A Scenario for World in Flames by
David N. Knudson
The game starts in S/O 1939. It
ends in S/O 1949. The Axis have won the initiative, and elected to go first.
The first weather roll is a ‘4’ (fine in all weather zones).
The Axis major powers are
The Allied major powers are
On the first Axis impulse of the
game,
Despite being at war only with a
minor power (
Control is as shown on the map for
the RAW 1939 Global War scenario with the following exceptions:
·
Canada is not a part of the CW, but an independent minor power.
·
Austria is part of the German home nation.
·
Czechoslovakia is part of the German home nation.
·
Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Bessarabia are part of the Soviet home
nation.
·
All of mainland China except Manchuria is controlled by China.
·
There is a blue factory in a city in South Africa. In order to conquer
South Africa, both Pretoria and the factory city (if it is not Pretoria) must
be controlled.
·
All green factories count as blue ones.
·
Pyongyang is a normal city. Seoul is the capital of Korea.
·
Syria is an independent minor power. The two French Syrian Territorials
are now Syrian units. The 3-2 Terr is now a 3-2 Syrian INF dated 1936. The 2-3
Terr is now a reserve militia for Damascus.
·
Turkey controls Rhodes and the two extreme Northeastern hexes of Greece.
·
Replace all Argentina Land and Air units with Czechoslovakia’s. Keep the
Argentinean Navy as Argentinean. The Prague militia is for Buenos Aires. The
Bratislava militia is for Cordoba.
·
All Latin American minors except for Mexico, Argentina and Brazil have
“regular” equivalents to their AIF heavy units. All non-militia land units have
a “regular” unit dated four years earlier than the heavy one, and one strength
point less. Use the heavy unit with a damaged marker to indicate this.
Please note
that unless specified below, all RAW concerning minor power control, trade
agreements and activation are ignored.
Germany:
·
Hungary: Hungary provides its resource to Germany. Hungary may
be aligned by Germany in any impulse in which Germany is at war with an Allied
major power, and Paris is Axis-controlled.
·
Sweden: Sweden provides its three resources to Germany.
Sweden may be aligned by Germany in any impulse in which Paris, Moscow, Oslo, Copenhagen,
Helsinki and Leningrad are Axis-controlled.
·
Rumania: Rumania provides two of its oil resources to Germany.
Rumania may be aligned to Germany in any DOW phase where Germany and the USSR
are at war.
·
Argentina: Argentina may be aligned by Germany
in any impulse where Germany is at war with a major power, and Berlin is
German-controlled.
Italy:
·
Bulgaria: Bulgaria provides its resource to
Italy. Bulgaria may be aligned by Italy in any Axis impulse if Italy is at war
with an Allied Major power.
·
Rumania: Rumania provides one oil resource to Italy.
·
Greece: Greece is aligned to Italy from the start of the
game.
The CW:
·
Portugal: Portugal may be aligned in any
impulse where the CW is at war with a Major Power and London is
British-controlled.
·
Ireland: Ireland may be aligned in any impulse where the
CW is at war with a Major Power and London is British-controlled.
·
Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia may be aligned in any
impulse where the CW is at war with a Major Power and London is
British-controlled.
·
Iraq: Iraq provides its resources to the CW. Iraq may be
aligned in any impulse where Tehran is not Persian-controlled and Kuwait is
CW-controlled.
·
Venezuela: Venezuela provides three oil to
the CW.
·
Chile: Chile provides its resources to the CW.
Japan:
·
Siam: Siam may be activated in any impulse in which Japan is
at war with an Allied major power.
·
The Netherlands: The Netherlands provides two oil
from the NEI to Japan.
The USSR:
·
Mongolia: Mongolia may be activated by the
USSR in any game impulse in which the USSR is at war with Japan.
·
Turkey: Please see the special section on minor wars to see
how Turkey may be aligned.
France:
·
Spain: Spain provides two of its resources to France.
·
Belgium: Belgium provides its resources to France. Belgium may
be aligned by France in any game impulse in which Paris is controlled by
France.
·
Mexico: Mexico provides its resources to France. Mexico may
be aligned to France in any impulse where Paris is Allied-controlled.
China:
·
The Netherlands: The Netherlands provides two oil
from the NEI to China.
The United
States of America:
·
Canada: Canada provides its resources to the USA. Canada may
be aligned by the USA in any game impulse where Washington DC is Allied
controlled.
·
Panama: Panama starts the game aligned to the USA.
·
Venezuela: Venezuela provides three oil to
the United States.
·
Brazil: Brazil may be aligned in any impulse that Argentina is
aligned with Germany and at war with the United States.
Status of
China:
China is an
Allied major power. There are no communist Chinese; all Communist units are
treated as Nationalist units. There are no restrictions on where Chinese units
may operate; additionally, any Axis major power may freely DoW China after the
first game impulse.
Conquest
of
There is no Vichy
France. France is normal major power in that all French home country factories
must be controlled by the Axis for France to be conquered.
Naval
Scrapping Rule:
All named ships
(including the Queens) must be scrapped if destroyed.
Advance-build
Rule:
Each major
power may only advance-build one unit per turn. Conform to RAW when deciding
whether a unit class is eligible to be advance-built.
Gearing:
On the first
turn of the game, all gearing limits are set to one, regardless of whether or
not a country was DOW’ed.
Cooperation:
The United
States and France cooperate.
Germany and
Italy cooperate.
Game
Turns:
Game turns are
no longer of variable length. Instead, each turn has a set number of impulses. There
are no “+” to initiative rolls; rolls are straight with the side that did not
have initiative in the previous turn winning ties. Use the following chart to
determine impulses. Each side gets the number of impulses specified in the
chart:
J/F: 3
M/A: 4
M/J: 5
J/A: 6
S/O: 5
N/D: 4
Therefore, in
M/J there are 10 impulses; 5 for the Allies, and 5 for the Axis.
Pacts
·
USSR-Germany: The USSR and Germany have a peace
treaty. This is not a neutrality pact, but rather a treaty. Per RAW, the USSR
may occupy Eastern Poland. The USSR may not DoW Germany, Finland, Denmark,
Romania, or Sweden, and Germany may not DoW the USSR until the treaty is
abrogated. Additionally, Germany may not DoW or even enter Yugoslavia,
Bulgaria, Greece or Turkey, even if other Axis powers are at war with them.
Similarly, the USSR may not enter Finland, Denmark, Romania or Sweden even if
other Allied Major powers are at war with them. Germany may abrogate the treaty
under the following terms: the year is 1942 or later, Paris and Rome are
Axis-controlled, and Germany has a 1-1 garrison ratio along the USSR-German
border. The USSR may abrogate the treaty under the following terms: the year is
1943 or later, Washington, Ottawa, and Los Angeles are Allied-Controlled, and
the USSR has a 1-1 border garrison with Germany.
·
USSR-Japan: The USSR and Japan have a peace
treaty. This is not a neutrality pact, but rather a treaty. The USSR may not
DoW Japan, and Japan may not DoW the USSR until the treaty is abrogated. Japan
may abrogate the treaty under the following terms: the year is 1942 or later,
the German-USSR pact has been abrogated, and Japan has a 1-1 garrison ratio
along the border. The USSR may abrogate the treaty under the following terms:
the year is 1943 or later, Kiev, Moscow and Leningrad are Allied controlled,
and the USSR has a 1-1 garrison ratio along the border. Ignore the RAW
concerning USSR-Japan war; once at war, both Japan and the USSR behave as other
major powers do.
·
CW-USA&France: The Commonwealth and the United
States/France have a peace treaty. This is not a neutrality pact, but a treaty.
The Commonwealth may not declare war on either the United States or France
until ALL of the following conditions are true: the year is 1941 or later,
Paris is Axis-controlled, Cairo is Axis controlled, and Delhi is
Axis-controlled. The United States and France may not declare war on the CW
unless ALL of the following conditions are true: The year is 1942 or later,
Honolulu is Allied-controlled, and Washington is Allied-controlled. Either side
can break the pact without condition in any DOW phase where the year is 1943 or
later.
Production
Ignore RAW. Use
the following chart:
Country |
1939 |
1940 |
1941 |
1942 |
1943 |
1944 |
1945 |
1946+ |
Germany |
1 |
1.25 |
1.25 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.75 |
1.75 |
Japan |
1 |
1.25 |
1.25 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
Italy |
1 |
1.25 |
1.25 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
CW |
1 |
1.25 |
1.25 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.75 |
1.75 |
France |
.5 |
.75 |
1 |
1.25 |
1.25 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
China |
.5 |
.5 |
.75 |
1 |
1.25 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
USSR |
.5 |
.5 |
.75 |
1.25 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.75 |
1.75 |
USA |
.5 |
.75 |
1 |
1.25 |
1.5 |
1.75 |
2 |
2.25 |
Please note
that there is no bonus to USSR production for controlling cities after 1942 and
1943.
Lend-Lease
Aircraft
All Chinese
Lend-Lease aircraft are Chinese.
All French
lend-lease aircraft are French.
All Soviet
lend-lease aircraft (except the 1943 Spitfire) are Soviet.
Setup
Alterations:
Ignore RAW
setups. Use the setups listed below.
Chinese Setup:
·
Anywhere in China: 2 HQI (Chaing, Mao), 5 INF, 1 MNT,
1 GARR, 2 CAV, 1 INFDiv, 1 GUN, 2 FTR-2, 1 LND-3, 2 PIL, 2 CA, 2 CL, 1 SUB,
4TNK, 4 CPs, 4 OIL.
USSR
Setup
·
Red Army: 1 HQ-A (Zhukov), 1 HQ-I
(Timoshenko), 1 MECH, 1 MOT, 6 INF, 1 CAV, 2 GARR, 1 ARMDiv, 1 MOTDiv, 1
INFDiv, 1 ENG, 3 GUN, 4 OIL
·
Red Air Force: 4 FTR-2, 3 LND-3, 1 NAV-2, 1 LND-4,
5 PIL
·
Red Banner Fleet: 3 BB (Marat, P Commune, Oct
Revolution), 5 CA (Kirov, Voroshilov, K.Kavez, Molotov, Maxim Gorkiy), 3 CL
(Cher. Ukrania, Comintern, Krasni Krym), 1 TRS, 3 TNK, 5 CP
·
Construction Pool: 1 BB (S Soyuz) 2 CA (Chapayev,
Zhelezniakov), 1 SUB
·
N/D 1939: 1 INF, 1 FTR-2, 1 PIL 1 CA
(Kaganovich) face-down.
·
J/F 1940: 1 CA (Chkalov) face-down, 1 O-CHIT
·
M/A 1940: 1 BB (Sevastopol) face-down, 1 CA (Kalinin)
face-down.
Turkish
Setup
·
Turkish Army: 1 HQ-I (Inonu), 1 MNT, 3 INF, 1
CAV, 2 GARR, 2 MIL
·
Turkish Air Force: 1 FTR-2, 1 PIL
·
Turkish Navy: 1 BB (Yavuz), 2 CL (Hamadieh,
Medjidieh), 2 CP.
Italian
Setup
·
Italian Army:
§
Italy or Greece: 1 HQ-A (Graziani), 1 MECH, 1 INF, 1 GUN
§
Libya: 2 TERR
§
Italian East Africa: 2 TERR
§
Anywhere: 1 HQ-1 (Balbo), 1 MOT, 1 INF, 1 GARR, 1 CAV, 1 GUN, 1 INFDiv,
1 ENG, 1 SYNTH, 3 OIL
·
Italian Air Force:
§
Anywhere: 3 FTR-2, 1 LND-2, 3 LND-3, 1 NAV-2, 6 PIL
·
Italian Navy:
§
Anywhere: 1 CV (Aquila), 3 BB (C Di Cavour, Caio Dulio, Guilio Caesar),
11 CA (Abruzzi, Bolzano, Duca D’ Aosta, E. Di. Savoia, Fiume, Garibaldi, Pola,
San Giorgio, Trento, Trieste, Zara), 8 CL (Attendolo, Barbiano, Bari, Cadorna,
Colleoni, Guissano, Montecuccoli, Taranto), 2 CVP, 1 PIL, 3 SUB, 3 TNK, 6 CP
·
Construction Pool: 1 CV (Sparviero), 1 BB Vittorio
Veneto, 1 SUB
·
Repair Pool: 1 BB (Andrea Doria), 1 CA
(Gorizia), 2 CL (Bande Nere, Diaz)
·
N/D 1939: 1 CL (Magno) face-down
·
J/F 1940: 1 BB (Roma) face-down, 1 CL
(Germanico) face-down
·
M/A 1940: 1 BB (Littorio), face-up, 1 CL
(Africano) face-down
Greek
Setup
·
Greek Army: 1 MNT, 1 INF, 1 MIL
·
Greek Air Force: 1 FTR-2, 1 PIL
·
Greek Navy: 1 CA (Girg Averoff), 1 CL (Helle),
5 CP, 4 TNK
Japanese
Land and Land-Based Air setup:
·
In Japan: 1 HQI (Yamamoto), 2 MAR (1 is
reserve), 1 INF, 1 ENGDiv, 1 GUN.
·
In Korea: 1 TERR.
·
In Manchuria: 2 TERR.
·
Anywhere: 2 HQI (Umezu, Teruchi), 1 MOT, 6 INF, 1 GARR, 1
CAV 2 INFDiv, 1 MARDiv, 1 MECHDiv, 2 GUNs, 2 FTR-2, 2 LND-2, 1 LND-3, 2 NAV-2,
1 NAV-3 1 ATR, 6 PIL, 4 OIL.
Imperial
Japanese Navy:
5 CV (Akagi,
Hiryu, Kaga, Ryujo, Soryu) 3 CVL (Chitose, Hosho, Shoho), 8 BB (Fuso, Haruna,
Hyuga, Ise, Kirishima, Kongo, Mutso, Yamashiro), 18 CA (Aoba, Asama, Ashigara,
Atago, Chikuma, Chokai, Haguro, Idzumo, Kako, Kinugasa, Kumano, Maya, Mikuma,
Mogami, Myoko, Nachi, Suzuya, Tone) 13 CL (Isuzu, Jintsu, Kinu, Kiso, Kuma,
Naka, Natori, Oi, Sendai, Tatsuta, Tenryu, Yubari, Yura), 13 CVP, 8 PIL, 3 TRS,
1 AMPH, 3 SUB, 9 TNK, 21 CP.
Repair Pool: 2 BB (Hiei, Nagato), 2
CA (Furutaka, Takao, 4 CL (Abukama, Kitakami, Nagara, Tama)
Construction
Pool: 1
BB (Yamato), 1 CV (Shokaku), 1 CVL (Chiyoda), 1 CL (Katori), 1 SUB
N/D 1939: 1 CVP, 1 PIL
J/F 1940: 1 CVL (Zuiho)
face-down, 1 O-Chit
M/A 1940: 1 BB (Musashi)
face-down, 1 CVP
M/J 1940: 1 CV (Zuikaku), face-up
US Setup
·
US Army: (May setup in CONUS, Alaska,
Philippines, Panama, Hawaii, Guam, or Wake) 1 HQI (Nimitz), 2 INF, 2 GAR, 1
InfDiv, 1 MotDiv, 1 MarDiv, 1 MECHDiv, 1 MotEngDiv, 2 GUNS, 3 FTR, 2 LND-3, 1
NAV-2, 1 NAV-3, 1 LND-4, 1 ATR, 6 PIL, 6 OIL
·
In Brazil: 1 HQI (MacArthur) 1 MNT 1 INF 1
FTR, 1 LND-3 2 Pilots.
·
US Pacific Fleet: (Any Pacific Coast Home City) 1 CV
(Lexington), 3 BB (Arizona, Idaho, West Virginia), 5 CA (Astoria, Augusta,
Chester, Minneapolis, Salt Lake City), 4 CL (Boise, Honolulu, Marblehead,
Phoenix)
·
US Atlantic Fleet: (Any Atlantic Coast Home City) 1
CV (Saratoga), 3 BB (New Mexico, Nevada, Texas), 5 CA (Louisville, Pensacola,
Quincy, San Francisco, Vincennes), 3 CL (Concord, Milwaukee, Savannah)
·
Anywhere: (US Home City or Brazil) 1 CVL
(Langley), 2 BB (Arkansas, Wyoming), 1 CA (Houston), 1 CL (Detroit), 5 TRS, 3
SUB, 10 TNK, 30 CP, 10 CVP, 5 PIL
·
Construction Pool: 1 CV (Ranger), 1 CA (Northampton),
1 CL (Helena)
·
Repair Pool: 7 BB (California, Colorado,
Maryland, Mississippi, New York, Oklahoma, Tennessee), 5 CA (Chicago, New
Orleans, Portland, Tuscaloosa, Wichita), 5 CL (Nashville, Omaha, Philadelphia,
Raleigh, Richmond)
·
N/D 1939: 1 BB (Pennsylvania), 1 CA (Indianapolis), 1 CL
(Memphis) face-up, 1 SUB face-down, 1 FTR, 1 NAV-2, 1 MOT, 1 PIL
·
J/F 1940: 1 CVP 1 NAV-3 1 PIL 1 MECH
·
M/A 1940: 1 BB (North Carolina) face-down.
·
M/J 1940: 1 BB (Washington) face-down.
CW Setup:
·
Army:
·
India: 1 INF (In), 1 GARR (In)
·
Home Country: 6 TERR
·
Anywhere: 1 HQ-A (Wavell), 1 HQ-I (Gort), 1 MECH, 2 MOT, 2 INF, 1
MECHDiv, 1 MOTDiv, I INFDiv, 1 SYNTH, 6 OIL
·
Air Force:
·
India: 1 FTR (In), 1 PIL
·
Anywhere: 3 FTR-2, 1 LND-2, 3 LND-3, 2 NAV-2, 1 ATR-3, 5 PIL
·
Navy:
·
Europe: 2 CV (Ark Royal, Glorious), 7 BB (Hood, KGV, Nelson, Q
Elizabeth, Repulse, Revenge, Rodney), 8 CA (Devonshire, Dorsetshire, Effingham,
Gloucester, Liverpool, Manchester, Norfolk, Sussex), 14 CL (Arethusa, Calypso,
Carlisle, Colombo, Coventry, Curlew, Danae, Dauntless, Delhi, Diadem, Diomede,
Dragon, Dunedin, Emerald)
·
Africa: 1 CVL (Argus), 1 BB (Valiant), 2 CA (Hawkins, York), 4 CL
(Cairo, Despatch, Dido, Enterprise)
·
America: 1 CVL (Hermes), 1 BB (Warspite), 2 CA (Birmingham, Kent), 4 CL
(Aurora, Caledon, Ceres, Curacoa)
·
Asia/Pacific: 1 CV (Courageous), 1 CVL (Eagle), 2 BB (Barham, Malaya), 5
CA (Australia (AUS), Canberra (AUS), Cumberland, Glasgow, Shropshire (AUS)), 9
CL (Achilles (NZ), Adelaide (AUS), Capetown, Galatea, Hermoine, Hobart (AUS),
Leander (NZ), Perth (AUS), Sydney (AUS))
·
Anywhere: 1 CV (Furious), 3 BB (Renown, Resolution, Royal Oak), 5 CA
(Berwick, Edinburgh, London, Sheffield, Suffolk), 7 CL (Caradoc, Cardiff,
Durban, Naiad, Neptune, Orion, Penelope), 12 CVP, 8 PIL, 4 TRS, Queens (Tot: 5
TRS), 2 SUB, 80 CP, 52 TNK
·
Construction Pool: 2 CV (Formidable, Illustrious), 2 BB (Duke of York,
Iron Duke), 3 CA (Belfast, Fiji, Newcastle), 1 CL (Sirius)
·
Repair Pool: 2 BB (Ramillies, Royal Sovereign), 4 CA (Cornwall, Exeter,
Frobisher, Southhampton), 5 CL (Ajax, Bonadventure, Calcutta, Euryalus, Phoebe)
·
N/D 1939: 1 CV (Indomitable) face-up, 1 BB
(Howe) face-up, 1 CA (Trinidad) face-down, 1CVP, 1 CP
·
J/F 1940: 1 CV (Indefatigable) face-down, 1
BB (Anson) face-down, 1 CA (Mauritus) face-up, 1 CL (Bellona) face-down, 1 AMPH
face-up, 1 CP
·
M/A 1940: 1 CV (Implacable) face-down, 1 BB
(Price of Wales), face-up, 1 CA (Bermuda) face-down, 1 CP, 1 TNK
·
M/J 1940: 1 CV (Victorious) face-up, 1 BB
(Lion) face-down, 1 CA (Kenya) face-down, 1 TNK
French
Setup:
·
French Army:
§
In France: 1 HQ-I (Georges), 1 MECH, 1 MOT, 5 INF, 2 GARR, 1 CAV, 1
MOTDiv, 1 INFDiv, 1 ENG, 4 GUN, 1 SYNTH
§
Algeria: 1 MNT (ALG), 1 TERR
§
Indochina: 1 TERR
§
Home Country: 3 TERR
§
Anywhere: 1 HQ-I (Billotte), 1 INF, 4 OIL
·
French Air Force:
§
Anywhere: 3 FTR-2, 1 FTR-3, 2 LND-3, 1 LND-4, 1 NAV-2, 1 ATR, 5 PIL
·
French Navy:
§
Anywhere: 1 CV (Bearn), 8 BB (Bretagne, Courbet, Dunkerque, Lorraine,
Paris, Provence, Richelieu, Strasbourg), 9 CA (Algerie, Duguay Trouin, Dupliex,
Duquesne, Foch, Lamotte-Picquet, Primaguet, Suffren, Tourville), 7 CL (Emile
Bertin, Galissonniere, G. Leygues, Jean De Vienne, Jeanne D’Arc, Marsailles,
Montcalm), 3 SUB, 1 TRS, 5 TNK, 10 CP, 2 CVP, 1 PIL
·
Repair Pool: 1 BB (Jean Bart), 1 CA (Colbert), 1
CL (Gloire)
·
N/D 1939: 1 GUN, 1 FTR-2, 1 PIL, 1 CL
(DeGrasse), face-down
·
J/F 1940: 1 CV (Painleve) face-down
·
M/A 1940: 1 BB (Clemenceau) face-down, 1 CVP
·
M/J 1940: 1 CV (Joffre) face-up
German
Setup:
German Army: 1 HQ-A (Rundstedt), 2
HQ-I (V Bock, V Leeb), 2 ARM, 2 MECH, 3 MOT, 10 INF, 3 GARR, 1 MNT, 1 MECHDiv,
1 MOTDiv (SS), 1 INFDiv, 1 ENG, 4 GUN, 1 SYNTH, 1 O-Chit, 4 OIL
German Air
Force:
4 FTR-2, 1 FTR-3, 2 LND-2, 4 LND-3, 1 ATR-2, 1 NAV-3, 10 PIL
German Navy: 1 CV (Graf Zepplin), 5
BB (Bismarck, Gneisenau, Scharnhorst, Schl-Holstein, Schlesien), 6 CA (Adm.
Hipper, Adm. Scheer, Blucher, Deutschland, Graf Spee, Prinz Eugen), 5 CL
(Emden, Karlsruhe, Koln, Konigsbergm Leipzig), 1 TRS, 2 SUB, 2 CVP, 1 PIL, 6
TNK, 10 CP
Construction
Pool: 2
CA (Lutzow, Seydlitz), 1 SUB
N/D 1939: 1 FTR-2, 1 PIL, 1 INF
(SS)
J/F 1940: 1 SUB (face-up), 1
LND-3, 1 PARA, 1 ARMDiv, 1 O-Chit
M/A 1940: 1 CL (Nurnberg)
face-up, 1 AMPH face-down
M/J 1940: 1 BB (Tirpitz) face-up
J/A 1940: 1 CV (Peter Strasser)
face-down
Minor
War:
At the start of
the game, there is an active war between Italy/Greece and Turkey.
In M/A 1939, Greece and Turkey went
to war. In M/J Italy joined in with Greece against Turkey. The game starts in
S/O 1939 (as usual) with Turkey (run by the USSR) at war with Italy and Greece.
Both Greece and Turkey have deployed their reserves (Italy has not - it isn't
at war with an MP). Turkey has taken the two extreme northeastern hexes of
Greece, and Rhodes. Although the first game impulse would see Italy limited to
a combined impulse (not an active MP despite being at war with Turkey), this
wouldn't last as in the second Axis impulse, it is expected that Italy would
declare war on all four Allied MPs (at which point Turkey becomes a normal
Soviet-controlled minor, and Soviet forces can enter Turkey at will). In this
case, while the USSR would be surprised, the Turks would not. The Greeks and
Turks would have their 1939 force pools deployed, while Italy's at-start land
and air forces could start either in Greece or in Italy.