@the-spaceman
I finished the game. Here are the results:
The Allies won. While I’m sure some of it was due to your strategy, the AI made many mistakes, such as:
Letting China just retake many territories without putting up any resistance.
Turtling in Hong Kong for no reason.
Not building industrial complexes in China.
Barely trying to go for the Dutch East Indies.
Not putting their aircraft on their carriers, instead using them as fodder, leading to their navy being sunk quickly.
Building transports and moving them unescorted within range of Allied aircraft.
Declaring war on true neutrals.
That last one was important. It allowed the massive British army in the Middle East and Africa to move through Turkey and open up a Balkan front. While the Germans were able to deadzone Yugoslavia and cause many British casualties, it seriously diverted German forces from the Soviets. It also allowed the Soviets to collect their bonus for Lend-Lease after the recapture of Archangel.
The Germans never really had a chance to capture Moscow, despite moving next to it at times.
The US focused mainly on the Pacific, knowing that the Soviets and British could deal with the Germans.
Here’s the full game:
2023-6-3-World-War-II-Global-1940-2nd-Edition.tsvg