Those Tank units are German Panther Tanks - transported by Landing Craft units to Syria in Late 1941.
@The-Captain ahh … so just regular Panzers then as far as gameplay ? They look badass :)
Exciting! Quick, too. Gotta say, I almost forgot how nice the board looks when no chips are used and only pieces are laid out. The sheer mass in some territories is always nice to look at (guess I’m too used to TripleA).
As usual, you’ve proved yourself a master of these rules. Glad to see a game when the Axis win.
Yes - regular German Tank units.
This picture display some of the hand painted German units:
That brings a smile to my face :)
I’m no photographer, but very exquisite. Love it!
Game 2 barnee vs Panzerstahl-Helm
This was our 2nd EXP game. I was the Axis and Panzer was the Allies. It took till Late 1948 until Victory was decided. A epic 18 round match !
Game: 1940
Axis: barnee
Allies:Panzer
The Reich started out with heavy U-boat buys.
JPN focused on china, while the yanks built there Navy.
UK invested quickly in infrastructure, moving there Major Fctry in London underground, as well as building a Air Base in GIB and a Minor Fctry in Cairo.
Italia focused on there Army and ANZAC there Navy.
Although Italy was able to conquer a large swath of Africa, they were never able to take Egypt and were eventually forced from the continent, allowing a “Take Over” by Germany.
The Soviets withdrew from there border TTys with the Reich, resulting in a German invasion in Early 1941.
JPN also Declared War on the Western Allies and conquered the PHI and Singapore.
Jimmy Doolittle, seeking vengenance for his countrymen, successfully sinks a Trprt off of Kiangsu.
Major combat takes place on the Eastern Front, with Germany able to take an undefended Caucasus by a LCV attack.
The Caucasus will continue to change hands for the remainder of the War.
Russia is able to stabilize the Front with Mass Conscription in Early 1942.
Late 1942 and Stalin does the unthinkable and attacks JPN in Korea, spearheaded by 3rd Corps and 18 Inf Divisions.
USA gains a toehold in Greece. One they will keep for the majority of the War.
The Kriegsmarine continues to convoy Britain but remains in a defensive posture mostly, with a delayed launch of the Bismark, as well as sowing Mines.
A massive Luftwaffe attack along with a U-boat sink the poorly defended Allied Trprts off Greece.
JPN attacks Far East and Central Asia in retaliation of the communist attack on there forces.
America builds max infrastructure in Greece, with the Fighters stationed at the Air Base making a potential Luftwaffe attack to costly.
In 1944, Germany and JPN begin to strike deep into the Soviet Union. The Americans are able to take Carolines, but Russia is hard pressed.
JPN is pressured from Burma, the Huge Allied Fleet that will eventually take PHI and Russian 3rd Corps.
The Allies fail to coordinate and JPN hangs on by there eyelids.
The Americans have a strong presence in Greece, including the formation of USA Army Group, but Moscow is under major pressure. Allied Air Units are preventing an all out German attack.
A war of attrition ensues, with JPN evacuating the PHI and liberating Carolines.
USA declares War on Turkey, we were using CDG Neutrals house rule ,which is not part ot the Global 40 Expansion Mod by the Captain and Company, (never used it before actually. Just like the way the map looks :)
Russia is overpowered by Total War Bmbrs and Me262 Ftrs. As well as Massed SS Units and Tiger Tanks supported by Total War Mech Inf.
Stalin is defeated in Late 1948 and the Allies sue for peace.
Hitler has Stalin brought before him, where the two mass murderers proceed to get drunk. Well the Fuhrer doesn’t but allows it for his kindred spirit.
@Panzerstahl-Helm and I will have a 3rd game , as we continue to test triplea improvements.
Sounded very fun! Glad the Axis won. You’re pretty good at these house rules.
Hi everyone, I wish you al a happy new year.
May everyone play a lot of axis and allies games in 2024 🥂🥂
Happy New Year to you too!
Today at 19.00 CET our next Axis & Allies Global 1940 Expansion Tournament Event begins.
We have scheduled 2 games this weekend:
Game 1: Friday-Saturday;
Allies: Dark Knight
Axis: The Captain
Game 2: Sunday:
Allies: The Captain
Axis: Keld Rasmussen
Game Reports will be posted here ASAP.
Exciting!
Global 1940, No. 11 Game Report:
This is the only post in the No. 11 Game Report.
Players:
Axis: The Captain
Allies: Dark Knight
Germany:
From Early 1940, Germany launched U-Boat attacks on a minor scale in the Atlantic.
A build up of the German Kriegsmarine began - and included a Heavy Battleship unit among other naval units.
In Late 1941 the invasion of USSR was launched.
Soviet Union:
By Late 1943 the Soviets were still able to slow down the German advance - but as the Imperial Japanese Army had captured China, the Soviets were forced to allocate defensive units close to the borders of China.
Japan:
The Imperial Japanese Army swiftly captured China - and pushed the British back towards India.
By Early 1943 a Japanese invasion of India and the Soviet Union was imminent.
United States:
The United States was planning a Germany First strategy. Due to strong Italian and German offensive operations in the Mediterranian and Africa - the US strategy failed.
United Kingdom:
The United Kingdom was reinforcing London on a massive scale - since the German Strategic Plan was not clear to the British - and a possible German invasion og the United Kingdom Homeland was lurking, due to the massive build-up of the German Kriegsmarine.
Italy:
From Early 1940 the Italians were launching offensive operations in Africa and the Middle East.
By Early 1943 the Italians had captured Egypt and were preparing for offensive operations deep into Africa.
ANZAC:
ANZAC was overwhelmed by massive Japanese attacks - and since the USA had their focus in the Atlantic, ANZAC was continuously fighting a defensive battle.
By the end of Early 1943, the military and strategic situation had become hopeless for the Allies - and further resistance was meaningless.
The Allied Surrender occurred in the beginning of Late 1943. The pictures below show the situation at the end of Early 1943.
Very impressive! You never seem to lose a game. Or maybe you just don’t post the ones you lose?
Anyhow, that was devastating Axis play. Early 1943? That’s as quick of a war as those nations could hope.
Glad the Axis won.
Global 1940, No. 12 Game Report:
This is the only post in the No. 12 Game Report.
Players:
Axis: Keld Rasmussen
Allies: The Captain
Germany:
From Early 1940, Germany launched U-Boat attacks on a minor scale in the Atlantic.
In Late 1941 the invasion of the Soviet Union was launched, supported by 1st and 2nd Panzer Armies.
Soviet Union:
The Soviets gradually pulled back as the German Army advanced on the entire Eastern Front.
The Soviets captured Findland, Norway and Iraq as well as several German territories in Eastern Europe that were captured by Soviet Paratrooper units - which strengthened the Soviet economy on a massive scale.
Japan:
Japan launched a massive offensive operation in China - and by Early 1943 all of China was controlled by Japan.
In the Pacific the Imperial Japanese Navy eliminated the 1st US Naval Task Force in the 2nd Battle of The Caroline Islands.
But this massive battle did not bring a decisive Japanese victory in the Pacific, since the 2nd US Naval Task Force was ready to counter attack the Imperial Japanese Navy in the 3rd Battle of The Caroline Islands.
Due to the Japanese offensive operations in the Pacific, there was a lack of support for the Japanese troops in Asia - and the United Kingdom was ready to launch a massive offensive operation from India deep into China and Asia.
United States:
US troops landed in Europe in Ealy 1943 - and from then on the German defense was under extreme pressure.
In the Pacific, the US Navy was heavily supported by UK and ANZAC units - and after the re-capture of the Philippines, the pressure on Japan increased.
United Kingdom:
UK troopes managed to keep the Middle East under UK control - and so the Strategic Rail Movement was possible in order to transfer troops from South Africa to India as part of the Build Up for the counter offensive against the Japanese forces.
In Europe, UK units supported the US invasion - and gradually the German defense started to collapse.
By Early 1944, the Axis forces could no longer hold back the Allied onslaught.
On Germanys turn in Early 1944, the Axis surrendered to the Allies.
These pictures show the military situation in Early 1944:
Very impressive play by the Allies there! I know you sometimes lose, but you’ve continued to prove yourself basically invincible.
What was the 1st Battle of the Caroline Islands?
Global 1940, No. 14 Game Report:
This is the only post in the No. 14 Game Report.
Players:
Axis: Dark Knight
Allies: The Captain
Germany:
From Early 1940, Germany launched several U-Boat attacks in the Atlantic and kept an increased U-Boat production until Early 1942.
After the Fall of France in Early 1940, Germany launched the attack on the Soviet Union in Late 1941.
The German advance was gradually disrupted by continuous massive Soviet Paratrooper attacks behind the German lines - which kept the German frontline units short of supplies.
Soviet Union:
Skillful Soviet Strategic Planning which included Paratrooper units, Mines, small scale counter-attacks all over the Eastern Front and a massive production of Tank units and Red Army Conscription Infantry units - gradually slowed the German advance - and simply wore down the German Army on the Eastern Front.
By Late 1942 the German advance on the Eastern Front came to a halt, as the Western Allies landed in Europe - and the Soviets prepared for Operation Bagration.
Japan:
Japan launched attacks against Asia and the Pacific - triggering the US National Guard to spawn in Late 1941.
After the Japanese capture of all Chinese territories in Early 1942, the Allies started to push the Japanese forces back by jumping from one island to the next.
By Late 1942 the Japanese forces were still building up for an offensive against Soviet Union - but Allied offensive operations in Burma and the South Pacific hindered Japan from launching a massive offensive against Soviet Union.
United States:
In Early 1942 the first US troops landed in North Africa.
From then on, US offensive operations were launched both in Europe and the Pacific.
United Kingdom:
In Early 1942, the United Kingdom destroyed the last German Wolf Packs in the Atlantic.
Gradually the UK economy was strengthened - and offensive operations were launched in Europe, Africa and Asia.
Overall Situation:
By Late 1942, the Allies were pushing back the Axis forces all over the World.
In Early 1943 there were no options left for the Axis Powers to halt the Allied onslaught - and an Axis Surrender was a fact by Early 1943.
The above game report shows a classic example of a War Of Attrition - the Axis were simply outproduced in all types of weapons - and due to a superior Combined Allied Strategic Plan, the Axis were not only outproduced - they were also outmaneuvered.
The pictures below show the situation at the beginning of Early 1943.
Dang, that’s a lot of pieces. Congratulations on another win.
Game 3 Panzerstahl-Helm vs barnee
Game: 1940
Axis:Panzer
Allies:barnee
Deutschland started off with a large Naval buy including the launch of Graf Zeppelin.
The Soviets went with a Max Paratrooper build.
Nippon constructed a Naval Base off Hainan to further threaten the South Pacific.
USA and UK destroyed there Facilities in PHI and Singapore.
Italia purchased 2 Landing Craft to threaten North Africa and the Middle East.
Germany was able to take control of the Atlantic and caputured GIB and Morocco to give Il Duce a Natl Objective.
They would continue to fight the US and Britain with help from the Italians for control of Gibraltar for the majority of the War.
This heavily impaired the Americans ability to efficiently transfer Forces across the Atlantic.
Operation Barbarossa did not take place until Late 1941 and had limited initial success, due to the need to counterattack multiple successful British Paratrooper Attacks in Western Europe from Early 1941.
The Soviets were also able to succeed with Paratrooper Attacks in Eastern Europe after the start of the invasion as well.
JPN moved to the Hawaiian SZ in Late 1940 with there main Fleet supported by a smaller one off Caroline while still at Peace with the Allies.
This forced the Americans back to the West Coast and there Naval Base in San Diego.
In Early 1941, Japan made a surprise strike at Guadalcanal. This then resulted in the successful invasion of Austrailia. JPN was able to capture the Fctry in NSW intact and reinforce it via Air Transport.
It would take a major combined effort by the Allies to liberate Austrailia, that wouldn’t happen until Early 1943 and Victoria not until Late 1943.
With the Allies forced to Liberate New South Wales at All costs, JPN was able to take the PHI, DNG and all of the Dutch Islands except for Sumatra.
To be continued …
The Reich was able to take lenningrad in Late 1942. Even though it was reinforced with 2nd Panzer in Early 1943, it had to withdraw in Late 1943 or face being cutoff by Soviet Army Group 1 and 2nd Tank, which had moved into Belarus in Force, supported by 30 unattached units. Mostly Infantry.
In Late 1943, Japan was able to make a flanking attack against India via amphibous assault after the British overextended themselves in Yunnan.
Land based Air from Hunan were able to land on the JPN Carriers, and while the UK and Indian soldiers fought above there weight, were defeated.
After just liberating Austrailia, this was a Devastating blow to the Allies in the Pacific, due to the incomptence of the British Commander-in-Chief India.
Many of the Higher ups in the Joint Allied Command, felt he received his just due after learning of his death by the Japanese.
Allied Forces were now cutoff in Yunnan. While still immensely powerful, it would take them a year to liberate Calcutta.
In Late 1944, Rommel is finally able to establish the Afrika Korps in Syria. The German Mediterranean Fleet moves to 97.
The Americans have Fleets off GIB in 91 and London in 110.
Battles of attrition continue in both East and Western Europe.
American Heavy Bombers begin bomging Western Europe Factories in Early 1944.
The Germans are able to retake Lenningrad in Early 1945, but American B-29s are finally able to be escorted sufficiently enough to overwhelm German Air Defenses in Late 1945 and the Ruhr Factory is bombed to maximum damage.
In Late 1946, the War has turned against Japan. They are still dangerous though and achieve a Huge tactical victory in Kwangsi due in large part to excellent Naval gunnery.
However, the end is near for the Axis. The Fuhrer orders a last ditch effort against England by dropping SS Paratroopers in Scotland. This has little affect on the overall situation.
The Red Army have moved into Eastern Poland in Force and American B-29s Firebomb Tokyo.
The Axis Capitulate in Early 1947.
This concludes the Game 3 report for @Panzerstahl-Helm vs barnee. We have begun Game 4 where we will test triplea improvements as well as the Optional Rules for Kamikazes and Flak Towers.
Enjoy Gaming Everyone !
