(This version has been supersede by Version 3. Please proceed here for the latest dedicated setup.
https://www.axisandallies.org/forums/index.php?topic=41080.0)
Global 1939
This is an alternate setup for those of you who have 1940 2nd Edition. It brings the start date to September 1939 only implementing a few special rules. If you would like to play the Europe or Pacific side alone, go to
http://www.axisandallies.org/forums/index.php?topic=38589.0
Questions and comments are welcome!
de Gaulle
Anything not specified here is the same as 1940.
Political situation changes:
Russia: may declare war turn 5 (instead of 4) if not attacked by the Axis
Italy: begins the game neutral. While neutral, Italy follows the normal restrictions of a nuetral power as well as some others… 1: Italy may not move into any territory without an Italian control marker. 2: No powers may move into Italian territories or transports. 3: Italy may only move through straights/canals if the controlling power will allow Italy. Italy may declare on any Allied powers on turn 2 or later. The Allies (aside from the U.S. and Soviets) may declare war on Italy on turn 3 or later. Like Japan, Italy may load a transport which is in a hostile sea zone on the turn Italy declares war. If it is the Allies that declare war, they also may do this.
United States: may declare war on the Axis on collect income phase of turn 4 (intead of 3)
The minors on Western and Central U.S. don’t get upgraded automatically. The U.S. must pay for them if it wants them.
Necessary special rules:
Many territories will be made pro-Allies/Axis and have a standing army. I recommend using an upside-down (black) control marker for the new pro-Axis and a grey chip for the pro-Allies, or some other easy method to identify them. For the new standing armies, I recommend simply using a stack of chips (since they are all infantry).
When collecting NOs, treat the territories as the board represents them (e.g. the original controller). This means that although Iceland and Belgian Congo don’t start as British anymore, they are needed for UK’s NO. Likewise Russia always collects for the Communism NO in accordance with the original controller (printed on the board).
The new pro-neutrals and their standing armies are:
Pro-Allies:
Poland: 6 infantry
Eastern Poland: 2 infantry
Denmark: 1 infantry
Norway: 2 infantry
Holland/Belgium: 3 infantry
Iceland: nothing
Greenland: nothing
Belgian Congo: 1 infantry
Pro-Axis:
Slovakia/Hungary: 6 infantry
Romanian: 6 infantry
Bessarabia: nothing
Baltic States: nothing
Vyborg: 2 infantry
Northwest Persia: nothing
Persia: 2 infantry
Eastern Persia: nothing
Soviet Aggression:
On turn 1 only, Russia is given the option of attacking any of these territories: Vyborg, Baltic States, Eastern Poland, and Bessarabia. Germany may not take any of these as well as Finalnd on turn 1 without declaring war on Russia. If Russia does not take some/all of these, Germany may take them and Russia may not move into them later, unless it is at war with Germany. Remember that Russia won’t be an Allied power at this point. Therefore, keep in mind that Vyborg and Eastern Poland would both fight Russia, but Vyborg will join Germany (they are Finnish) and Eastern Poland will fight Germany.
New Turn order and starting income/IPCs in hand:
Germany: 14
Soviet Union: 35
United States: 52
Italy: 10
United Kingdom:
Europe: 27
Pacific: 17
Japan: 24
China: 14
ANZAC: 10
France: 19
New Setup:
Germany:
Germany: 16 infantry, 6 artillery, 2 mechanized infantry, 4 AA guns, 4 tanks, major industrial complex
Greater Southern Germany: 6 infantry, 2 artillery, 1 tank, 1 AA gun
Western Germany: 2 infantry, 1 AA gun, 4 fighters, 4 tactical bombers, 2 strategic bomber, air base, naval base, major industrial complex
Sea Zone 112: 2 submarines, 1 cruiser
Sea Zone 113: 2 submarines, 1 transport, 1 cruiser
Sea Zone 114: 1 submarine, 1 transport, 1 battleship
Soviet Union:
Russia: 1 infantry, 1 mechanized infantry, 1 AA gun, 1 tank, 1 fighter, air base, minor industrial complex
Tambov: 1 infantry
Samara: 1 infantry
Novosibirsk: 1 infantry
Kazakhstan: 1 infantry
Turkmenistan: 1 infantry
Caucasus: 1 infantry, 1 artillery
Volgograd: 1 mechanized infantry, 1 AA gun, minor industrial complex
Rostov: 1 infantry
Ukraine: 2 infantry, minor industrial complex
Western Ukraine: 2 infantry, 1 artillery, 1 tactical bomber
Bryansk: 1 infantry
Smolensk: 1 infantry
Belarus: 1 infantry, 1 mechanized infantry, 1 tank
Archangel: 1 infantry
Novgorod: 6 infantry, 1 artillery, 2 AA guns, 1 tank, 1 fighter, air base, naval base, minor industrial complex
Karelia: 2 infantry
Timguska: 1 infantry
Yenisey: 1 infantry
Yakut: 2 infantry
Buryatia: 3 infantry
Sakha: 3 infantry, 1 AA gun
Amur: 4 infantry, 1 artillery, 1 mechanized infantry, 1 AA gun, 1 tank
Siberia: 2 infantry
Soviet Far East: 1 infantry
Sea Zone 100: 1 destroyer, 1 cruiser
Sea Zone 115: 1 submarine, 1 destroyer, 1 battleship
Sea Zone 127: 1 submarine
Italy:
Southern Italy: 4 infantry, 2 artillery, 2 AA guns, air base, naval base, major industrial complex
Northern Italy: 4 infantry, 1 artillery, 1 mechanized infantry, 1 tank, 1 AA gun, 1 fighter, 1 tactical bomber
Sardinia: 1 infantry
Sicily: 1 infantry
Albania: 2 infantry, 1 tank
Libya: 2 infantry, 1 artillery, 1 mechanized infantry, 1 tank, 1 AA gun
Tobruk: 1 infantry, 1 artillery, 1 mechanized infantry
Ethiopia: 2 infantry, 1 artillery, 1 tank
Italian Somaliland: 1 infantry, 1 mechanized infantry
Sea Zone 95: 1 submarine, 1 destroyer, 1 transport
Sea Zone 96: 1 destroyer, 1 transport
Sea Zone 97: 1 destroyer, 1 cruiser, 1 battleship
France:
France: 6 infantry, 3 AA guns, 4 artillery, 2 tanks, 1 fighter, 1 tactical bomber, air base, minor industrial complex
Normandy/Bordeuaux: 1 infantry
Southern France: 1 infantry, 1 artillery, naval base, minor industrial complex
Tunisia: 1 infantry
Algeria: 1 infantry, 1 mechanized infantry, 1 artillery
Morocco: 1 infantry
French West Africa: 1 infantry, 1 artillery
French Central Africa: 1 infantry
French Equatorial Africa: 1 infantry
Syria: 1 infantry
Sea Zone 105: 1 submarine, 1 destroyer
Sea Zone 93: 1 cruiser, 1 transport
Sea Zone 94: 1 battleship
Sea Zone 83: 1 destroyer
Japan:
Japan: 8 infantry, 1 mech., 2 artillery, 4 AA guns, 1 tank, 2 fighters, 2 tactical bombers, 2 strategic bombers, air base, naval base, major IC
Korea: 3 infantry, 1 AA gun
Manchuria: 6 infantry, 2 mech., 1 artillery, 1 tank, 2 fighters, 2 tactical bombers, 1 AA gun, control marker
Jehol: 3 infantry, 2 artillery, control marker
Shantung: 2 infantry, 2 artillery, control marker
Kiangsu: 4 infantry, 1 artillery, control marker
Okinawa: 1 infantry, 1 fighter
Formosa: 1 infantry, 1 fighter
Hainan: 1 infantry
Palau: 1 infantry
Caroline Islands: 2 infantry, 1 AA gun, 1 fighter, 1 tactical bomber, air base, naval base
Marshall Islands: 1 infantry
Marianas: 1 infantry
Iwo Jima: 1 infantry
Siam 2 infantry
Sea Zone 6: 1 submarine, 2 transports, 1 destroyer, 1 cruiser, 1 battleship, 3 carriers with 3 fighters and 3 tactical bombers
Sea Zone 19: 1 transport, 1 destroyer, 1 cruiser
Sea Zone 20: 1 destroyer
Sea Zone 36: 1 destroyer
Sea Zone 34: 1 submarine
Sea Zone 33: 1 cruiser, 1 battleship, 1 destroyer, 1 submarine
Sea Zone 32: 1 destroyer
United States:
Western United States: 1 infantry, 1 artillery, 1 AA gun, 1 fighter, air base, naval base, minor IC
Alaska: 1 infantry
Hawaii: 1 infantry, 1 AA gun, 1 fighter, air base, naval base
Midway: air base
Wake: air base
Guam: air base
Philippines: 2 infantry, 1 fighter, 1 strategic bomber, air base, naval base
Eastern United States: 1 infantry, 1 artillery, 1 AA gun, 1 fighter, air base, naval base, major industrial complex
Central United States: 1 mechanized infantry, 1 tank, 1 strategic bomber, minor industrial complex
Sea Zone 64: 1 cruiser
Sea Zone 101: 1 transport, 1 destroyer
Sa Zone 10: 1 transport, 1 destroyer, 1 cruiser, 1 battleship, 1 carrier with 1 fighter and 1 tactical bomber
Sea Zone 26: 1 submarine, 1 transport, 1 destroyer
Sea Zone 35: 1 submarine, 1 destroyer
China:
Suiyuan: 2 infantry
Chahar: 1 infantry
Anhwe: 2 infantry
Kiangsi: 3 infantry
Kwangsi: 2 infantry
Hunan: 1 infantry, 1 artillery
Kweichow: 2 infantry, 1 artillery, 1 fighter
Hopei: 1 infantry
Shensi: 1 infantry
Szechwan: 3 infantry
Yunnan: 4 infantry, 1 artillery
United Kingdom:
United Kingdom: 1 infantry, 1 AA gun, 1 artillery, 1 tank, 1 fighter, air base, naval base, major industrial complex
Scotland: 1 infantry, 1 AA gun, 1 fighter, air base
Quebec: 1 infantry, 1 AA gun, 1 mechanized infantry, minor industrial complex
Nova Scotia: naval base, air base
Ontario: 1 infantry, 1 artillery, 1 tank, minor industrial complex
Alberta: 1 infantry
Gibraltar: 1 infantry, naval base
Malta: 1 fighter, 1 AA gun
Alexandria: 1 infantry, 1 mechanized infantry, 1 tank
Egypt: 1 infantry, 1 artillery, 1 AA gun, naval base
Trans-Jordan: 1 infantry
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan: 1 infantry
British Somaliland: 1 infantry
Kenya: 1 infantry
Union of South Africa: 2 infantry, naval base, minor industrial complex
West India: 2 infantry, 1 artillery
Sea Zone 106: 1 transport, 1 destroyer
Sea Zone 109: 1 transport, 1 cruiser
Sea Zone 110: 1 destroyer, 1 battleship
Sea Zone 111: 1 destroyer
Sea Zone 91: 1 cruiser, 1 aircraft carrier (carrying 1 tactical bomber)
Sea Zone 98: 1 submarine, 1 destroyer, 1 cruiser, 1 battleship
Sea Zone 71: 1 destroyer
Sea Zone 70: 1 transport
India: 6 infantry, 1 mech., 1 artillery, 3 AA guns, 1 fighter, 1 tactical bomber, air base, naval base, major IC
Burma: 2 infantry
Shank State: 1 infantry
Malaya: 3 infantry, naval base
Kwangtung: 2 infantry, naval base
Samoa: naval base
Sea Zone 39: 1 cruiser, 1 sub
Sea Zone 37: 1 destroyer, 1 battleship
Sea Zone 51: 1 destroyer
ANZAC:
New South Wales: 1 infantry, 1 artillery, 1 tank, naval base, minor IC
Queensland: 1 infantry, 1 AA gun, 1 fighter, air base
Northern Territory: 1 infantry, 1 AA gun
Western Australia: 1 mechanized infantry
South Australia: 1 mechanized infantry
Victoria: 1 infantry
New Zealand: 2 infantry, 1 AA gun, 1 fighter, naval base, minor IC
Malaya: 1 infantry
Shan State: 1 infantry
Trans-Jordan: 1 infantry
Egypt: 1 infantry
Sea Zone 62: 1 cruiser
Sea Zone 63: 1 destroyer
Sea Zone 54: 1 battleship