Here are the initial Vichy forces in Syria and Lebanon in June 1941 (as in Slouch Hats and Eggshells):
Quote from: MengJiao on March 26, 2015, 08:17:26 PM
Here are the initial Vichy forces in Syria and Lebanon in June 1941 (as in Slouch Hats and Eggshells):
After 4 bad slab-pulls for Vichy and 3 Allied operations phases (versus 2 Vichy). The Commandos have taken Latakia. The Alawites have revolted and additional allied
Aircraft have come in from all sides:
how much action ever really takes place out in the open area just west of the "Transjordan" words on the map?
Quote from: bayonetbrant on March 28, 2015, 10:34:25 AM
how much action ever really takes place out in the open area just west of the "Transjordan" words on the map?
Probably nothing happens over there, though that is a pipeline route. It's hard to know how to focus on this campaign. For example, the airfield just west of the word "Syria" is where the RAF repeatedly shot up the Luftwaffe on the ground in May during the Luftwaffe's attempted intervention in the Iraq fighting. And that was a Vichy airfield and Vichy let that happen. In fact the P-40s first combat was there. The P-40s (250 Sqdrn) went back to Egypt and didn't return to the Lebanon-Syria front for another month to shoot down some Ju-88s for the P-40s first air-to-air kills. To really see this campaign it has to be in regional context and in some ways Borries at least tries to do that.
Quote from: MengJiao on March 28, 2015, 08:33:28 PM
Quote from: bayonetbrant on March 28, 2015, 10:34:25 AM
how much action ever really takes place out in the open area just west of the "Transjordan" words on the map?
Probably nothing happens over there, though that is a pipeline route. It's hard to know how to focus on this campaign. For example, the airfield just west of the word "Syria" is where the RAF repeatedly shot up the Luftwaffe on the ground in May during the Luftwaffe's attempted intervention in the Iraq fighting. And that was a Vichy airfield and Vichy let that happen. In fact the P-40s first combat was there. The P-40s (250 Sqdrn) went back to Egypt and didn't return to the Lebanon-Syria front for another month to shoot down some Ju-88s for the P-40s first air-to-air kills. To really see this campaign it has to be in regional context and in some ways Borries at least tries to do that.
On to the June III turn. Habforce enters from Iraq on schedule and the German airforce (Ju88s or air transport -- I picked the 88s -- more historical) turns up: