Strategy Guide Global 1940

Concerning placement of Mines:

When you consider the use of Mines you should consider where the enemy is going to advance.

Mines should defend on borders that are as close as possible to the enemy starting point.

Example:
In Early 1940 the Soviets purchase 3 Mines. In Late 1940 those Mines are moved by Strategic Rail Movement to defend the border between Baltic States and Poland - since the Germans are most likely to going attack across that line.

(Naturally, this strategy presupposes that Germany is not in control of Baltic States).

This way all 3 Mines are most likely going to take out 3 German Land units - either during Combat Movement or Non-Combat Movement.

As you can see in the Global 1943, No. 5 Game Report: Round Early 1947:

The Soviets have reinforced the entire Eastern Front with Mines.

German units have crossed only a few of these Minefields - with minimum losses.

The Soviet strategy obviously included an extended use of Mines - but the effect had only minimum impact on German losses, since the Mines were spread out along the entire Eastern Front.

Any strategy that includes Mines must take the following into account:

• Which direction the enemy units are most likely to attack
• Where do you want to channelize the enemy units
• Where do you put the weight of your defense

Example:
In the Soviet Far East, the Soviets can successfully place Mines on the borders of Yakut S.S.R. Yenisey, Buryatia in the event of a Japanese attack across those borders, since the Japanese land units are forced to move in that direction.

The entire Eastern Front is simply too long to defend with Mines. Only a few obvious borders are preferable to defend with Mines - such as the borders between:

• Novgorod and Baltic States
• Novgorod and Archangel
• Rostov and Caucasus
• Caucasus and SZ 100 (to prevent Landing Craft assualts from Greece and Eastern Europe).

Concerning Soviet Factories:

Only Original Soviet Industrial Complexes that exist from game start (Early 1940) are covered by the rule described at pg. 20-21.

This means that any enemy Industrial Complex that the Russian player may capture (or any Industrial Complex the Soviet player purchases) during the game must be treated on the same terms as for all other Nations.

As part of the Axis & Allies Global 1940 & 1943 House Rules Expansion, Naval Mines are being play testet during the 2023 Autumn & Winter Axis & Allies gaming season.

Final results will be posted here.

Feel free to play test on your own. Rules are attached below.

Captain

1. G40 Naval Mines.pdf

The German Strategic Plan should include a Build-Up of Combat Engineer units early in the game - and continuously throughout the War.

We have already seen extensive use of German Combat Engineer units during the latest Global 1940 and Global 1943 games during the 2023-2024 Axis & Allies Wiking-Con gaming season.

The Combat Engineer units perform a variety of tasks - including the movement of captured Industrial Complex units, elimination of enemy Mines, Landing Strip construction etc.

Based on the 3rd Northern Europe Axis & Allies Wiking-Con that has just been held in Denmark , the Strategy Guide Global 1940 will be expanded in 2024 to contain new strategies for both the Axis and the Allies.

A new Combined Axis Strategy will be revealed after the next Axis & Allies Global 1940 Expansion Tournament.

The tournament is held in Denmark from Friday 5th January until Sunday 7th January.

Initially the strategy will be posted under Global 1940 & 1943 Game Reports.

Strategy Guide for ANZAC is now available.

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We expect to release a Strategy Guide for Italy no later than this spring.

The Strategy Guide for Italy will describe 2 Italian strategies.

• 1 strategy explains how Italy more or less fights on its own - without any massive support from Germany
• 1 strategy explaines the Italian plan for a Combined Axis Strategy with support from Germany - and prepares for a German Take Over Of Italy by Late 1943.

The Global 1940 No. 11 Game Report shows parts of the Combined Axis Strategy.

We expect to release the Combined Axis Strategy (Germany, Japan & Italy) this Spring.