Where do I begin...
OK, first I had to reload the game. I just restored my computer to factory condition and have been rebuilding it. I downloaded HoF and went to play my turn. Unfortunately, there was no sound, and the game only got to the screens where you choose your city build before it crashed. Turns out I failed to install Conquests using compatibility mode and also failed to install the 1.22 patch properly. After that getting corrected, I reloaded the game. No moves had been made so there were no changes to gameplay.
Mussolini (I'm blaming him) ordered a massive airstrike against Palermo. Convinced that this strategy had hindered the Allies in the past, all military sense was ignored on this dubious venture. It was a turkey shoot for the Americans.
- Ju-88 shot down
- Ju-88 shot down
- Stuka kills 1 citizen. Woo-hoo our own people!
- Stuka shot down
- Stuka destroys courthouse. That'll show 'em.
- Stuka hits a BB 3/3 to 1/3
- Stuka shot down
- Stuka hits a cruiser, looks like CLAA Atlanta maybe? 4/4 to 2/4
Ju-88 wisely avoids Sicily and bombs US Marines in southern Italy, 5/5 to 2/5
After two months of deceptive measures and operating under strict radio silence, an Italian transport fleet escorted by BC Vittorio and the last remaining CL Cardona launch an brilliant surprise attack on Oran!
CL Cardona bombards Oran, hits a transport 4/4 to 2/4
Vittorio's guns open up on Oran, hit another transport 4/4 to 2/4
Italian Marine Corps leads the assault on the beaches, where they are met by recuperating US mechanized forces. 6/6 MC vs. 3/4 Mech Div, 1/6 MC
2nd Italian 6/6 MC vs. 4/4 US Infantry division, 3/4 US inf div
Italian fleet retreats. I unloaded the wounded MC into Spain before realizing that this may have been an illegal move. If it is, I can disband it next turn.
GPS to the USA.