Fall 955:
possible with the worst timing ever, the Arabs have not ordered the majority of their units. What could have gone wrong?
Not sure what had been agreed with Burgundy, who ordered two of its units to support the Arabs from Toulouse into Nantes, only to find no one present at its borders.
A bit of a solace for the Burgundians is the taking of Tunis and Sevilla from the Arabs.
It is however not success everywhere for the Burgundians: the Norse have forced their way into Maine. But also for the Norse not everything goes as planned, or does it? They had asked their Fleet commander in the Mid Atlantic Ocean to assist the Arab fleet in Asturia to move to Lisboa but, due the chaos of the Arabs NMR, ended up going back early; the Slavs from Hamburg stood ready to support the Swedes in Brandenburg but found that they we're busy attacking its neighbor in Hessen.
The Slavs saw their nightmare come true in Praha and decided not to leave anything of value behind for the attacking Romans: fires light up the night skies. And with nowhere left to go the Slav army scattered; meanwhile the ongoing war over the Khazar Empire between the Slavs and the Romans finally came to an end with an overwhelming defeat of the Slavic river fleet. The Romans in turn had to give up Cumaniya to the Slavs.
The Swedes are trying their luck expanding into mid-Europe with the taking of Pommern, Jomsburg, Breslau and Prussia.
But the best news is probably for the Danes who managed to move to Jylland so they will be still around in 956.
Overall, remarkable how few orders were not successful this season.

Retreats are due for the Romans and the Burgundians. See below.
But first...

The orders for Fall 955:
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ArabCaliphates:
F Asturias, no move received
A Burgos - Toulouse (*Fails*)
A Cordoba, no move received
F Lisboa, no move received
A Toulouse, no move received

Burgundy:
A Avignon Hold
A Bavaria - Hessen
F Berber Coast - Cordoba (*Fails*)
A Bruges Supports F Dorestad
F Dorestad Supports F Groningen
A Flanders Supports A Bruges
F Groningen Supports F Dorestad
F Gulf of Cadiz - Sevilla
A Maine Supports A Toulouse - Nantes (*Dislodged*)
A Oldenburg Supports A Bavaria - Hessen
A Paris Supports A Rouen
A Pisa - Lombardy (*Bounce*)
A Rouen Supports A Maine (*Cut*)
A Savoie - Lombardy (*Bounce*)
F Strait of Sicily - Tunis
A Tirol - Bavaria
A Tours Supports A Toulouse - Nantes (*Void*)

Danmark:
A Hedeby - Jylland
F Oerne Supports A Hedeby - Jylland

EasternRomanEmpire:
A Buda - Praha
A Cumaniya Supports A Transylvania - Ruthenia (*Dislodged*)
F Eastern Mediterranean Sea - Barca
A Graz Supports A Buda - Praha
A Kaffa Supports A Trebizond - Khazar Empire
F Miklagard - Aegean Sea
F North Black Sea Supports A Trebizond - Khazar Empire
F Palermo - Libyan Sea
A Palmyra Hold
A Pest Supports A Buda - Praha
F South Black Sea Hold
A Transylvania - Ruthenia (*Bounce*)
A Trebizond - Khazar Empire
A Valakia Supports A Cumaniya
A Venezia - Ancona

SlavicNations:
A Aldeigjuborg - Holmgard
A Burta Supports A Ruthenia - Cumaniya
A Hamburg Supports A Brandenburg (*Ordered to Move*)
A Kjonugard Supports A Ruthenia - Cumaniya
A Mordvin - Gardarike
A Praha DES Praha (*Disbanded*)
A Przemysl - Ruthenia (*Bounce*)
A Ruthenia - Cumaniya
F Vladimir - Khazar Empire (*Fails*)

Norge:
F Bay of Biscay Supports F Mid Atlantic Ocean
A Bretagne - Maine
A Cornwall - Rouen (*Fails*)
F Dogger Bank Supports A Hamburg
F English Channel Convoys A Cornwall - Rouen
A Essex Hold
A Helsingjaland - Jemtland
F Irish Sea Supports F Mid Atlantic Ocean
A Jorvik Hold
A Jylland - Skiringssal
F Mid Atlantic Ocean Supports F Asturias - Lisboa (*Void*)
A Noirmoutier Supports A Bretagne - Maine
F Sea of England Supports F Dogger Bank
F Skagerrak Convoys A Jylland - Skiringssal

Sverige:
F Baltic Sea Convoys A Ingermannland - Pommern
F Bornholmer Sea Convoys A Kalmar - Jomsborg
A Brandenburg - Hessen (*Fails*)
A Gdansk - Breslau
F Gulf of Bothnia, no move received
F Gulf of Finland Convoys A Ingermannland - Pommern
A Ingermannland - Pommern
A Kalmar - Jomsborg
A Mecklenburg Supports A Hamburg
A Memel - Prussia
A Tiundaland - Birka

Retreats:
The Roman army in Cumaniya can retreat to Paristria; or OTB.
The Burgundian army in Maine can retreat to Nantes; or OTB.
Retreats are due by Saturday Oct 11 at 23:00 GMT.

A look ahead at Winter 955.
Deadline for Winter 955 will be Tuesday Oct 13 at 23:00 GMT.

As usual, DPY and other files will follow with the Autumn adjudication.

Frank