Global 1943, No. 3 Game Report: Round Late 1943 (round 2):
To make this Game Report more managable, we’ll post a new thread for each round.
Players:
Axis: The Captain
Allies: Keld Rasmussen
Germany, Late 1943:
Germany initiates: Take Over of Italy:
Germany, Purchase New Units:
20 Infantry (and get 2 Infantry from Total War rule) + 5 Panzer (and get 1 Panzer from Total War rule) + 2 Air Transport + 1 Escort:
German Combat Movement, Combat & Non-Combat Movement:
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Germany launches a massive offensive against Caucasus. The purpose is to open up the southern part of the Eastern Front and thereby force the Soviet Union to allocate massive forces to encounter the threat from Army Group South.
It is most likely that Army Group South will be cut off and encircled - but the Luftwaffe will be able to reinforce Army Group South in order to hold out.
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A massive Airborne Assault is successfully launched from Southern Italy - against Syria and Trans-Jordan with Luftwaffe Paratroopers and Waffen-SS Paratroopers.
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Egypt is captured by Infantry units - supported by the Kriegsmarine.
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In the Western Europe sphere, German troops are preparing a warm welcome for the Allied Invasion Forces.
Germany, Place New Units:
Germany, Collect Income:
- 15 IPC: Novgorod, Volgograd, Caucasus
- 5 IPC: 1 German landbased unit in Egypt
- 5 IPC: Denmark & Norway
- 5 IPC: Mediterranian Ocean (Italian National Bonus Objective)
- 5 IPC: Southern France, Greece, Egypt (Italian National Bonus Objective)
- 12 IPC: Advanced Production Capacity
- 3 IPC: Advanced Production Capacity (Italian)
- 72 IPC: National Income Level
- Total income: 122
IPC
Soviet Union, Late 1943:
Soviet Union, purchase:
Soviet Combat Movement, Combat & Non-Combat Movement:
Soviet Union, Place New Units:
Soviet, Collect Income:
- 5 IPC: National Bonus Objective (sz 125 & Archangel)
- 30 IPC: National Income Level
Total: 35 IPC
Japan, Late 1943:
Japan, purchase new units:
Japan, Combat Movement, Combat & Non-Combat Movement:
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Japan, Place New Units:
Japan also placed 3 Tank units in Shantung and 3 Tank units in Kiangsu.
Japan, Collect Income:
- 8 IPC: Advanced Production Capacity
- 69 IPC: National Income Level
- Losses from Convoy Disruption: 3 IPC
- Total income: 74 IPC
United States, Late 1943:
United States, Purchase New Units:
Combat Movement, Combat & Non-Combat Movement:
Note:
The US 1st Tank Army is active in Morocco - not as a Desert Army - but as a full Tank Army.
US, Place New Units:
United States, Collect Income:
- 20 IPC: National Objective Bonus Income
- 14 IPC: Advanced Production Capacity
- 55 IPC: National Income Level
- Total income: 89 IPC
China, Late 1943:
China, Purchase New Units:
Combat Movement, Combat & Non-Combat Movement:
Place New Units:
Collect Income:
United Kingdom, Late 1943:
Purchase units:
Combat Movement, Combat & Non-Combat Movement:
Place New Units:
Collect Income:
- 6 IPC: Advanced Production Capacity
- 58 IPC: National Income Level
- Total: 64 IPC
