Global 1940 & 1943 Expansions Game Reports

[The Captain]

Global 1943, No. 5 Game Report:

This is the only post in the No. 5 Game Report.

Players:
Axis: The Captain
Allies: Dark Knight

Germany:
In Early 1943, Germany started a massive troop re-organization on the Eastern Front.
Army Group North was heavily reinforced in Novgorod and Army Group South was withdrawn to Ukraine - waiting for fresh reinforcements to arrive in Late 1943.

The remnants of the German Africa Korps were transported to Europe in preparation for a German Take Over Of Italy in Late 1943.

Soviet Union:
In Early 1943 the Red Army liberated Stalingrad - and launched several massive offensive operations along the entire Eastern Front - pushing back the Germans.
In the Soviet Far East the last few Soviet Infantry units were transported by rail to the Eastern Front - leaving all of the Far East unoccupied.

Japan:
All Chinese forces were eliminated by the end of Late 1943 - and in Early 1944, Japanese forces crossed the Soviet border in the Far East and at the borders to China - gradually reducing the Soviet economy.

In the Pacific the Imperial Japanese Navy was heavily reinforced with Air units, Aircraft Carriers, Submarines and Destroyer units.
Offensive operations were targeted against enemy strongholds on several islands.

United States:
The Atlantic Fleet was increased in size - and loaded Transport units launcehd attacks against Normandy and North Africa.
In the Pacific the US Navy was forced to stay at Pearl Harbor due to the threat from the enormous Japanese Navy & Air force.

United Kingdom:
From Late 1943 British forces were constantly engaged in combat against German Paratrooper units and the newly re-formed German Africa Korps in Egypt and the Middle East.
In Asia, the UK strengthened the defense of India - and launch small scale counter attacks against Japanese strongholds in the Pacific.

Early 1945:
The German Luftwaffe was reinforced with Me262 Jetfighter units and the scale of the Luftwaffe was by Late 1945 in a position to eliminate the entire Allied Fleets in the Atlantic.

A massive German counter-offensive supported by the 4th Waffen-SS Army was launched against Normandy - destroying all Allied resistance.

On the Eastern Front German Strongholds were preparing for a re-newed offensive against the Red Army in preparation for the adavnce on Moscow.

With both German and Japanese superiority in economy and equipment the Allied economy and forces simply started to collapse.

By Early 1945, the Allies surrendered.

The following pictures show the situation in Early 1945:

[barnee]

@The-Captain

Awesome !

[SuperbattleshipYamato]

@The-Captain

Nice! Another win for the Axis! Truly a master player.

[VictoryFirst]

About to start a new game with Barnee soon! I will follow the moves along with my board and post pictures.

[Cornelis Post]

@VictoryFirst looks great, we are ready to meet and play 💪🏻

[The Captain]

@VictoryFirst

Hi Victory - that looks awesome.

Can’t wait to see the Paratrooper units, Waffen-SS units and massive Army Groups.

We’ll follow your game closely.

[SuperbattleshipYamato]

@VictoryFirst

Sweet map!

[VictoryFirst]

Global 1940 House Rule Expansion Game Report
via TripleA

This is our 4th game.

Axis: barnee
Allies: VictoryFirst

Link to our game thread: https://www.axisandallies.org/forums/topic/40822/barnee-vs-victoryfirst-exp-boxes-game-4

Save file: exp-game-4-victory-f1.tsvg

Round: Early 1940 (Round 1)

Note: I will go into detail just this first turn, then I will give a more general overview of what happened.

Germany:
Purchase: 5 Waffen inf, 2 Waffen art, 1 elite, 2 combat engineers, and 2 U-boats.
The Germans successfully attacked France, although they suffered heavy losses during the attack on Paris. The UK ships in sz 111 and sz 110 were attacked and destroyed. The UK destroyer in sz 106 survived an attack from a German submarine. Yugoslavia was attacked, but the Germans retreated after one round of combat into Romania (that’s what I call a ping-pong move 😄 )
During NCM, they reinforced Norway and moved some units east. Finland and Bulgaria joined the war on behalf of the Axis. They ended the turn with 83 IPCs.

Soviet Union:
Purchase: 1 elite, 1 commissar, 1 tank, 4 paratroopers, 6 mines and saved 2.
The Russians concentrated forces in Belarus and Western Ukraine, anticipating a possible German attack. Three Soviet troops in the Far East moved by rail to reinforce Western Ukraine. The remaining troops in the Far East massed along the Manchurian border, making Hirohito sweat (hopefully lol 😀). 1st Soviet Army Corps was formed in Moscow, containing three tank units.
They ended with 39 IPCs.

Japan:
Purchase: 1 elite, 1 infantry, 1 artillery, 1 transport, and a minor factory.
All four Chinese border territories were successfully attacked.
In the NCM, most of the Imperial Japanese Air Force landed in Kwangsi, along with 6 infantry coming from Formosa, Okinawa, and Korea. A tank and an art from Japan were transported to Kiangsi. The remaining troops in Asia moved west towards China. The Home Fleet went to sz 20, and the remainder to sz 36.
The minor factory was placed in Shantung
They collected 48 IPCs.

United States:
Purchase: 4 fortifications, 2 facility-destructs, 1 destroyer, 1 carrier and saved 21.
Aleutian Islands were reinforced with 2 inf and 1 AA. Most of the US Pacific Air Force flew to Wake Island. Both US submarines in the Pacific moved to sz 54.
The naval units were placed in the Pacific in sz 10. The Air and Naval Bases in the Philippines were destroyed, and the four infantry stationed there were fortified. They ended with 73 IPCs.

China:
The Chinese recaptured Yunnan and massed troops in Szechwan and Shensi.

United Kingdom:
Purchase: 2 fighters, 2 destroyers, 1 elite, 1 fortification, two naval base destructs, and saved 1.
In Europe, the German battleship in sz 111 was attacked and destroyed along with a German sub, at the cost of a UK destroyer and two fighters. The Italian destroyer and transport in sz 96 were attacked and destroyed. Ethiopia was successfully captured. Gibraltar was abandoned. The UK transports moved to sz 106 and the two destroyers were placed there as well, the remaining units were placed in London.
In the Pacific, Sumatra was captured and the British forces in India moved up to Burma. The naval bases in Kwangtung and Malay were destroyed, in case of a Japanese attack. The infantry in Borneo was fortified.
They ended the turn with 61 IPCs.

Italy:
Purchase: 2 Landing Crafts and 1 paratrooper.
During Combat, the empty Gibraltar was scooped up. Greece was successfully attacked and captured. The remaining Allied ships in the Med were attacked and destroyed. Italian forces in Africa moved east and massed in Alexandria. The Italians are now collecting bonuses for controlling Gibraltar, Southern France, and Greece, as well as for having cleared the Med from enemy ships. They received 24 IPCs.

ANZAC:
Purchase: 1 transport
The Australians captured Java with an AA and an inf, as well as Dutch New Guinea. The naval units moved to sz 54. One fighter flew to Malaya to bolster the defense. They ended with 19 IPCs.

France:
The French fighter destroyed the Italian transport that went to attack Gibraltar. The French in the UK moved up to defend Scotland. The destroyer in the Indian Ocean moved east to the Pacific.

Income totals
Germany: 42 / 64
Japan: 29 / 47
Italy: 12 / 25

USSR: 37 / 37
United States: 52 / 52
China: 9 / 15
United Kingdom: 49 / 55
ANZAC: 16 / 16

Axis: 83 / 136
Allies: 163 / 175

[Cornelis Post]

@VictoryFirst the axis are doing great 💪🏻

[SuperbattleshipYamato]

@VictoryFirst

Very nice! Love the map!

[VictoryFirst]

Global 1940 House Rule Expansion Game Report
via TripleA

This is our 4th game.

Axis: barnee
Allies: VictoryFirst

Link to our game thread: https://www.axisandallies.org/forums/topic/40822/barnee-vs-victoryfirst-exp-boxes-game-4

Save file: exp-game-4-victory-F2.tsvg

Round: Late 1940 (Round 2)

Germany:
The Germans purchased a bunch of land units, a fighter, and 6 U-boats.
They moved the bulk of their forces east. 4 fighters landed in Italian-controlled Alexandria. The two combat-engineer units moved to Paris. 1st Panzer Army was formed in Berlin.
They ended with 64 IPCs.

Soviet Union:
Seeing Korea not being properly defended, the Soviets made a surprise attack against the Japanese and opportunistically captured empty Korea with just 1 infantry :) Now a state of war exists between these two great powers, and more fighting will ensue.
2nd Soviet Army Corps was formed in Moscow.
They ended with 45 IPCs.

Japan:
The Japanese, outrageous by the lame attack, moved a large amount of forces up north to meet the Russian infantry army. A large army is now stationed in Manchuria. Soviet Far East was captured too. Also, the Japanese troops in Asia moved deeper into China, capturing all the border territories, including Yunnan.
A second minor factory was placed in Kiangsu.
They ended with 52 IPCs.

United States:
The US continued to build up in the Pacific and purchased some naval units, as well as two fighters. Four fighters moved to Guam. They ended with 68 IPCs.

China:
The Chinese made a coordinated strike with the British. They made an agreement - if the Chinese would gather their forces and make an attack against the Japanese army in Kweichow, the British would declare war on Japan. No sooner said than done. The attack proved to be successful, reducing the Japanese to just one tank, at the expense of four Chinese infantry.

United Kingdom:
As promised, the British and the ANZAC made an unprovoked declaration of war against Japan. The Japanese troops in Yunnan, still drunk from their victory, were surprised by an attack from the Indian forces in Burma. They were completely destroyed and only got one hit in return.
In Europe, Gibraltar was liberated from Axis oppression. The defense in Egypt was beefed up with some aircraft and land units.
They ended with 58 IPCs.

Italy:
The Italians captured Yugoslavia. They also made successful amphibious invasions of Syria and Trans-Jordan, together with landing crafts and paratroopers. A lot of pressure is put on Egypt. They ended with 23 IPCs.

ANZAC:
They purchased submarines and captured Celebes, giving them a whopping income of 30 IPCs.

Income totals:
Germany: 42 / 64
Japan: 32 / 50
Italy: 15 / 23

USSR: 36 / 36
USA: 52 / 52
China: 6 / 12
UK: 51 / 62
ANZAC: 20 / 30

Axis: 89 / 137
Allies: 165 / 192

[SuperbattleshipYamato]

@VictoryFirst

Getting a bit nervous for the Axis.

[barnee]

Game 4 barnee vs Panzerstahl-Helm

Game:1940

Axis:barnee
Allies:Panzer

Congratulations to @Panzerstahl-Helm for his first and most certainly not last, Global 40 Expansion Victory !

While the Axis still had armies in the Field, the overwhelming economic might of the Allies resulted in a Allied Economic Victory !

EXP Game 4 Stahl G 27.tsvg

Follows is the Game Report and I’ll do my best not to overdo it . :)

The reich began the war with a normal build with the exception of 2 Engineers.

They attacked the British in 110 and 111. 2 U-boats and a Damaged BB withdrew to 112 after sinking all of the UK Fleet, except for thr BB which was damaged.

The soviets made defensive buys, although they did produce 3 Tanks.

Nippon built a china Fctry and conducted normal Early 1940 Attacks.

The yanks went with a heavy naval build, launching the U.S.S Missouri on the West Coast.

UK repaired there BB and moved to 109 to join the remainder of there Home Fleet.
They sunk the Italian Vessels off Malta. No major attack on the Italian Navy was conducted.

Italia purchased LCV’s and a Paratrooper.
They sunk the remaining Allied ships in the Med.

ANZAC purchased a trprt and took control of the usual Dutch TTys.

In Late 1940 Britain declared war on JPN and heavy fighting took place in Yunnan with UK forces being victorious.
China would be a non stop battle for almost the entirety of the war until the early 1950s.

Italy was able to conquer Egypt, despite a UK Task Force anchoring off GIB in the Med.

The reich makes minor attacks on UK shipping while preparing for Operation Barbaroosa in Early 1941.

The soviets concentrate there defense in UKR as well as Vyborg with 1st Corps at it’s core.

JPN successfully counterattacks against what it perceives to be Western agression, by taking Hong Kong and Singapore.
They also take Yunnan.

Soviet 2nd corps has massed in Amur, and IJA is concerned.

The Americans launch a Atlantic Fleet and china liberates Yunnan, gaining there Natl Obj in the process.

UK begins attacks on nazi occupied Europe with Paratroopers, while continuing heavy combat against Italy in Africa/ME.
They also take Singapore back.

Italian Forces reinforce Syria.

I’ll pause here in case machine freezes and continue with a more general report as I’m being long winded as usual lol.

That and the war lasted until Early 1953. Take a couple days writing it up lol

Here’s the triplea save EXP Game 4 Stahl G 27.tsvg

Germany launced Operation Barbaroosa in Late 1941.
A combined Sea, Air Attack, including Paratrooopers and LCV’s, was able to defeat a heavily defended Caucasus for an important Objective.

Soviet 1st Corps took Finland and in Early 1942, Norway. It would take until Early 1945 due to massive Allied support, before the Deutsche could take it back.
These were major PU gains for USSR, as they got the 3 dollar bonus for spreading the evil of communism, 3 bucks for control and negated 5 dollar Objective and 3 PUs for control for Germany.

Soviet 2nd Corps moved into Manchuria in late 1942 and Jehol in Early 1943, where they suffered a major defeat by IJA. Dice were not in there favor.

Even though stas said they would lose, the IJA would be attrited significantly, which did not happen.
This would probably have made a 2 turn difference in the Pacific as the Allies were pressuring JPN from the start.

In late 1943 the Americans would gain a foothold in the Middle east by taking Iraq. They would expand into Persia the next year.

This was one of the main turning points in the war, as the Axis had the upper hand until then, but the biggest turning point was the failed Wehrmacht Attack on Moscow in Late 1947.

40% of the Luftwaffe Bombers were shot down by the FlakTower as well as a Fighter.
The Wehrmacht had 23 hits and the soviets 37 after the first rd of combat. An absolutely devastaing blow to the Wehrmacht.

Battle calc showed a 1 rd strafe at +55 tuv, which was the German plan, attrit the soviet land units and then withdraw. Instead they suffered a Massive -156 PU defeat.

One they never really were able to recover from.

Earlier, in Early 1947, trying to break the stalemate in Egypt and then breakout in Africa, Italy attacked Sudan. They thought they had enough defensive power to hold Egypt or at least be able to successfully counterattack.

The reality was the Brits hit there High water mark, absolutely destroying the Axis Forces in Egypt.

While a counterattack proved successfull, it was short lived, as overwhelmhing British power would take control in Late 1947 and never lose it for the rest of the war.

The soon to be followed debacle in Moscow, and the initiative for the Axis was gone.

Late 1947 was also unkind to JPN, as they were pushed back to there China Factories, with no prospects of ever making any advances in China again.

The Caucasus would see Heavy fighting with the TTy changing hands multiple times.
One of the largest being when an overaggressive Patton was defeated in Late 1948.

Man I wish delete wasn’t right below edit, i almost dusted the whole thing lol

While the Axis,primarily the Reich, which deployed Type XXI U-boats to good affect, were able to keep the Allies at bay, they were overwhelmed by superior Allied Economic and Unit superiority and were defeated in Early 1953.

Conclusion

There was massive use of Air Transports by both sides. Especially the longer the war went and they proved effective at transporting troops.
The Total War cost of 12 seemed a very good purchase.

Panzer invested heavily in Allied Air and it paid off for him. Moscow would not have survived otherwise and it proved to be too hard of a nut for the Wehrmacht to crack.

I think the FlakTower to be overpowered. On average one will lose a third of there Bomber Force. That makes me want to go more Armor, Artillery and infantry on any Moscow attack.

I think that’s limiting as forcing a certain playstyle. Maybe have it hit at 1 in 6 same as Fighters.

Idk @The-Captain you guys have crunched a lot of games and this was first time playing with it, but my impression anyway.

I like the historical aspect of the new Kamikaze rule, but i just don’t see myself ever using it.
At best, a 9 dollar ftr will kill a 9 dollar CA. CA will always get a hit and just over 80% for the kaze.

I guess maybe you could hit a CV, but rarely are they in open ocean or non friendly adjacent TTy. Maybe North Pacific.
Only 3 bucks to repair. Limited range for the Naval Ftrs.
Idk, not really seeing where I’d use it.

Not to sound like a downer :) totally dig the Game ! :)

Anyway
Rock On

Peace Out

Triplea save
EXP Game 4 Stahl G 27.tsvg

[VictoryFirst]

@barnee
Awesome report! It must have been a tense fight!

Well barnee the Flaktower rule is optional, so you could just leave it out if you want :)

[The Captain]

Great game report,

Truly an intense fight until the very end.

The game seemed balanced most of the way - until the Axis started loosing High Value Territories to Allied forces, without being able to re-capture and hold on to those territories.

When we analyze our game reports it is obvious that an Economic Victory is by far the most numerous Victory Condition.

Since an attack on a Capital, such as Moscow, will require an overwhelming and concentrated number of Hard Hitting Units, for the most part it is not worth the try.
Which is why an Economic Victory is more recommended.

When the Strategic Planning includes an Economic Victory - which in the end would result in a Military Victory anyway - the War will have to be a War of Attrition.

In Global 1940 Expansion, this Strategic Plan requires more thought and skill than in any other Axis & Allies game.

Concerning your game report, we are impressed by the scale, number and variety of units included in your Production and Combat.

We look forward to your next game report.

[barnee]

@VictoryFirst said in Global 1940 & 1943 Expansions Game Reports:

Flaktower rule is optional

heh heh I know but I want to use all the rules :)

[VictoryFirst]

Global 1940 House Rule Expansion Game Report
via TripleA

This is our 4th game.

Axis: barnee
Allies: VictoryFirst

Link to our game thread: https://www.axisandallies.org/forums/topic/40822/barnee-vs-victoryfirst-exp-boxes-game-4

Save file: exp-game-4-victory-F3.tsvg

Round: Early 1941 (Round 3)

Germany:
The Germans purchased land units, and again 6 U-boats. They moved units into position in preparation for Barbarossa. 1st and 2nd Waffen Armies have been formed. The UK fleet in sz 91 of 3 destroyers and 2 transports was destroyed. The two combat engineers moved the factory from Paris to Greater Southern Germany.

Soviet Union:
The Russians, seeing the massive German build-up, set up their defense. 3rd Army Corps as well as 1st Tank Army were formed. Caucasus was heavily defended.

Japan:
Japanese forces continued their assault against China and Russia, and captured several British territories.

United States:
The US built naval units in the Pacific. They moved all of their Pacific fleet to sz 8 near Aleutian Islands and also constructed a naval base there - putting a lot of pressure on Japan. The four fighters from Guam reinforced the Philippines. They declared war on all Axis powers at the end of their turn, collecting 91 IPCs, ending with 108 IPCs from savings.

China:
Chinese forces attacked along the whole front, destroying Japanese forces

United Kingdom:
Offensive operations were launched in the Atlantic and Asia. They built a Tank General and an Air Transport in London, mistakenly assuming that they could carry that to Africa (TG is too heavy for the AT, only realized that later 😂)
Edit: I was allowed to take back the Tank General purchase, so luckily the 8 bucks were reimbursed to me 😀.

Italy:
Italy continued to be annoying by moving Paratroopers and troops with landing craft to Syria. They captured Iraq as well as NW Persia via an Airborne attack. On top of that, they declared war on the Soviet Union and captured Bessarabia - opening up some room for the Germans to attack when it’s their turn.

France:
The French DD destroyed a Japanese sub in the Pacific. How contributive to the war!

Income Totals:
Germany: 42 / 64
Japan: 37 / 45
Italy: 17 / 29

USSR: 34 / 34
USA: 52 / 91
China: 9 / 15
UK: 48 / 54
ANZAC: 20 / 30

Axis: 96 / 138
Allies: 163 / 224

[SuperbattleshipYamato]

@VictoryFirst

Exciting! What about ANZAC though?

[SuperbattleshipYamato]

@barnee

Nooooo!!! The Axis were so close. 😔 Better luck next time.

[VictoryFirst]

Global 1940 House Rule Expansion Game Report
via TripleA

This is our 4th game.

Axis: barnee
Allies: VictoryFirst

Link to our game thread: https://www.axisandallies.org/forums/topic/40822/barnee-vs-victoryfirst-exp-boxes-game-4

Save file: exp-game-4-victory-F4.tsvg

Round: Late 1941 (Round 4)

Eastern Front:
This turn, the Germans declared war on the USSR. They made a powerful Barbarossa and captured a lot of Russian territories. However, the Russian counter-attack was also strong, capturing most of the territories back. Only the attack on Rostov failed - all units got wiped out.
The Germans moved the minor factory to Romania with their engineers, and formed 2nd Panzer Army in Berlin.
The Soviets took deep defensive positions in their territory, deadzoning multiple areas. They saved 51 IPCs, unfortunately one buck too short for maximum Red Army Conscription that will be coming up next turn.

Mediterranean:
Heavy fighting took place in Africa. The British attacked Alexandria with a large force, trying to weaken the Italian army. However, their rolls were slightly subpar. Both sides lost a lot of units, but eventually, the British had to retreat. The UK purchased more fighters, and they also moved an Elite Infantry to French West Africa using an Air Transport, to reinforce Egypt on a later turn.
The Italians, on their turn, tried to make a risky attack against the weakened Egypt with everything that could reach. However, their rolls were not good enough, so they ended up retreating after one round of combat. Still, they took out 4 inf, while their losses were 3 LCVs, 1 inf, and 1 tank, making good use of the Landing Crafts that absorbed most of the hits. Edit: one more Italian artillery was killed due to a rule oversight.
French forces also reinforced Egypt, strengthening the defense.
The Italian assault against the Middle East has proven to be successful, resulting in the capture of several territories and the British are unable to push them back.

Atlantic:
The Germans purchased three more U-boats this time. The Americans produced four destroyers to reinforce their Atlantic fleet.

Asia:
Japan made successful attacks against the Chinese border territories, capturing most lost territories back. The Chinese then recaptured Yunnan and took defensive positions in the mountains.
The UK forces in India were forced to retreat from China, but are continuing to build up to possibly start a new offensive.
The Japanese factories in China are running at full speed, producing combat units.
Japanese troops continue to march through Siberian territories. The Russians are unable to hold the line and are forced to retreat.

Pacific:
Seeing the American threat coming from the north, the Japanese reinforced SZ 6 with a large fleet. The Americans responded by producing another 3 carriers and 6 submarines in the Pacific. An attempt to capture Iwo Jima with the help of a cruiser failed.
Australian and American submarines have scattered across the Pacific, making it very hard for Japan to start an offensive southward. ANZAC also made a sneaky landing in Formosa, collecting an extra 2 IPCs.
Since their income is now so high, the Australians decided to build an extra factory in Queensland.

Income Totals:
Germany: 47 / 64
Japan: 37 / 45
Italy: 19 / 31

USSR: 25 / 30
US: 52 / 91
China: 6 / 12
UK: 53 / 59
ANZAC: 22 / 32

Axis: 103 / 140
Allies: 158 / 224