Battleship.  The fighters and the Rodney's flak together abort the Stuka attacks while the Sunderland avoids the German fighter and successfully cripples the u-boat.  The Z28 sinks the Jervis with its main guns while the Galster hits the submarine in a vital area with its ASW attack, destroying it.  In return, the Jervis cripples the Galster while the Rodney's secondaries finish it off, after watching the Kent's main guns miss the destroyer.  The  U-66's torpedo attack misses the Rodney.  The Germans take the objectives in F5 and F8.  The squalls move to F3 and E4.

Turn 4: The British surprisingly win initiative and for once can watch the Germans movement before committing.  The Z28 and Vainamoinen move to H6.  One Karlsruhe moves to G6 while the other one and the Ludemann move to E6.  The U66, with no destroyer threat remaining, moves into the smoke in F3, the Kölns to C5, and Gneisenau and  Blücher to D6.  The Ark Royal's formation moves away to F1 while the Rodney and Kent advance to H3.  Both Hurricanes go after the Kölns again in C5 while the Sunderland goes after the Karlsruhe in E6.  The German flak aborts one Hurricane, but the other cripples the damaged  Köln.  The Sunderland avoids the flak but misses with its attack.  The Kent scores a vital hit on the  Z28, blowing it up while using Escort Killer to land a hit on the Finnish cruiser.   The Rodney scores a vital hit on the Karlsruhe with its main guns, sinking it immediately, and cripples the Vainamoinen with its secondaries.  The Z28 lands a hit on the Kent but the Finnish cruiser's bigger guns misses. The torpedoes from the crippled U-66 again miss the Rodney.  The squalls move to E3 and F4.

Turn 5: The Germans regain initiative.  The Ark royal's formation moves to G1 while the Rodney's moves to H4.  The U66 moves to G3 and the Vainamoinen to H5.  The Gneisenau's formation moves to C4, the Kölns to C5, and the remaining Karlsruhe and the Ludemann to D4.   Again both Stukas, escorted by an FW190 face 2 Hurricanes over the Rodney while the Sunderland, escorted by the Martlet are again met by the other German fighter.  The Kondor deploys to H3 to act as a Pinpointer.  The Hurricanes and flak from the Kent abort the Ju87Es. The FW190 misses Sund, which in turn again misses the U-66. The Vainemoinen cripples the Kent which sinks it in return.  The torpedoes from the U-66 finally land a hit on the Rodney.  The squalls move to D4 and E4.

Turn 6: The Germans win initiative...again.  The Ark Royal's formation backs away to I1 while the Rodney, now alone, moves to G4.  The U66 follows to F4.  The Gneisenau's formation moves to C3, the Kölns to D5, and the Karlsruhe and Ludemann to D4.  The Sunderland goes after the u-boat while both Hurricanes go after the Kölns  The German flak is ineffective while the same cannot be said for the British air attacks.  One Hurricane sinks the crippled Köln while the other is hit by the other and the Sunderland finally sinks the u-boat.   Lining up its long range shot, the Gneisenau's main guns fire at the Ark Royal and manage to score a vital hit, blowing up the carrier.  The three planes manage to survive to return to land.  The squalls move to E4 and E5. 

Turn 7.  The Germans, despite losing much of their advantage retain initiative.  The Rodney advances to E4, the crippled Kent to F4 and the Euryalus to G1.  The Köln and Ludemann move to E4 for point blank torpedo attacks.  The Karlsruhe moves to D2, the Gneisenau to A3, and the Blücher to D3.  Both Stukas and both He111s go after the Rodney in E4 while the FW190s move in to strafe the Kent.  The Kondor readies its anti-ship missile from F5.  The Rodney's flak is put off by the weather, so all four torpedo planes get through, but amazingly all miss with their torpedoes and the missile also misses.  The Rodney scores a vital hits on both the Köln and the Ludemann, sinking them both while taking no damage from the ships in return.  The Gneisenau is unable to target the Rodney with its main guns through the squall but the Blücher and Karlsruhe are able to gang up on the Euryalus, crippling it.  The squalls move to F3 and F5.

Turn 8. The British win initiative.  The Blücher and Karlsruhe move to F3 and the Gneisenau moves to A1.  The Rodney advances to C3 while the Euryalus moves to F2.  The Rodney's main guns hit the Gneisenau and its secondaries hit the Karlsruhe.  The Euryalus's main guns cripple the Karlsruhe but is unable to target the Blücher with its torpedo attack.  The Gneisenau's main guns score a hit on the Rodney, but the guns and torpedoes of the Blücher and Karlsruhe are unable to target the British light cruiser through the squall.  The squalls move to E2 and E5.

Turn 9:  The British again win initiative.  The Gneisenau moves to C1 while the German cruisers move to E2.  The Euryalus makes a suicide run on the cruisers in E2 while the Rodney moves to A3.  Both Stukas and the Kondor go after the Rodney with torpedoes while the German fighters go after the cruiser.  One Ju87E is damaged by flak from the Rodney, but is determined to get its attack off.  Unfortunately, both its attack and those of the other two planes all miss.  The German fighters are, however, able to sink the crippled Euryalus.  The Rodney hits the Gneisenau with its main guns and gets missed by the return fire. 

Turn 10.  The Rodney retreats off map.

Surviving British Forces:

HMS Rodney (2 damage)

Surviving German Forces:

Gneisenau (2 damage)

Blücher

Karlsruhe (crippled)

FW 190 (x2)

He111 H6 (x2)

Ju 87E (x2)

FW 200 Kondor

After Action (UK): It was a chance to capture a German base and was a very close game.  If it hadn't been for the range 6 vital hit on my carrier, I think I might have pulled it out; I think another turn or two of air would've been enough.  Admittedly, I was helped out by poor German torpedo attacks, but overall a worthy effort to capture important German territory.

After Action (GE): Losses were heavy on both sides.  The squalls helped hide German forces for quite a long time.  My main objectives were the destruction of the carrier and battleship.  Gneisenau's Long Shot vital of Ark Royal was a huge help.  I was very disappointed in my planes inability to put damage on the Rodney.  Though it is damaged and won't be able to use its extended range next turn, I would have rather sent her to the bottom.  I am sure I will get another shot at her and her sisters next turn.

 

Battle Report - Sector 37, Spring 1942

Sector 37, Spring 1942

British Forces:
     HMS Croome

German Forces:
     U-66 (x3)
     U-552
     Land-based (4 turn re-arming)

          BV 138

The weather is fine with four Islands on the map (C5, E4, G5-6, J3).  Three 25-point objectives were placed in the standard locations (F1, F4, and F7).

START: The Croome starts in A4 while the German wolfpack separates to cover the entire front with U-66s in G2, G3, and G7 and the U552 in G4.

Turn 1: The British win initiative, but the numerically superior Germans advance with the U66s moving to F2,F3, and F7.  The U552 advances to F4.  In response, the Croome moves to C4.

Turn 2:  The Germans win initiative, so the Croome retreats to B5.. The U66s move to E2, E3, and E6 while the U552 moves to F5.

Turn 3:  The British win initiative, so the destroyer gets to react to the submarine movement.  The U66s move to D2, D3, and D7 while the U552,hampered by the island in E4, moves to E5.  The Croome using islands as cover, moves to C6.  The BV138 is committed to D6 to act as a Ppinpointer, but to no avail as both a U66 and the U552 miss with a combined 9 torpedoes.

Turn 4:  The Germans win initiative, which is fortuitous for the Croome as it rushes to F5 and successfully rams the U552, sinking it.  The U66s move to D3, D4 and E6 while the BV 138 again deploys to D6 as a Pinpointer.   The British destroyer's luck continues as none of the torpedoes from the two u-boats in range score a hit..

Turn 5: The British win initiative, but the Germans boldly advance with the U66s moving to D5, E3, and F6.  The Croome moves to F6 in order to attack a second submarine.  The German patrol bomber deploys to E5, again as a Pinpointer.  The Croome's ASW attack successfully cripples the U-66, but the crippled submarines return fire lands a hit and sinks the British destroyer.  

Surviving British Forces:

None

Surviving German Forces:

U-66

U-66

U-66 (crippled)

BV 138

After Action (UK): Seeing four u-boats, I knew my chances of victory were nil, but between the terrain and the Croome's ram ability, I was hoping to be able to get close enough to have a chance to sink the U-552.  Not only successfully doing that but also crippling a U-66 made this battle an overwhelming success, despite not winning the sector.  Losing initiative on turn 4 was huge, in my favor.

After Action (GE): Losing the U552 and have a U66 crippled wasn't really worth it but I did retain the space and destroyed a pesky Croome.

Battle Report - Sector 35, Spring 1942

 Sector 35, Spring 1942

British Forces:
     HMS Javelin

German Forces:
     U-47
     U-510
     Land-Based (4 turn re-arming)

          BV 138
 

There are two squalls, starting in F4 and F5, but no terrain.  Three 25-point objectives were placed in the standard locations (F1, F4, and F7).

START: The U-47 starts in F3 and the U-510 in G6.  The Javelin begins in A2.

Turn 1: The British win initiative.  The submarines advance with the U-47 moving to E2 and the U-510 moving to F6. The Javelin advances slowly to B3, staying out of torpedo range.  The squalls move to G4 and F4.

Turn 2: The Germans win initiative, forcing the destroyer to commit.  It advances to D4 and the German u-boats get cagey and keep some distance, the U-47 moving to F3 and the U-510 moving to F5.  The Germans commit their BV 138 as a Pinpointer to F3.  The Javelin produces a smoke screen and hopes for the best. The U-47 makes a long range strike with torpedoes, accurately targeting through the smoke and hits the Javelin twice, breaking it apart.

Surviving British Forces:

None

Surviving German Forces:

U-47

U-510

BV 138

After Action (UK):  I was hoping for just one submarine, but worth a shot for a chance to take some territory.

After Action (GE):  Sent subs and BV138 to try to clear some of his infiltrating ships from German seas.  They accomplished their task.

Turn 3 Tactical Intelligence - Spring 1942

After planning our moves, we shared our tactical intelligence, with surprising results...

 

TURN 3	UK	GE
SECTOR 18	2 CA, 4 DD	Nothing detected
SECTOR 24	1 CA, 2 DD	Nothing detected
SECTOR 25	3 BB, 2 CV, 3 CA, 4 DD	Nothing detected
SECTOR 26	1 CA, 2 DD	Nothing detected
SECTOR 27	1 CA, 2 DD	Nothing detected
SECTOR 28	1 CA, 2 DD	Nothing detected
SECTOR 29	1 CA, 2 DD	Nothing detected
SECTOR 30	1 CA, 2 DD	Nothing detected
SECTOR 31	1 CA, 2 DD	Nothing detected
SECTOR 32	1 CA, 2 DD	2 BB, 6 CA, CV, 3 DD
SECTOR 33	1 DD	Nothing detected
SECTOR 34	1 BB, 1 CV, 2 CA, 2 DD	1 BB, 6 CA, 3 DD
SECTOR 35	1 DD	Nothing detected
SECTOR 36	Nothing detected	1 BB, 9 CA, 4 DD, 1 Aux
SECTOR 37	1 DD	Nothing detected
SECTOR 38	Nothing detected	9 CA, 2 DD, 1 Aux
SECTOR 39	1 DD	1 CA, 2 DD
SECTOR 40	Nothing detected	Nothing detected
SECTOR 41	Nothing detected	1 CA, 2 DD
SECTOR 42	Nothing detected	2 CA, 2 DD

The British forces chose to flee from Sectors 32 and 39. Combat will additionally occur in Sectors 35 and 37 (submarines and aircraft don't appear on tactical intelligence reports), but of course the base assault in Sector 34 is the key battle.
 
COMMENTS (UK): It appears as if the Germans are going defensive. We'll see if the British can take advantage of their economic superiority. 

COMMENTS (GE): The Germans will have to utilize their tactical and engineering superiority to overcome the economic advantage the British have temporarily gained. Only three battles this turn. I am sure there will be many more in the fall.

Summary and After Action - Fall 1941

Turn 2 Final Map

British Losses:

1 Destroyer

5 Aircraft

German Losses:

2 Cruisers

0 Destroyers, 2 crippled

AFTER ACTION (UK): Losing the base is an annoyance, but I defended well and now two of his Battleships are cut off. In addition, I captured the entire center row of territory and one German sector as well, allowing me both a good view of the German ship movements and a good ability to hide my own.  

AFTER ACTION (GER): .I am trying to see how a defensive stance will affect campaign play. I did take his base in 25 knowing that I couldn't hold it. Sometimes the best defense is o good offensive strike. I hope only to extract my heavy units without much more damage.

Battle Report - Sector 25, Fall 1941

Sector 25, Fall 1941

British Forces: 
     Prince of Wales 
     Javelin 
     Land-Based (1 turn re-arming) 
          Spitfire Mk.IA (x2)
          Swordfish Mk.II
          Blackburn Skua 
     Land-based (4 turn re-arming) 
          Sunderland Mk.I (x2)
 
German Forces: 
     Bismarck (1 dmg) 
     Gneisenau 
     Köln 
     Graf Spee (x2)
     Z18 Hans Ludemann (x2)
     Z20 Karl Galster (x2) 

The weather is fine with two islands on the map (G3 and I5). Three 25-point objectives were placed in the standard locations (F1, F4, and F7).  

START: The Prince of Wales starts in A4 and the Javelin below it in A6. The Bismarck and Gneisenau start together in K3, with the two Graf Spees and a Galster below in K4. The Köln, a Galster and a Ludemann are below them in K5. The last Ludemann starts alone in K2.  

Turn 1: The British win initiative. The German Battleships move to I3, the heavy cruisers formation to I4, the Köln’s formation to I6 and the lone Ludemann to J4 The Prince of Wales floats ahead to B5 while the Javlin rushes ahead to C5. The British air attacks with the Swordfish, Skua and both Spitfires attacking the heavy cruiser formation and the Sunderlands flying to H5 and H6. The Air attack is unsuccessful, with the German flak killing the Swordfish and aborting the Skua while the surviving Spitfires miss with their strafing attacks against the Destroyer. The Sunderlands, safe from flak, lay mine between the islands. During the surface fire step, the Javelin lays smoke. 

Turn 2: The British again win initiative. With the center blocked by the islands and minefield, the Battleships move to H2, the Heavy Cruisers to H3 and the Ludeman to I2. Not wanted to get too far ahead of the heavier guns, the Köln’s formation stays in place. The Prince of Wales moves to B6. The Prince of Wales moves down to B6 while the Javelin moves to B5. The Sunderlands go after the lone Ludemann and each get a hit, sinking it. The Javelin produces another smoke screen.  

Turn 3: Losing initiative again, the German advance around the terrain, the Battleships moving to F3, the Heavy Cruiser formation to F2, and the Köln’s formation to H6. The British remain cagey, the Prince of Wales moving to D6 and the Javelin to C5. The Sunderlands, the Skua, and a Spitfire converge on the Heavy Cruiser formation. The German flak is completely ineffective, allowing a Sunderland to get a hit on a Graf Spee and the Spitfire to cripple the Galster with its strafing attack. Finally in gunnery range, the Gneisenau opens up, but misses. The British battleship misses in return. Preparing for next turn, the Javelin produces another smoke screen.
 
Turn 4: The British again win initiative. The German Battleships advance to E3, the Heavy Cruisers to F4, the Köln’s formation to G4 and the crippled Galster to F3. Both British ships move to C6. The Sunderlands again go after the Heavy Cruisers while the Spitfire makes a strafing attack on the crippled destroyer. Of the three planes, only one Sunderland makes it through the flak without having its attack aborted, but does successfully hit the undamaged Graf Spee, removing the range 4 capability from that ship as well. With the Graf Spees now unable to hit it in return, the Prince of Wales gets a free shot on one of the Graf Spees, but misses. The Javelin, fulfilling its usual role, lays more smoke. The Graf Spees, while damaged, are able to capture the objective at F4.  

Turn 5: The Germans win initiative, forcing the British to commit first. The Prince of Wales moves to A5 and the Javelin to B5. The German battleships move to C4, the Heavy Cruisers to D4, the Köln’s formation to E4 and the crippled Galster to E3. The Sunderlands and the Skua go after the Heavy Cruisers again while the Spitfire remains at base. The German flak is completely ineffective, allowing a Sunderland and the Skua to each hit one of the German heavy cruisers, leaving both Graf Spees crippled. The Prince of Wales hits the Gneisenau with its main guns and then the Javelin pops a smoke screen before the German ships can return fire. The Bismarck, frustrated at being unable to hit the British battleship, fires all of its guns at the Javelin. Despite the smoke, the destroyer goes down. 
 
Turn 6: The British win initiative, allowing the Prince of Wales to pick out its escape route. The German battleships move to A5 and the crippled Graf Spees move into the smoke at B5. The Köln’s formation moves to C4 and the crippled Galster moves to A7. The Sunderlands again go after the Graf Spees and both Spitfires go after the crippled destroyer. The German flak is ineffective, but the smoke saves both Graf Spees from destruction from Sunderland bombing runs. The two Spitfires are able to make short work of the crippled Karl Galster. The Bismarck manages to get a hit on the Prince of Wales, but the British return fire, hampered by a jammed mount, fails to have any effect on the Gneisenau.  

Turn 7: Again losing initiative, the Germans chase the British Battleship. The German battleships moves to B7, the crippled heavy cruisers move to C6 and the Köln’s formation moves to C6. The Sunderlands and Skuas go after the heavy cruisers again. The despite flak from the cruisers aborts one of the Sunderlands, but the bomb attacks from the remaining two aircraft hit and sink the two Graf Spees. The three battleships exchange fire, both German ships hitting the Prince of Wales and the British ship’s return fire hitting the Gneisenau. Additionally, the British secondaries and tertiaries hit and crippled both remaining German destroyers.  

Turn 8: The Germans win initiative, limiting the British options. With three hits, and unlikely to avoid short range shots from the Battleships, let alone torpedo attacks from the smaller vessels, the Prince of Wales retreats. With the victory pretty well in hand, but wary for the remaining British air threat, the Germans head back to their side of the map. The Gneisenau and Köln move to D6 while the Bismarck connects with the crippled Destroyers in D7, planning to use its numerous flak guns to help defend the smaller ships. The Sunderlands go after the Gneisenau and Köln while the Spitfires go after the crippled destroyers. No longer distracted by the British battleship, the German flak is deadly. The Köln’s guns knock down a Sunderland while the Bismarck’s kill a Spitfire. The remaining Sunderland hits the Köln and the other Spitfire has its attack aborted by the destroyers’ flak.  

Turn 9: Initiative no longer matters. The Gneisenau’s formation moves to F6 while the slower Bismarck formation moves to E6. The Sunderland and Skua go after the Köln but are both aborted by flak. 
 
Turn 10: The Gneisenau and Köln move to H6 while the Bismarck’s formation moves to F6. No British air attacks.  

Turn 11: The Gneisenau’s formation moves to I6 while the Bismarck’s moves to capture the objective in F7, to remove any doubt from their victory. All three British planes attack the Köln, but the German flak is again devastating. The Sunderland goes down to the Gneisenau’s guns and the Skua is aborted by the cruiser’s. The Spitfire’s strafing attack fails to damage the cruiser. Unable to be attacked again, the Germans safely regroup off the map. With their airfield now captured, the Spitfire and Skua attempt to make it to the nearest base, but the Skua runs out of fuel and drops into the ocean.  

Surviving British Forces: 
Prince of Wales (2 damage) 
Spitfire Mk.IA  

Surviving German Forces: 
Bismarck
Gneisenau (1 damage)
Köln
Z20 Karl Galster (crippled)
Z18 Hans Ludemann (crippled) 
 
AFTER ACTION (UK): While heavily outnumbered, I was able to use terrain and air superiority to my advantage and cause significant damage to the German fleet. It’s unfortunate that I wasn’t able to damage his Battleships more, but cut off and surrounded, with only a light cruiser in support, I should be able to finish them off in the Spring.  

AFTER ACTION (GER): This was not the battle I expected. I took much heavier losses than anticipated. I now have two heavy units cut off and in need of support. Luckily I invested heavily in long range air and improved local air defense in my previous build phase. I hope to get enough air power into the area to protect Bismarck and Gneisenau. This next turn will yield many more battles than Fall of '41.

Ship Card Image

Here is an example of the ship cards I've made in Excel for use in the campaign.

Turn 2 Tactical Intelligence - Fall 1941

After planning our builds and moves, we shared our tactical intelligence.  This time, it had to cover many more sectors, as each sector adjacent to an enemy sector has to be reported.

TURN 2	UK	GE
SECTOR 19	1 BB, 1 CA, 2 DD	Nothing detected
SECTOR 23	2 CA, 3 DD	Nothing detected
SECTOR 24	Nothing detected	Nothing detected
SECTOR 25	1 BB, 1 DD	2 BB, 3 CA, 4 DD
SECTOR 26	1 CV, 1 CA	Nothing detected
SECTOR 27	Nothing detected	Nothing detected
SECTOR 28	Nothing detected	Nothing detected
SECTOR 29	Nothing detected	Nothing detected
SECTOR 30	Nothing detected	Nothing detected
SECTOR 31	1 BB, 1 CV, 1 CA, 2 DD	Nothing detected
SECTOR 32	1 BB, 1 CV, 1 CA, 3 DD	Nothing detected
SECTOR 33	Nothing detected	Nothing detected
SECTOR 34	Nothing detected	1 BB, CA, 2 DD
SECTOR 35	1 DD	Nothing detected
SECTOR 36	Nothing detected	1 BB, 6 CA, 3 DD
SECTOR 37	Nothing detected	Nothing detected
SECTOR 38	Nothing detected	1 CV, 8 CA, 3 DD
SECTOR 40	Nothing detected	1 DD

Things were decidedly cagey and, while the British look to conquer the entire center row of territories, and even one in the German starting area, the Germans make a bold attack on one of the British bases.  The defending British forces choose to stay and fight and that will be our only battle this turn...